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Subsequent Events
9 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2016
Subsequent Events  
Subsequent Events

(7)   Subsequent Events

 

Hi-Tec Acquisition

 

On November 29, 2016, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement (the “SPA”) with Sunningdale Corporation Limited (the “Seller”) and Irene Acquisition Company B.V., pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding share capital of Hi-Tec Sports International B.V. (“Hi-Tec”) for a cash purchase price of 90,000 EURO on a cash-free debt-free basis, based on normalized working capital (the “Hi-Tec Acquisition”). The Hi-Tec Acquisition closed on December 7, 2016.

 

Hi-Tec and its subsidiaries are a Dutch footwear business that design, market and sell footwear globally, primarily under the Hi-Tec and Magnum brands. Hi-Tec sells its products through major retailers, independent distributors, licensees, government contracts and direct to consumer. Through the sale of certain of the operating assets of Hi-Tec and its subsidiaries to certain of Hi-Tec's operating partners and/or distributors (the “Sale Transactions”), the Company intends to convert the Hi-Tec business to a branded licensing model consistent with its business model of identifying and securing wholesale and retail licensing partners for the commercial exploitation of the intellectual property acquired, including the Hi-Tec and Magnum trademarks acquired and retained by the Company in the Hi-Tec Acquisition.

 

In connection with the closing of the Hi-Tec Acquisition, substantially all of the then-existing indebtedness of Hi-Tec has been repaid. The SPA contains customary warranties and indemnities for a Dutch transaction. Subject to certain carve-outs and qualifications as set forth in the SPA and subject to certain limited exceptions, the Company’s recourse for breaches of warranties under the SPA will be to a warranty and indemnity insurance policy.

 

The Company funded the purchase price of the Hi-Tec Acquisition through cash on hand, proceeds from the Sale Transactions, the prepayment of the first year of guaranteed minimum royalties under license agreements with certain operating partners and/or distributors of Hi-Tec, net proceeds of a public offering of the Company’s common stock, proceeds from a new credit facility with Cerberus, and proceeds from a receivables funding loan extended by one of the Company’s directors, each of which is described below.

 

Sale Transactions and License Agreements

 

On November 29, 2016, the Company and/or its affiliated entities entered into sales agreements with operating partners and/or distributors of Hi-Tec, including Carolina Footwear Group, LLC and Batra Limited. These sales agreements provide for the sale of certain of the operating assets of Hi-Tec and its subsidiaries to these operating partners and/or distributors. The aggregate cash purchase price of the Sale Transactions is approximately $25,000, based on expected working capital and subject to certain post-closing adjustments. The Sales Transactions closed approximately concurrently with the closing of the Hi-Tec Acquisition on December 7, 2016.

 

Consistent with the Company’s planned conversion of the Hi-Tec business, the Company continues to own the intellectual property assets of Hi-Tec following the Sale Transactions, and certain of the operating partners and/or distributors have entered into license agreements with the Company to license certain trademarks of Hi-Tec from, and pay royalties to, the Company. Under the associated license agreements, certain of the operating partners and/or distributors of Hi-Tec have licensed certain trademarks of Hi-Tec in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, continental Europe, South Africa and other jurisdictions in Africa. The Company used the prepayment of the first year of guaranteed minimum royalties under these license agreements to pay approximately $7,000 of the purchase price for the Hi-Tec Acquisition.

 

Public Offering

 

On November 29, 2016, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Roth Capital Partners, LLC (the “Underwriter”) relating to the firm commitment public offering (the “Offering”) of 4,237,750 shares of the Company’s common stock, including an additional 552,750 shares of its common stock to cover over-allotments, at a public offering price of $9.50 per share for net proceeds to the Company of approximately $38,000, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Offering closed on December 2, 2016 and the net proceeds of the Offering have been used to fund a portion of the purchase price for the Hi-Tec Acquisition.

 

Cerberus Credit Facility

 

On December 7, 2016, in connection with the closing of the Hi-Tec Acquisition, the Company entered into a senior secured credit facility with Cerberus, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders from time to time party thereto, pursuant to which the Company is permitted to borrow (i) up to $5,000 under a revolving credit facility, and (ii) up to $45,000 under a term loan facility. Also on December 7, 2016, the Company utilized $45,000 under the Cerberus term loan facility and has used a portion of such borrowings to fund the Hi-Tec Acquisition, including the repayment of the outstanding indebtedness of Hi-Tec, and, as described in Note 3 above, to repay all amounts owed under the Credit Agreement with JPMorgan. The Company expects to use the remaining amount of borrowings under the Cerberus credit facility for general working capital.

 

The Cerberus credit facility is secured by a first priority lien on, and security in, substantially all of the Company’s assets and those of the Company’s subsidiaries, is guaranteed by our subsidiaries and has a five-year term. The Cerberus credit facility bears interest at a rate per annum equal to either the rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan in New York, New York as its reference rate, base rate or prime rate or LIBOR plus, in each case, the applicable margin and subject to the applicable rate floor. Borrowings under the Cerberus credit facility are subject to certain maintenance and other fees. The terms of the Cerberus credit facility include financial covenants that set financial standards the Company will be required to maintain and operating covenants that impose various restrictions and obligations regarding the operation of the Company’s business, including covenants that require the Company to obtain Cerberus’s consent before the Company can take certain specified actions.

 

Receivables Funding Loan

 

On December 7, 2016, in connection with the closing of the Hi-Tec Acquisition, the Company entered into an unsecured receivables funding loan agreement for $5,000 with Jess Ravich, the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The receivables funding loan bears interest at a rate of 9.5% per annum and is subject to a fee equal to 2.5% of the principal amount of the loan, of approximately $125, which was paid at closing. The outstanding principal and accrued interest under the receivables funding loan will be due and payable 180 days after the closing of the Hi-Tec Acquisition. The proceeds of the receivables funding loan have been used to fund a portion of the purchase price for the Hi-Tec Acquisition. The Company expects that certain accounts receivable assets that are expected to be collected in the ordinary course of business will be used to repay the receivables funding loan.