UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, 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 29, 2016
MACY'S, INC.
7 West Seventh Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 579-7000-and-
151 West 34th Street, New York, New York 10001
(212) 494-1602
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)1-13536
(Commission File Number)13-3324058
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On September 29, 2016, the board of directors (the Board) of Macy's, Inc. (Macy's) amended and restated Macy's By-Laws (as so amended and restated, the By-Laws) to provide clarity on the notice provision for proxy access.
Section 13(e)(ii) has been amended to clarify the specific requirements for timely delivery of a stockholder's Nomination Notice as follows: to accept notice by personal delivery, overnight express courier or U.S. mail, postage, pre-paid, addressed to the Secretary; by specifying that the anniversary date means the one-year anniversary date; by defining close of business for receipt of notice to mean 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on any calendar day, whether or not the day is a business day; and by defining principal executive offices of the Company to mean 7 West Seventh Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-Laws, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit Number
Description
3.1
Macy's, Inc. Amended and Restated By-Laws.
SIGNATURE
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.
MACY'S, INC.
Dated: September 30, 2016 By: /s/ Mary E. Talbott
Name: Mary E. Talbott
Title: Assistant Secretary
Index to Exhibits
Index Number
Description
3.1
Macy's, Inc. Amended and Restated By-Laws.