SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
UNITED STATES

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)    August 17, 2012

 

Body Central Corp.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number including area code:        (904)- 737-0811

 

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 August 17, 2012, Body Central Corp. (the “Company”) announced that B. Allen Weinstein, its President and Chief Executive Officer advised the Company’s Board of Directors that he is retiring, and, therefore, he resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective August 16, 2012.  Mr. Weinstein also resigned from the Board of Directors and from all other positions with the Company and its subsidiaries effective August 16, 2012.

 

Also on August 17, 2012, the Company announced the appointment of Tom Stoltz, age 51, its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to serve as the Company’s  Chief Operating Officer effective August 16, 2012.  In connection with this change in role, Mr. Stoltz’ salary increased to $425,000.  Mr. Stoltz entered into an amendment to his employment agreement with respect to this appointment, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.  Mr. Stoltz will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and has also been appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer, to serve in such role until the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer.

 

In connection with the appointment of Mr. Stoltz as Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Stoltz will receive a stock option grant to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at the closing price on the date of grant which is expected to occur prior to September 1, 2012.

 

Further, on August 17, 2012, the Company announced the appointment of Robert Glass, age 66, to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Glass, with 38 years of retail leadership experience, served as President-COO and CFO at Loehmann’s for 16 years, from 1994 until his retirement in 2010. During Mr. Glass’s tenure at Loehmann’s, he led the company through an IPO, two private transactions and an organizational and financial restructuring. Mr. Glass’s professional experience, prior to Loehmann’s, included CEO of Valley Advisors, a privately held furniture retailer, COO of Thrifty Drug, a $2 billion retail drug store chain, and COO and CFO of Gold Circle Stores, a Division of Federated Department Stores.

 

A copy of the press release announcing the departure of Mr. Weinstein and the appointments of Mr. Stoltz and Mr. Glass is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 - Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit 10.1	Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of April 16, 2012 between Body Central Corp. and Tom Stoltz
Exhibit 99.1	Press release of Body Central Corp. dated August  17, 2012

 

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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.

 

 

	BODY CENTRAL CORP.
	(registrant)
August 22, 2012		By:	/s/ Julia B. Davis
		Julia B. Davis
		Secretary and General Counsel

 

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