08.01.2014 Amendment to Stock Plan 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): August 1, 2014


LANDS’ END, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-09769
 
36-2512786
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
1 Lands’ End Lane, Dodgeville, Wisconsin
 
53595
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (608) 935-9341

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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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 August 1, 2014, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Lands’ End, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Lands’ End, Inc. 2014 Stock Plan (the “Stock Plan”).

The amendment to the Stock Plan provides that, upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Stock Plan, as so amended) involving the Company, any non-vested portion of a participant’s award shall fully vest in the event that either (a) the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing entity fails to assume or continue the Company’s rights and obligations under such award or fails to provide the participant with a substantially equivalent award, or (b) the participant’s employment is terminated within eighteen (18) months following the Change in Control on account of a termination by the Company (or any acquiring entity) for any reason other than Cause or on account of a participant’s resignation for Good Reason (each as defined in the Stock Plan, as so amended).

A copy of the amendment to the Stock Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.27, and is incorporated herein by this reference. The foregoing description of the terms of the amendment to the Stock Plan and to the Stock Plan itself are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the amendment and the Stock Plan.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
10.23
 
Form of Lands’ End, Inc. 2014 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Amendment No. 7 to Form 10 filed on March 17, 2014 (File No. 001-09769))
10.27
 
Amendment to Lands’ End, Inc. 2014 Stock Plan

  






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.


LANDS’ END, INC.

Date: August 7, 2014                    
By: /s/     Michael P. Rosera            
Name: Michael P. Rosera
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer








EXHIBIT INDEX
 

Exhibit No. 
 
Description 
10.23
 
Form of Lands’ End, Inc. 2014 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Amendment No. 7 to Form 10 filed on March 17, 2014 (File No. 001-09769))
10.27
 
Amendment to Lands’ End, Inc. 2014 Stock Plan