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): September 28, 2006 (September 26, 2006)
Oxford Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Georgia
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001-04365
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58-0831862 |
(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer |
of incorporation)
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Identification No.) |
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222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, GA
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30308 |
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (404) 659-2424
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 3, 2006, the Board of Directors of Oxford Industries, Inc. (the Company)
approved an amendment to the Oxford Industries, Inc. Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the
Plan), subject to shareholder approval at the Companys 2006 annual meeting of
shareholders (the Pending Proposal), that would increase by an aggregate of 500,000
shares the Plans limit on the number of shares of common stock that could be transferred over
the life of the Plan to Plan participants (i) free of a substantial risk of forfeiture in
connection with grants of restricted shares under the Plan or (ii) in satisfaction of restricted
share units awarded under the Plan.
The Plan, as previously approved by the Companys shareholders at the Companys 2004 annual
meeting of shareholders, effectively authorized the Company to transfer in excess of 2,600,000
shares of common stock to Plan participants over the life of the Plan. As disclosed in the
proxy statement for the Companys 2006 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2006, (i) since the Plan went into
effect as of July 27, 2004, the Nominating, Compensation and Governance Committee of the
Companys Board of Directors has granted awards under the Plan exclusively in the form of
restricted shares and restricted share units, (ii) as of August 3, 2006, the aggregate number of
restricted shares and shares issuable in respect of restricted share units that had been granted
under the Plan was 120,004 shares, and (iii) as of August 3, 2006, there were 2,651,259 shares
of common stock that remained available for issuance under the Plan.
Subsequent to the distribution to the Companys shareholders of the proxy statement for the
Companys 2006 annual meeting of shareholders, the Company received feedback from Institutional
Shareholder Services (ISS) regarding the Plan. As a result, effective September 26,
2006, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an additional amendment to the Plan (the
September Amendment) which limits to an aggregate
of 1,000,000 shares (including shares previously granted under the Plan) the number of shares of common stock that could be
transferred to Plan participants over the life of the Plan. The September Amendment does not
require shareholder approval and is effective as of September 26, 2006 regardless of whether the
Companys shareholders approve the Pending Proposal. The September Amendment does not have any
effect on the Pending Proposal.
The September Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Amendment to the Oxford Industries, Inc. Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan.