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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2019
Registration Statement No. _____________

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Tapestry, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
 
2-2242751
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001
 (Address, including zip code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

Amended and Restated Tapestry, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan
 (Full Title of Plan)

Todd Kahn, Esq.
President, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
10 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001
 (212) 946-8400
(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 
Large accelerated filer ☒
Accelerated filer ☐
 
Non-accelerated filer ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company ☐
 
Emerging growth company ☐
 

If any emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ◻

Calculation of Registration Fee

Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
Registered(1)
 
Proposed
maximum offering
price per share(2)
   
Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price(2)
   
Amount of
registration
fee
 
Common Stock,
$0.01 par value
8,250,000 Shares
 
$
26.61
   
$
219,532.50
   
$
28,495.32
 
  (1)
Includes an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be issued to adjust the number of shares issued pursuant to the plan described herein as the result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of Registrant’s outstanding Common Stock.
  (2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the average of the high and low price of the Registrant's Common Stock on November 4, 2019 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this “Registration Statement”) is being filed to register an additional 8,250,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of Tapestry, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), under the Amended and Restated Tapestry, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Amended Stock Incentive Plan”). The Amended Stock Incentive Plan was authorized by the Company’s stockholders at its 2019 Annual Meeting.

The Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-228281) (the “2018 Registration Statement”) on November 8, 2018 registering 23,998,639 shares of the Common Stock under the Tapestry, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. The Company hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the 2018 Registration Statement to the extent not otherwise amended or superseded by the contents of this Registration Statement.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.

The following documents filed by the Company are incorporated herein by reference:


(a)
The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2019 (the “2019 Form  10-K”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on August 15, 2019;


(b)
The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2019, filed with the Commission on November 7, 2019;


(c)
The Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2019 (other than such information therein that is deemed to have been furnished rather than filed in accordance with SEC rules), September 4, 2019, October 24, 2019 and November 5, 2019 (other than such information therein that is deemed to have been furnished rather than filed in accordance with SEC rules), respectively;


(d)
The portions of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (filed with the Commission on September 27, 2019), which were incorporated by reference into the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K; and


(e)
The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company’s registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on September 27, 2000, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and


(f)
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, before filing a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all of the shares of common stock offered have been sold or which deregisters all of such shares the remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document, which is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference, herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.


Item 8.
Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Exhibit
   
Opinion of Venable LLP regarding legality of securities being registered
   
Consent of Venable LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
   
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
   
Powers of Attorney
   
99.1
Amended and Restated Tapestry, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2019)


*
Filed herewith.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York on November 7, 2019.

 
TAPESTRY, INC.
     
 
By:
Jide Zeitlin
   
Name:
Jide Zeitlin
   
Title:
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE, FINANCIAL & ACCOUNTING OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:

Name
 
Title
 
Date
         
/s/ Jide Zeitlin
 
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
 
November 7, 2019
Jide Zeitlin
  (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Joanne Crevoiserat
 
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
 
November 7, 2019
Joanne Crevoiserat
  Financial Officer)    
         
/s/ Brian Satenstein
 
Controller (Principal Accounting
 
November 7, 2019
Brian Satenstein
  Officer)    
         
*
 
Director
 
November 7, 2019
Darrell Cavens
       
         
*
 
Director
 
November 7, 2019
David Denton
       
         
*
 
Director
 
November 7, 2019
Anne Gates
       
         
*
 
Director
 
November 7, 2019
Andrea Guerra
       
         
*
 
Director
 
November 7, 2019
Susan Kropf
       
         
*
 
Director
 
November 7, 2019
Annabelle Yu Long
       
         
*
 
Director
 
November 7, 2019
Ivan Menezes
       

*By:
/s/ Jide Zeitlin
 
 
Jide Zeitlin
Attorney-in-Fact