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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): September 28, 2011
 

 
FRANCESCA’S HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 

 
 
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
   
001-35239
20-8874704
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
   
3480 West 12 th Street
Houston, Texas
77008
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(713) 864-1358
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
N/A
(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:
 
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation (the “Company”) has elected Patricia A. Bender to be a member of the Board, effective October 1, 2011.  Ms. Bender will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.  A copy of the press release issued by the Company, dated September 28, 2011, announcing the election of Ms. Bender to the Board is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)  Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press Release issued by Francesca’s Holdings Corporation dated September 28, 2011.

 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
         
   
FRANCESCA’S HOLDINGS CORPORATION
     
Date: October 4, 2011
 
By:
 
/ S /    KAL MALIK        
       
Kal Malik
       
Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX 
 
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press Release issued by Francesca’s Holdings Corporation dated September 28, 2011.