Caleres (CAL) 8-K Caleres Announces Strategic Changes to Organizational and Leadership Structure

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) December 2, 2020 (December 2, 2020)

CALERES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	1-2191	43-0197190
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

8300 Maryland Avenue St. Louis, Missouri	63105
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(314) 854-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock - par value of $0.01 per share	CAL	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 2, 2020, Caleres, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that John W. Schmidt, the Company’s Division President, Brand Portfolio has been appointed as President of the Company, effective immediately. In connection with his appointment, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a grant to Mr. Schmidt of 66,500 shares of restricted stock, which will vest 50% on the second anniversary and 50% on the third anniversary of the grant date. Diane M. Sullivan, will continue to serve as the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer following Mr. Schmidt’s appointment. Information regarding Mr. Schmidt’s prior business experience is described in the section titled, “Information About Our Executive Officers” of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2020, filed on March 31, 2020, and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 2, 2020, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing Mr. Schmidt’s appointment. A copy of the Press Release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and the statements contained therein are incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information or exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated December 2, 2020
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CALERES, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date:  December 2, 2020	/s/ Thomas C. Burke
	Thomas C. Burke
	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary