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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - BON TON STORES INC | a50915708-ex991.htm |
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): July
25, 2014
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THE BON-TON STORES, INC. |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Pennsylvania |
0-19517 |
23-2835229 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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2801 E. Market Street, York, Pennsylvania 17402 |
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(Address of principal executive offices, zip code) |
(717) 757-7660
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:
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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 |
(d) Election of Directors
On July 25, 2014, the Board of Directors of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously elected Daniel T. Motulsky to serve as a member of the Board, effective August 1, 2014.
Mr. Motulsky will receive, on a prorated basis, the Company's standard director compensation arrangements applicable to directors who are not employees of the Company in accordance with the terms of director compensation disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2014.
There was no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Motulsky and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Motulsky was selected as a director.
In 2013, the Company paid Lazard Freres & Co., for which Mr. Motulsky was a Managing Director and Global Head of Consumer & Retail, a fee of $350,000 in connection with the offering of the Company’s 8.00% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2021.
The election of Mr. Motulsky was announced in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 Press Release dated July 30, 2014, regarding the election of a new director. | |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| THE BON-TON STORES, INC. | |||
| Dated: July 30, 2014 | By: | /s/ Keith E. Plowman | |
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Name: |
Keith E. Plowman |
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Title: |
Executive Vice President—Chief Financial Officer |
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