1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc. and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) included herein have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted from this report, as is permitted by such rules and regulations; however, the Company believes that its disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. It is suggested that these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Information presented as of December 29, 2012 is derived from audited financial statements.

The Company’s segment reporting structure reflects a brand-focused approach, designed to optimize the operational coordination and resource allocation of the Company’s businesses across multiple functional areas including specialty retail, retail outlets, concessions, wholesale apparel, wholesale non-apparel, e-commerce and licensing. The four reportable segments described below represent the Company’s brand-based activities for which separate financial information is available and which is utilized on a regular basis by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to evaluate performance and allocate resources. In identifying the Company’s reportable segments, the Company considered economic characteristics, as well as products, customers, sales growth potential and long-term profitability. As such, the Company reports its operations in four reportable segments, as follows:

· JUICY COUTURE segment – consists of the specialty retail, outlet, concession, wholesale apparel, wholesale non-apparel (including accessories, jewelry and handbags), e-commerce and licensing operations of the JUICY COUTURE brand.

· KATE SPADE segment – consists of the specialty retail, outlet, concession, wholesale apparel, wholesale non-apparel, e-commerce and licensing operations of the KATE SPADE, KATE SPADE SATURDAY and JACK SPADE brands.

· LUCKY BRAND segment – consists of the specialty retail, outlet, wholesale apparel, wholesale non-apparel, e-commerce and licensing operations of LUCKY BRAND.

· Adelington Design Group segment (*) – consists of: (i) exclusive arrangements to supply jewelry for the LIZ CLAIBORNE and MONET brands; (ii) the wholesale non-apparel operations of the TRIFARI brand and licensed KENSIE brand; (iii) the wholesale apparel and wholesale non-apparel operations of the licensed LIZWEAR brand and other brands; and (iv) the licensed LIZ CLAIBORNE NEW YORK brand.

(*) The Company’s agreement to supply DANA BUCHMAN branded jewelry to Kohl’s Corporation (“Kohl’s”) expired on October 11, 2013.

The operations of the Company’s former licensed DKNY ® Jeans family of brands concluded in January 2012 and were included in the results of the Adelington Design Group segment.

The activities of the Company’s former global Mexx business, its KENSIE, KENSIE GIRL and MAC & JAC brands, closed LIZ CLAIBORNE concessions in Europe and closed MONET concessions in Europe have been segregated and reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The Company continues activities with the LIZ CLAIBORNE family of brands, MONET brand and DANA BUCHMAN brand until the expiration of the supply agreement with Kohl’s on October 11, 2013 and therefore the activities of those brands have not been presented as discontinued operations.

Summarized financial data for the aforementioned brands that are classified as discontinued operations are provided in Note 3 – Discontinued Operations.

On October 31, 2012, the Company acquired the 51.0% interest (“KSJ Buyout”) held by Sanei International Co., Ltd (“Sanei”) in Kate Spade Japan Co., Ltd. (“KSJ”). KSJ was a joint venture that was formed between Sanei and KATE SPADE in August 2009. KSJ operated the KATE SPADE, KATE SPADE SATURDAY and JACK SPADE businesses in Japan, and KATE SPADE will continue to operate such businesses in Japan through its Japanese subsidiary. The purchase price for the KSJ Buyout was $41.0 million, net of $0.4 million of cash acquired (see Note 2 – Acquisition).

In the opinion of management, the information furnished reflects all adjustments, all of which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the reported interim periods. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. Management has evaluated events or transactions that have occurred from the balance sheet date through the date the Company issued these financial statements (see Note 21 – Subsequent Events).

NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc. is engaged primarily in the design and marketing of a broad range of apparel and accessories. The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to December 31. The 2013 fiscal year, ending December 28, 2013, reflects a 52-week period, resulting in a 13-week, three-month period and a 39-week, nine-month period for the third quarter. The 2012 fiscal year, ending December 29, 2012, reflects a 52-week period, resulting in a 13-week, three-month period and a 39-week, nine-month period for the third quarter.

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

USE OF ESTIMATES AND CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company’s critical accounting policies are those that are most important to the portrayal of its financial condition and results of operations in conformity with US GAAP. These critical accounting policies are applied in a consistent manner. The Company’s critical accounting policies are summarized in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2012.

The application of critical accounting policies requires that the Company make estimates and assumptions about future events and apply judgments that affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Estimates by their nature are based on judgments and available information. Therefore, actual results could materially differ from those estimates under different assumptions and conditions. The Company continues to monitor the critical accounting policies to ensure proper application of current rules and regulations. During the third quarter of 2013, there were no significant changes in the critical accounting policies discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2012.

RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

On December 30, 2012, the first day of the Company’s 2013 fiscal year, the Company adopted new accounting guidance on testing indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment, which provides an entity the option first to assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, an entity concludes that it is not more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity is not required to take further action. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to determine the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value with the carrying amount. The adoption of the new accounting guidance did not affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On December 30, 2012, the Company adopted new accounting guidance on comprehensive income, which requires an entity to prospectively provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income, but only if the amount reclassified is required under US GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. The adoption of the new accounting guidance did not affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows, but required additional disclosure (see Note 4 – Stockholders’ Deficit).