Bath & Body Works, Inc 8-K, filed Feb 3, 2025
Bath & Body Works, Inc. (BBWI)
About this 8-K
Bath & Body Works, Inc filed this 8-K on February 3, 2025, reporting on events of January 31, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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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.
Effective on January 31, 2025, Deon Riley ceased to serve as Chief Human Resources Officer of Bath & Body Works, Inc. (the “Company”). The Company will initiate a search to identify the Company’s next Chief Human Resources Officer. Following such date, it is expected that Ms. Riley will serve as a non-executive employee of the Company to assist with the orderly transition of her responsibilities until her separation date, which is expected to occur on or about March 2, 2025 (the “Separation Date”). Until the Separation Date, Ms. Riley will be eligible to receive compensation on the same basis as her current compensation.
Subject to Ms. Riley’s continued employment in good standing through the Separation Date, on such date Ms. Riley’s employment with the Company will be terminated without “cause” and she will become entitled to the payments and benefits applicable on such a termination under the terms of the executive severance agreement between the Company and Ms. Riley, dated May 13, 2022, in accordance with and subject to the terms thereof, including the Company’s receipt of an effective release of claims against the Company from Ms. Riley. The executive severance agreement with Ms. Riley is filed as Exhibit 10.22 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2024. Following her separation, Ms. Riley will continue to be subject to certain restrictive covenants, including non-competition and non-solicitation covenants.
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.
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BATH & BODY WORKS, INC.
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| Date: February 3, 2025 | By: | /s/ Michael C. Wu | ||
| Name: | Michael C. Wu | |||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||