UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 20, 2019
QURATE RETAIL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33982 | 84-1288730 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
12300 Liberty Blvd.
Englewood, Colorado 80112
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 875-5300
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of exchange on which registered | ||
| Series A common stock | QRTEA | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Series B common stock | QRTEB | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 20, 2019, Qurate Retail, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the following management changes.
Richard N. Baer has resigned as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, effective September 23, 2019.
Effective September 23, 2019, Renee L. Wilm has assumed the role of Chief Legal Officer of the Company and will oversee all legal functions at the Company. Ms. Wilm has also assumed the role of Chief Legal Officer of Liberty Media Corporation, Liberty Broadband Corporation, Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. and GCI Liberty, Inc., effective September 23, 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Wilm was a Senior Partner with the law firm Baker Botts L.L.P., where she represented the Company and its predecessors for over twenty years, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, complex capital structures and shareholder arrangements, as well as securities offerings and matters of corporate governance and securities law compliance. At Baker Botts, Ms. Wilm was a member of the Executive Committee, the East Coast Corporate Department Chair and Partner-in-Charge of the New York office.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 24, 2019
| QURATE RETAIL, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Wade Haufschild | |
| Name: Wade Haufschild | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
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