<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000701985-18-000048.txt : 20180917
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20180917163042
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000701985-18-000048
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180913
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180917
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180917

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:			0128

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08344
		FILM NUMBER:		181073736

	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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<TYPE>8-K
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<div><a name="s16E3D36D0B718C7C1E93D4065169A74C"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;padding-left:2px;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;"><img src="lbrandsa01aa32.jpg" alt="lbrandsa01aa32.jpg" style="height:133px;width:494px;"></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:9px;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">L BRANDS TAKES ACTION TO INCREASE SHAREHOLDER VALUE -</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:13pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:9px;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">ANNOUNCES 2019 CLOSURE OF HENRI BENDEL STORES AND </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:9px;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">HENRI BENDEL E-COMMERCE </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Columbus, Ohio (Sept. 13, 2018) - With a&#160;focus on increasing shareholder value, L Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LB) announces the January 2019 closing of all 23 Henri Bendel stores and the Henri Bendel e-commerce website.  The stores include the company&#8217;s Fifth Avenue store as well as smaller-format stores in 11 states.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">All stores and the website will remain in operation through January 2019 with new merchandise continuing to arrive through the holiday season.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;We are committed to improving performance in the business and increasing shareholder value.  As part of that effort, we have decided to stop operating Bendel to improve company profitability and focus on our larger brands that have greater growth potential,&#8221; said Leslie Wexner, chairman and CEO of L Brands.  &#8220;This decision is right for the future growth of our company, but not easy because of the impact to our L Brands family.  I want to thank our Bendel associates for their dedication to this iconic brand and to our loyal Bendel customers.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The associates staying with the business through January will be offered retention bonuses.  At the point when associates&#8217; positions are eliminated, they will be invited to interview for open positions within the company or will be offered separation pay and job search support services.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Operating results for Henri Bendel are included in the company&#8217;s Other segment for financial reporting.&#160; The company estimates that Henri Bendel 2018 revenues and operating loss, excluding closing costs, will be approximately $85 million and $45 million, respectively.  The company is in the process of estimating the costs associated with closing the business. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">ABOUT L BRANDS:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">L Brands, through Victoria&#8217;s Secret, PINK, Bath &amp; Body Works, La Senza and Henri Bendel, is an international company.  The company operates 3,084 company-owned specialty stores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Greater China, and its brands are sold in more than 800 additional franchised locations worldwide.  The company&#8217;s products are also available online at </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">www.VictoriasSecret.com</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">www.BathandBodyWorks.com</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">www.HenriBendel.com</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">www.LaSenza.com.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">We caution that any forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) contained in this press release or made by our company or our management involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, many of which are beyond our control. Accordingly, our future performance and financial results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements. Words such as &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;planned,&#8221; &#8220;potential&#8221; and any similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements. Risks associated with the following factors, among others, in some cases have affected and in the future could affect </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:4px;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#999999;font-weight:bold;">VICTORIA'S SECRET / BATH &amp; BODY WORKS / PINK / LA SENZA / HENRI BENDEL</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:4px;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#999999;">&#32;Three Limited Parkway  Columbus, OH 43230 www.LB.com</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">our financial performance and actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements included in this press release or otherwise made by our company or our management:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; 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