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 20, 2017

PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida

0-21764

59-1162998

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


3000 N.W. 107th Avenue
Miami, Florida		33172
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(305) 592-2830

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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.

(b) Departure of George Feldenkreis as Executive Chairman.

On September 20, 2017, Perry Ellis International, Inc. (the “ Company ”) announced the termination of George Feldenkreis from his position as Executive Chairman of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Feldenkreis remains a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 20, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of J. David Scheiner as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and the termination of Mr. Feldenkreis from his position as Executive Chairman of the Company. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 .

The information set forth in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The information contained within this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information herein that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


99.1		Perry Ellis International, Inc. Press Release dated September 20, 2017.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit

99.1		Perry Ellis International, Inc. Press Release dated September 20, 2017 .

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.