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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2013
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On July 15, 2013, we announced the execution of a Stock Purchase Agreement with Hudson Clothing Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or Hudson, Fireman Capital CPF Hudson Co-Invest LP, a Delaware limited partnership, or Fireman, Peter Kim, Paul Cardenas, Tony Chu, and certain optionholders of Hudson named therein, pursuant to which we agreed to acquire all of the outstanding equity interests in Hudson.  On September 30, 2013, we completed the acquisition of Hudson and purchased all of the outstanding equity interests for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $97.2 million, consisting of $64.8 million in cash and approximately $32.4 million in Convertible Notes, which we refer to collectively as the Acquisition, subject to a working capital adjustment within 45 days of closing.

 

In addition, in connection with the Acquisition, we, along with our Joe’s Jeans Subsidiary, Inc. and Hudson Clothing, LLC subsidiaries, as “Borrowers”, or the Borrowers, and certain of our other subsidiaries as “Guarantors” entered into (i) a revolving credit agreement, or the “Revolving Credit Agreement”, with CIT as administrative agent, collateral agent, documentation agent and syndication agent, CIT Finance LLC, as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, and the lenders party thereto, and (ii) a term loan credit agreement, or the Term Loan Credit Agreement, with Garrison Loan Agency Services LLC, as administrative agent, collateral agent, lead arranger, documentation agent and syndication agent, and the lenders party thereto, or Garrison.  In addition, we entered into an amended and restated factoring agreement with CIT that amends and restates our existing factoring agreement.

 

The Convertible Notes were issued with different interest rates and conversion features for Hudson’s management stockholders and Fireman, respectively.  Interest on the Convertible Notes will be paid in a combination of cash and additional paid in kind notes, or PIK Notes.  Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $22.9 million were issued to Hudson’s management stockholders, or the Management Notes. The Management Notes are structurally and contractually subordinated to our senior debt and mature on March 31, 2019.  The Management Notes accrue interest quarterly on the outstanding principal amount (i) from September 30, 2013 until the earlier to occur of the date of conversion of the notes or November 30, 2014 at a rate of 10% per annum, which will be payable 7.68% in cash and 2.32% in PIK Notes, or PIK Interest, (ii) from December 1, 2014 until the earlier to occur of the date of conversion of the notes or September 30, 2016 at a rate of 10% per annum, which interest will payable in cash, and (iii) from October 1, 2016 until the earlier to occur of the date of conversion of the notes or the date such principal amount is paid in full at a rate of 10.928% per annum, which interest will be payable in cash.  Payment of interest at the cash pay rate under clause (ii) or (iii), as applicable, for any payment date will be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:  (i) the issuance of our financial statements and our consolidated subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ending November 30, 2014 and for each fiscal quarter occurring thereafter, (ii) the “Leverage Ratio” (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter is less than 3.21x to 1.00 and (iii) the “Excess Availability” (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) as of such date shall not be less than $18,000,000 (which Excess Availability may be comprised of up to $4,000,000 in Unrestricted Cash (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement)).  If such conditions are not satisfied as of any interest payment date, then the cash component of such interest payment will be payable 7.68% in cash and the remainder will be payable in PIK Interest.  The Management Notes become convertible by each of the holders beginning two years after the closing of the Acquisition and ending March 31, 2019, into shares of our common stock, $0.10 par value, or Common Stock, cash, or a combination of cash and Common Stock, at our election.

 

The approximately $9.6 million in aggregate principal amount of convertible notes issued to Fireman, or the Fireman Note, and together with the Management Notes; collectively, we will refer to them as the Buyer Notes, are structurally and contractually subordinated to our senior debt and mature on March 31, 2019. The Fireman Note accrues interest quarterly on the outstanding principal amount (i) from September 30, 2013 until the earlier to occur of the date of conversion of the notes or November 30, 2014 at a rate of 6.5% per annum, which will be payable 3.0% in cash and 3.5% in PIK Notes, again the PIK Interest,  (ii) from December 1, 2014 until the earlier to occur of the date of conversion of the notes or September 30, 2016 at a rate of 6.5% per annum, which interest will payable in cash, and (iii) from October 1, 2016 until the earlier to occur of the date of conversion of the notes or the date such principal amount is paid in full at a rate of 7.0% per annum, which interest will be payable in cash. Payment of interest at the cash pay rate under clause (ii) or (iii), as applicable, for any payment date will be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:  (i) the issuance of the financial statements of our and our consolidated subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ending November 30, 2014 and for each fiscal quarter occurring thereafter, (ii) the “Leverage Ratio” (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter is less than 3.00x to 1.00 and (iii) the “Excess Availability” (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) as of such date shall not be less than $18,000,000 (which Excess Availability may be comprised of up to $4,000,000 in Unrestricted Cash (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement)).  If such conditions are not satisfied as of any interest payment date, then the cash component of such interest payment will be payable 3.0% in cash and the remainder shall be payable in PIK Interest. The Fireman Note will become convertible by the holder beginning 366 days after the closing of the Acquisition and ending March 31, 2019 into shares of Common Stock, cash, or a combination of cash and Common Stock, at our election.

 

Each of the Buyer Notes are convertible, in whole but not in part, at a conversion price of $1.78 per share, subject to certain adjustments, into approximately 18.2 million shares of our Common Stock, subject to receipt of stockholder approval to comply with NASDAQ rules, which we have agreed to seek after the closing of the Acquisition.  The Fireman Note may be converted at its sole election and the Management Notes may be converted at either a majority of the holders’ election or individually, depending on the holder.  We will also seek stockholder approval to increase the number of authorized shares, if necessary. Prior to receipt of such stockholder approval, the conversion rights will be limited to approximately 13.6 million shares of Common Stock.  If the we elect to pay cash with respect to a conversion of the Buyer Notes, the amount of cash to be paid per share shall equal (a) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion multiplied by (b) the average of the closing prices for the Common Stock over the 20 trading day period immediately preceding the notice of conversion.  We will have the right to prepay all or any portion of the principal amount of the Buyer Notes at any time by paying 103% of the principal amount of the portion of any Management Notes subject to prepayment or 100% of the principal amount of the portion of the Fireman Note subject to prepayment.  Certain of our stockholders holding approximately 23% of the voting power have each entered into a letter solely between such stockholder and us to vote in favor of authorizing us to issue, at our election, the maximum amount of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Buyer Notes, the approval of an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the amount of authorized shares of Common Stock in an amount sufficient to permit the issuance of the Common Stock upon conversion of all Buyers Notes and approve any other matters related to the Acquisition.  The Buyer Notes are expressly junior and subordinated in right of payment to all amounts due and owing upon any indebtedness outstanding under the Revolving Facility and the Term Loan Facility (as discussed below).

 

In addition, we also entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with the holders of the Buyer Notes. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, we will provide certain demand registration rights to register the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Buyer Notes at any time following the 20 month anniversary of the date of the Registration Rights Agreement (or, in the case of Fireman, the 10 month anniversary of the date of the Registration Rights Agreement), any holder or group of holders that, together with its or their affiliates, or collectively, a Demanding Stockholder,  holds more than 20% of the shares issued or issuable pursuant to the Buyer Notes, or the Registrable Shares, will have the right to require us to prepare and file a registration statement on Form S-1 or S-3 or any similar form or successor to such forms under the Securities Act, or any other appropriate form under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act for the resale of all or part of its Registrable Shares.  The Demanding Stockholders will collectively have the right to require up to two registration statements on Form S-1 and an unlimited number of registration statements on Form S-3.  Additionally, the Registration Rights Agreement allows for piggy back registration rights, subject to certain limitations as described therein, which allows each holder of Registrable Shares to participate in the registration statement each time we or another holder of Registrable Shares proposes to conduct a sale of Common Stock to the public.

 

The Acquisition will be recorded as of September 30, 2013 and the results of Hudson will be reflected in our results from that date forward. We will record all identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the Acquisition date at fair value.

 

Revolving Credit Agreement

 

The Revolving Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility, or the Revolving Facility, with up to $50,000,000 of lender commitments, including the revolving A-1 commitment , or the Revolving A-1 Commitment, of up to $1,000,000 and the revolving A commitment, or the Revolving A Commitment, of up to $50,000,000 minus the Revolving A-1 Commitment.  Our actual maximum credit availability under the Revolving Facility varies from time to time and is determined by calculating a borrowing base, which is based on the value of the eligible accounts and eligible inventory minus reserves imposed by the revolving lenders, all as specified in the Revolving Credit Agreement.  The Revolving Facility also provides for swingline loans, up to $5 million sublimit, and letters of credit, up to $1 million sublimit.  Proceeds from advances under the Revolving Facility may be used (i) to finance a portion of the consideration for the Acquisition, (ii) to pay fees and expenses, and (iii) for working capital needs and general corporate purposes.

 

All unpaid loans under the Revolving Facility mature on September 30, 2018.  We have the right at any time and from time to time to (i) terminate the commitments under the Revolving Facility in full and (ii) prepay any borrowings under the Revolving Facility, in whole or in part, without terminating or reducing the commitment under the Revolving Facility; provided, however, in connection with the termination of the commitment under the Revolving facility in full prior to the second anniversary of the date of the Revolving Credit Agreement, we are required to pay a prepayment fee.

 

The Revolving Facility is guaranteed by us and all of our subsidiaries, and is secured by liens on substantially all assets owned by us, including a first-priority lien on certain property, including principally trade accounts, inventory, certain related assets and proceeds of the foregoing, subject to permitted liens and exceptions, and a second-priority lien on all other assets, including principally intellectual property, owned by us, which secures the Term Loan Facility (as defined below) on a first-priority basis.

 

Advances under the Revolving Facility are in the form of either base rate loans or LIBOR rate loans.  The interest rate for base rate loans under the Revolving A Commitment fluctuates and is equal to (x) the greatest, or the Alternate Base Rate, of (a) JPMorgan Chase Bank prime rate; (b) the Federal funds rate plus 0.50%; and (c) the rate per annum equal to the 90 day LIBOR published in the New York City edition of the Wall Street Journal under “Money Rates”, or the 90-Day LIBO Rate,  plus 1.0%, in each case, plus (y) 1.5%.  The interest rate for LIBOR rate loans under the Revolving A Commitment is equal to the 90-Day LIBO Rate per annum plus 2.5%.  The interest rate for base rate loans and LIBOR rate loans under the Revolving A-1 Commitment is equal to (i) Alternate Base Rate plus 2.5% and (ii) the 90-Day LIBO Rate plus 3.5%, respectively.  Interest on the Revolving Facility is payable on the first day of each calendar month and the maturity date.  Among other fees, we pay a commitment fee of 0.25% per annum (due quarterly) on the average daily amount of the unused revolving commitment under the Revolving Facility.  We also pay fees with respect to any letters of credit issued under the Revolving Facility.

 

The Revolving Facility contains usual and customary negative covenants for transactions of this type, including, but not limited to, restrictions on our ability and our subsidiaries’ ability, to create or incur indebtedness; create liens; consolidate, merge, liquidate or dissolve; sell, lease or otherwise transfer any of its assets; substantially change the nature of its business; make investments or acquisitions; pay dividends; enter into transactions with affiliates; amend material documents, prepay certain indebtedness and make capital expenditures.  The negative covenants are subject to certain exceptions as specified in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

In addition, the Revolving Credit Agreement requires us to (a) maintain (i) at all times availability under the Revolving Facility of not less than $5.0 million and (ii) at all times the sum of availability under the Revolving Facility plus up to $2.5 million of unrestricted cash of not less than $7.5 million; and (b) maintain a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio calculated for each four fiscal quarter period at levels set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

Term Loan Credit Agreement

 

The Term Loan Credit Agreement provides for term loans, or the Term Loans or Term Loan Facility, of $60,000,000, which have been fully funded to us.  The Term Loan proceeds may be used (i) to finance a portion of the consideration for the Acquisition, (ii) to pay fees and expenses, and (iii) for working capital needs and general corporate purposes.

 

All Term Loans mature on September 30, 2018.  The terms of the Term Loan Agreement allow us to prepay the Term Loans at any time, in whole or in part, subject to the payment of a prepayment fee (if applicable).

 

In addition, we are required to make prepayments of the Term Loans out of extraordinary receipts, certain percentage of the excess cash flow and certain net proceeds of certain asset sales or equity issuances, in each case (other than a prepayment in connection with excess cash flow), subject to the payment of the prepayment fee (if applicable) as set forth above.

 

The Term Loan Facility is guaranteed by us and all of our subsidiaries, and is secured by liens on substantially all assets owned by us, including a first-priority lien on the Term Loan Priority Collateral and a second-priority lien on the Revolving Credit Priority Collateral.

 

The interest rate for the Term Loans fluctuates and is equal to the rate per annum equal to the British Banker Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in Dollars with a term of three months, as appears on the Bloomberg BBAM Screen, plus 10.75%.  Interest on the Term Loan Facility is payable on the first day of each calendar month and the maturity date.

 

The Term Loan Credit Agreement contains usual and customary negative covenants for transactions of this type, including, but not limited to, restrictions on our ability and our subsidiaries’ ability, to create or incur indebtedness; create liens; consolidate, merge, liquidate or dissolve; sell, lease or otherwise transfer any of its assets; substantially change the nature of its business; make investments or acquisitions; pay dividends; enter into transactions with affiliates; amend material documents, prepay certain indebtedness and make capital expenditures.  The negative covenants are subject to certain exceptions as specified in the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

In addition, the Term Loan Credit Agreement also requires us to maintain (a) (i) at all times, availability under the Revolving Credit Facility of not less than $5 million and (ii) at all times as tested on each date that a borrowing certificate is delivered, the sum of availability under the Revolving Credit Facility plus up to $2.5 million of unrestricted cash of not less than $7.5 million; (b) a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, (c) a minimum EBITDA, and (d) a leverage ratio not more than maximum leverage coverage ratio as set forth in the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

Earnout Subordination Agreement

 

On September 30, 2013, Joe Dahan, CIT, and Garrison as agent under the Term Loan Facility and all of our loan parties entered into an earnout subordination agreement, or the Earnout Subordination Agreement, which provides, among other things, that any payment, whether in cash, in kind, securities or any other property, in connection with our obligations to Mr. Dahan is expressly junior and subordinated in right of payment to all amounts due and owing upon any indebtedness outstanding under the Revolving Facility and the Term Loan Facility. We are permitted to make certain amount of weekly installment payments of our obligations in the absence of an insolvency proceeding or any event of default under the Revolving Credit Agreement or the term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

Amended and Restated Factoring Agreement

 

On September 30, 2013, we entered into an amended and restated factoring agreement, or the Amended and Restated Factoring Agreement with CIT, which replaces all prior agreements relating to factoring and inventory security. The Amended and Restated Factoring Agreement provides that we have sold and assigned to CIT certain of our accounts receivable, including accounts arising from or related to sales of inventory and the rendition of services.  We will pay a factoring rate of 0.50 percent for accounts for which CIT bears the credit risk, subject to discretionary surcharges and 0.35 percent for accounts for which we bear the credit risk, but in no event less than $3.50 per invoice.  The interest rate associated with borrowings under the factoring facility will be equal to the interest rate then in effect for “Revolving A Loans” pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement. The Amended and Restated Factoring Agreement may be terminated by CIT upon 60 days’ written notice or immediately upon the occurrence of an event of default as defined in the agreement.  The accounts receivable agreement may be terminated by us upon 60 days’ written notice prior to September 30, 2018 or annually with 60 days’ written notice prior to September 30th of each year thereafter.  The Amended and Restated Factoring Agreement remains effective until it is terminated.