Signet Sees Legal Officer Resign, Settles Shareholder Suit
July 1, 2020 by Rob Bates
"Judith Lynn Dennison (pictured), who currently serves as Signet’s chief legal and transformation officer, has voluntarily decided to resign as of Aug. 31, the company announced in an 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1.
Dennison has been with the company since 2011 and has been in her current position since February 2018. She has also served as company secretary since 2019. She left to “pursue other opportunities,” Signet said, adding it “is grateful for Ms. Dennison’s significant contributions.”
In its annual 10-Q, the company also announced that on Saturday it had settled in principle four shareholder suits, which accused the company of failing to properly disclose issues with its credit portfolio, as well as sexual harassment claims that arose amid its ongoing gender discrimination arbitration.
The issues were substantially the same as those raised in previously settled litigation, except that they covered a different time period.
Signet expects it will record a pretax charge of $8.5 million from the settlement, net of expected insurance recovery. Under the proposed settlement, these plaintiffs will now join ... "
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