Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 29, 2009, Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release (i) to announce its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2009, and (ii) to provide net sales and earnings per diluted share
guidance for the three months ending December 31, 2009 and the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2010.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year
Pursuant to an amendment to Section 607.0728 of the Florida Business
Corporation Act that became effective on October 1, 2009, Florida corporations
are permitted to adopt majority voting for the election of directors through an
amendment to their bylaws. On October 27, 2009, the Board of Directors (the
"Board") of the Company adopted amended and restated bylaws (the "Amended
Bylaws") to provide that, in an uncontested election for directors, a director
would need to receive a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting of
shareholders in order to be elected to the Board. The Amended Bylaws also
provide that in a contested election, a director would need to receive a
plurality of the votes cast at the annual meeting of shareholders in order to be
elected to the Board. The Amended Bylaws are effective January 1, 2010.
In conjunction with the adoption of the Amended Bylaws, the Board amended
and restated the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines and Principles,
effective January 1, 2010, to implement a policy that any director who is not
re-elected to the Board in an uncontested election by the requisite majority of
votes cast at an annual meeting of shareholders submit his/her resignation to
the Board. The Amended Bylaws require the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee to then recommend to the Board whether to accept or reject the
resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Amended Bylaws provide
that the Board will act on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee's
recommendation and publicly disclose the Board's decision within 90 days from
the date of the certification of the election results.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
3.1 Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective January 1, 2010.
99.1 Press release of Elizabeth Arden, Inc., dated October 29, 2009.