Vera Bradley Extends Existing Shareholder Rights Plan
Vera Bradley (Nasdaq: VRA) announced the Board unanimously approved a one-year amendment to its shareholder rights plan, extending the plan's final expiration date from October 11, 2025 to October 11, 2026. All other terms remain unchanged. The Board said the extension is intended to guard against abusive tactics, protect all shareholders, and ensure time to evaluate open-market accumulations or control-like actions. Additional details will be included in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. The company reiterated investor resources on its Investor Relations webpage and noted forward-looking risks in its public filings.
Vera Bradley (Nasdaq: VRA) ha annunciato che il Consiglio ha approvato all'unanimità un emendamento della durata di un anno al piano sui diritti degli azionisti, estendendo la data di scadenza finale del piano da 11 ottobre 2025 a 11 ottobre 2026. Tutti gli altri termini rimangono invariati. Il Consiglio ha detto che l'estensione è finalizzata a proteggere da tattiche abusive, proteggere tutti gli azionisti e garantire tempo sufficiente per valutare accumuli nel mercato aperto o azioni simili al controllo. Ulteriori dettagli saranno inclusi in un Current Report on Form 8-K depositato presso la SEC. L'azienda ha richiamato le risorse per gli investitori sulla sua pagina Investor Relations e ha ricordato i rischi forward-looking presenti nei suoi documenti pubblici.
Vera Bradley (Nasdaq: VRA) anunció que la Junta aprobó por unanimidad una enmienda de un año al plan de derechos de los accionistas, extendiendo la fecha de vencimiento final del plan del 11 de octubre de 2025 al 11 de octubre de 2026. Todos los demás términos permanecen sin cambios. La Junta dijo que la extensión tiene como objetivo prevenir tácticas abusivas, proteger a todos los accionistas y asegurar tiempo para evaluar acumulaciones en el mercado abierto o acciones de control similares. Se incluirán detalles adicionales en un Current Report on Form 8-K presentado ante la SEC. La empresa reiteró los recursos para inversionistas en su página de Investor Relations y señaló los riesgos a futuro en sus comunicados públicos.
Vera Bradley (Nasdaq: VRA) 이사회는 만장일치로 주주권 계획에 대한 1년 기한 연정을 승인했다고 발표했습니다. 이로써 계획의 최종 만료일은 2025년 10월 11일에서 2026년 10월 11일로 연장되었습니다. 다른 모든 조건은 변함없습니다. 이사회는 이번 연장이 남용적 전술을 방지하고 모든 주주를 보호하며 공개시장 누적이나 지배권 도전과 같은 조치를 평가할 시간을 확보하기 위한 것이라고 밝혔습니다. 추가 세부사항은 SEC에 제출된 Form 8-K의 Current Report에 수록될 예정입니다. 회사는 투자자 자원을 Investor Relations 페이지에 재확인했고 공개 서류에 담긴 미래 지향적 위험 요인을 언급했습니다.
Vera Bradley (Nasdaq: VRA) a annoncé que le conseil d'administration a approuvé à l'unanimité une modification d'un an du plan des droits des actionnaires, prolongeant la date d'expiration finale du plan, passant de 11 octobre 2025 à 11 octobre 2026. Tous les autres termes restent inchangés. Le conseil a indiqué que cette extension vise à prévenir les tactiques abusives, à protéger tous les actionnaires et à assurer le temps nécessaire pour évaluer les accumulations sur le marché libre ou les actions de type contrôle. Des détails supplémentaires seront inclus dans le Current Report on Form 8-K déposé auprès de la SEC. L'entreprise a réitéré les ressources destinées aux investisseurs sur sa page Investor Relations et a souligné les risques prospectifs figurant dans ses communications publiques.
Vera Bradley (Nasdaq: VRA) gab bekannt, dass der Vorstand einstimmig einer einjährigen Änderung des Aktionärsrechtsplans zugestimmt hat und damit das endgültige Ablaufdatum des Plans von 11. Oktober 2025 auf 11. Oktober 2026 verlängert. Alle anderen Bedingungen bleiben unverändert. Der Vorstand sagte, die Verlängerung solle gegen missbräuchliche Taktiken schützen, alle Aktionäre schützen und Zeit geben, offene Marktakkumulationen oder kontrollähnliche Maßnahmen zu bewerten. Weitere Details werden in einem Current Report on Form 8-K bei der SEC eingereicht erscheinen. Das Unternehmen bekräftigte die Investorenressourcen auf seiner Seite Investor Relations und verwies auf zukunftsgerichtete Risiken in seinen öffentlichen Unterlagen.
Vera Bradley (Nasdaq: VRA) أعلنت أن مجلس الإدارة وافق بالإجماع على تعديل لمدة عام واحد لخطة حقوق المساهمين، مما مد تاريخ انتهاء الخطة النهائي من 11 أكتوبر 2025 إلى 11 أكتوبر 2026. تبقى جميع الشروط الأخرى دون تغيير. وقال المجلس إن التمديد يهدف إلى حماية من الأساليب الاستغلالية، وحماية جميع المساهمين، وضمان وقت لتقييم التراكمات في السوق المفتوح أو الإجراءات الشبيهة بالسيطرة. سيتم تضمين تفاصيل إضافية في تقرير حالياً على النموذج 8-K المقدم إلى هيئة الأوراق المالية. كررت الشركة الموارد المخصصة للمستثمرين على صفحة Investor Relations وأشارت إلى المخاطر المستقبلية في تقاريرها العامة.
Vera Bradley (Nasdaq: VRA) 宣布董事会一致同意对股东权利计划进行为期一年之修订，将该计划的最终到期日从2025年10月11日延长至2026年10月11日。其他条款保持不变。董事会表示，延长期限旨在防范滥用行为、保护所有股东并确保有时间评估公开市场的累计或类似控制的行动。更多细节将包含在向美国证券交易委员会提交的8-K当前报告中。公司在其投资者关系页面重复强调了投资者资源，并在其公开披露中提及前瞻性风险。
- Rights plan expiration extended one year to Oct 11, 2026
- Board approved extension by unanimous vote
- All other Rights Plan terms remain unchanged
- Extension may limit third-party control attempts through open-market accumulations until Oct 11, 2026
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Vera Bradley extended its shareholder rights plan one year to
Vera Bradley, Inc. extended the final expiration of its shareholder rights plan from
The extension is a defensive governance action that does not change operating fundamentals. Key dependencies include the Board's ongoing assessment of accumulation risks and any disclosures in the forthcoming Form 8-K. Watch for the Form 8-K for material amendment details and any subsequent statements that quantify the perceived control risk within the one-year window ending on
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Oct. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vera Bradley, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRA) (the “Company”) announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) unanimously approved an amendment to the Company’s existing shareholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”) pursuant to which the final expiration date has been extended from October 11, 2025 to October 11, 2026. All other terms and conditions of the Rights Plan, which was adopted to protect shareholders’ interests and maximize value for all shareholders, remain unchanged.
The Board is committed to acting in the best interests of all shareholders. The Board approved the one-year extension of the Rights Plan to guard against abusive tactics, to protect the interests of all Company shareholders, and to ensure that all shareholders have the opportunity to realize the long-term value of their investment in the Company.
In approving the one-year extension, the Board evaluated the continued risk for an entity, person or group to gain a control or control-like position in the Company through open market accumulations of the Company’s common stock or other tactics potentially disadvantaging the interests of the Company’s shareholders. The Rights Plan is intended to position the Board to fulfill its duties by ensuring that the Board has sufficient time to make informed judgments that are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.
Additional details regarding the amendment to the Rights Plan will be included in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
About Vera Bradley, Inc.
Vera Bradley, Inc., based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a leading designer of women’s handbags, luggage and other travel items, fashion and home accessories, and unique gifts. Founded in 1982 by friends Barbara Bradley Baekgaard and Patricia R. Miller, the brand is known for its innovative designs, iconic patterns, and brilliant colors that inspire and connect women unlike any other brand in the global marketplace.
The Company has two reportable segments: Vera Bradley Direct (“VB Direct”) and Vera Bradley Indirect (“VB Indirect”). The VB Direct business consists of sales of Vera Bradley products through Vera Bradley Full-Line and Outlet stores in the United States; Vera Bradley’s websites, www.verabradley.com, outlet.verabradley.com, and international.verabradley.com; and the Vera Bradley annual outlet sale in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The VB Indirect business consists of sales of Vera Bradley products to approximately 1,100 specialty retail locations throughout the United States, as well as select department stores, national accounts, third party e-commerce sites, and third-party inventory liquidators, and royalties recognized through licensing agreements related to the Vera Bradley brand.
Website Information
We routinely post important information for investors on our website www.verabradley.com in the “Investor Relations” section. We intend to use this webpage as a means of disclosing material, non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor the Investor Relations section of our website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, presentations and webcasts. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our webpage is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this release.
Investors and other interested parties may also access the Company’s most recent Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report outlining its ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives at https://verabradley.com/pages/corporate-responsibility.
Vera Bradley Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this release are “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current expectations or beliefs concerning future events and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expected, including: possible adverse changes in general economic conditions and their impact on consumer confidence and spending; possible inability to predict and respond in a timely manner to changes in consumer demand; possible loss of key management or design associates or inability to attract and retain the talent required for our business; possible inability to maintain and enhance our brands; possible inability to successfully implement the Company’s long-term strategic plan; possible inability to successfully open new stores, close targeted stores, and/or operate current stores as planned; incremental tariffs or adverse changes in the cost of raw materials and labor used to manufacture our products; possible adverse effects resulting from a significant disruption in our distribution facilities; or business disruption caused by pandemics or other macro factors. More information on potential factors that could affect the Company’s financial results is included from time to time in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of the Company’s public reports filed with the SEC, including the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2025. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.
Contacts
Investors:
Tom Filandro, Partner
ICR, Inc.
VeraBradleyIR@icrinc.com
Media:
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877-708-VERA (8372)
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