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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) April 9, 2021
 
BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
001-38559
 45-2936287
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
25 Research Drive    
Westborough, Massachusetts   01581
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
 
 
(774) 512-7400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
☐ 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 or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01
BJ
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 5.02
 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
On April 9th Bob Eddy, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer, has been named Interim Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors, and Christopher J. Baldwin, Chairman of the Board of Directors, has been appointed Executive Chairman, effective immediately following the unexpected death of Lee Delaney, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. 
 
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)     Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. dated April 9, 2021
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
Date: April 9, 2021          
 
BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.
   
By:
/s/ Graham N. Luce
Name:
Graham N. Luce
Title:
Senior Vice President, Secretary