Edgar Filing: AMERICAN APPAREL, INC

AMERICAN APPAREL, INC.

Dated: September 28, 2010

/s/ Glenn A. Weinman

Glenn A. Weinman

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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): September 28, 2010

American Apparel, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	001-32697	20-3200601
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

747 Warehouse Street, Los Angeles, CA		90021-1106
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 488-0226

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

The 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2010 Annual Meeting”) of American Apparel, Inc. (the “Company”) has been tentatively scheduled for December 10, 2010. Because the tentative date of the 2010 Annual Meeting is more than 30 days after the anniversary date of the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, in accordance with Rule 14a-5(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company is informing stockholders of such change.

For a stockholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, the proposal must be received by the Company’s Secretary at the address set forth below no later than October 11, 2010. Any such proposal also must comply with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

For a stockholder proposal that is not intended to be included in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, written notice of the proposal, which notice must include the information required by the Company’s bylaws, must be received by the Company’s Secretary at the address set forth below no later than the tenth (10th) day following the date on which notice of the date of the 2010 Annual Meeting is mailed or public disclosure of the date of the 2010 Annual Meeting is made, whichever first occurs, in accordance with the advance notice provisions of the Company’s bylaws.

The address of the Company’s Corporate Secretary is: American Apparel, Inc., Attn: Glenn A. Weinman, Secretary, 747 Warehouse Street, Los Angeles, California 90021.

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 hereunto duly authorized.