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):
July 26, 2012
SAKS INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| TENNESSEE | | 1-13113 | | 62-0331040 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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12 East 49th Street New York, New York | | 10017 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 940-5305
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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 26, 2012, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Saks Incorporated (the “Company”) appointed Fabiola Arredondo to the Board to serve a term expiring at the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which time she is expected to be nominated for approval by the Company’s shareholders. Ms. Arredondo has also been appointed to the Finance Committee and the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board. Ms. Arredondo will receive compensation for her Board service consistent with the compensation received by the Company’s other non-employee directors, prorated from the commencement of her service on the Board and the Finance and Human Resources and Compensation Committees.
Ms. Arredondo is an independent director as defined under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s Director Independence – Additional Standards. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Arredondo and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Arredondo was selected as a director. Since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, Ms. Arredondo has had no direct or indirect interest in any transaction to which the Company was a party.
On July 26, 2012, the Company issued the attached press release, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit | | Description of Document |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated July 26, 2012. |
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.
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| | SAKS INCORPORATED |
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| Date: July 26, 2012 | | /s/ Ann Robertson |
| | Ann Robertson Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number | | Exhibit Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated July 26, 2012 |
