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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-232475"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001483510"
company_name: "EXPRESS, INC."
filed_at: "2023-09-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T21:40:21.507902+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Express names Stewart Glendinning as new CEO; reaffirms guidance

## Summary
- CEO Tim Baxter resigned effective Sept 15; Stewart Glendinning appointed CEO same day.
- Glendinning base salary $1.35M, target STI 150% of base, LTI target $4.2M; $2M make-whole bonus.
- Baxter severance: $1.35M base (12 monthly installments), actual STI, COBRA for 12 months.
- Company reaffirms guidance previously announced on Sept 6, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-232475
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001483510
- company_name: EXPRESS, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-09-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1483510/000119312523232475/0001193125-23-232475-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1483510/000119312523232475/d457291d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-232475
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-232475.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-232475.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Tim Baxter resigned as Chief Executive Officer at EXPRESS, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On September 6, 2023, Tim Baxter informed the board of directors (the “Board”) of Express, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1483510/000119312523232475/0001193125-23-232475-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stewart Glendinning was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at EXPRESS, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On September 6, 2023, the Board appointed Stewart Glendinning as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of September 15, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1483510/000119312523232475/0001193125-23-232475-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stewart Glendinning was appointed as Class I director at EXPRESS, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class I director
  source text: Also, effective as of such date, Mr. Glendinning will join the Board to fill the vacancy resulting from Mr. Baxter’s resignation as a Class I director of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1483510/000119312523232475/0001193125-23-232475-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.