Transactions with Former Parent

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Prior to the Separation, the Company's financial statements were prepared on a “carve-out” basis and were derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of the Former Parent. The following discussion summarizes activity between the Company and the Former Parent.

Allocation of General Corporate Expenses

Prior to the Separation, for purposes of preparing the financial statements on a “carve-out” basis, the Company was allocated a portion of the Former Parent's total corporate expenses. See Note 1 for a discussion of the methodology used to allocate corporate-related costs for purposes of preparing the financial statements on a "carve-out” basis.

Long-term Debt due to Former Parent

Prior to the Separation, during 2020, the Company borrowed $97 million from the Former Parent to pay down outstanding debt with external parties. This borrowing was due in September 2025 and had a variable interest rate based on the China Loan Prime Rate. As a result of the Separation, the Company no longer has this Long-term Debt due to Former Parent. Prior to the Separation, the Company recognized $2 million of interest expense during 2021 related to this borrowing.

Net Transfers from (to) Former Parent

The following table presents the components of Net Transfers from (to) Former Parent prior to the Separation in the 2021 and 2020 Consolidated and Combined Statements of Equity:


	2021		2020
	(in millions)
Cash Pooling and General Financing Activities, Net	$	(172)	$	(543)
Long-lived Assets (a)	16		—
Corporate Expense Allocations	49		77
Share-based Compensation Expense	15		25
Assumed Income Tax Payments	15		59
Cash Payment to Former Parent	(976)		—
Total Net Transfers to Former Parent	$	(1,053)	$	(382)

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(a)Represents long-lived assets transferred between the Company and the Former Parent as a result of asset allocation decisions made during the period.

Agreements with Former Parent

The Company entered into several agreements with the Former Parent that, among other things, effect the Separation and govern the relationship of the parties following the Separation, including a Separation and Distribution Agreement, a Tax Matters Agreement, an L Brands to VS Transition Services Agreement, a VS to L Brands Transition Services Agreement, an Employee Matters Agreement and a Domestic Transportation Services Agreement.

Under the terms of the transition services agreements, as amended, the Company provides its Former Parent, on a transitional basis, certain services or functions, including information technology, certain logistics functions and customer marketing services. Additionally, the Former Parent provides to the Company various services or functions, many of which currently use a shared technology platform, including human resources, payroll and certain logistics functions. Generally, these services will be provided for a period of up to two years following the Separation, except for information technology services, which will be provided for a period of up to three years following the Separation and may be extended for a maximum of two additional one-year periods subject to increased administrative charges. Consideration and costs for the transition services will be determined using several billing methodologies as described in the agreements, including customary billing, pass-through billing, percent of sales billing or fixed fee billing. Costs for transition services provided by the Former Parent are recorded within the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Income (Loss) based on the nature of the services. Consideration for transition services provided to the Former Parent are recorded within the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Income (Loss) based on the nature of the services and as an offset to expenses incurred to provide the services.

The following table summarizes the recognized consideration and costs pursuant to the transition services agreements for 2022 and 2021:


	2022		2021
	(in millions)
Consideration Received	$	72	$	55
Costs Recognized	74		42

Under the terms of the Domestic Transportation Services Agreement, the Former Parent provides transportation services to the Company for certain beauty and apparel merchandise in the U.S. and Canada for an initial term of three years following the Separation, which term will thereafter continuously renew unless and until either party elects to terminate the arrangement upon written prior notice. Costs for the transportation services will be determined using customary billing and fixed billing methodologies, which are described in the agreement, and are subject to an administrative charge. Costs for transition services are recorded within Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy in the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Income (Loss).

The following table summarizes the recognized costs pursuant to the Domestic Transportation Services Agreement for 2022 and 2021:


	2022		2021
	(in millions)
Costs Recognized	$	91	$	46

Prior to the Separation, certain Company employees participated in the stock option and performance incentive plan of the Former Parent. Under the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement, in connection with the Separation, restricted stock and stock option equity awards held by Company employees were converted to awards representing approximately 6.0 million shares of the Company's common stock under the Company's 2021 Stock Option and Performance Incentive Plan.