Form 8-K Amendment

Vera Bradley, Inc.

Date: October 24, 2011

/s/ Jeffrey A. Blade

Jeffrey A. Blade

Executive Vice President — Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

0001193125-11-278733.txt : 20111024 0001193125-11-278733.hdr.sgml : 20111024 20111024170033 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-278733 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110520 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20111024 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111024 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Vera Bradley, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001495320 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LEATHER & LEATHER PRODUCTS [3100] IRS NUMBER: 272935063 FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34918 FILM NUMBER: 111154936 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2208 PRODUCTION ROAD CITY: FORT WAYNE STATE: IN ZIP: 46808 BUSINESS PHONE: 260-482-4673 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2208 PRODUCTION ROAD CITY: FORT WAYNE STATE: IN ZIP: 46808 8-K/A 1 d247012d8ka.htm FORM 8-K AMENDMENT Form 8-K Amendment

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 20, 2011

VERA BRADLEY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Indiana	001-34918	27-2935063
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2208 Production Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana		46808
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(877) 708-8372

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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.

As previously disclosed in the Form 8-K filed by Vera Bradley, Inc. (the “Company”) on May 24, 2011, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) unanimously elected Francis P. Philip as director. Ms. Philip was not appointed to any Committees of the Board at that time. On October 20, 2011, the Board reconstituted its Committees as follows: (1) John E. Kyees (Chair), Matthew McEvoy and Richard Baum will serve as members of the Audit Committee; (2) Edward M. Schmults (Chair), Frances P. Philip and John E. Kyees will serve as members of the Compensation Committee; and (3) Frances P. Philip (Chair), Edward M. Schmults, Richard Baum and Stephen J. Hackman will serve as members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

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.