0001495320-16-000065.txt : 20160510 0001495320-16-000065.hdr.sgml : 20160510 20160510170827 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001495320-16-000065 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160510 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20160510 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160510 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 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34918 FILM NUMBER: 161636743 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD CITY: ROANOKE STATE: IN ZIP: 46783 BUSINESS PHONE: 260-482-4673 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD CITY: ROANOKE STATE: IN ZIP: 46783 8-K 1 vra-2016510x8k.htm 8-K SEC Document


 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 10, 2016
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VERA BRADLEY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Indiana
 
001-34918
 
27-2935063
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
12420 Stonebridge Road,
Roanoke, Indiana
 
46783
(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)
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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.
C. Roddy Mann, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development of Vera Bradley, Inc. (the “Company”) will leave the Company effective May 31, 2016. In this role, Mr. Mann oversaw the Company’s retail and wholesale operations. Mr. Mann’s position will not be replaced. Instead, Melissa Latham, Vice President, Retail Stores, will lead the Company’s retail operations and Mary Beth Trypus, who joins the Company May 16, 2016 as Vice President, Global Wholesale Sales, will lead the wholesale operations. Ms. Latham and Ms. Trypus will report to Robert Wallstrom, Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Mann will receive a severance package in accordance with the Vera Bradley, Inc. Severance Plan.






SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vera Bradley, Inc.
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: May 10, 2016
 
 
 
/s/ Anastacia S. Knapper
 
 
 
 
Anastacia S. Knapper
Senior Vice President, General Counsel