UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
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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 30, 2014
 
 
          Coach, Inc.           
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
  Maryland   1-16153   52-2242751  
 
(State of
Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
    516 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001    
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
 
        (212) 594-1850        
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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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.

On May 30, 2014, Irene Miller informed Coach, Inc. of her resignation from Coach’s Board of Directors, effective immediately, for personal reasons.  Ms. Miller was also serving as Chair of the Audit Committee of Coach’s Board of Directors.
 
Lew Frankfort, Executive Chairman of the Board of Coach, stated, “Irene Miller has been a key leader on our Board since she joined in May 2001, serving as Lead Outside Director and chairing a number of committees during her tenure.  We thank her for her many contributions.”
 
Following Ms. Miller’s resignation, on June 4, 2014, Coach’s Board voted to reduce its size to ten members.
 
Also on June 4, Coach’s Board, by written consent, appointed Director Michael Murphy to succeed Ms. Miller as Chair of the Audit Committee.  Mr. Murphy previously served as Chair of Coach’s Audit Committee from 2000 until November 2012.
 
 
 

 
 
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.
 
Dated:  June 5, 2014
 
 
  COACH, INC.  
       
  By: /s/ Todd Kahn  
    Todd Kahn  
    Global Corporate Affairs Officer,  
    General Counsel and Secretary