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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): March 19, 2011
 
 
SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Commission File Number:  1-32349
 
 
Bermuda
 
Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
 
Identification No.)
Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Hamilton
HM11
Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
 
441 296 5872
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
(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:
 
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Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) On March 19, 2012, Michael W. Barnes and a subsidiary of Signet Jewelers Ltd. entered into an Amendment to Employment Agreement, amending the terms of Mr. Barnes’ employment agreement to change the basis on which annual bonus and performance-based long-term incentive compensation will be paid to Mr. Barnes in the event of certain terminations of employment, from payment based upon relevant target performance to payment based upon actual performance against the target. 

A copy of the amendment to Mr. Barnes’ employment agreement is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits
 
 

10.1                      Amendment to Employment Agreement dated  March 19, 2012 between Sterling Jewelers Inc. and Michael W. Barnes.




 


 
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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.

 
 
SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED
  
Date:  March 23, 2012
      
       
 
By:
 /s/ Mark A. Jenkins
  
 
Name:
Mark A. Jenkins
  
 
Title:
Group Company Secretary
  

 
 
                                                                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

 
10.1  Amendment to Employment Agreement dated  March 19, 2012 between Sterling Jewelers Inc. and Michael W. Barnes.
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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