CONFIDENTIAL
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) March 29, 2016
EXPRESS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34742 | 26-2828128 | ||
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
1 Express Drive Columbus, Ohio | 43230 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(614) 474-4001
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 1 — Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 29, 2016, the Board of Directors of Express, Inc. (the “Company”) resolved to amend the Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2014, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A, as Rights Agent (“Computershare”), as amended on June 10, 2015 (the “Rights Agreement”), in order to terminate the Rights Agreement. Thereafter, on March 29, 2016, the Company and Computershare entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement to accelerate the expiration of the Rights (as defined in the Rights Agreement) from 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 12, 2017 to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 29, 2016. At the time of the termination of the Rights Agreement, all of the Rights distributed to holders of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement will expire.
The foregoing is a summary of the terms of the Amendment. The summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 3 — Securities and Trading Markets
Item 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 8 — Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 29, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the Amendment. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| 4.1 | Amendment No. 2 to Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, by and between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. dated as of March 29, 2016. | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated March 29, 2016, issued by the Company. | |
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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.
| EXPRESS, INC. | ||
| By | /s/ Lacey J. Bundy | |
| Name: | Lacey J. Bundy |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
Date: March 29, 2016
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 4.1 | Amendment No. 2 to Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, by and between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. dated as of March 29, 2016. | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated March 29, 2016, issued by the Company. | |
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