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): January 27, 2009
ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 1-10738 | | 13-3499319 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
7 Times Square
New York, New York 10036
(Address, including Zip Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
(212) 541-3300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Names or Former Addresses, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Effective January 27, 2009, the Board of Directors of AnnTaylor Stores Corporation (the “Company”) amended its Bylaws. The following is a summary of the changes effected by the amendments, which summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaws, filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto. The amendments:
| | (i) | change the voting standard for election of directors in an uncontested election from a plurality to a majority of votes properly cast. A majority of votes cast means that the number of votes cast “for” a director must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that director and abstentions are not considered a vote cast. In contested elections, where the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected, the directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the shares represented in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors; and |
| | (ii) | specify that a stockholder’s notice to the Company of a person that the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director requires, in addition to the other information required by the Bylaws, the inclusion of a statement as to whether the person nominated, if elected, intends to tender, promptly following such person’s election, an irrevocable resignation effective upon such person’s failure to receive the required vote for re-election at any future meeting at which such person would stand for re-election and upon acceptance of such resignation by the Board of Directors. |
On January 27, 2009, the Board of Directors amended the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, a copy of which is available athttp://investor.anntaylor.com.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| | 3.2 | Bylaws of AnnTaylor Stores Corporation, as amended through January 27, 2009. |
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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| | ANNTAYLOR STORES CORPORATION |
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| Date: January 30, 2009 | | By: | | /s/ Barbara K. Eisenberg |
| | | | Barbara K. Eisenberg |
| | | | Executive Vice President, |
| | | | General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 3.2 | | Bylaws of AnnTaylor Stores Corporation, as amended through January 27, 2009. |
