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): July 25, 2014

 

THE CHILDREN’S PLACE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-23071 31-1241495
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(201) 558-2400

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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 July 25, 2014, Louis Lipschitz, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Chair of the Board’s Audit Committee and a member of the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, passed away.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits

     

99.1Press Release, dated July 28, 2014, issued by the Company regarding the death of Mr. Lipschitz.

 

 
 

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.

 

Date: July 29, 2014

 

  THE CHILDREN’S PLACE, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Jane Elfers
  Name: Jane Elfers
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer