UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-A

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

EXPRESS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		26-2828128
(State of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1 Express Drive Columbus, Ohio		43230
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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

 

Title of each class to be so registered		Name of each exchange on which       each class is to be  registered
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights		NYSE

 

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.  ☒

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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: (if applicable)

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

N/A

(Title of class)

 

 

 

Item 1.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

On April 20, 2020, the Board of Directors of Express, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”), payable on April 30, 2020, for each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Shares”) outstanding on April 30, 2020 to the stockholders of record on that date. In connection with the distribution of the Rights, the Company entered into a Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”), dated as of April 20, 2020, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent.

Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Preferred Shares”) at a price of $12.25 per one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share represented by a Right (the “Purchase Price”), subject to adjustment.

The Rights are in all respects subject to and governed by the provisions of the Rights Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Rights is incorporated herein by reference to the description set forth under Items 1.01 and 5.03 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2020 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Rights Agreement.

 

Item 2.

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
3.1		Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock of Express, Inc., as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 20, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2020).
4.1		Rights Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2020, between Express, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2020).
99.1		Press Release dated April 21, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2020).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

Date: April 21, 2020