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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-16-013539
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160519
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160524
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160524

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			L Brands, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000701985
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-WOMEN'S CLOTHING STORES [5621]
		IRS NUMBER:				311029810
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08344
		FILM NUMBER:		161672255

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		THREE LIMITED PKWY
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 16000
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43216
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6144157000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		THREE LIMITED PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		P.O. BOX 16000
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43216

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LIMITED BRANDS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020613

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LIMITED INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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STATES</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>

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DC 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt">&nbsp;<B>CURRENT
REPORT </B><BR>
<B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</B><BR>
<B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></FONT></P>

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May 24, 2016 (May 19, 2016)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>L
Brands, Inc.</B></FONT></P>

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Charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Delaware</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 48%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>31-1029810</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Three Limited Parkway</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Columbus, OH</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; width: 48%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>43230</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(614) 415-7000</B></P>

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area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Not Applicable</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)</P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see</I> General Instruction
A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">L Brands, Inc. (the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;) held its Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (the &ldquo;<B>Annual Meeting</B>&rdquo;) on May 19, 2016. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting,
each of which is described in the 2016 Proxy Statement filed on April 8, 2016 (the &ldquo;<B>Proxy Statement</B>&rdquo;), and the
results of the voting were as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Election of Directors</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dennis S. Hersch, David T. Kollat and Leslie H. Wexner were
elected to the Board of Directors for a term of three years. Of the 257,349,097 shares present in person or represented by proxy
at the meeting, the number of shares voted for, the number of shares voted against, the number of shares abstained and the number
of broker non-votes were as follows, with respect to each of the nominees:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>For</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Against</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Abstain</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Broker Non-Vote</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dennis S. Hersch</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">239,446,359</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2,167,572</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">149,995</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">15,585,171</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">David T. Kollat</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">219,393,736</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">22,204,882</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">165,308</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">15,585,171</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Leslie H. Wexner</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">235,599,159</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,703,161</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2,461,606</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; padding-right: 2pt; padding-left: 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">15,585,171</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In addition, directors whose term of office continued after
the Annual Meeting were: E. Gordon Gee, Donna A. James, Jeffrey H. Miro, Michael G. Morris, Stephen D. Steinour, Allan R. Tessler,
Abigail S. Wexner and Raymond Zimmerman.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Ratification of the Independent Registered Public Accountants</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company&rsquo;s
independent registered public accountants for the 2016 fiscal year was ratified, with 255,214,097 shares voting for the appointment,
1,868,430 shares voting against the appointment and 266,570 shares abstaining.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Company Proposal to Amend the Certificate of Incorporation
to Remove Supermajority Voting Requirements</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company&rsquo;s proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation
to remove supermajority voting requirements did not receive a sufficient number of votes from stockholders to be approved, with
174,828,709 shares voting for the proposal, 62,818,374 shares voting against the proposal, 4,116,843 shares abstaining and 15,585,171
broker non-votes. In order to be approved, this proposal required the affirmative vote of at least 75% of the outstanding shares
of the Company entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. 60.92% of the total number of shares of the Company outstanding at March
24, 2016, the record date of the Annual Meeting, voted in favor of the proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
compensation of the Company&rsquo;s executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement was approved by the stockholders, on
an advisory basis, with 213,786,796</FONT> shares voting for the Company&rsquo;s executive compensation, 27,630,724 shares voting
against the Company&rsquo;s compensation, 346,406 shares abstaining and 15,585,171 broker non-votes. 88.55% of the shares voting
on the proposal voted in favor of the proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Stockholder Proposal on Proxy Access</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
stockholder proposal on proxy access was approved by the stockholders, with 126,081,007</FONT> shares voting for the proposal,
114,070,292 shares voting against the proposal, 1,612,627 shares abstaining and 15,585,171 broker non-votes. 52.50% of the shares
voting on the proposal voted in favor of the proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 27pt">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>L Brands, Inc.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: May 24, 2016</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Samuel P. Fried</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: Samuel P. Fried</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive Vice President &ndash; Law, Policy &amp; Governance</FONT></TD></TR>
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