secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA)
CIK:        0001495320
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001495320-25-000002
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Vera Bradley appoints former Bath & Body Works CEO Andrew Meslow to board; Mary Lou Kelley retires
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- Andrew Meslow (ex-CEO of L Brands and Bath & Body Works) elected to Board effective Feb 7, 2025.
- Mary Lou Kelley retired effective Feb 7, 2025; served since 2015 including all committees; no disagreement.
- Meslow will receive standard non-employee director compensation: $49,500 cash retainer + $85,000 equity grant.
- Board now has 8 members following Meslow's appointment and the Nov 2024 appointment of Ian Bickley.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000149532025000002/0001495320-25-000002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000149532025000002/vra-20250207.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001495320-25-000002

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