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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. |
(d) On November 24, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Burlington Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Michael Goodwin, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Technology Officer of PetSmart, Inc., as a Class II member of the Board effective as of December 1, 2020. This class will stand for re-election at the 2021 annual meeting of the Company's stockholders. Mr. Goodwin was also appointed to serve as a member of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Goodwin will participate in the standard independent, non-management director compensation arrangements for fiscal 2020 described in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders under the caption entitled “Director Compensation.” There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Goodwin and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Goodwin was selected as a director. There are no transactions in which Mr. Goodwin has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The public announcement regarding the election of Mr. Goodwin was made by means of a press release on November 30, 2020, the text of which is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
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BURLINGTON STORES, INC.
/s/ David Glick |
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David Glick |
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Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer |
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Date: November 30, 2020