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): May 11, 2023
TORRID HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-40571 | 84-3517567 | ||||||||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
18501 East San Jose Avenue
City of Industry, California 91748
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (626) 667-1002
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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 $0.01 | CURV | 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.
Resignation of Timothy O. Martin as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
On May 17, 2023, Torrid Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, that on May 11, 2023, Mr. Timothy Martin resigned from his position as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of May 26, 2023.
Appointment of Interim Chief Financial Officer
On May 15, 2023, Ms. Paula Dempsey was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of May 26, 2023.
Ms. Dempsey joined Torrid as Senior Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations in January 2023. Before joining Torrid, Ms. Dempsey had extensive experience in the retail sector, most recently at Mattress Firm, Inc., where she served as Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis from December 2020 through January 2022, and as Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance from January 2022 to December 2022. Ms. Dempsey was also Vice President of Finance for Pricesmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT), from May 2019 to September 2019 and Vice President of Commercial Finance and Investor Relations from October 2019 to December 2020. Ms. Dempsey held various leadership roles in finance and financial planning and analysis including at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. from April 2017 through May 2019. Ms. Dempsey received an MBA with a focus on Finance, and a BA in Economics from Colorado State University.
Ms. Dempsey is not a party to any arrangement or understanding regarding her selection as an officer. There are no family relationships between Ms. Dempsey and any director or executive officer of the Company. Ms. Dempsey is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 17, 2023, the Company issued a press release in connection with the above.
A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information provided pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
SIGNATURES
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.
TORRID HOLDINGS INC. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By: | /s/ Bridgett C. Zeterberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name: | Bridgett C. Zeterberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date: May 17, 2023 |