# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001037038
**File Stem:** 0000950142-25-002098
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 7336
**Document Hash:** 20239dedbb01a91bcc9aa332a681c4da
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950142-25-002098.hdr.sgml**: 20250804

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950142-25-002098

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250731

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250804

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250804

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** RALPH LAUREN CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001037038
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** MEN'S & BOYS' FURNISHINGS, WORK CLOTHING, AND ALLIED GARMENTS [2320]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 132622036
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0328

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-13057
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251181706

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 650 MADISON AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2123187000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 650 MADISON AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** POLO RALPH LAUREN CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19970402

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? FORM 8-K

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, DC 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 31, 2025

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION** | **RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION** | **RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION** |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) | (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) | (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,** <br> **New York, New York** |  | **10022** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code) |
| **(212) 318-7000** | **(212) 318-7000** | **(212) 318-7000** |
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
| NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |

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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 (<u>see</u> 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:

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| **Title of Each Class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of Each Exchange<br> on which Registered** |
| Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value | RL | New York Stock Exchange |

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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. ☐

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| **ITEM 5.07.** | **SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.** |

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(a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ralph Lauren Corporation (the "Company") was held on July 31, 2025.

(b) The stockholders (i) elected all of the Company's nominees for director to serve until the Company's 2026 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 March 28, 2026; 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:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Class A Directors** | **Number of Votes For** | **Number of Votes Withheld** | **Non-Votes** |
| Angela Ahrendts | 18215664 | 12935186 | 3251514 |
| Linda Findley | 30074559 | 1076291 | 3251514 |
| Darren Walker | 20194315 | 10956535 | 3251514 |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Class B Directors** | **Number of Votes For** | **Number of Votes Withheld** | **Non-Votes** |
| Ralph Lauren | 218812760 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrice Louvet | 218812760 | 0 | 0 |
| David Lauren | 218812760 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank A. Bennack, Jr. | 218812760 | 0 | 0 |
| Debra Cupp | 218812760 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. George | 218812760 | 0 | 0 |
| Valerie Jarrett | 218812760 | 0 | 0 |
| Wei Zhang | 218812760 | 0 | 0 |

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2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 28, 2026.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Number of Votes For** | **Number of Votes Against** | **Abstentions** |
| 252,357,967 | 795,328 | 61,829 |

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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.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Number of Votes For** | **Number of Votes Against** | **Abstentions** | **Non-Votes** |
| 247,955,843 | 1,948,892 | 58,875 | 3,251,514 |

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(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.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION** | **RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION** | **RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION** |
| Date: August 4, 2025 | By: | /s/ Justin M. Picicci | /s/ Justin M. Picicci |
|  |  | Name: | Justin M. Picicci |
|  |  | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |

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