Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICON) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01.
On December 2, 2020, Red Diamond Holdings S.à r.l. (“Red Diamond”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a share purchase agreement (the “SPA”) to sell all of the equity interests of Lee Cooper China Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Red Diamond (the “Lee Cooper China Sale”), for consideration of $16.0 million. The Lee Cooper China Sale includes the sale of the Lee Cooper brand in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. The Lee Cooper China Sale is anticipated to close on or prior to March 30, 2021, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions. The sale agreement contains representations, warranties, and covenants of the parties that are customary for transactions of this type. The Company anticipates using the net proceeds from the Lee Cooper China Sale to repay amounts due under its existing financing arrangements, and otherwise for general corporate purposes.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The matters discussed in this Form 8-K involve estimates, projections, goals, forecasts, assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. All statements in this Form 8-K that are not purely historical facts are forward-looking statements, including statements containing the words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “continue,” “believe,” “plan,” “project,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result” or similar expressions. Any forward-looking statement inherently involves risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the parties’ ability to close the Lee Cooper China Sale; and other risks. The Company discusses certain of these factors more fully in its additional filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, and this Form 8-K should be read in conjunction with those reports, together with all of the Company’s other filings, including other current reports on Form 8-K, through the date of this Form 8-K. The Company urges you to consider all of these risks, uncertainties and other factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 8-K.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Since the Company operates in a rapidly changing environment, new risk factors can arise and it is not possible for the Company’s management to predict all such risk factors, nor can the Company’s management assess the impact of all such risk factors on the Company’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. The Company’s future results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required by law.
About Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICON)
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. is a brand management company. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of consumer brands across women’s, men’s, home and entertainment categories. The Company operates through five segments: men’s, women’s, home, entertainment and corporate. The Company’s brand portfolio includes brands, such as Candie’s, Bongo, Joe Boxer, Rampage, Mudd, London Fog, Mossimo, Ocean Pacific/OP, Danskin/Danskin Now, Rocawear/Roc Nation, Cannon, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest, Charisma, Starter, Waverly, Ecko Unltd/Mark Ecko Cut & Sew, Zoo York, Umbro, Lee Cooper, Strawberry Shortcake and Artful Dodger, and interests in Material Girl, Peanuts, Ed Hardy, Truth or Dare, Modern Amusement, Buffalo, Nick Graham Hydraulic and PONY brands. It operates in various geographic regions, including the United States, Japan and Other (which principally represent Latin America and Europe).
