Form 8-K
8-K — RALPH LAUREN CORP
Accession: 0000950142-26-002236
Filed: 2026-08-03
Period: 2026-07-30
CIK: 0001037038
SIC: 2320 (MEN'S & BOYS' FURNISHINGS, WORK CLOTHING, AND ALLIED GARMENTS)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of
earliest event reported): July 30, 2026
RALPH LAUREN
CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
001-13057
13-2622036
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
650 Madison Avenue,
New York, New York
10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(212) 318-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
Title of Each
Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange
on which Registered
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value
RL
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth
company ☐
If an emerging
growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any
new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
ITEM 5.07.
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
(a)
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ralph Lauren Corporation (the “Company”) was held on July 30, 2026.
(b)
The stockholders (i) elected all of the Company’s nominees for director to serve until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (ii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 3, 2027; and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and the Company’s compensation philosophy, policies and practices.
Each person duly elected as a director received the number of votes indicated
beside his or her name below. Class A directors are elected by the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B directors are elected by
holders of Class B Common Stock. Except for the election of directors, the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock vote together
as a single class on all matters presented for the consideration of our stockholders. Each owner of record of Class A Common Stock on
the record date is entitled to one vote for each share. Each owner of record of Class B Common Stock on the record date is entitled to
ten votes for each share.
1.
Election of Directors:
Class A Directors
Number of Votes For
Number of Votes Withheld
Non-Votes
Angela Ahrendts
29,487,839
859,613
2,338,063
Linda Findley
29,226,445
1,121,007
2,338,063
Darren Walker
19,909,048
10,438,404
2,338,063
Class B Directors
Number of Votes For
Number of Votes Withheld
Non-Votes
Ralph Lauren
218,812,760
0
0
Patrice Louvet
218,812,760
0
0
David Lauren
218,812,760
0
0
Frank A. Bennack, Jr.
218,812,760
0
0
Cesar Conde
218,812,760
0
0
Debra Cupp
218,812,760
0
0
Michael A. George
218,812,760
0
0
Valerie Jarrett
218,812,760
0
0
Wei Zhang
218,812,760
0
0
2.
Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 3, 2027.
Number of Votes For
Number of Votes Against
Abstentions
250,956,322
522,890
19,063
3.
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and the Company’s compensation philosophy, policies and practices.
Number of Votes For
Number of Votes Against
Abstentions
Non-Votes
247,311,631
1,827,343
21,238
2,338,063
(c)
Not applicable.
(d)
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION
Date: July 31, 2026
By:
/s/ Justin M. Picicci
Name:
Justin M. Picicci
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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