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)  October 7, 2016
 
RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
DELAWARE
 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
001-13057 13-2622036
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK  10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)
 
(212) 318-7000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

On October 7, 2016, Ralph Lauren Corporation (the “Company”) announced David Lauren’s new role as the Company’s Chief Innovation Officer. In addition, the Company announced that David Lauren will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company in the new role of Vice Chairman of the Board.  The terms of his employment arrangement with the Company and his compensation are otherwise unchanged.
 
 
 
 

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.
 
 
 
RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION 
  
       
       
Date: October 7, 2016
  
By:  
/s/ Jane Hamilton Nielsen
  
 
 
 
 Name: 
Jane Hamilton Nielsen
  
     
Title:
Chief Financial Officer