DESTINATION XL GROUP, INC. (NASDAQ:DXLG) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 20, 2017, each of Jesse Choper and George Porter, Jr. notified Destination XL Group, Inc. (the “Company”) that they would not stand for re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) to be held on August 3, 2017. Messrs. Choper and Porter will remain on the Board until the Annual Meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Messrs. Choper and Porter have each served on the Board for seventeen years. Their decisions to not stand for re-election were not a result of any disagreement with the Company.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is expected to recommend to the Board two independent director nominees to replace Messrs. Choper and Porter. Those director nominees, together with the other seven current directors, are expected to be included in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting that is scheduled to be mailed on or about June 30, 2017.
About DESTINATION XL GROUP, INC. (NASDAQ:DXLG)
Destination XL Group, Inc. is a specialty retailer of men’s apparel with retail and direct operations in the United States and London, England. The Company operates through the Big & Tall Men’s Apparel segment. The Company operates under the trade names of Destination XL, DXL, Casual Male XL, Casual Male XL outlets, DXL outlets, Rochester Clothing, ShoesXL and LivingXL. The Company operates approximately 170 Destination XL stores, 125 Casual Male XL retail stores, 40 Casual Male XL outlet stores, nine DXL outlet stores and five Rochester Clothing stores. Its direct business includes its DestinationXL.com and bigandtall.com e-commerce sites, which support its stores, brands and product extensions. Through its multiple brands, which include both branded apparel and private-label, the Company offers a range of merchandise. The Company carries various designer brands, including Cole Haan, Allen Edmonds, Timberland, Calvin Klein, Lacoste, Donald J. Pliner and Bruno Magli.