UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
July 21, 2014
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
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ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-11736 | 30-0641353 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| incorporation) | Identification Number) |
933 MacArthur Boulevard
Mahwah, New Jersey 07430
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(551) 777-6700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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 July 21, 2014, Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Dirk Montgomery, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, tendered, for personal reasons, his resignation to the Board of Directors of the Company, and the Board of Directors of the Company accepted his resignation. Mr. Montgomery has agreed to remain through the end of the summer while the Company searches for a new Chief Financial Officer; additionally, Randy Pearce, a member of Ascena’s Board of Directors, Chair of the Audit Committee, and former Chief Financial Officer of Regis Corporation from 1998 to 2011, will increase his involvement in the stewardship of the Company’s finance department during the transition. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 21, 2014. |
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.
ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
| Date: July 21, 2014 | ||
| By: | /s/ David Jaffe | |
| David Jaffe | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||