0001104659-06-064652.txt : 20061003 0001104659-06-064652.hdr.sgml : 20061003 20061003170612 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-06-064652 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060928 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20061003 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061003 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MOTHERS WORK INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000896985 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-WOMEN'S CLOTHING STORES [5621] IRS NUMBER: 133045573 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21196 FILM NUMBER: 061125578 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 456 N 5TH ST CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19123 BUSINESS PHONE: 2158732200 8-K 1 a06-20589_18k.htm CURRENT REPORT OF MATERIAL EVENTS OR CORPORATE CHANGES

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): September 28, 2006

MOTHERS WORK, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

Delaware	0-21196	13-3045573
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	Commission File number	(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)		Identification Number)

456 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(215) 873-2200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

(d) Election of Directors

On September 28, 2006, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Mothers Work, Inc. (the “Company”) acted at a special meeting to elect Anne T. Kavanagh to serve as a member of the Board and the Audit Committee effective immediately. Ms. Kavanagh was recommended for election to the Board by the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Ms. Kavanagh will fill the vacancy on the Board and the Audit Committee resulting from the death of Stanley C. Tuttleman. Ms. Kavanagh will serve the remaining unexpired term of Mr. Tuttleman (expiring at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders). After the election of Ms. Kavanagh to the Board, the Board consists of seven members.

On September 29, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Ms. Kavanagh to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release of Mothers Work, Inc. issued September 29, 2006

SIGNATURE

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 duly authorized.

Date: October 3, 2006	MOTHERS WORK, INC.

	By:	/s/ Edward M. Krell
		Edward M. Krell
		Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release of Mothers Work, Inc. issued September 29, 2006

EX-99.1 2 a06-20589_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CONTACT: Judie Ashworth, Publicity Manager

215.873.2283 ~ jashworth@motherswork.com

ANNE T. KAVANAGH JOINS MOTHERS WORK BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(Philadelphia, September 29, 2006) Mothers Work, Inc. (Nasdaq: MWRK), today announced the appointment of Anne T. Kavanagh to its Board of Directors. Ms. Kavanagh is the founder and CEO of New York-based Kavanagh Consulting L.L.C., a consulting services company primarily focused on corporate financial and strategic advice.

“Anne brings twenty-five years of business and financial experience to Mothers Work, and will be an important addition to our Board,” said Rebecca Matthias, President and Chief Operating Officer of Mothers Work. “We look forward to working together and benefiting from her extensive experience and insight.”

Prior to founding her own consulting services business, Ms. Kavanagh served in a variety of senior executive positions in the investment banking industry, including with PaineWebber, Prudential Securities, Salomon Brothers, NatWest Securities, and Drexel Burnham Lambert.

Ms. Kavanagh received her B.S. in Finance and Marketing from Boston College.

Mothers Work, Inc. (Nasdaq: MWRK) is the world’s leading designer and retailer of maternity apparel. As of August 31, 2006, the company operates 1,523 maternity locations, including 811 stores, predominately under the trade names Motherhoodâ Maternity, Mimi Maternityâ, A Pea in the Podâ and Destination Maternity™. The company operates 712 leased departments including the Two Heartsä maternity line at Sears®, and designs and sources the Oh Baby!™ By Motherhood collection for Kohl’s® as a licensed arrangement, and sells on the web through destinationmaternity.com and brand-specific websites.