Kirkland's, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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 11, 2008

Kirkland's, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Tennessee 000-49885 621287151
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
431 Smith Lane, Jackson, Tennessee   38301
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   731-988-3600

Not Applicable
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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.

In connection with the continued employment of Mike Madden as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kirkland’s, Inc. (the "Company"), the Company entered into a letter agreement (the "Agreement"), effective as of April 11, 2008 with Mr. Madden. Under the Agreement, if Mr. Madden’s service with the Company is terminated for "cause" or if he resigns for "good reason" (both as defined in the Agreement), the Company will continue his base salary for a period of six months following his separation and subsidize his COBRA premium costs for a period of six months to the same extent that it subsidized the cost of his group health insurance immediately prior to his separation. In order to receive the payments provided for under the Agreement, Mr. Madden will be required to enter into a general release of claims.

The foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following is filed as an exhibit to this current report:





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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.

         
    Kirkland's, Inc.
          
April 14, 2008   By:   /s/ W. Michael Madden
       
        Name: W. Michael Madden
        Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Letter Agreement by and between Mike Madden and Kirkland’s Inc., dated April 11, 2008