- Current report filing (8-K)
December 17 2012 - 7:01AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
December 14, 2012
FRANCESCA’S HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Its Charter)
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Delaware
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001-35239
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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20-8874704
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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8760 Clay Road,
Houston, Texas
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77080
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(713) 864-1358
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including
Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously disclosed,
Mr. John De Meritt is retiring as Chief Executive Officer of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation (the “Company”)
and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, effective as of December 31, 2012. In connection with Mr. De Meritt’s
retirement, the Company and Mr. De Meritt entered into a letter agreement (the “Agreement”), dated December 14, 2012.
Pursuant to the Agreement, effective as of the date of the Agreement, Mr. De Meritt, subject to certain limited exceptions, has
agreed not to sell or otherwise dispose of his shares of Company common stock until December 31, 2013. Further, pursuant to the
Agreement, the period during which Mr. De Meritt may exercise his stock options that are vested and outstanding as of December
31, 2012 has been extended from March 31, 2013 to December 31, 2013. Mr. De Meritt will not be entitled to any severance benefits
or acceleration of his outstanding equity awards in connection with his retirement.
The foregoing description
of the terms of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete copy of the Agreement, which is filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01.
Other Events.
The information set
forth under Item 5.02 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
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10.1
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Letter Agreement, dated December 14, 2012, between the
Company and John De Meritt.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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FRANCESCA’S HOLDINGS CORPORATION
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Date: December 17, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Kal Malik
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Kal Malik
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Chief Administrative Officer
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EXHIBIT
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.1
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Letter Agreement, dated December 14, 2012, between the Company and John De Meritt.
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