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): June 4, 2018

DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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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 June 4, 2018, Ronald J. Masciantonio, Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer of Destination Maternity Corporation (the “Company”), resigned effective as of the close of business on June 4, 2018.

In connection with Mr. Masciantonio’s departure, and in accordance with his Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with the Company dated May 31, 2016 (the “Employment Agreement”), the Company has entered into a Separation and Release Agreement with Mr. Masciantonio, pursuant to which Mr. Masciantonio has granted a general release in favor of the Company as a condition of receiving the payments and other benefits specified in Section 5.1 of the Employment Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended February 3, 2018. The foregoing description of the Separation and Release Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Separation and Release Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

On June 5, 2018, the Company issued a press release relating to Mr. Masciantonio’s departure. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

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.