0001157523-12-001495.txt : 20120322 0001157523-12-001495.hdr.sgml : 20120322 20120322114016 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-12-001495 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120321 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20120322 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120322 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOT TOPIC INC /CA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001017712 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES [5600] IRS NUMBER: 770198182 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-28784 FILM NUMBER: 12708592 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 18305 EAST SAN JOSE AVENUE CITY: CITY OF INDUSTRY STATE: CA ZIP: 91748 BUSINESS PHONE: 6268394681 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 18305 EAST SAN JOSE AVENUE CITY: CITY OF INDUSTRY STATE: CA ZIP: 91768 8-K 1 a50214477.htm HOT TOPIC, INC. 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): March 21, 2012

Hot Topic, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

California	0-28784	77-0198182
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

18305 E. San Jose Avenue
City of Industry, California		91748
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (626) 839-4681

Not Applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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.

(d)

On March 21, 2012, John Kyees was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hot Topic, Inc. (the "Company"). Mr. Kyees will also serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board. The Company now has nine directors on its Board.

In connection with Mr. Kyees’ appointment as a director, he will receive the same compensation as the Company's other non-employee directors, as described in the Board Compensation Summary filed as Exhibit 10.11a to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 28, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference.

Biographical information for Mr. Kyees is included in the Company's March 22, 2012 press release announcing his appointment to the Board, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and is incorporated herein by reference.

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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.

	HOT TOPIC, INC.

	By:	/s/ GEORGE WEHLITZ
		George Wehlitz
		Vice President, Finance

Date: March 22, 2012

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Press Release issued by Hot Topic, Inc. on March 22, 2012.

EX-99.1 2 a50214477ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Hot Topic, Inc. Announces the Appointment of John Kyees to Its Board of Directors

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2012--Hot Topic, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: HOTT) announced today that John Kyees has joined its board of directors and will serve as a member of its Audit Committee. The company now has nine directors on its board.

Mr. Kyees brings extensive financial and operational leadership experience to the Hot Topic board. Mr. Kyees has over 23 years of experience as a chief financial officer for specialty retailers including, most recently, seven years as the chief financial officer for Urban Outfitters, Inc. Mr. Kyees is currently a director and member of the audit committees of three other publicly-traded specialty retailers: Casual Male Retail Group, Inc., Teavana Holdings, Inc., and Vera Bradley, Inc. Mr. Kyees graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in Business Administration and from the University of Detroit with an M.B.A.

Ms. Harper, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Hot Topic, said about the announcement, “We are thrilled to add someone of John Kyees’ caliber to our board. In addition to his financial expertise, he brings to the board a knowledge of retail strategies and the teen retail market. He will be an especially important addition to our Audit Committee.”

Hot Topic, Inc. is a mall and web based specialty retailer operating the Hot Topic and Torrid concepts. Hot Topic offers music/pop culture-licensed and music/pop culture-influenced apparel, accessories, music and gift items for young men and women. Torrid offers apparel, lingerie, shoes and accessories designed for various lifestyles for young plus-size women. As of January 28, 2012, the company operated 628 Hot Topic stores in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Canada, 148 Torrid stores, and Internet stores hottopic.com and torrid.com.

CONTACT:
Hot Topic, Inc., City of Industry, Calif.
Jim McGinty, CFO
626-839-4681 x2675