Current Report Filing (8-k)
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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
March 5, 2021
Date of Report (date of earliest event
reported)
Mahwah
Bergen Retail Group, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
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001-39300
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30-0641353
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
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933 MacArthur Boulevard
Mahwah, New Jersey 07430
(Address of principal executive offices,
including zip code)
(551) 777-6700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
(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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which
registered
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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 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Emerging
growth company ¨
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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. ¨
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Item 1.03
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Bankruptcy or Receivership.
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As previously disclosed, on July 23, 2020, Mahwah Bergen
Retail Group, Inc. (f/k/a Ascena Retail Group, Inc.) (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries (together
with the Company, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under chapter 11 of
title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District
of Virginia (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Chapter 11 Cases were jointly administered under the caption In re: Ascena
Retail Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 20-33113. On February 25, 2021, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the
“Confirmation Order”) confirming the Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan (Technical Modifications) of Mahwah Bergen Retail
Group, Inc. (f/k/a Ascena Retail Group, Inc.) and Its Debtor Affiliates (the “Plan of Reorganization”).
On March 5, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), the
Plan of Reorganization became effective pursuant to its terms and the Debtors filed a Notice of (I) Entry of Order Confirming
the Debtors’ Amended Chapter 11 Plans and (II) Occurrence of Effective Date with the Bankruptcy Court.
Court filings and information about the Chapter 11 Cases can
be found at a website maintained by the Debtors’ claim agent, Prime Clerk, at https://cases.primeclerk.com/ascena.
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Item 3.03
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Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
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The Plan of Reorganization, which became effective on March 5,
2021, provides that, among other things, on the Effective Date, except as otherwise specifically provided for therein or in the
Restructuring Support Agreement or any agreement, instrument or other document incorporated in the Plan of Reorganization or the
Plan Supplement, all notes, instruments, certificates, Securities and other documents evidencing Claims or Interests shall be terminated
and canceled as to the Debtors and the obligations of the Debtors thereunder or in any way related thereto shall be deemed satisfied
in full and discharged; provided that all provisions of the Term Loan Documents that by their express terms survive termination
thereof shall remain in full force and effect and enforceable by their terms, in each case against all parties other than the Debtors.
As a result, as of the Effective Date, among other things, all of the Company’s equity interests, consisting of shares
of common stock and related preferred stock purchase rights, were cancelled without consideration and have no value. Capitalized
terms used but not defined in this paragraph have the meanings given such terms in the Plan of Reorganization, which was previously
filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2021.
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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
of Certain Officers.
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Pursuant to the Confirmation Order, on the Effective Date, the
terms of the current members of the board of directors of the Debtors expired, and the Plan Administrator (as defined in the Plan
of Reorganization) was appointed as set forth in the Plan of Reorganization.
Also pursuant to the Confirmation Order, on the Effective Date,
the persons acting as managers and officers of the Debtors shall be deemed to have resigned, solely in their capacities as such,
and the Plan Administrator shall be appointed as the sole manager and sole officer of the Debtors and shall succeed to the powers
of the Debtors’ managers and officers.
On March 5, 2021, the Company will file a Form 15
with the Securities and Exchange Commission to deregister its common stock and related preferred stock purchase rights and suspend
its reporting obligations under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As a result,
the Company will no longer be required to file certain reports under the Exchange Act, including Current Reports on Form 8-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K, and intends to immediately cease filing any such reports.
SIGNATURE
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.
Mahwah Bergen Retail
Group, Inc.
(Registrant)
Date: March 5, 2021
By:
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/s/ Carrie Teffner
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Carrie Teffner
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President and Interim Executive Chair of the Board
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