Edgar Filing: bebe stores, inc.

Date: August 17, 2012

bebe stores, inc.

/s/ Walter Parks

Walter Parks

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

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

August 17, 2012

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

bebe stores, inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California

0-24395

94-2450490

(State of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

400 Valley Drive

Brisbane, California 94005

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(415) 715-3900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

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:

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ITEM 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Emilia Fabricant, President of bebe, has resigned from the company for personal reasons effective August 17, 2012. Manny Mashouf, company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will continue to assume leadership of the company and Ms. Fabricant’s duties will be absorbed by both he and Renee Bell, Executive Vice President, Merchandising.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.