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Filed Oct 23, 2023 · 2y ago · Accession 0001193125-23-260841
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View original ↗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): October 22, 2023
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.)
1551 Wewatta Street
Denver , Colorado 80202
(Address of principal executive offices)
(720) 778-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange
on which Registered
Common Stock, without par value, stated capital $.25 per share
VFC
New York Stock Exchange
4.125% Senior Notes due 2026
VFC26
New York Stock Exchange
0.250% Senior Notes due 2028
VFC28
New York Stock Exchange
4.250% Senior Notes due 2029
VFC29
New York Stock Exchange
0.625% Senior Notes due 2032
VFC32
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 22, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of VF Corporation (“VF” or the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee of the Board (the “Governance Committee”), increased the size of the Board to twelve members and elected Trevor A. Edwards as a director, effective immediately, to serve until VF’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Edwards will serve on the Governance Committee and the Talent and Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Edwards, 60, currently serves as a strategic advisor for leading direct-to-consumer brands and investment firms. From 2013 until 2018, Mr. Edwards served as the President of Nike, Inc. Between 1992 and 2013, he held other leadership roles at Nike including EVP Global Brand and Category Management, Chief Marketing Officer, Vice President Marketing (US), and Vice President Marketing (EMEA). Mr. Edwards is currently serving on the Board of Directors of Funko Inc.
Mr. Edwards will receive compensation in the amounts and forms paid to other non-employee members of the Board, as described in VF’s proxy statement for its 2023 annual meeting of shareholders. The Board has determined that Mr. Edwards is independent in accordance with the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the independence standards in VF’s Corporate Governance Principles. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Edwards and any other persons pursuant to which he was elected as a member of the Board. Mr. Edwards has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Edwards as a director of the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Title or Description
99.1
Press release issued by VF Corporation on October 23, 2023.
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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
By:
/s/ Jennifer S. Sim
Name:
Jennifer S. Sim
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel &
Secretary
Date: October 23, 2023
Filing details
- Company
- V F CORP
- Ticker
- VFC
- CIK
- 103379
- Form type
- 8-K
- Filing date
- Oct 23, 2023
- Report date
- Oct 22, 2023
- Document
- d509147d8k.htm
- Size
- 213 KB