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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - SAKS INC | d477918dex991.htm |
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): February 4, 2013
SAKS INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| TENNESSEE | 1-13113 | 62-0331040 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 12 East 49th Street New York, New York |
10017 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 940-5305
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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 4, 2013, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Saks Incorporated (the “Company”) appointed Myron E. Ullman, III to the Board to serve a term expiring at the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which time he is expected to be nominated for approval by the Company’s shareholders. Mr. Ullman has also been appointed to the Audit and Corporate Governance Committees of the Company’s Board. Mr. Ullman will receive compensation for his Board service consistent with the compensation received by the Company’s other non-employee directors, prorated from the commencement of his service on the Board.
Mr. Ullman is an independent director as defined under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s Director Independence – Additional Standards. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ullman and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Ullman was selected as a director. Since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, Mr. Ullman has had no direct or indirect interest in any transaction to which the Company was a party.
On February 4, 2013, the Company issued the attached press release, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description of Document | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 4, 2013. | |
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.
| SAKS INCORPORATED | ||||
| Date: February 4, 2013 |
/s/ Ann Robertson | |||
| Ann Robertson | ||||
| Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 4, 2013 |