UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 13, 2019
BURLINGTON STORES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Charter)
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Delaware | | 001-36107 | | 80-0895227 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2006 Route 130 North
Burlington, New Jersey 08016
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(609) 387-7800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | BURL | | New York Stock Exchange |
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). ☐
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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. |
(b) Effective September 13, 2019, Marc Katz resigned as Chief Financial Officer/Principal of Burlington Stores, Inc. (the “Company”).
(c) John Crimmins, currently the Company’s Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, has been appointed to serve as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer, effective as of September 13, 2019.
Mr. Crimmins, age 62, joined the Company in March 2011 and has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer since April 2018 and served as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer from the commencement of his employment with the Company through March 2018.
At this time, changes to Mr. Crimmins’ compensation arrangements with the Company have not been determined. The Company will file an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing any such information.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Crimmins and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as an officer of the Company, Mr. Crimmins has no family relationship with any executive officer or director of the Company, and there are no transactions in which Mr. Crimmins has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The public announcement regarding the foregoing management changes was made by means of a press release (the “Press Release”) on September 16, 2019, the text of which is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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.
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BURLINGTON STORES, INC. |
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/s/ David Glick |
David Glick Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer |
Date: September 16, 2019
