Citi Trends,Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
  Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
  Change in Fiscal Year.
  As reported below, at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders
  (the Annual Meeting) of Citi Trends,Inc. (the Company) held on
  May24, 2017, the Companys stockholders approved an amendment to
  the Companys amended and restated bylaws (the Second Amended and
  Restated Bylaws) to adopt a majority voting requirement for
  uncontested director elections. Under the amended provisions, in
  a contested election, directors will continue to be elected by a
  plurality of the shares represented in person or by proxy at any
  such meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.
  to the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, an incumbent director
  who fails to receive the required number of votes in an
  uncontested election will be required to tender his or her
  resignation to the Board of Directors (the Board), and the
  Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will make a
  recommendation to the Board on whether to accept or reject the
  resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Second
  Amended and Restated Bylaws require that the Board disclose
  publicly its decision and rationale with respect to the tendered
  resignation within 90 days following certification of the
  stockholder vote.
  In addition, on May23, 2017, the Board of Directors approved an
  amendment to clarify the procedures for calling a special meeting
  of the Board of Directors.
  The foregoing summary of the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws
  does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety
  by reference to the full text of the Second Amended and Restated
  Bylaws, which are attached hereto as Exhibit3.1 and incorporated
  by reference herein.
  Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
  Holders.
  At the Annual Meeting, the holders of the Companys common stock
  entitled to vote at the meeting (1)elected three director
  nominees, two ClassIII directors whose terms will expire at the
  2020 annual meeting of stockholders and one ClassII director
  whose term will expire at the 2019 annual meeting of
  stockholders, (2)re-approved the material terms of the
  performance goals under the Companys 2012 Incentive Plan in order
  to preserve federal income tax deductions, (3)approved an
  amendment to the Companys amended and restated bylaws to adopt a
  majority voting requirement for uncontested director elections,
  (4)adopted, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the resolution
  approving the compensation of the Companys named executive
  officers for 2016, (5)approved, on a non-binding advisory basis,
  holding future advisory votes on executive compensation every
  year, and (6)ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Companys
  independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
  ending February3, 2018.
  As previously disclosed, Macellum Advisors GP, LLC (Macellum) and
  certain affiliated entities, nominated two persons to the Board
  in opposition to certain nominees set forth by the Company. On
  May30, 2017,IVS Associates,Inc., the independent inspector of
  elections for the Annual Meeting, delivered the preliminary
  voting results for the Annual Meeting, which reported that two of
  the Companys nominees, Barbara Levy and R. Edward Anderson, and
  one of Macellums nominees, Jonathan Duskin, were elected to the
  Board as well as the other voting results set forth below. The
  Company will file an amendment to this Form8-K to announce the
  final results once they are certified by the independent
  inspector of elections.
The voting results were as follows:
(1)The election of three directors:
| BoardofDirectorsNominee | 
 | For | 
 | Withheld | 
 | 
| Barbara Levy (ClassII) | 13,909,563 | 4,159 | |||
| R. Edward Anderson (ClassIII) | 6,522,496 | 1,317 | |||
| Lawrence E. Hyatt (ClassIII) | 6,091,196 | 432,617 | |||
| Jonathan Duskin (ClassIII) | 6,555,363 | 834,546 | |||
| Paul Metcalf (ClassIII) | 3,561,535 | 3,828,374 | 
    (2)A proposal to re-approve the material terms of the
    performance goals under the Companys 2012 Incentive Plan in
    order to preserve federal income tax deductions:
  
| For | 
 | Against | 
 | Abstain | 
 | 
| 11,819,395 | 690,195 | 1,404,132 | 
    (3)A proposal to approve an amendment to the Companys amended
    and restated bylaws to adopt a majority voting requirement for
    uncontested director elections:
  
| For | 
 | Against | 
 | Abstain | 
 | 
| 13,908,017 | 2,529 | 3,176 | 
    (4)A proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the
    compensation of the Companys named executive officers for 2016:
  
| For | 
 | Against | 
 | Abstain | 
 | 
| 13,175,428 | 684,640 | 53,654 | 
    (5)Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on
    executive compensation:
  
| EveryYear | 
 | 2Years | 
 | 3Years | 
 | Abstain | 
 | 
| 11,868,008 | 10,912 | 1,988,587 | 46,215 | 
    Based on the outcome of the vote on the frequency of future
    advisory votes to approve executive compensation and consistent
    with its recommendation, the Board has determined that the
    Company will continue to hold such votes to approve executive
    compensation every one year until the next required frequency
    vote. Accordingly, the Company will hold its next advisory vote
    to approve executive compensation at its 2018 annual meeting of
    stockholders.
  
    (6)Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Companys
    independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
    year ending February3, 2018:
  
| For | 
 | Against | 
 | Abstain | 
 | 
| 13,899,926 | 27,357 | 2,120 | 
    On May24, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing
    the preliminary results of the Annual Meeting, which is
    attached hereto as Exhibit99.1.
  
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
| ExhibitNo. | 
 | Description | 
| 3.1 | Second Amended and Restated Bylaws | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May24, 2017 | 
 About Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) 
Citi Trends, Inc. is a retailer of urban fashion apparel and accessories. The Company’s segment is retail operations. The Company operates approximately 520 stores in both urban and rural markets in over 30 states. The Company offers products under its brands, such as Citi Steps and Red Ape. The Company’s merchandise includes apparel, accessories and home. Within apparel, the Company offers fashion sportswear for men, women and children, including offerings for newborns, infants, toddlers, boys and girls. Accessories include handbags, jewelry, footwear, belts, intimate apparel, scrubs and sleepwear. The Company’s home merchandise includes decorative home product, functional home product, beauty, books, toys and electronic accessories. The Company sources its merchandise from approximately 1,700 vendors, consisting of domestic manufacturers and importers.	Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) Recent Trading Information 
Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) closed its last trading session down -0.23 at 18.22 with 64,647 shares trading hands.
 
                



