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): January
31, 2013
Hot Topic, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California |
0-28784 |
77-0198182 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer |
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18305 E. San Jose Avenue |
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City of Industry, California |
91748 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (626) 839-4681
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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Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; |
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain |
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Officers. |
(e) On January 21, 2013, Jim McGinty resigned as our Chief Financial Officer, as previously reported in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 23, 2013. On January 31, 2013, we entered into a further amendment to Mr. McGinty’s amended and restated employment letter agreement dated November 24, 2008. The amendment provides for the termination of Mr. McGinty’s employment effective February 1, 2013, and indicates that Mr. McGinty’s compensation from the Company and his eligibility to participate in Company-sponsored benefit plans ceased on such date. The amendment also contains a general release of claims against the Company.
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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HOT TOPIC, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ GEORGE WEHLITZ, JR. |
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George Wehlitz, Jr. |
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Interim Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: February 4, 2013 |