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): March 5, 2015
American Apparel, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-32697
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20-3200601
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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747 Warehouse Street, Los Angeles, CA
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90021-1106
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 488-0226
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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 March 5, 2015, Robert Mintz resigned as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Apparel, Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. Mintz was a designee of Lion/Hollywood L.L.C. (“Lion”) under the Investment Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2009, as amended, between the Company and Lion. On March 5, 2015, Lion informed the Company of its intention to designate Jeff Chang, a Director at Lion Capital, to replace Mr. Mintz as a Class C Director.
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.
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AMERICAN APPAREL, INC.
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Dated: March 11, 2015
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By:
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Name:
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Chelsea A. Grayson
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Title:
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General Counsel,
Executive Vice President and
Secretary
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