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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-090900
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150310
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150313
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150313

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIVE BELOW, INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001177609
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0201

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35600
		FILM NUMBER:		15698937

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1818 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1900
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		215 546 7909

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1818 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1900
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIVE BELOW INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030305

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHEAP HOLDINGS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020717
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT
TO SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(D) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March&nbsp;10, 2015 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FIVE BELOW, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1818 Market Street </B></P>
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PA 19103 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
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if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Election of New Directors </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On
March&nbsp;10, 2015, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the &#147;<B><I>Nominating Committee</I></B>&#148;) of the Board of Directors (the &#147;<B><I>Board</I></B>&#148;) of Five Below, Inc. (the
&#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;), the Board increased its size from eight to nine and appointed Catherine E. Buggeln as a Class I director, effective immediately, to fill the vacancy created by the increase. Subject to her nomination and election
at the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders, Ms.&nbsp;Buggeln will serve the remainder of the Class I term which expires at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders. The Board also appointed Ms.&nbsp;Buggeln to be a member of the Nominating Committee.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, on March&nbsp;10, 2015, following the resignation of Steven J. Collins and upon the recommendation of the Nominating
Committee, the Board appointed Kathleen S. Barclay as a Class II director, effective immediately, to fill such vacancy. Subject to her nomination and election at the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders, Ms.&nbsp;Barclay will serve the remainder of
the Class II term which expires at the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders. The Board also appointed Ms.&nbsp;Barclay to be a member of the Compensation Committee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board determined that each of Ms.&nbsp;Buggeln and Ms.&nbsp;Barclay qualifies as an independent director under the director independence
standards set forth in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B><I>SEC</I></B>&#148;) and the applicable listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (&#147;<B><I>Nasdaq Rules</I></B>&#148;).
Ms.&nbsp;Barclay also satisfies the other requirements for Compensation Committee members under the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Nasdaq Rules and the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of Mses. Buggeln and Barclay will be entitled to compensation under the Company&#146;s Compensation Policy for Non-Employee Directors.
Neither Ms.&nbsp;Buggeln nor Ms.&nbsp;Barclay has an arrangement or understanding with any other persons pursuant to which such candidate was selected as a director. There are no transactions in which Ms.&nbsp;Buggeln or Ms.&nbsp;Barclay has an
interest requiring disclosure under Item&nbsp;404(a) of Regulation S-K. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Resignation of Director </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On March&nbsp;10, 2015, Steven J. Collins tendered his resignation as a member of the Board and the Compensation Committee, and it was accepted
by the Board on March&nbsp;10, 2015. The resignation was not a result of any disagreement with the Company and was consistent with Mr.&nbsp;Collins&#146; intent as previously disclosed in the Company&#146;s proxy statement for the 2014 annual
meeting of shareholders. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On March&nbsp;13, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the
appointment of Catherine E. Buggeln and Kathleen S. Barclay to the Board. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item&nbsp;8.01 by reference. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Press contact: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jessica Liddell </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ICR, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FivePR@icrinc.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">203-682-8200 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FIVE BELOW NAMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Company Adds Two New Independent Directors with Appointments of Kathleen Barclay and Catherine Buggeln </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PHILADELPHIA &#151; March&nbsp;13, 2015 &#150; </B><U>Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE)</U>, the leading retailer of extreme-value merchandise for teens,
pre-teens and beyond, announced today that Kathleen &#147;Katy&#148; Barclay and Catherine &#147;Kate&#148; Buggeln have been appointed independent members of its Board of Directors, effective March&nbsp;10, 2015. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We are excited to welcome Katy and Kate to our Board of Directors,&#148; said Tom Vellios, Executive Chairman of Five Below. &#147;As we execute on the
significant store growth opportunity ahead, talent will be an important component and Katy&#146;s extensive knowledge and experience in human resources management together with Kate&#146;s deep retail and diverse business expertise will be
invaluable. We&#146;re fortunate to have Katy and Kate and believe that their collective knowledge and expertise will be of great benefit to Five Below as we continue to expand into new and existing markets, realize our substantial store opportunity
and build value for our shareholders.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ms.&nbsp;Barclay brings more than 35 years of experience in the human resources field to the Five Below
Board. Currently, she serves as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Kroger Co., where she has built a world-class human resources infrastructure and is responsible for driving technology, people and organizational improvement to align with
the corporate business strategy. Prior to Kroger, Ms.&nbsp;Barclay spent 25 years at General Motors Company serving in various successive human resources roles, culminating in the role of Vice President of Global Human Resources and General Motors
University, where she was responsible for managing the global human resources function and was a member of the </P>

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General Motors Automotive Strategy Board. Ms.&nbsp;Barclay currently serves as a Director of the American Family Insurance Company as well as a member of a number of nonprofit Boards including:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Human Resources Policy Association, the National Academy of Human Resources and United Way of Greater Cincinnati. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;I
have been impressed with Five Below&#146;s focus on people as they embark on the Company&#146;s next chapter of growth,&#148; said Katy Barclay. &#147;I am delighted to be joining Five Below and look forward to working with the Board and management
to continue strengthening the great team to support and help guide the future of this very successful brand.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ms.&nbsp;Buggeln joins Five
Below&#146;s Board with over 30 years of experience in the retail industry. She currently serves as a member of the Board for publicly traded Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. and Ascena Retail Group. She also is on the Board of Noble Biomaterials and is Board
co-chair of the nonprofit, Bpeace. Previously, Ms.&nbsp;Buggeln was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Coach, Inc., where she created and led strategies to enter new markets and new categories. Ms.&nbsp;Buggeln also spent
many years as a retail consultant at LakeWest Group Ltd. and Coopers&nbsp;&amp; Lybrand LLP, where she advised retail companies on business strategy, operations, e-commerce and supply chain. She previously served as a Director at Stuart Weitzman and
the Timberland Co. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Five Below is a truly unique concept in the retail industry with a strong and loyal customer base and a tremendous runway for
growth ahead,&#148; said Kate Buggeln. &#147;I have great respect for Tom, Joel and the Board, and I look forward to working with them to grow and extend the Five Below brand into new and existing markets.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Five Below: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Five Below is a rapidly growing
specialty value retailer offering a broad range of trend-right, high-quality merchandise targeted at the teen and pre-teen customer. Five Below offers a dynamic, edited assortment of exciting products in a fun and differentiated store environment,
all priced at $5 and below, including select brands and licensed merchandise across a number of category worlds: <I>Style</I>, <I>Room</I>, <I>Sports</I>, <I>Tech</I>, <I>Crafts</I>, <I>Party</I>, <I>Candy,</I> and <I>Now</I>. Five Below is
headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more information, visit <U>www.fivebelow.com</U>. </P>
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