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 19, 2021

 

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
0.625% Senior Notes due 2023		VFC23		New York Stock Exchange
0.250% Senior Notes due 2028		VFC28		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 5.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On October 19, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of V.F. Corporation (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws (as amended and restated, the “By-Laws”), to implement proxy access and make certain other conforming changes, effective immediately. The By-Laws include a new Article I, Section 13 to permit a shareholder, or a group of up to 20 shareholders, owning 3% or more of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock continuously for at least three years, to nominate and include in the Company’s annual meeting proxy materials director nominees constituting up to the greater of two nominees or 25% of the Board, subject to certain limitations and provided that the requirements set forth in the By-Laws are satisfied. The foregoing summary description of the amendments to the By-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-Laws, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Amended and Restated By-Laws of V.F. Corporation, Effective October 19, 2021.
104		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.

 

Date: October 20, 2021