Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): September 9, 2020

SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 1-32349


Bermuda			Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Clarendon House

2 Church Street

Hamilton

HM11

Bermuda

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(441) 296 5872

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 Shares of $0.18 each

SIG

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 26, 2020, Signet Jewelers Limited (the “Company”) announced that, in light of the economic situation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company implemented temporary base salary reductions for members of the Company’s senior management, including the following named executive officers in the Company’s most recent Proxy Statement filed on May 1, 2020 (collectively, the “NEOs”): Ms. Virginia C. Drosos, Ms. Joan Hilson, Ms. Jamie Singleton, and Ms. Mary Liz Finn. In connection with the re-opening of substantially all of its retail stores, on September 9, 2020 the Company reinstated the base salaries of the NEOs to the amounts in effect immediately prior to the temporary reductions, effective in the current pay period.

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.