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): October 19, 2017

 

 

DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-21196   13-3045573

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

 

Commission

File number

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

232 Strawbridge Drive

Moorestown, NJ 08057

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(856) 291-9700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

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 (§240.12b-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 provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.02        Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors, Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers

Equity Incentive Plan Amendment

At the Annual Meeting (defined below), the stockholders of Destination Maternity Corporation (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which was submitted to the stockholders for approval at the Annual Meeting (as defined below).

The Plan, as amended and restated, provides for: (i) an increase of 750,000 in the number of shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) available for issuance under the Plan, from 2,800,000 shares to an aggregate of 3,550,000 shares (not more than 2,250,000 of which could be issued as restricted stock or restricted stock unit awards); (ii) a minimum 1-year service-based vesting period from the date of grant on any awards issued under the Plan, subject to certain exceptions; (iii) all dividends and distributions paid with respect to restricted stock awards to remain subject to the restrictions applicable to the underlying restricted stock award; and (iv) the removal of the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to determine that a change in control has occurred, if the underlying event is not specifically set forth in the definition of change in control in the Plan. As a consequence of this stockholder approval, grants of restricted stock for 650,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which were contingent upon such stockholder approval, were made to certain key employees of the Company, as more specifically described in the Supplement to the Proxy Statement dated October 4, 2017. Aside from these provisions, the Plan is substantially unchanged as a result of the amendment and restatement approved by the Company’s stockholders.

A copy of the Plan, as amended and restated, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan.

Retention Bonus Agreements

On October 19, 2017, the Company entered into a retention bonus agreement with each of Ronald J. Masciantonio, the Company’s Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, and David Stern, the Company’s Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to which each of them received a lump sum retention bonus of $125,000. If, prior to October 19, 2018, the Company terminates the employment of either officer for “Cause” or if either of them resigns without “Good Reason” (as each such term is defined in the Destination Maternity Severance Plan), such officer is obligated to repay the Company the after-tax portion of such bonus. Additionally, if Mr. Masciantonio were to receive a transaction bonus due to a consummation of a Board-approved change in control of the Company that occurs prior to January 1, 2018, the amount of any such transaction bonus would be reduced and offset dollar for dollar by the retention bonus.

The foregoing description of the retention agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreements, copies of which will be filed as exhibits to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending October 28, 2017.

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On October 19, 2017, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Moorestown, New Jersey. As of September 18, 2017, the Company’s record date, there were a total of 13,960,777 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 10,645,314 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present.

The stockholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting:

(1)    The election of four directors for a term expiring at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company;

(2)    The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending February 3, 2018;

(3)    The approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan;

(4)    The approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of executive compensation; and

(5)    The approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of the frequency of non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation.

Pursuant to the certified tabulation of votes received by the Company from the independent inspector of elections on October 20, 2017, results of the Annual Meeting are as set forth below:

Votes regarding the election of the director nominees were as follows:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Michael J. Blitzer

     5,219,486        3,862,108        29,780        1,533,940  

Barry Erdos

     5,216,420        3,865,196        29,758        1,533,940  

Melissa Payner-Gregor

     5,197,692        3,886,044        27,638        1,533,940  

B. Allen Weinstein

     5,221,493        3,857,743        32,138        1,533,940  

Based on the votes set forth above, the director nominees were duly elected.

The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG as independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending February 3, 2018 received the following votes:

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 
  9,832,557       183,777       628,980       0  

Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of KPMG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 3, 2018 was duly ratified.

The proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan to receive the following votes:

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 
  4,888,012       1,473,675       2,749,687       1,533,940  

Based on the votes set forth above, the amendment to the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan was duly approved.

 

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The proposal to approve the Company’s executive compensation received the following votes:

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 
  5,196,564       3,768,087       146,723       1,533,940  

Based on the votes set forth above, the Company’s executive compensation was approved.

The proposal to approve the frequency of voting regarding the Company’s executive compensation received the following votes:

 

1-Year

   

2-Years

   

3-Years

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 
  8,425,385       176,304       370,464       139,221       1,533,940  

Based on the votes set forth above, annual voting regarding the Company’s executive compensation was approved. Based on the voting results with respect to the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation, the Board has determined that the Company will hold a non-binding, advisory vote on executive compensation annually.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 19, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the preliminary results of the Annual Meeting. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    Destination Maternity Corporation Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, adopted as of October 19, 2017.
99.1    Press Release of the Company, dated October 19, 2017.

 

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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.

 

      Destination Maternity Corporation
Date: October 20, 2017     By:   /s/ David Stern
        Name:   David Stern
        Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer

Exhibit 10.1

DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

SECTION 1.  Purpose; Definitions .  The purposes of this Amended and Restated Destination Maternity Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) are to: (a) enable Destination Maternity Corporation (the “ Company ”) and its affiliated companies to recruit and retain highly qualified personnel; (b) provide those personnel with an incentive for productivity; and (c) provide those personnel with an opportunity to share in the growth and value of the Company.

For purposes of the Plan, the following terms will have the meanings defined below, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:

(a) “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to a Person, a Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person.

(b) “ Award ” means an award of Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Performance Awards made under this Plan.

(c) “ Award Agreement ” means, with respect to any particular Award, the written document that sets forth the terms of that particular Award.

(d) “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time;  provided, however , that if the Board appoints a Committee to perform some or all of the Board’s administrative functions hereunder, references to the “Board” will be deemed to also refer to that Committee in connection with matters to be performed by that Committee.

(e) “ Cause ” means (i) conviction of, or the entry of a plea of guilty or no contest to, a felony or any other crime that causes the Company or its Affiliates public disgrace or disrepute, or adversely affects the Company’s or its Affiliates’ operations or financial performance, (ii) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation fraud, embezzlement, theft or proven dishonesty in the course of employment; (iii) alcohol abuse or use of controlled drugs other than in accordance with a physician’s prescription; or (iv) material breach of any agreement with or duty owed to the Company or any of its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant and the Company (or any of its Affiliates) have entered into an employment agreement, consulting agreement or other similar agreement that specifically defines “cause,” then with respect to such Participant, “Cause” shall have the meaning defined in that employment agreement, consulting agreement or other agreement.

(f) “ Change in Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following, in one transaction or a series of related transactions: (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becoming a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; (ii) a consolidation, share exchange, reorganization or merger of the Company resulting in the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such event not owning at least a majority of the voting power of the resulting entity’s securities outstanding immediately following such event; (iii) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company, or (iv) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(g) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

(h) “ Committee ” means a committee appointed by the Board in accordance with  Section 2  of the Plan.


(i) “ Director ” means a member of the Board.

(j) “ Disability ” means a condition rendering a Participant Disabled.

(k) “ Disabled ” will have the same meaning as set forth in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

(l) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(m) “ Fair Market Value ” means, as of any date: (i) if the Shares are not then publicly traded, the value of such Shares on that date, as determined by the Board in its sole and absolute discretion; or (ii) if the Shares are publicly traded, the closing price for a Share on the principal national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading or, if the Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, but are traded in the over-the-counter market, the closing sale price of a Share or, if no sale is publicly reported, the average of the closing bid and asked quotations for a Share, as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“ Nasdaq ”) or any comparable system or, if the Common Stock is not listed on Nasdaq or a comparable system, the closing sale price of a Share or, if no sale is publicly reported, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, as furnished by two members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. who make a market in the Common Stock selected from time to time by the Company for that purpose.

(n) “ Incentive Stock Option ” means any Option intended to be an “Incentive Stock Option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(o) “ Non-Employee Director ” will have the meaning set forth in Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission;  provided, however , that the Board or the Committee may, to the extent that it deems necessary to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code or regulations thereunder, require that each “Non-Employee Director” also be an “outside director” as that term is defined in regulations under Section 162(m) of the Code.

(p) “ Non-Qualified Stock Option ” means any Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

(q) “ Option ” means any option to purchase Shares (including Restricted Stock, if the Board so determines) granted pursuant to Section 5  hereof.

(r) “ Parent ” means, in respect of the Company, a “parent corporation” as defined in Sections 424(e) of the Code.

(s) “ Participant ” means an employee, consultant, Director, or other service provider of or to the Company or any of its respective Affiliates to whom an Award is granted.

(t) “ Performance Award ” means Shares or other Awards that, pursuant to  Section 10 , are granted, vested and/or settled upon the achievement of specified performance conditions.

(u) “ Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated association, or other entity or association.

(v) “ Restricted Stock ” means Shares that are subject to restrictions pursuant to  Section 8  hereof.

(w) “ Restricted Stock Unit ” means a right granted under and subject to restrictions pursuant to  Section 9  hereof.

(x) “ SAR ” means a stock appreciation right granted under the Plan and described in  Section 6  hereof.

(y) “ Shares ” means shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.01, subject to substitution or adjustment as provided in Section 3(c)  hereof.


(z) “ Subsidiary ” means, in respect of the Company, a subsidiary company as defined in Sections 424(f) and (g) of the Code.

SECTION 2.  Administration .  The Plan will be administered by the Board;  provided, however , that the Board may at any time appoint a Committee to perform some or all of the Board’s administrative functions hereunder;  and provided further , that the authority of any Committee appointed pursuant to this  Section 2  will be subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may prescribe and will be coextensive with, and not in lieu of, the authority of the Board hereunder.

Subject to the requirements of the Company’s by-laws and certificate of incorporation any other agreement that governs the appointment of Board committees, any Committee established under this  Section 2  will be composed of not fewer than two members, each of whom will serve for such period of time as the Board determines;  provided, however , that if the Company has a class of securities required to be registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, all members of any Committee established pursuant to this Section 2  will be Non-Employee Directors. From time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members thereto, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies however caused, or remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan.

The Board will have full authority to grant Awards under this Plan and determine the terms of such Awards. Such authority will include the right to:

 

  (a) select the persons to whom Awards are granted (consistent with the eligibility conditions set forth in  Section 4 );

 

  (b) determine the type of Award to be granted;

 

  (c) determine the number of Shares, if any, to be covered by each Award;

 

  (d) establish the vesting or forfeiture terms of each Award;

 

  (e) establish the performance conditions relevant to any Performance Award and certify whether such performance conditions have been satisfied;

 

  (f) determine whether and under what circumstances an Option may be exercised without a payment of cash under Section 5(d) ; and

 

  (g) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Shares and other amounts payable with respect to an Award may be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant.

The Board will have the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it, from time to time, deems advisable; to establish the terms and form of each Award Agreement; to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any Award Agreement); and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award Agreement in the manner and to the extent it deems necessary to carry out the intent of the Plan.

All decisions made by the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Plan will be final and binding on all persons, including the Company and Participants. No Director will be liable for any good faith determination, act or omission in connection with the Plan or any Award.


SECTION 3.  Shares Subject to the Plan .

(a) Shares Subject to the Plan . The Shares to be subject to or related to Awards under the Plan will be authorized and unissued Shares of the Company, whether or not previously issued and subsequently acquired by the Company. The maximum number of Shares that may be issued in respect of Awards under the Plan is 3,550,000. The Company will reserve for the purposes of the Plan, out of its authorized and unissued Shares, such number of Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no individual may granted Awards with respect to more than 400,000 Shares in any calendar year. In addition, not more than 2,250,000 Shares will be issued hereunder in respect of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

(b)  Effect of the Expiration or Termination of Awards . If and to the extent that an Option or SAR expires, terminates or is canceled or forfeited for any reason without having been exercised in full, the Shares associated with that Option or SAR will again become available for grant under the Plan. Similarly, if and to the extent an Award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or a Performance Award is canceled, forfeited or repurchased for any reason, the Shares subject to that Award will again become available for grant under the Plan. In addition, if any Share is withheld in satisfaction of the exercise price of any Award or pursuant to Section 12(e)  in settlement of a tax withholding obligation associated with an Award, that Share will again become available for grant under the Plan.

(c) Other Adjustment . In the event of any recapitalization, stock split or combination, stock dividend, spin-off, merger, reorganization or other similar event or transaction affecting the Shares, substitutions or adjustments will be made by the Board to the aggregate number, class and/or issuer of the securities that may be issued under the Plan, to the number, class and/or issuer of securities subject to outstanding Awards, and to the exercise price of outstanding Options or SARs, in each case in a manner that reflects equitably the effects of such event or transaction.

(d) Change in Control . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Plan, upon or in anticipation of any Change in Control, the Board may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the need for the consent of any Participant, take one or more of the following actions contingent upon the occurrence of that Change in Control: (i) cause any or all outstanding Options or SARs to become vested and/or immediately exercisable, in whole or in part; (ii) cause any or all outstanding Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to become non-forfeitable, in whole or in part; (iii) cancel any Option in exchange for a substitute option in a manner consistent with the requirements of Treas. Reg. §1.424-1(a) (notwithstanding the fact that the original Option may never have been intended to satisfy the requirements for treatment as an Incentive Stock Option); (iv) cancel any Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or SAR in exchange for restricted stock, restricted stock units or stock appreciation rights in respect of the capital stock of any successor corporation or its parent; (v) cancel any Option or SAR in exchange for cash and/or other substitute consideration with a value equal to (A) the number of Shares subject to that Option or SAR, multiplied by (B) the difference, if any, between the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the Change in Control and the exercise price of that Option or SAR;  provided,  that if the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the Change in Control does not exceed the exercise price of any such Option or SAR, the Board may cancel that Option or SAR without any payment of consideration therefor; or (vi) cancel any Restricted Stock Unit in exchange for cash and/or other substitute consideration with a value equal to the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the Change in Control. In the discretion of the Board, any cash or substitute consideration payable upon cancellation of an Award may be subjected to vesting terms substantially identical to those that applied to the cancelled Award immediately prior to the Change in Control.

SECTION 4.  Eligibility .  Employees, Directors, consultants, and other individuals who provide services to the Company or its Affiliates are eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan;  provided, however , that only employees of the Company, its Parent or a Subsidiary are eligible to be granted Incentive Stock Options.

SECTION 5.  Options Options granted under the Plan may be of two types: (i) Incentive Stock Options or (ii) Non-Qualified Stock Options. Any Option granted under the Plan will be in such form as the Board may at the time of such grant approve. Without limiting the generality of  Section 3(a) , any or all of the Shares reserved for issuance under  Section 3(a)  may be issued in respect of Incentive Stock Options.


The Award Agreement evidencing any Option will incorporate the following terms and conditions and will contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Board deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion:

(a) Option Price . The exercise price per Share purchasable under any Option will be determined by the Board and will not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the grant. However, any Incentive Stock Option granted to any Participant who, at the time the Option is granted, owns more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of shares of the Company, its Parent or a Subsidiary will have an exercise price per Share of not less than 110% of Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the grant.

(b) Option Term . The term of each Option will be fixed by the Board, but no Option will be exercisable more than 10 years after the date the Option is granted. However, any Incentive Stock Option granted to any Participant who, at the time such Option is granted, owns more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of shares of the Company, its Parent or a Subsidiary may not have a term of more than five years. No Option may be exercised by any person after expiration of the term of the Option.

(c) Exercisability . Options will vest and be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Board.

(d) Method of Exercise . Subject to the terms of the applicable Award Agreement, the exercisability provisions of Section 5(c) and the termination provisions of  Section 7 , Options may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time during their term by the delivery of written notice to the Company specifying the number of Shares to be purchased. Such notice will be accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price, either by certified or bank check, or such other means as the Board may accept. As determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, payment of the exercise price of an Option may be made in the form of previously acquired Shares based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date the Option is exercised;  provided, however , that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the right to make a payment in the form of previously acquired Shares may be authorized only at the time the Option is granted.

No Shares will be issued upon exercise of an Option until full payment therefor has been made. A Participant will not have the right to distributions or dividends or any other rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to the Option until the Participant has given written notice of exercise, has paid in full for such Shares, if requested, has given the representation described in Section 11(a) hereof and fulfills such other conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

(e) Incentive Stock Option Limitations . In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time of grant) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year under the Plan and/or any other plan of the Company, its Parent or any Subsidiary will not exceed $100,000. For purposes of applying the foregoing limitation, Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order granted. To the extent any Option does not meet such limitation, that Option will be treated for all purposes as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

(f) Termination of Service . Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Award Agreement, Options will be subject to the terms of Section 7  with respect to exercise upon or following termination of employment or other service.

(g) Transferability of Options . Except as may otherwise be specifically determined by the Board with respect to a particular Option: (i) no Option will be transferable by the Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and (ii) during the Participant’s lifetime, an Option will be exercisable only by the Participant (or, in the event of the Participant’s Disability, by his personal representative).


SECTION 6.  Stock Appreciation Rights .

(a) Nature of Award . Upon the exercise of a SAR, its holder will be entitled to receive an amount equal to the excess (if any) of: (i) the Fair Market Value of the Shares covered by such SAR as of the date such SAR is exercised, over (ii) the Fair Market Value of the Shares covered by such SAR as of the date such SAR was granted. Such amount may be paid in either cash and/or Shares, as determined by the Board in its sole and absolute discretion.

(b) Terms and Conditions . The Award Agreement evidencing any SAR will incorporate the following terms and conditions and will contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Board deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion:

(i) Term of SAR . Unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, the term of a SAR will be ten years.

(ii) Exercisability . SARs will vest and become exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as will be determined by the Board at the time of grant.

(iii) Method of Exercise . Subject to terms of the applicable Award Agreement, the exercisability provisions of Section 6(b)(ii) and the termination provisions of  Section 7 , SARs may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time during their term by delivery of written notice to the Company specifying the portion of the SAR to be exercised.

(iv) Termination of Service . Unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, SARs will be subject to the terms of Section 7 with respect to exercise upon termination of employment or other service.

(v) Non-Transferability . Except as may otherwise be specifically determined by the Board with respect to a particular SAR: (A) SARs may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, gifted, transferred or disposed of in any manner either voluntarily or involuntarily by operation of law, other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution, and (B) during the Participant’s lifetime, SARs will be exercisable only by the Participant (or, in the event of the Participant’s Disability, by his personal representative).

SECTION 7.  Termination of Service Unless otherwise specified with respect to a particular Option or SAR in the applicable Award Agreement, Options or SARs granted hereunder will be exercisable after termination of service only to the extent specified in this Section 7 .

(a) Termination by Reason of Death . If a Participant’s service with the Company or any Affiliate terminates by reason of death, any Option or SAR held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised, to the extent then exercisable or on such accelerated basis as the Board may determine at or after grant, by the legal representative of the estate or by the legatee of the Participant under the will of the Participant, for a period expiring (i) at such time as may be specified by the Board at or after grant, or (ii) if not specified by the Board, then 12 months from the date of death, or (iii) if sooner than the applicable period specified under (i) or (ii) above, upon the expiration of the stated term of such Option or SAR.

(b) Termination by Reason of Disability . If a Participant’s service with the Company or any Affiliate terminates by reason of Disability, any Option or SAR held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised by the Participant or his personal representative, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of termination, or on such accelerated basis as the Board may determine at or after grant, for a period expiring (i) at such time as may be specified by the Board at or after grant, or (ii) if not specified by the Board, then 12 months from the date of termination of service, or (iii) if sooner than the applicable period specified under (i) or (ii) above, upon the expiration of the stated term of such Option or SAR.

(c) Cause . If a Participant’s service with the Company or any Affiliate is terminated for Cause: (i) any Option or SAR not already exercised will be immediately and automatically forfeited as of the date of such termination, and


(ii) any Shares for which the Company has not yet delivered share certificates will be immediately and automatically forfeited and the Company will refund to the Participant the Option exercise price paid for such Shares, if any.

(d) Other Termination . If a Participant’s service with the Company or any Affiliate terminates for any reason other than death, Disability or Cause, any Option or SAR held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised by the Participant, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of such termination, or on such accelerated basis as the Board may determine at or after grant, for a period expiring (i) at such time as may be specified by the Board at or after grant, or (ii) if not specified by the Board, then 90 days from the date of termination of service, or (iii) if sooner than the applicable period specified under (i) or (ii) above, upon the expiration of the stated term of such Option or SAR.

SECTION 8.  Restricted Stock .

(a) Issuance . Restricted Stock may be issued either alone or in conjunction with other Awards. The Board will determine the time or times within which Restricted Stock may be subject to forfeiture, and all other conditions of such Awards. The purchase price for Restricted Stock may, but need not, be zero. The prospective recipient of an Award of Restricted Stock will not have any rights with respect to such Award, unless and until such recipient has delivered to the Company an executed Award Agreement and has otherwise complied with the applicable terms and conditions of such Award.

(b) Certificates . A share certificate will be issued in connection with each Award of Restricted Stock. Such certificate will be registered in the name of the Participant receiving the Award, and will bear the following legend and/or any other legend required by this Plan, the Award Agreement or by applicable law:

THE TRANSFERABILITY OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION 2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AND AN AWARD AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN [THE PARTICIPANT] AND DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION COPIES OF THAT PLAN AND AGREEMENT ARE ON FILE IN THE PRINCIPAL OFFICES OF DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.

Share certificates evidencing Restricted Stock will be held in custody by the Company or in escrow by an escrow agent until the restrictions thereon have lapsed. As a condition to any Award of Restricted Stock, the Participant may be required to deliver to the Company a share power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Shares covered by such Award.

(c) Restrictions and Conditions . The Award Agreement evidencing the grant of any Restricted Stock will incorporate the following terms and conditions and such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Board deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion:

(i) During a period commencing with the date of an Award of Restricted Stock and ending at such time or times as specified by the Board (the “ Restriction Period ”), the Participant will not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise encumber Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan. The Board may condition the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock upon the continued employment or service of the recipient, the attainment of specified individual or corporate performance goals, or such other factors as the Board may determine, in its sole and absolute discretion.

(ii) Except as provided in this paragraph (ii) or the applicable Award Agreement, once the Participant has been issued a certificate or certificates for Restricted Stock, the Participant will have, with respect to the Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote the Shares, and the right to receive any distributions or dividends. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all such distributions or dividends


shall be subject to the same Restriction Period as is applicable to the Restricted Stock with respect to which such amounts are paid and such distributions or dividends shall be forfeited if, and to the extent, the Restricted Stock underlying such distributions or dividends is forfeited, provided that, if the Board so determines, any such cash distributions or dividends may be reinvested in additional Restricted Stock to the extent Shares are available under Section 3(a) of the Plan.

(iii) Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award Agreement, if a Participant’s service with the Company and its Affiliates terminates prior to the expiration of the applicable Restriction Period, the Participant’s Restricted Stock that then remains subject to forfeiture will then be forfeited automatically.

(iv) If and when the Restriction Period expires without a prior forfeiture of the Restricted Stock subject to such Restriction Period (or if and when the restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock are removed pursuant to  Section 3(d)  or otherwise), the certificates for such Shares will be replaced with new certificates, without the restrictive legends described in  Section 8(b)  applicable to such lapsed restrictions, and such new certificates will be delivered to the Participant, the Participant’s representative (if the Participant has suffered a Disability), or the Participant’s estate or heir (if the Participant has died).

SECTION 9.  Restricted Stock Units Subject to the other terms of the Plan, the Board may grant Restricted Stock Units to eligible individuals and may impose conditions on such units as it may deem appropriate. Each Restricted Stock Unit shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement in the form that is approved by the Board and that is not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan. Each Restricted Stock Unit will represent a right to receive from the Company, upon fulfillment of any applicable conditions, an amount equal to the Fair Market Value (at the time of the distribution) of one Share. Distributions may be made in cash and/or Shares. All other terms governing Restricted Stock Units, such as vesting, time and form of payment and termination of units shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

SECTION 10.  Performance Awards .

(a) Performance Awards Generally . The Board may grant Performance Awards in accordance with this Section 10 . Performance Awards may be denominated as a number of Shares, or specified number of other Awards (or a combination thereof) which may be earned upon achievement or satisfaction of performance conditions specified by the Board. In addition, the Board may specify that any other Award shall constitute a Performance Award by conditioning the vesting or settlement of the Award upon the achievement or satisfaction of such performance conditions as may be specified by the Board. Subject to Section 10(b) , the Board may use such business criteria or other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing the relevant performance conditions and may, in its discretion, adjust such criteria from time to time.

(b) Qualified Performance-Based Compensation Under Section 162(m) . Performance Awards intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code will be granted by the Committee and will be subject to the terms of this  Section 10(b) .

(i) Specified Business Criteria. The grant, vesting and/or settlement of a Performance Award subject to this Section 10(b) will be contingent upon achievement of one or more of the following business criteria (subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 10(b)(ii) , below):

(A) the attainment of certain target levels of, or a specified percentage increase in: revenues, income before taxes and extraordinary items, net income, operating income, earnings before income tax, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, earning per share, after-tax or pre-tax profits, operational cash flow, return on capital employed or returned on invested capital, after-tax or pre-tax return on stockholders’ equity, the price of the Company’s common stock or a combination of the foregoing;


(B) the achievement of a certain level of, reduction of, or other specified objectives with regard to limiting the level of increase in, the Company’s bank debt or other public or private debt or financial obligations;

(C) the attainment of a certain level of, reduction of, or other specified objectives with regard to limiting the level in or increase in all or a portion of controllable expenses or costs or other expenses or costs; and/or

(D) any other objective business criteria that would not cause an Award to fail to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

Performance goals may be established on a Company-wide basis or with respect to one or more business units, divisions, Affiliates, or products; and in either absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies. The performance goals for a particular performance period need not be the same for all Participants.

(ii) Adjustments to Performance Goals . The Committee may provide, at the time performance goals are established in accordance with Section 10(b)(i) , that adjustments will be made to those performance goals to take into account, in any objective manner specified by the Committee, the impact of one or more of the following: (A) gain or loss from all or certain claims and/or litigation and insurance recoveries, (B) the impairment of tangible or intangible assets, (C) stock-based compensation expense, (D) extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring events reported in the Company’s public filings, (E) restructuring activities reported in the Company’s public filings, (F) investments, dispositions or acquisitions, (G) loss from the disposal of certain assets, (H) gain or loss from the early extinguishment, redemption, or repurchase of debt, (I) cash or non-cash charges related to store closing expenses, (J) changes in accounting principles, or (K) any other item, event or circumstance that would not cause an Award to fail to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. An adjustment described in this Section 10(b)(ii) may relate to the Company or to any subsidiary, division or other operational unit of the Company or its Affiliates, as determined by the Committee at the time the performance goals are established. Any adjustment shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and standards, unless such other objective method of measurement is designated by the Committee at the time performance objectives are established. In addition, adjustments will be made as necessary to any performance criteria related to the Company’s stock to reflect changes in corporate capitalization, including a recapitalization, stock split or combination, stock dividend, spin-off, merger, reorganization or other similar event or transaction affecting the Company’s stock.

(c) Other Terms of Performance Awards . The Board may specify other terms pertinent to a Performance Award in the applicable Award Agreement, including terms relating to the treatment of that Award in the event of a Change in Control prior to the end of the applicable performance period.

SECTION 11.  Amendments and Termination .  The Board may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan at any time. However, except as otherwise provided in  Section 3 , no amendment, alteration or discontinuation will be made which would impair the rights of a Participant with respect to an Award without that Participant’s consent or which, without the approval of such amendment within 365 days of its adoption by the Board by the Company’s stockholders in a manner consistent with Treas. Reg. §1.422-3, would: (i) increase the total number of Shares reserved for issuance hereunder, or (ii) change the persons or class of persons eligible to receive Awards.

SECTION 12.  General Provisions .

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, Awards granted under the Plan effective on or after October 19, 2017, shall vest no earlier than the first anniversary of the date such Award was granted (other than acceleration of vesting in the event of a Change in Control or a Participant’s death or Disability); provided however, that, in the Board’s sole discretion, Awards representing no more than an aggregate of 5% of the Shares reserved for issuance under Section 3(a) of the Plan may be initially awarded or later amended without regard to this limit.


(b) The Board may require each Participant to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that the Participant is acquiring securities of the Company for investment purposes and without a view to distribution thereof and as to such other matters as the Board believes are appropriate.

(c) All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under the Plan will be subject to such share-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Board may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, any stock exchange upon which the Shares are then listed, and any other applicable federal or state securities law, and the Board may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

(d) Nothing contained in the Plan will prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to stockholder approval if such approval is required.

(e) Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the execution of any document in connection with the Plan will: (i) confer upon any employee of the Company or an Affiliate any right to continued employment or engagement with the Company or such Affiliate, or (ii) interfere in any way with the right of the Company or such Affiliate to terminate the employment of any of its employees at any time.

(f) No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income of the Participant for federal income tax purposes with respect to any Award under the Plan, the Participant will pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding the payment of, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the minimum required withholding obligations may be settled with Shares, including Shares that are part of the Award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The obligations of the Company under the Plan will be conditioned on such payment or arrangements and the Company will have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant.

SECTION 13. Effective Date of Plan .  Subject to the approval of the Plan by the Company’s stockholders within 12 months of the Plan’s adoption by the Board, the Plan will become effective on the date that it is adopted by the Board.

SECTION 14. Term of Plan The Plan will continue in effect until the 10 th anniversary of the date of stockholder approval of the Plan (or, if the stockholders approve an amendment that increases the number of shares subject to the Plan, the 10 th  anniversary of the date of such approval);  but provided further,  that Awards granted prior to such 10 th  anniversary may extend beyond that date.

SECTION 15. Invalid Provisions .  In the event that any provision of this Plan is found to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable under any applicable law, such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed as rendering any other provisions contained herein as invalid or unenforceable, and all such other provisions will be given full force and effect to the same extent as though the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained herein.

SECTION 16. Governing Law .  The Plan and all Awards granted hereunder will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws and judicial decisions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to the application of the principles of conflicts of laws.

SECTION 17. Board Action .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Plan, any and all actions of the Board or Committee, as the case may be, taken under or in connection with the Plan and any agreements, instruments, documents, certificates or other writings entered into, executed, granted, issued and/or delivered pursuant to the terms hereof, will be subject to and limited by any and all votes, consents, approvals, waivers or other actions of all or certain stockholders of the Company or other persons required by:

(a) the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time);


(b) the Company’s Bylaws (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time); and

(c) any other agreement, instrument, document or writing now or hereafter existing, between or among the Company and its stockholders or other persons (as the same may be amended from time to time).

SECTION 18.  Notices .  Any notice to be given to the Company pursuant to the provisions of this Plan must be given in writing and addressed, if to the Company, to its principal executive office to the attention of its Chief Financial Officer (or such other person as the Company may designate in writing from time to time), and, if to a Participant, to the address contained in the Company’s personnel files, or at such other address as that Participant may hereafter designate in writing to the Company. Any such notice will be deemed duly given: if delivered personally or via recognized overnight delivery service, on the date and at the time so delivered; if sent via telecopier or email, on the date and at the time telecopied or emailed with confirmation of delivery; or, if mailed, five (5) days after the date of mailing by registered or certified mail.

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Destination Maternity Stockholders Re-Elect All Four Incumbent Director Nominees At 2017 Annual

Meeting Of Shareholders

MOORESTOWN, N.J., Oct. 19, 2017 — Destination Maternity Corporation (NASDAQ: DEST), the world’s leading maternity apparel retailer, today announced that, based on preliminary voting tabulations, Destination stockholders have supported the re-election of all four Destination nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors: Michael J. Blitzer, Barry Erdos, Melissa Payner-Gregor, and B. Allen Weinstein. Additionally, stockholders voted in favor of all other proposals submitted for a vote at the Annual Meeting. The vote results are subject to certification by the independent inspector of elections

Destination’s Board of Directors issued the following statement:

“We thank all of our stockholders for their participation throughout this process. We had very insightful discussions with a number of our shareholders and received important feedback. We look forward to continuing our focus on executing on our operational initiatives and generating value for all stockholders.”

Destination will file voting results with the Securities and Exchange Commission on a Form 8-K, which will be available at the SEC’s web site or the Investor Relations section of the Company’s corporate website.

Forward-Looking Statements

The Company cautions that any forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) contained in this release or made from time to time by management of the Company, including those regarding the Company’s operational initiatives, involve risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various important factors. The following factors, among others, could affect the Company’s ability to execute its operational plans and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements: the strength or weakness of the retail industry in general and of apparel purchases in particular, our ability to successfully manage our various business initiatives, overall economic conditions and other factors affecting consumer confidence, demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for apparel (such as fluctuations in pregnancy rates and birth rates), and other factors set forth in the Company’s periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or in materials incorporated therein by reference. Although it is believed that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct and persons reading this announcement are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as at the date of this announcement. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this release (whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise), except as required by applicable law.

About Destination Maternity

 

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Destination Maternity Corporation is the world’s largest designer and retailer of maternity apparel. As of April 29, 2017 Destination Maternity operates 1,157 retail locations in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, including 511 stores, predominantly under the trade names Motherhood Maternity ® , A Pea in the Pod ® and Destination Maternity ® , and 646 leased department locations. The Company also sells merchandise on the web primarily through its brand-specific websites, motherhood.com and apeainthepod.com, as well as through its destinationmaternity.com website. Destination Maternity has international store franchise and product supply relationships in the Middle East, South Korea, Mexico, Israel and India. As of April 29, 2017 Destination Maternity has 219 international franchised locations, including 19 standalone stores operated under one of the Company’s nameplates and 200 shop-in-shop locations.

 

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