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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): November 25, 2008
HAMPSHIRE GROUP, LIMITED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 000-20201 06-0967107
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
114 W. 41st Street, New York, New York 10036
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(212) 840-5666
(Registrant's telephone number including area code)
1924 Pearman Dairy Road, Anderson, South Carolina
(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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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.
On November 25, 2008, Hampshire Group, Limited (the "Company") entered into
an agreement (the "Agreement") with Jeffrey Meier, the Company's Senior Vice
President Global Sourcing, pursuant to which the Employment Agreement, dated as
of September 14, 2006, between the Company and Mr. Meier was terminated. Under
the Agreement, Mr. Meier will remain an employee of the Company on an at-will
basis and with a salary determined at the discretion of the Company. As of the
date hereof, Mr. Meier's annual salary will be $281,000. The Agreement also
contains customary confidentiality and non-competition provisions. Mr. Meier
will be entitled to the customary benefits and severance provided for in the
Company's employee policies.
A copy of the Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:
10.1 Agreement by and between Hampshire Group, Limited and Jeffrey Meier,
dated November 25, 2008.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
HAMPSHIRE GROUP, LIMITED
By: /s/ Heath L. Golden
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Name: Heath L. Golden
Title: Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
Dated: November 26, 2008