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) May 20, 2014 (May 15, 2014)

 KATE SPADE & COMPANY 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 354-4900

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 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

On November 19, 2013, Kate Spade & Company (the “Company”) entered into an agreement with the landlord of the premises located at 650 Fifth Avenue, a joint venture between Jeff Sutton’s Wharton Properties and SL Green Realty, to terminate the lease for its flagship Juicy Couture store in New York City in exchange for a $51.0 million payment.  On May 15, 2014, the Company surrendered such premises to the landlord and received proceeds of $45.8 million (net of taxes and fees), exclusive of $5.0 million previously received by 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.