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): February 16, 2016
V. F. Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Pennsylvania | 1-5256 | 23-1180120 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 105 Corporate Center Boulevard Greensboro, North Carolina |
27408 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 336-424-6000
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:
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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. |
The Board of Directors of VF Corporation (“VF”) has increased the size of the Board to thirteen members and elected W. Rodney McMullen as a director, effective February 16, 2016, to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2016. Mr. McMullen will serve on the Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees of the Board of Directors. Mr. McMullen, 55, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Kroger Co.
A copy of VF’s press release announcing the election of Mr. McMullen to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following is furnished as an exhibit to this report:
| 99.1 | V.F. Corporation press release dated February 17, 2016. | |
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.
| V.F. CORPORATION | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| February 17, 2016 |
By: | /s/ Laura C. Meagher | ||||
| Laura C. Meagher | ||||||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99 |
V.F. Corporation press release dated February 17, 2016. | |