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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 7, 2025

 

THE CHILDREN’S PLACE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-23071 31-1241495
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(201) 558-2400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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 (§240.12-b-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 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

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, $0.10 par value PLCE NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Children’s Place, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 7, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders”), the Company’s stockholders voted on: (i) the election of each of the Company’s six nominees for Director for a one-year term expiring in 2026; (ii) the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, P.C., as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending January 31, 2026; (iii) the approval of an amendment to the Company’s Charter to eliminate the prohibition against stockholders acting by written consent without a stockholder meeting; (iv) the approval of an amendment to the Company’s Charter to provide stockholders the right to fill vacancies on the Board in any circumstance; (v) the approval of an amendment to the Company’s Charter to make certain housekeeping amendments; and (vi) the approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

The results of the voting were as follows:

 

   For   Against   Abstentions   Broker
Non-Votes
 
Election of Directors                
    Turki Saleh A. AlRajhi   15,388,676    213,047    19,952    0 
    Hussan Arshad   15,147,690    452,033    39,952    0 
    Douglas Edwards   15,041,392    578,293    19,990    0 
    Muhammad Asif Seemab   15,004,903    594,825    39,947    0 
    Rhys Summerton   15,522,805    76,779    40,091    0 
    Muhammad Umair   15,424,065    175,663    39,947    0 
                     
Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   15,556,914    65,811    16,950    0 
                     
Proposed Amendment to the Company’s Charter to eliminate the prohibition against stockholders acting by written consent without a stockholder meeting   14,938,683    700,020    972    0 
                     
Proposed Amendment to the Company’s Charter to provide stockholders the right to fill vacancies on the Board in any circumstance.   14,902,573    736,112    990    0 
                     
Proposed Amendment to the Company’s Charter to make certain housekeeping amendments   15,584,779    49,958    4,938    0 
                     
Compensation Paid to Named Executive Officers (“Say-on-Pay”)   15,081,289    556,566    1,820    0 

 

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Item 8.01Other Events.

 

Following their election to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company appointed the membership and leadership of each of the Company’s Board committees as follows:

 

 Audit Committee   Human Capital & Compensation
Committee
  Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability &
Governance Committee
Hussan Arshad (Chair)  Muhammad Asif Seemab (Chair)  Douglas Edwards (Chair)
Douglas Edwards  Hussan Arshad  Hussan Arshad
Rhys Summerton  Rhys Summerton  Muhammad Asif Seemab

 

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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.

 

Date: May 7, 2025

 

  THE CHILDREN’S PLACE, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Jared Shure
  Name: Jared Shure
  Title: Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

 

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