UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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)    May 14 , 2019

RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION  
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
DELAWARE  001-13057 13-2622036
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK  10022
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
(212) 318-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).
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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.    

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value   RL   New York Stock Exchange



 
ITEM 2.02.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
 
On May 14, 2019, Ralph Lauren Corporation (the “Company”) reported its results of operations for the fiscal year ended March 30, 2019 (“Fiscal 2019”).  A copy of the press release issued by the Company concerning the foregoing is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Form 8-K, including the accompanying exhibit, is being furnished under Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
ITEM 7.01.
REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
 
In the same press release issued by the Company on May 14, 2019, the Company announced an increase of its quarterly cash dividend from $0.625 to $0.6875 per share and an expansion of the stock repurchase program, allowing the Company to purchase up to an additional $600 million shares of Class A Common Stock, subject to overall business and market conditions. This amount is in addition to the $630 million available at the end of the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2019 as part of a previously authorized stock repurchase program. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
 
ITEM 9.01.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
 
EXHIBIT NO .
DESCRIPTION
 
 
 
 
99.1
 

 
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.
  RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION  
       
       
Date:  May 14, 2019
By:
/s/ Jane Hamilton Nielsen  
  Name:  Jane Hamilton Nielsen  
  Title: 
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
 
       
 

  
 

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