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| EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. | d583768dex101.htm |
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 25, 2018
VITAMIN SHOPPE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34507 | 11-3664322 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
300 Harmon Meadow Blvd.
Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(201) 868-5959
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 19, 2018, Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Charles D. Knight as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller, effective July 2, 2018.
Mr. Knight, 54, was most recently Senior Vice President-Corporate Controller (2010-2018) at Toys “R” Us, Inc. . He was employed at Toys “R” Us for approximately 28 years, starting as Special Project Analyst in 1990, and held positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President Controller Toysrus.com (2001-2002), Vice President of Toys “R” US Corporate Accounting (2002-2004), Vice President Corporate Controller, Toys “R” Us, Inc. (2004-2010). Prior to joining Toys “R” Us, he was a Senior Accountant at Deloitte & Touche LLP since 1986. Mr. Knight, received a Bachelor degree in accounting from Fairfield University (Connecticut), and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Knight will be entitled to receive: (i) an annual base salary of $400,000; (ii) a target annual bonus opportunity equal to 45% of his eligible earnings; and (iii) eligibility to participate in and be granted awards under the Company’s equity plan, including, an initial equity grant valued at $200,000.
The foregoing summary of the terms of Mr. Knight’s employment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Offer Letter Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2018, by and between Charles D. Knight, and the Company, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description of Document | |
| 10.1 | Offer Letter Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2018, by and between Charles D. Knight, and the Company. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| VITAMIN SHOPPE, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: June 25, 2018 | By: | /s/ David M. Kastin | ||||||
| Name: | David M. Kastin | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||