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8-K

Childrens Place, Inc. (PLCE)

8-K 2025-05-07 For: 2025-05-07
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON,

DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT

REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

May 7, 2025

THE CHILDREN’S PLACE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-23071 31-1241495
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(201) 558-2400
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(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12-b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading<br><br> <br>Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on<br> which registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value PLCE NASDAQ Global Select Market
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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At the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Children’s Place, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 7, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders”), the Company’s stockholders voted on: (i) the election of each of the Company’s six nominees for Director for a one-year term expiring in 2026; (ii) the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, P.C., as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending January 31, 2026; (iii) the approval of an amendment to the Company’s Charter to eliminate the prohibition against stockholders acting by written consent without a stockholder meeting; (iv) the approval of an amendment to the Company’s Charter to provide stockholders the right to fill vacancies on the Board in any circumstance; (v) the approval of an amendment to the Company’s Charter to make certain housekeeping amendments; and (vi) the approval, on an advisory, non-binding basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

The results of the voting were as follows:

For Against Abstentions Broker<br> Non-Votes
Election of Directors
Turki Saleh A. AlRajhi 15,388,676 213,047 19,952 0
Hussan Arshad 15,147,690 452,033 39,952 0
Douglas Edwards 15,041,392 578,293 19,990 0
Muhammad Asif Seemab 15,004,903 594,825 39,947 0
Rhys Summerton 15,522,805 76,779 40,091 0
Muhammad Umair 15,424,065 175,663 39,947 0
Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 15,556,914 65,811 16,950 0
Proposed Amendment to the Company’s Charter to eliminate the prohibition against stockholders acting by written consent without a stockholder meeting 14,938,683 700,020 972 0
Proposed Amendment to the Company’s Charter to provide stockholders the right to fill vacancies on the Board in any circumstance. 14,902,573 736,112 990 0
Proposed Amendment to the Company’s Charter to make certain housekeeping amendments 15,584,779 49,958 4,938 0
Compensation Paid to Named Executive Officers (“Say-on-Pay”) 15,081,289 556,566 1,820 0
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Following their election to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company appointed the membership and leadership of each of the Company’s Board committees as follows:

Audit Committee Human Capital & Compensation<br><br> Committee Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability &<br> Governance Committee
Hussan Arshad (Chair) Muhammad Asif Seemab (Chair) Douglas Edwards (Chair)
Douglas Edwards Hussan Arshad Hussan Arshad
Rhys Summerton Rhys Summerton Muhammad Asif Seemab

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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.

Date: May 7, 2025

THE CHILDREN’S PLACE, INC.
By: /s/ Jared Shure
Name: Jared Shure
Title: Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
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