UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Commission File No. 001-31390
CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION
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2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code (763) 551-5000
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The aggregate market value of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of August 28, 2010, was approximately $226,650,000 based on the closing price of such stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange ($6.45) on such date.
The number of shares outstanding of the registrants Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, was 35,792,637 as of April 22, 2011 (excluding treasury shares of 9,790,718).
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrants Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held July 27, 2011 (the Proxy Statement) are incorporated by reference into Part III.
CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION
2011 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
BUSINESS
General
Christopher & Banks Corporation is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based retailer of womens apparel, which operates retail stores through its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively referred to as Christopher & Banks, the Company, we or us). As of April 22, 2011, we operated 770 stores in 46 states, including 509 Christopher & Banks stores, 245 C.J. Banks stores, nine dual-concept stores and seven outlet stores. We also operate e-Commerce web sites for each of our brands at www.christopherandbanks.com and www.cjbanks.com .
History
Christopher & Banks Corporation, a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in 1986 to acquire Brauns Fashions, Inc., which had operated as a family-owned business since 1956. We became a publicly traded corporation in 1992 and in July 2000, our stockholders approved a change in our name from Brauns Fashions Corporation to Christopher & Banks Corporation. Our plus-size C.J. Banks brand was developed internally and we opened our first C.J. Banks store in August 2000. Our Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks e-Commerce websites began operating in February 2008 to further meet our customers needs for unique style, quality, value and convenience.
Christopher & Banks/C.J. Banks brands
Our Christopher & Banks brand offers distinctive fashions featuring exclusively designed, coordinated assortments of womens apparel in sizes 4 to 16 in our 509 stores and on our web site at www.christopherandbanks.com . In addition, petite sizes are offered in approximately 350 of our Christopher & Banks stores and online. Our C.J. Banks brand offers similar assortments of womens apparel in sizes 14W to 26W in its 245 stores and on its web site at www.cjbanks.com . Our dual-concept stores and outlet stores offer an assortment of both Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks apparel servicing the petite, missy and plus size customer in one location.
The casual lifestyle brand fashions sold by Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks are typically suitable for both work and leisure activities and are offered at moderate price points. The target customer for Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks generally ranges in age from 45 to 55 and is typically part of the female baby boomer demographic.
Segments
For details regarding the operating performance of our reportable segments, see Note 19, Segment Reporting, to the consolidated financial statements, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Strategy
We strive to provide our customers with fashionable, versatile, high-quality apparel at a great value and with a consistent fit. Our overall strategy for our two brands, Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks, is to offer a compelling, evolving merchandise assortment through our stores and e-Commerce web sites in order to satisfy our customers expectations for style, quality, value, versatility and fit, while providing knowledgeable and personalized customer service.
We have positioned ourselves to offer merchandise assortments balancing updated unique, novelty apparel with more classic styles, at affordable prices. To differentiate ourselves from our competitors, our buyers, working in conjunction with our internal design group, strive to create a merchandise assortment of coordinated outfits, the majority of which are manufactured exclusively for us under our proprietary Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks brand names.
We have several key initiatives currently underway to return Christopher & Banks to profitability and growth. First and foremost, our primary focus is on our product. We are working diligently to increase sales productivity through transforming our merchandising strategy to better align our assortment with our customers fashion preferences. Second, we are taking a customer centric approach as we work to improve our in-store and on-line customer experiences. Third, we are refining our marketing initiatives. Fourth, our focus on continued multi-channel e-commerce growth has intensified and, finally, we continue to refine our real estate strategy, including the evolution of our outlet strategy.
Merchandise
In fiscal 2011, our merchandise included womens apparel generally consisting of knit tops, woven tops, jackets, sweaters, skirts, denim bottoms and bottoms made of other fabrics. In addition, we carried collections of petite styles online and in approximately 350 of our Christopher & Banks stores. We also began offering jewelry in all stores during the first quarter of fiscal 2011 and expanded the assortment throughout the year.
In the second half of fiscal 2011 we refocused our attention on our core merchandising efforts. We are striving to develop more innovative and modern merchandise assortments that offer updated styling and better fabrications. In addition, we are increasing our focus on product construction and fit to ensure consistent standards across all merchandise categories and deliveries. While we have edited and modified some styling for our fiscal 2012 spring and summer assortments, the full impact of our renewed merchandising effort is expected to be completely incorporated in our fiscal 2012 early fall assortment, to be delivered in August 2011. In March 2011, we introduced a branded collection which is representative of our new fashion direction. Initial customer reaction to the branded product has been encouraging. As a result, we plan to continue to test new opportunities through the introduction of additional branded collections in fiscal 2012.
In fiscal 2011, we began to test several new product categories in an effort to increase spending by existing customers and to attract new customers to our brands. We will continue to test product offerings such as sunglasses, scarves, handbags, swimwear and outerwear and, if successful, will expand these product assortments to more stores throughout fiscal 2012.
Sourcing
We are analyzing all aspects of our product development and sourcing practices to identify opportunities for cost savings in an effort to mitigate increases in the cost of raw materials, particularly cotton and synthetic fibers, and production labor. We are also working to enhance our product sourcing capabilities through building relationships with new merchandise vendors and improving our relationships with existing suppliers. We intend to diversify our vendor base, including the countries in which our merchandise is produced. Additionally, we plan to improve visibility to the components of our inbound transportation process with a goal to enhance control and reduce costs. While we plan to implement some price increases in fiscal 2012, we believe this is a reflection of our improved product. We intend to maintain our commitment to providing quality merchandise to our customers at a value, while we work to reduce the impact of cost increases.
Customer Experience
In an effort to drive overall productivity, the Company is working to enhance its customer experience. We have focused our associates on strengthening our selling culture while providing more knowledgeable selling and personalized service to our customers. We will be reintroducing a selling program that includes a grass roots focus, improved product knowledge and store incentives and contests, which are intended to improve sales as our new product assortments are delivered in fiscal 2012. We also will strive to continue to deliver exceptional personalized customer service in a warm and inviting store environment.
In addition, we continue to refine and add new visual merchandising elements to our stores to maximize displays to provide more compelling and clearer product messages. This is intended to drive increased numbers of new and existing customers into our stores through more compelling and organized presentation of merchandise and product outfitting options.
Marketing
In fiscal 2011, we expanded our marketing spend to approximately 1.5% of sales and plan to maintain a similar level in fiscal 2012. Our marketing efforts will be focused on strengthening communications with our customers through e-mail and direct mail. In fiscal 2012, we plan to deliver approximately eight direct mail pieces and deploy more targeted e-mail campaigns.
In early fiscal 2012, we began an initiative to develop a strong brand presence and ensure consistency in the message we are sending to our customer, including delivering a consistent look and feel across our stores and e-commerce web sites. We are also developing plans to test media advertising in select markets in the second half of fiscal 2012 in conjunction with the introduction of our updated product assortments.
In March 2010, we launched our Friendship® Rewards loyalty program. Friendship Rewards is a point-based program where members earn points based on purchases. After reaching a certain level of accumulated points, members are rewarded with a certificate which may be applied towards purchases at our stores or web sites. The program has helped us to build our customer database and we will be refining the program throughout fiscal 2012 to encourage increased purchases by our Friendship Rewards members as we move through the year.
e-Commerce
In February 2008, we launched separate e-Commerce web sites for our Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks brands at www.christopherandbanks.com and www.cjbanks.com. Today these sites offer the entire assortment of merchandise carried at our Christopher & Banks, C.J. Banks and dual stores in addition to exclusive e-commerce products, select store buys and extended sizes and lengths. Inventory and order fulfillment for our e-Commerce operations are handled by a third-party provider.
We saw considerable growth in our e-Commerce sales during fiscal 2011 and we plan to continue to grow this business in fiscal 2012. Customers responded favorably to new online merchandise categories such as extended plus sizes and swimwear. In fiscal 2012, we plan to expand these new product offerings, along with petites, dresses and outerwear. We will continue to focus on converting existing customers into multi-channel shoppers, attracting new customers to our e-commerce sites and leveraging the branding benefits the e-Commerce channel can provide. We also plan to increase our online customer base and continue to use the channel to test further product line and size extensions.
The web sites referenced above are for textual reference only and such references are not intended to incorporate our web sites into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Real Estate/Leasing
We opened six new stores in fiscal 2011, including one C.J. Banks store, two dual concept stores, and our first three outlet stores. We closed 23 Christopher & Banks and 14 C.J. Banks stores for a total of 37 store closures in fiscal 2011. As of February 26, 2011, we operated 775 stores including 517 Christopher & Banks stores, 252 C.J. Banks stores, three dual concept stores and three outlet stores. In fiscal 2012, we are planning to open nine new dual concept stores and 22 new outlet stores, while we expect to close approximately 20 existing Christopher & Banks and 15 C.J. Banks stores during the year.
We will also continue to focus on reducing occupancy costs through aggressive lease renegotiations and diligently exercising rent reductions related to sales volume and co-tenancy thresholds. We have approximately 100 leases expiring per year in each of the next five years, allowing for significant opportunities to improve the productivity of our store portfolio through closing underperforming locations, renegotiating more favorable lease terms, and strategically relocating stores in existing markets.
We opened our first dual-concept store (dual store) in fiscal 2010. Dual stores offer merchandise from both of our Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks brands, and all three size ranges (petite, missy and plus) within each store, resulting in a greater opportunity to service our customers while increasing productivity and enhancing operating efficiencies. We opened two additional dual stores in fiscal 2011 and plan to open nine new dual stores in fiscal 2012.
We opened our first three outlet stores in the second half of fiscal 2011 as we believe the outlet business provides an additional opportunity to drive profitability and growth. Our outlet stores offer merchandise from both of our Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks brands, and all three size ranges (petite, missy and plus) in each location. In addition, they carry select styles designed and sourced specifically for the outlet business. Based on the initial success of our first three outlet stores, we believe we have additional opportunities in the outlet business and plan to open approximately 22 new outlet stores in fiscal 2012.
Merchandise Distribution, Planning and Allocation
We have continued to employ disciplined inventory processes and effectively managed our merchandise inventories in fiscal 2011. We ended fiscal 2011 with inventories up approximately 4% on a per-store basis when compared to the end of fiscal 2010.
We completed the implementation of a new merchandise planning and allocation system in fiscal 2009 and expanded use of the system in fiscal 2010 and 2011. Through the use of the new allocation modules, we have gained increased flexibility in product placement. Functionality from this system has allowed us to more readily manage our merchandise assortments based on differences in store sales volume and regional climates, as well as customer size and fashion preferences. The system has provided us with improved forecasting of sales, merchandise margins and inventory levels and allows us to continue to maintain strict inventory controls.
We utilize a single distribution center in Plymouth, Minnesota to receive and distribute merchandise to our stores and to our third-party e-Commerce provider. Once received at our distribution center, merchandise is counted and processed for distribution to stores. In fiscal 2011, we enhanced our product handling equipment and improved our processes, which resulted in continued improvements in productivity and efficiency of merchandise receiving, packing and distribution.
Store Operations
We manage our store organization in a manner that encourages participation by our field associates in the execution of our business and operational strategies. Our store operations are organized into districts and regions. Each district is managed by a district manager, who typically supervises an average of 14 stores. We have five regional managers who supervise our district managers.
Information Technology
We have built and maintain a scalable, cost-effective and integrated information technology infrastructure. In fiscal 2011, we completed our rollout of upgraded point-of-sale hardware and software to all stores and implemented a new product lifecycle management system. While we anticipate that there will be normal, ongoing system enhancements and investments, we do not anticipate additional significant information technology investments in the near term.
Competition
The womens retail apparel business is highly competitive. To differentiate us from our competitors, our buyers, working in conjunction with our internal design group, create a merchandise assortment which is manufactured exclusively for us under our proprietary Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks brand names. We believe that the principal basis upon which we compete is by providing an updated, modern, exclusively designed merchandise selection, quality garment construction, value, visual merchandise presentation, personalized customer service and store location. Our competitors include a broad range of national and regional retail chains that sell similar merchandise, including department stores and specialty stores. Many of these competitors are larger and have greater financial resources than us. We believe that our unique merchandise assortments, strong visual presentation, product quality, affordable merchandise price and customer service enable us to compete effectively.
Employees
As of April 22, 2011, we had approximately 1,700 full-time and 4,700 part-time employees. The number of part-time employees typically increases during November and December in connection with the holiday selling season. Approximately 242 of our associates are employed at our corporate office and distribution center facility, with the remaining associates employed in our store field organization. None of our employees is represented by a labor union or is subject to a collective bargaining agreement. We have never experienced a work stoppage and consider our relationship with our employees to be good.
Seasonality
Our quarterly results may fluctuate significantly depending on a number of factors, including general economic conditions, consumer confidence, customer response to our seasonal merchandise mix, timing of new store openings, adverse weather conditions, shifts in the timing of certain holidays and shifts in the timing of promotional events. Traditionally, we have had higher sales, and have been more profitable, in the first and third quarters of our fiscal year, and have had lower sales, and have been less profitable or incurred losses, in our second and fourth fiscal quarters.
Trademarks and Service Marks
The Company, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Christopher & Banks Company, is the owner of the federally registered trademarks and service marks christopher & banks, which is our predominant private brand, and cj banks, our plus-size private brand. Management believes these primary marks are important to our business and are recognized in the womens retail apparel industry. Accordingly, we intend to maintain these marks and the related registrations. U.S. trademark registrations are for a term of ten years and are renewable every ten years as long as the trademarks are used in the regular course of trade. Management is not aware of any challenges to our right to use these marks in the United States.
Available Information
We make available free of charge, on or through our web site, located at www.christopherandbanks.com under the heading Investor Relations, our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the Exchange Act) as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
RISK FACTORS
We make forward-looking statements in some of our filings with the SEC and in other oral or written communications, such as our quarterly investor conference calls and earnings announcements. Our business is subject to a variety of risks. In addition to the other information in this Report, the following risk factors should be considered carefully in evaluating our business and the forward-looking statements we may make. Set forth below are the more significant risk factors which could cause our future results to differ, in some cases, materially from what we anticipate and from those forward-looking statements. Please also see the Forward-Looking Statements in Item 7 Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, which is incorporated into this Item 1A by reference.
Economic conditions may cause a decline in business and consumer spending which could adversely affect our financial performance.
Our financial performance is impacted by general economic conditions and their effect on consumer confidence and consumer spending, which may continue to be depressed for the foreseeable future. Some of the factors impacting discretionary consumer spending include general economic conditions, wages and unemployment, consumer debt, residential real estate and mortgage markets, taxation, fuel and energy prices, consumer confidence and other macroeconomic factors. The current economic conditions may continue to negatively affect consumer purchases of our merchandise and adversely impact our results of operations, liquidity and potential for growth. In addition, economic conditions could negatively impact the Companys retail landlords and their ability to maintain their shopping centers in a first-class condition and otherwise perform their obligations, which in turn could negatively impact our sales. Although the recent global financial crisis eased somewhat in the United States during fiscal 2011 from the levels reached during fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2010, world-wide economic conditions remain challenging and consumer spending remains depressed as compared to pre-crisis levels. Consumer purchases of discretionary items, including our merchandise, generally decline during recessionary periods and other periods where disposable income is adversely affected. The state of the U.S. economy may continue to affect consumer purchases of our merchandise and adversely impact our results of operations and our potential for growth. It is difficult to predict whether recent improvements in the economic, capital and credit markets will continue or whether such conditions will deteriorate, as well as the impact this might have on our business.
All of our stores are located within the United States, making us highly susceptible to deteriorations in U.S. macroeconomic conditions and consumer confidence.
All of our stores are located within the United States, making our results highly dependent on U.S. consumer confidence and the health of the U.S. economy. In addition, a significant portion of our total sales is derived from stores located in nine states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, resulting in further dependence on local economic conditions in these states. Deterioration in macroeconomic conditions and consumer confidence could negatively impact our business in many ways. It is difficult to predict how long the current economic conditions will continue and what long-term impact, if any, they will have on our business. In the short-term, however, these conditions have negatively affected our results of operations.
Our stock price may be volatile due to many factors affecting our sales and earnings .
A variety of factors have historically affected, and will continue to affect, our comparable sales results and profit margins. These factors include fashion trends and client preferences, changes in our merchandise mix, competition, economic conditions, weather, effective inventory management and new store openings. There is no assurance that we will achieve positive levels of sales and earnings growth, and any decline in our performance could have an adverse affect on the market price of our common stock.
Our stock price has experienced, and could continue to experience in the future, substantial volatility as a result of many factors, including global economic conditions, broad market fluctuations, our operating performance and public perception of the prospects for the womens apparel industry. Failure to meet market expectations, particularly with respect to comparable sales, net revenue, operating margins and earnings per share, would likely result in a decline in the market value of our stock.
If we are unable to anticipate or react to changing consumer preferences in a timely manner, our sales, merchandise margins and operating income could decline.
Our success largely depends on our ability to consistently gauge and respond on a timely basis to fashion trends and provide a balanced assortment of merchandise that satisfies changing fashion tastes and customer demands that translates into appropriate, saleable product offerings for each of our two brands. Customer tastes and fashion trends change rapidly. Any missteps may affect merchandise desirability and inventory levels. Our failure to anticipate, identify or react appropriately in a timely manner to changes in fashion trends could lead to lower sales, missed opportunities and excess inventories. This in turn could lead to more frequent and larger markdowns, which could have a material adverse impact on our business. Merchandise missteps could also negatively impact our image with our customers and result in diminished brand loyalty.
Our ability to manage inventory levels and our ability to predict or respond to customer demand may impact our results.
The long lead times required for a substantial portion of our merchandise makes customer demand difficult to predict and responding to changes quickly a challenge. Though we have the ability to source certain product categories with shorter lead times, we enter into contracts for a substantial portion of our merchandise well in advance of the applicable selling season. Our financial condition could be adversely affected if we are unable to manage inventory levels and respond to short-term shifts in customer demand patterns. Inventory levels in excess of customer demand may result in excessive markdowns and, therefore, lower than planned margins. On the other hand, if we underestimate demand for our merchandise we may experience inventory shortages resulting in missed sales and lost revenues. Either of these events could harm our operating results and brand image. In addition, our margins may be impacted by changes in our merchandise mix and a shift toward merchandise with lower selling prices. These changes could have an adverse affect on our results of operations.
The absence of, or a further reduction in, customer traffic to our stores could significantly reduce our sales and leave us with unsold inventory.
A significant portion of our current stores are located in shopping malls and other retail centers. Sales at these stores are derived in considerable part from the volume of traffic generated in those malls or retail centers, which, if reduced, in turn can result in lower traffic at our stores. Sales volume has been adversely affected by the reduction in traffic both generally and at our stores due to economic conditions, the closing of anchor department stores and competition from other brick and mortar retailers, internet retailers and other locations where we do not have stores, and the closing of other stores in the malls or retail centers in which our stores are located. If the volume of consumer traffic at malls or retail centers declines, this could limit the number of customers visiting many of our stores. This could result in lower sales and leave us with excess inventory. In such circumstances, we may have to respond by increasing markdowns or initiating marketing promotions to reduce excess inventory, which could adversely impact our merchandise margins and operating income.
We operate in a highly competitive retail industry. The size and resources of some of our competitors may allow them to compete more effectively than we can, which could result in a loss of market share .
The womens specialty retail apparel business is highly competitive. Increased competition could result in price reductions, increased marketing expenditures and loss of market share, all of which could have an adverse affect on the Companys financial condition and results of operations. We believe we compete primarily with womens apparel retailers and department stores, catalog retailers and internet businesses that sell womens apparel. We believe that the principal bases upon which we compete for sales are the quality, design and price of our merchandise, the quality of our customer service, our visual merchandise presentation and store locations. Many of our competitors are companies with greater financial, marketing and other resources available to them. They may be able to adapt to changes in customer preferences more quickly, devote greater resources to the marketing and sale of their products, generate greater national brand recognition or adopt more aggressive pricing policies than we can. In addition, an increased level of promotions or discounted sales by our competitors may adversely affect response rates to our merchandise or to our own level of promotions or sales. As a result, we may lose market share or experience a reduction in store traffic, which could reduce our revenues, merchandise margins and operating income. In addition to competing for sales, we compete for favorable store locations, lease terms and qualified associates. Increased competition in these areas may result in higher costs, which could reduce our sales and margins and adversely affect our results of operations.
Fluctuations in our level of comparable store sales could adversely affect our earnings growth.
Our results of operations for our individual stores have fluctuated in the past and can be expected to fluctuate in the future. Since the beginning of fiscal year 2007 through fiscal year 2011, our quarterly comparable store sales have ranged from an increase of 9% to a decrease of 24%. We cannot ensure that we will be able to achieve a high level of comparable store sales in the future. A variety of factors has affected, and will continue to affect, our comparable stores sales and operating results, including:
· fashion trends and customer preferences;
· changes in our merchandise mix;
· mall or retail center traffic;
· calendar shifts of certain holiday periods;
· the effectiveness of our inventory management;
· the timing of promotional events;
· weather conditions;
· changes in general economic conditions and consumer spending patterns; and
· actions of competitors or anchor tenants in retail centers or malls.
There is no assurance that we will achieve positive levels of comparable store sales or earnings growth in the future, and any declines in our comparable stores sales or financial performance could have an adverse affect on the market price of our common stock, as well as result in further impairment of our long-lived ( i.e. , store) assets.
Our sales, operating income and inventory levels fluctuate on a seasonal basis and decreases in sales or margins during our peak seasons could have a disproportionate affect on our overall financial condition and results of operations.
Our business experiences seasonal fluctuations in net sales and operating income, with a significant portion of our operating income typically realized during the first and third fiscal quarters (spring and fall selling seasons). Any decrease in sales or margins particularly during these periods could have a disproportionate affect on our financial condition and results of operations. Seasonal fluctuations also affect our inventory levels. We must carry a significant amount of inventory, especially before the spring and fall selling seasons. If we are not successful in selling our inventory, we may have to write down the value of our inventory or sell it at significantly reduced prices, which could have an adverse affect on our financial condition and results of operations.
We have experienced significant management turnover and our future success will depend to a significant extent on the current management teams ability to implement a successful business strategy.
In the past year, we have experienced changes in our president and chief executive officer, our chief financial officer and our top merchandising officer. Our future success will depend to a significant extent on the current management teams ability to develop and implement a successful business strategy, to lead and motivate our employees, and to work effectively together and with our Board of Directors. If this management team is not successful in that regard, our ability to execute our business strategy and tactical initiatives could be adversely affected. Future turnover within senior management could adversely impact the execution of our business strategies, our stock price, our results of operations and it may make recruiting for future management positions more difficult.
Our results of operations could deteriorate if we fail to attract, develop and retain qualified employees.
Our success depends to a significant extent on both the continued services of our current executive and management team, as well as our ability to attract, hire, motivate and retain qualified employees, including store personnel in the future. Competition for experienced managers in the retail industry is considerable, and our operations could be adversely affected if we cannot retain our experienced managers or if we fail to attract additional qualified individuals. Our performance also depends in large part on the talents and contributions of engaged and skilled associates in all areas of our organization. If we are unable to identify, hire, develop, motivate and retain talented individuals, we may be unable to compete effectively and our business could be adversely impacted.
The turnover rate in the retail industrys store operations is high, and qualified individuals of the requisite caliber and number needed to fill open positions may be in short supply in some geographic areas. Significant increases in employee turnover rates could have an adverse affect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Effective leadership and strategic guidance of our executives and key members of our merchandise creative team is critical to developing successful merchandise offerings that reinforce our brand identity. The loss, for any reason, of the services of any of these key individuals could delay or adversely affect the implementation of our strategic initiatives or style and quality of the merchandise we offer.
Extreme and/or unseasonable weather conditions could have a disproportionately large affect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and we could be forced to mark down inventory.
Extreme weather conditions in the areas in which our stores are located could have an adverse affect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, heavy snowfall or other extreme weather conditions over a prolonged period might make it difficult for our customers to travel to our stores. Our business is also susceptible to unseasonable weather conditions. For example, extended periods of unseasonably warm temperatures during the winter season or cool weather during the summer season could render a portion of our inventory incompatible with those unseasonable conditions in the affected areas of the United States. Any such prolonged unseasonable weather conditions could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to manage selling, general and administrative expenses and capital expenditures may impact our operating results.
In order to maintain or improve our operating margins, we need to successfully manage our operating costs. Our inability to successfully manage labor costs, occupancy costs or other operating costs, or our inability to take advantage of opportunities to reduce operating costs or to manage capital expenditures, could adversely affect our operating margins and our results of operations.
We are highly dependent on a few suppliers who primarily manufacture overseas.
We do not own or operate any manufacturing facilities and depend on independent third parties to manufacture our merchandise. We cannot be certain that we will not experience operational difficulties with our manufacturers, such as reductions in the availability of production capacity, errors in complying with merchandise specifications, insufficient quality controls and failure to meet production deadlines or increases in manufacturing costs. In addition, we source our merchandise from a select group of manufacturers and we continue to strive to strengthen our relationships with those vendors.
In fiscal 2011, approximately 12% of our merchandise was directly imported from foreign factories and our ten largest suppliers accounted for approximately 77% of the merchandise we purchased. While this strategy has benefits, it also has risks. If one or more of our key vendors were to cease working with us, the flow of merchandise to our stores could be impacted, which could have an adverse affect on our sales and results of operations. In addition, worldwide economic conditions continue to impact businesses around the world, and the impact of those conditions on our major suppliers cannot be predicted. Our suppliers may be unable to obtain adequate credit or access liquidity to finance their operations. A manufacturers failure to ship merchandise to us on a timely basis or to meet our product safety and quality standards could cause supply shortages, resulting in lost revenues and operating margins and this could adversely affect our financial performance.
Our reliance on foreign sources of production poses various risks .
Substantially all of our directly imported merchandise is manufactured in Asia. The majority of these goods are produced in China, Indonesia and India. An adverse change in the status of our relationship with our largest suppliers or any event causing a sudden disruption of manufacturing or imports from Asia or elsewhere, including the imposition of additional import restrictions, could harm our operations. We have no long-term merchandise supply contracts, and we compete with other companies for production facilities.
Because we purchase a significant portion of our merchandise from overseas, we are subject to the various risks of doing business in foreign markets and importing merchandise from abroad, such as:
· significant delays in the delivery of cargo due to port security considerations;
· imposition of duties, taxes or other charges on imports;
· imposition of new legislation relating to import quotas or other restrictions that may limit the quantity of our merchandise that may be imported into the United States from countries or regions where we do business;
· imposition of anti-dumping or countervailing duties in response to an investigation as to whether a particular product being sold in the United States at less than fair value may cause (or threaten to cause) material injury to the relevant domestic industry;
· financial or political instability in any of the countries in which our merchandise is manufactured;
· fluctuation in the value of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies or restrictions on the transfer of funds;
· potential recalls or cancellations of orders for any merchandise that does not meet our quality standards;
· disruption of imports by labor disputes and local business practices;
· political or military conflict involving the United States, which could cause a delay in the transportation of the Companys products and an increase in transportation costs;
· heightened terrorism security concerns, which could subject imported goods to additional, more frequent or more thorough inspections, leading to delays in deliveries or impoundment of goods for extended periods;
· natural disasters, disease epidemics and health related concerns, which could result in closed factories, reduced workforces, scarcity of raw materials and scrutiny or embargoing of goods produced in infected areas; and
· the migration and development of manufacturers, which can affect where our products are or will be produced.
Any of the foregoing factors, or a combination of them, could have an adverse affect on our business.
We cannot predict whether any of the foreign countries in which our merchandise is manufactured, or in which our merchandise may be manufactured in the future, will be subject to import restrictions by the U.S. government. Any sudden disruption of manufacturing or imposition of trade restrictions, such as increased tariffs or more restrictive quotas on apparel or other items we sell, could affect the import of such merchandise and could increase the cost or reduce the supply of merchandise available to us and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
Our raw material and sourcing costs may increase, which could negatively impact our profitability.
The raw materials, in particular cotton and petroleum-based synthetics, used to manufacture our merchandise are subject to availability constraints and price volatility caused by high demand for fabrics, labor conditions, transportation or freight costs, currency fluctuations, weather conditions, supply conditions, government regulations, the economic climate and other unpredictable factors. We have taken steps to mitigate sourcing pressures from rising raw material costs by making advance commitments on key core fabrics, leveraging our strong vendor relationships and using country sourcing flexibility. Despite these measures, an increase in the demand for, or the price of, and/or a decrease in the availability of the raw materials used to manufacture our merchandise could have an adverse affect on our cost of sales or our ability to meet our customers needs. Increases in labor costs, especially in China, as well as a shortage of labor in certain areas of China, may also impact our sourcing costs. We may not be able to pass all or a portion of such higher sourcing costs on to our customers, which could negatively impact our profitability.
Our transportation and labor costs are subject to price volatility, which could result in increased costs.
Our transportation and labor costs are subject to price volatility caused by the price of oil, supply of labor, governmental regulations, economic climate and other unpredictable factors. We may not be able to pass all or a material portion of any higher transportation or labor costs on to our customers, which could negatively impact our profitability.
Our inability to maintain the value of our brands and our trademarks may adversely affect our business and financial performance.
The Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks brand names are integral to our business, as well as to the implementation of our strategies for expanding our business. Maintaining, promoting, positioning and growing our brands will depend largely on the success of our design, merchandising and marketing efforts and on our ability to provide a consistent, high quality customer experience. Our business could be adversely affected if we fail to achieve these objectives for one or both of these brands. In addition, our public image and reputation could be tarnished by negative publicity. Any of these events could negatively impact sales.
We also believe that our christopher & banks and cj banks trademarks are important to our success. Even though we register and protect our trademarks and other intellectual property rights, there is no assurance that our actions will protect us from the prior registration of trademarks by others or prevent others from infringing our trademarks and proprietary rights or seeking to block sales of our products as infringements of their trademarks and proprietary rights. If we cannot adequately protect our marks or prevent infringement of them, our business and financial performance could suffer. In addition, others may assert rights in, or ownership of, trademarks and other intellectual property rights or in marks that are similar to ours, and we may not be able to successfully resolve these types of conflicts to our satisfaction. In some cases, there may be holders who have prior rights to similar marks. Failure to protect our trademarks could adversely affect our business.
The failure of our complex management information systems to operate continuously or as intended could adversely affect our sales and profitability and our reputation .
The efficient operation of our business is dependent on a number of complex management information systems. In particular, we rely on our information systems to effectively manage product development, merchandising, sourcing, customer service, supply chain, finance and marketing systems, as well as our in-store point-of-sale systems. Our ability to maintain and upgrade our information systems is critical to the success of our business. The hardware and software to support our information systems may not continue to be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Any disruptions to our information system infrastructure or loss of the right to use any of this hardware or software could affect our operations, which could negatively affect our business until corrected or until equivalent technology is identified, obtained or developed and integrated into our systems. In addition, the software underlying our operations can contain undetected errors. Upon detection, we may be forced to modify our operations until such problems are corrected and, in some cases, may need to implement enhancements to correct errors that we did not initially detect. Problems with the software underlying our operations could result in loss of revenue, unexpected expenses and capital costs, diversion of resources, loss of market share and damage to our reputation which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We depend significantly on a single operations and distribution facility.
All of our administrative and distribution operations are housed in a single facility. A significant interruption in the operation of this facility due to natural disasters, accidents or other events could reduce our ability to receive and provide merchandise to our stores, as well as reduce our ability to administer and oversee our business, which could reduce our sales and results of operations. The success of our stores depends on their timely receipt of merchandise from our distribution center. A single independent third party transportation company delivers the vast majority of our merchandise to our stores and to our third party e-commerce provider. Disruptions in the delivery of merchandise or work stoppages, slowdowns or strikes by employees of this third party could delay the timely receipt of merchandise, which could result in lost sales, a loss of loyalty to our brands and the late receipt of inventory when it is no longer seasonally appropriate. Timely receipt of merchandise by our stores or our third party e-commerce provider may also be affected by factors such as inclement weather, natural disasters, accidents, system failures and acts of terrorism or other unforeseen causes. This could result in lost sales, lower profits, loss of customers or loyalty to our brands and excess inventory. If our use of our facility or distribution center were interrupted, it would disrupt business operations and could adversely affect our operations and our earnings.
There are risks associated with our e-commerce business.
We sell merchandise over the internet through our websites, www.christopherandbanks.com and www.cjbanks.com. Our e-commerce operations are subject to numerous risks, including:
· the successful implementation of new systems and internet platforms;
· reliance on a single third party fulfillment center;
· rapid technological change;
· reliance on third party computer hardware and software;
· diversion of sales from our stores;
· liability for online content;
· violations of state or federal privacy laws, including those relating to online privacy;
· credit card fraud;
· the failure of the computer systems that operate our websites and their related support systems, including the threat of computer viruses;
· telecommunication failures and electronic break-ins and similar disruptions; and
· timely delivery of our merchandise to our customers by third parties.
If consumer confidence in making purchases over the internet declines as a result of privacy or other concerns, our e-commerce sales may be adversely effected. We also may be required to incur increased costs to address or remedy any system failures or security breaches or any actual or perceived consumer privacy concerns. There also can be no assurance that our e-commerce operations will meet our sales and profitability plans and the failure to do so could negatively impact our revenues and earnings.
If third parties who manage some aspects of our business do not adequately perform their functions, we might experience disruptions in our business, resulting in decreased profits or losses and damage to our reputation.
We use third parties in various aspects of our business or to support our operations. We have a long-term contract with a third party to manage much of our e-commerce operations, including order management, order fulfillment, customer care, and channel management services. We rely on third parties to inspect the factories where our products are made for compliance with our vendor code of conduct and labor standards. We may rely on a third party for the implementation and/or management of certain aspects of our information technology infrastructure. We also rely on third parties to transport merchandise and deliver it to our distribution center, as well as to ship merchandise to our stores and to our third party e-commerce fulfillment center. Failure by any of these third parties to perform these functions effectively and properly could disrupt our operations and negatively impact our profitability and reputation.
Effects of war, terrorism or other catastrophes could adversely impact our business or operations.
Threats of terrorist attacks or actual terrorist events in the United States or worldwide could cause damage or disruption to international commerce and the global economy, disrupt the production, shipment or receipt of our merchandise or lead to lower customer traffic at malls or retail centers. Natural disasters, pandemics or other significant health issues could also impact our ability to open and run our stores in affected areas or the manufacturing operations of our vendors. Lower customer traffic due to security concerns, war or the threat of war, natural disasters, pandemics or other health concerns, and the decreased sales that would likely result, could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Failure to comply with legal and regulatory requirements could damage our reputation, financial condition and market price of our stock.
Our policies, procedures and internal controls are designed to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including those imposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, as well as applicable employment laws. Any changes in regulations, the imposition of additional regulations or the enactment of any new legislation, in response to current economic conditions or otherwise, may increase the complexity of the regulatory environment in which we operate and the related cost of compliance. Failure to comply with such laws and regulations may damage our reputation, impact our financial condition or reduce the market price of our stock.
Our business could suffer if one of the manufacturers of the goods that we sell fails to follow acceptable labor practices.
We expect that manufacturers of the goods that we sell to operate in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and comply with our social compliance program. Our social compliance program promotes ethical business practices and our staff and the staff of our third party inspection service company periodically visit or inspect the operations of our independent manufacturers to assess compliance with our social compliance program. However, we do not control these manufacturers or their labor or business practices. The violation of labor or other laws by an independent manufacturer used by us, or the divergence of an independent manufacturers labor practices from those generally accepted as ethical in the United States, could interrupt, or otherwise disrupt the shipment of products to us, damage our reputation or result in cancelled contracts or orders. Any of these events could have an adverse affect on our revenues and consequently our results of operations.
Our marketing efforts rely upon the effective use of customer information. Restrictions on the availability or use of customer information or unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential information could adversely affect our marketing programs or expose us to litigation, which could disrupt our operations and harm our business .
As part of our normal course of business, we collect, process and retain sensitive and confidential customer information. Any limitations imposed on the use of such consumer data, whether imposed by federal or state governments or business partners, could have an adverse affect on our future marketing activities. Despite the security measures we have in place, our facilities and systems, and those of our third party service providers, may be vulnerable to security breaches, acts of vandalism, computer viruses, misplaced or lost data, programming and/or human errors, or similar events. Any security breach involving the misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, whether by us or our vendors, could severely damage our reputation, expose us to risks of litigation and liability, disrupt our operations and harm our business.
Government mandated healthcare requirements could adversely affect our profits.
In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (the Reconciliation Act) were signed into law. The Act, as modified by the Reconciliation Act, includes a large number of health care provisions to take effect over four years. The costs of these provisions are expected to be funded by a variety of taxes and fees. Some of the taxes and fees, as well as certain health care changes required by these provisions, are expected to result, directly or indirectly, in increased health care costs for us. While we are still evaluating the impact of the Act, this legislation, as well as any future changes in healthcare legislation, could increase healthcare expenses for us and have an adverse affect on our results of operations.
Our ability to successfully manage store growth and optimize the productivity and profitability of our store portfolio may impact our financial performance.
Our ability to return to profitability depends, in part, on our ability to successfully open and operate new stores, including new store concepts, and to optimize the performance of our current stores, including by closing under-performing stores. Due to the deterioration in the macroeconomic environment in fiscal year 2009 and the continued economic uncertainty, we reduced our capital expenditures for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. As the economy recovers, we intend to open more new stores, while relocating and remodeling a portion of our existing store base each year. Accomplishing our store opening goals depends upon a number of factors, including locating suitable sites and negotiating favorable lease terms. We must also be able to effectively renew and renegotiate lease terms for existing stores. Improving the profitability of our stores and optimizing store productivity will also depend on customer acceptance of our dual store and outlet store concepts and our effectively executing the planned store growth for fiscal 2012. Hiring and training qualified associates, particularly at the store management level, and maintaining overall good relations with our associates, is also important to our store operations. There is no assurance that we will achieve our store expansion goals, manage our potential growth effectively or operate our stores profitably.
We may be subject to adverse outcomes in current or future litigation matters.
We are involved from time-to-time in litigation and other claims against our business. The types of claims that could be asserted against us based on litigation that has been asserted against others, particularly in the retail industry, includes commercial, intellectual property infringement (as discussed below), customer and employment claims, including class action lawsuits claiming that we have violated federal or state laws. These matters typically arise in the ordinary course of business but in some cases could also raise complex factual and legal issues requiring significant management time and, if determined adversely to the Company, could subject the Company to material liabilities. We believe that our current litigation matters will not have a material adverse affect on the results of our operations or financial condition. However, our assessment of current litigation could change in light of the discovery of facts with respect to legal actions pending against us not presently known to us or determinations by judges, juries or other finders of fact which do not accord with our evaluation of the possible liability or outcome of such litigation.
In recent years there has been increasing activity by companies which have acquired intellectual property rights but do not practice those rights (sometimes referred to as patent trolls) to engage in very broad licensing programs aimed at a large number of companies in a wide variety of businesses or at retail companies specifically. These efforts typically involve proposing licenses in exchange for a substantial sum of money and may also include the threat or actual initiation of litigation for that purpose. Any such litigation can be quite costly to defend, even if unsubstantiated or invalid. There is one such matter pending against us which our third party e-commerce provider has agreed to defend and indemnify us, subject to the terms of our e-commerce agreement with them. We also receive from time-to-time communications from patent trolls relating to proposed licenses. It is not possible to predict the impact, if any, of such claims on our business and operations.
We may not successfully implement our fiscal 2012 initiatives.
In conjunction with recent changes in senior management, the Company has begun to undertake a series of initiatives to return the Company to profitability and growth, in particular transforming our merchandise strategy to better align with our customers fashion preferences. While progress on these initiatives has been made, our ability to continue to make progress depends upon a number of factors which could result in unexpected costs, delays or failure to meet our internal expectations. If we are unable to improve our financial performance, additional measures and cost controls may need to be implemented and our results of operations could be adversely affected.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
There are no matters which are required to be reported under Item 1B.
PROPERTIES
Store Locations
Our stores are located primarily in shopping malls and retail centers in smaller to mid-sized cities and suburban areas. Approximately 85% of our stores are located in enclosed malls that typically have numerous specialty stores and two or more general merchandise chains or department stores as anchor tenants. The remainder of our Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks stores are located in power, strip and lifestyle shopping centers. While we have historically operated the majority of our stores in enclosed shopping malls, we intend to focus our future store expansion on off-mall locations where appropriate, due to the convenience these locations provide our customers and the reduced occupancy costs associated with these sites. In addition, we launched an outlet division in fiscal 2011 and have seven locations in outlet centers as of April 22, 2011.
At April 22, 2011, our Christopher & Banks, C.J. Banks, dual and outlet stores averaged approximately 3,300, 3,600, 4,400 and 3,800 square feet, respectively. Approximately 85% of the total aggregate store square footage is allocated to selling space.
At April 22, 2011, we operated 770 stores in 46 states as follows:
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Christopher |
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State |
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& Banks |
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C.J. Banks |
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Dual |
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Outlet |
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Total Stores |
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Alabama |
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5 |
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3 |
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8 |
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Alaska |
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Arizona |
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8 |
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2 |
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10 |
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Arkansas |
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6 |
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1 |
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7 |
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California |
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7 |
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1 |
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8 |
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Colorado |
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18 |
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10 |
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1 |
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29 |
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Connecticut |
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3 |
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3 |
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Delaware |
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2 |
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2 |
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Florida |
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14 |
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4 |
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18 |
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Georgia |
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5 |
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1 |
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6 |
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Hawaii |
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Idaho |
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7 |
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2 |
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9 |
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Illinois |
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27 |
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15 |
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42 |
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Indiana |
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18 |
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14 |
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32 |
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Iowa |
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21 |
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10 |
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1 |
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32 |
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Kansas |
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11 |
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7 |
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1 |
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19 |
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Kentucky |
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10 |
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4 |
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14 |
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Louisiana |
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2 |
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2 |
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Maine |
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2 |
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2 |
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4 |
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Maryland |
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7 |
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1 |
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8 |
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Massachusetts |
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11 |
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2 |
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13 |
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Michigan |
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29 |
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15 |
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44 |
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Minnesota |
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32 |
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12 |
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2 |
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1 |
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47 |
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Mississippi |
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Missouri |
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11 |
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12 |
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2 |
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1 |
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26 |
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Montana |
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6 |
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4 |
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10 |
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Nebraska |
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12 |
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7 |
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19 |
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Nevada |
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New Hampshire |
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3 |
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3 |
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New Jersey |
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2 |
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2 |
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New Mexico |
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2 |
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2 |
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4 |
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New York |
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22 |
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13 |
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1 |
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36 |
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North Carolina |
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8 |
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4 |
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12 |
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North Dakota |
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7 |
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4 |
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11 |
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Ohio |
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35 |
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23 |
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1 |
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1 |
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60 |
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Oklahoma |
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7 |
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1 |
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8 |
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Oregon |
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7 |
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3 |
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10 |
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Pennsylvania |
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36 |
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18 |
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1 |
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1 |
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56 |
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Rhode Island |
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1 |
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1 |
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South Carolina |
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3 |
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3 |
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South Dakota |
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6 |
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2 |
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8 |
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Tennessee |
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11 |
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7 |
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18 |
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Texas |
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16 |
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3 |
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19 |
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Utah |
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9 |
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4 |
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13 |
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Vermont |
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2 |
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1 |
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3 |
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Virginia |
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13 |
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5 |
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18 |
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Washington |
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15 |
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7 |
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1 |
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23 |
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West Virginia |
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7 |
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7 |
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14 |
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Wisconsin |
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20 |
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10 |
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1 |
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31 |
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Wyoming |
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3 |
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2 |
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5 |
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509 |
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245 |
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9 |
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7 |
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770 |
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Store Leases
All of our store locations are leased. Lease terms typically include a rental period of ten years and may contain a renewal option. Leases generally require payments of fixed minimum rent and contingent percentage rent, calculated based on a percent of sales in excess of a specified threshold.
The following table, which covers all of the stores operated by us at April 22, 2011, indicates the number of leases expiring during the fiscal year indicated and the number of such leases with renewal options. The number of stores with leases expiring in fiscal 2012 includes those stores which currently are operating on month-to-month terms.
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2012 |
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187 |
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6 |
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2013 |
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129 |
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2014 |
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116 |
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1 |
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2015 |
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104 |
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2 |
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2016 |
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73 |
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2017-2020 |
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161 |
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11 |
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Total |
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770 |
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20 |
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For leases that expire in a given year, we plan to evaluate the projected future performance of each store location prior to lease expiration to determine if we will seek to negotiate a new lease for that particular location.
Corporate Office and Distribution Center Facility
In fiscal 2002, we purchased our 210,000 square foot corporate office and distribution center facility, located in Plymouth, Minnesota. Prior to fiscal 2002, we leased this facility. We utilize the entire facility for our corporate office and distribution center requirements. Management believes our corporate office and distribution center facility space is sufficient to meet our requirements for fiscal 2012.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are subject, from time to time, to various claims, lawsuits or actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although the amount of any liability that could arise with respect to any current proceedings cannot, in managements opinion, be accurately predicted, any such liability is not expected to have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
(REMOVED AND RESERVED)
There is no disclosure required under this Item.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our executive officers as of April 22, 2011.
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Positions and Offices |
Larry C. Barenbaum |
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64 |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Monica L. Dahl |
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44 |
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Senior Vice President, e-Commerce, Planning & Allocation, and Strategy |
Luke R. Komarek |
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57 |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Michael J. Lyftogt |
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42 |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
Michelle L. Rice |
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36 |
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Vice President, Store Operations |
Julie M. Rouse |
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48 |
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Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager |
Larry C. Barenbaum was elected President and Chief Executive Officer on January 10, 2011. From October 19, 2010 to January 10, 2011 he served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. He has been a Director of the Company since March 1992 and was Chairman of the Board from December 2005 to January 10, 2011. Mr. Barenbaum founded Lawrence Jewelry Company, a fashion wholesale jewelry distribution company, in 1970. He sold Lawrence Jewelry Company in 1986 and continued to serve as its CEO until November, 1991. Mr. Barenbaum has over 25 years of experience in the retail industry, in addition to serving as a consultant in the specialty retail and services industry until October 19, 2010.
Monica L. Dahl has served as Senior Vice President, e-Commerce, Planning & Allocation, and Strategy since July 2010. From August 2008 to July 2010 Ms. Dahl served as Senior Vice President, Planning & Allocation and e-Commerce. From December 2005 to July 2008, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Dahl served as Vice President of Business Development from November 2004 to December 2005. Upon joining the Company in May 2004, Ms. Dahl was Director of Business Development. From January 1993 to April 2004, Ms. Dahl held various positions with Wilsons Leather including Director of Sourcing; Divisional Merchandise Manager Womens Apparel; Director of Merchandise Planning; and several positions in the Finance department. Ms. Dahl was with Arthur Andersen LLP from December 1987 to December 1992.
Luke R. Komarek has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel since May 2007. He was named Corporate Secretary in August 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Komarek served as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary at PNA Holdings, LLC and Katun Corporation from March 2004 to May 2007. Previously, Mr. Komarek served as Vice President of Legal Affairs and Compliance at Centerpulse Spine-Tech Inc. from February 2003 to March 2004. Mr. Komarek was employed by FSI International, Inc., a semiconductor equipment company, from 1995 to 2002, most recently serving as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Michael J. Lyftogt was elected Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer effective February 23, 2011. From July 15, 2010 to February 23, 2011 Mr. Lyftogt served as Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his appointment as Chief Accounting Officer in July 2010, he served as Vice President, Finance since March 2006 and was the Companys Controller from March 1998 through February 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lyftogt was Controller for M.F. Bank & Company, Inc. Mr. Lyftogt also has previous experience in public accounting.
Michelle L. Rice was elected Vice President, Store Operations effective February 23, 2011. From July 2010 until February 23, 2011, she was Vice President, Stores. From August 2008, when she joined the Company, until July 2010 she was a Regional Vice President. Ms. Rice has over 20 years of retail industry experience. She was the Regional Sales Director at Fashion Bug, a division of Charming Shoppes, a fashion retailer of missy and plus size apparel, from November 2006 to August 2008 and was a District Operations Manager at TJX Corporation from 2003 to November 2006.
Julie M. Rouse joined the Company as Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager in October 2010. From August 2009 to October 2010, Ms. Rouse was employed as Vice President of Merchandising by ThatsWhatIWant.com, an e-Commerce company providing womens clothing in sizes 12, 14 and 16. From April 2009 through August 2010, Ms. Rouse also acted in a consulting role for several companies. She was previously employed by Christopher & Banks from 1995 through September 2008 in various capacities, including Vice President, General Merchandise Manager-CJ Banks from 2001 until September 2008.
MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CBK. The quarterly high and low stock sales price information for our common stock for fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010 is included in the table below.
As of April 22, 2011, we had 105 holders of record of our common stock and approximately 5,500 beneficial owners. The last reported sales price of our common stock on April 22, 2011 was $6.11.
In fiscal 2004, our Board of Directors declared our first cash dividend. The declaration provided for an on-going cash dividend of $0.04 per share to be paid quarterly, subject to Board approval. In July 2006, our Board of Directors authorized an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.06 per share. We have declared and paid a dividend each quarter since the first declaration in fiscal 2004. Our Board of Directors reviews and approves dividend payments on a quarterly basis.
The following table sets forth information concerning purchases of our common stock for the periods indicated.
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|
Yet Be Purchased |
|
||
Period |
|
Purchased (1) |
|
per Share |
|
Announced Plans |
|
Under the Plans |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
November 29, 2010 - December 26, 2010 |
|
2,583 |
|
$ |
5.69 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
December 27, 2010- January 30, 2011 |
|
7,369 |
|
$ |
5.84 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
January 31, 2011- February 26, 2011 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total |
|
9,952 |
|
$ |
5.80 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
(1) The shares of common stock in this column represent shares that were surrendered to the Company by stock plan participants in order to satisfy withholding tax obligations related to restricted stock awards.
Comparative Stock Performance
The graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on the Companys common stock (CBK) from February 25, 2006 to February 26, 2011 to the cumulative total stockholder return of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P Apparel Retail Index. The comparisons assume $100 was invested on February 25, 2006 in our common stock, the S&P 500 Index and the S&P Apparel Retail Index and also assumes that any dividends are reinvested.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected financial data has been derived from our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7 of this Form 10-K and the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes appearing in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
(in thousands, except per share amounts and selected operating data) |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Feb. 26, |
|
Feb. 27, |
|
Feb. 28, |
|
Mar. 1, |
|
Mar. 3, |
|
|||||
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
2007(1) |
|
|||||
Income Statement Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net sales |
|
$ |
448,130 |
|
$ |
455,402 |
|
$ |
530,742 |
|
$ |
560,912 |
|
$ |
533,156 |
|
Merchandise, buying and occupancy costs |
|
292,713 |
|
289,134 |
|
341,734 |
|
341,928 |
|
318,971 |
|
|||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
142,461 |
|
138,711 |
|
172,295 |
|
161,180 |
|
140,696 |
|
|||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
24,736 |
|
25,985 |
|
26,264 |
|
21,764 |
|
19,616 |
|
|||||
Impairment of store assets |
|
2,779 |
|
2,939 |
|
4,557 |
|
411 |
|
330 |
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Operating income (loss) |
|
(14,559 |
) |
(1,367 |
) |
(14,108 |
) |
35,629 |
|
53,543 |
|
|||||
Other income |
|
450 |
|
728 |
|
1,809 |
|
4,662 |
|
5,116 |
|
|||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
(14,109 |
) |
(639 |
) |
(12,299 |
) |
40,291 |
|
58,659 |
|
|||||
Income tax provision (benefit) |
|
8,058 |
|
(797 |
) |
(4,215 |
) |
14,827 |
|
22,701 |
|
|||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations |
|
(22,167 |
) |
158 |
|
(8,084 |
) |
25,464 |
|
35,958 |
|
|||||
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax |
|
|
|
|
|
(4,666 |
) |
(8,446 |
) |
(2,272 |
) |
|||||
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(22,167 |
) |
$ |
158 |
|
$ |
(12,750 |
) |
$ |
17,018 |
|
$ |
33,686 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Basic earnings (loss) per common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Continuing operations |
|
$ |
(0.63 |
) |
$ |
|
|
$ |
(0.23 |
) |
$ |
0.71 |
|
$ |
0.96 |
|
Discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
(0.24 |
) |
(0.06 |
) |
|||||
Earnings (loss) per basic share |
|
$ |
(0.63 |
) |
$ |
|
|
$ |
(0.36 |
) |
$ |
0.48 |
|
$ |
0.90 |
|
Basic shares outstanding |
|
35,392 |
|
35,141 |
|
35,097 |
|
35,772 |
|
37,307 |
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Continuing operations |
|
$ |
(0.63 |
) |
$ |
|
|
$ |
(0.23 |
) |
$ |
0.71 |
|
$ |
0.95 |
|
Discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
(0.24 |
) |
(0.06 |
) |
|||||
Earnings (loss) per diluted share |
|
$ |
(0.63 |
) |
$ |
|
|
$ |
(0.36 |
) |
$ |
0.47 |
|
$ |
0.89 |
|
Diluted shares outstanding |
|
35,392 |
|
35,234 |
|
35,097 |
|
35,852 |
|
37,761 |
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Dividends per share |
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
(1) The year ended March 3, 2007 consisted of 53 weeks. All other years presented consisted of 52 weeks.
|
|
Feb. 26, |
|
Feb. 27, |
|
Feb. 28, |
|
Mar. 1, |
|
Mar. 3, |
|
|||||
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
2007(1) |
|
|||||
Balance Sheet Data (at end of each period in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments |
|
$ |
76,772 |
|
$ |
99,324 |
|
$ |
78,814 |
|
$ |
78,492 |
|
$ |
102,266 |
|
Merchandise inventory |
|
39,211 |
|
38,496 |
|
38,828 |
|
43,840 |
|
52,355 |
|
|||||
Long-term investments |
|
28,824 |
|
13,622 |
|
16,400 |
|
23,350 |
|
|
|
|||||
Total assets |
|
234,163 |
|
267,297 |
|
290,142 |
|
311,792 |
|
307,323 |
|
|||||
Long-term debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Stockholders equity |
|
164,229 |
|
193,730 |
|
200,223 |
|
218,827 |
|
225,765 |
|
|||||
Working capital |
|
83,415 |
|
108,321 |
|
94,059 |
|
95,968 |
|
128,854 |
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Selected Operating Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Same-store sales increase (decrease) (2) |
|
(1 |
)% |
(15 |
)% |
(12 |
)% |
1 |
% |
1 |
% |
|||||
Stores at end of period |
|
775 |
|
806 |
|
815 |
|
837 |
|
778 |
|
|||||
Net sales per gross square foot (3) |
|
$ |
154 |
|
$ |
156 |
|
$ |
188 |
|
$ |
215 |
|
$ |
219 |
|
(1) The year ended March 3, 2007 consisted of 53 weeks. All other years presented consisted of 52 weeks.
(2) Same-store sales data is calculated based on the change in net sales for stores that have been open for more than 13 full months and includes stores, if any, that have been relocated within the same mall. We typically do not expand or relocate stores within a mall. Stores where square footage has been changed by more than 25 percent are excluded from the same-store sales calculation. Stores closed during the year are included in the same-store sales calculation only for the full months of the year during which the stores were open. In addition, sales which are initiated in stores but fulfilled through our e-Commerce websites are included in the calculation of same store sales.
(3) The computation of net sales per gross square foot includes stores which were open for all 12 months of the fiscal year. Relocated and expanded stores, if any, are included in the calculation.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
Executive Overview
Christopher & Banks Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is a Minneapolis-based retailer of womens apparel, which operates retail stores through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest February 28. The fiscal years ended February 26, 2011 (fiscal 2011), February 27, 2010 (fiscal 2010) and February 28, 2009 (fiscal 2009) each consisted of 52 weeks.
As of April 22, 2011, we operated 770 stores in 46 states, including 509 Christopher & Banks stores, 245 C.J. Banks stores, nine dual concept stores and seven outlet stores. Our Christopher & Banks brand offers distinctive fashions featuring exclusively designed, coordinated assortments of womens apparel in sizes four to 16. Our C.J. Banks brand offers similar assortments of womens apparel in sizes 14W to 26W. Our dual concept and outlet stores offer an assortment of both Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks apparel servicing the petite, missy and plus size customer in one location. We also operate e-Commerce web sites for our two brands at www.christopherandbanks.com and www.cjbanks.com which, in addition to offering the apparel found in our stores, also offer exclusive sizes and styles available only online.
We strive to provide our customers with fashionable, high-quality apparel at a great value and with a consistent fit. Our overall strategy for our two brands, Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks, is to offer a compelling, evolving merchandise assortment through our stores and e-Commerce web sites in order to satisfy our customers expectations for style, quality, value, versatility and fit, while providing knowledgeable and personalized customer service.
We have positioned ourselves to offer merchandise assortments balancing updated unique apparel with more classic styles, at affordable prices. To differentiate ourselves from our competitors, our buyers, working in conjunction with our internal design group, strive to create a merchandise assortment of coordinated outfits, the majority of which are manufactured exclusively for us under our proprietary Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks brand names.
Fiscal 2011 Summary
Fiscal 2011 was a challenging year for us at Christopher & Banks, as we reported a loss of $0.63 per diluted share for the year. Customers did not respond favorably to our merchandise assortment, particularly in the third and fourth quarters. As a result, same-store sales decreased 1% for the year and merchandise margins declined by approximately 310 basis points when compared to fiscal 2010. We aggressively increased markdown levels and promotional activity, particularly in the third and fourth quarters, in an effort to encourage customers to purchase and to clear inventory. Our newer petite and accessory product categories were better received by customers during the year, resulting in stronger performance than experienced with our core merchandise offerings.
Despite the challenges, we maintained a strong balance sheet in fiscal 2011. Cash, cash equivalents and short and long-term investments totaled $105.6 million at the end of fiscal 2011, compared to $112.9 million at the end of fiscal 2010. Total inventory was $39.2 million as of February 26, 2011, compared to $38.5 million as of February 27, 2010 and inventory per-store (excluding e-commerce inventory) was up approximately 4% over the prior year. We ended the year with no long-term debt.
We opened six new stores in fiscal 2011, including one C.J. Banks store, two dual concept stores and our first three outlet stores. We closed 23 Christopher & Banks and 14 C.J. Banks stores for a total of 37 store closures in fiscal 2011. As of February 26, 2011, we operated 775 stores including 517 Christopher & Banks stores, 252 C.J. Banks stores, three dual concept stores and three outlet stores. In fiscal 2012, we are planning to open nine new dual concept stores and 22 new outlet stores, while we expect to close approximately 20 existing Christopher & Banks and 15 C.J. Banks stores during the year.
Other Developments
Effective January 10, 2011, we announced that our Board of Directors elected Larry C. Barenbaum as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Barenbaum served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer from October 19, 2010 through January 10, 2011. Mr. Barenbaum has been a Director on our Board since March 1992 and served as Chairman of the Board from December 2005 until he was elected to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. In conjunction with Mr. Barenbaums election as President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2011, the Board of Directors named James J. Fuld, Jr. as Non-Executive Chair of the Board. Mr. Fuld has been a director of the Company since 1986.
Mr. Barenbaum replaced Lorna E. Nagler, our former President and Chief Executive Officer, who resigned all positions with the Company, including the position of Director, effective October 19, 2010. We incurred a pre-tax, non-recurring severance charge of approximately $1.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2011 in connection with Ms. Naglers resignation.
On February 24, 2011, the Company announced that Michael J. Lyftogt had been elected Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Lyftogt has worked at Christopher & Banks for over thirteen years in a variety of financial roles including Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Finance and Controller and has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since July 2010.
On December 16, 2010, we announced the appointment of Morris Goldfarb to our Board of Directors, effective January 3, 2011. The election of Mr. Goldfarb increased the number of Board members to eight and the number of independent Directors to seven. Mr. Goldfarb is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
Fiscal 2012 Outlook
We have several key initiatives currently underway to return Christopher & Banks to profitability and growth. First and foremost, our primary focus is on our product. We are working diligently to increase sales productivity through transforming our merchandising strategy to better align our assortment with our customers fashion preferences. Second, we are taking a customer centric approach as we work to improve our in-store and on-line customer experiences. Third, we are refining our marketing initiatives. Fourth, our focus on continued multi-channel e-commerce growth has intensified and, finally, we continue to refine our real estate strategy, including the evolution of our outlet strategy.
Merchandise
In fiscal 2011, our merchandise included womens apparel generally consisting of knit tops, woven tops, jackets, sweaters, skirts, denim bottoms and bottoms made of other fabrics. In addition, we carried collections of petite styles online and in approximately 350 of our Christopher & Banks stores. We also began offering jewelry in all stores during the first quarter of fiscal 2011 and expanded the assortment throughout the year.
In the second half of fiscal 2011 we refocused our attention on our core merchandising efforts. We are striving to develop more innovative and modern merchandise assortments that offer updated styling and better fabrications. In addition, we are increasing our focus on product construction and fit to ensure consistent standards across all merchandise categories and deliveries. While we have edited and modified some styling for our fiscal 2012 spring and summer assortments, the full impact of our renewed merchandising effort is expected to be completely incorporated in our fiscal 2012 early fall assortment, to be delivered in August 2011. In March 2011, we introduced a branded collection which is representative of our new fashion direction. Initial customer reaction to the branded product has been encouraging. As a result, we plan to continue to test new opportunities through the introduction of additional branded collections in fiscal 2012.
In fiscal 2011, we began to test several new product categories in an effort to increase spending by existing customers and to attract new customers to our brands. We will continue to test product offerings such as sunglasses, scarves, handbags, swimwear and outerwear and, if successful, will expand these product assortments to more stores throughout fiscal 2012. We are also working to enhance our product sourcing capabilities through building relationships with new merchandise vendors and improving our relationships with existing suppliers. In addition, we are analyzing all aspects of our product development and sourcing practices to identify opportunities for cost savings in an effort to mitigate increases in the cost of raw materials, particularly cotton and synthetic fibers, and production labor. We intend to diversify our vendor base, including the countries in which our merchandise is produced. Additionally, we plan to improve visibility to the components of our inbound transportation process with a goal to enhance control and reduce costs. While we plan to implement some price increases in fiscal 2012, we believe this is a reflection of our improved product. We intend to maintain our commitment to providing quality merchandise to our customers at a value, while we work to reduce the impact of cost increases.
Customer Experience
In an effort to drive overall productivity, the Company is working to enhance its customer experience. We have focused our associates on strengthening our selling culture while providing more knowledgeable selling and personalized service to our customers. We will be reintroducing a selling program that includes a grass roots focus, improved product knowledge and store incentives and contests, which are intended to improve sales as our new product assortments are delivered in fiscal 2012. We also will strive to continue to deliver exceptional personalized customer service in a warm and inviting store environment.
In addition, we continue to refine and add new visual merchandising elements to our stores to maximize displays to provide more compelling and clearer product messages. This is intended to drive increased numbers of new and existing customers into our stores through a more compelling and organized presentation of merchandise and product outfitting options.
Marketing
In fiscal 2011, we expanded our marketing spend to approximately 1.5% of sales and plan to maintain a similar level in fiscal 2012. Our marketing efforts will be focused on strengthening communications with our customers through e-mail and direct mail. In fiscal 2012, we plan to deliver approximately eight direct mail pieces and deploy more targeted e-mail campaigns.
In early fiscal 2012, we began an initiative to develop a strong brand presence and ensure consistency in the message we are sending to our customer, including delivering a consistent look and feel across our stores and e-commerce web sites. We are also developing plans to test media advertising in select markets in the second half of fiscal 2012 in conjunction with the introduction of our updated product assortments.
In March 2010, we launched our Friendship Rewards loyalty program. Friendship Rewards is a point-based program where members earn points based on purchases. After reaching a certain level of accumulated points, members are rewarded with a certificate which may be applied towards purchases at our stores or web sites. The program has helped us to build our customer database and we will be refining the program throughout fiscal 2012 to encourage increased purchases by our Friendship Rewards members as we move through the year.
e-Commerce
In February 2008, we launched separate e-Commerce web sites for our Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks brands at www.christopherandbanks.com and www.cjbanks.com. Today these sites offer the entire assortment of merchandise carried at our Christopher & Banks, C.J. Banks and dual stores in addition to exclusive e-commerce products, select store buys and extended sizes and lengths. Inventory and order fulfillment for our e-Commerce operations are handled by a third-party provider.
We saw considerable growth in our e-Commerce sales during fiscal 2011 and we plan to continue to grow this business in fiscal 2012. Customers responded favorably to new online merchandise categories such as extended plus sizes and swimwear. In fiscal 2012, we plan to expand these new product offerings, along with petites, dresses and outerwear. We will continue to focus on converting existing customers into multi-channel shoppers, attracting new customers to our e-commerce sites and leveraging the branding benefits the e-Commerce channel can provide. We also plan to increase our online customer base and continue to use the channel to test further product line and size extensions.
The web sites referenced above are for textual reference only and such references are not intended to incorporate our web sites into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Real Estate/Leasing
We opened six new stores in fiscal 2011, including one C.J. Banks store, two dual concept stores, and our first three outlet stores. We closed 23 Christopher & Banks and 14 C.J. Banks stores for a total of 37 store closures in fiscal 2011. As of February 26, 2011, we operated 775 stores including 517 Christopher & Banks stores, 252 C.J. Banks stores, three dual concept stores and three outlet stores. In fiscal 2012, we are planning to open nine new dual concept stores and 22 new outlet stores, while we expect to close approximately 20 existing Christopher & Banks and 15 C.J. Banks stores during the year.
We will also continue to focus on reducing occupancy costs through aggressive lease renegotiations and diligently exercising rent reductions related to sales volume and co-tenancy thresholds. We have approximately 100 leases expiring per year in each of the next five years, allowing for significant opportunities to improve the productivity of our store portfolio through closing underperforming locations, renegotiating more favorable lease terms, and strategically relocating stores in existing markets.
We opened our first dual-concept store (dual store) in fiscal 2010. Dual stores offer merchandise from both of our Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks brands, and all three size ranges (petite, missy and plus) within each store, resulting in a greater opportunity to service our customers while increasing productivity and enhancing operating efficiencies. We opened two additional dual stores in fiscal 2011 and plan to open nine new dual stores in fiscal 2012.
We opened our first three outlet stores in the second half of fiscal 2011 as we believe the outlet business provides an additional opportunity to drive profitability and growth. Our outlet stores offer merchandise from both of our Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks brands, and all three size ranges (petite, missy and plus) in each location. In addition, they carry select styles designed and sourced specifically for the outlet business. Based on the initial success of our first three outlet stores, we believe we have additional opportunities in the outlet business and plan to open approximately 22 new outlet stores in fiscal 2012.
Key Performance Indicators
Our management evaluates the following items, which are considered key performance indicators, in assessing our performance:
Same-store sales
Our same-store sales data is calculated based on the change in net sales for stores that have been open for more than 13 full months and includes stores, if any, that have been relocated within the same mall, though we typically do not expand or relocate stores within the same center. Stores where square footage has been changed by more than 25 percent are excluded from the same-store sales calculation. Stores closed during the year are included in the same-store sales calculation only for the full months of the year the stores were open. In addition, sales which are initiated in stores but fulfilled through our e-Commerce websites are included in the calculation of same store sales.
Management considers same-store sales to be an important indicator of our performance. Same-store sales results are important in achieving leveraging of costs, including store payroll, store occupancy, depreciation and other general and administrative expenses. Year-over-year increases in same-store sales contribute to greater leveraging of costs, while declining same-store sales contribute to deleveraging of costs. Same-store sales results also have a direct impact on our total net sales, cash, cash equivalents, investments and working capital.
Merchandise, buying and occupancy costs
Merchandise, buying and occupancy costs, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, measure whether we are appropriately optimizing the price of our merchandise. Merchandise, buying and occupancy costs include the cost of merchandise, markdowns, shrink, freight, buyer and distribution center salaries, buyer travel, rent and other occupancy-related costs, various merchandise design and development costs, miscellaneous merchandise expenses and other costs related to our distribution network.
Operating income
Our management views operating income as a key indicator of our success. The key drivers of operating income are same-store sales, merchandise, buying and occupancy costs and our ability to control our other operating costs.
Store productivity
Store productivity measures, including sales per square foot, average unit retail selling price, average number of transactions per store, number of units per transaction, average retail dollars per transaction, customer traffic and conversion rates are evaluated by management in assessing the operational performance of individual stores.
Inventory turnover
Our management evaluates inventory turnover as a measure of how productively inventory is bought and sold. Inventory turnover is important as it can signal slow-moving inventory, which can be critical in determining the need to take markdowns on merchandise.
Cash flow and liquidity
Management evaluates free cash flow and cash flow from operations, investing activities and financing activities in determining the sufficiency of our cash position. Cash flow from operations has historically been sufficient to provide for our uses of cash. We expect our cash, cash equivalents and short and long-term investments, combined with cash flows from operations, to be sufficient to fund anticipated capital expenditures, working capital and other requirements for liquidity during fiscal 2012.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth consolidated income statement data expressed as a percentage of net sales for the last three fiscal years and should be read in conjunction with Selected Financial Data in Item 6 of this Form 10-K.
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
||||
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
February 28, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales |
|
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
Merchandise, buying and occupancy costs |
|
65.3 |
|
63.5 |
|
64.4 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
31.8 |
|
30.5 |
|
32.4 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
5.5 |
|
5.7 |
|
4.9 |
|
Impairment of store assets |
|
0.6 |
|
0.6 |
|
0.9 |
|
Operating loss |
|
(3.2 |
) |
(0.3 |
) |
(2.6 |
) |
Other income, net |
|
0.1 |
|
0.1 |
|
0.3 |
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
(3.1 |
) |
(0.2 |
) |
(2.3 |
) |
Income tax provision (benefit) |
|
1.8 |
|
(0.2 |
) |
(0.8 |
) |
Net income (loss) from continuing operations |
|
(4.9 |
) |
0.0 |
|
(1.5 |
) |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax |
|
|
|
|
|
(0.9 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
|
(4.9 |
)% |
0.0 |
% |
(2.4 |
)% |
Fiscal 2011 Compared to Fiscal 2010
Net Sales. Net sales from continuing operations for the 52-week period ended February 26, 2011 were $448.1 million, a decrease of $7.3 million or 1.6%, from net sales from continuing operations of $455.4 million for the 52-week period ended February 27, 2010. The decrease in our net sales resulted from a 1% decrease in same store sales, combined with a decrease in the number of stores operated during fiscal 2011 as compared to fiscal 2010. In addition, revenue declined by approximately $2.9 million due to a reduction in net sales related to accrued unearned revenue for points accumulated by customers and certificates issued in conjunction with the Companys Friendship Rewards loyalty program, which was established in early fiscal 2011. The decrease in net sales was partially offset by increases in revenues at our Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks e-commerce web sites in fiscal 2011.
The number of average transactions per store was essentially flat in the first and second quarters of fiscal 2011, compared to the first two quarters of fiscal 2010, as declines in customer traffic were offset by increases in the rate of customer conversion. The number of average transactions per store decreased approximately 7% in the third quarter of fiscal 2011 and increased approximately 4% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, when compared to corresponding periods in fiscal 2010. Average transaction values were higher in the first and second quarters, flat in the third quarter and lower in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2010. Average selling prices declined throughout the year. Improved selling at full price in the first quarter gave way to sequentially increased promotional activity during the year and a reduced average selling price per unit in the second, third and fourth quarters as customers did not respond favorably to the Companys fall, holiday and spring merchandise assortments.
The Company operated 775 stores as of February 26, 2011, compared to 806 stores as of February 27, 2010.
Merchandise, Buying and Occupancy Costs. Merchandise, buying and occupancy costs, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, were $292.7 million, or 65.3% of net sales, in fiscal 2011, compared to $289.1 million, or 63.5% of net sales, in fiscal 2010, resulting in an approximate 180 basis point decrease in our gross profit margin during the year.
Our merchandise margins decreased by approximately 310 basis points in fiscal 2011 as lower markdown levels in the first quarter were replaced by significantly increased markdowns and promotional activity in the second, third and fourth quarters while we worked to increase net sales and clear less desirable fall, holiday and spring product assortments. Inventory per store was up approximately 4%, excluding e-commerce inventory, at the end of fiscal 2011 as compared to the end of fiscal 2010. The decline in merchandise margin was partially offset by approximately 130 basis points of positive leverage of buying and occupancy costs driven mainly by lower rent expense.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the fiscal year ended February 26, 2011 were $142.5 million, or 31.8% of net sales, compared to $138.7 million, or 30.5% of net sales, for the fiscal year ended February 27, 2010, resulting in a 130 basis point increase as a percent of net sales in fiscal 2011, as compared to fiscal 2010.
The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses during fiscal 2011 was largely due to higher severance costs as we recorded total charges of approximately $1.5 million related to our former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. In addition, increases in the amount of medical claims and marketing expenditures were partially offset by decreased store payroll and bonus expense. Selling, general and administrative expenses in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 included pre-tax, non-recurring benefits of approximately $1.2 million related largely to legal and contract settlements.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization was $24.7 million, or 5.5% of net sales, in fiscal 2011, compared to $26.0 million, or 5.7% of net sales, in fiscal 2010. The decrease in the amount of depreciation and amortization expense primarily resulted from a reduction in our depreciable asset base related to asset impairment charges of $2.8 million and $2.9 million recognized in fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010, respectively.
Impairment of Store Assets. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, we recorded long-lived store-level asset impairment charges of $2.8 million related to underperforming Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks stores, compared to $2.9 million of store-level asset impairment charges in fiscal 2010. A portion of the asset impairment charges recognized in fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010 related to accelerated depreciation on the remaining book value of underperforming stores to be closed in the first half of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2011, respectively.
Operating Loss. As a result of the foregoing factors, we reported an operating loss of $14.6 million, or 3.2% of net sales, for the 52 weeks ended February 26, 2011, compared to an operating loss of $1.4 million, or 0.3% of net sales, for the 52 weeks ended February 27, 2010.
Other Income . For the fiscal year ended February 26, 2011, other income included interest income of approximately $0.4 million and gains on investments of approximately $40,000. For the fiscal year ended February 27, 2010, other income included interest income of approximately $0.4 million and gains on investments of approximately $0.3 million.
Income Taxes. We recorded income tax expense of $8.1 million, with an effective tax rate of (57.1) %, in fiscal 2011, compared to an income tax benefit of $0.8 million, with an effective tax rate of 124.7%, in fiscal 2010. Income tax expense for fiscal 2011 reflects the establishment of a full valuation allowance on our net deferred tax assets. During fiscal 2011, we evaluated all of the positive and negative evidence related to our ability to utilize our deferred tax assets. Based on a lack of positive evidence to offset the negative evidence provided by our three year cumulative operating loss, we recorded a non-cash valuation allowance of $14 million. Our effective tax rate in fiscal 2011 was significantly impacted by the recognition of the full valuation allowance on our net deferred tax assets, while small discrete tax items and state tax considerations had a significant impact on our annual effective tax rate in fiscal 2010 due to our near break-even operating results.
Net Income (Loss). As a result of the foregoing factors, we reported a net loss of $22.2 million, or 4.9% of net sales, for the twelve months ended February 26, 2011, compared to net income of $0.2 million, or 0.0% of net sales, for the twelve months ended February 27, 2010.
Fiscal 2010 Compared to Fiscal 2009
Net Sales. Net sales from continuing operations for the 52-week period ended February 27, 2010 were $455.4 million, a decrease of $75.3 million or 14%, from net sales from continuing operations of $530.7 million for the 52-week period ended February 28, 2009. Our sales were negatively impacted in fiscal 2010 by the challenging macro-economic environment and related factors. In particular, continued instability in the housing market and higher levels of unemployment, combined with general economic uncertainty, negatively impacted consumer spending patterns, particularly for discretionary retail purchases.
Our same store sales declined 15% for the fiscal year ended February 27, 2010, when compared to the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009. This decrease was primarily due to reduced customer traffic at our stores resulting in fewer transactions per store and fewer units sold overall, partially offset by an increase in average unit retail selling price. The decline in same-store sales was partially offset by an increase in revenues generated by our two e-Commerce websites. We also operated fewer stores in fiscal 2010 as compared to fiscal 2009, ending the year with 806 stores as of February 27, 2010, compared to 815 stores at February 28, 2009.
Merchandise, Buying and Occupancy Costs. Merchandise, buying and occupancy costs, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, were $289.1 million, or 63.5% of net sales, in fiscal 2010, compared to $341.7 million, or 64.4% of net sales, during fiscal 2009, resulting in approximately 90 basis points of improvement in our gross profit margin.
Our merchandise margins improved by approximately 250 basis points in fiscal 2010 as reduced markdown levels in the third and fourth quarters more than offset the impact of elevated promotional activity in the first and second quarters of the year. Strict inventory discipline was exercised throughout fiscal 2010, resulting in fewer markdowns needed to clear excess inventory. The improved merchandise margins were partially offset by approximately 160 basis points of deleveraging of buying and occupancy costs associated with our 15% decline in same store sales.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the fiscal year ended February 27, 2010 were $138.7 million, or 30.5% of net sales, compared to $172.3 million, or 32.4% of net sales, for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, resulting in a 190 basis point decrease as a percent of net sales in fiscal 2010, compared to fiscal 2009.
SG&A expenses were reduced by $33.6 million in fiscal 2010 compared to fiscal 2009, primarily as a result of our cost reduction initiatives. Significant savings were realized in store payroll and other store-related operating expenses, which accounted for most of the positive leverage of SG&A expenses in fiscal 2010. In addition, we had savings in marketing expenditures, travel, corporate salaries, benefits and information technology related costs. Approximately $4.0 million of the reduction in SG&A expenses in fiscal 2010, particularly in the second quarter, resulted from one-time unplanned savings related to legal settlements and insurance proceeds.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization was $26.0 million, or 5.7% of net sales, in fiscal 2010, compared to $26.3 million, or 4.9% of net sales, in fiscal 2009. The decrease in the amount of depreciation and amortization resulted from a reduction of capital expenditures in fiscal 2010 compared to fiscal 2009. Capital expenditures for 2010 totaled $6.0 million, compared to $18.4 million in fiscal 2009. In addition, our depreciable asset base was reduced as a result of asset impairment charges recognized in fiscal 2009.
Impairment of Store Assets. As a result of the annual impairment analysis performed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, we recorded long-lived store-level asset impairment charges of $2.9 million related to underperforming Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks stores, compared to $4.6 million of store-level asset impairment charges in fiscal 2009. A portion of the asset impairment charge in fiscal 2010 related to write-offs of the remaining book value of underperforming stores to be closed in the first half of fiscal 2011.
Operating Loss. As a result of the foregoing factors, we reported an operating loss of $1.4 million, or 0.3% of net sales, for the 52 weeks ended February 27, 2010, compared to an operating loss of $14.1 million, or 2.6% of net sales, for the 52 weeks ended February 28, 2009.
Other Income . For the fiscal year ended February 27, 2010, other income included interest income of approximately $0.4 million and gains on investments of approximately $0.3 million. For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, other income included interest income of $2.2 million, offset by approximately $0.4 million of unrealized losses on long-term investments. The decrease in interest income resulted from lower interest rates on cash, cash-equivalents and short and long-term investments in fiscal 2010 compared to fiscal 2009.
Income Taxes. We recorded an income tax benefit of $0.8 million, with an effective tax rate of 124.7%, in fiscal 2010, compared to an income tax benefit of $4.2 million, with an effective tax rate of 34.3%, in fiscal 2009. Due to our near break even results for the year, small discrete tax items and state tax considerations had a significant impact on our annual effective tax rate.
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations. As a result of the foregoing factors, we reported income from continuing operations of $0.2 million, or 0.0% of net sales, for the twelve months ended February 27, 2010, compared to a loss from continuing operations of $8.1 million, or 1.5% of net sales, for the twelve months ended February 28, 2009.
Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax. We reported a loss from discontinued operations of $4.7 million, net of a tax benefit of $3.6 million, for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009. In addition to store-level operating losses, the loss from discontinued operations for the twelve months ended February 28, 2009 included approximately $4.3 million of lease termination costs, $1.2 million of long-lived store asset impairment charges, $0.3 million of severance costs and $0.3 million of inventory write-offs, all of which were incurred in connection with exiting the Acorn division business. There were no expenses recorded related to discontinued operations for the year ended February 27, 2010.
Net Income (Loss). As a result of the foregoing factors, we recorded net income of $0.2 million, or 0.0% of net sales and $0.00 per diluted share, for the year ended February 27, 2010 compared to a net loss of $12.8 million, or 2.4% of net sales and ($0.36) per diluted share, for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal on-going cash requirements are to fund working capital needs, such as purchasing merchandise inventory, financing the construction of new stores, remodeling certain existing stores and making information technology-related and other capital expenditures. Merchandise purchases vary on a seasonal basis, peaking in the fall. As a result, our cash requirements historically reach their peak in October or November, during our third fiscal quarter. Conversely, our cash balances peak in January, during our fourth fiscal quarter, after the holiday season is completed.
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $7.8 million in fiscal 2011, a decrease of $23.5 million from $31.3 million in fiscal 2010. The decrease was primarily a result of the decrease in net earnings between fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011. We reported a net loss of $22.2 million for the year ended February 26, 2011, compared to net income of $0.2 million for the year ended February 27, 2010. In addition, net deferred income tax assets decreased by approximately $10.1 in fiscal 2011, due to the recognition of a full valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets in the third quarter, compared to an increase of $3.3 million in fiscal 2010.
Significant fluctuations in our working capital accounts in fiscal 2011 included a $6.3 million increase in income taxes receivable, a $4.6 million decrease in deferred lease incentives and a $2.0 million increase in accrued liabilities. The increase in income taxes receivable resulted from refunds related to estimated income tax payments made in the first and second quarters of fiscal 2011. Accrued liabilities increased as a result of the addition of a liability for points earned by customers enrolled in the Friendship Rewards loyalty program which was launched in March of fiscal 2011, offset by a decrease in the liability for outstanding gift cards. The amount of deferred lease incentives declined by $4.6 million in fiscal 2011 as amortization of tenant allowances exceeded additions related to new store openings, combined with write-offs of unamortized tenant allowances associated with stores closed during the year.
The remainder of the change in cash provided by operating activities in fiscal 2011 was substantially the result of the net loss of $22.2 million, after adjusting for non-cash charges, including depreciation and amortization expense, store-level asset impairment charges, adjustments to deferred income taxes, stock-based compensation expense, loss on the disposal of furniture, fixtures and equipment and losses on investments, combined with various changes in our other operating assets and liabilities.
Net cash provided by investing activities
Net cash provided by investing activities in fiscal 2011 included approximately $15.5 million of net redemptions of investments offset by $8.4 million of capital expenditures. We opened six new stores during fiscal 2011. We also made technology-related and other investments in our stores, corporate office and distribution center facility during the fiscal year ended February 26, 2011.
We expect to fund approximately $18 million of capital expenditures in fiscal 2012 to open approximately 31 new stores, to invest in displays and fixtures at all stores to enhance the visual presentation of our merchandise and to make further investments in our stores, corporate office and distribution center and information technology infrastructure. In addition, a portion of the fiscal 2012 capital expenditures are expected to fund construction of stores planned to open in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.
Net cash used in financing activities
Net cash of $8.3 million was used in financing activities in fiscal 2011 as we declared and paid four quarterly cash dividends of $0.06 per share, which was partially offset by approximately $0.3 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options.
We had approximately $105.6 million of cash, cash equivalents and short and long-term investments at February 26, 2011, compared to approximately $112.9 million as of February 27, 2010. We anticipate our cash, cash equivalents and short and long-term investments, combined with cash flows from operations, will be sufficient to meet our capital expenditure, working capital and other liquidity requirements for all of fiscal 2012.
Credit facility
We maintain an Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility (the Credit Facility) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Wells Fargo) which expires on June 30, 2011. The Credit Facility provides us with revolving credit loans and letters of credit of up to $50 million, in the aggregate, subject to a borrowing base formula based on inventory levels. We are currently seeking to establish another credit facility which may be an extension of the existing facility or a new facility.
Loans under the Credit Facility bear interest at the prime rate minus 0.25%. As of February 26, 2011, the prime rate was 3.25%. The Credit Facility also provides us with the ability to borrow under the Credit Facility at an interest rate tied to the London Interbank Market Offered Rate (LIBOR). Advances under the LIBOR option would be tied to the one, three or six month LIBOR rate, based on the length of time the corresponding advance is outstanding.
Interest under the Credit Facility is payable monthly in arrears. The Credit Facility carries a facility fee of 0.25%, based on the unused portion of the facility as defined in the agreement, a collateral monitoring fee and a guaranteed service charge. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are collateralized by our equipment, intangible assets, inventory, inventory letters of credit and letter of credit rights. We had no revolving credit loan borrowings under the Credit Facility during fiscal 2011. Historically, the Credit Facility has been utilized by us only to open letters of credit to facilitate the import of merchandise. The borrowing base at February 26, 2011 was $20.6 million. As of February 26, 2011, we had open on-demand letters of credit in the amount of $1.3 million. Accordingly, the availability of revolving credit loans under the Credit Facility was $19.3 million at February 26, 2011.
The Credit Facility contains certain restrictive covenants, including restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness and limitations on certain types of investments, as well as requiring the maintenance of certain financial covenants. As of February 26, 2011, the most recent measurement date, we were in compliance with all of these restrictive covenants under the Credit Facility.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at February 26, 2011 (in thousands):
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The table above does not include possible payments for uncertain tax positions. Our reserve for uncertain tax positions, excluding interest and penalties, was approximately $1.3 million at February 26, 2011. Due to the nature of the underlying liabilities and the extended time often needed to resolve income tax uncertainties, we cannot make reliable estimates of the amount or timing of cash payments that may be required to settle these liabilities.
Our contractual obligations include operating leases for each of our retail store locations and vehicles. The amount for operating leases reflected in the table above includes future minimum rental commitments only and excludes common area maintenance charges, real estate taxes and other costs associated with operating leases. These types of costs, which are not fixed and determinable, totaled $29.6 million, $33.7 million and $34.7 million in fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
At February 26, 2011, we had no other contractual obligations relating to short or long-term debt, capital leases or non-cancelable purchase obligations. In addition, we had no contractual obligations relating to the other liabilities recorded in our balance sheet under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. As of February 26, 2011, our other liabilities consisted solely of deferred rent, deferred lease incentives and deferred income taxes.
Off-Balance Sheet Obligations
We do not have relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purposes entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet financial arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, we are not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.
Related Party Transactions
The Company or its subsidiaries have for the past several years purchased goods from G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (G-III) or its related entities. On January 3, 2011, Morris Goldfarb, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of G-III, became a director of the Company. In fiscal 2011, the purchases made by the Company and its subsidiaries from G-III and its related entities aggregated approximately $260,000.
Other than the relationship noted above, related party transactions are limited to employment or other agreements with certain of our current and former officers, all of which have been previously disclosed.
Sourcing
We directly imported approximately 12% of our merchandise purchases in both fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010. This compares to direct imports of approximately 48% in fiscal 2009. Despite the reduction of direct imports, a significant amount of our merchandise was manufactured overseas in fiscal 2011 and 2010, primarily in China, Indonesia and India. In fiscal 2011, approximately 12% of our merchandise was manufactured in the United States. This reliance on sourcing from foreign countries may cause us to be exposed to certain risks as indicated below and in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Import restrictions, including tariffs and quotas, and changes in such restrictions, could affect the import of apparel and might result in increased costs, delays in merchandise receipts or reduced supplies of apparel available to us, and could have an adverse effect on our financial conditions, results of operations and liquidity. Our merchandise flow could also be adversely affected by political instability in any of the countries where our merchandise is manufactured or by changes in the United States governments policies toward such foreign countries. In addition, merchandise receipts could be delayed due to interruptions in air, ocean and ground shipments.
We do not have long-term purchase commitments or arrangements with any of our suppliers or agents. Our ten largest vendors represented approximately 77%, 74% and 52% of our total merchandise purchases in fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Purchases from one of our suppliers accounted for approximately 27% of our purchases during 2011, while two other vendors supplied us with 15% and 12% of our merchandise, respectively. These same vendors supplied 27%, 15%, and 12% of our purchases during fiscal 2010. These vendors produce the majority of the goods sold to us in China and Indonesia, consistent with our overall vendor base. Although we have strong relationships with these vendors, there can be no assurance that these relationships can be maintained in the future or that these vendors will continue to supply merchandise to us. If there should be any significant disruption in the supply of merchandise from these vendors, management believes that it will be able to shift production to other suppliers so as to continue to secure the required volume of product. Nevertheless, it is possible that any significant disruption in supply could have a material adverse impact on our financial position or results of operations.
Seasonality
Our quarterly results may fluctuate significantly depending on a number of factors, including general economic conditions, consumer confidence, customer response to our seasonal merchandise mix, timing of new store openings, adverse weather conditions, shifts in the timing of certain holidays and shifts in the timing of promotional events. Traditionally, we have had higher sales, and have been more profitable, in the first and third quarters of our fiscal year, and have had lower sales, and have been less profitable or incurred losses, in our second and fourth fiscal quarters.
Inflation
As our operations are influenced by general economic conditions, our management believes that rising prices of certain consumer staples, particularly higher gasoline and food costs, had a negative effect on our results of operations during the first and second quarters of fiscal 2009. Management does not believe that inflation had a material effect on our results of operations in the third or fourth quarters of fiscal 2009 or in fiscal 2010 or fiscal 2011.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based upon our Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles used in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during a reporting period. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable. As a result, actual results could differ because of the use of these estimates and assumptions.
Our significant accounting policies can be found in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements contained in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. We believe the following accounting policies, which rely upon making certain estimates and assumptions, are most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial condition and results of operations.
Inventory valuation
Our merchandise inventories are stated at the lower of average cost or market utilizing the retail method. At any given time, inventories include items that have been marked down to managements estimate of their fair market value. We base the decision to mark down merchandise primarily upon the current rate of sale, quantity on hand and the age of the item. To the extent that estimates of fair market value differ from actual results, additional markdowns may have to be recorded, which could reduce merchandise margins and operating results.
Long-lived assets
We review long-lived assets with definite lives annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable in accordance with ASC 360, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. This review includes the evaluation of individual under-performing stores and assessing the recoverability of the carrying value of the assets related to the store. Future cash flows are projected for the remaining lease life considering such factors as future sales levels, operating income, changes in occupancy expenses other than base rent and other expenses, as well as the overall operating environment specific to that store. If the estimated undiscounted future cash flows are less than the carrying value of the assets, we records an impairment charge equal to the difference between the assets fair value and carrying value.
Fair value is determined by a discounted cash flow analysis. In determining future cash flows, we use our best estimate of future operating results. In fiscal 2011, consistent with our operating plans, we assumed gradual sales improvements in fiscal 2012 through fiscal 2016. Future growth in same-store sales subsequent to fiscal 2016 was based on our historical same-store sales growth rates over the past ten years. In situations where estimated future undiscounted store cash flows were less than the carrying value of store assets, fair value was determined using discounted cash flows assuming a market participant-based discount rate of 20%.
As the projection of future cash flows involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including estimated sales and expense levels and selection of an appropriate market participant-based discount rate, differences in circumstances or estimates could produce different results. The current challenging economic environment, combined with the continued instability in the housing market, higher levels of unemployment and continued general economic uncertainty affecting the retail industry, make it reasonably possible that additional long-lived asset impairments could be identified and recorded in future periods.
We recorded long-lived store-level asset impairment charges of approximately $2.8 million, $2.9 million and $4.6 million in fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, related to underperforming Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks store locations.
Income taxes
We calculate income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, which requires the use of the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future taxes attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. A valuation allowance is provided, if based on all available evidence, it is considered more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized in a future period. Realization of these assets is ultimately dependent upon future taxable income. Beginning in the third quarter of this fiscal year, and continuing through the end of the fiscal year, we have incurred a net cumulative loss as measured by the results of the current year and the prior two years. Forming a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed is difficult when such negative evidence as cumulative losses exists. As a result of our evaluation of the probability of realization of our deferred tax assets, we have concluded that there was insufficient positive evidence to overcome the negative evidence related to our cumulative losses. Accordingly, we recognized a non-cash provision of $10.6 million to establish a valuation allowance against all of our net deferred tax assets. Recording the valuation allowance does not have any impact on cash flows and does not prevent us from using the deferred tax assets in the future when profits are realized. We did not record a valuation allowance in fiscal 2010 or fiscal 2009 as we believed it was more likely than not that the deferred tax assets would be realized.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2009-17, Consolidations, which seeks to improve financial reporting by requiring that entities perform an analysis to determine whether any variable interest or interests that they have give them a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. We adopted ASU 2009-17 during the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The adoption of ASU 2009-17 had no impact on our financial statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, New Guidance and Clarifications for Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This guidance requires enhanced disclosures regarding transfers in and out of the levels within the fair value hierarchy. Separate disclosures are required for transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 fair value measurements, and the reasons for the transfers must be disclosed. In the reconciliation for Level 3 fair value measurements, separate disclosures are required for purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010. We adopted the disclosure requirements of ASU 2010-06 effective February 28, 2010. See Note 13, Fair Value Measurements, for the additional disclosures required under the guidance. We intend to adopt the remaining Level 3 disclosure requirements effective February 27, 2011. We are in the process of evaluating the additional disclosure requirements and do not expect that the additional requirements will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, Multiple Deliverable Revenue Arrangements. ASU 2009-13 amends ASC 605-10, Revenue Recognition, and addresses accounting for multiple-deliverable arrangements to enable vendors to account for products or services (deliverables) separately rather than as a combined unit, and provides guidance regarding how to measure and allocate arrangement consideration to one or more units of accounting. ASU 2009-13 is effective for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted, but certain requirements must be met. We are in the process of evaluating ASU 2009-13 and do not expect that it will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Forward-Looking Statements
We may make forward-looking statements reflecting our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements, which may be included in reports filed under the Exchange Act, in press releases and in other documents and materials as well as in written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in Item 1A of this Form 10-K, which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated.
The words or phrases will likely result, are expected to, estimate, project, believe, expect, should, anticipate, forecast, intend and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21e of the Exchange Act and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as enacted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA). In particular we desire to take advantage of the protections of the PSLRA in connection with the forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-K.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. In addition, we wish to advise readers that the factors listed in Item 1A of this Form 10-K, as well as other factors, could affect our performance and could cause our actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The market risk inherent in our financial instruments and in our financial position represents the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. We are potentially exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates relating to our Credit Facility with Wells Fargo. Loans under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility bear interest at the prime rate, 3.25% as of February 26, 2011, less 0.25%, or the one, three or six month LIBOR rate, based on the length of time an advance is outstanding. However, we had no revolving credit loan borrowings under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility during fiscal 2011 or fiscal 2010 and, given our existing liquidity position, do not expect to utilize the Wells Fargo Credit Facility in the reasonably foreseeable future except for our continuing use of the letter of credit facility.
We enter into certain transactions outside the United States, which are denominated and settled in U.S. dollars. Therefore, we have only minimal direct exposure to foreign currency exchange risks. We do not hedge against foreign currency risks and believe that our foreign currency exchange risk is immaterial.
We do not have any derivative financial instruments and do not hold any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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Consolidated Balance Sheet at February 26, 2011 and February 27, 2010 |
37 |
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38 |
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39 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
of Christopher & Banks Corporation
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Christopher & Banks Corporation and its subsidiaries at February 26, 2011 and February 27, 2010, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended February 26, 2011 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(2) presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of February 26, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Companys management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 12, 2011
CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION
(in thousands)
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February 26, |
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February 27, |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
43,712 |
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$ |
37,073 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
33,060 |
|
62,251 |
|
||
Accounts receivable |
|
3,967 |
|
4,245 |
|
||
Merchandise inventories |
|
39,211 |
|
38,496 |
|
||
Prepaid expenses |
|
1,989 |
|
1,642 |
|
||
Income taxes receivable |
|
6,439 |
|
394 |
|
||
Current deferred tax asset |
|
|
|
3,509 |
|
||
Other current assets |
|
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|
2,000 |
|
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Total current assets |
|
128,378 |
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149,610 |
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Property, equipment and improvements, net |
|
76,647 |
|
96,109 |
|
||
Long-term investments |
|
28,824 |
|
13,622 |
|
||
Deferred tax asset |
|
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|
7,631 |
|
||
Other assets |
|
314 |
|
325 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total assets |
|
$ |
234,163 |
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$ |
267,297 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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|
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Accounts payable |
|
$ |
15,149 |
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$ |
13,654 |
|
Accrued salaries, wages and related expenses |
|
7,883 |
|
8,472 |
|
||
Other accrued liabilities |
|
21,931 |
|
19,164 |
|
||
Total current liabilities |
|
44,963 |
|
41,290 |
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||
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Non-current liabilities: |
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Deferred lease incentives |
|
14,982 |
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19,578 |
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Deferred rent obligations |
|
7,457 |
|
10,059 |
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Other non-current liabilities |
|
2,532 |
|
2,640 |
|
||
Total non-current liabilities |
|
24,971 |
|
32,277 |
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Commitments |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock $0.01 par value, 1,000 shares authorized, none outstanding |
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Common stock $0.01 par value, 74,000 shares authorized, 45,432 and 45,735 shares issued, and 35,641 and 35,944 shares outstanding, at February 26, 2011 and February 27, 2010, respectively |
|
454 |
|
457 |
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||
Additional paid-in capital |
|
114,909 |
|
113,584 |
|
||
Retained earnings |
|
161,642 |
|
192,361 |
|
||
Common stock held in treasury, 9,791 shares at cost at February 26, 2011 and February 27, 2010 |
|
(112,711 |
) |
(112,711 |
) |
||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
(65 |
) |
39 |
|
||
Total stockholders equity |
|
164,229 |
|
193,730 |
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||
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|
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
|
$ |
234,163 |
|
$ |
267,297 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
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Fiscal Year Ended |
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February 26, |
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February 27, |
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February 28, |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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Net sales |
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$ |
448,130 |
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$ |
455,402 |
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$ |
530,742 |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Merchandise, buying and occupancy |
|
292,713 |
|
289,134 |
|
341,734 |
|
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Selling, general and administrative |
|
142,461 |
|
138,711 |
|
172,295 |
|
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Depreciation and amortization |
|
24,736 |
|
25,985 |
|
26,264 |
|
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Impairment of store assets |
|
2,779 |
|
2,939 |
|
4,557 |
|
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Total costs and expenses |
|
462,689 |
|
456,769 |
|
544,850 |
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Operating loss |
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(14,559 |
) |
(1,367 |
) |
(14,108 |
) |
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Other income |
|
450 |
|
728 |
|
1,809 |
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|||
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|
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Loss from continuing operations before income taxes |
|
(14,109 |
) |
(639 |
) |
(12,299 |
) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Income tax provision (benefit) |
|
8,058 |
|
(797 |
) |
(4,215 |
) |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Income (loss) from continuing operations |
|
(22,167 |
) |
158 |
|
(8,084 |
) |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax |
|
|
|
|
|
(4,666 |
) |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(22,167 |
) |
$ |
158 |
|
$ |
(12,750 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Basic earnings (loss) per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Continuing operations |
|
$ |
(0.63 |
) |
$ |
0.00 |
|
$ |
(0.23 |
) |
Discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Earnings (loss) per basic share |
|
$ |
(0.63 |
) |
$ |
0.00 |
|
$ |
(0.36 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic shares outstanding |
|
35,392 |
|
35,141 |
|
35,097 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Continuing operations |
|
$ |
(0.63 |
) |
$ |
0.00 |
|
$ |
(0.23 |
) |
Discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Earnings (loss) per diluted share |
|
$ |
(0.63 |
) |
$ |
0.00 |
|
$ |
(0.36 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Diluted shares outstanding |
|
35,392 |
|
35,234 |
|
35,097 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Dividends per share |
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
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|
|
Common Stock |
|
Additional |
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
Shares |
|
Shares Held |
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Amount Held |
|
Paid-in |
|
Retained |
|
Comprehensive |
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
Issued |
|
in Treasury |
|
Outstanding |
|
Outstanding |
|
in Treasury |
|
Capital |
|
Earnings |
|
Income (Loss) |
|
Total |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
March 1, 2008 |
|
45,050 |
|
9,791 |
|
35,259 |
|
$ |
450 |
|
$ |
(112,711 |
) |
$ |
110,360 |
|
$ |
221,928 |
|
$ |
(1,200 |
) |
$ |
218,827 |
|
Comprehensive loss: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,750 |
) |
|
|
(12,750 |
) |
||||||
Reclassification of loss on impairment of long-term investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,200 |
|
1,200 |
|
||||||
Total comprehensive loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,550 |
) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Issuance of restricted shares, net of forfeitures |
|
208 |
|
|
|
208 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Tax benefit (deficiency) on stock-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(351 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(351 |
) |
||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,756 |
|
||||||
Dividends paid ($0.24 per share) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,459 |
) |
|
|
(8,459 |
) |
||||||
February 28, 2009 |
|
45,258 |
|
9,791 |
|
35,467 |
|
452 |
|
(112,711 |
) |
111,763 |
|
200,719 |
|
|
|
200,223 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
158 |
|
|
|
158 |
|
||||||
Fair value adjustment for available-for-sale securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
39 |
|
||||||
Total comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
197 |
|
||||||
Stock issued on exercise of options |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
||||||
Issuance of restricted shares, net of forfeitures |
|
476 |
|
|
|
476 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Tax benefit (deficiency) on stock-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(175 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(175 |
) |
||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,999 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,999 |
|
||||||
Dividends paid ($0.24 per share) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,516 |
) |
|
|
(8,516 |
) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
February 27, 2010 |
|
45,735 |
|
9,791 |
|
35,944 |
|
457 |
|
(112,711 |
) |
113,584 |
|
192,361 |
|
39 |
|
193,730 |
|
||||||
Comprehensive loss: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(22,167 |
) |
|
|
(22,167 |
) |
||||||
Fair value adjustment for available-for-sale securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(104 |
) |
(104 |
) |
||||||
Total comprehensive loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(22,271 |
) |
||||||
Stock issued on exercise of options |
|
63 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
|
|
292 |
|
||||||
Forfeitures of restricted shares, net of issuances |
|
(366 |
) |
|
|
(366 |
) |
(4 |
) |
|
|
(541 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(545 |
) |
||||||
Tax benefit (deficiency) on stock-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(287 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(287 |
) |
||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,862 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,862 |
|
||||||
Dividends paid ($0.24 per share) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,552 |
) |
|
|
(8,552 |
) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
February 26, 2011 |
|
45,432 |
|
9,791 |
|
35,641 |
|
$ |
454 |
|
$ |
(112,711 |
) |
$ |
114,909 |
|
$ |
161,642 |
|
$ |
(65 |
) |
$ |
164,229 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|||||||
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
February 28, |
|
|||
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
|||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(22,167 |
) |
$ |
158 |
|
$ |
(12,750 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
24,736 |
|
25,985 |
|
26,364 |
|
|||
Impairment of store assets |
|
2,779 |
|
2,939 |
|
5,777 |
|
|||
Amortization of premium on investments |
|
391 |
|
184 |
|
|
|
|||
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
1,862 |
|
1,999 |
|
1,756 |
|
|||
Deferred income taxes |
|
10,616 |
|
(3,339 |
) |
2,113 |
|
|||
Loss on disposal of equipment |
|
288 |
|
146 |
|
755 |
|
|||
(Gain) loss on investments |
|
(41 |
) |
(316 |
) |
3,050 |
|
|||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable |
|
278 |
|
(324 |
) |
1,302 |
|
|||
(Increase) decrease in merchandise inventories |
|
(715 |
) |
332 |
|
5,012 |
|
|||
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses |
|
(347 |
) |
302 |
|
9,659 |
|
|||
(Increase) decrease in income taxes receivable |
|
(6,331 |
) |
18,180 |
|
(14,066 |
) |
|||
(Increase) decrease in other assets |
|
535 |
|
315 |
|
(2,675 |
) |
|||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable |
|
1,581 |
|
(5,015 |
) |
3,286 |
|
|||
Increase (decrease) in accrued salaries, wages and related expenses |
|
(589 |
) |
(1,116 |
) |
342 |
|
|||
Increase (decrease) in other accrued liabilities |
|
2,018 |
|
(2,939 |
) |
(5,938 |
) |
|||
Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities |
|
|
|
(487 |
) |
487 |
|
|||
Decrease in deferred rent obligations |
|
(1,794 |
) |
(1,067 |
) |
(1,402 |
) |
|||
Decrease in deferred lease incentives |
|
(4,596 |
) |
(3,929 |
) |
(1,348 |
) |
|||
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities |
|
(711 |
) |
(662 |
) |
388 |
|
|||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
7,793 |
|
31,346 |
|
22,112 |
|
|||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Purchases of property, equipment and improvements |
|
(8,428 |
) |
(5,969 |
) |
(18,431 |
) |
|||
Purchases of available-for-sale investments |
|
(94,875 |
) |
(79,592 |
) |
|
|
|||
Redemptions of available-for-sale investments |
|
95,560 |
|
16,390 |
|
5,100 |
|
|||
Redemptions of trading investments |
|
14,850 |
|
4,600 |
|
|
|
|||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
7,107 |
|
(64,571 |
) |
(13,331 |
) |
|||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Exercise of stock options and issuance of restricted stock |
|
291 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Dividends paid |
|
(8,552 |
) |
(8,516 |
) |
(8,459 |
) |
|||
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(8,261 |
) |
(8,516 |
) |
(8,459 |
) |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
6,639 |
|
(41,741 |
) |
322 |
|
|||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
|
37,073 |
|
78,814 |
|
78,492 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
|
$ |
43,712 |
|
$ |
37,073 |
|
$ |
78,814 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Supplemental cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Interest paid |
|
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
5 |
|
$ |
3 |
|
Income taxes paid |
|
$ |
5,556 |
|
$ |
2,300 |
|
$ |
4,396 |
|
Accrued purchases of equipment and improvements |
|
$ |
87 |
|
$ |
152 |
|
$ |
1,289 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Christopher & Banks Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively referred to as Christopher & Banks the Company we or us) operates retail stores selling womens apparel in the United States. We operated 775, 806 and 815 stores as of February 26, 2011, February 27, 2010 and February 28, 2009, respectively.
Fiscal year and basis of presentation
Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest February 28. The fiscal years ended February 26, 2011 (fiscal 2011), February 27, 2010 (fiscal 2010) and February 28, 2009 (fiscal 2009) each consisted of 52 weeks. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Christopher & Banks Corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during reporting periods. As a result, actual results could differ because of the use of these estimates and assumptions.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and in banks, and investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less.
Investments
We account for our investments in accordance with ASC 320-10, Investments Debt and Equity Securities. At February 26, 2011, our investment balances consisted solely of available-for-sale securities. At February 27, 2010, our investment balances consisted of available-for-sale and trading securities. All investments are valued at fair value in accordance with ASC 820-10 Fair Value Measurements at February 26, 2011, February 27, 2010 and February 28, 2009.
Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported as a component of shareholders equity as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. Fair value for our available-for-sale securities is based on quoted prices for similar assets in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets in which there were fewer transactions. Amortization of premiums or discounts arising at acquisition, and gains or losses on the disposition of available-for-sale securities are reported as other income (loss). Trading securities are measured at fair value each period with gains or losses resulting from changes in fair market value reported as realized gains or losses and included in earnings as other income (loss).
Inventory valuation
Our merchandise inventories are stated at the lower of average cost or market utilizing the retail inventory method. At any given time, inventories include items that have been marked down to managements estimate of their fair market value. We base the decision to mark down merchandise primarily upon the current rate of sale, quantity on hand and the age of the item. To the extent that estimates of fair market value differ from actual results, additional markdowns may have to be recorded, which could reduce merchandise margins and operating results.
Property, equipment and improvements
Property, equipment and improvements are initially recorded at cost and are adjusted to fair value in accordance with ASC 360, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (see accounting policy for Long-Lived Assets below). Property and equipment is depreciated over its estimated useful life; three to five years for computer hardware and software, seven years for furniture, fixtures and other equipment, and 25 years for our corporate office and distribution center and related building improvements. Store leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the useful life or term of the related lease, which is typically ten years.
Repairs and maintenance which do not extend an assets useful life are expensed as incurred. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation or amortization are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in income for that period.
Long-Lived Assets
We review long-lived assets with definite lives at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable in accordance with ASC 360, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.
This review includes the evaluation of individual under-performing stores and assessing the recoverability of the carrying value of the assets related to the store. Future cash flows are projected for the remaining lease life considering such factors as future sales levels, merchandise margins, operating income, changes in occupancy expenses other than base rent and other expenses, as well as the overall operating environment specific to that store. If the estimated undiscounted future cash flows are less than the carrying value of the assets, we record an impairment charge equal to the difference between the assets fair value and carrying value.
Fair value is determined by a discounted cash flow analysis. In determining future cash flows, we use our best estimate of future operating results. In fiscal 2011, consistent with our operating plans, we assumed gradual sales improvements in fiscal 2012 through fiscal 2016. Future growth in same-store sales subsequent to fiscal 2016 was based on our historical same-store sales growth rates over the past ten years. In situations where estimated future undiscounted store cash flows were less than the carrying value of store assets, fair value was determined using discounted cash flows assuming a market participant-based discount rate.
As the projection of future cash flows involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including estimated sales, merchandise margin and expense levels, and selection of an appropriate market participant-based discount rate, differences in circumstances or estimates could produce different results. The current challenging economic environment, combined with the continued instability in the housing market and general economic uncertainty affecting the retail industry, make it reasonably possible that additional long-lived asset impairments could be identified and recorded in future periods.
Common stock held in treasury
We account for our treasury stock under the cost method, whereby stockholders equity is reduced for the total cost of the shares repurchased. We have engaged in treasury stock repurchases as a means to reduce the number of shares of our common stock outstanding, which in turn has a positive effect on earnings per share.
Revenue recognition
Sales are recognized by us at the point of purchase when a customer takes possession of the merchandise and pays for the purchase with cash, credit card, debit card or gift card. Our e-Commerce operation records revenue upon the estimated date the customer receives the merchandise. Shipping and handling revenues are included in net sales. Sales taxes collected from customers are remitted to the appropriate taxing jurisdictions and are excluded from sales revenue.
Gift cards issued by us are recorded as a liability until they are redeemed, at which point a sale is recorded. We recognize income for unredeemed gift cards (gift card breakage) when the likelihood of a gift card being redeemed by a customer is deemed remote and we determine that we do not have a legal obligation to remit the value of the unredeemed gift card to any state or local jurisdiction as unclaimed or abandoned property.
Vendor allowances
At certain times we receive allowances or credits from our merchandise vendors primarily related to defective goods. These allowances or credits are reflected as a reduction of merchandise inventory in the period they are received. The majority of our merchandise is produced exclusively for us. Accordingly, we do not enter into any arrangements with vendors where payments or other consideration might be received in connection with the purchase or promotion of a vendors products such as buy-down agreements or cooperative advertising programs.
Merchandise, buying and occupancy costs
Merchandise, buying and occupancy costs include the cost of merchandise, markdowns, shrink, freight, shipping and handling charges, buyer and distribution center salaries, buyer travel, rent and other occupancy related costs, various merchandise design and development costs, miscellaneous merchandise related expenses and other costs related to our distribution network. Merchandise, buying and occupancy costs do not include any depreciation or amortization expense.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses include salaries, with the exception of buyer and distribution center salaries, other employee benefits, marketing, store supplies, payment processing fees, information technology-related costs, insurance, professional services, non-buyer travel and miscellaneous other selling and administrative related expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses do not include any depreciation or amortization expense.
Store pre-opening costs
Non-capital expenditures such as payroll and training costs incurred prior to the opening of a new store are charged to selling, general and administrative expense in the period they are incurred.
Rent expense, deferred rent obligations and deferred lease incentives
We lease all of our store locations under operating leases. Most of these lease agreements contain tenant improvement allowances, funded by landlord cash incentives or rent abatements, which are recorded as a deferred lease incentive liability and amortized as a reduction of rent expense over the term of the lease. For purposes of recognizing landlord incentives and minimum rental expense, we utilize the date that we obtain the legal right to use and control the leased space, which is generally when we enter the space and begin to make improvements in preparation of opening a new store location.
Certain of our lease agreements contain rent escalation clauses which provide for scheduled rent increases during the lease term or for rental payments commencing at a date other than the date of initial occupancy. Such escalating rent expense is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term, not including any renewal option periods, and the difference between the recognized rent expense and amounts payable under the lease are recorded as deferred rent obligations.
Our leases may also provide for contingent rents, which are determined as a percentage of sales in excess of specified levels. We record an other accrued liability, within current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, along with the corresponding rent expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, when specified levels have been achieved or when management determines that achieving the specified levels during the fiscal year is probable.
Advertising
We expense advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs, which include all marketing-related expenses, for the fiscal years ended February 26, 2011, February 27, 2010 and February 28, 2009, were $5.3 million, $4.6 million and $8.4 million, respectively. We include advertising and marketing expenses in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Customer loyalty program
During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, we launched our Friendship Rewards loyalty program. Under the program, customers accumulate points based on purchase activity. Once a Friendship Rewards member achieves a certain point level, the member earns awards certificates that may be redeemed for merchandise. Points are accrued as unearned revenue and recorded as a reduction of net sales and a current liability as they are accumulated by members and certificates are earned. The liability is recorded net of estimated breakage based on redemption patterns and trends. Revenue and the related cost of sales are recognized upon redemption of the reward certificates, which expire approximately six weeks after issuance .
Fair value measurements
We measure the fair value of financial instruments and selected non-financial assets and liabilities in accordance with ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date.
For the year ended February 26, 2011, fair value applied to our investments in available-for-sale securities. For the year ended February 27, 2010, fair value applied to our investments in Auction Rate Securities (ARS), ARS Rights and available-for-sale securities. These financial assets are carried at fair value in accordance with ASC 820-10. Our long-lived assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. See Note 13, Fair Value Measurements, for further disclosure regarding our fair value measurements.
Stock-based compensation
We account for stock-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718-10 Stock Compensation. The fair value of each share-based award is estimated on the date of grant and is expensed on a straight-line basis over the corresponding vesting period of the award. Certain of our restricted stock awards have performance-based vesting provisions and are subject to forfeiture in whole or in part if these performance conditions are not achieved. We assess, on an ongoing basis, the probability of whether the performance criteria will be achieved and, once it is deemed probable, we begin recognizing compensation expense over the relevant performance period.
Income taxes
We calculate income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes , which requires the use of the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future taxes attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets depends on the generation of future taxable income during the period in which related temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in this assessment. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date of such change.
Net income per common share
We utilize the two-class method of calculating earnings per share (EPS). Basic EPS is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the applicable period, while diluted EPS is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common and common equivalent shares outstanding. See Note 12, Earnings Per Share, for further disclosure regarding our calculation of EPS.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
We report other comprehensive income (loss) in accordance with the provisions of ASC 220, Reporting Comprehensive Income.
Segment Reporting
We operate in the retail apparel industry in which we design, source and sell womens apparel catering to customers generally ranging in age from 45 to 55 who are typically part of a segment of the female baby boomer demographic. We have identified two operating segments (Christopher & Banks stores and C.J. Banks stores) as defined by ASC 280, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. Our Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks operating segments have been aggregated into one reportable segment based on the similar nature of products sold, methods of sourcing, merchandising and distribution processes involved, target customers, and economic characteristics of the two brands. We previously reported the results of our Acorn stores as a reportable segment. The results of all Acorn stores have been removed from continuing operations and presented as discontinued operations beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2009.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2009-17, Consolidations, which seeks to improve financial reporting by requiring that entities perform an analysis to determine whether any variable interest or interests that they have give them a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. We adopted ASU 2009-17 during the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The adoption of ASU 2009-17 had no impact on our financial statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, New Guidance and Clarifications for Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This guidance requires enhanced disclosures regarding transfers in and out of the levels within the fair value hierarchy. Separate disclosures are required for transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 fair value measurements, and the reasons for the transfers must be disclosed. In the reconciliation for Level 3 fair value measurements, separate disclosures are required for purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010. We adopted the disclosure requirements of ASU 2010-06 effective February 28, 2010. See Note 13, Fair Value Measurements, for the additional disclosures required under the guidance. We intend to adopt the remaining Level 3 disclosure requirements effective February 27, 2011. We are in the process of evaluating the additional disclosure requirements and do not expect that the additional requirements will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, Multiple Deliverable Revenue Arrangements. ASU 2009-13 amends ASC 605-10, Revenue Recognition, and addresses accounting for multiple-deliverable arrangements to enable vendors to account for products or services (deliverables) separately rather than as a combined unit, and provides guidance regarding how to measure and allocate arrangement consideration to one or more units of accounting. ASU 2009-13 is effective for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted, but certain requirements must be met. We are in the process of evaluating ASU 2009-13 and do not expect that it will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Revision to Fiscal 2010 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
In connection with the preparation of our financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 26, 2011, we determined that cash flows from the redemption of our investments in auction rate securities should be classified as cash inflows from investing activities. We previously classified certain of these cash flows as cash inflows from operating activities.
We have revised our statement of cash flows for the fiscal year ended February 27, 2010 to properly classify proceeds from the redemption of our investments of auction rate securities as cash inflows from investing activities. The effect of this revision was to decrease cash provided by operating activities by $4.6 million and decrease cash used in investing activities by $4.6 million, hence there was no impact on the net change in cash and cash equivalents or our total balance of cash and cash equivalents as previously reported. We have concluded that this correction is immaterial to the financial statements taken as a whole.
NOTE 2- DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In July 2008, we announced our decision to exit our Acorn business when we concluded, after a comprehensive review and evaluation, that the concept had not demonstrated the potential to deliver an acceptable long-term return on our investment. We closed all of our Acorn stores by December 31, 2008, allowing us to focus our resources on our two core brands, Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks.
The operating results of all Acorn stores have been presented as discontinued operations, in accordance with ASC 205-20, Discontinued Operations, in the consolidated statement of operations for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009. There was no activity relating to our discontinued Acorn operations during the fiscal years ended February 26, 2011 and February 27, 2010.
The operating results of the discontinued operations are summarized below (in thousands).
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|||||||
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
February 28, |
|
|||
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net sales |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
10,751 |
|
Loss before income tax benefit |
|
|
|
|
|
(8,252 |
) |
|||
Income tax benefit |
|
|
|
|
|
(3,586 |
) |
|||
Loss from discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
(4,666 |
) |
|||
In addition to store-level operating losses, the loss from discontinued operations for the twelve months ended February 28, 2009 included approximately $4.3 million of lease termination costs, $1.2 million of long-lived store asset impairment charges, $0.3 million of severance costs and $0.3 million of inventory write-offs incurred in connection with exiting the Acorn division business.
Income taxes allocated to the results of discontinued operations were determined on the basis of a computation of taxes with and without the results of the discontinued operations with the difference in taxes between the computations allocated to discontinued operations.
NOTE 3 INVESTMENTS
Investments consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
February 26, 2011 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
Amortized |
|
Unrealized |
|
Unrealized |
|
Estimated |
|
||||
Description |
|
Cost |
|
Gains |
|
Losses |
|
Fair Value |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Short-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Available-for-sale securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Commercial Paper |
|
$ |
5,794 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
5,791 |
|
Variable rate demand obligations |
|
6,505 |
|
|
|
|
|
6,505 |
|
||||
Municipal bonds |
|
16,118 |
|
15 |
|
1 |
|
16,132 |
|
||||
U.S. Agency securities |
|
4,631 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
4,632 |
|
||||
Total short-term investments |
|
33,048 |
|
16 |
|
4 |
|
33,060 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Long-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Available-for-sale securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Municipal bonds |
|
18,714 |
|
37 |
|
91 |
|
18,660 |
|
||||
U.S. Agency securities |
|
10,162 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
10,164 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total long-term investments |
|
28,876 |
|
39 |
|
91 |
|
28,824 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total investments |
|
$ |
61,924 |
|
$ |
55 |
|
$ |
95 |
|
$ |
61,884 |
|
|
|
February 27, 2010 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
Amortized |
|
Unrealized |
|
Unrealized |
|
Estimated |
|
||||
Description |
|
Cost |
|
Gains |
|
Losses |
|
Fair Value |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Short-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Available-for-sale securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Variable rate demand obligations |
|
$ |
24,900 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
24,900 |
|
Municipal commercial paper |
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
||||
Municipal bonds |
|
22,999 |
|
28 |
|
11 |
|
23,016 |
|
||||
U.S. Agency securities |
|
536 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
535 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Trading securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Auction rate securities |
|
12,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
12,800 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total short-term investments |
|
62,235 |
|
29 |
|
13 |
|
62,251 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Long-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Available-for-sale securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Municipal bonds |
|
6,572 |
|
37 |
|
2 |
|
6,607 |
|
||||
U.S. Agency securities |
|
7,002 |
|
13 |
|
|
|
7,015 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total long-term investments |
|
13,574 |
|
50 |
|
2 |
|
13,622 |
|
||||
Total investments |
|
$ |
75,809 |
|
$ |
79 |
|
$ |
15 |
|
$ |
75,873 |
|
We account for our investments in accordance with ASC 320-10, Investments Debt and Equity Securities. and, accordingly, our investment securities have been characterized as either available-for-sale or trading. As of February 26, 2011, our available-for-sale investment securities were comprised of municipal bonds, commercial paper, variable rate demand obligations and U.S. Agency securities. These securities were classified as available-for-sale as we did not enter into these investments for speculative purposes or intend to actively buy and sell the securities in order to generate profits on differences in price. Our primary investment objective is preservation of principal. During the year ended February 26, 2011, purchases of available-for-sale securities were approximately $94.9 million, while proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities were approximately $95.6 million.
Our available-for-sale securities are reviewed for possible impairment at least quarterly, or more frequently if circumstances arise which may indicate impairment. When the fair value of the securities declines below the amortized cost basis, impairment is indicated and it must be determined whether it is other than temporary. Impairment is considered to be other than temporary if we (i) intend to sell the security, (ii) will more likely than not be forced to sell the security before recovering our cost, or (iii) do not expect to recover the securities amortized cost basis. If the decline in fair value is considered other than temporary, the cost basis of the security is adjusted to its fair market value and the realized loss is reported in earnings. Subsequent increases or decreases in fair value are reported in equity as other comprehensive income (loss). As of February 26, 2011 and February 27, 2010, there were no other-than-temporary impairments of our available-for-sale securities.
We had approximately $12.8 million of short-term trading securities as of February 27, 2010, which consisted solely of $14.8 million of auction rate securities (ARS) at cost, less a fair value adjustment of approximately $2.0 million. The fair value of the ARS was determined utilizing a discounted cash flow method based on market rates and an estimated period of time the ARS are expected to be held. In November 2008, we entered into a settlement agreement with UBS Financial Services, Inc., a subsidiary of USB AG (UBS) related to our investment in ARS purchased through UBS. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, we received rights that enabled us to sell our ARS to UBS at par value at any time during the two year period beginning June 30, 2010. On June 30, 2010, we exercised our ARS rights and sold our remaining $7.1 million investment in ARS to UBS at par value. As of February 26, 2011, we had no investments in ARS.
Upon acceptance of the settlement offer, we classified our ARS as trading securities and elected to record the ARS rights at fair value on a recurring basis utilizing significant unobservable inputs in accordance with ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The fair value of the ARS rights was estimated utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the forward contract method. As of February 27, 2010, the fair value of the ARS rights was determined to be approximately $2.0 million and the ARS rights were recorded within other current assets on the consolidated financial statements. As of February 28, 2009, the fair value of the ARS rights was determined to be approximately $2.7 million and the ARS rights were recorded within other non-current assets on the consolidated financial statements. We redeemed $14.9 million, $4.6 million and $5.1 million of ARS in fiscal 2011, fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2009, respectively.
Expected maturities of our investments are as follows:
|
|
February 26, |
|
|
|
|
2011 |
|
|
One year or less |
|
$ |
33,060 |
|
One year through three years |
|
23,079 |
|
|
After three years |
|
5,745 |
|
|
Total investment securities |
|
$ |
61,884 |
|
We have $6.5 million of Variable Rate Demand Obligations (VRDO) as of February 26, 2011. These investments maintain a constant par value, have variable rates of return tied to short-term interest rates which reset weekly, and may be tendered for sale upon notice to the trustee. Although our VRDO are issued and rated as long-term securities, with maturities ranging from 2013 through 2041, they are priced and traded as short-term investments as each VRDO contains a put feature, which is supported by highly rated financial institutions. We classified our VRDO as short-term investments maturing in one year or less as we expect to realize the proceeds from our VRDO within that time period. Actual maturities may differ from expected maturities because the issuers of the securities may have the right to prepay the obligations without prepayment penalties.
NOTE 4 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Our accounts receivable consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
||
Description |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Credit card receivables |
|
$ |
2,087 |
|
$ |
2,470 |
|
Amounts due from landlords |
|
582 |
|
890 |
|
||
Other receivables |
|
1,298 |
|
885 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
$ |
3,967 |
|
$ |
4,245 |
|
Our credit card receivables are collected one to five days after the related sale transaction occurs.
NOTE 5 MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES
Merchandise inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
||
Description |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Merchandise inventory - in store |
|
$ |
34,186 |
|
$ |
36,522 |
|
Merchandise inventory - in transit |
|
5,025 |
|
1,974 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
$ |
39,211 |
|
$ |
38,496 |
|
NOTE 6 PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS, NET
Property, equipment and improvements, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
||
Description |
|
Estimated Useful Life |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Land |
|
|
|
$ |
1,597 |
|
$ |
1,597 |
|
Corporate office, distribution center and related building improvements |
|
25 years |
|
12,101 |
|
12,027 |
|
||
Store leasehold improvements |
|
Term of related lease, typically 10 years |
|
91,237 |
|
93,894 |
|
||
Store furniture and fixtures |
|
Seven years |
|
110,754 |
|
112,815 |
|
||
Point of sale hardware and software |
|
Five years |
|
9,858 |
|
15,056 |
|
||
Corporate office and distribution center furniture, fixtures and equipment |
|
Seven years |
|
5,401 |
|
5,315 |
|
||
Computer hardware and software |
|
Three to five years |
|
26,858 |
|
24,176 |
|
||
Construction in progress |
|
|
|
465 |
|
73 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
258,271 |
|
264,953 |
|
||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
(181,624 |
) |
(168,844 |
) |
||
|
|
|
|
$ |
76,647 |
|
$ |
96,109 |
|
As a result of an annual impairment analysis, which included the evaluation of individual under-performing stores and assessing the recoverability of the carrying value of the improvements and equipment related to the stores, we determined that improvements and equipment at certain under-performing stores and stores identified for closure were impaired. As a result, we recorded asset impairments related to property, equipment and improvements of $2.8 million, $2.9 million and $4.6 million in fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. See Note 13, Fair Value Measurements, for further detail.
Our assessment of the recoverability of the carrying value of our assets involves the projection of future cash flows which requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions. Differences in circumstances or estimates could produce significantly different results. The current challenging economic environment, continued instability in the housing market and general economic uncertainty affecting the retail industry make it possible that additional long-lived asset impairments could be identified and recorded in future periods.
NOTE 7 ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Other accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
||
Description |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Gift card and store credit liability |
|
$ |
10,150 |
|
$ |
10,884 |
|
Accrued income, sales and other taxes payable |
|
2,017 |
|
2,081 |
|
||
Accrued Friendship Rewards loyalty liability |
|
2,938 |
|
|
|
||
Accrued un-invoiced merchandise inventory receipts |
|
1,872 |
|
1,539 |
|
||
Accrued occupancy related expenses |
|
1,145 |
|
665 |
|
||
Accrued workers compensation self insurance liability |
|
456 |
|
600 |
|
||
Other accrued liabilities |
|
3,353 |
|
3,395 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
$ |
21,931 |
|
$ |
19,164 |
|
NOTE 8 CREDIT FACILITY
We maintain an Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility (the Credit Facility) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Wells Fargo) which expires on June 30, 2011. The Credit Facility provides us with revolving credit loans and letters of credit of up to $50 million, in the aggregate, subject to a borrowing base formula based on inventory levels. We are currently seeking to establish another credit facility which may be an extension of the existing facility or a new facility.
Loans under the Credit Facility bear interest at the prime rate minus 0.25%. As of February 26, 2011, the prime rate was 3.25%. The Credit Facility also provides us with the ability to borrow under the Credit Facility at an interest rate tied to the London Interbank Market Offered Rate (LIBOR). Advances under the LIBOR option would be tied to the one, three or six month LIBOR rate, based on the length of time the corresponding advance is outstanding.
Interest under the Credit Facility is payable monthly in arrears. The Credit Facility carries a facility fee of 0.25%, based on the unused portion of the facility as defined in the agreement, a collateral monitoring fee and a guaranteed service charge. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are collateralized by our equipment, intangible assets, inventory, inventory letters of credit and letter of credit rights. We had no revolving credit loan borrowings under the Credit Facility during fiscal 2011. Historically, the Credit Facility has been utilized by us only to open letters of credit. The borrowing base at February 26, 2011 was $20.6 million. As of February 26, 2011, we had open on-demand letters of credit in the amount of $1.3 million. Accordingly, the availability of revolving credit loans under the Credit Facility was $19.3 million at February 26, 2011.
The Credit Facility contains certain restrictive covenants, including restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness and limitations on certain types of investments, as well as requiring the maintenance of certain financial covenants. As of February 26, 2011, the most recent measurement date, we were in compliance with all of these restrictive covenants under the Credit Facility.
NOTE 9 STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
General
We account for stock-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718-10 Stock Compensation. Under various plans, we may grant options to purchase common stock to employees and non-employee members of our Board of Directors at a price not less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the option grant date. In general, options granted to employees vest over three to five years and are exercisable up to ten years from the date of grant, and options granted to Directors vest immediately and are exercisable up to ten years from the grant date.
We may also grant shares of restricted stock to our employees and non-employee members of our Board of Directors. The grantee cannot transfer the shares before the respective shares vest. Shares of nonvested restricted stock are considered to be currently issued and outstanding. Restricted stock grants to employees have original vesting schedules of three to seven years, while restricted grants to Directors are fully vested on the date of grant.
Our restricted stock awards are generally subject to forfeiture if employment or service terminates prior to the lapse of the restrictions. In addition, certain of our restricted stock awards have performance-based vesting provisions and are subject to forfeiture in whole or in part if these performance conditions are not achieved. We assess, on an ongoing basis, the probability of whether the performance criteria will be achieved and, once it is deemed probable, we begin recognizing compensation expense over the relevant performance period. For those awards not subject to performance criteria, we expense the cost of the restricted stock awards, which is determined to be the fair market value of the shares at the date of grant, on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The fair market value of our restricted stock is determined based on the closing price of our common stock on the grant date.
The total compensation expense related to all stock-based awards for fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $1.9 million, $2.0 million and $1.8 million, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense was included in merchandise, buying and occupancy expenses for our buying and distribution employees and in selling, general and administrative expense for all other employees.
Methodology Assumptions
We examined our historical pattern of option exercises to determine if there were any discernable activity patterns attributable to certain optionees. From this analysis, we identified two distinct populations of optionees, employees and non-employee directors. We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to value our stock options for grants to our employees and non-employee directors. Using this option-pricing model, the fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the date of grant and is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, as the stock options are subject to pro-rata vesting. The expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of our stock over a term equal to the expected term of the option granted. The expected term of stock option awards granted is derived from historical exercise experience and represents the period of time that awards are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield on a U.S. Treasury constant maturity with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option granted.
The weighted average assumptions relating to the valuation of our stock options for fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:
|
|
Fiscal Years Ended |
|
||||
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
February 28, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
Expected dividend yield |
|
3.93% |
|
4.83% |
|
2.39% |
|
Expected volatility |
|
70.73% |
|
68.69% |
|
49.50% |
|
Risk-free interest rate |
|
1.11-2.54% |
|
1.81-2.75% |
|
1.67-3.65% |
|
Expected term in years |
|
4.99 |
|
4.67 |
|
4.41 |
|
Stock-Based Compensation Activity Stock Options
The following table presents a summary of our stock option activity for the year ended February 26, 2011:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
Average |
|
|||
|
|
Number |
|
Average |
|
Intrinsic |
|
Weighted |
|
Remaining |
|
|||
|
|
of |
|
Exercise |
|
Value |
|
Average |
|
Contractual |
|
|||
|
|
Shares |
|
Price |
|
(in thousands) |
|
Fair Value |
|
Life |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Outstanding, beginning of period |
|
1,592,670 |
|
$ |
11.56 |
|
$ |
607 |
|
$ |
4.24 |
|
|
|
Vested |
|
744,628 |
|
16.62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Unvested |
|
848,042 |
|
7.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Granted |
|
1,860,050 |
|
6.54 |
|
580 |
|
2.98 |
|
|
|
|||
Exercised |
|
(62,833 |
) |
4.64 |
|
178 |
|
1.81 |
|
|
|
|||
Canceled - Vested |
|
(308,685 |
) |
13.55 |
|
1 |
|
4.30 |
|
|
|
|||
Canceled - Unvested (Forfeited) |
|
(508,467 |
) |
7.30 |
|
358 |
|
3.17 |
|
|
|
|||
Outstanding, end of period |
|
2,572,735 |
|
8.70 |
|
732 |
|
3.59 |
|
8.43 |
|
|||
Vested |
|
750,152 |
|
14.83 |
|
30 |
|
5.60 |
|
5.34 |
|
|||
Unvested |
|
1,822,583 |
|
6.18 |
|
702 |
|
2.77 |
|
9.71 |
|
|||
Exercisable, end of period |
|
750,152 |
|
14.83 |
|
30 |
|
5.60 |
|
5.34 |
|
|||
As of February 26, 2011, there was approximately $4.2 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options granted under our share-based compensation plans. That expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.8 years.
The following table presents a summary of our stock option activity for the year ended February 27, 2010:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
Average |
|
|||
|
|
Number |
|
Average |
|
Intrinsic |
|
Weighted |
|
Remaining |
|
|||
|
|
of |
|
Exercise |
|
Value |
|
Average |
|
Contractual |
|
|||
|
|
Shares |
|
Price |
|
(in thousands) |
|
Fair Value |
|
Life |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Outstanding, beginning of period |
|
1,587,345 |
|
$ |
16.31 |
|
$ |
28 |
|
$ |
5.61 |
|
|
|
Vested |
|
1,145,968 |
|
17.84 |
|
|
|
6.16 |
|
|
|
|||
Unvested |
|
441,377 |
|
12.32 |
|
28 |
|
4.70 |
|
|
|
|||
Granted |
|
653,500 |
|
5.42 |
|
1,003 |
|
2.24 |
|
|
|
|||
Exercised |
|
(667 |
) |
3.48 |
|
2 |
|
1.32 |
|
|
|
|||
Canceled - Vested |
|
(574,826 |
) |
19.19 |
|
|
|
6.50 |
|
|
|
|||
Canceled - Unvested (Forfeited) |
|
(72,682 |
) |
9.19 |
|
107 |
|
3.57 |
|
|
|
|||
Outstanding, end of period |
|
1,592,670 |
|
11.56 |
|
922 |
|
4.24 |
|
7.27 |
|
|||
Vested |
|
744,628 |
|
16.62 |
|
5 |
|
5.84 |
|
5.38 |
|
|||
Unvested |
|
848,042 |
|
7.11 |
|
916 |
|
2.83 |
|
8.93 |
|
|||
Exercisable, end of period |
|
744,628 |
|
16.62 |
|
5 |
|
5.84 |
|
5.38 |
|
|||
The following table presents a summary of our stock option activity for the year ended February 28, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
Average |
|
|||
|
|
Number |
|
Average |
|
Intrinsic |
|
Weighted |
|
Remaining |
|
|||
|
|
of |
|
Exercise |
|
Value |
|
Average |
|
Contractual |
|
|||
|
|
Shares |
|
Price |
|
(in thousands) |
|
Fair Value |
|
Life |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Outstanding, beginning of period |
|
1,889,454 |
|
$ |
18.84 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
6.80 |
|
|
|
Vested |
|
1,485,011 |
|
19.35 |
|
|
|
6.85 |
|
|
|
|||
Unvested |
|
404,443 |
|
16.97 |
|
|
|
6.63 |
|
|
|
|||
Granted |
|
414,750 |
|
9.88 |
|
3 |
|
3.55 |
|
|
|
|||
Exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Expired |
|
(544,703 |
) |
20.30 |
|
|
|
7.21 |
|
|
|
|||
Canceled - Unvested (Forfeited) |
|
(172,156 |
) |
15.32 |
|
|
|
5.73 |
|
|
|
|||
Outstanding, end of period |
|
1,587,345 |
|
16.31 |
|
3 |
|
5.90 |
|
5.83 |
|
|||
Vested |
|
1,145,968 |
|
17.84 |
|
|
|
6.36 |
|
4.67 |
|
|||
Unvested |
|
441,377 |
|
12.32 |
|
3 |
|
4.70 |
|
8.84 |
|
|||
Exercisable, end of period |
|
1,145,968 |
|
17.84 |
|
|
|
6.36 |
|
4.67 |
|
|||
The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding three tables represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between our closing stock price on the last trading day of fiscal 2011, fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2009 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on February 26, 2011, February 27, 2010 and February 28, 2009, respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation Activity Restricted Stock
The following table presents a summary of our restricted stock activity for the years ended February 26, 2011, February 27, 2010 and February 28, 2009:.
|
|
Fiscal 2011 |
|
Fiscal 2010 |
|
Fiscal 2009 |
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Number |
|
Weighted |
|
Number |
|
Weighted |
|
Number |
|
Weighted |
|
||||||
|
|
of |
|
Average |
|
of |
|
Average |
|
of |
|
Average |
|
||||||
|
|
Shares |
|
Fair Value |
|
Shares |
|
Fair Value |
|
Shares |
|
Fair Value |
|
||||||
Unvested, beginning of period |
|
702,450 |
|
$ |
5.34 |
|
282,418 |
|
$ |
10.54 |
|
118,484 |
|
$ |
16.26 |
|
|||
Granted |
|
406,348 |
|
8.73 |
|
721,900 |
|
4.64 |
|
322,083 |
|
9.65 |
|
||||||
Vested |
|
(268,824 |
) |
6.33 |
|
(109,418 |
) |
9.13 |
|
(78,399 |
) |
12.21 |
|
||||||
Canceled - Unvested (forfeited) |
|
(656,904 |
) |
6.23 |
|
(192,450 |
) |
8.22 |
|
(79,750 |
) |
13.80 |
|
||||||
Unvested, end of period |
|
183,070 |
|
8.22 |
|
702,450 |
|
5.34 |
|
282,418 |
|
10.54 |
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Aggregate intrinsic value (in thousands) |
|
$ |
1,124 |
|
|
|
$ |
4,875 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,099 |
|
|
|
|||
The total fair value of shares of restricted stock that vested during fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $0.9 million, $0.8 million and $1.0 million, respectively. As of February 26, 2011, there was approximately $0.4 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to nonvested restricted stock awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.1 years.
NOTE 10 OTHER INCOME
Other income consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|||||||
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
February 28, |
|
|||
Description |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Interest income, net |
|
$ |
368 |
|
$ |
412 |
|
$ |
2,159 |
|
Gain (loss) on investments carried at fair value |
|
41 |
|
316 |
|
(350 |
) |
|||
Other |
|
41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
$ |
450 |
|
$ |
728 |
|
$ |
1,809 |
|
NOTE 11 INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes on continuing operations consisted of (in thousands):
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|||||||
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
February 28, |
|
|||
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
|||
Current: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Federal tax expense (benefit) |
|
$ |
(2,344 |
) |
$ |
2,517 |
|
$ |
(4,439 |
) |
State tax expense (benefit) |
|
(214 |
) |
25 |
|
1,386 |
|
|||
Current tax expense (benefit) |
|
(2,558 |
) |
2,542 |
|
(3,053 |
) |
|||
Deferred tax expense (benefit) |
|
10,616 |
|
(3,339 |
) |
(1,162 |
) |
|||
Income tax provision (benefit) |
|
$ |
8,058 |
|
$ |
(797 |
) |
$ |
(4,215 |
) |
Our effective income tax rate differs from the federal income tax rate as follows:
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
||||
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
February 28, |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal income tax (benefit) at statutory rate |
|
(35.0 |
)% |
(35.0 |
)% |
(35.0 |
)% |
State income tax (benefit), net of federal benefit |
|
(0.3 |
) |
(52.6 |
) |
6.3 |
|
Valuation allowance |
|
91.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Reserve for unrecognized tax benefits |
|
|
|
(27.1 |
) |
|
|
Tax exempt interest income |
|
(1.2 |
) |
(20.9 |
) |
(3.9 |
) |
Officer compensation expense |
|
0.7 |
|
4.1 |
|
1.6 |
|
Contribution carryforward |
|
|
|
|
|
(3.9 |
) |
Other |
|
1.8 |
|
6.8 |
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
57.1 |
% |
(124.7 |
)% |
(34.3 |
)% |
Our income tax provision for fiscal 2010 includes discrete out-of-period benefits in the amount of $0.3 million to correct errors related to prior years. Management believes these amounts are immaterial to fiscal year 2010 as well as to the years to which they relate.
The net deferred tax asset (liability) included in the consolidated balance sheet as of February 26, 2011 and February 27, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
||
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accrued vacation compensation |
|
$ |
1,027 |
|
$ |
1,110 |
|
Friendship Rewards loyalty liability |
|
975 |
|
|
|
||
Other accrued liabilities |
|
1,054 |
|
1,165 |
|
||
Merchandise inventories |
|
967 |
|
1,234 |
|
||
Current deferred tax asset |
|
4,023 |
|
3,509 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
(4,221 |
) |
(8,652 |
) |
||
Accrued rent obligations |
|
8,874 |
|
11,552 |
|
||
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
1,393 |
|
1,783 |
|
||
Net operating loss carryforwards |
|
977 |
|
197 |
|
||
Contribution carryforwards |
|
1,318 |
|
1,167 |
|
||
Tax credit carryforwards |
|
458 |
|
|
|
||
Other non-current liabilities |
|
1,145 |
|
1,584 |
|
||
Non-current deferred tax asset, net |
|
9,944 |
|
7,631 |
|
||
Less: Valuation allowance |
|
(13,967 |
) |
|
|
||
Net deferred tax asset |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
11,140 |
|
Deferred income tax assets represent potential future income tax benefits. Realization of these assets is ultimately dependent upon future taxable income. We have incurred a net cumulative loss as measured by the results of the current year and the prior two years. ASC 740 Income Taxes, requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on all available evidence, it is considered more likely than not that some or all of the recorded deferred tax assets will not be realized in a future period. Forming a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed is difficult when negative evidence such as cumulative losses exists. As a result of our evaluation, we have concluded that there was insufficient positive evidence to overcome the negative evidence related to our cumulative losses. Accordingly, we recognized a non-cash provision of $10.6 million to establish a valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets. Recording the valuation allowance does not have any impact on cash and does not prevent us from using the deferred tax assets in the future when profits are realized. We did not record a valuation allowance in fiscal 2010 or fiscal 2009 as we believed it was more likely than not that the deferred tax assets would be realized.
As of February 26, 2011, we have federal and state net operating loss carryforwards which will reduce future taxable income. Approximately $0.6 million in federal tax benefits are available from these loss carryforwards and an additional $0.5 million is available in tax credit carryforwards. The state loss carryforwards will result in state tax benefits of approximately $0.4 million. The federal net operating loss carryover expires in 20 years. The state net operating loss carryforwards will expire in fiscal 2014 and beyond. Additionally, we have charitable contribution carryforwards that will expire in fiscal 2014.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
Balance at March 1, 2008 |
|
$ |
3,722 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reductions based on tax positions related to the current year |
|
(2 |
) |
|
Additions for tax positions of previous years |
|
161 |
|
|
Reductions for tax positions of previous years due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations |
|
(402 |
) |
|
Balance at February 28, 2009 |
|
$ |
3,479 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |
|
167 |
|
|
Reductions for tax positions of previous years |
|
(16 |
) |
|
Reductions for tax positions of previous years due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations |
|
(724 |
) |
|
Settlements |
|
(266 |
) |
|
Balance at February 27, 2010 |
|
2,640 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |
|
88 |
|
|
Reductions for tax positions of previous years |
|
(1,096 |
) |
|
Reductions for tax positions of previous years due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations |
|
(328 |
) |
|
Balance at February 26, 2011 |
|
$ |
1,304 |
|
Our liability for unrecognized tax benefits is recorded within other non-current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate as of February 26, 2011 and February 27, 2010 were $1.1 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The balance above at February 26, 2011 includes $0.2 million of tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. Because of the impact of deferred income tax accounting, other than for interest and penalties, the disallowance of the shorter deductibility period would not affect the effective income tax rate but would accelerate the payment of cash to the taxing authority to an earlier period.
We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as components of income tax expense. At February 26, 2011 and February 27, 2010, we had accrued $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, for the potential payment of interest and penalties.
The Company and our subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income taxes and the income tax obligations of various state and local jurisdictions. Fiscal 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. With few exceptions, we are not subject to state income tax examination by tax authorities for taxable years prior to fiscal 2007. At February 26, 2011, we had ongoing audits in various jurisdictions, but we do not expect our liability for unrecognized tax benefits to significantly increase or decrease in the next twelve months.
NOTE 12 EARNINGS PER SHARE
On March 1, 2009, we adopted FASB amendments to ASC 260-10, Earnings Per Share, which clarified that unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities, and thus, should be included in the two-class method of computing EPS. Participating securities under this statement include our unvested employee restricted stock awards with time-based vesting, which receive non-forfeitable dividend payments. The calculation of EPS for our common stock shown below excludes the income attributable to these unvested employee restricted stock awards from the numerator and excludes the dilutive impact of these shares from the denominator. All prior period EPS data presented has been adjusted retrospectively.
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|||||||
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
February 28, |
|
|||
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
|||
Numerator (in thousands) : |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net income (loss) attributable to Christopher & Banks Corporation |
|
$ |
(22,167 |
) |
$ |
158 |
|
$ |
(12,750 |
) |
Dividends paid on participating securities |
|
(81 |
) |
(80 |
) |
(38 |
) |
|||
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders |
|
$ |
(22,248 |
) |
$ |
78 |
|
$ |
(12,788 |
) |
Denominator (in thousands) : |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic |
|
35,392 |
|
35,141 |
|
35,097 |
|
|||
Dilutive shares |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
|||
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding - diluted |
|
35,392 |
|
35,234 |
|
35,097 |
|
|||
Net income (loss) per common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Basic |
|
$ |
(0.63 |
) |
$ |
0.00 |
|
$ |
(0.36 |
) |
Diluted |
|
$ |
(0.63 |
) |
$ |
0.00 |
|
$ |
(0.36 |
) |
The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2009 has been modified to reflect the requirements of the amendments to ASC 260-10. The earnings per share for the year has been adjusted to reflect the impact of this new accounting pronouncement on a comparable basis with fiscal 2010 and 2011. There was no material impact on diluted EPS for the years ended February 26, 2011, February 27, 2010, and February 28, 2009.
Total stock options of approximately 2.5 million, 1.4 million and 1.7 million were excluded from the shares used in the computation of diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, as they were anti-dilutive.
NOTE 13 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
We adopted ASC 820-10 Fair Value Measurements, effective March 2, 2008, with respect to fair value measurements of (a) nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in our financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually) and (b) all financial assets and liabilities. On March 1, 2009, we adopted the provision of ASC 820-10 relating to nonrecurring nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities. The adoption of these provisions of ASC 820-10 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements as reported herein.
Under ASC 820-10, fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. ASC 820-10 also establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability, developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect our assumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability developed based upon the best information available in the circumstances.
The hierarchy is broken down into three levels. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active and inputs (other than quoted prices) that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Assets and Liabilities that are Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis:
For the years ended February 26, 2011 and February 27, 2010, fair value under ASC 820-10 applied to our available-for-sale investment securities, ARS and ARS rights. These financial assets are carried at fair value pursuant to the requirements of ASC 820-10.
The following tables provide information by level for financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands).
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements |
|
||||||||
|
|
Fair Value at |
|
Using Inputs Considered as |
|
||||||||
Description |
|
February 26, 2011 |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
||||
Available-for-sale securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Commercial paper |
|
$ |
5,791 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
5,791 |
|
$ |
|
|
Variable rate demand obligations |
|
6,505 |
|
|
|
6,505 |
|
|
|
||||
Municipal bonds |
|
16,132 |
|
|
|
16,132 |
|
|
|
||||
U.S. Agency securities |
|
4,632 |
|
|
|
4,632 |
|
|
|
||||
Total current assets |
|
33,060 |
|
|
|
33,060 |
|
|
|
||||
Long-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Available-for-sale securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Municipal bonds |
|
18,660 |
|
|
|
18,660 |
|
|
|
||||
U.S. Agency securities |
|
10,164 |
|
|
|
10,164 |
|
|
|
||||
Total non-current assets |
|
28,824 |
|
|
|
28,824 |
|
|
|
||||
Total assets |
|
$ |
61,884 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
61,884 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements |
|
||||||||
|
|
Fair Value at |
|
Using Inputs Considered as |
|
||||||||
Description |
|
February 27, 2010 |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
||||
Available-for-sale securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Variable rate demand obligations |
|
$ |
24,900 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
24,900 |
|
$ |
|
|
Municipal commercial paper |
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
||||
Municipal bonds |
|
23,016 |
|
|
|
23,016 |
|
|
|
||||
U.S. Agency securities |
|
535 |
|
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
||||
Trading securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Auction rate securities |
|
12,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
12,800 |
|
||||
Other assets-ARS rights |
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,000 |
|
||||
Total current assets |
|
64,251 |
|
|
|
49,451 |
|
14,800 |
|
||||
Long-term investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Available-for-sale securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Municipal bonds |
|
6,607 |
|
|
|
6,607 |
|
|
|
||||
U.S. Agency securities |
|
7,015 |
|
|
|
7,015 |
|
|
|
||||
Total non-current assets |
|
13,622 |
|
|
|
13,622 |
|
|
|
||||
Total assets |
|
$ |
77,873 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
63,073 |
|
$ |
14,800 |
|
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
Available-for-sale securities:
As of February 26, 2011 and February 27, 2010, our available-for-sale securities were valued based on quoted prices for similar assets in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets in which there were fewer transactions.
Trading securities:
We had no trading securities as of February 26, 2011. As of February 27, 2010, our trading securities consisted solely of ARS. As discussed in Note 3, Investments, auctions for ARS held by us failed beginning in February 2008. As a result, our investments in ARS were valued to reflect the lack of liquidity of these investments while taking into account the credit quality of the underlying securities.
ARS rights:
As discussed in Note 3, Investments, in November 2008, we accepted UBSs ARS settlement offer. This resulted in us receiving ARS rights, which we have elected to account for at fair value.
The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of items measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the table above that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (in thousands).
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
||||||||||
|
|
February 26, 2011 |
|
February 27, 2010 |
|
||||||||
|
|
ARS |
|
ARS Rights |
|
ARS |
|
ARS Rights |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Beginning balance |
|
$ |
12,800 |
|
$ |
2,000 |
|
$ |
16,400 |
|
$ |
2,700 |
|
Total gains (losses): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Included in earnings |
|
2,050 |
|
(2,000 |
) |
1,000 |
|
(700 |
) |
||||
Settlements |
|
(14,850 |
) |
|
|
(4,600 |
) |
|
|
||||
Ending balance |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
12,800 |
|
$ |
2,000 |
|
Assets and Liabilities that are Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis:
The aspects of ASC 820-10 for which the effective date was deferred until March 1, 2009, relate to nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value but are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. This deferral applies to such items as nonfinancial assets and liabilities initially measured at fair value in a business combination (but not measured at fair value in subsequent periods) or nonfinancial long-lived asset groups measured at fair value for an impairment assessment.
The table below segregates non-financial assets and liabilities as of February 26, 2011 and February 27, 2010 that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in periods subsequent to initial recognition into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date (in thousands).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized |
|
|||||
|
|
Fair Value at |
|
Fair Value Measurements |
|
Gains (Losses) |
|
|||||||||
|
|
February 26, |
|
Using Inputs Considered as |
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|||||||||
Description |
|
2011 |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
February 26, 2011 |
|
|||||
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Long-lived assets held and used |
|
$ |
515 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
515 |
|
$ |
(2,779 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Liabilities: |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized |
|
|||||
|
|
Fair Value at |
|
Fair Value Measurements |
|
Gains (Losses) |
|
|||||||||
|
|
February 27, |
|
Using Inputs Considered as |
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|||||||||
Description |
|
2010 |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
February 27, 2010 |
|
|||||
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Long-lived assets held and used |
|
$ |
708 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
708 |
|
$ |
(2,939 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Liabilities: |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
In accordance with the provisions of the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets Subsections of FASB Codification Subtopic 360-10, long-lived assets held and used with a carrying amount of $3.3 million were written down to their fair value of $0.5 million, resulting in an impairment charge of $2.8 million, which was included in earnings for the period ended February 26, 2011, and long-lived assets held and used with a carrying amount of $3.6 million were written down to their fair value of $0.7 million, resulting in an impairment charge of $2.9 million, which was included in earnings for the period ended February 27, 2010.
Our assessment of the recoverability of the carrying value of our assets involves the projection of future cash flows which requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions. Differences in circumstances or estimates could produce significantly different results. The current challenging economic environment, combined with the continued instability in the housing market, elevated levels of unemployment and general economic uncertainty affecting the retail industry, make it reasonably possible that additional long-lived asset impairments could be identified and recorded in future periods.
NOTE 14 COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive income consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|||||||
|
|
February 26, |
|
February 27, |
|
February 28, |
|
|||
|
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2009 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(22,167 |
) |
$ |
158 |
|
$ |
(12,750 |
) |
Fair value adjustment on investments |
|
(104 |
) |
39 |
|
1,200 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Total comprehensive income (loss) |
|
$ |
(22,271 |
) |
$ |
197 |
|
$ |
(11,550 |
) |
NOTE 15 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
We have established a defined contribution plan qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code for the benefit of all employees who meet certain eligibility requirements, which are primarily age, length of service and hours of service. The plan allows eligible employees to invest from 1% to 60% of their compensation, subject to dollar limits as established by the federal government. The plan allows for discretionary Company matching contributions. Effective March 8, 2009, we discontinued our discretionary matching contributions and no company contributions were made for the fiscal year ended February 26, 2011. Company contributions for the fiscal years ended February 27, 2010 and February 28, 2009 totaled $6,000 and $0.6 million, respectively. We do not offer any other post-retirement, post-employment or pension benefits to directors or employees.
Our former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Rodney Carter, terminated employment with the Company effective July 15, 2010. The Company incurred a pre-tax, non-recurring severance charge of approximately $0.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2011 in connection with Mr. Carters departure. The charge consisted primarily of payment obligations to Mr. Carter under his employement agreement.
Lorna E. Nagler, our former President and Chief Executive Officer, resigned from all positions with the Company, including the position of Director, effective October 19, 2010. The Company incurred a pre-tax, non-recurring severance charge of approximately $1.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2011 in connection with Ms. Naglers resignation. The charge consisted primarily of payment obligations to Ms. Nagler under her employment agreement.
In January 2011, we announced that our Board of Directors had elected Larry C. Barenbaum as our President and Chief Executive Officer. We entered into a severance agreement with Mr. Barenbaum at that time. In April 2011, we entered into a new severence agreement with Mr. Barenbaum as well as with certain other executive officers, including Michael J. Lyftogt, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. These severence agrements provide that the individual is and remains an at-will employee and thus may be terminated at any time with or without cause as defined in the agrement. If the employee is terminated without cause and executes a general release of claims in favor of the Company, we are obligated to pay the executive officer a severance payment in the aggregate which equals six months salary and the employee is required to refrain from engaging in certain competitive activities or soliciting employees to terminate their employment with the Company.
NOTE 16 LEASE COMMITMENTS
We lease each of our store locations and vehicles under operating leases. The store lease terms, including rental period, renewal options, escalation clauses and rent as a percentage of sales, vary among the leases. Most store leases require us to pay real estate taxes and common area maintenance charges.
Total rental expense for all leases was as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|||||||
|
|
February 26,
|
|
February 27,
|
|
February 28,
|
|
|||
Minimum rent |
|
$ |
40,677 |
|
$ |
45,709 |
|
$ |
51,792 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Contingent rentbased on a percentage of sales |
|
6,771 |
|
5,331 |
|
3,652 |
|
|||
Maintenance, taxes and other |
|
29,585 |
|
33,713 |
|
34,477 |
|
|||
Amortization of deferred lease incentives |
|
(4,553 |
) |
(4,238 |
) |
(5,881 |
) |
|||
|
|
$ |
72,480 |
|
$ |
80,515 |
|
$ |
84,040 |
|
Future minimum rental commitments for all leases are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Operating Leases |
|
|||||||
|
|
Retail Store |
|
Vehicles/ |
|
|
|
|||
Fiscal Year |
|
Facilities |
|
Other |
|
Total |
|
|||
2012 |
|
$ |
41,819 |
|
$ |
418 |
|
$ |
42,237 |
|
2013 |
|
39,108 |
|
158 |
|
39,266 |
|
|||
2014 |
|
31,652 |
|
19 |
|
31,671 |
|
|||
2015 |
|
22,714 |
|
|
|
22,714 |
|
|||
2016 |
|
16,098 |
|
|
|
16,098 |
|
|||
Thereafter |
|
20,699 |
|
|
|
20,699 |
|
|||
Total minimum lease payments |
|
$ |
172,090 |
|
$ |
595 |
|
$ |
172,685 |
|
NOTE 17 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are subject, from time to time, to various claims, lawsuits or actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although the amount of any liability that could arise with respect to any current proceedings cannot, in managements opinion, be accurately predicted, any such liability is not expected to have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
NOTE 18 SOURCES OF SUPPLY
Our ten largest vendors represented approximately 77%, 74% and 52% of our total merchandise purchases in fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Purchases from one of our suppliers accounted for approximately 27% of our purchases during 2011, while two other vendors supplied us with 15% and 12% of our merchandise, respectively. These same vendors supplied 27%, 15% and 12% of our purchases during fiscal 2010. Although we have strong relationships with these vendors, there can be no assurance that these relationships can be maintained in the future or that these vendors will continue to supply merchandise to us. If there should be any significant disruption in the supply of merchandise from these vendors, management believes that we will be able to shift production to other suppliers so as to continue to secure the required volume of product. Nevertheless, it is possible that any significant disruption in supply could have a material adverse impact on our financial position or results of operations.
In fiscal 2009, we purchased approximately 25% of our merchandise, through one buying agent (the Agent). As we have continued the process of establishing relationships with additional primary suppliers, we and the Agent terminated our sourcing arrangement effective as of the end of December 2008. Additionally, direct imports accounted for approximately 12%, 12% and 48% of our total merchandise purchases in fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. We do not maintain long-term purchase commitments or arrangements with any of our suppliers or agents.
NOTE 19 SEGMENT REPORTING
We operate in the retail apparel industry in which we primarily design, source and sell womens apparel catering to customers generally ranging in age from 45 to 55 who are typically part of a segment of the female baby boomer demographic. We have identified two operating segments (Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks) as defined by ASC 820 Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. Our Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks operating segments have been aggregated into one reportable segment based on the similar nature of products sold, methods of sourcing, merchandising and distribution processes involved, target customers and economic characteristics of the two brands. We previously reported the results of our Acorn stores as a separate reportable segment. Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2009, the results of all Acorn stores have been removed from continuing operations and are presented as discontinued operations.
In the table below, the Christopher & Banks/C.J. Banks reportable segment includes activity generated by our Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks operations. The Corporate/Administrative column, which primarily represents operating activity at our corporate office and distribution center facility, is presented to allow for reconciliation of segment-level net sales, operating income (loss) and total assets to our consolidated net sales, operating income (loss) and total assets. Segment operating income (loss) includes only net sales, merchandise gross margin and direct store expenses with no allocation of corporate overhead.
For the fiscal years ended February 26, 2011, February 27, 2010 and February 28, 2009, the Christopher & Banks/C.J. Banks operating income included store-level asset impairment charges of $2.8 million, $2.9 million and $4.5 million, respectively.
|
|
christopher & banks/ |
|
Corporate/ |
|
|
|
|||
(in thousands) |
|
cj banks |
|
Administrative |
|
Consolidated |
|
|||
Fiscal Year Ended February 26, 2011: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net sales |
|
$ |
448,130 |
|
|
|
$ |
448,130 |
|
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
38,594 |
|
(53,153 |
) |
(14,559 |
) |
|||
Total assets |
|
142,931 |
|
91,232 |
|
234,163 |
|
|||
Fiscal Year Ended February 27, 2010: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net sales |
|
$ |
455,402 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
455,402 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
46,865 |
|
(48,232 |
) |
(1,367 |
) |
|||
Total assets |
|
156,686 |
|
110,611 |
|
267,297 |
|
|||
Fiscal Year Ended February 28, 2009: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net sales |
|
$ |
530,742 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
530,742 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
51,601 |
|
(65,709 |
) |
(14,108 |
) |
|||
Total assets |
|
164,007 |
|
126,135 |
|
290,142 |
|
NOTE 20 QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED):
|
|
Fiscal 2011 Quarters (1) |
|
||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) |
|
First |
|
Second |
|
Third |
|
Fourth |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net sales |
|
$ |
126,235 |
|
$ |
101,340 |
|
$ |
120,947 |
|
$ |
99,608 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
$ |
10,649 |
|
$ |
(4,425 |
) |
$ |
(197 |
) |
$ |
(20,586 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
6,340 |
|
$ |
(2,538 |
) |
$ |
(9,226 |
) |
$ |
(16,743 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Basic per share data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
$ |
(0.26 |
) |
$ |
(0.47 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Diluted per share data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
$ |
(0.26 |
) |
$ |
(0.47 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Dividends per share |
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
(1) The summation of quarterly per share data may not equate to the calculation for the full fiscal year as quarterly calculations are performed on a discrete basis.
|
|
Three |
|
Six |
|
Nine |
|
|||
|
|
Months |
|
Months |
|
Months |
|
|||
|
|
Ended |
|
Ended |
|
Ended |
|
|||
|
|
May 29, |
|
August 28, |
|
November 27, |
|
|||
(in thousands) |
|
2010 |
|
2010 |
|
2010 |
|
|||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
6,901 |
|
$ |
4,050 |
|
$ |
824 |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
(3,403 |
) |
602 |
|
(1,385 |
) |
|||
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(1,841 |
) |
(3,965 |
) |
(5,934 |
) |
|||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
1,657 |
|
687 |
|
(6,495 |
) |
|||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
37,073 |
|
37,073 |
|
37,073 |
|
|||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
38,730 |
|
$ |
37,760 |
|
$ |
30,578 |
|
|
|
Fiscal 2010 Quarters (2) |
|
||||||||||
|
|
First |
|
Second |
|
Third |
|
Fourth |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net sales |
|
$ |
120,367 |
|
$ |
101,182 |
|
$ |
132,000 |
|
$ |
101,853 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
$ |
2,454 |
|
$ |
(3,476 |
) |
$ |
9,791 |
|
$ |
(10,136 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
1,685 |
|
$ |
(2,132 |
) |
$ |
6,972 |
|
$ |
(6,368 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Basic per share data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
$ |
0.20 |
|
$ |
(0.18 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Diluted per share data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
$ |
0.19 |
|
$ |
(0.18 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Dividends per share |
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
(2) The summation of quarterly per share data may not equate to the calculation for the full fiscal year as quarterly calculations are performed on a discrete basis.
|
|
Three |
|
Six |
|
Nine |
|
|||
|
|
Months |
|
Months |
|
Months |
|
|||
|
|
Ended |
|
Ended |
|
Ended |
|
|||
|
|
May 30, |
|
August 29, |
|
November 28, |
|
|||
(in thousands) |
|
2009 |
|
2009 |
|
2009 |
|
|||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
13,457 |
|
$ |
12,028 |
|
$ |
17,925 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(1,849 |
) |
(3,211 |
) |
(46,838 |
) |
|||
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(2,116 |
) |
(4,247 |
) |
(6,383 |
) |
|||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
9,492 |
|
4,570 |
|
(35,296 |
) |
|||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
78,814 |
|
78,814 |
|
78,814 |
|
|||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
88,306 |
|
$ |
83,384 |
|
$ |
43,518 |
|
As described in Note 1, in connection with the preparation of our financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 26, 2011, we determined that cash flows from the redemption of our investments in auction rate securities should be classified as cash inflows from investing activities. We previously classified certain of these cash flows as cash inflows from operating activities.
We have revised the statement of cash flow information presented above to decrease cash provided by operating activities and decrease cash used in investing activities by $14.9 million for the nine months ended November 27, 2010, $14.9 million for the six months ended August 28, 2010, $3.3 million for the three months ended May 29, 2010, $0.4 million for the nine months ended November 28, 2009 and $0.2 million for the six months ended August 29, 2009. There was no effect on operating or investing cash flows for the three months ended May 30, 2009. These revisions had no impact on the net change in cash and cash equivalents or our total balance of cash and cash equivalents as previously reported. We have concluded that these corrections were immaterial to the related financial statements taken as a whole.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
There are no matters which are required to be reported under Item 9.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act as of February 26, 2011. Based upon the foregoing, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of February 26, 2011, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting was designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. This evaluation included review of the documentation of controls, evaluation of the design effectiveness of controls, testing of the operating effectiveness of controls and a conclusion on this evaluation. Based on the evaluation, management has concluded our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of February 26, 2011.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of February 26, 2011 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears on page 33.
Because of inherent limitations, disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During our fourth fiscal quarter, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Attestation Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The attestation report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, appears on page 33.
OTHER INFORMATION
There are no matters which are required to be reported under Item 9B.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information regarding our directors required by Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled, Item 1 - Election of Directors, in the Proxy Statement. Information regarding our executive officers is included in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K in the section entitled Executive Officers of the Registrant. Information concerning compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 is included in the Proxy Statement under the section entitled Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance, and such information is incorporated herein by reference. Information regarding our Audit Committee and audit committee financial experts is included in the Proxy Statement under the section entitled Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors - The Audit Committee, and such information is incorporated by reference.
We have adopted a Code of Conduct (the Code) applicable to all of our employees, directors and officers, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller and other employees performing similar functions. The Code is available on our website at www.christopherandbanks.com under the Investor Relations link and then the Corporate Governance link and is available in print to any stockholder who requests a copy from our Corporate Secretary. Any changes or amendments to, or waiver from, a provision of the Code that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller or persons performing similar functions will be posted on our website at the address and location specified above.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled Executive Compensation, Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors Compensation Program for Non-Employee Directors and Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors Non-Employee Director Compensation for Fiscal 2011 in the Proxy Statement.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by Item 12 is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled Security Ownership and Equity Compensation Plan Information in the Proxy Statement.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS,
AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required by Item 13 is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Information Regarding the Board and Corporate Governance Director Independence in the Proxy Statement.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information required in response to this item is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled Audit Committee Report and Payment of Fees to Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees and Audit Committee Report and Payment of Fees to Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Auditor Services Pre-Approval Policy in the Proxy Statement.
EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The following documents are filed as a part of this Report:
(1) Financial Statements:
|
Page |
36 |
|
37 |
|
38 |
|
39 |
|
40 |
|
41 |
(2) Financial Statement Schedules:
71 |
All schedules omitted are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
(3) Exhibits:
3.1 |
|
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Christopher & Banks Corporation, as amended through July 27, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November 27,2010) |
|
|
|
3.2 |
|
Fifth Amended and Restated By-Laws of Christopher & Banks Corporation, as amended through July 27, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November 27,2010) |
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
Form of certificate for shares of common stock of Christopher & Banks Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 28, 2010) |
|
|
|
10.1 |
|
Christopher & Bank, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-45719)** |
|
|
|
10.2 |
|
1997 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-95109) filed January 20, 2000)** |
|
|
|
10.3 |
|
Amendment No. 1 to 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-95553) filed January 27, 2000)** |
|
|
|
10.4 |
|
Second Amendment to our 1997 Stock Incentive Plan dated as of July 28, 1999 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 28, 1999 filed October 12, 1999)** |
|
|
|
10.5 |
|
Third Amendment to the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan dated as of July 26, 2000 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 2, 2002 filed May 29, 2002)** |
10.6 |
|
Fourth Amendment to the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan dated as of August 1, 2001 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 2, 2002 filed May 29, 2002)** |
|
|
|
10.7* |
|
Form of Qualified Stock Option Agreement under our 1997 Stock Incentive Plan** |
|
|
|
10.8* |
|
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under our 1997 Stock Incentive Plan** |
|
|
|
10.9 |
|
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under our 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 3, 2007 filed May 2, 2007)** |
|
|
|
10.10 |
|
1998 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 27, 1999 filed May 28, 1999)** |
|
|
|
10.11 |
|
First Amendment to our 1998 Director Stock Option Plan dated as of July 26, 2000 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 2, 2002 filed May 29, 2002)** |
|
|
|
10.12 |
|
2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form S-8 filed March 13, 2006)** |
|
|
|
10.13 |
|
Amended and Restated Christopher & Banks Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 5, 2008)** |
|
|
|
10.14 |
|
Second Amended and Restated Christopher & Banks Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, effective July 27, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on 8-K filed August 2, 2010)** |
|
|
|
10.15* |
|
Form of Qualified Stock Option Agreement under our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan ** |
|
|
|
10.16* |
|
Form of Qualified Stock Option Agreement under our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan ** |
|
|
|
10.17* |
|
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan ** |
|
|
|
10.18* |
|
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan ** |
|
|
|
10.19 |
|
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under our Second Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (used for awards granted beginning April 2011) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 15, 2011)** |
|
|
|
10.20 |
|
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 3, 2007 filed May 2, 2007)** |
|
|
|
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Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Time-Based Vesting) under our Second Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (used for awards granted beginning April 2011) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 15, 2011)** |
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Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Performance-Based Vesting) under our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (approved 2008) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 27, 2008)** |
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Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Performance-Based Vesting) under our Second Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (used for awards granted beginning April 2011) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 15, 2011)** |
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Form of Restricted Stock Rights Agreement (Performance-Based Vesting) (Fiscal 2012 Annual Incentive Program) under our Second Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (used for awards granted beginning April 2011) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 15, 2011)** |
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Amended and Restated Christopher & Banks Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 5, 2008)** |
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Second Amended and Restated Christopher & Banks Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors, effective July 27, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on 8-K filed August 2, 2010)** |
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Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 1, 2006)** |
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Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 1, 2006)** |
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2006 Senior Executive Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Appendix B to Definitive Proxy Statement filed June 14, 2006)** |
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Amendment No. 1 to Christopher & Banks Corporation 2006 Senior Executive Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2007)** |
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Christopher & Banks Corporation 2009 Qualified Annual Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 4, 2009)** |
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Form of Severance Agreement between Christopher & Banks Corporation and certain of its Executive Officers (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on 8-K filed April 20, 2011)** |
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Offer Letter by and between Christopher & Banks Corporation and Rodney Carter accepted on June 1, 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 5, 2009)** |
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Agreement by and between Christopher & Banks Corporation and Rodney Carter effective June 4, 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 5, 2009)** |
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Executive Employment Agreement between Christopher & Banks Corporation and Lorna Nagler, effective as of August 30, 2007 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 7, 2007)** |
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Amendment No. 1 to the Executive Employment Agreement between Christopher & Banks Corporation and Lorna Nagler, effective as of April 30, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 1, 2008)** |
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Restricted Stock Agreement between Christopher & Banks Corporation and Lorna Nagler, effective as of August 31, 2007 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 7, 2007)** |
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Executive Employment Agreement between Christopher & Banks Corporation and Monica Dahl, dated as of August 6, 2006 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 9, 2006)** |
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Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between Christopher & Banks Corporation and Monica Dahl, effective as of July 31, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 5, 2008)** |
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Restricted Stock Agreement between Christopher & Banks Corporation and Monica Dahl, dated as of August 7, 2006 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2006)** |
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Amendment to Restricted Stock Agreement between Christopher & Banks Corporation and Monica Dahl, effective as of March 28, 2007 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 2, 2007)** |
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Description of compensation arrangement with Larry Barenbaum as Interim Chief Executive Officer (incorporated herein by reference to Item 5.02 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 22, 2010)** |
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Description of compensation arrangement with Larry Barenbaum as Chief Executive Officer (incorporated herein by reference to Item 5.02 of Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed January 31, 2011)** |
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Agreement by and between Christopher & Banks Corporation and Larry Barenbaum effective as of January 10, 2011 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on 8-K/A filed January 31, 2011)** |
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Description of compensation arrangement with Michael J. Lyftogt as Interim Chief Financial Officer (incorporated herein by reference to Item 5.02 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 16, 2010)** |
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Description of compensation arrangement with Michael J. Lyftogt as Chief Financial Officer (incorporated herein by reference to Item 5.02 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 24, 2011)** |
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Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement by and between Christopher & Banks, Inc., Christopher & Banks Company and Christopher & Banks Services Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting through its Wells Fargo Business Credit Operating Division dated November 4, 2005 |
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Second Amendment, dated May 23, 2008, to the Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated November 4, 2005, by and between Christopher & Banks, Inc., Christopher & Banks Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association |
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Subsidiaries of Christopher & Banks Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 1, 2008 filed May 15, 2008) |
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Management agreement or compensatory plan or arrangement |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on May 12, 2011.
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Exhibit 10.7
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Pursuant to
CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORP.
1997 Stock Incentive Plan
(Qualified Stock Option)
Name of Employee:
Date of Grant:
Number of Shares:
Exercise Price Per Share:
This STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the Agreement) made as of between Christopher & Banks Corp. (the Company) and the above-named individual, an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries (the Employee), to record the granting of an option pursuant to the Companys 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms contained in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan.
1. Grant of Option : In accordance with Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Employee, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the option to purchase from the Company an aggregate of shares of Common Stock ($.01 par value) of the Company at the purchase price of $ per share, such adoption to be exercisable as hereinafter provided.
2. Expiration Date : This option shall expire on (the Expiration Date).
3. Exercise of Option : Subject to Section 8 hereof, this option shall become exercisable with respect to % of the shares of Common Stock subject hereto on the first anniversary date of the grant of this option ( ), and with respect to an additional % of such shares on each of the anniversary dates of the grant of this option.
This option may be partially exercised from time to time within such percentage limitations. This option may not be exercised after the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this option shall not be exercisable for a fractional share of stock. Any exercise of this option shall be made in writing duly executed and delivered to the Company specifying the number of shares as to which the option is being exercised in the form of the Subscription Form for Exercise attached hereto. Schedule I of this Agreement shall be made available to the Company at the time of exercise for notation of any partial exercise.
4. Payment of Option Price : On the date of any exercise of this option, the purchase price of the shares as to which this option is being exercised shall be due and payable and shall be made in cash or by check or by delivery of shares of common stock of the Company held by the optionee for more than six (6) months and registered in the name of the Employee, duly assigned to the Company with the assignment guaranteed by a bank, trust company or member firm of the New York Stock Exchange, and with all necessary transfer tax stamps affixed, or by a combination of the foregoing, any such
shares so delivered to be deemed to have a value per share equal to the fair market value of the shares on such date, as determined by the Committee.
5. Option Nontransferable : This option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the law or descent or distribution and is exercisable during the Employees lifetime only by the Employee or his guardian or legal representative.
6. Rights as a Shareholder : The Employee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any of the shares covered by this option until the date of issuance to the Employee of a stock certificate for such shares, and no adjustment shall be made for any dividends or other rights if the record date of such dividends or other rights is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued.
7. General Restrictions:
(1) At the time of any exercise of this option, the Employee shall furnish the Company with a representation that he is acquiring the shares issued upon such exercise as an investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such shares; provided, however, that such representation need not be furnished in the event the shares issued upon such exercise are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2) The Company will not be obligated to issue shares of Common Stock covered by this option if counsel to the Company determines that such issuance would violate any law or regulation of any governmental authority or any agreement between the Company and the New York Stock Exchange or any national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is
quoted or listed. In connection with any issuance or transfer, the person acquiring the shares shall, if requested by the Company, give assurances satisfactory to counsel to the Company regarding such matters as the Company may deem desirable to assure compliance with all legal requirements. This option shall be subject to the requirement that if at any time the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject to this option upon the New York Stock Exchange, any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or that the consent or approval of any government regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, this option or the issue or purchase of shares under this option, this option shall be subject to the condition that such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
(3) Certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement shall bear a legend describing restrictions on transfer thereof unless the Company determines that such legend is not necessary or appropriate.
8. Termination of Employment :
(1) The option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the termination of the Employees employment by the Company or any subsidiary for any reason whatsoever; provided, however, that in the event such termination of employment results from (i)
the Employees retirement with the consent of the Company, such option may be exercised within three months of the date of termination and (ii) the Employees disability (as defined in Section 105(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) or death, such option may be exercised by the Employees legal representative, heir or devisee, as appropriate within one year from the date of disability or death. Notwithstanding clause (i) of the preceding sentence, the Company may terminate and cancel such option during the three-month period referred to in such clause if the optionee engages in employment or activities contrary, in the opinion of the Companys Board of Directors or the Committee, to the best interests of the Company or any subsidiary. In addition, the Committee shall, in each case in which clause (i) of the second preceding sentence may be applicable, determine whether a termination of employment shall be considered retirement with the consent of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall not be exercisable after the expiration date of such option and (ii) such option (or any portion thereof) which is not exercisable on the date of termination of employment shall not be exercisable thereafter without the consent of the Committee.
(2) Nothing contained in this Section shall be interpreted or have the effect of extending the period during which an option may be exercised beyond the terms or the Expiration Date provided in this Agreement or established by law or regulation. Death of the Employee subsequent to termination shall
not extend such periods. Whether leave of absence shall constitute a termination of employment for purposes of this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
9. Adjustment of Shares :
(1) In the event there is any recapitalization in the form of a stock dividend, distribution, split, subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock of the Company, resulting in an increase or decease in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by this option and the exercise price per share under this option shall be increased or decreased proportionately, as the case may be, without change in the aggregate exercise price.
(2) If, pursuant to any reorganization, sale or exchange of assets, consolidation or merger, outstanding Common Stock of the Company is or would be exchanged for other securities of the Company or of another corporation which is a party to such transaction, or for property, this option shall apply to the securities or property into which the Common Stock covered hereby would have been changed or for which such Common Stock would have been exchanged had such Common Stock been outstanding at the time.
10. No Employment Rights : Neither the Plan nor this option shall confer upon the Employee any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any subsidiary nor shall they interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any
subsidiary by which the Employee is employed to terminate the employment of the Employee at any time, with or without cause.
11. Plan Controls : The Employee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions thereof including any which may conflict with those contained in this Agreement. The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement, and this Agreement is subject in all respect to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. This option is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and this Agreement and the Plan are to be construed accordingly.
12. Notices : All notices to the Company shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Company at its offices at 2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 or such other address as the Company shall from time to time notify the Employee in writing. All notices to the Employee shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Employee at the address set forth on the signature page(s) hereof or such address as the Employee shall from time to time notify the Company in writing. All notices shall be deemed to have been given when mailed.
13. Conflicts : As a condition to the granting of the option contained herein, the Employee agrees that any dispute or disagreement with respect to the Plan, this Agreement or such option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and that any interpretation by the Committee of the terms of this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive. In the event of the institution of any legal proceedings directed to
the validity of the Plan, or to any option granted under the Plan, the Company may, in its discretion and without incurring any liability to the Employee terminate this Agreement and/or the option granted pursuant to this Agreement.
14. Tax Treatment : In the event the Employee seeks to qualify for the special capital gains treatment available for the Plan, the Employee must not dispose of any of the shares underlying the option within two (2) years following the date the option is granted or within one (1) year of the exercise and transfer of the shares to the Employee. Due to the complex nature of the tax laws, the Employee is urged to consult his personal tax advisor prior to exercising the option. THE CORPORATION MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WHATSOEVER TO THE EMPLOYEE REGARDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THIS GRANT, THE EXERCISE OF ANY OPTIONS OR ANY OTHER MATTER.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Employee has caused this Stock Option Agreement to be executed on the date set forth opposite the respective signatures. It is being further understood that the Date of Grant may differ from the date of signature.
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The undersigned hereby irrevocable elects to exercise the right to purchase represented by the within option for, and to purchase thereunder, shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the Company), as provided therein and herewith makes payment of the purchase price in full and requests that certificates for such securities be issued in the name of:
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and, if said number of shares shall not be all of the shares issuable thereunder, that any partial exercise of the within option shall be noted in Schedule I thereof which is delivered herewith.
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Exhibit 10.8
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Pursuant to
CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORP.
1997 Stock Incentive Plan
(Nonqualified Stock Option)
Name of Employee:
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Number of Shares:
Exercise Price Per Share:
This STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the Agreement) made as of between Christopher & Banks Corp. (the Company) and the above-named individual, an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries (the Employee), to record the granting of an option pursuant to the Companys 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms contained in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan.
1. Grant of Option : In accordance with Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Employee, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the option to purchase from the Company an aggregate of shares of Common Stock ($.01 par value) of the Company at the purchase price of $ per share, such adoption to be exercisable as hereinafter provided.
2. Expiration Date : This option shall expire on (the Expiration Date).
3. Exercise of Option : Subject to Section 8 hereof, this option shall become exercisable with respect to % of the shares of Common Stock subject hereto on the first anniversary date of the grant of this option ( ), and with respect to an additional % of such shares on each of the anniversary dates of the grant of this option.
This option may be partially exercised from time to time within such percentage limitations. This option may not be exercised after the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this option shall not be exercisable for a fractional share of stock. Any exercise of this option shall be made in writing duly executed and delivered to the Company specifying the number of shares as to which the option is being exercised in the form of the Subscription Form for Exercise attached hereto. Schedule I of this Agreement shall be made available to the Company at the time of exercise for notation of any partial exercise.
4. Payment of Option Price : On the date of any exercise of this option, the purchase price of the shares as to which this option is being exercised shall be due and payable and shall be made in cash or by check or by delivery of shares of common stock of the Company held by the optionee for more than six (6) months and registered in the name of the Employee, duly assigned to the Company with the assignment guaranteed by a bank, trust company or member firm of the New York Stock Exchange, and with all necessary transfer tax stamps affixed, or by a combination of the foregoing, any such shares so delivered to be deemed to have a value per share equal to the fair market value of the shares on such date, as determined by the Committee.
5. Option Nontransferable : This option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the law or descent or distribution and is exercisable during the Employees lifetime only by the Employee or his guardian or legal representative.
6. Rights as a Shareholder : The Employee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any of the shares covered by this option until the date of issuance to the Employee of a stock certificate for such shares, and no adjustment shall be made for any dividends or other rights if the record date of such dividends or other rights is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued.
7. General Restrictions :
(1) At the time of any exercise of this option, the Employee shall furnish the Company with a representation that he is acquiring the shares issued upon such exercise as an investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such shares; provided, however, that such representation need not be furnished in the event the shares issued upon such exercise are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2) The Company will not be obligated to issue shares of Common Stock covered by this option if counsel to the Company determines that such issuance would violate any law or regulation of any governmental authority or any agreement between the Company and the New York Stock Exchange or any national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is quoted or listed. In connection with any issuance or transfer, the person acquiring the shares shall, if requested by the Company, give assurances satisfactory to counsel to the Company regarding such matters as the Company may deem desirable to assure compliance with all legal requirements. This option shall be subject to the requirement that if at any time the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject to this option upon the New York Stock
Exchange, any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or that the consent or approval of any government regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, this option or the issue or purchase of shares under this option, this option shall be subject to the condition that such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
(3) Certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement shall bear a legend describing restrictions on transfer thereof unless the Company determines that such legend is not necessary or appropriate.
8. Termination of Employment :
(1) The option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the termination of the Employees employment by the Company or any subsidiary for any reason whatsoever; provided, however, that in the event such termination of employment results from (i) the Employees retirement with the consent of the Company, such option may be exercised within three months of the date of termination and (ii) the Employees disability (as defined in Section 105(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) or death, such option may be exercised by the Employees legal representative, heir or devisee, as appropriate within one year from the date of disability or death. Notwithstanding clause (i) of the preceding sentence, the Company may terminate and cancel such option during the three-month period referred to in such clause if the optionee engages in employment or activities contrary, in the opinion of the Companys Board of Directors or the Committee, to the best
interests of the Company or any subsidiary. In addition, the Committee shall, in each case in which clause (i) of the second preceding sentence may be applicable, determine whether a termination of employment shall be considered retirement with the consent of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall not be exercisable after the expiration date of such option and (ii) such option (or any portion thereof) which is not exercisable on the date of termination of employment shall not be exercisable thereafter without the consent of the Committee.
(2) Nothing contained in this Section shall be interpreted or have the effect of extending the period during which an option may be exercised beyond the terms or the Expiration Date provided in this Agreement or established by law or regulation. Death of the Employee subsequent to termination shall not extend such periods. Whether leave of absence shall constitute a termination of employment for purposes of this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
9. Adjustment of Shares :
(1) In the event there is any recapitalization in the form of a stock dividend, distribution, split, subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock of the Company, resulting in an increase or decease in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by this option and the exercise price per share under this option shall be increased or decreased proportionately, as the case may be, without change in the aggregate exercise price.
(2) If, pursuant to any reorganization, sale or exchange of assets, consolidation or merger, outstanding Common Stock of the Company is or would be exchanged for other securities of the Company or of another corporation which is a party to such transaction, or for property, this option shall apply to the securities or property into which the Common Stock covered hereby would have been changed or for which such Common Stock would have been exchanged had such Common Stock been outstanding at the time.
10. No Employment Rights : Neither the Plan nor this option shall confer upon the Employee any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any subsidiary nor shall they interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any subsidiary by which the Employee is employed to terminate the employment of the Employee at any time, with or without cause.
11. Plan Controls : The Employee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of
the Plan and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions thereof including any which may conflict with those contained in this Agreement. The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement, and this Agreement is subject in all respect to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.
12. Notices : All notices to the Company shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Company at its offices at 2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 or such other address as the Company shall from time to time notify the Employee in writing. All notices to the Employee shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Employee at the address set forth on the signature page(s)
hereof or such address as the Employee shall from time to time notify the Company in writing. All notices shall be deemed to have been given when mailed.
13. Conflicts : As a condition to the granting of the option contained herein, the Employee agrees that any dispute or disagreement with respect to the Plan, this Agreement or such option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and that any interpretation by the Committee of the terms of this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive. In the event of the institution of any legal proceedings directed to the validity of the Plan, or to any option granted under the Plan, the Company may, in its discretion and without incurring any liability to the Employee terminate this Agreement and/or the option granted pursuant to this Agreement.
14. Tax Treatment : Due to the complex nature of the tax laws, the Employee is urged to consult his personal tax advisor prior to exercising the option. THE CORPORATION MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WHATSOEVER TO THE EMPLOYEE REGARDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THIS GRANT, THE EXERCISE OF ANY OPTIONS OR ANY OTHER MATTER.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Employee have caused this Stock Option Agreement to be executed on the date set forth opposite the respective signatures. It is being further understood that the Date of Grant may differ from the date of signature.
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The undersigned hereby irrevocable elects to exercise the right to purchase represented by the within option for, and to purchase thereunder, shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the Company), as provided therein and herewith makes payment of the purchase price in full and requests that certificates for such securities be issued in the name of:
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and, if said number of shares shall not be all of the shares issuable thereunder, that any partial exercise of the within option shall be noted in Schedule I thereof which is delivered herewith.
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STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Pursuant to
CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORP.
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(Qualified Stock Option)
Name of Employee:
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Number of Shares:
Exercise Price Per Share: $
This STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the Agreement) made as of between Christopher & Banks Corp. (the Company) and the above-named individual, an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries (the Employee), to record the granting of an option pursuant to the Companys 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms contained in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan.
1. Grant of Option: In accordance with Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Employee, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the option to purchase from the Company an aggregate of shares of Common Stock ($.01 par value) of the Company at the purchase price of $ per share, such adoption to be exercisable as hereinafter provided.
2. Expiration Date : This option shall expire on (the Expiration Date).
3. Exercise of Option: Subject to Section 8 hereof, this option shall become exercisable with respect to % of the shares of Common Stock subject hereto on the first anniversary date of the grant of this option ( ), and with respect to an additional % of such shares on each of the anniversary dates of the grant of this option.
This option may be partially exercised from time to time within such percentage limitations. This option may not be exercised after the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this option shall not be exercisable for a fractional share of stock. Any exercise of this option shall be made in writing duly executed and delivered to the Company specifying the number of shares as to which the option is being exercised in the form of the Subscription Form for Exercise attached hereto. Schedule I of this Agreement shall be made available to the Company at the time of exercise for notation of any partial exercise.
4. Payment of Option Price: On the date of any exercise of this option, the purchase price of the shares as to which this option is being exercised shall be due and payable and shall be made in cash or by check or by delivery of shares of common stock of the Company held by the optionee for more than six (6) months and registered in the name of the Employee, duly assigned to the Company with the assignment guaranteed by a bank, trust company or member firm of the New York Stock Exchange, and with all necessary transfer tax stamps affixed, or by a combination of the foregoing, any such shares so delivered to be deemed to have a value per share equal to the fair market value of the shares on such date, as determined by the Committee.
5. Option Nontransferable : This option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the law or descent or distribution and is exercisable during the Employees lifetime only by the Employee or his guardian or legal representative.
6. Rights as a Shareholder : The Employee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any of the shares covered by this option until the date of issuance to the Employee of a stock certificate for such shares, and no adjustment shall be made for any dividends or other rights if the record date of such dividends or other rights is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued.
7. General Restrictions:
(1) At the time of any exercise of this option, the Employee shall furnish the Company with a representation that he is acquiring the shares issued upon such exercise as an investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such shares; provided, however, that such representation need not be furnished in the event the shares issued upon such exercise are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2) The Company will not be obligated to issue shares of Common Stock covered by this option if counsel to the Company determines that such issuance would violate any law or regulation of any governmental authority or any agreement between the Company and the New York Stock Exchange or any national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is quoted or listed. In connection with any issuance or transfer, the person acquiring the shares shall, if requested by the Company, give assurances satisfactory to counsel to the Company regarding such matters as the Company may deem desirable to assure compliance with all legal requirements.
This option shall be subject to the requirement that if at any time the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject to this option upon the New York Stock Exchange, any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or that the consent or approval of any government regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, this option or the issue or purchase of shares under this option, this option shall be subject to the condition that such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
(3) Certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement shall bear a legend describing restrictions on transfer thereof unless the Company determines that such legend is not necessary or appropriate.
8. Termination of Employment :
(1) The option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the termination of the Employees employment by the Company or any subsidiary for any reason whatsoever; provided, however, that in the event such termination of employment results from (i) the Employees retirement with the consent of the Company, such option may be exercised within three months of the date of termination and (ii) the Employees disability (as defined in Section 105(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) or death, such option may be exercised by the Employees legal representative, heir or devisee, as appropriate within one year from the date of disability or death. Notwithstanding clause (i) of the preceding sentence, the Company may terminate and cancel such option
during the three-month period referred to in such clause if the optionee engages in employment or activities contrary, in the opinion of the Companys Board of Directors or the Committee, to the best interests of the Company or any subsidiary. In addition, the Committee shall, in each case in which clause (i) of the second preceding sentence may be applicable, determine whether a termination of employment shall be considered retirement with the consent of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall not be exercisable after the expiration date of such option and (ii) such option (or any portion thereof) which is not exercisable on the date of termination of employment shall not be exercisable thereafter without the consent of the Committee.
(2) Nothing contained in this Section shall be interpreted or have the effect of extending the period during which an option may be exercised beyond the terms or the Expiration Date provided in this Agreement or established by law or regulation. Death of the Employee subsequent to termination shall not extend such periods. Whether leave of absence shall constitute a termination of employment for purposes of this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
9. Adjustment of Shares :
(1) In the event there is any recapitalization in the form of a stock dividend, distribution, split, subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock of the Company, resulting in an increase or decease in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by this option
and the exercise price per share under this option shall be increased or decreased proportionately, as the case may be, without change in the aggregate exercise price.
(2) If, pursuant to any reorganization, sale or exchange of assets, consolidation or merger, outstanding Common Stock of the Company is or would be exchanged for other securities of the Company or of another corporation which is a party to such transaction, or for property, this option shall apply to the securities or property into which the Common Stock covered hereby would have been changed or for which such Common Stock would have been exchanged had such Common Stock been outstanding at the time.
10. No Employment Rights: Neither the Plan nor this option shall confer upon the Employee any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any subsidiary nor shall they interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any subsidiary by which the Employee is employed to terminate the employment of the Employee at any time, with or without cause.
11. Plan Controls : The Employee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of
the Plan and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions thereof including any which may conflict with those contained in this Agreement. The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement, and this Agreement is subject in all respect to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. This option is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and this Agreement and the Plan are to be construed accordingly.
12. Notices : All notices to the Company shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Company at its offices at 2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 or such other address as the Company shall from time to time notify the Employee in writing. All notices to the Employee shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Employee at the address set forth on the signature page(s) hereof or such address as the Employee shall from time to time notify the Company in writing. All notices shall be deemed to have been given when mailed.
13. Conflicts : As a condition to the granting of the option contained herein, the Employee agrees that any dispute or disagreement with respect to the Plan, this Agreement or such option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and that any interpretation by the Committee of the terms of this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive. In the event of the institution of any legal proceedings directed to the validity of the Plan, or to any option granted under the Plan, the Company may, in its discretion and without incurring any liability to the Employee terminate this Agreement and/or the option granted pursuant to this Agreement.
14. Tax Treatment: In the event the Employee seeks to qualify for the special capital gains treatment available for the Plan, the Employee must not dispose of any of the shares underlying the option within two (2) years following the date the option is granted or within one (1) year of the exercise and transfer of the shares to the Employee. Due to the complex nature of the tax laws, the Employee is urged to consult his personal tax advisor prior to exercising the option. THE CORPORATION MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WHATSOEVER TO THE EMPLOYEE REGARDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THIS GRANT, THE EXERCISE OF ANY OPTIONS OR ANY OTHER MATTER.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Employee has caused this Stock Option Agreement to be executed on the date set forth opposite the respective signatures. It is being further understood that the Date of Grant may differ from the date of signature.
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The undersigned hereby irrevocable elects to exercise the right to purchase represented by the within option for, and to purchase thereunder, shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the Company), as provided therein and herewith makes payment of the purchase price in full and requests that certificates for such securities be issued in the name of:
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1. Grant of Option : In accordance with Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Employee, effective as of the date of grant listed above, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the option to purchase from the Company an aggregate of shares of common stock ($.01 par value) of the Company (the Common Stock) at the purchase price of $ per share, such option to be exercisable as hereinafter provided.
2. Expiration Date : This option shall expire on (the Expiration Date).
3. Exercise of Option : Subject to Section 8 hereof, this option shall become exercisable with respect to shares of Common Stock on the first anniversary of the date of grant of this option ( ), with respect to an additional shares on the second anniversary of the date of grant, and with respect to the remaining shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
4. Payment of Option Price : On the date of any exercise of this option, the purchase price of the shares as to which this option is being exercised shall be due and payable and shall be made in cash or by cash equivalent acceptable to the Committee or by delivery of shares of Common Stock held by the Employee for more than six (6) months (or such period as the Committee may deem appropriate, for accounting purposes or otherwise) and registered in the name of the Employee, duly assigned to the Company with the assignment guaranteed by a bank, trust company or member firm of the New York Stock Exchange, and with all necessary transfer tax stamps affixed, or by a combination of the foregoing, any such shares so delivered to be deemed to have a value per share equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares on such date.
5. Option Nontransferable : This option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent or distribution and is exercisable during the Employees lifetime only by the Employee or his or her guardian or legal representative.
6. Rights as a Shareholder : The Employee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any of the shares covered by this option until the date of issuance to the Employee of a stock certificate for such shares, and no adjustment shall be made for any dividends or other rights if the record date of such dividends or other rights is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued.
7. General Restrictions : The Company will not be obligated to issue shares of Common Stock covered by this option if counsel to the Company determines that such issuance would violate any law or regulation of any governmental authority or any agreement between the Company and the New York Stock Exchange or any national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is quoted or listed. In connection with any issuance or transfer, the person acquiring the shares shall, if requested by the Company, give assurances satisfactory to counsel to the Company regarding such matters as the Company may deem desirable to assure compliance with all legal requirements. This option shall be subject to the requirement that if at any time the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject to this option upon the New York Stock Exchange, any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or that the consent or approval of any government regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, this option or the issue or purchase of shares under this option, this option shall be subject to the condition that such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
8. Termination of Employment :
(1) The option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the termination of the Employees employment by the Company or any subsidiary for cause as that term is defined in the Plan unless the Employee is a party to an employment (or similar) agreement with the Company or any subsidiary that defines the word cause, in which case such definition shall apply for purposes of this Agreement. If the Employees employment is terminated as a result of the Employees permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)( 3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) or death, the option granted pursuant to this Agreement may be exercised by the Employees legal representative, heir or devisee, as appropriate within one year from the date of disability or death. If the Employees employment is terminated for any reason other than cause, permanent and total disability or death, such option may be exercised within ninety (90) days following the date of termination. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Company may terminate and cancel such option during the ninety (90) day period referred to in the preceding sentence if the Companys Board of Directors or the Committee has determined that the Employee has, before or after the termination of employment, materially breached the terms of any agreement with the Company including any employment, confidentiality, or noncompete agreement, violated in a material way any Company policy or engaged in any other act that can be reasonably expected to cause substantial economic or reputational injury to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall not be exercisable after the expiration date of such option and (ii) such option (or any portion thereof) which is not exercisable on the date of termination of employment shall not be exercisable thereafter without the consent of the Committee.
(2) Nothing contained in this Section shall be interpreted or have the effect of extending the period during which an option may be exercised beyond the terms or the Expiration Date provided in this Agreement or established by law or regulation. Death of the Employee subsequent to termination shall not extend such periods. Whether leave of absence shall constitute a termination of employment for purposes of this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and in the event the Committee has so determined, the Committee shall provide written notice of its determination to the Employee.
9. Adjustment of Shares :
(1) In the event there is any recapitalization in the form of a stock dividend, distribution, split, subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock of the Company, resulting in an increase or decease in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by this option and the exercise price per share under this option shall be increased or decreased proportionately, as the case may be, without change in the aggregate exercise price.
(2) If, pursuant to any reorganization, sale or exchange of assets, consolidation or merger, outstanding Common Stock of the Company is or would be exchanged for other securities of the Company or of another corporation which is a party to such transaction, or for property, this option shall apply to the securities or property into which the
Common Stock covered hereby would have been changed or for which such Common Stock would have been exchanged had such Common Stock been outstanding at the time.
10. No Employment Rights : Neither the Plan nor this option shall confer upon the Employee any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any subsidiary nor shall they interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any subsidiary by which the Employee is employed to terminate the employment of the Employee at any time, with or without cause.
11. Plan Controls : The Employee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions thereof including any which may conflict with those contained in this Agreement. The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement, and this Agreement is subject in all respect to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.
12. Notices : All notices to the Company shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the General Counsel of the Company at the Companys offices at 2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 or such other address as the Company shall from time to time notify the Employee in writing. All notices to the Employee shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Employee at the address set forth on the signature page(s) hereof or such address as the Employee shall from time to time notify the Company in writing. All notices shall be deemed to have been given when mailed.
13. Conflicts : As a condition to the granting of the option contained herein, the Employee agrees that any dispute or disagreement with respect to the Plan, this Agreement or such option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and that any interpretation by the Committee of the terms of this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive. In the event of the institution of any legal proceedings directed to the validity of the Plan, or to any option granted under the Plan, the Company may, in its discretion and without incurring any liability to the Employee terminate this Agreement and/or the option granted pursuant to this Agreement.
14. Tax Matters :
(1) Due to the complex nature of the tax laws, the Employee is urged to consult his or her personal tax advisor prior to exercising the option. The Company makes no warranties or representations whatsoever to the Employee regarding the tax consequences of this grant, the exercise of any options or any other matter.
(2) In the event the Employee seeks to qualify for the special capital gains treatment available for the Plan, the Employee must not dispose of any of the shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of the option within two (2) years following the date the option is granted or within one (1) year of the exercise and transfer of the shares of Common Stock to the Employee. If the Employee shall dispose of any of the shares of Common Stock acquired upon
exercise of the option within two (2) years from the date the option was granted or within one (1) year after the date of exercise of the option, then, in order to provide the Company with the opportunity to claim the benefit of any income tax deduction, the Employee shall promptly notify the Company of the dates of acquisition and disposition of such shares, the number of shares so disposed of, and the consideration, if any, received for such shares. In order to comply with all applicable federal or state income tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure (i) notice to the Company of any disposition of the shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of the option within the time periods described above, and (ii) that, if necessary, all applicable federal or state payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of the Employee, are withheld or collected from the Employee.
15. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Employee have caused this Agreement to be executed on the date set forth opposite the respective signatures. It is further understood that the date of grant may differ from the date of signature.
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Exhibit 10.17
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
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This STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the Agreement) made as of between Christopher & Banks Corp. (the Company) and the above-named individual, an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries (the Employee), to record the granting of an option pursuant to the Companys 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan). Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms contained in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan.
1. Grant of Option: In accordance with Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Employee, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the option to purchase from the Company an aggregate of shares of Common Stock ($.01 par value) of the Company at the purchase price of $ per share, such option to be exercisable as hereinafter provided.
2. Expiration Date : This option shall expire on (the Expiration Date).
3. Exercise of Option: Subject to Section 8 hereof, this option shall become exercisable with respect to % of the shares of Common Stock subject hereto on the first anniversary date of the grant of this option ( ), and with respect to an additional % of such shares on each of the anniversary dates of the grant of this option.
This option may be partially exercised from time to time within such percentage limitations. This option may not be exercised after the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this option shall not be exercisable for a fractional share of stock. Any exercise of this option shall be made in writing duly executed and delivered to the Company specifying the number of shares as to which the option is being exercised in the form of the Subscription Form for Exercise attached hereto. Schedule I of this Agreement shall be made available to the Company at the time of exercise for notation of any partial exercise. Unless provided specifically to the contrary in any Employment Agreement between the Employee and the Company, Section 10.1 of the Plan regarding acceleration of vesting shall not apply to this Agreement.
4. Payment of Option Price: On the date of any exercise of this option, the purchase price of the shares as to which this option is being exercised shall be due and payable and shall be made (i) in cash or by cash equivalent acceptable to the Committee; (ii) by delivery of shares of common stock of the Company held by the optionee for more than six (6) months (or such period as the Committee may deem appropriate, for accounting purposes or otherwise) and registered in the name of the Employee, duly assigned to the Company with the assignment guaranteed by a bank, trust company or member firm of the New York Stock Exchange, and with
all necessary transfer tax stamps affixed, any such shares so delivered to be deemed to have a value per share equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares on such date; (iii) through an open-market, broker-assisted sales transaction pursuant to which the Company is promptly delivered the amount of proceeds necessary to satisfy the exercise price; or (iv) by a combination of the methods described above, as determined by the Committee.
5. Option Nontransferable: This option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the law or descent or distribution and is exercisable during the Employees lifetime only by the Employee or his guardian or legal representative.
6. Rights as a Shareholder: The Employee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any of the shares covered by this option until the date of issuance to the Employee of a stock certificate for such shares, and no adjustment shall be made for any dividends or other rights if the record date of such dividends or other rights is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued.
7. General Restrictions:
(1) At the time of any exercise of this option, the Employee shall furnish the Company with a representation that he is acquiring the shares issued upon such exercise as an investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such shares; provided, however, that such representation need not be furnished in the event the shares issued upon such exercise are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2) The Company will not be obligated to issue shares of Common Stock covered by this option if counsel to the Company determines that such issuance would violate any law or regulation of any governmental authority or any agreement between the
Company and the New York Stock Exchange or any national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is quoted or listed. In connection with any issuance or transfer, the person acquiring the shares shall, if requested by the Company, give assurances satisfactory to counsel to the Company regarding such matters as the Company may deem desirable to assure compliance with all legal requirements. This option shall be subject to the requirement that if at any time the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject to this option upon the New York Stock Exchange, any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or that the consent or approval of any government regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, this option or the issue or purchase of shares under this option, this option shall be subject to the condition that such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
(3) Certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement shall bear a legend describing restrictions on transfer thereof unless the Company determines that such legend is not necessary or appropriate.
8. Termination of Employment:
(1) The option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the termination of the Employees employment by the Company or any subsidiary for cause as that term is defined in the Plan unless the Employee is a party to an employment (or similar) agreement with the Company or any subsidiary that defines the word cause, in which case such definition shall
apply for purposes of this Agreement. If the Employees employment is terminated as a result of the Employees permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) or death, the option granted pursuant to this Agreement may be exercised by the Employees legal representative, heir or devisee, as appropriate within one year from the date of disability or death. If Employees employment is terminated for any reason other than cause, permanent and total disability or death, such option may be exercised within three months following the date of termination. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Company may terminate and cancel such option during the three-month period referred to in the preceding sentence if the optionee engages in employment or activities contrary, in the opinion of the Companys Board of Directors or the Committee, to the best interests of the Company or any subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall not be exercisable after the expiration date of such option and (ii) such option (or any portion thereof) which is not exercisable on the date of termination of employment shall not be exercisable thereafter without the consent of the Committee.
(2) Nothing contained in this Section shall be interpreted or have the effect of extending the period during which an option may be exercised beyond the terms or the Expiration Date provided in this Agreement or established by law or regulation. Death of the Employee subsequent to termination shall not extend such periods. Whether leave of absence shall constitute a termination of
employment for purposes of this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
9. Adjustment of Shares:
(1) In the event there is any recapitalization in the form of a stock dividend, distribution, split, subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock of the Company, resulting in an increase or decease in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by this option and the exercise price per share under this option shall be increased or decreased proportionately, as the case may be, without change in the aggregate exercise price.
(2) If, pursuant to any reorganization, sale or exchange of assets, consolidation or merger, outstanding Common Stock of the Company is or would be exchanged for other securities of the Company or of another corporation which is a party to such transaction, or for property, this option shall apply to the securities or property into which the Common Stock covered hereby would have been changed or for which such Common Stock would have been exchanged had such Common Stock been outstanding at the time.
10. No Employment Rights: Neither the Plan nor this option shall confer upon the Employee any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any subsidiary nor shall they interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any subsidiary by which the Employee is employed to terminate the employment of the Employee at any time, with or without cause.
11. Plan Controls: The Employee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions thereof including any which may conflict with those contained in this Agreement. The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement, and this Agreement is subject in all respect to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.
12. Notices: All notices to the Company shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Company at its offices at 2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 or such other address as the Company shall from time to time notify the Employee in writing. All notices to the Employee shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Employee at the address set forth on the signature page(s) hereof or such address as the Employee shall from time to time notify the Company in writing. All notices shall be deemed to have been given when mailed.
13. Conflicts: As a condition to the granting of the option contained herein, the Employee agrees that any dispute or disagreement with respect to the Plan, this Agreement or such option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and that any interpretation by the Committee of the terms of this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive. In the event of the institution of any legal proceedings directed to the validity of the Plan, or to any option granted under the Plan, the Company may, in its discretion and without incurring any liability to the Employee terminate this Agreement and/or the option granted pursuant to this Agreement.
14. Tax Treatment: Due to the complex nature of the tax laws, the Employee is urged to consult his personal tax advisor prior to exercising the option. THE CORPORATION
MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WHATSOEVER TO THE EMPLOYEE REGARDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THIS GRANT, THE EXERCISE OF ANY OPTIONS OR ANY OTHER MATTER.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Employee have caused this Stock Option Agreement to be executed on the date set forth opposite the respective signatures. It is further understood that the Date of Grant may differ from the date of signature.
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The undersigned hereby irrevocable elects to exercise the right to purchase represented by the within option for, and to purchase thereunder, shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the Company), as provided therein and herewith makes payment of the purchase price in full and requests that certificates for such securities be issued in the name of:
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and, if said number of shares shall not be all of the shares issuable thereunder, that any partial exercise of the within option shall be noted in Schedule I thereof which is delivered herewith.
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STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
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1. Grant of Option : In accordance with Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Employee, effective as of the date of grant listed above, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the option to purchase from the Company an aggregate of shares of common stock ($.01 par value) of the Company (the Common Stock) at the purchase price of $ per share, such option to be exercisable as hereinafter provided.
2. Expiration Date : This option shall expire on (the Expiration Date).
3. Exercise of Option : Subject to Section 8 hereof, this option shall become exercisable with respect to shares of Common Stock on the first anniversary of the date of grant of this option ( ), with respect to an additional shares on the second anniversary of the date of grant, and with respect to the remaining shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
4. Payment of Option Price : On the date of any exercise of this option, the purchase price of the shares as to which this option is being exercised shall be due and payable and shall be made (i) in cash or by cash equivalent acceptable to the Committee; (ii) by delivery of shares of Common Stock held by the Employee for more than six (6) months (or such period as the Committee may deem appropriate, for accounting purposes or otherwise) and registered in the name of the Employee, duly assigned to the Company with the assignment guaranteed by a bank, trust company or member firm of the New York Stock Exchange, and with all necessary transfer tax stamps affixed, any such shares so delivered to be deemed to have a value per share equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares on such date; (iii) through an open-market, broker-assisted sales transaction pursuant to which the Company is promptly delivered the amount of proceeds necessary to satisfy the exercise price; or (iv) by a combination of the methods described above, as determined by the Committee.
5. Option Nontransferable : This option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent or distribution and is exercisable during the Employees lifetime only by the Employee or his or her guardian or legal representative.
6. Rights as a Shareholder : The Employee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any of the shares covered by this option until the date of issuance to the Employee of a stock certificate for such shares, and no adjustment shall be made for any dividends or other rights if the record date of such dividends or other rights is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued.
7. General Restrictions : The Company will not be obligated to issue shares of Common Stock covered by this option if counsel to the Company determines that such issuance would violate any law or regulation of any governmental authority or any agreement between the Company and the New York Stock Exchange or any national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is quoted or listed. In connection with any issuance or transfer, the person acquiring the shares shall, if requested by the Company, give assurances satisfactory to counsel to the Company regarding such matters as the Company may deem desirable to assure compliance with all legal requirements. This option shall be subject to the requirement that if at any time the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject to this option upon the New York Stock Exchange, any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or that the consent or approval of any government regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, this option or the issue or purchase of shares under this option, this option shall be subject to the condition that such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
8. Termination of Employment :
(1) The option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the termination of the Employees employment by the Company or any subsidiary for cause as that term is defined in the Plan unless the Employee is a party to an employment (or similar) agreement with the Company or any subsidiary that defines the word cause, in which case such definition shall apply for purposes of this Agreement. If the Employees employment is terminated as a result of the Employees permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) or death, the option granted pursuant to this Agreement may be exercised by the Employees legal representative, heir or devisee, as appropriate within one year from the date of disability or death. If the Employees employment is terminated for any reason other than cause, permanent and total disability or death, such option may be exercised within ninety (90) days following the date of termination. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Company may terminate and cancel such option during the ninety (90) day period referred to in the preceding sentence if the Companys Board of Directors or the Committee has determined that the Employee has, before or after the termination of employment, materially breached the terms of any agreement with the Company including any employment, confidentiality, or noncompete agreement, violated in a material way any Company policy or engaged in any other act that can be reasonably expected to cause substantial economic or reputational injury to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall not be exercisable after the expiration date of such option and (ii) such option (or any portion thereof) which is not exercisable on the date of termination of employment shall not be exercisable thereafter without the consent of the Committee.
(2) Nothing contained in this Section shall be interpreted or have the effect of extending the period during which an option may be exercised beyond the terms or the Expiration Date provided in this Agreement or established by law or regulation. Death of the Employee subsequent to termination shall not extend such periods. Whether leave of absence shall constitute a termination of employment for purposes of this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and in the event the Committee has so determined, the Committee shall provide written notice of its determination to the Employee.
9. Adjustment of Shares :
(1) In the event there is any recapitalization in the form of a stock dividend, distribution, split, subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock of the Company, resulting in an increase or decease in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by this option and the exercise price per share under this option shall be increased or decreased proportionately, as the case may be, without change in the aggregate exercise price.
(2) If, pursuant to any reorganization, sale or exchange of assets, consolidation or merger, outstanding Common Stock of the Company is or would be exchanged for other securities of the Company or of another corporation which is a party to such transaction, or for property, this option shall apply to the securities or property into which the
Common Stock covered hereby would have been changed or for which such Common Stock would have been exchanged had such Common Stock been outstanding at the time.
10. No Employment Rights : Neither the Plan nor this option shall confer upon the Employee any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any subsidiary nor shall they interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any subsidiary by which the Employee is employed to terminate the employment of the Employee at any time, with or without cause.
11. Plan Controls : The Employee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions thereof including any which may conflict with those contained in this Agreement. The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement, and this Agreement is subject in all respect to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.
12. Notices : All notices to the Company shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the General Counsel of the Company at the Companys offices at 2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 or such other address as the Company shall from time to time notify the Employee in writing. All notices to the Employee shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Employee at the address set forth on the signature page(s) hereof or such address as the Employee shall from time to time notify the Company in writing. All notices shall be deemed to have been given when mailed.
13. Conflicts : As a condition to the granting of the option contained herein, the Employee agrees that any dispute or disagreement with respect to the Plan, this Agreement or such option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and that any interpretation by the Committee of the terms of this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive. In the event of the institution of any legal proceedings directed to the validity of the Plan, or to any option granted under the Plan, the Company may, in its discretion and without incurring any liability to the Employee terminate this Agreement and/or the option granted pursuant to this Agreement.
14. Tax Matters :
(1) Due to the complex nature of the tax laws, the Employee is urged to consult his or her personal tax advisor prior to exercising the option. The Company makes no warranties or representations whatsoever to the Employee regarding the tax consequences of this grant, the exercise of any options or any other matter.
(2) In order to comply with all applicable federal or state income tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal or state payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of the Employee, are withheld or collected from the Employee. In accordance with the terms of the Plan, and such rules as may be adopted by the Committee under
the Plan, the Employee may elect to satisfy the Employees federal and state income tax withholding obligations arising from the exercise of the option by (i) delivering cash, a check (bank check, certified check or personal check) or a money order payable to the Company on or before the option exercise date, (ii) having the Company withhold a portion of the shares of Common Stock otherwise to be delivered upon exercise of the option having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes, (iii) delivering to the Company on or before the option exercise date shares of Common Stock already owned by the Employee having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes, or (iv) a combination of the methods described above, as determined by the Committee. The Company will not deliver any fractional share of Common Stock but will pay, in lieu thereof, the Fair Market Value of such fractional share. The Employees election regarding satisfaction of federal and state income tax withholding obligations must be made on or before the option exercise date.
15. Governing Law : This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Employee have caused this Agreement to be executed on the date set forth opposite the respective signatures. It is further understood that the date of grant may differ from the date of signature.
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SCHEDULE I
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The undersigned hereby irrevocable elects to exercise the right to purchase represented by the within option for, and to purchase thereunder, shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the Company), as provided therein and herewith makes payment of the purchase price in full and requests that certificates for such securities be issued in the name of:
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Exhibit 10.48
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
CHRISTOPHER & BANKS COMPANY AND
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CHRISTOPHER & BANKS, INC.,
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Acting through its WELLS FARGO BUSINESS CREDIT operating division
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Notices; Communication of Confidential Information; Requests for Accounting |
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Section 8.4 |
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Further Documents |
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Section 8.5 |
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Costs and Expenses |
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Section 8.6 |
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Indemnity |
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Section 8.7 |
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Participants |
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Section 8.8 |
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Execution in Counterparts; Telefacsimile Execution |
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Section 8.9 |
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Retention of Borrowers Records |
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Section 8.10 |
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Binding Effect; Assignment; Complete Agreement; Sharing Information |
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Section 8.11 |
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Severability of Provisions |
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Section 8.12 |
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Headings |
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Section 8.13 |
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Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 8.14 |
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Confidentiality |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Dated as of November 4, 2005
Christopher & Banks, Inc., Christopher & Banks Company and Christopher & Banks Services Company, each a Minnesota corporation (jointly and severally, the Borrower and each a Borrower as the context requires), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (Lender) entered into that certain Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated March 15, 1999 (the 1999 Credit Agreement). The Borrower and the Lender, through its WELLS FARGO BUSINESS CREDIT operating division, wish to extend the term of the 1999 Credit Agreement, increase the amount of the revolving credit commitment thereunder and make certain other changes in the terms and conditions under which the Lender provides to the Borrower the revolving credit commitment. In order to accomplish the foregoing, the parties have agreed to execute and deliver this Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement.
The parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings given them in this Section:
Accounts shall have the meaning given it under the UCC.
Advance means a Revolving Advance.
Affiliate or Affiliates means Christopher & Banks, Inc., Christopher & Banks Company and Christopher & Banks Services Company, and any other Person controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Borrower, including any Subsidiary of the Borrower. For purposes of this definition, control, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Aggregate Outstanding means the sum of the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Note and the L/C Amount.
Agreement means this Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement.
Availability means the amount, if any, by which the Borrowing Base exceeds the sum of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Note and (ii) the L/C Amount.
Borrowing Base means at any time the lesser of:
(a) The Maximum Line Amount; or
(b) Subject to change from time to time in the Lenders sole discretion with prior written or telefacsimile notice to the Borrower, the sum of
(i) either (A) between June 1 and August 31 in any year, and so long as there are no outstanding Advances, 80% of Eligible Inventory, or (B) at all other times, 70% of Eligible Inventory; plus
(ii) 50% of Eligible In-Transit Inventory; less
(iii) Obligations that the Borrower owes to the Lender that have not yet been advanced on the Revolving Note, and the dollar amount that the Lender in its discretion believes are a reasonable determination of the Borrowers credit exposure with respect to Wells Fargo Affiliate Obligations.
Business Day means a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is open for business.
Capital Expenditures means for a period, any expenditure of money during such period for the purchase or construction of assets, or for improvements or additions thereto, which are capitalized on the Borrowers balance sheet.
Cash Flow means, for any period of determination, Net Income, plus depreciation and amortization, plus any Interest Expense that is accrued but not paid currently, minus Capital Expenditures to the extent such Capital Expenditures are paid in cash, minus all scheduled repayment of principal on Debt (whether or not actually paid), minus all funds expended for the repurchase, redemption or retirement of the Guarantors issued and outstanding capital stock to the extent permitted hereunder, minus cash stock dividends, all as determined in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis.
Collateral means all of the Borrowers Equipment, General Intangibles, Inventory, letter-of-credit rights, letters of credit, all sums on deposit in any Collateral Account, and any items in any Lockbox; together with (i) all substitutions and replacements for and products of any of the foregoing; (ii) in the case of all goods, all accessions; (iii) all accessories, attachments, parts, equipment and repairs now or hereafter attached or affixed to or used in connection with any goods; (iv) all warehouse receipts, bills of lading and other documents of title now or hereafter covering such goods; (v) all collateral subject to the Lien of any Security Document; (vi) all sums on deposit in the Special Account; (vii) proceeds of any and all of the foregoing; and (viii) all of the foregoing, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising or in which the Borrower now has or hereafter acquires any rights.
Collateral Account means the Lender Account as defined in the Wholesale Lockbox and Collection Account Agreement.
Commercial Letter of Credit Agreement means an agreement governing the issuance of documentary letters of credit by the Lender, entered into between the Borrower as applicant and the Lender as issuer.
Commitment means the Lenders commitment to make Advances to and to issue Letters of Credit for the account of, the Borrower.
Constituent Documents means with respect to any Person, as applicable, such Persons certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of formation, articles of organization, limited liability company agreement, management agreement, operating agreement, shareholder agreement, partnership agreement or similar document or agreement governing such Persons existence, organization or management or concerning disposition of ownership interests of such Person or voting rights among such Persons owners.
Credit Facility means the credit facility under which Revolving Advances and Letters of Credit may be made available to the Borrower by the Lender under Article II.
Cut-off Time means 1:00 p.m. Minneapolis, Minnesota time.
Debt means of a Person as of a given date, all items of indebtedness or liability which in accordance with GAAP would be included in determining total liabilities as shown on the liabilities side of a balance sheet for such Person and shall also include the aggregate payments required to be made by such Person at any time under any lease that is considered a capitalized lease under GAAP.
Default means an event that, with giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Default Period means any period of time beginning on the day a Default or Event of Default occurs and ending on the date identified by the Lender in writing as the date that such Default or Event of Default has been cured or waived.
Default Rate means an annual interest rate in effect during a Default Period or following the Termination Date, which interest rate shall be equal to two percent (2.0%) over the applicable Floating Rate, as such rate may change from time to time.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
ERISA Affiliate means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is a member of a group which includes the Borrower and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the IRC.
Eligible In-Transit Inventory means Eligible Inventory that is in-transit and backed by a documentary Letter of Credit issued by the Lender.
Eligible Inventory means all Inventory of the Borrower, valued at the lower of cost or market in accordance with GAAP; but excluding any Inventory having any of the following characteristics:
(i) Inventory that is: in-transit (except for Eligible In-Transit Inventory); located at any warehouse, job site or other premises not approved by the Lender in writing; not subject to a duly perfected first priority security interest in the Lenders favor; subject to any lien or encumbrance that is subordinate to the Lenders first priority security interest; covered by any negotiable or non-negotiable warehouse receipt, bill of lading or other document of title; on consignment from any Person; on consignment to any Person or subject to any bailment unless such consignee or bailee has executed an agreement with the Lender;
(ii) Supplies, packaging, parts or sample Inventory, or customer supplied parts or Inventory;
(iii) Work-in-process Inventory;
(iv) Inventory that is damaged, defective, obsolete, slow moving (that is, over four months old), or not currently saleable in the normal course of the Borrowers operations;
(v) Inventory that the Borrower has returned, has attempted to return, is in the process of returning or intends to return to the vendor thereof;
(vi) Inventory that is perishable or live;
(vii) Inventory manufactured by the Borrower pursuant to a license unless the applicable licensor has agreed in writing to permit the Lender to exercise its rights and remedies against such Inventory;
(viii) Inventory that is subject to a Lien in favor of any Person other than the Lender;
(ix) Inventory otherwise deemed ineligible by the Lender in its sole discretion.
Environmental Law means any federal, state, local or other governmental statute, regulation, law or ordinance dealing with the protection of human health and the environment.
Equipment means all of the Borrowers equipment, as such term is defined in the UCC, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including all present and future machinery, vehicles, furniture, fixtures, manufacturing equipment, shop equipment, office and recordkeeping equipment, parts, tools, supplies, and including specifically the goods described in any equipment schedule or list herewith or hereafter furnished to the Lender by the Borrower.
Event of Default is defined in Section 7.1.
Financial Covenants means the covenants set forth in Section 6.2.
Floating Rate means an annual interest rate equal to the sum of the Prime Rate plus one-quarter percent (0.25%), which interest rate shall change when and as the Prime Rate changes.
Floating Rate Advance means an Advance bearing interest at the Floating Rate.
Funding Date is defined in Section 2.1.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a basis consistent with the accounting practices applied in the financial statements described in Section 5.6.
General Intangibles shall have the meaning given it under the UCC.
Guarantor(s) means Christopher & Banks Corporation and any other Person now or in the future guaranteeing the Obligations.
Guarantor Security Agreement means the security agreement of even date executed by Guarantor in favor of the Lender.
Guaranty means each unconditional continuing guaranty or unconditional continuing guaranty by corporation executed by a Guarantor in favor of the Lender (collectively, the Guaranties)
Hazardous Substances means pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, petroleum and fractions thereof, and all other chemicals, wastes, substances and materials listed in, regulated by or identified in any Environmental Law.
Indemnified Liabilities is defined in Section 8.6
Indemnitees is defined in Section 8.6.
Interest Expense means, for the fiscal year-to-date period, the Borrowers total gross interest expense during such period (excluding interest income), and shall in any event include, without limitation, (i) interest expensed (whether or not paid) on all Debt, (ii) the amortization of debt discounts, (iii) the amortization of all fees payable in connection with the incurrence of Debt to the extent included in interest expense, and (iv) the portion of any capitalized lease obligation allocable to interest expense.
IRC means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Infringement or Infringing when used with respect to Intellectual Property Rights means any material infringement or other material violation of Intellectual Property Rights.
Intellectual Property Rights means all actual or prospective rights arising in connection with any intellectual property or other proprietary rights, including all rights arising in connection with copyrights, patents, service marks, trade dress, trade secrets, trademarks, trade names or mask works.
Interest Payment Date is defined in Section 2.7(a).
Inventory shall have the meaning given it under the UCC.
Inventory Turns Ratio means, for any period, the product obtained by dividing the total net sales for the prior 12-month period by the average month-end retail value of all Inventory for the same 12-month period, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.
L/C Amount means the sum of (i) the aggregate face amount of any issued and outstanding Letters of Credit and (ii) the unpaid amount of the Obligation of Reimbursement.
L/C Application means an application for the issuance of standby or documentary letters of credit pursuant to the terms of a Standby Letter of Credit Agreement or a Commercial Letter of Credit Agreement, in form acceptable to the Lender.
Letter of Credit is defined in 2.3(a).
Licensed Intellectual Property is defined in Section 5.11(c) .
Lien means any security interest, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, charge, encumbrance, title retention agreement or analogous instrument or device, including the interest of each lessor under any capitalized lease and the interest of any bondsman under any payment or performance bond, in, of or on any assets or properties of a Person, whether now owned or subsequently acquired and whether arising by agreement or operation of law.
Loan Documents means this Agreement, the Revolving Note, the Guaranty, any L/C Applications and the Security Documents, together with every other agreement, note, document, contract or instrument to which the Borrower now or in the future may be a party and which is required by the Lender.
Lockbox means Lockbox as defined in the Wholesale Lockbox and Collection Account Agreement.
Maturity Date means June 30, 2008.
Maximum Line Amount means $50,000,000 unless this amount is reduced pursuant to Section 2.9, in which event it means such lower amount.
Multiemployer Plan means a multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or is obligated to contribute.
Net Cash Proceeds means in connection with any asset sale, the cash proceeds (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment whether pursuant to a note, installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when actually received) from such asset sale, net of (i) attorneys fees, accountants fees, investment banking fees, brokerage commissions and amounts required to be applied to the repayment of any portion of the Debt secured by a Lien not prohibited hereunder on the asset which is the subject of such sale, and (ii) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result of such asset sale.
Net Income means fiscal year-to-date after-tax net income from continuing operations, but excluding extraordinary gains, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.
Obligation of Reimbursement means the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Lender pursuant to the terms of the Standby Letter of Credit Agreement or the Commercial Letter of Credit Agreement and any applicable L/C Application.
Obligations means the Revolving Note, the Obligation of Reimbursement and each and every other debt, liability and obligation of every type and description which the Borrower may now or at any time hereafter owe to the Lender, whether such debt, liability or obligation now exists or is hereafter created or incurred, whether it arises in a transaction involving the Lender alone or in a transaction involving other creditors of the Borrower, and whether it is direct or indirect, due or to become due, absolute or contingent, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated, or sole, joint, several or joint and several, and including all indebtedness of the Borrower arising under any Loan Document or guaranty between the Borrower and the Lender, whether now in effect or subsequently entered into and all Wells Fargo Affiliate Obligations.
Officer means with respect to the Borrower, William J. Prange, Chief Executive Officer, Joseph E. Pennington, President and Chief Operating Officer and Andrew K. Moller, Chief Financial Officer, or their successors.
OFAC is defined in Section 6.10(c).
Overadvance means the amount, if any, by which the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Note , plus the L/C Amount, is in excess of the then-existing Borrowing Base.
Owned Intellectual Property is defined in Section 5.11(a).
Owner means with respect to the Borrower, each Person having legal or beneficial title to an ownership interest in the Borrower or a right to acquire such an interest.
Pension Plan means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and covered by Title IV of ERISA.
Permitted Lien and Permitted Liens are defined in Section 6.3(a) .
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Plan means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
Premises means all locations where the Borrower conducts its business or has any rights of possession, including the locations legally described in Exhibit C attached hereto.
Prime Rate means at any time the rate of interest most recently announced by the Lender at its principal office as its Prime Rate, with the understanding that the Prime Rate is one of the Lenders base rates, and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference thereto, and is evidenced by the recording thereof in such internal publication or publications as the Lender may designate. Each change in the rate of interest shall become effective on the date each Prime Rate change is announced by the Lender.
Reportable Event means a reportable event (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA), other than an event for which the 30-day notice requirement under ERISA has been waived in regulations issued by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Revolving Advance is defined in Section 2.1.
Revolving Note means the Borrowers revolving promissory note, payable to the order of the Lender in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, as same may be renewed and amended from time to time, and all replacements thereto.
Security Documents means this Agreement, the Wholesale Lockbox and Collection Account Agreement , the Guarantor Security Agreement, and any other document delivered to the Lender from time to time to secure the Obligations.
Security Interest is defined in Section 3.1.
Special Account means a specified cash collateral account maintained with Lender or another financial institution acceptable to the Lender in connection with Letters of Credit, as contemplated by Section 2.4.
Standby Letter of Credit Agreement means an agreement governing the issuance of standby letters of credit by Lender entered into between the Borrower as applicant and Lender as issuer.
Subsidiary means any Person of which more than 50% of the outstanding ownership interests having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the board of directors or the equivalent of such Person, regardless of whether or not at the time ownership interests of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency, is at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower, by the Borrower and one or more other Subsidiaries, or by one or more other Subsidiaries.
Termination Date means the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the date the Borrower terminates the Credit Facility, or (iii) the date the Lender demands payment of the Obligations, following an Event of Default, pursuant to Section 7.2.
UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the state designated in this Agreement as the state whose laws shall govern this Agreement, or in any other state whose laws are held to govern this Agreement or any portion of this Agreement.
Wells Fargo Affiliate Obligations means all obligations, liabilities, contingent reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries to any Person that is owned in material part by the Lender, and that relates to any service or facility extended to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, including: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, and (d) purchase cards, as well as any other services or facilities from time to time specified by the Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, and whether existing now or in the future.
Wholesale Lockbox and Collection Account Agreement means the Wholesale Lockbox and Collection Account Agreement by and between the Borrower and the Lender dated the same date as this Agreement.
Section 1.2 Other Definitional Terms; Rules of Interpretation . The words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP. All terms defined in the UCC and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the UCC. References to Articles, Sections, subsections, Exhibits, Schedules and the like, are to Articles, Sections and subsections of, or Exhibits or Schedules attached to, this Agreement unless otherwise expressly provided. The words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation. Unless the context in which used herein otherwise clearly requires, or has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase and/or. Defined terms include in the singular number the plural and in the plural number the singular. Reference to any agreement (including the Loan Documents), document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof (and, if applicable, in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Loan Documents), except where otherwise explicitly provided, and reference to any promissory note includes any promissory note which is an extension or renewal thereof or a substitute or replacement therefor. Reference to any law, rule, regulation, order, decree, requirement, policy, guideline, directive or interpretation means as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect on the determination date, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ARTICLE II
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE CREDIT FACILITY
Section 2.1 Revolving Advances . The Lender agrees, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make advances (Revolving Advances) to the Borrower from time to time from the date that all of the conditions set forth in 4.1 are satisfied (the Funding Date) to and until (but not including) the Termination Date in an amount not in excess of the Maximum Line Amount. The Lender shall have no obligation to make a Revolving Advance to the extent that the amount of the requested Revolving Advance exceeds Availability. The
Borrowers obligation to pay the Revolving Advances shall be evidenced by the Revolving Note and shall be secured by the Collateral. Within the limits set forth in this Section 2.1, the Borrower may borrow, prepay pursuant to Section 2.9, and reborrow.
Section 2.2 Procedures for Requesting Advances . The Borrower shall comply with the following procedures in requesting Revolving Advances:
(a) Time for Requests . The Borrower shall request each Advance not later than the Cut-off Time on the Business Day on which the Advance is to be made . Each request that conforms to the terms of this Agreement shall be effective upon receipt by the Lender, shall be in writing or by telephone or telecopy transmission, and shall be confirmed in writing by the Borrower if so requested by the Lender , by (i) an Officer of any Borrower; or (ii) a Person designated as any Borrowers agent by an Officer of the Borrower in a writing delivered to the Lender; or (iii) a Person whom the Lender reasonably believes to be an Officer of any Borrower or such a designated agent . The Borrower shall repay all Advances even if the Lender does not receive such confirmation and even if the Person requesting an Advance was not in fact authorized to do so. Any request for an Advance, whether written or telephonic, shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 have been satisfied as of the time of the request.
(b ) Disbursement . Upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV, the Lender shall disburse the proceeds of the requested Advance by crediting the same to the Borrowers demand deposit account maintained with the Lender unless the Lender and the Borrower shall agree in writing to another manner of disbursement.
Section 2.3 Letters of Credit.
(a) The Lender agrees, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to issue, at any time after the Funding Date and prior to the Termination Date, one or more irrevocable standby or documentary letters of credit (each, a Letter of Credit) for the Borrowers account. The Lender will not issue any Letter of Credit if the face amount of the Letter of Credit to be issued would exceed Availability.
Each Letter of Credit, if any, shall be issued pursuant to a separate L/C Application made by the Borrower to the Lender, which must be completed in a manner satisfactory to the Lender. The terms and conditions set forth in each such L/C Application shall supplement the terms and conditions of the Standby Letter of Credit Agreement or the Commercial Letter of Credit Agreement, as applicable.
(b) No Letter of Credit shall be issued with an expiration date later than one (1) year from the date of issuance or the Maturity Date in effect as of the date of issuance, whichever is earlier.
(c) Any request for issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 have been satisfied as of the date of the request.
(d) If a draft is submitted under a Letter of Credit when the Borrower is unable, because a Default Period exists or for any other reason, to obtain a Revolving Advance to pay the Obligation of Reimbursement, the Borrower shall pay to the Lender on demand and in immediately available funds, the amount of the Obligation of Reimbursement together with interest, accrued from the date of the draft until payment in full at the Default Rate. Notwithstanding the Borrowers inability to obtain a Revolving Advance for any reason, the Lender is irrevocably authorized, in its sole discretion, to make a Revolving Advance in an amount sufficient to discharge the Obligation of Reimbursement and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon.
Section 2.4 Special Account . If the Credit Facility is terminated for any reason while any Letter of Credit is outstanding, the Borrower shall thereupon pay the Lender in immediately available funds for deposit in the Special Account an amount equal to the L/C Amount plus any anticipated fees and costs. If the Borrower fails to promptly make any such payment in the amount required hereunder, then the Lender may make a Revolving Advance against the Credit Facility in an amount sufficient to fulfill this obligation and deposit the proceeds to the Special Account. The Special Account shall be an interest bearing account either maintained with the Lender or with a financial institution acceptable to the Lender. Any interest earned on amounts deposited in the Special Account shall be credited to the Special Account. The Lender may apply amounts on deposit in the Special Account at any time or from time to time to the Obligations in the Lenders sole discretion. The Borrower may not withdraw any amounts on deposit in the Special Account as long as the Lender maintains a security interest therein. The Lender agrees to transfer any balance in the Special Account to the Borrower when the Lender is required to release its security interest in the Special Account under applicable law.
Section 2.5 Interest; Default Interest Rate; Application of Payments; Participations; Usury.
(a) Interest . Except as provided in Section 2.5(b) and Section 2.5(e), the principal amount of each Advance shall bear interest at the Floating Rate.
(b) Default Interest Rate . At any time during any Default Period, in the Lenders sole discretion and without waiving any of its other rights or remedies, the principal of the Revolving Note shall bear interest at the Default Rate or such lesser rate as the Lender may determine, effective for any periods designated by the Lender from time-to-time during the Default Period. The decision of the Lender to impose a rate that is less than the Default Rate or to not impose the Default Rate for the entire duration of the Default Period shall be made by the Lender in its sole discretion and shall not be a waiver of any of its other rights and remedies, including its right to retroactively impose the full Default Rate for the entirety of any such Default Period or following the Termination Date.
(c) Application of Payments . Payments shall be applied to the Obligations on the Business Day of receipt by the Lender in the Lenders general account.
(d) Participations . If any Person shall acquire a participation in the Advances or the Obligation of Reimbursement, the Borrower shall be obligated to the Lender to pay the full amount of all interest calculated under this Section 2.5, along with all other fees, charges and
other amounts due under this Agreement, regardless if such Person elects to accept interest with respect to its participation at a lower rate than that calculated under this Section 2.5, or otherwise elects to accept less than its prorata share of such fees, charges and other amounts due under this Agreement.
(e) Usury . In any event no rate change shall be put into effect that would result in a rate greater than the highest rate permitted by law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, all agreements which either now are or which shall become agreements between the Borrower and the Lender are hereby limited so that in no contingency or event whatsoever shall the total liability for payments in the nature of interest, additional interest and other charges exceed the applicable limits imposed by any applicable usury laws. If any payments in the nature of interest, additional interest and other charges made under any Loan Document are held to be in excess of the limits imposed by any applicable usury laws, it is agreed that any such amount held to be in excess shall be considered payment of principal hereunder, and the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall be reduced by such amount so that the total liability for payments in the nature of interest, additional interest and other charges shall not exceed the applicable limits imposed by any applicable usury laws, in compliance with the desires of the Borrower and the Lender. This provision shall never be superseded or waived and shall control every other provision of the Loan Documents and all agreements between the Borrower and the Lender, or their successors and assigns.
Section 2.6 Fees .
(a) Facility Fees . Borrower shall pay to Lender a fee (the Facility Fees) in an amount equal to one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum of an amount equal to the average daily difference between the Aggregate Outstanding and Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000). To the extent the Aggregate Outstanding exceeds Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) but is less than Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000), the Facility Fees shall be determined on the average daily difference between such Aggregate Outstanding and Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000). To the extent the Aggregate Outstanding exceeds Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000) but is less than Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), the Facility Fees shall be determined on the average daily difference between such Aggregate Outstanding and Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000). To the extent the Aggregate Outstanding exceeds Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) but is less than Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($12,500,000), the Facility Fees shall be determined on the average daily difference between such Aggregate Outstanding and Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($12,500,000). To the extent the Aggregate Outstanding exceeds Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($12,500,000) but is less than Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000), the Facility Fees shall be determined on the average daily difference between such Aggregate Outstanding and Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000). To the extent the Aggregate Outstanding exceeds Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) but is less than Eighteen Million Dollars ($18,000,000), the Facility Fees shall be determined on the average daily difference between such Aggregate Outstanding and Eighteen Million Dollars ($18,000,000). To the extent the Aggregate
Outstanding exceeds Eighteen Million Dollars ($18,000,000) but is less than Twenty-One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($21,500,000), the Facility Fees shall be determined on the average daily difference between such Aggregate Outstanding and Twenty-One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($21,500,000). To the extent the Aggregate Outstanding exceeds Twenty-One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($21,500,000) but is less than Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000), the Facility Fees shall be determined on the average daily difference between such Aggregate Outstanding and Twenty-Five Million ($25,000,000). To the extent the Aggregate Outstanding exceeds Twenty- Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) but is less than Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000), the Facility Fees shall be determined on the average daily difference between such Aggregate Outstanding and Thirty Million ($30,000,000). To the extent the Aggregate Outstanding exceeds Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000) but is less than Thirty-Five Million Dollars ($35,000,000), the Facility Fees shall be determined on the average daily difference between such Aggregate Outstanding and Thirty-Five Million ($35,000,000). To the extent the Aggregate Outstanding exceeds Thirty-Five Million Dollars ($35,000,000) but is less than Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000), the Facility Fees shall be determined on the average daily difference between such Aggregate Outstanding and Forty Million ($40,000,000). To the extent the Aggregate Outstanding exceeds Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) but is less than Forty-Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000), the Facility Fees shall be determined on the average daily difference between such Aggregate Outstanding and Forty-Five Million ($45,000,000). To the extent the Aggregate Outstanding exceeds Forty-Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000) but is less than Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000), the Facility Fees shall be determined on the average daily difference between such Aggregate Outstanding and Fifty Million ($50,000,000).
Such fee shall be calculated monthly and paid in arrears commencing on the first Banking Day of the month immediately following execution of this Agreement and continuing on the first Banking Day of each month thereafter until Lenders commitment to extend the Credit has terminated pursuant to Section 2.9 or Section 7.2(a). Borrower hereby authorizes Lender to make an Advance, subject to Availability, in an amount equal to the Facility Fees then due and payable and apply the same to the Facility Fees due.
(b) Collateral Monitoring Fees . So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall pay to Lender a monthly collateral monitoring fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250) (the Collateral Monitoring Fee). The monthly Collateral Monitoring Fee shall be paid in arrears on the first Banking Day of each month until all of the Obligations have been paid in full in money and the Commitment has been terminated. Borrower hereby authorized Lender to make an Advance, subject to Availability, in an amount equal to the Collateral Monitoring Fee then due and payable and apply the same to the Collateral Monitoring Fee due.
(c) Standby Letter of Credit Fees . The Borrower shall pay to the Lender a fee with respect to each standby Letter of Credit, if any, accruing on a daily basis and computed at an
annual rate of two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the aggregate amount that may then be drawn, assuming compliance with all conditions for drawing (the Aggregate Face Amount), from and including the date of issuance of such standby Letter of Credit until such date as such standby Letter of Credit shall terminate by its terms or be returned to the Lender, due and payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each month and on the date that the standby Letter of Credit shall terminate by its terms or be returned to the Lender; provided , however , effective as of the first day of the fiscal quarter in which any Default Period begins through the last day of such Default Period, or any shorter time period that the Lender may determine, in the Lenders sole discretion and without waiving any of its other rights and remedies, such fee shall increase to four and one-half percent (4.5%) of the Aggregate Face Amount. The foregoing fee shall be in addition to any and all fees, commissions and charges imposed by Lender with respect to or in connection with such standby Letter of Credit.
(d) Documentary Letter of Credit Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay the Lender fees with respect to each documentary Letter of Credit in accordance with the negotiated fee schedule with respect to documentary Letters of Credit.
(e) Letter of Credit Administrative Fees . The Borrower shall pay all administrative fees charged by Lender in connection with the honoring of drafts under any Letter of Credit, amendments thereto, transfers thereof and all other activity with respect to the Letters of Credit at the then current rates published by Lender for such services rendered on behalf of customers of Lender generally.
( f ) Other Fees and Charges; Payment of Fees . The Lender may from time to time impose additional fees and charges as consideration for Advances made in excess of Availability or for other events that constitute an Event of Default or a Default hereunder, including fees and charges for the administration of Collateral by the Lender, which may be assessed in the Lenders sole discretion on either an hourly, periodic, or flat fee basis, and in lieu of or in addition to imposing interest at the Default Rate.
Section 2.7 Time for Interest Payments; Payment on Non-Business Days; Computation of Interest and Fees.
(a) Time For Interest Payments . Accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable on the first day of each month and on the Termination Date (each an Interest Payment Date), or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day. Interest will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of advance to the Interest Payment Date. If an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
(b) Payment on Non-Business Days . Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest on the Advances or the fees hereunder, as the case may be.
(c) Computation of Interest and Fees . Interest accruing on the outstanding principal balance of the Advances and fees hereunder outstanding from time to time shall be computed on the basis of actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days.
Section 2.8 Lockbox and Collateral Account; Sweep of Funds.
(a) Lockbox and Collateral Account .
(i) (A) At any time Revolving Advances are outstanding, or (B) at any time that a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or (C) at any time that the Lender notifies the Borrower in writing that Lender deems the Collateral to be insufficient to support the Obligations of the Borrower, the Borrower shall deposit all checks, drafts, cash and other remittances in payment or as proceeds of, or on account of Collateral regardless of source or nature directly into the Collateral Account and, until so deposited, the Borrower shall hold all such payments and cash proceeds in trust for and as the property of the Lender and shall not commingle such property with any of its other funds or property. All deposits in the Collateral Account shall constitute proceeds of Collateral and shall not constitute payment of the Obligations.
(ii) All items deposited in the Collateral Account shall be subject to final payment. If any such item is returned uncollected, the Borrower will immediately pay the Lender, or, for items deposited in the Collateral Account, the bank maintaining such account, the amount of that item, or such bank at its discretion may charge any uncollected item to the Borrowers commercial account or other account. The Borrower shall be liable as an endorser on all items deposited in the Collateral Account, whether or not in fact endorsed by the Borrower.
(b) Sweep of Funds . The Lender shall from time to time, in accordance with the Wholesale Lockbox and Collection Account Agreement, cause funds in the Collateral Account to be transferred to the Lenders general account for payment of the Obligations. Amounts deposited in the Collateral Account shall not be subject to withdrawal by the Borrower, except after payment in full and discharge of all Obligations.
Section 2.9 Voluntary Prepayment; Reduction of the Maximum Line Amount; Termination of the Credit Facility by the Borrower . Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower may prepay the Advances and Obligation of Reimbursement in whole at any time or from time to time in part. The Borrower may terminate the Credit Facility or reduce the Maximum Line Amount at any time if it gives the Lender at least 45 days advance written notice prior to the proposed Termination Date. Any reduction in the Maximum Line Amount shall be in multiples of $100,000 and with a minimum reduction of at least $500,000 . If the Borrower terminates the Credit Facility or reduces the Maximum Line Amount to zero, all Obligations shall be due and payable on the effective date of the termination as stated in Borrowers notice, and if the Borrower gives the Lender less than the required 45 days advance written notice, then the interest rate applicable to borrowings evidenced by Revolving Note shall be the Default Rate for the period of time commencing 45 days prior to the proposed Termination Date through the date that the Lender actually receives such written notice. If the Borrower does not wish the Lender to consider renewal of the Credit Facility on the next Maturity Date, then the Borrower
shall give the Lender at least 45 days written notice prior to the Maturity Date that it will not be requesting renewal. If the Borrower fails to give the Lender such timely notice, then the interest rate applicable to borrowings evidenced by the Revolving Note shall be the Default Rate for the period of time commencing 45 days prior to the Maturity Date through the date that the Lender actually receives such written notice. Upon termination of the Credit Facility and payment and performance of all Obligations, the Lender shall release or terminate the Security Interest and the Security Documents.
Section 2.10 Mandatory Prepayment . Without notice or demand, if the sum of the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Advances plus the L/C Amount shall at any time exceed the Borrowing Base, the Borrower shall (i) first, immediately prepay the Revolving Advances to the extent necessary to eliminate such excess; and (ii) if prepayment in full of the Revolving Advances is insufficient to eliminate such excess, pay to the Lender in immediately available funds for deposit in the Special Account an amount equal to the remaining excess. Any payment received by the Lender hereunder or under Section 2.9 may be applied to the Obligations, in such order and in such amounts as the Lender in its sole discretion may determine from time to time.
Section 2.11 Revolving Advances to Pay Obligations . Notwithstanding the terms of Section 2.1, the Lender may, in its discretion at any time or from time to time, without the Borrowers request and even if the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 would not be satisfied, make a Revolving Advance in an amount equal to the portion of the Obligations from time to time due and payable and may deliver the proceeds of any such Revolving Advance to any affiliate of the Lender in satisfaction of any Wells Fargo Affiliate Obligations.
Section 2.12 Use of Proceeds . The Borrower shall use the proceeds of Advances and each Letter of Credit for ordinary working capital and other general lawful corporate purposes.
Section 2.13 Liability Records . The Lender may maintain from time to time, at its discretion, records as to the Obligations. All entries made on any such record shall be presumed correct until the Borrower establishes the contrary. Upon the Lenders demand, the Borrower will admit and certify in writing the exact principal balance of the Obligations that the Borrower then asserts to be outstanding. Any billing statement or accounting rendered by the Lender shall be conclusive and fully binding on the Borrower unless the Borrower gives the Lender specific written notice of exception within 45 days after receipt.
ARTICLE III
SECURITY INTEREST; OCCUPANCY; SETOFF
Section 3.1 Grant of Security Interest . The Borrower hereby pledges, assigns and grants to the Lender, for the benefit of itself and as agent for any affiliate of the Lender that may provide credit or services to the Borrower that constitute Wells Fargo Affiliate Obligations, a lien and security interest (collectively referred to as the Security Interest) in the Collateral, as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations. Upon request by the Lender, the Borrower will grant the Lender, for the benefit of itself and as agent for any affiliate of the Lender that may provide credit or services to the Borrower that constitute Wells Fargo Affiliate
Obligations, a security interest in all commercial tort claims that the Borrower may have against any Person. The security interests granted by the Borrower to the Lender under this Agreement are in addition to, and shall be consolidated with, the liens and security interests granted by the Borrower to the Lender under the 1999 Credit Agreement and any other prior security agreement, mortgage or other document, without affecting the lien, priority or effectiveness of those prior liens, security interests and agreements.
Section 3.2 Notification of Account Debtors and Other Obligors . The Lender may at any time during a Default Period notify any account debtor or other Person obligated to pay the amount due that such right to payment has been assigned or transferred to the Lender for security and shall be paid directly to the Lender. The Borrower will join in giving such notice if the Lender so requests. At any time after the Borrower or the Lender gives such notice to an account debtor or other obligor, after ten (10) days written notice to the Borrower, the Lender may, but need not, in the Lenders name or in the Borrowers name, demand, sue for, collect or receive any money or property at any time payable or receivable on account of, or securing, any such right to payment, or grant any extension to, make any compromise or settlement with or otherwise agree to waive, modify, amend or change the obligations (including collateral obligations) of any such account debtor or other obligor.
Section 3.3 Assignment of Insurance . As additional security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, the Borrower hereby assigns to the Lender any and all monies (including proceeds of insurance and refunds of unearned premiums) due or to become due under, and all other rights of the Borrower with respect to, any and all policies of insurance now or at any time hereafter covering the Collateral or any evidence thereof or any business records or valuable papers pertaining thereto, and the Borrower hereby directs the issuer of any such policy to pay all such monies directly to the Lender. At any time, whether or not a Default Period then exists, the Lender may (but need not), in the Lenders name or in the Borrowers name, execute and deliver proof of claim, receive all such monies, endorse checks and other instruments representing payment of such monies, and adjust, litigate, compromise or release any claim against the issuer of any such policy. Any monies received as payment for any loss under any insurance policy mentioned above (other than liability insurance policies) or as payment of any award or compensation for condemnation or taking by eminent domain, shall be paid over to the Lender to be applied, at the option of the Lender, either to the prepayment of the Obligations or shall be disbursed to the Borrower under staged payment terms reasonably satisfactory to the Lender for application to the cost of repairs, replacements, or restorations. Any such repairs, replacements, or restorations shall be effected with reasonable promptness and shall be of a value at least equal to the value of the items or property destroyed prior to such damage or destruction.
Section 3.4 Occupancy . (a) The Borrower hereby irrevocably grants to the Lender the right to take possession of the at any time during a Default Period notice .
(b) The Lender may use the Premises only to hold, process, sell, use, store, liquidate, realize upon or otherwise dispose of goods that are Collateral and for other purposes that the Lender may in good faith deem to be related or incidental purposes.
(c) The Lenders right to use the Premises shall cease and terminate upon the earlier of (i) payment in full and discharge of all Obligations and termination of the Credit Facility, and (ii) final sale or disposition of all goods constituting Collateral and delivery of all such goods to purchasers.
(d) The Lender shall not be obligated to pay or account for any rent or other compensation for the occupancy or use of any of the Premises; provided , however , that if the Lender does pay or account for any rent or other compensation for the occupancy or use of any of the Premises, the Borrower shall reimburse the Lender promptly for the full amount thereof. In addition, the Borrower will pay, or reimburse the Lender for, all taxes, fees, duties, imposts, charges and expenses at any time incurred by or imposed upon the Lender by reason of the execution, delivery, existence, recordation, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or the provisions of this Section 3.4.
Section 3.5 License . Without limiting the generality of any other Security Document, the Borrower hereby grants to the Lender a non-exclusive, worldwide and royalty-free license to use or otherwise exploit all Intellectual Property Rights of the Borrower for the purpose of selling, leasing or otherwise disposing of any or all Collateral during any Default Period.
Section 3.6 Financing Statement . The Borrower authorizes the Lender to file from time to time, such financing statements against collateral described as all personal property or all assets or describing specific items of collateral including commercial tort claims as the Lender deems necessary or useful to perfect the Security Interest. All financing statements filed before the date hereof to perfect the Security Interest were authorized by the Borrower and are hereby re-authorized. A carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or of any financing statements signed by the Borrower is sufficient as a financing statement and may be filed as a financing statement in any state to perfect the security interests granted hereby. For this purpose, the Borrower represents and warrants that the following information is true and correct:
Name and address of Debtors:
Christopher & Banks, Inc.
2400 Xenium Lane
Plymouth, Minnesota 55441
State Organizational Identification No. 1B-321
Christopher & Banks Company
2400 Xenium Lane
Plymouth, Minnesota 55441
State Organizational Identification No. 11X-528
Christopher & Banks Services Company
2400 Xenium Lane
Plymouth, Minnesota 55441
State Organizational Identification No. 1081636-2
Name and address of Secured Party:
Wells Fargo Business Credit
MAC 9312-040
Sixth & Marquette Street
Minneapolis, MN 55429
Section 3.7 Setoff . The Lender may at any time or from time to time, at its sole discretion and without demand and without notice to anyone, setoff any liability owed to the Borrower by the Lender, whether or not due, against any Obligation, whether or not due. In addition, each other Person holding a participating interest in any Obligations shall have the right to appropriate or setoff any deposit or other liability then owed by such Person to the Borrower, whether or not due, and apply the same to the payment of said participating interest, as fully as if such Person had lent directly to the Borrower the amount of such participating interest. Lender agrees to provide Borrower with prompt notice after exercising its rights under this Section 3.7.
Section 3.8 Collateral . This Agreement does not contemplate a sale of accounts, contract rights or chattel paper, and, as provided by law, the Borrower is entitled to any surplus and shall remain liable for any deficiency. The Lenders duty of care with respect to Collateral in its possession (as imposed by law) shall be deemed fulfilled if it exercises reasonable care in physically keeping such Collateral, or in the case of Collateral in the custody or possession of a bailee or other third Person, exercises reasonable care in the selection of the bailee or other third Person, and the Lender need not otherwise preserve, protect, insure or care for any Collateral. The Lender shall not be obligated to preserve any rights the Borrower may have against prior parties, to realize on the Collateral at all or in any particular manner or order or to apply any cash proceeds of the Collateral in any particular order of application. The Lender has no obligation to clean up or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale. The Borrower waives any right it may have to require the Lender to pursue any third Person for any of the Obligations.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
Section 4.1 Conditions Precedent to the Initial Advances and Letter of Credit . The Lenders obligation to make the initial Advances or to cause any Letters of Credit to be issued shall be subject to the condition precedent that the Lender shall have received all of the following, each properly executed by the appropriate party and in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender:
(a) This Agreement.
(b) The Revolving Note.
(c) A Standby Letter of Credit Agreement and a Commercial Letter of Credit Agreement, and L/C Application for each Letter of Credit that the Borrower wishes to have issued thereunder.
(d) A complete and accurate list of all stores operated by the Borrower, with the following information for each such location: store number, address, and telephone number, name of landlord and, if applicable, property manager, together with such landlords and property managers address.
(e) A true and correct copy of any and all agreements pursuant to which the Borrowers property is in the possession of any Person other than the Borrower, together with, in the case of any goods held by such Person for resale, (i) a consignees acknowledgment and waiver of Liens, (ii) UCC financing statements sufficient to protect the Borrowers and the Lenders interests in such goods, and (iii) UCC searches showing that no other secured party has filed a financing statement against such Person and covering property similar to the Borrowers other than the Borrower, or if there exists any such secured party, evidence that each such secured party has received notice from the Borrower and the Lender sufficient to protect the Borrowers and the Lenders interests in the Borrowers goods from any claim by such secured party.
(f) An acknowledgment and waiver of Liens from each warehouse in which the Borrower is storing Inventory.
(g) A true and correct copy of any and all agreements pursuant to which the Borrowers property is in the possession of any Person other than the Borrower, together with, (i) an acknowledgment and waiver of Liens from each subcontractor who has possession of the Borrowers goods from time to time, (ii) UCC financing statements sufficient to protect the Borrowers and the Lenders interests in such goods, and (iii) UCC searches showing that no other secured party has filed a financing statement covering such Persons property other than the Borrower, or if there exists any such secured party, evidence that each such secured party has received notice from the Borrower and the Lender sufficient to protect the Borrowers and the Lenders interests in the Borrowers goods from any claim by such secured party.
(h) The Wholesale Lockbox and Collection Account Agreement.
(i) Current searches of appropriate filing offices showing that (i) no Liens have been filed and remain in effect against the Borrower except Permitted Liens or Liens held by Persons who have agreed in writing that upon receipt of proceeds of the initial Advances, they will satisfy, release or terminate such Liens in a manner satisfactory to the Lender, and (ii) the Lender has duly filed all financing statements necessary to perfect the Security Interest, to the extent the Security Interest is capable of being perfected by filing.
(j) A certificate of the Borrowers Secretary or Assistant Secretary certifying that attached to such certificate are (i) the resolutions of the Borrowers Directors and, if required, Owners, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents, (ii) true, correct and complete copies of the Borrowers Constituent Documents, and (iii) examples of the signatures of the Borrowers Officers or agents authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents and other instruments, agreements and certificates, including Advance requests, on the Borrowers behalf.
(k) A current certificate issued by the Secretary of State of Minnesota , certifying that each Borrower is in compliance with all applicable organizational requirements of the State of Minnesota.
(l) Evidence that the Borrower is duly licensed or qualified to transact business in all jurisdictions where the character of the property owned or leased or the nature of the business transacted by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary.
(m) A certificate of an Officer of the Borrower confirming, in his personal capacity, the representations and warranties set forth in Article V.
(n) Certificates of the insurance required hereunder, with all hazard insurance containing a lenders loss payable endorsement in the Lenders favor and with all liability insurance naming the Lender as an additional insured.
(o) The separate Guaranty of each Guarantor, pursuant to which each Guarantor unconditionally guarantees the full and prompt payment of all Obligations, together with the Guarantor Security Agreement.
(p) A certificate of the Guarantors Secretary or Assistant Secretary certifying that attached to such certificate are (i) the resolutions of the Guarantors Directors authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which the Guarantor is a party, (ii) true, correct and complete copies of the Guarantors Constituent Documents, and (iii) examples of the signatures of the Guarantors Officers or agents authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which the Guarantor is a party and other instruments, agreements and certificates, including Advance requests, on the Borrowers behalf.
(q) An opinion of counsel to each Borrower and the Guarantor, addressed to the Lender.
(r) Payment of the fees and commissions due under Section 2.6 through the date of the initial Advance or Letter of Credit and expenses incurred by the Lender through such date and required to be paid by the Borrower under Section 8.5, including all legal expenses incurred through the date of this Agreement.
(s) Such other documents as the Lender in its sole discretion may require.
Section 4.2 Conditions Precedent to All Advances and Letters of Credit . The Lenders obligation to make each Advance or to cause the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that:
(a) the representations and warranties contained in Article V are correct on and as of the date of such Advance or issuance of a Letter of Credit as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date; and
(b) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Advance or issuance of a Letter of Credit that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Borrower each represents and warrants to the Lender as follows:
Section 5.1 Existence and Power; Name; Chief Executive Office; Inventory and Equipment Locations; Federal Employer Identification Number and Organizational Identification Number . The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Minnesota and is duly licensed or qualified to transact business in all jurisdictions where the character of the property owned or leased or the nature of the business transacted by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary. The Borrower has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business, to own its properties and to execute and deliver, and to perform all of its obligations under, the Loan Documents. During its existence, the Borrower has done business solely under the names set forth in Schedule 5.1. The Borrowers chief executive office and principal place of business is located at the address set forth in Schedule 5.1, and all of the Borrowers records relating to its business or the Collateral are kept at that location. All Inventory and Equipment is located at that location or at one of the other locations listed in Schedule 5.1. The Borrowers federal employer identification number and organization identification number are correctly set forth in Section 3.6.
Section 5.2 Capitalization . There are no rights to acquire ownership interests which if fully exercised would cause such Person to hold more than five percent (5%) of all ownership interests of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis.
Section 5.3 Authorization of Borrowing; No Conflict as to Law or Agreements . The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Loan Documents and the borrowings from time to time hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will not (i) require any consent or approval of the Borrowers Owners; (ii) require any authorization, consent or approval by, or registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or any third party, except such authorization, consent, approval, registration, declaration, filing or notice as has been obtained, accomplished or given prior to the date hereof; (iii) violate any provision of any law, rule or regulation (including Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or of any order, writ, injunction or decree presently in effect having applicability to the Borrower or of the Borrowers Constituent Documents; (iv) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture or loan or credit agreement or any other material agreement, lease or instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound or affected; or (v) result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than the Security Interest) upon or with respect to any of the properties now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower.
Section 5.4 Legal Agreements . This Agreement constitutes and, upon due execution by the Borrower, the other Loan Documents will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms.
Section 5.5 Subsidiaries . Christopher & Banks, Inc. has one Subsidiary, Christopher & Banks Company. Christopher & Banks Company has one Subsidiary, Christopher & Banks Services Company. There are no rights to acquire ownership interests which if fully exercised would cause such Person to hold more than five percent (5%) of all ownership interests of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis. Borrower will provide Lender not less than thirty (30) days notice prior to the creation of any new Subsidiary, provided further that such Subsidiary shall immediately execute and deliver to Lender a guaranty in favor of the Lender, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, guaranteeing the Obligations of the Borrower, or, at Lenders discretion, such Subsidiary shall become a Borrower.
Section 5.6 Financial Condition; No Adverse Change . The Borrower has furnished to the Lender its audited financial statements for its fiscal year ended February 26, 2005, and unaudited financial statements for the fiscal-year-to-date period ended August 27, 2005, and those statements fairly present the Borrowers financial condition on the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended and were prepared in accordance with GAAP. Since the date of the most recent financial statements, there has been no material adverse change in the Borrowers business, properties or condition (financial or otherwise).
Section 5.7 Litigation . There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Borrowers knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or the properties of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, which, if determined adversely to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, properties or operations of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates.
Section 5.8 Regulation U . The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and no part of the proceeds of any Advance will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock.
Section 5.9 Taxes . The Borrower and its Affiliates have paid or caused to be paid to the proper authorities when due all federal, state and local taxes required to be withheld by each of them. The Borrower and its Affiliates have filed all federal, state and local tax returns which to the knowledge of the Officers of the Borrower or any Affiliate, as the case may be, are required to be filed, and the Borrower and its Affiliates have paid or caused to be paid to the respective taxing authorities all taxes as shown on said returns or on any assessment received by any of them to the extent such taxes have become due.
Section 5.10 Titles and Liens . The Borrower has good and marketable title to all Collateral free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. No financing statement naming the Borrower as debtor is on file in any office except to perfect only Permitted Liens.
Section 5.11 Intellectual Property Rights . Schedule 5.11 is a complete list of all patents, applications for patents, trademarks, applications to register trademarks, service marks, applications to register service marks, mask works, trade dress and copyrights for which the
Borrower is the owner of record (the Owned Intellectual Property). Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.11, (i) the Borrower owns the Owned Intellectual Property free and clear of all restrictions (including covenants not to sue a third party), court orders, injunctions, decrees, writs or Liens, whether by written agreement or otherwise, (ii) no Person other than the Borrower owns or has been granted any right in the Owned Intellectual Property, (iii) all Owned Intellectual Property is valid, subsisting and enforceable and (iv) the Borrower has taken all commercially reasonable action necessary to maintain and protect the Owned Intellectual Property.
Section 5.12 Plans . Except as disclosed to the Lender in writing prior to the date hereof, neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate (i) maintains or has maintained any Pension Plan, (ii) contributes or has contributed to any Multiemployer Plan or (iii) provides or has provided post-retirement medical or insurance benefits with respect to employees or former employees (other than benefits required under Section 601 of ERISA, Section 4980B of the IRC or applicable state law). Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has received any notice or has any knowledge to the effect that it is not in full compliance with any of the requirements of ERISA, the IRC or applicable state law with respect to any Plan. No Reportable Event exists in connection with any Pension Plan. Each Plan that is intended to qualify under the IRC is so qualified, and no fact or circumstance exists which may have an adverse effect on the Plans tax-qualified status. Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has (i) any accumulated funding deficiency (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC) under any Plan, whether or not waived, (ii) any liability under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA for any withdrawal, partial withdrawal, reorganization or other event under any Multiemployer Plan or (iii) any liability or knowledge of any facts or circumstances which could result in any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or any participant in connection with any Plan (other than routine claims for benefits under the Plan).
Section 5.13 Default . The Borrower is in compliance with all provisions of all agreements, instruments, decrees and orders to which it is a party or by which it or its property is bound or affected, the breach or default of which could have a material adverse effect on the Borrowers financial condition, properties or operations.
Section 5.14 Environmental Matters .
(a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.14, to the best of Borrowers knowledge, (i) there are not present in, on or under the Borrowers headquarters at 2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota any Hazardous Substances in such form or quantity as to create any material liability or obligation for either the Borrower or the Lender under the common law of any jurisdiction or under any Environmental Law, and (ii) no Hazardous Substances have ever been stored, buried, spilled, leaked, discharged, emitted or released in, on or under the Borrowers headquarters at 2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota in such a way as to create any such material liability.
(b) Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.14, to the best of Borrowers knowledge, the Borrower has not disposed of Hazardous Substances in such a manner as to create any material liability under any Environmental Law.
(c) Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.14, to the best of Borrowers knowledge, there are no threatened or impending requests, claims, notices, investigations, demands, administrative proceedings, hearings or litigation relating in any way to the Borrowers headquarters at 2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota or the Borrower, alleging material liability under, violation of, or noncompliance with any Environmental Law or any license, permit or other authorization issued pursuant thereto.
(d) Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.14, to the best of Borrowers knowledge, the Borrowers businesses are and have in the past always been conducted in accordance with all Environmental Laws and all licenses, permits and other authorizations required pursuant to any Environmental Law and necessary for the lawful and efficient operation of such businesses are in the Borrowers possession and are in full force and effect, nor has the Borrower been denied insurance on grounds related to potential environmental liability. No permit required under any Environmental Law is scheduled to expire within 12 months and there is no threat that any such permit will be withdrawn, terminated, limited or materially changed.
(e) Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.14, to the best of Borrowers knowledge, the Borrowers headquarters at 2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota has not and has never been listed on the National Priorities List, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System or any similar federal, state or local list, schedule, log, inventory or database.
(f) The Borrower has delivered to the Lender all environmental assessments, audits, reports, permits, licenses and other documents describing or relating in any way to the Borrowers headquarters at 2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota or the Borrowers businesses.
Section 5.15 Submissions to Lender . All financial and other information provided to the Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection with the Borrowers request for the credit facilities contemplated hereby (i) is true and correct in all material respects, (ii) does not omit any material fact necessary to make such information not misleading and, (iii) as to projections, valuations or proforma financial statements, presents a good faith opinion as to such projections, valuations and proforma condition and results.
Section 5.16 Financing Statements . The Borrower has authorized the filing of financing statements sufficient when filed to perfect the Security Interest and the other security interests created by the Security Documents. When such financing statements are filed in the offices noted therein, the Lender will have a valid and perfected security interest in all Collateral that is capable of being perfected by filing financing statements. None of the Collateral is or will become a fixture on real estate, unless a sufficient fixture filing is in effect with respect thereto.
Section 5.17 Rights to Payment . Each right to payment and each instrument, document, chattel paper and other agreement constituting or evidencing Collateral is (or, in the case of all future Collateral, will be when arising or issued) the valid, genuine and legally enforceable obligation, subject to no defense, setoff or counterclaim, of the account debtor or other obligor named therein or in the Borrowers records pertaining thereto as being obligated to pay such obligation.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
So long as the Obligations shall remain unpaid, or the Credit Facility shall remain outstanding, the Borrower will comply with the following requirements, unless the Lender shall otherwise consent in writing:
Section 6.1 Reporting Requirements. The Borrower will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Lender each of the following, which shall be in form and detail acceptable to the Lender, provided that all financial statements required to be submitted by the Borrower shall be submitted on an unconsolidated basis as well as on a consolidated basis including Borrower and Guarantor:
(a) Annual Financial Statements . As soon as available, and in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrowers audited financial statements with the unqualified opinion of independent certified public accountants selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the Lender, which annual financial statements shall include the Borrowers balance sheet as at the end of such fiscal year and the related statements of the Borrowers income, retained earnings and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, prepared, if the Lender so requests, on a consolidating and consolidated basis to include any Affiliates, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with (i) copies of all management letters prepared by such accountants; and (ii) a certificate of the Borrowers chief financial officer stating that such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, fairly represent the Borrowers financial position and the results of its operations, and whether or not such Officer has knowledge of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default and, if so, stating in reasonable detail the facts with respect thereto.
(b) Monthly Financial Statements . As soon as available and in any event within 20 days after the end of each month, the unaudited/internal balance sheet and statements of income and retained earnings of the Borrower as at the end of and for such month and for the year to date period then ended, prepared, if the Lender so requests, on a consolidating and consolidated basis to include any Affiliates, in reasonable detail and stating in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date and periods in the previous year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and which fairly represent the Borrowers financial position and the results of its operations; and accompanied by a certificate of the Borrowers chief financial officer, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto stating (i) that such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments, and fairly represent the Borrowers financial position and the results of its operations, (ii) whether or not such Officer has knowledge of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default not theretofore reported and remedied and, if so, stating in reasonable detail the facts with respect thereto, and (iii) all relevant facts in reasonable detail to evidence, and the computations as to, whether or not the Borrower is in compliance with the Financial Covenants.
(c) Collateral Reports . Within twenty (20) days after the end of each moth or more frequently if the Lender so requires, agings of the Borrowers accounts receivable and its accounts payable, and within fifteen (15) days after the end of each month, an inventory
certification report, and a calculation of the Borrowers Accounts, Inventory, Eligible Inventory and Eligible In-Transit Inventory as of each month, or more frequently as the Lender requires.
(d) Projections . No later than forty-five (45) days after the last day of each fiscal year, the Borrowers projected balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flow and projected Availability for each month of the succeeding fiscal year, each in reasonable detail. Such items will be certified by the Officer who is the Borrowers chief financial officer as being the most accurate projections available and identical to the projections used by the Borrower for internal planning purposes and be delivered with a statement of underlying assumptions and such supporting schedules and information as the Lender may in its discretion require.
(e) Litigation . Immediately after the commencement thereof, notice in writing of all litigation and of all proceedings before any governmental or regulatory agency affecting the Borrower (i) of the type described in Section 5.14(c) or (ii) which seek a monetary recovery against the Borrower in excess of $500,000.
(f) Defaults . When any Officer of the Borrower becomes aware of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and no later than five (5) business days after such Officer becomes aware of such Default or Event of Default, notice of such occurrence, together with a detailed statement by a responsible Officer of the Borrower of the steps being taken by the Borrower to cure the effect thereof.
(g) Plans . As soon as possible, and in any event within 30 days after the Borrower knows or has reason to know that any Reportable Event with respect to any Pension Plan has occurred, a statement signed by the Officer who is the Borrowers chief financial officer setting forth details as to such Reportable Event and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto, together with a copy of the notice of such Reportable Event to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. As soon as possible, and in any event within 10 days after the Borrower fails to make any quarterly contribution required with respect to any Pension Plan under Section 412(m) of the IRC, the Borrower will deliver to the Lender a statement signed by the Officer who is the Borrowers chief financial officer setting forth details as to such failure and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto, together with a copy of any notice of such failure required to be provided to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. As soon as possible, and in any event within ten days after the Borrower knows or has reason to know that it has or is reasonably expected to have any liability under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA for any withdrawal, partial withdrawal, reorganization or other event under any Multiemployer Plan, the Borrower will deliver to the Lender a statement of the Borrowers chief financial officer setting forth details as to such liability and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.
(h) Officers . Promptly upon knowledge thereof, notice of the termination of employment of William Prange, Chief Executive Officer of Christopher & Banks, Inc., Joseph Pennington, President of Christopher & Banks, Inc., or Andrew Moller, Chief Financial Officer of Christopher & Banks, Inc.
(i) Collateral . Promptly upon knowledge thereof, notice of any loss of or material damage to any Collateral or of any substantial adverse change in any Collateral or the prospect of payment thereof.
(j) Commercial Tort Claims . Promptly upon knowledge thereof, notice of any commercial tort claims it may bring against any Person, including the name and address of each defendant, a summary of the facts, an estimate of the Borrowers damages, copies of any complaint or demand letter submitted by the Borrower, and such other information as the Lender may request.
(k) Intellectual Property .
(i) 30 days prior written notice of Borrowers intent to acquire material Intellectual Property Rights; except for transfers permitted under Section 6.16, the Borrower will give the Lender 30 days prior written notice of its intent to dispose of material Intellectual Property Rights and upon request shall provide the Lender with copies of all proposed documents and agreements concerning such rights.
(ii) Promptly upon knowledge thereof, notice of (A) any Infringement of its Intellectual Property Rights by others, (B) claims that the Borrower is Infringing another Persons Intellectual Property Rights and (C) any threatened cancellation, termination or material limitation of its Intellectual Property Rights.
(iii) Promptly upon receipt, copies of all material registrations and filings with respect to its Intellectual Property Rights.
(l) Reports to Shareholders . Promptly upon their distribution, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements which the Guarantor shall have sent to its shareholders.
(m) SEC Filings . If Lender so requests, promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all regular and periodic reports which the Guarantor shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any national securities exchange.
(n) Violations of Law . Promptly upon knowledge thereof, notice of the Borrowers violation of any law, rule or regulation, the non-compliance with which could materially and adversely affect the financial condition, properties or operations of the Borrower.
(o) Other Reports . From time to time, with reasonable promptness, any and all receivables schedules, inventory reports, collection reports , deposit records, equipment schedules, copies of invoices to account debtors and such other material, reports, records or information as the Lender may request.
Section 6.2 Financial Covenants . The following financial covenants shall be calculated on a consolidated basis including the Borrower and the Guarantor:
(a) Minimum Cash Flow; Minimum Cash on Hand. The Borrower will maintain on a rolling twelve-month basis, determined as at the end of each fiscal quarter, Cash Flow at or above $0. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Borrower fails to maintain the
required level of Cash Flow set forth in the foregoing sentence, such failure will not constitute an Event of Default hereunder if the sum of Borrowers cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments (as determined in accordance with GAAP) as of the end of such measurement prior equals or exceeds the following amounts during the periods set forth opposite such amounts:
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End of first fiscal quarter |
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20,000,000 |
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End of second fiscal quarter |
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15,000,000 |
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End of third fiscal quarter |
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10,000,000 |
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End of fourth fiscal quarter |
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25,000,000 |
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(b) Minimum Inventory Turns Ratio . The Borrower will maintain, on a rolling twelve-month basis, determined as at the end of each fiscal quarter, an Inventory Turns Ratio of not less than 3.0 to 1.0.
Section 6.3 Permitted Liens; Financing Statements .
(a) The Borrower will not create, incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon or of any of its assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure any indebtedness; excluding , however , from the operation of the foregoing, the following (each a Permitted Lien; collectively, Permitted Liens):
(i) In the case of any of the Borrowers property which is not Collateral, covenants, restrictions, rights, easements and minor irregularities in title which do not materially interfere with the Borrowers business or operations as presently conducted;
(ii) Liens in existence on the date hereof and listed in Schedule 6.3 hereto, securing indebtedness for borrowed money permitted under Section 6.4;
(iii) The Security Interest and Liens created by the Security Documents and other liens in favor of the Lender or the Lenders affiliates;
(iv) Purchase money Liens relating to indebtedness or capitalized lease obligations for the acquisition of machinery and equipment of the Borrower not exceeding the lesser of cost or fair market value thereof and so long as no Default Period is then in existence and none would exist immediately after such acquisition;
(v) mortgages, pledges, liens or security interests in that certain real property located at 2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota, provided, however, that Borrower shall have obtained the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and provided that there is not an Event of Default;
(vi) Liens on property or assets acquired pursuant to a permitted acquisition under Section 6.17 provided that such Liens do not attach to any other asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(vii) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(viii) Liens encumbering leasehold improvements and fixtures granted in favor of Borrowers landlords pursuant to leases;
(ix) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; and
(x) Liens in respect of property or assets of any Borrower imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as carriers, warehousemens, materialmens and mechanics liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and (i) which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of any of Borrowers property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of Borrower or (ii) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien.
(b) The Borrower will not amend any financing statements in favor of the Lender except as permitted by law. Any authorization by the Lender to any Person to amend financing statements in favor of the Lender shall be in writing.
Section 6.4 Indebtedness . The Borrower will not incur, create, assume or permit to exist any indebtedness or liability on account of deposits or advances or any indebtedness for borrowed money or letters of credit issued on the Borrowers behalf, or any other indebtedness or liability evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar obligations, except:
(a) Indebtedness arising hereunder;
(b) Indebtedness of the Borrower in existence on the date hereof and listed in Schedule 6.4 hereto;
(c) Indebtedness relating to Permitted Liens;
(d) Trade debt owed to vendors incurred in the ordinary course of business.
Section 6.5 Guaranties . The Borrower will not assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become directly or contingently liable in connection with any obligations of any other Person, except:
(a) The endorsement of negotiable instruments by the Borrower for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and
(b) Guaranties, endorsements and other direct or contingent liabilities in connection with the obligations of other Persons, in existence on the date hereof and listed in Schedule 6.4 hereto.
Section 6.6 Investments and Subsidiaries . The Borrower will not make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, or make any investment or acquire any interest whatsoever in, any other Person or Affiliate, including any partnership or joint venture, nor purchase or hold beneficially any stock or other securities or evidence of indebtedness of any other Person or Affiliate, except:
(a) Investments in direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof whose obligations constitute full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America having a maturity of one year or less, commercial paper issued by U.S. corporations rated A-1 or A-2 by Standard & Poors Ratings Services or P-1 or P-2 by Moodys Investors Service, tax advantaged securities having a maturity of three (3) years or less issued by a municipality rated A by at least two rating agencies, corporate debt having a maturity of two (2) years or less rated A by at least two rating agencies, money market funds, repurchase agreements with a maturity of seven (7) days or less or certificates of deposit or bankers acceptances having a maturity of one year or less issued by members of the Federal Reserve System having deposits in excess of $100,000,000 (which certificates of deposit or bankers acceptances are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation);
(b) Travel advances not exceeding at any one time an aggregate of $50,000; and
(c) Prepaid rent not exceeding two months or security deposits; and
(d) Current investments in the Subsidiaries in existence on the date hereof and listed in Schedule 5.5 hereto.
Borrower may create additional Subsidiaries provided that Borrower will provide Lender thirty (30) days notice prior to the creation of any Subsidiary; provided further that such Subsidiary shall immediately execute and deliver to the Lender a counterpart of this Agreement and become a Borrower.
Section 6.7 Dividends and Distributions . So long as no Event of Default exists or will occur as a result thereof, the Borrower may declare and pay dividends on its capital stock.
Section 6.8 Books and Records; Collateral Examination, Inspection and Appraisals .
(a) The Borrower will keep accurate books of record and account for itself pertaining to the Collateral and pertaining to the Borrowers business and financial condition and such other matters as the Lender may from time to time request in which true and complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP and, upon the Lenders request, will permit any officer, employee, attorney, accountant or other agent of the Lender to audit, review, make extracts from
or copy any and all company and financial books and records of the Borrower at all times during ordinary business hours, to send and discuss with account debtors and other obligors requests for verification of amounts owed to the Borrower, and to discuss the Borrowers affairs with any of its senior offices and independent accountants.
(b) Upon two (2) Banking Days notice to the Borrower, the Borrower will permit the Lender or its employees, accountants, attorneys or agents, to examine and inspect any Collateral or any other property of the Borrower at any time during ordinary business hours; provided, however, that if the Lender reasonably believes that a Default or an Event of Default may have occurred, Lender shall not be required to give prior notice of such inspections. For purposes of this subsection (c), visits by employees or agents of Lender to stores operated by Borrower shall not be deemed to be inspections requiring prior notice so long as such visits are conducted during normal business hours.
(c) The Lender may also obtain during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, obtain at the Borrowers expense an appraisal of Inventory by an appraiser acceptable to the Lender in its sole discretion.
Section 6.9 Account Verification .
(a) During any Default Period, the Lender or its agent may at any time and from time to time send or require the Borrower to send requests for verification of accounts or notices of assignment to account debtors and other obligors. At any time during any Default Period, the Lender or its agent may also at any time and from time to time telephone account debtors and other obligors to verify accounts.
(b) The Borrower shall pay when due each account payable due to a Person holding a Permitted Lien (as a result of such payable) on any Collateral.
Section 6.10 Compliance with Laws .
(a) The Borrower shall (i) comply with the requirements of applicable laws and regulations, the non-compliance with which would materially and adversely affect its business or its financial condition and (ii) use and keep the Collateral, and require that others use and keep the Collateral, only for lawful purposes, without violation of any federal, state or local law, statute or ordinance.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing undertakings, the Borrower specifically agrees that it will comply with all applicable Environmental Laws and obtain and comply with all permits, licenses and similar approvals required by any Environmental Laws, and will not generate, use, transport, treat, store or dispose of any Hazardous Substances in such a manner as to create any material liability or obligation under the common law of any jurisdiction or any Environmental Law.
(c) The Borrower shall (i) ensure that no Owner shall be listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List or other similar lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Department of the Treasury or included in any Executive Orders, (ii) not use or permit the use of the proceeds of the Credit Facility or any other financial
accommodation from the Lender to violate any of the foreign asset control regulations of OFAC or other applicable law, (iii) comply with all applicable Bank Secrecy Act laws and regulations, as amended from time to time, and (iv) otherwise comply with the USA Patriot Act as required by federal law and the Lenders policies and practices.
Section 6.11 Payment of Taxes and Other Claims . The Borrower will pay or discharge, when due, (a) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, upon any properties belonging to it (including the Collateral) or upon or against the creation, perfection or continuance of the Security Interest, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, (b) all federal, state and local taxes required to be withheld by it, and (c) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon any properties of the Borrower; provided, that the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which proper reserves have been made.
Section 6.12 Maintenance of Properties .
(a) The Borrower will keep and maintain the Collateral and all of its other properties necessary or useful in its business in good condition, repair and working order (normal wear and tear excepted) and will from time to time replace or repair any worn, defective or broken parts; provided , however , that nothing in this covenant shall prevent the Borrower from discontinuing the operation and maintenance of any of its properties if such discontinuance is, in the Borrowers judgment, desirable in the conduct of the Borrowers business and not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Lender. The Borrower will take all commercially reasonable steps necessary to protect and maintain its Intellectual Property Rights.
(b) The Borrower will defend the Collateral against all Liens, claims or demands of all Persons (other than the Lender) claiming the Collateral or any interest therein. The Borrower will keep all Collateral free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens. The Borrower will take all commercially reasonable steps necessary to prosecute any Person Infringing its Intellectual Property Rights and to defend itself against any Person accusing it of Infringing any Persons Intellectual Property Rights.
Section 6.13 Insurance . The Borrower will obtain and at all times maintain insurance with insurers acceptable to the Lender, in such amounts, on such terms (including any deductibles) and against such risks as may from time to time be required by the Lender, but in all events in such amounts and against such risks as is usually carried by companies engaged in similar business and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Borrower operates. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower will at all times maintain business interruption insurance for its headquarters at 2400 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota, including coverage for force majeure and keep all tangible Collateral insured against risks of fire (including so-called extended coverage), theft, collision (for Collateral consisting of motor vehicles) and such other risks and in such amounts as the Lender may reasonably request, with any loss payable to the Lender to the extent of its interest, and all policies of such insurance shall contain a lenders loss payable endorsement for the Lenders
benefit. All policies of liability insurance required hereunder shall name the Lender as an additional insured.
Section 6.14 Preservation of Existence . The Borrower will preserve and maintain its existence and all of its rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business and shall conduct its business in an orderly, efficient and regular manner.
Section 6.15 Delivery of Instruments, etc . Upon request by the Lender, the Borrower will promptly deliver to the Lender in pledge all instruments, documents and chattel paper constituting Collateral, duly endorsed or assigned by the Borrower.
Section 6.16 Sale or Transfer of Assets; Suspension of Business Operations . The Borrower will not sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of (i) the stock of any Subsidiary, (ii) all or a substantial part of its assets, or (iii) any Collateral or any interest therein (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) to any other Person other than the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business and will not liquidate, dissolve or suspend business operations, without the prior written consent of the Lender. The Borrower will not transfer any part of its ownership interest in any Intellectual Property Rights and will not permit any agreement under which it has licensed Licensed Intellectual Property to lapse, except that (i) the Borrower may transfer such rights or permit such agreements to lapse if it shall have reasonably determined that the applicable Intellectual Property Rights are no longer useful in its business and (ii) the Borrower may enter into intracompany transfers. If the Borrower transfers any Intellectual Property Rights for value, the Borrower will pay over the proceeds to the Lender for application to the Obligations. The Borrower will not license any other Person to use any of the Borrowers Intellectual Property Rights, except that the Borrower may grant licenses in the ordinary course of its business in connection with sales of Inventory or provision of services to its customers.
Section 6.17 Consolidation and Merger; Asset Acquisitions . Neither a Borrower nor the Guarantor will consolidate with or merge into any Person, or permit any other Person to merge into it, acquire (in a transaction analogous in purpose or effect to a consolidation or merger) all or substantially all the assets of any other Person unless:
(a) the corporation formed by such consolidation or into which the Borrower or the Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged (if the Borrower or the Guarantor is not the surviving entity) or the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Borrower or the Guarantor, as the case may be, (i) shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Unites States of America or any State or the District of Columbia, (ii) shall expressly assume by an amendment to or restatement of this Agreement, or the Guaranty, as applicable, the performance of every covenant of this Agreement on the part of the Borrower or of the Guaranty on the part the Guarantor to be performed or observed and (iii) if such corporation is a holding company with a significant portion of its operations conducted and assets held by one or more subsidiaries, shall provide for guaranties from such subsidiaries on substantially the same terms and conditions as are set forth in the Guaranty;
(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing;
(c) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, the corporation formed by such consolidation or into which the Borrower or the Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged or the Person that acquired by conveyance or transfer all or substantially of the properties and assets of the Borrower or the Guarantor, as the case may be, shall have a tangible net worth of not less than the consolidated tangible net worth of the Borrower and Guarantor immediately preceding such transaction;
(d) the Borrower and the Guarantor have delivered to the Lender an officers certificate and opinion of counsel (which opinion may rely, as to factual matters, upon a certificate of an executive officer of the Borrower or the Guarantor) stating that such consolidation , merger conveyance or transfer and such amendment or restatement complies with this Section 6.17 and that all conditions precedent herein relating to such transaction have been complied with; and
(e) such merger, consolidation or sale has been approved prior to the transaction in writing by the Lender.
Upon any consolidation or merger of the Borrower or the Guarantor into another entity, or any conveyance or transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Borrower or the Guarantor in accordance herewith, the successor entity formed by such consolidation or into which the Borrower or the Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged or to which such conveyance or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of the Borrower under this Agreement with the same effect as if such successor entity had been named as the Borrower herein.
Any Borrower may acquire another Person or substantially all the assets of another Person so long as the cash consideration for such acquisition does not exceed $20,000,000 for all such transactions in any fiscal year of the Borrowers; and further provided that immediately after giving effect to such transaction, (i) no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the Borrowers actual amount of aggregate cash and marketable securities that are permitted investments under Section 6.6 as of the measurement date immediately following such transaction, shall not be less than 60% of the aggregate of such items set forth in the Borrowers projections delivered to Lender for the applicable period.
Section 6.18 Sale and Leaseback . The Borrower will not enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any other Person whereby the Borrower shall sell or transfer any real or personal property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and then or thereafter rent or lease as lessee such property or any part thereof or any other property which the Borrower intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred; provided, however, that the Borrower may enter into such transaction with respect to the real property on which its headquarters is presently located and with respect to any personal property related thereto.
Section 6.19 Restrictions on Nature of Business . Without the advance written consent of the Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, the Borrower will not engage in any line of business except for retail and direct apparel and accessory sales and will not purchase, lease or otherwise acquire assets not related to its business.
Section 6.20 Accounting . The Borrower will not adopt any material change in accounting principles other than as required by GAAP. The Borrower will not adopt, permit or consent to any change in its fiscal year unless such change is made in accordance with GAAP and all applicable tax laws and regulations.
Section 6.21 Plans . Unless disclosed to the Lender pursuant to Section 5.12, neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate will (i) adopt, create, assume or become a party to any Pension Plan, (ii) incur any obligation to contribute to any Multiemployer Plan, (iii) incur any obligation to provide post-retirement medical or insurance benefits with respect to employees or former employees (other than benefits required by law) or (iv) amend any Plan in a manner that would materially increase its funding obligations.
Section 6.22 Place of Business; Name . The Borrower will not transfer its chief executive office or principal place of business. The Borrower will not permit any tangible Collateral or any records pertaining to the Collateral to be located in any state or area in which, in the event of such location, a financing statement covering such Collateral would be required to be, but has not in fact been, filed in order to perfect the Security Interest. The Borrower will not change its name or jurisdiction of organization without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 6.23 Constituent Documents; S Corporation Status . The Borrower will not amend its Constituent Documents in a manner adverse to the interests of Lender or become an S Corporation.
Section 6.24 Performance by the Lender . If the Borrower at any time fails to perform or observe any of the foregoing covenants contained in this Article VI or elsewhere herein, and if such failure shall continue for a period of ten calendar days after the Lender gives the Borrower written notice thereof (or in the case of the agreements contained in Section 6.11 and Section 6.13, immediately upon the occurrence of such failure, without notice or lapse of time), the Lender may, but need not, perform or observe such covenant on behalf and in the name, place and stead of the Borrower (or, at the Lenders option, in the Lenders name) and may, but need not, take any and all other actions which the Lender may reasonably deem necessary to cure or correct such failure (including the payment of taxes, the satisfaction of Liens, the performance of obligations owed to account debtors or other obligors, the procurement and maintenance of insurance, the execution of assignments, security agreements and financing statements, and the endorsement of instruments); and the Borrower shall thereupon pay to the Lender on demand the amount of all monies expended and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and legal expenses) incurred by the Lender in connection with or as a result of the performance or observance of such agreements or the taking of such action by the Lender, together with interest thereon from the date expended or incurred at the Default Rate. To facilitate the Lenders performance or observance of such covenants of the Borrower, the Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Lender, or the Lenders delegate, acting alone, as the Borrowers
attorney in fact (which appointment is coupled with an interest) with the right (but not the duty) from time to time to create, prepare, complete, execute, deliver, endorse or file in the name and on behalf of the Borrower any and all instruments, documents, assignments, security agreements, financing statements, applications for insurance and other agreements and writings required to be obtained, executed, delivered or endorsed by the Borrower hereunder.
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
Section 7.1 Events of Default . Event of Default, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events:
(a) Default in the payment of any Obligations when they become due and payable,;
(b) Failure to pay when due any amount specified in Section 2.3 relating to the Borrowers Obligation of Reimbursement, or failure to pay immediately when due or upon termination of the Credit Facility any amounts required to be paid for deposit in the Special Account under Section 2.4;
(c) An Overadvance arises as the result of any reduction in the Borrowing Base, or arises in any manner on terms not otherwise approved of in advance by the Lender in writing;
(d) Any Financial Covenant shall become inapplicable due to the lapse of time and the failure to amend any such covenant to cover future periods;
(e) The Borrower or any Guarantor shall be or become insolvent, or admit in writing its or his inability to pay its or his debts as they mature, or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the Borrower or any Guarantor shall apply for or consent to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, or similar officer for it or him or for all or any substantial part of its or his property; or such receiver, trustee or similar officer shall be appointed without the application or consent of the Borrower or such Guarantor, as the case may be; or the Borrower or any Guarantor shall institute (by petition, application, answer, consent or otherwise) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation or similar proceeding relating to it under the laws of any jurisdiction; or any such proceeding shall be instituted (by petition, application or otherwise) against the Borrower or any such Guarantor; or any judgment, writ, warrant of attachment or execution or similar process shall be issued or levied against a substantial part of the property of the Borrower or any Guarantor;
(f) A petition shall be filed by or against the Borrower or any Guarantor under the United States Bankruptcy Code naming the Borrower or such Guarantor as debtor;
(g) Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower in this Agreement, by any Guarantor in any Guaranty delivered to the Lender, or by the Borrower (or any of its Officers) or any Guarantor in any agreement, certificate, instrument or financial statement or other statement contemplated by or made or delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any such guaranty shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when deemed to be effective;
(h) The rendering against the Borrower of an arbitration award, final judgment, decree or order for the payment of money in excess of $1,000,000 and the continuance of such arbitration award, judgment, decree or order unsatisfied and in effect for any period of 30 consecutive days without a stay of execution;
(i) A default under any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of material indebtedness of the Borrower owed to any Person other than the Lender, or under any indenture or other instrument under which any such evidence of indebtedness has been issued or by which it is governed, or under any material lease or other contract, and the expiration of the applicable period of grace, if any, specified in such evidence of indebtedness, indenture, other instrument, lease or contract;
(j) Any Reportable Event, which the Lender determines in good faith might constitute grounds for the termination of any Pension Plan or for the appointment by the appropriate United States District Court of a trustee to administer any Pension Plan, shall have occurred and be continuing 30 days after written notice to such effect shall have been given to the Borrower by the Lender; or a trustee shall have been appointed by an appropriate United States District Court to administer any Pension Plan; or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall have instituted proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan; or the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have filed for a distress termination of any Pension Plan under Title IV of ERISA; or the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have failed to make any quarterly contribution required with respect to any Pension Plan under Section 412(m) of the IRC, which the Lender determines in good faith may by itself, or in combination with any such failures that the Lender may determine are likely to occur in the future, result in the imposition of a Lien on the Borrowers assets in favor of the Pension Plan; or any withdrawal, partial withdrawal, reorganization or other event occurs with respect to a Multiemployer Plan which results or could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability of the Borrower to the Multiemployer Plan under Title IV of ERISA;
(k) An event of default shall occur under any Security Document;
(l) The Borrower shall liquidate, dissolve, terminate or suspend its business operations or otherwise fail to operate its business in the ordinary course, merge with another Person unless the Borrower is the surviving entity; or sell or attempt to sell all or substantially all of its assets, without the Lenders prior written consent;
(m) Default in the payment of any amount owed by the Borrower to the Lender other than any indebtedness arising hereunder;
(n) Any Guarantor shall repudiate, purport to revoke or fail to perform any obligation under such Guaranty in favor of the Lender, or any Guarantor shall cease to exist;
(o) Any event or circumstance with respect to the Borrower shall occur such that the Lender shall believe in good faith that the prospect of payment of all or any part of the Obligations or the performance by the Borrower under the Loan Documents is impaired or any material adverse change in the business or financial condition of the Borrower shall occur;
(p) Any breach, default or event of default by or attributable to any Affiliate under any agreement between such Affiliate and the Lender shall occur;
(q) Default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Borrower contained in this Agreement, other than those identified in Sections 7.1(a) through (p) above and other than a breach of the requirements of Section 6.2, the breach of which covenant is not cured to the Lenders satisfaction within ten (10) Banking Days, provided that Lender shall have no obligation to make an Advance during any such cure period.
Section 7.2 Rights and Remedies . During any Default Period, the Lender may exercise any or all of the following rights and remedies:
(a) The Lender may, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Commitment to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate;
(b) The Lender may, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Obligations to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon all Obligations shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, notice of dishonor, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which the Borrower hereby expressly waives;
(c) The Lender may, without notice to the Borrower and without further action, apply any and all money owing by the Lender to the Borrower to the payment of the Obligations;
(d) The Lender may exercise and enforce any and all rights and remedies available upon default to a secured party under the UCC, including the right to take possession of Collateral, or any evidence thereof, proceeding without judicial process or by judicial process (without a prior hearing or notice thereof, which the Borrower hereby expressly waives) and the right to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any or all of the Collateral (with or without giving any warranties as to the Collateral, title to the Collateral or similar warranties), and, in connection therewith, the Borrower will on demand assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Lender at a place to be designated by the Lender which is reasonably convenient to both parties;
(e) The Lender may make demand upon the Borrower and, forthwith upon such demand, the Borrower will pay to the Lender in immediately available funds for deposit in the Special Account pursuant to Section 2.4 an amount equal to the aggregate maximum amount available to be drawn under all Letters of Credit then outstanding, assuming compliance with all conditions for drawing thereunder;
(f) The Lender may exercise and enforce its rights and remedies under the Loan Documents; and
(g) The Lender may exercise any other rights and remedies available to it by law or agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in Section 7.1(e) or (f), the Obligations shall be immediately due and payable automatically without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind. If the Lender sells any of the Collateral on credit, the Obligations will be reduced only to the extent of payments actually received. If the purchaser fails to pay for the Collateral, the Lender may resell the Collateral and shall apply any proceeds actually received to the Obligations.
Section 7.3 Certain Notices . If notice to the Borrower of any intended disposition of Collateral or any other intended action is required by law in a particular instance, such notice shall be deemed commercially reasonable if given (in the manner specified in Section 8.3) at least ten calendar days before the date of intended disposition or other action.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Compliance with Laws . No failure or delay by the Lender in exercising any right, power or remedy under the Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy under the Loan Documents. The remedies provided in the Loan Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. The Lender will comply with any applicable state or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of the Collateral and such compliance will not be considered adversely to affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral.
Section 8.2 Amendments, Etc . No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom or any release of a Security Interest shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
Section 8.3 Notices; Communication of Confidential Information; Requests for Accounting . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for under the Loan Documents shall be in writing and shall be (a) personally delivered, (b) sent by first class United States mail, (c) sent by overnight courier of national reputation, (d) transmitted by telecopy, or (e) sent as electronic mail, in each case delivered or sent to the party to whom notice is being given to the business address, telecopier number, or e mail address set forth below next to its signature or, as to each party, at such other business address, telecopier number, or e mail address as it may hereafter designate in writing to the other party pursuant to the terms of this Section. All such notices, requests, demands and other communications shall be deemed to be an authenticated record communicated or given and effective when received by the Lender or the Borrower, as the case may be. All notices, financial information, or other business records sent by either party to this Agreement may be transmitted, sent, or otherwise communicated via such medium as the sending party may deem appropriate and commercially reasonable. All requests for an accounting under Section 9-210 of the UCC (i) shall be made in a writing signed by a Person authorized under Section 2.2(a), (ii)
shall be personally delivered, sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier of national reputation, (iii) shall be deemed to be sent when received by the Lender and (iv) shall otherwise comply with the requirements of Section 9-210. The Borrower requests that the Lender respond to all such requests that on their face appear to come from an authorized individual and releases the Lender from any liability for so responding. The Borrower shall pay the Lender the maximum amount allowed by the UCC for responding to such requests.
Section 8.4 Further Documents . The Borrower will from time to time execute, deliver, endorse and authorize the filing of any and all instruments, documents, conveyances, assignments, security agreements, financing statements, control agreements and other agreements and writings that the Lender may reasonably request in order to secure, protect, perfect or enforce the Security Interest or the Lenders rights under the Loan Documents (but any failure to request or assure that the Borrower executes, delivers, endorses or authorizes the filing of any such item shall not affect or impair the validity, sufficiency or enforceability of the Loan Documents and the Security Interest, regardless of whether any such item was or was not executed, delivered or endorsed in a similar context or on a prior occasion).
Section 8.5 Costs and Expenses . The Borrower shall pay on demand all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees, incurred by the Lender in connection with the Obligations, this Agreement, the Loan Documents, any Letter of Credit and any other document or agreement related hereto or thereto, and the transactions contemplated hereby, including all such costs, expenses and fees incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, amendment, administration, performance, collection and enforcement of the Obligations and all such documents and agreements and the creation, perfection, protection, satisfaction, foreclosure or enforcement of the Security Interest.
Section 8.6 Indemnity . In addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to Section 8.5, the Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Lender, and any of its participants, parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, affiliated corporations, successor corporations, and all present and future officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents of the foregoing (the Indemnitees) from and against any of the following (collectively, Indemnified Liabilities):
(i) Any and all transfer taxes, documentary taxes, assessments or charges made by any governmental authority by reason of the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents or the making of the Advances;
(ii) Any claims, loss or damage to which any Indemnitee may be subjected if any representation or warranty contained in Section 5.14 proves to be incorrect in any respect or as a result of any violation of the covenant contained in Section 6.10(b) ; and
(iii) Any and all other liabilities, losses, damages, penalties, judgments, suits, claims, costs and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) in connection with the foregoing and any other investigative, administrative or judicial proceedings, whether or not such Indemnitee shall be designated a party thereto, which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted
against any such Indemnitee, in any manner related to or arising out of or in connection with the making of the Advances and the Loan Documents or the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Advances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be obligated to indemnify any Indemnitee for any Indemnified Liability caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.
If any investigative, judicial or administrative proceeding arising from any of the foregoing is brought against any Indemnitee, upon such Indemnitees request, the Borrower, or counsel designated by the Borrower and satisfactory to the Indemnitee, will resist and defend such action, suit or proceeding to the extent and in the manner directed by the Indemnitee, at the Borrowers sole costs and expense. Each Indemnitee will use its best efforts to cooperate in the defense of any such action, suit or proceeding. If the foregoing undertaking to indemnify, defend and hold harmless may be held to be unenforceable because it violates any law or public policy, the Borrower shall nevertheless make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law. The Borrowers obligation under this Section 8.6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the discharge of the Borrowers other obligations hereunder.
Section 8.7 Participants . The Lender and its participants, if any, are not partners or joint venturers, and the Lender shall not have any liability or responsibility for any obligation, act or omission of any of its participants. All rights and powers specifically conferred upon the Lender may be transferred or delegated to any of the Lenders participants, successors or assigns.
Section 8.8 Execution in Counterparts; Telefacsimile Execution . This Agreement and other Loan Documents may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement.
Section 8.9 Retention of Borrowers Records . The Lender shall have no obligation to maintain any electronic records or any documents, schedules, invoices, agings, or other papers delivered to the Lender by the Borrower or in connection with the Loan Documents for more than 30 days after receipt by the Lender. If there is a special need to retain specific records, the Borrower must inform the Lender of its need to retain those records with particularity, which must be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 8.3 within 30 days of the Lender taking control of same.
Section 8.10 Binding Effect; Assignment; Complete Agreement; Sharing Information . The Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights thereunder or any interest therein without the Lenders prior written consent. This Agreement shall also bind all Persons who become a party to this Agreement as a borrower. This Agreement, together with the Loan Documents, comprises the
complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on the subject matter hereof. To the extent that any provision of this Agreement contradicts other provisions of the Loan Documents, this Agreement shall control. Without limiting the Lenders right to share information regarding the Borrower and its Affiliates with the Lenders participants, accountants, lawyers and other advisors, the Lender and Wells Fargo Bank may share any and all information they may have in their possession regarding the Borrower and its Affiliates solely in connection with the performance of services by Lender under this Agreement.
Section 8.11 Severability of Provisions . Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof.
Section 8.12 Headings . Article, Section and subsection headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.
Section 8.13 Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial . The Loan Documents shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws (other than conflict laws) of the State of Minnesota. The parties hereto hereby (i) consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Minnesota in connection with any controversy related to this Agreement; (ii) waive any argument that venue in any such forum is not convenient; (iii) agree that any litigation initiated by the Lender or the Borrower in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents may be venued in either the state or federal courts located in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota and (iv) agree that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
Section 8.14 Confidentiality . Lender agrees that it will use its reasonable efforts not to disclose without the prior consent of the Borrower (other than to its employees, auditors, advisors or counsel, provided such Persons shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 8.14 to the same extent as the Lender) any information with respect to the Borrower which is now or in the future furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents and which is designated by the Borrower to the Lender as confidential, provided that the Lender may disclose any such information (i) as has become generally available to the public other than by virtue of a breach of this Section 8.4 by the Lender, (ii) as may be required or appropriate in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any municipal, state or Federal regulatory body having or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Lender or to the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or similar organizations (whether in the United States or elsewhere) or their successors, (iii) as may be required or appropriate in respect to any summons or subpoena or in connection with any litigation and (iv) in order to comply with any law, order, regulation or ruling applicable to the Lender.
THE BORROWER AND THE LENDER WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION AT LAW OR IN EQUITY OR IN ANY OTHER PROCEEDING BASED ON OR PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT. Borrowers Initials ; Lenders Initials ;
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
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Table of Exhibits and Schedules
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Exhibit A to Credit and Security Agreement
REVOLVING NOTE
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For value received, the undersigned CHRISTOPHER & BANKS, INC., CHRISTOPHER & BANKS COMPANY AND CHRISTOPHER & BANKS SERVICES COMPANY, each a Minnesota corporation (the Borrower), hereby jointly and severally promise to pay on the Termination Date under the Credit Agreement (defined below), to the order of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the Lender), acting through its Wells Fargo Business Credit operating division, at its office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, or at any other place designated at any time by the holder hereof, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, the principal sum of Fifty Million and 00/100 Dollars ($50,000,000.00) or the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Advances made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (defined below) together with interest on the principal amount hereunder remaining unpaid from time to time, computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a 360-day year, from the date hereof until this Note is fully paid at the rate from time to time in effect under the Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement dated the same date as this Note (the Credit Agreement) by and between the Lender and the Borrower. The principal hereof and interest accruing thereon shall be due and payable as provided in the Credit Agreement. This Note may be prepaid only in accordance with the Credit Agreement.
This Note is issued pursuant, and is subject, to the Credit Agreement, which provides, among other things, for acceleration hereof. This Note is the Revolving Note referred to in the Credit Agreement. This Note is secured, among other things, pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the Security Documents as therein defined, and may now or hereafter be secured by one or more other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, assignments or other instruments or agreements.
The Borrower shall pay all costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys fees and legal expenses if this Note is not paid when due, whether or not legal proceedings are commenced.
Presentment or other demand for payment, notice of dishonor and protest are expressly waived. Each of the undersigned is primarily liable herein as co-maker; and neither are merely accommodation parties. The undersigned each waive all defenses based upon the status of an accommodation party.
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Financial Statements |
In accordance with our Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement dated as of November 4, 2005 (the Credit Agreement), attached are the financial statements of (the Borrower) as of and for , 20 (the Reporting Date) and the year-to-date period then ended (the Current Financials). All terms used in this certificate have the meanings given in the Credit Agreement.
I certify that the Current Financials have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments, and fairly present the Borrowers financial condition as of the date thereof.
I further hereby certify as follows: Events of Default . (Check one):
o The undersigned does not have knowledge of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement except as previously reported in writing to the Lender.
o The undersigned has knowledge of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement not previously reported in writing to the Lender and attached hereto is a statement of the facts with respect to thereto. The Borrower acknowledges that pursuant to 2.5(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Lender may impose the Default Rate at any time during the resulting Default Period.
Material Adverse Change in Litigation Matters of the Borrower . I further hereby certify as follows (check one):
o The undersigned has no knowledge of any material adverse change to the litigation exposure of the Borrower or any of its Guarantors or Affiliates.
o The undersigned has knowledge of material adverse changes to the litigation exposure of the Borrower or any of its Guarantors or Affiliates not previously disclosed in Schedule 5.7. Attached to this Certificate is a statement of the facts with respect thereto.
Financial Covenants . I further hereby certify as follows (check and complete each of the following):
1. Minimum Cash Flow; Maximum Cash on Hand. Pursuant to Section 6.2(a) of the Credit Agreement, as of the Reporting Date, the Borrowers Cash Flow was $
which o satisfies o does not satisfy the requirement that such amount be not less than $0 on the Reporting Date, or such Cash Flow was less than $0 but the Borrowers cash and cash equivalents as of such date o satisfies o does not satisfy the requirement that such amount be not less than the amount set forth in the table below:
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20,000,000 |
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End of second fiscal quarter |
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15,000,000 |
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End of third fiscal quarter |
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10,000,000 |
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End of fourth fiscal quarter |
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25,000,000 |
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2. Minimum Inventory Turns Ratio. Pursuant to Section 6.2(b) of the Credit Agreement, as of the Reporting Date, the Borrowers Inventory Turns Ratio was to 1:00 which o satisfies o does not satisfy the requirement that such ratio be no less than 3.00 to 1.00 on the Reporting Date.
Attached hereto are all relevant facts in reasonable detail to evidence, and the computations of the financial covenants referred to above. These computations were made in accordance with GAAP.
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Its Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit C to Credit and Security Agreement
PREMISES
The Premises referred to in the Credit and Security Agreement are as follows:
1. Headquarters and Distribution Center:
2400 Xenium Lane North
Plymouth, Minnesota 55441
2. Stores:
See attached spreadsheets.
102
White Bear Center
4395 Lake Avenue South
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
651-426-4042
103
Woodbury Lakes Bldg A
9100 Hudson Road Suite #112
Woodbury, MN 55125
651-264-0123
105
Central Square Mall
201 NW 4
th
Street
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-326-4330
106
Northgate Mall
9483 Colerain Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45251
513-245-0564
108
Southdale Center
2330 Southdale Center
Edina, MN 55435
952-920-1830
109
Arbor Lakes #Bldg 14
7876 Main Street North
Maple Grove, MN 55369
763-773-2000
110
Northtown Mall
232 Northtown Drive
Blaine, MN 55434
763-786-0310
111
Maplewood Mall
3001 White Bear Avenue
Suite 2014
Maplewood, MN 55109
651-770-3921
112
Crossroads Shopping Center
4101 West Division St. Suite B37
St. Cloud, MN 56301-6601
320-253-0170
113
Washington Square Mall
815 Lake Avenue
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
218-847-4958
115
Columbia Mall #427
2800 Columbia Road
Grand Forks, ND 58201
701-772-6637
116
Rapids Mall
555 West Grand Ave. B-4
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
715-421-2730
117
Paul Bunyan Mall
1401 Paul Bunyan Drive NW
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-751-5812
118
Prairie Hills Mall
1681 3
rd
Ave W
Dickinson, ND 58601
701-225-6896
119
Southtown Center #511
7833 Southtown Center
Bloomington, MN 55431
952-886-9053
120
Westdale Mall
2600 Edgewood Road SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
319-396-3257
121
Southpoint Pavilions #L-17
2940 Pine Lake Road, Suite O
Lincoln, NE 68516
402-420-6888
122
West Acres Mall
I-29 and 13th Avenue South
Fargo, ND 58103
701-282-9308
124
Holiday Mall
425 COLLEGE DRIVE S STE #6
DEVILS LAKE, ND 58301
701-662-5095
(must be in all caps where shown)
126
Crossroads Mall
217 S. 25th Street (C4)
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
515-955-5282
127
Dakota Square
214 Dakota Square
Minot, ND 58701
701-852-2444
128
Valley View Mall #121
3800 State Rd 16
LaCrosse, WI 54601-1898
608-781-0560
129
The Village of Blaine #314
4255 Pheasant Ridge Drive
Blaine, MN 55449
763-783-7251
130
Kirkwood Plaza
630 Kirkwood Plaza
Bismarck, ND 58504
701-222-2993
132
Crossroads Mall #209
2060 Crossroads Blvd.
Waterloo, IA 50702
319-226-3211
133
Westfield Mall-Gateway
320 Gateway Mall #516
Lincoln, NE 68505
402-467-2593
135
Southpark Mall
4500 16
th
Street
Moline, IL 61265
309-762-9338
136
Southern Hills Mall
4400 Sergeant Road, Suite 402
Sioux City, IA 51106-4752
712-274-2633
137
Northpark Mall
320 West Kimberly Road
Davenport, IA 52806
563-386-4924
138
Rosedale Mall #593
342 Rosedale Center
Roseville, MN 55113
651-634-4022
139
Independence Center, #1152
18805 East 39
th
Independence, MO 64057
816-795-9309
140
Bay Park Square
251 Bay Park Square
Green Bay, WI 54304
920-499-2978
141
Regency Mall
5630 Durand Avenue
Racine, WI 53406
262-554-0275
142
Westland Mall
550 South Gear Ave., Suite #42
West Burlington, IA 52655
319-753-6555
143
Kandi Mall
1605 South 11
th
Street
Willmar, MN 56201
320-235-0616
144
Capital Mall
3600 Country Club Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109
573-893-4575
146
Frontier Mall
1400 Del Range Boulevard
Cheyenne, WY 82001
307-638-4461
147
The Kennedy Mall #638
555 John F. Kennedy Road
Dubuque, IA 52002
563-582-4033
148
Crossroads Mall #1130
1130 Crossroads Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73149
405-631-3783
149
Silver Lake Mall #117
200 W. Hanley Avenue
Coeur DAlene, ID 83814
208-762-4522
150
Kaleidoscope
655 Walnut, Suite #228
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-243-4485
151
Eden Prairie Center #1140
8251 Flying Cloud Dr.
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
952-943-0255
152
Southbridge Mall
100 South Federal #309
Mason City, IA 50401
641-423-2849
153
Lakewood Mall #21
3315 6
th
Avenue SE
Aberdeen, SD 57402
605-226-1556
154
Oakpark Mall #212
1301 NW 18
th
Avenue
Austin, MN 55912
507-437-8541
155
Janesville Mall
2500 Milton Avenue
Janesville, WI 53545
608-752-3042
156
East Ridge Mall
601 Wyoming Boulevard #283
Casper, WY 82609
307-265-0660
157
East Town Mall #15
2350 East Mason
Green Bay, WI 54302
920-468-4061
158
Burnsville Center
2022 Burnsville Center
Burnsville, MN 55306
952-435-1717
159
Merle Hay Mall
3800 Merle Hay Rd., Suite #920
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-270-9688
160
Green Bay Plaza #6F
807 S Military
Green Bay, WI 54303
920-490-0639
161
Viking Plaza #B-4
3015 Highway 29 South
Alexandria, MN 56308
320-762-0472
162
New Towne Mall #317
400 Mill Avenue S.E.
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
330-308-9403
163
Greeley Mall
1955 Greeley Mall
Greeley, CO 80631
970-356-5009
164
Great Northern Mall
524 Great Northern Mall
North Olmsted, OH 44070
440-716-8284
165
Wausau Center
C324 Wausau Center
Wausau, WI 54403
715-848-3464
166
Great Northern Mall
4155 Route 31
Clay, NY 13041
315-622-2829
167
Marshalltown Mall
2500 South Center Street
Marshalltown, IA 50158
641-753-0631
168
Manhattan Towne Center
100 Manhattan Towne Ctr. #270
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-539-8202
169
Jordan Creek Town Center
101 Jordan Creek Parkway
Suite 11280
West Des Moines, IA 50266
515-223-0631
170
Time Square
7605 148th Street
Apple Valley, MN 55124
952-432-9287
171
Northland Mall
954 West Northland Avenue
Appleton, WI 54911
920-739-1099
172
Forest Mall
835 West Johnson Street
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
920-922-2133
173
North Grand Mall
2801 Grand Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
515-232-2018
174
Beaver Valley Mall #344
Monaca, PA 15061
724-775-5088
175
College Square Mall
1140 College Square Mall
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
319-277-6397
176
Fair Oaks Mall
2284 25
th
Street
Columbus, IN 47201
812-372-0965
177
Alton Square #A09
116 Alton Square
Alton, IL 62002
618-463-2350
178
Fox River Mall #322
4301 West Wisconsin
Appleton, WI 54913
920-733-2331
179
Valley West Mall
1551 Valley West Dr., #235
West Des Moines, IA 50266
515-223-0312
180
Hickory Point Mall
1125 Hickory Point Mall
Forsyth, IL 62535
217-875-3867
181
Westfield Southlake MaIl
1955 Southlake Mall
Merrillville, IN 46410
219-736-6007
182
1308 Spring Hill Mall
West Dundee, IL 60118
847-426-3635
183
111 Conestoga Mall
3404 West 13
th
Street
Grand Island, NE 68803
308-381-2824
184
Lima Mall #158
2400 Elida Road
Lima, OH 45805
419-221-1031
185
Summit Mall #140
3265 West Market Street
Akron, OH 44333
330-869-9356
186
Lindale Mall
4444 1
st
Avenue NE #142
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
319-393-5764
187
Montclair Center
13029 West Center Road
Omaha, NE 68144
402-333-0805
188
Eastland Mall #312
800 No. Green River Road
Evansville, IN 47715
812-477-0840
189
Mall of the Bluffs #302
1751 Madison Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
712-322-6276
190 Oakwood Mall
4800 Golf Road
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-834-2928
191
East Towne Mall
48 East Towne Mall, #D-404
Madison, WI 53704
608-249-7712
192
127 Central Mall
2259 South 9
th
Street
Salina, KS 67401
785-823-6114
195
Westfield Chesterfield #267
267 Westfield Chesterfield
Chesterfield, MO 63017
636-536-2710
196
Village Mall
2917 North Vermilion
Danville, IL 61832
217-443-4233
197
River Valley Mall #709
1635 River Valley Circle
Lancaster, OH 43130
740-687-1746
198
Chapel Hill Mall #211
2000 Brittain Road
Akron, OH 44310
330-634-1397
200
Huntington Mall #840
P.O. Box 4005
Barboursville, WV 25504-4000
304-733-2901
201
Coral Ridge Mall #312
1451 Coral Ridge Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52241
319-625-2803
202
White Oaks Mall #A-03
2501 W. Wabash Avenue
Springfield, IL 62704
217-726-5530
203
Miller Hill Mall #I-3
1600 Miller Trunk Highway
Duluth, MN 55811
218-720-3490
204
Meridian Mall #553
1982 W. Grand River Avenue
Okemos, MI 48864
517-347-1671
206
Eastland Mall #D-40
2739 S. Hamilton Road
Columbus, OH 43232
614-861-9511
207
Twin Peaks Mall
1250 S. Hover Road Suite #75
Longmont, CO 80501
303-485-5345
208
Brookfield Square Mall #D-42
95 North Moorland Road
Brookfield, WI 53005
262-796-1567
209
Commerce Center
2232 Commerce Boulevard
Mound, MN 55364
952-472-8040
210
Parmatown Mall #73
7953 W. Ridgewood Drive
Parma, OH 44129
440-845-4457
211
Huron Mall
1000 18
th
Street SW
Huron, SD 57350
605-352-1529
212
Chapel Hills Mall #413
1710 Briargate Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
719-528-6504
213
Hutchinson Mall #B-9
1500 East 11
th
Street
Hutchinson, KS 67501
620-665-0058
214
Nittany Mall #607-608
East College Avenue
State College, PA 16801
814-867-0898
215
Viewmont Mall #774
Scranton, PA 18508
570-344-5142
216
Westshore Mall
12331 James Street, Suite 128
Holland, MI 49424
616-393-0155
217
Empire Mall
4001 West 41
st
Street #840
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-6512
605-361-7405
218
Sandburg Mall
1150 West Carl Sandburg Drive
Galesburg, IL 61401
309-344-1284
219
Faribo West Mall
200 Western Avenue Suite B4
Faribault, MN 55021
507-332-0536
220
Morgantown Mall
9913 Mall Road
Morgantown, WV 26501
304-983-6613
221
232 Birchwood Mall
4350 24
th
Avenue
Fort Gratiot, MI 48059
810-385-7640
222
The Mall at Greece Ridge #H-19a
257 Greece Ridge Center Drive
Rochester, NY 14626
585-227-0490
223
River Hills Mall
1850 Adams Street, #214
Mankato, MN 56001-4840
507-345-1951
225
#84 Quincy Place Mall
1110 Quincy Avenue
Ottumwa, IA 52501
641-683-1315
226
Ashland Town Center #178
500 Winchester Ave.
Ashland, KY 41101
606-326-0721
227 West Gate Mall
14136 Baxter Drive
Baxter, MN 56425
218-828-8399
228
#57 Watertown Mall
1300 9
th
Avenue SE
Watertown, SD 57201
605-886-2195
230
Apache Mall Space #1070
333 Apache Mall
Rochester, MN 55902
507-281-2011
232
Grand Traverse Mall #410
3200 S. Airport Road West
Traverse City, MI 49684
231-935-4433
233
Mall of America #266/270
270 South Boulevard
Bloomington, MN 55425
952-858-8512
234
Cedar Mall
2900 South Main
Rice Lake, WI 54868
715-234-4672
235
Northland Mall
1635 Oxford Street
Worthington, MN 56187
507-376-3888
237
Thunderbird Mall
1535 Thunderbird Mall
Menomonie, WI 54751
715-235-1788
238
Thunderbird Mall
1427 S. 12th Avenue
Virginia, MN 55792-3247
218-741-8767
239
York Galleria #157
157 York Galleria
2899 Whiteford Road
York, PA 17402
717-757-5676
240
Hilltop Mall
5003 North Second Ave., Suite 5
Kearney, NE 68848
308-234-9765
241
Sunset Plaza #37
1700 Market Lane
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-379-1082
242
Hutchinson Mall #36
1060 Hwy 15 South
Hutchinson, MN 55350
320-234-7443
244
Cary Town Center #150
1105 Walnut St.
Cary, NC 27511-4791
919-468-8727
245
Center Point Mall
1201 3
rd
Court. Suite D-50
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-341-9877
246
Southridge Mall
1111 E. Army Post Rd. #128
Des Moines, IA 50315
515-285-1428
248
Copper Country Mall
47420 State Hwy M-26
Houghton, MI 49931
906-482-4010
249
Imperial Mall
3001 W. 12
th
Suite 37
Hastings, NE 68901
402-463-2233
250
Monument Mall
2302 Frontage Rd. #2
Scotts Bluff, NE 69361
308-635-1125
251
Pierre Mall
1615 North Harrison
Pierre, SD 57501
605-224-1134
252
Magic Valley Mall
1485 Pole Line Rd. E. #253
Twin Falls, ID 83301
208-733-9456
253
Grand Teton Mall, Space #147
2300 East 17
th
Street. Suite 54
Idaho Falls, ID 83404
208-525-8187
254
Boise Towne Square
350 N. Milwaukee #1041
Boise, ID 83704
208-322-7442
255
Rimrock Mall
300 S. 24
th
St. W. #B-1
Billings, MT 59102
406-652-4324
259
Red Wing Mall
160 Tyler Road North
Red Wing, MN 55066
651-385-0377
260
Buffalo Mall
Hwy 281 South & 25
th
St. SW
Jamestown, ND 58402
701-251-9362
261
Holiday Village Mall
1200 Tenth Avenue South
Great Falls, MT 59405
406-452-7950
262
Bay City Mall
4101 Wilder Road
Bay City, MI 48706
989-667-4810
263
Southpark Mall
901 11
th
Street SW
Spencer, IA 51301
712-262-1762
264
Yankton Mall
2101 Broadway
Yankton, SD 57078
605-665-4136
265
Pine Tree Mall
2716 Roosevelt Road
Marinette, WI 54143
715-732-0644
266
Towne West Square
4600 West Kellogg
Wichita, KS 67209
316-945-2700
267
Lakeview Square
5775 Beckley Road
Battle Creek, MI 49015
269-979-8828
268
Winona Mall
1213 Gilmore
Winona, MN 55987
507-453-0405
269
Penn Central Mall
200 High Avenue West Ste. #25
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
641-673-7540
270
Southern Park Mall
7401 Market Street #221a
Youngstown, OH 44512
330-758-0992
271
Village Square
2601 Central
Dodge City, KS 67801
620-227-6959
272
Garden City Plaza
2214 East Kansas
Garden City, KS 67846
620-272-0922
273
Westwood Mall #776
1850 W. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, MI 49202
517-841-9302
274
Rogers Plaza
1024 Rogers Plaza Southwest
Wyoming, MI 49509
616-531-1342
275
Provo Towne Center
1200 Provo Town Center
Blvd #1000
Provo, UT 84603
801-852-2873
276
Memorial Mall
3347 Kohler Memorial Drive
Sheboygan, WI 53081
920-451-4643
277
Delta Plaza Shopping Center
301 North Lincoln Road
Escanaba, MI 49829
906-789-4296
278
Foothills Fashion Mall
215 East Foothills Parkway, B-9
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970-226-3742
279
Centrum Plaza
915 Short Street
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-0093
280
Moorhead Center Mall
512 Center Avenue
Moorhead, MN 56560
218-233-6649
281
Eastview Mall
150 Eastview Mall #B-8
Victor, NY 14564
585-421-3800
282
Westgate Mall
515 North Adams Suite #223
Carroll, IA 51401
712-792-0035
283
Northtown Mall #B105
4750 Division Street
Spokane, WA 99207
509-487-5001
284
Capitol Hill Mall
1600 11
th
Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
406-442-6006
285
Pueblo Mall
3539 Dillon Drive
Pueblo, CO 81008
719-542-9227
286
Washington Park Mall
2350 SE Washington Blvd.
Bartlesville, OK 74006
918-335-2249
287
Market Street Mall
1420 East College Drive
Marshall, MN 56258
507-532-0014
288
Butte Plaza Mall E. #6
3100 Harrison Avenue
Butte, MT 59701
406-494-8385
289
Karcher Mall
1509 Caldwell Blvd.
Nampa, ID 83651
208-466-0130
290
Peru Mall Suite H-5
3940 Route U.S. 251
Peru, IL 61354
815-223-1065
291
Pioneer Square Shopping Ctr.
725 North Perkins Road
Stillwater, OK 74075
405-743-4510
292
Northway Shopping Center
503 East Ives Street
Marshfield, WI 54449
715-384-9412
293
Wenatchee Valley Mall
511 Valley Mall ParkWay
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
509-886-5606
294
Central Mall
5111 Rogers Avenue
Ft. Smith, AR 72903
479-484-7167
295
Miami Valley Centre
987 East Ash Street
Piqua, OH 45356
937-773-5545
296
South Towne Center #1224
10450 South State
Sandy, UT 84070
801-553-1264
297
Northwest Arkansas Mall
4201 No. Shiloh Dr. #115
Fayetteville, AR 72703
479-442-3767
298
Boulevard Mall
1281 Niagra Falls Blvd.
Amherst, NY 14226
716-831-0013
299
Francis Scott Key Mall #252
5500 Buckeystown Pike
Frederick, MD 21703
240-379-7569
300
Paradise Valley Mall
4550-72 E. Cactus Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85032
602-992-1672
301
Glenwood Springs Mall D5
51027 Hwy 6 &24
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
970-945-7034
302
Susquehanna Valley Mall #C6
Rtes 11&15
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
570-374-6364
303
Bangor Mall #F9/F11
663 Stillwater Ave.
Bangor, ME 04401
207-942-0967
304
Wilton Mall at Saratoga #E-14
3065 Rt. 50
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-581-2591
305
Rotterdam Square Mall #G14
93 West Campbell Rd. #6050
Schenectady, NY 12306
518-346-9259
306
Shopping Town Mall #2-B
3649 Erie Blvd East
DeWitt, NY 13214
315-446-0345
307
Springfield Mall #2U
1250 Baltimore Pike
Springfield, PA 19064
610-543-8030
308
Triangle Town Center BU2032 & BU2036
5959 Triangle Town Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27616
919-792-2838
309
The Citadel #2202
750 Citadel Drive East
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
719-597-8882
310
West Ridge Mall #F17
1801 Wanamaker Road
Topeka, KS 66604
785-271-1459
311
Westfield Shopping Towns #776
470 Lewis Ave
Meriden, CT 06451
203-238-9776
312
Westfield Shopping Towns #55
90 Elm Street
Enfield, CT 06082
860-741-8484
313
Northgate Mall#747a
401 NE Northgate Way
Seattle, WA 98125
206-366-2821
314
Valley Mall #312
1925 E Market Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
540-442-8388
315
Meadowbrook Mall #330
2399 Meadowbrook Road
Bridgeport, WV 26330
304-842-3800
316
Westfield Shopping Towns-
Richland #B4
687 Richland Mall
Mansfield, OH 44906
419-529-5462
318
Apple Blossom Mall #S149
1850 Apple Blossom Dr.
Winchester, VA 22601
540-665-9560
319
Fort Steuben Mall #Al2
100 Mall Drive
Steubenville, OH 43952
740-346-0722
320
Tippecanoe Mall #B09
2415 Sagamore Parkway South
Lafayette, IN 47905
765-449-8471
321
Honey Creek Mall #D4a
3401 South US Hwy 41
Terre Haute, IN 47802
812-238-9631
322
Novi Town Center #43151
43151 Crescent Blvd.
Novi, MI 48375
248-347-1721
323
Platte River Mall #40&50
1000 S. Dewey
North Platte, NE 69101
308-534-0162
324
Arnot Mall
3300 Chambers Rd Ste. #5104
Horseheads, NY 14845
607-739-6167
325
Riverdale Village, Suite 101
12771 Riverdale Blvd
Coon Rapids, MN 55448
763-421-0830
326
Rockford Rd. Plaza #125 & 128
4190 Vinewood Lane N.
Plymouth, MN 55442
763-744-1049
327
Gurnee Mills #761
6170 Grand Ave
Gurnee, IL 60031
847-855-1380
328
Centerpointe Mall #8B2
3655 28
th
St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
616-285-1993
329
Chautauqua Mall #626
318 E Fairmont Ave.
Lakewood, NY 14750
716-763-8664
330
Great Lakes Mall #514
7850 Mentor Ave.
Mentor, OH 44060
440-205-0571
331
Mercer Mall #720
US 460 & WV 25
Bluefield, WV 24701
304-327-8929
332
New River Valley Mall #828
782 New River Rd
Christiansburg, VA 24073
540-381-9560
333
Crossroads Mall #C4&C5
89 Crossroads Mall
Mt. Hope, WV 25880
304-250-0046
334
College Mall #CO4B(a)
2864 East 3
rd
Street
Bloomington, IN 47407
812-336-0402
335
The Mall at Robinson
2830 Robinson Centre Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
412-494-4909
336
Colonie Center #286
131 Colonie Center
Albany, NY 12205
518-482-1157
337
Polaris Fashion Place #2236
1500 Polaris Parkway
Columbus, OH 43240
614-888-9242
338
Ashtabula Mall #415
3315 North Ridge E Unit 415
Ashtabula, OH 44004
440-992-4509
339
Charlestowne Mall #F105
3800 E Main St
St. Charles, IL 60174
630-443-8972
340
Greenwood Park Mall #CO2
1251 US 31 North/Box 187
Greenwood, IN 46142
317-882-1364
341
Castleton Square #330
6020 E 82
nd
Street
Indianapolis, IN 46250
317-849-6291
342
River Ridge Mall #F265
3405 Candlers Mountain Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434-239-5500
343
Valley View Mall #LF265
4802 Valley View Blvd NW
Roanoke, VA 24012
540-777-0128
344
Northwoods Mall #AL05
2200 West War Memorial Drive
Peoria, IL 61613
309-679-0480
345
Berkshire Mall #A106
SWC Old State Road
Lanesboro, MA 01237
413-496-9300
346
Crossgates Mall #N108
1 Crossgates Mall Road
Albany, NY 12203
518-456-0154
347
Holyoke Mall at Ingleside #H-309
50 Holyoke Street
Holyoke MA 01040
413-532-7337
348
Independence Mall #C118
101 Independence Mall Way
Kingston, MA 02364
781-422-0138
349
Fort Henry Mall #E4
2101 Fort Henry Drive
Kingsport, TN 37664
423-245-5583
350
Poughkeepsie Galleria #A115
790 South Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845-298-0668
351
Hudson Valley Mall #A06
1300 Ulster Ave, Suite 303
Kingston, NY 12401
845-336-5725
352
Midway Mall
3250 Midway Mall
Elyria, OH 44035
440-324-2922
353
Galleria at Crystal Run #D206
1 Galleria Dr
Middletown, NY 10941
845-692-6679
354
Champlain Center #D110
60 Smithfield Blvd
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
518-561-8674
355
Pyramid Mall of Ithaca #F09
40 Catherwood Road
Ithica, NY 14850
607-257-7705
356
Belden Village Mall #C-14
4156 Belden Village Mall
Canton, OH 44718
330-493-9590
357
Salmon Run Mall #B105
1300 Arsenal Street
Watertown, NY 13601
315-779-8100
358
Crestwood Center #416
416 Crestwood Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63126
314-963-3443
359
Adrian Mall #1254
1357 S Main St
Adrian, MI 49221
517-266-0174
360
Lakewood City Commons
#Bldg L, Ste A
7700 West Virginia Ave
Lakewood, CO 80226
720-962-4772
361
Marketplace at Northglenn #Bldg 5
331A West 104
th
Ave
Northglenn, CO 80234
720-929-9950
362
Flatiron Crossing #1004
One West Flat Iron Circle
Broomfield, CO 80021
303-469-3923
363
Columbia Mall #126
2300 Bernadette Dr
Columbia, MO 65203
573-445-7245
364
Valley River Center #E8
214 Valley River Center
Eugene, OR 97401
541-431-4646
365
Valley Mall #A10
2529 Main Street Suite #117
Union Gap, WA 98903
509-469-5544
366
Towne East Square #P05
7700 E Kellog Dr.
Wichita, KS 67207
316-652-7800
367
West Town Mall #1123
7600 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
865-539-0993
368
McKinley Mall #808
3701 McKinley Pkwy
Buffalo, NY 14219
716-825-2153
369
SouthMall #516a
3300 S. Lehigh St.
Allentown, PA 18103
610-797-2238
370
Colorado Mills #456
14500 West Colfax Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80401
303-590-1448
371
Tyrone Square #846a
6924 Tyrone Square
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
727-343-3478
372
Arapahoe Crossing #101
6616 Parker
Aurora, CO 80016
303-617-7621
373
The Galleria #218
500 Galleria Drive
Johnstown, PA 15904
814-262-9001
374
Paddock Mall #454a
3100 College Road
Ocala, FL 34474
352-861-5299
375
Spotsylvania Mall #850
137 Spotsylvania Mall
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
540-786-9911
376
Port Charlotte Town Center #215
1441 Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte, FL 33948
941-255-3399
377
Governors Square Mall #670
2801 Wilma Rudolph Blvd.
Clarksville, TN 37040
931-221-0102
378
Seminole Towne Center #F03a
200 Towne Center Circle
Sanford, FL 32771
407-330-0488
379
The Shops at Evergreen Walk
Space #TS103
101 Evergreen Way #115
S. Windsor, CT 06074
860-644-7726
380
Flagstaff Mall #F26
4650 N. Hwy 89
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
928-714-1187
381
Coventry Mall #H2
Rtes. 724 & 100 By-Pass
Pottstown, PA 19465
610-327-4512
382
St. Clair Square #176
134 St. Clair Square
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
618-622-3564
383
Animas Valley Mall #470
4601 E. Main Street
Farmington, NM 87402
505-326-0179
384
White Mountain Mall #1129
2441 Foothill Blvd.
Rock Springs, WY 82901
307-362-7596
385
Part City Center #E575
575 Park City Center
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-207-0741
386
Prescott Gateway #1064
3250-1064 Gateway Blvd.
Prescott, AZ 86303
928-708-0569
387
The Shops at Boardwalk #SP18
8630 North Boardwalk Ave
Kansas City, MO 64154
816-505-4664
388
Clearview Mall #730+735
101 Clearview Circle #735
Butler, PA 16001
724-283-1069
389
Greenway Station #K106
1651 Demingway Suite #106
Middleton, WI 53562
608-831-0605
390
Mall of New Hampshire #E111
1500 S. Willow Street
Manchester, NH 03103
603-626-8887
391
Clackamas Town Center #1048
12000 SE 82
rd
Avenue
Portland, OR 97266
503-353-0750
392
Patrick Henry Mall #411
12300 Jefferson Avenue
Newport News, VA 23602
757-882-1050
393
TownMall of Westminster #241
400 North Center Street
Westminster, MD 21157
410-871-3230
394
Uniontown Mall #P728
1728 Mall Run Road
Uniontown, PA 15401
724-434-5360
395
Auburn Mall S108
385 Southridge Street
Auburn, MA 01501
508-832-4005
396
Fox Run #G28
50 Fox Run Rd.
Newington, NH 03801
603-431-9470
397
Emerald Square Mall #W241 & E243
999 S Washington Street
North Attleboro, MA 02760
508-643-9199
398
Phillipsburg Mall #207 & 208
1200 Hwy 22 East
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
908-454-0330
399
The Mall at Whitney Field #14
100 Commercial Road
Leominster, MA 01453
978-537-5566
400
Vista Ridge Mall #1280
2401 S. Stemmons Fwy
Lewisville, TX 75067
214-488-3720
401
West Park Mall
219 West Park Mall
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
573-332-0220
402
Cottonwood Mall
4835 South & Highland Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
801-278-4033
403
Northland Mall #10
2900 E. Lincolnway
Sterling, IL 61081
815-626-7195
404
Layton Hills Mall
2088 Layton Hills Mall
Layton, UT 84041
801-544-7731
405
Cache Valley Mall #1020
1300 N. Main St.
Logan, UT 84341
435-755-6710
406
Charleston Town Center #1015
3000 Charleston Town Center
Charleston, WV 25389
304-344-5002
407
Southpark Center
920 Southpark Center
Strongsville, OH 44136
440-238-4338
408
Southgate Mall
2901 Brooks St.
Missoula, MT 59801
406-549-2687
409
Antioch Shopping Center
5241 Center Mall
Kansas City, MO 64119
816-454-4899
410
North Park Mall #7
1129 North Baldwin Ave.
Marion, IN 46952
765-668-8479
411
Cherryvale Mall #F29-B
7200 Harrison Ave
Rockford, IL 61112
815-332-3328
412
Quincy Mall
33rd & Broadway Street
Quincy, IL 62301
217-228-8465
413
The Mall at Hays #60
2918 Vine Street
Hays, KS 67601
785-623-4653
414 Capitol City Mall #608
3513 Capitol City Mall Drive
Camp Hill, PA 17011
717-303-0540
415
Frisco Station Mall
100 North Dixieland Road
Rogers, AR 72756
479-936-7955
416
Hunters Square
31065 Orchard Lake Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
248-737-4527
417
Mid-Town Mall
1084 South Stephenson Highway
Iron Mountain, MI 49801
906-774-0111
419
Elk Park Center
19128 Freeport Street NW, C-105
Elk River, MN 55330
763-241-1852
420
Gallatin Valley Mall
2825 West Main
Bozeman, MT 59718
406-586-5993
421
Petoskey Town Center
1319 Spring St
Petoskey, MI 49770
231-348-8751
422
Northbridge Mall
2452 Bridge Ave, AC-11
Albert Lea, MN 56007
507-377-7153
423
Newgate Mall
3651 Wall Ave. #1074
Ogden, UT 84405
801-392-7094
424
Sooner Mall #305
3251 W. Main St.
Norman, OK 73072
405-329-3000
425
Mid Rivers Mall
1600 Midrivers Drive #2006
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-278-2386
427
Midland Mall #147
6800 Eastman Avenue
Midland, MI 48642
989-837-2373
428
Fashion Square Mall #420
4843 Fashion Square Mall
Saginaw, MI 48604
989-249-7838
429
Spokane Valley Mall #1162
14700 East Indiana
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
509-893-1312
430
Westland Mall
35000 W. Warren Road
Westland, MI 48185
734-261-4788
431
Mission Center
4725 Johnson Dr. #121
Mission, KS 66205
913-236-9016
432
Eastern Hills Mall #434
4545 Transit Road
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-626-9600
433
Upper Valley Mall #606
1475 Upper Valley Pike
Springfield, OH 45504
937-325-0165
434
Concord Mall
3701 S. Main
Elkhart, IN 46517
574-875-8922
435
Glenbrook Square #E3
4201 Coldwater
Ft. Wayne, IN 46805
260-484-3154
436
Muncie Mall #K06
3501 Granville Ave
Muncie, IN 47303
765-286-8530
437
North Park Mall #146
101 Rangeline Road
Joplin, MO 64801
417-206-3172
438
Walden Galleria
34 Walden Galleria #D111
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
716-681-8755
439
Rogue Valley Mall #2041
1600 N. Riverside Dr.
Medford, OR 97501
541-245-6817
440
Logan Valley Mall
758 Logan Valley Mall
Altoona, PA 16602
814-940-5630
441
Columbia Center
397 Columbia Center Blvd.
Kennewick, WA 99336
509-737-9292
442
Westmoreland Mall #259
Route 30 East #259
Greensburg, PA 15601
724-834-4855
443
Rushmore Mall #210
2200 N. Maple
Rapid City, SD 57701
605-399-0789
444
North Hanover Mall
1155 Carlisle St.
Hanover, PA 17331
717-630-8117
445
Southglenn Mall #D2140
6911 S. University Blvd.
Littleton, CO 80122
303-703-6399
446
Wyoming Valley Mall #310
55 Wyoming Valley Mall
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702-6872
570-825-6330
447
Lycoming Mall
300 Lycoming Mall Circle, Ste.193
Pennsdale, PA 17756
570-546-0648
448
Battlefield Mall #F-10
2825 South Glenstone Ave
Springfield, MO 65804
417-883-8791
449
Everett Mall
1402 SE Everett Mall Way
Everett, WA 98208
425-290-1444
450
Valley Mall #591
17301 Valley Mall Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-582-6230
451
Kitsap Mall #F-7
10315 Silverdale Way NW
P.O Box 900
Silverdale, WA 98383
360-698-7057
452
Cascade Mall #A8
745 Cascade Mall Dr.
Burlington, WA 98233-3253
360-757-1553
453
Southland Mall #265
1425 Marion-Waldo Rd
Marion, OH 43302
740-725-1119
454
Vancouver Mall #215
8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr.
Vancouver, WA 98662
360-885-2419
455
Markland Mall B03
1220 South 17
th
Street
Kokomo, IN 46902
765-456-1332
456
Bay Shore Mall #F-10
5900 N Port Washington Road
Milwaukee, WI 53217
414-332-9105
457
Mesa Mall #332
2424 Hwy 6 50
Grand Junction, CO 81505
970-243-7660
458
University Park Mall #125
6501 N. Grape Road
Mishawaka, IN 46545
574-273-5224
459
Monroeville Mall #248
200 Monroeville Mall
Monroeville, PA 15146
412-373-7105
460
South County Center
320 South Centerway
St Louis, MO 63129
314-416-4351
461
Bayshore Mall #206
3300 Broadway
Eureka, CA 95501
707-476-8662
462
Millcreek Mall
625 Millcreek Mall
Erie, PA 16565
814-864-6426
463
Heritage Mall #A117
2137 14
th
Ave SE
Albany, OR 97322
541-924-1201
464
Genesee Valley Center #840
3453 South Linden Road
Flint, MI 48507
810-230-1321
465
Hilldale Shopping Ctr #116a
702 N Midvale Blvd
Madison, WI 53705
608-231-2687
466
Southridge Mall #1340
5300 S 76
th
Street
Greendale, WI 53129
414-855-0180
467
Kentucky Oaks Mall #720
5101 Hinkleville Rd
Paducah, KY 42001
270-415-0658
468
Southhill Mall #920
3500 S. Meridian
Puyallup, WA 98373
253-435-9912
469
Sandusky Mall #260
4314 Milan Road
Sandusky, OH 44870
419-627-2751
470
High Plains Shpg Ctr
1227 West Main Street
Sterling, CO 80751
970-526-1714
471
Durango Mall #E-3
800 South Camino del Rio
Durango, CO 81301
970-385-9150
472
Marketplace Mall
Space #C3 & C9A
701 Miracle Mile Dr.
Rochester, NY 14623
585-424-2560
473
Lansing Mall #171
5324 West Saginaw Hwy
Lansing, MI 48917
517-886-6090
474
Bellis Fair Mall #340
One Bellis Fair Parkway
Bellingham, WA 98226
360-647-6080
475
Midland Mall #B07
4511 N. Midkiff Dr.
Midland, TX 79705
432-697-0462
476
Montgomery Village #731
731 Village Court
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
707-526-3983
477
Chambcrsburg Mall #706
3055 Black Gap Road
Chambersburg, PA 17201
717-263-3763
478
Washington Crown Center #264
1500 W. Chestnut Street
Washington, PA 15301
724-250-7180
479
Shenango Valley Mall #650
3303 East State Street
Hermitage, PA 16148
724-342-1404
480
Eastwood Mall #1155
5555 Youngstown-Warren Rd
Niles, OH 44446
330-505-1213
481
Southland Center #1090
23000 Eureka (I-75)
Taylor, MI 48180
734-287-9050
482
Exton Square Mall
158 Exton Square
Exton, PA 19341
610-363-3808
483
The Crossroads #257
6650 S. Westnedge Ave
Portage, MI 49024
269-324-8055
484
Tri-County Mall #E5
11700 Princeton Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45246
513-671-9000
485
Grand Central Mall #263
100 Grand Central Mall
Parkersburg, WV 26101
304-485-8700
486
Lloyd Center #H216
1226 Lloyd Center
Portland, OR 97232
503-281-7237
487
Dayton Mall #702
2700 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd
Dayton, OH 45459
937-428-5953
488
Indian Mound Mall #717
771 South 30
th
Street
Heath, OH 43056
740-788-8865
489
Colonial Park Mall #17/18
Route 22 & Colonial Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17109
717-920-9890
490
Jefferson Pointe Shopping Ctr #05
4220 W Jefferson Blvd
Ft. Wayne, IN 46804
260-436-6831
491
The Lakes Mall #1034
5600 Harvey Street
Muskegon, MI 49444
231-798-4253
492
Westroads Mall #3228
10000 California Street
Omaha, NE 68114
402-391-1292
493
Frenchtown Square Mall #575
2121 N. Monroe Street
Monroe, MI 48162
734-243-9880
494
Ohio Valley Mall #570
67800 Mall Road
St. Clairsville, OH 43950
740-695-0912
501
South Hills Village #2030A
Route 19 & Fort Couch
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
412-851-7201
502
Fox Valley Center #E6
1356 Fox Valley Center Dr.
Aurora, IL 60504
630-585-8642
504
Westfield Hawthorne #517
517 Hawthorn Center
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
847-816-0789
505
Eastwood Towne Center #D4
3016 Towne Center Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48912
517-267-1608
506
West County Shopping Center #2159
135 West County Center
Des Peres, MO 63131
314-984-9799
507
Lakeside Mall #2055
14600 Lakeside Circle
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
586-566-1408
509
Madison Square Mall #25
5901 University Drive
Huntsville, AL 35806
256-837-6280
510
Mt. Berry Square #717
993 Mount Berry Square
Rome, GA 30165
706-235-4841
511
Westgate Mall #260
7701 W. 1-40
Amarillo, TX 79121
806-468-7308
512
Florence Mall #1028
1028 Florence Mall
Florence, KY 41042
859-282-1921
513
Hamilton Place #158
2100 Hamilton Place Blvd.
Chattanooga, TN 37421
423-855-8630
514
RiverGate Mall #1025
1000 Rivergate Pkwy
Goodlettsville, TN 37072
615-859-9896
515
Village Square Mall #61, 62, 63
61 Village Square Mall
Effingham, IL 62401
217-347-6660
516
Legacy Village # 25319
25319 Cedar Road
Lyndhurst, OH 44124
216-382-6738
517
Pioneer Place #3110
700 SW 5
th
Avenue. Suite 410
Portland, OR 97204
503-228-8470
518
Eastgate Mall #F-800
4601 Eastgate Blvd.
Cincinnati, OH 45245
513-943-7686
519
Park Place Mall #212/214
5870 E Broadway
Tucson, AZ 85711
520-514-2995
520
Asheville Mall #K-14/K-16
3 S. Tunnel Rd.
Asheville, NC 28805
828-299-3125
521
College Square #56
2550 E. Morris Blvd.
Morristown, TN 37813
423-587-1515
522
Georgia Square #21
3700 Atlanta Hwy.
Athens, GA 30606-3155
706-548-3974
523
Westgate Mall #505
205 W. Blackstock Rd.
Spartanburg, SC 29301
864-587-1547
524
Stroud Mall #272b
454 Stroud Mall
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
570-517-5026
525
Arbor Place Mall #1185
6700 Douglas Blvd.
Douglasville, GA 30135
770-489-4925
526
Cool Springs Galleria #2240
1800 Galleria Blvd.
Franklin, TN 37067
615-771-0125
527
Harford Mall #6
670 Bel Air Rd.
Bel Air, MD 21014
410-638-8222
528
Marketplace Mall #385
2000 N. Neil St.
Champaign, IL 61820
217-352-2926
529
Hanes Mall #CU724
3320 Silas Creek Pkwy
Winston Salem, NC 27103-3032
336-765-0366
530
Fayette Mall #D432
3401 Nicholasville Rd., Ste. #303
Lexington, KY 40503
859-245-1628
531
Eastfield Mall #124
1655 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01129
413-543-2411
532
Columbia Mall #610
225 Columbia Mall Dr.
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
570-387-4950
533
Mall St. Matthews #1770
5000 Shelbyville Rd.
Louisville, KY 40207
502-897-6049
534
Stones River Mall #B-140
1720 Old Fort Pkwy.
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
615-907-9770
535
Alderwood Mall #948
3000 184th St. SW
Lynnwood, WA 98037
425-771-0728
536
McCain Mall #F02A
3929 McCain Blvd. Suite #209
N. Little Rock, AR 72116
501-812-4085
537
Towson Town Center #3225
825 Dulaney Valley Rd.
Towson, MD 21204
410-828-4430
538
Towne Square Mall #H10 & H12
5000 Frederica St.
Owensboro, KY 42301
270-683-5690
539
Tabor Center #106
1201 l6
th
St.
Denver, CO 80202-1567
303-629-8791
540
Northgate Mall #F010-F020
249 Northgate Mall
Chattanooga, TN 37415
423-870-9252
541
Palmer Park Mall #B-5
140 Palmer Park Mall
Easton, PA 18045
610-253-2004
542
Palouse Mall #D7
1850 W. Pullman Rd.
Moscow, ID 83843
208-883-9981
543
The Village Centre #A11
122 E 24
th
Street
Columbus, NE 68601
402-564-0564
544
Yorktown Shopping Center
203 Yorktown Shopping Center
Lombard, IL 60148
630-424-1011
545
White March Mall #1210
8200 Perry Hall Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21236
410-931-2645
546
Pine Ridge Mall #1152
4155 Yellowstone Hwy.
Chubbuck, ID 83202
208-637-0542
547
Mall of Georgia #2049A
3333 Buford Drive
Buford, GA 30519
678-546-6379
548
Leavenworth Plaza #1025
3400 S 4
th
St Trafficwav
Leavenworth, KS 66048
913-682-1711
549
Town Center at Levis Commons
Space #18-A
4170 Levis Commons Blvd.
Perrysburg, OH 43551
419-873-9810
550
Cottonwood Mall #C206
10000 Coors Bypass
Albuquerque, NM 87114
505-792-5107
551
The Summit Louisville #D1A
4304 Summit Plaza Dr.
Louisville, KY 40241
502-425-3242
552
Superstition Springs Mall #1220
6555 E Southern Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85206
480-985-2911
553
Sikes Senter #170
3111 Midwestern Pkwy
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
940-691-0900
554
Ross Park Mall
1000 Ross Park Mall Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
412-367-8014
555
Towne Mall #A8
1704 N Dixie Hwy
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
270-763-0294
556
Central Mall #37
9 Central Mall
Texarkana, TX 75503
903-223-8962
557
Central Mall #132
200 SW C Ave
Lawton, OK 73501
580-591-0698
558
Deerfield Town Center #3010
5515 Deerfield Boulevard
Mason, OH 45040
513-770-3280
560
Valley Hills Mall #209
1960 Hwy. 70 S.E.
Hickory, NC 28602
828-324-0622
561
Red Cliffs Mall #1168
1770 E. Red Cliffs Dr.
St. George, UT 84790
435-627-0534
562
The Gateway #1080
16 S Rio Grande St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
801-456-1290
563
Golden Triangle Mall #L11B
2201 1-35 E.
Denton, TX 76205
940-323-1200
564
Arrowhead Town Center #1232
7700 W. Arrowhead Towne Cntr. Dr.
Glendale, AZ 85308
623-979-7589
565
Charlottesville Fashion Square #1416
1542 East Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-973-9910
566
The Shops on Lane Ave. #D42
1595 W Lane Ave.
Upper Arlington, OH 43221
614-486-7693
567
Fashion Place #1485
6191 South State Street #238
Murray, UT 84107
801-685-2171
568
Auburn Mall #1022
550 Center St.
Auburn, ME 04210
207-782-0608
569
Salem Center #220
480 Center St.
Salem, OR 97301
503-763-8754
570
Streets of Woodfield #160
601 Martingale Rd.
Schaumburg, IL 60173
847-969-0231
571
Carolina Mall #275
1480 US Hwy 29 N
Concord, NC 28025
704-784-1480
572
University Mall #1052
1237 E. Main St.
Carbondale, IL 62901
618-351-9500
573
Irving Mall #E04
3880 Irving Mall
Irving, TX 75062
972-659-0878
574
Louis Joliet Mall #1430
3340 Mall Loop Dr.
Joliet, IL 60431
815-436-4978
575
Longview Mall #L06A
3500 McCain Rd.
Longview, TX 75605
903-234-9484
576
Oakdale Mall #74
223 Reynolds Rd
Johnson City, NY 13790
607-798-0020
577
Valley View Center #2040
13331 Preston Road
Dallas, TX 75240
972-716-9933
578
Village Pointe
17170 Davenport St. Space #E108
Omaha, NE 68118
402-289-0600
579
Diamond Run Mall #200+203
Rte 7 South
Rutland, VT 05701
802-773-1345
580
Clay Terrace #E05
14300 Clay Terrace Blvd.
Carmel, IN 46032
317-566-8960
582
Findlay Village Mall #479
1800 Findlay-Tiffin Ave.
Findlay, OH 45840
419-425-6975
584
Richmond Square #541
3801 National Rd. East
Richmond, IN 47374
765-935-0326
585
Capitola Mall #E09
1855 41
st
Ave.
Capitola, CA 95010
831-477-1758
586
University Mall #H8
155 Dorset St
Burlington, VT 05403
802-864-1180
587
Lebanon Valley Mall #B9 & B8
2231 Lebanon Valley Mall
Lebanon, PA 17042
717-273-6246
588
Hot Springs Mall #B6
4501 Central Ave.
Hot Springs, AR 71913
501-520-0545
589
Lufkin Mall #1124
4600 S. Medford Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-634-0044
590
Hanford Mall #C2
1675 W. Lacey Blvd.
Hanford, CA 93230
559-584-5338
591
Garden City Center #8100
59 Hill Side Rd
Cranston, RI 02920
401-942-0177
592
Somerset Mall #12b
4150 US Hwy 27 S
Somerset, KY 42501
606-451-0783
593
Montgomery Mall Suite 132
132 Montgomery Mall
North Wales, PA 19454
215-362-0324
594
Eastland Mall #1050
1615 E. Empire St.
Bloomington, IL 61701
309-663-1038
595
The Shoppes at Brinton Lake C-300
955 Baltimore Pike
Glen Mills, PA 19342
610-361-4595
596
Richland Mall #7+ST3
6001 W. Waco Dr.
Waco, TX 76710
254-772-4800
598
Northfield Square #424B
1600 N State Rte 50
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
402-465-0378
600
Metropolis #B255
340 Metropolis Mile. Suite 125
Plainfield, IN 46168
317-837-1140
602
Swansea Mall #1420/1419
262 Swansea Mall Dr.
Swansea, MA 02777
508-730-2028
603
Chesterfield Towne Center #318
11500 Midlothian Tpke
Richmond, VA 23235
804-794-2463
604
Cross Country Mall #3
700 Broadway E.
Mattoon, IL 61938
217-258-8828
605
The Avenue at Carriage Cross #559
Houston Levee Rd/Bill Morris Prky
Collierville, TN 38017
901-861-2498
606
Westfield Shopping Town-Capital #H7
625 Black Lake Blvd. SW
Olympia, WA 98502-8601
360-754-6571
607
Macomb Mall
32233 Gratiot Ave.
Roseville, MI 48066
586-293-1242
609
Parks at Arlington #1202
3811 S Cooper St.
Arlington, TX 76015
817-557-2410
610
Shawnee Mall #1556
4901 N Kickapoo St.
Shawnee, OK 74804
405-273-5030
611
Mt. Shasta Mall #C16
900 Dana Dr.
Redding, CA 96001
530-223-0176
612
Streets of Tanasbourne #610
2130 NW Allie Avenue Bldg. 600
Hillsboro, OR 97124
503-531-8823
613
Dartmouth Mall #1240
200 N Dartmouth Mall
Dartmouth, MA 02747
508-990-3800
614
Mall of Abilene #1404
4310 Buffalo Gap Rd.
Abilene, TX 79606
325-793-2747
616
Sunrise Mall #D10
6145 Sunrise Mall
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
916-726-3677
617
Steeplegate Mall #1116
270 Loudon Rd
Concord, NH 03301
603-223-4029
618
Mesilla Valley Mall #1416
700 S Telshor Blvd.
Las Cruces, NM 88011
505-521-4093
620
Chico Mall #D-405
1950 E. 20th St.
Chico, CA 95928
530-891-9421
623
Woodland Hills Mall #0118a
7021 S. Memorial Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74133
918-252-0090
625
Rivertown Crossing #1018
3700 Rivertown Pkwy.
Grandville, MI 49418
616-261-4273
626
Ingram Park Mall #N11
6301 NW Loop 410
San Antonia, TX 78238
210-523-1183
628
Firewheel Towne Center #D11
155 Cedar Sage Drive
Garland, TX 75040
972-530-0802
629
NewPark Mall #2021
2086 NewPark Mall
Newark, CA 94560
510-745-8340
632
Silver City Galleria #A216
2 Galleria Mall Dr.
Taunton, MA 02780
508-821-9410
633
Greenbrier Mall #1236
1401 Greenbrier Pkwy S
Chesapeake, VA 23320
757-424-1131
635
Mall at Fairfield Commons #W170
2727 Fairfield Commons
Beavercreek, OH 45431
937-320-1982
637
Cape Cod Mall #S139A
769 Iyannough Rd
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-778-8250
638
Westfield Shopping Towns-Solano #R1
1350 Travis Blvd.
Suite 1496-B
Fairfield, CA 94533
707-429-3016
639
Greenwood Mall #510
2625 Scottsville Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42104
270-846-1224
641
Berkshire Mall #350
1665 State Hill Rd
Wyomissing, PA 19610
610-376-4955
642
Concord Mall #740
4737 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803
302-478-1404
644
Moorestown Mall #1360
400 Rte 38
Moorestown, NJ 08057
856-866-1131
645
Sunland Park Mall #E06B
750 Sunland Park Drive
El Paso, TX 79912
915-832-0721
647
Santa Fe Place #1398
4250 Cerrillos Rd.
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-471-5127
648
Short Pump Town Center #2138
11800 W Broad St
Richmond, VA 23233
804-360-5058
649
Mall at Tuttle Crossing #267 & 268
5043 Tuttle Crossing Blvd.
Dublin, OH 43016
614-799-2816
650
Eastridge Mall #1098
1 Eastridge Mall
San Jose, CA 95122
408-270-3894
651
Panama City Mall #2156
2150 Martin Luther King Drive
Panama City, FL 32405
850-769-3162
652
Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills #210
210 Pittsburgh Mills Circle
Tarentum, PA 15084
724-274-4594
654
Dover Mall #1110
1365 N Dupont Hwy
Dover, DE 19901
302-677-0601
656
Shops at Centerra #F630
NEC 1-25 & Hwy 34
Loveland, CO 80538
970-203-0884
659
Cordova Mall #F611A
5100 N 9th Ave
Pensacola, FL 32504
850-477-9903
663
Laurel Mall #31
106 Laurel Mall
Hazleton, PA 18201
570-453-0905
665
Lakeland Square #0264
3800 US Hwy 98 N
Lakeland, FL 33809
863-853-7005
668
Orange Park Mall #G16
1910 Wells Rd.
Orange Park, FL 32073
904-264-5612
801
Southpark Mall
4500 16th Street
Space #0485 & 0490
Moline, IL 61265
309-797-9413
802
Fashion Square Mall
4895 Fashion Square Mall
Space #402 Hybird
Saginaw, MI 48602
989-249-9095
803
Oakwood Mall
4800 Golf Road
Space #716
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-831-6277
804
Fox River Mall
4301 West Wisconsin
Appleton, WI 54913
920-733-0680
805
Mall of the Bluffs
1751 Madison Ave.
Space #530
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
712-323-1902
806
Bay City Mall
4101 Wilder Road
Space E517
Bay City, MI 48706
989-684-8226
807
Forest Mall
835 West Johnson St.
Space #E02
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
920-929-8481
808
University Park Mall
6501 N.Grape Road
Space #254
Mishawaka, IN 46545
574-243-7663
809
Burnsville Center
915 County Road 42 W.
Burnsville, MN 55306
952-892-5877
810
Northtown Mall
215 Northtown Drive
Space #D20
Blaine, MN 55434
763-783-0066
811
Westshore Mall
12331 James Street
Space #B10
Holland, MI 49424
616-355-7726
812
White Oaks Mall
2501 West Wabash Ave.
Space #A01
Springfield, IL 62704
217-698-5020
813
Lindale Mall
4444 1st Avenue N. E.
Space #212
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
319-378-3490
814
Rushmore Mall
2200 North Maple Avenue
Space #212
Rapid City, SD 57701-7881
605-355-0335
815 Empire Mall
4001 W 41st Street # 540
Space #25
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-6523
605-362-7825
817
Southern Hills Mall
4400 Sergeant Road
Space #314
Sioux City, IA 51106
712-276-3890
818
Meridian Mall
Space #525
1982 East Grand River Ave.
Okemos, MI 48864
517-381-5060
819
Northpark Mall
320 West Kimberly Road
Space #OO90
Davenport, IA 52806
563-391-7005
820
Cherryvale Mall
7200 Harrison Ave.
Space #H-45
Rockford, 1L 61112
815-332-8820
821
Lansing Mall
5332 West Saginaw Highway
Space #168
Lansing, MI 48917
517-321-6131
822
The Lakes Mall
5600 Harvey Street
Space #2072
Muskegon, MI 49444
231-798-4263
823
Valley View Mall
3800 State Road #16
Space #178
LaCrosse, WI 54601
608-781-3351
824
Dakota Square
218 Dakota Square
Space #218
Minot, ND 58701
701-839-9429
825
Arbor Lakes
Bldg. #13
7878 Main Street North
Maple Grove, MN 55369
763-773-3000
826
Montclair Center
13023 West Center Road
Space #B/C/D
Omaha, NE 68144
402-691-2480
827
Holiday Village
1200 10th Ave. S.
Space #1
Great Falls, MT 59405
406-268-0299
828
Mesa Mall
2424 Highway 6-50
Space #110
Grand Junction, CO 81505
970-256-9826
829
The Crossroads
6650 S. Westnedge Ave.
Space #255
Portage, MI 49024
269-324-9405
830
Mid-Rivers Mall
2272 Mid Rivers Mall
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-970-3800
831
Rimrock Mall
Space # A04
300 S. 24th Street West
Billings, MT 59102
406-655-8215
832
Columbia Mall
Space #335
2800 Columbia Road
Grand Forks, ND 58201
701-772-0621
833
South County Center
18 South Center Way
Space #467A
St Louis, MO 63129
314-487-2855
834
Frontier Mall
Space #91
1400 Del Range Blvd.
Cheyenne, WY 82001
307-432-6787
835
Twin Peaks Mall
1250 South Hover Street
Bldg. 1 Suite 20
Longmont, CO 80501
720-494-9830
836
Kennedy Mall
555 John F Kennedy Rd
Space #445
Dubuque, IA 52002
563-556-3470
837
Eastwood Mall
Space #402
5555 Youngstown-Warren Rd
Niles, OH 44446
330-652-3324
838
Capital Mall
Space #66
3600 Country Club Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109
573-893-5527
839
Chapel Hills Mall
Space #117
1710 Briargate Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
719-532-0095
840
The Village of Blaine
4255 Pheasant Ridge Dr.
Space #310
Blaine, MN 55449
763-783-7260
841
Rogue Valley Mall
Space #2109
1600 N. Riverside Drive
Medford, OR 97501
541-779-0877
842
Southglenn Mall
Space #D2106
6911 S. University Blvd.
Littleton, CO 80122
303-730-9260
843
Glenbrook Square
4201 Coldwater
Space #E10-b
Ft. Wayne, IN 46805
260-471-9535
844
Honey Creek Mall
3401 South US Hwy 41
Space #H3
Terre Haute, IN 47802
812-478-0391
845
Boise Towne Square Mall
Space #2323
350 N. Milwaukee
Boise, ID 83704
208-375-9529
846
Spokane Valley Mall
Space #1108
14700 East Indiania
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
509-922-6537
847
Northtown Mall
Space #2010
4750 N Division
Spokane, WA 99207
509-487-4324
848
Eastridge Mall
Space #1258
601 SE Wyoming Blvd.
Casper, WY 82609
307-472-1172
849
Riverdale Village
12771 Riverdale Blvd.
Suite #102
Coon Rapids, MN 55448
763-421-9163
850
Westdale Mall
2600 Edgewood Road S.W.
Space #2275 & 2280
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
319-390-0968
851
Eden Prairie Center
8251 Flying Cloud Drive
Space #1144
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
952-944-6678
852
Independence Center
18805 East 39th
Space #G09
Independence, MO 64057
816-795-2765
853
Tippecanoe Mall
2415 Sagamore Parkway S.
Space #G11 & G12
Lafayette, IN 47905
765-446-9661
854
College Mall
Space #M-12
2916 East 3rd Street
Bloomington, IN 47407
812-339-3416
855
Brookfield Square
95 North Moorland Road
Space #D1B
Brookfield, WI 53005
262-641-8199
856
Colonie Center
131 Colonie Center
Space #280/286
Albany, NY 12205
518-482-2937
857
Lakewood Mall
3315 6th Ave. SE
Space #43
Aberdeen, SD 57402
605-229-1551
858
Merle Hay Mall
Space #902
902 Merle Hay Mall
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-727-4955
859
Centerpointe Mall
3655 28th Street SE
Space #8B1
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
616-575-0991
860
Conestoga Mall
3404 W 13th ST
Space #A3A
Grand Island, NE 68803
308-384-7276
861
Colonial Park Mall
Space #17/18
Route 22 & Colonial Road
Harrisburg, PA 17109
717-920-9892
862
Apache Mall
Space #1030
333 Apache Mall
Rochester, MN 55902
507-529-7680
863
Dayton Mall
Space #700
2700 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd.
Dayton, OH 45459
937-428-6071
864
Maplewood Mall
Space #2010
3001 White Bear Ave.
Maplewood, MN 55109
651-748-8050
865
River Hills Mall
Space #518
1850 Adams Street
Mankato, MN 56001-4840
507-344-1186
866
Polaris Fashion Place
1500 Polaris Parkway
Space #2248/2252
Columbus, OH 43240
614-985-0010
867
Indian Mound Mall
Space #714
771 South 30th Street
Heath, OH 43056
740-788-9120
868
River Valley Mall
1635 River Valley Circle/Sp.#331
P.O. Box 5035
Lancaster, OH 43130
740-654-0931
869
Morgantown Mall
Space #915
9915 Mall Road
Morgantown, WV 26501
304-983-6181
870
New Towne Mall
Space #529
400 Mill Ave. S. E.
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
330-339-0081
871
Ashland Town Center
Space #250
500 Winchester Ave.
Ashland, KY 41101
606-324-1405
872
The Mall at Greece Ridge
Space #22
380 Greece Ridge Cntr. Dr.
Rochester, NY 14626
585-225-1060
873
Great Northern Mall
#B104 4155 Route 31
Space #B104
Clay, NY 13041
315-622-0907
874
Valley Mall
17301 Valley Mall Road
Space #472
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-582-1890
875
Marketplace Mall
Space #A1-2
751 Miracle Mile Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
585-427-8380
876
Westroads Mall
Space #3232
10000 California Street
Omaha, NE 68114
402-391-1473
877
Sandusky Mall
Space #180
4314 Milan Road
Sandusky, OH 44870
419-621-9340
878
Millcreek Mall
Space #725
725 Millcreek Mall
Erie, PA 16565
814-864-9997
879
Charlestowne Mall
Space #C11a
3800 East Main Street
St Charles, IL 60174
630-443-9469
880
Capital City Mall
Space #428
Capital Mall Drive
Camp Hill, PA 17011
717-731-6729
881
Antioch Center
Space #C3/C4
5235 North Antioch Mall
Kansas City, MO 64119
816-452-7484
882
Hickory Pointe Mall
Space #1400 & 1405
1400 Hickory Point Mall
Forsyth, IL 62535
217-872-1781
883
Wyoming Valley Mall
Space #338
44 Wyoming Valley Mall
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702-6872
570-825-8556
884
Lycoming Mall
Space #438
300 Lycoming Mall Circle #257
Pennsdale, PA 17756
570-546-3178
885
Washington Crown Center
Space #620
1500 W. Chestnut Street
Washington, PA 15301
724-222-6240
886
Shenango Valley Mall
Space #625
3275 East State Street
Hermitage, PA 16148
724-342-7786
887
Logan Valley Mall
Space #P142
887 Logan Valley Road
Altoona, PA 16602
814-941-1168
888
Southpark Mall
Space #BU816
816 Southpark Center
Strongsville, OH 44136
440-238-0279
889
Upper Valley Mall
Space #420
1475 Upper Valley Pike
Springfield, OH 45503
937-325-5687
890
Northwoods Mall
#AL05
2200 War Memorial Drive
Peoria, IL 61613
309-679-0482
891
Berkshire Mall
Space #D102
SWC Old State Road
Lanesboro, MA 01237
413-496-9299
892
Columbia Mall
Space #618
2300 Bernadette Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
573-447-2749
893
Chesterfield Mall
76 Chesterfield Mall
Chesterfield, MO 63017-4897
636-536-7767
894
Great Northern Mall
Space #116
116 Great Northern
N. Olmstead, OH 44070
440-777-2042
895
Pyramid Mall of Ithaca
Space #B07
40 Catherwood Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-257-8057
896
Shoppingtown Mall
Space #94
3649Erie Blvd. E.
DeWitt, NY 13214
315-449-2792
897
Salmon Run Mall
Space #B104
1300 Arsenal Street
Watertown, NY 13601
315-779-1700
898
Walden Galleria
Space #D105
34 Walden Galleria
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
716-651-9476
899
Tri-County Mall
Space #E9
11700 Princeton Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45246
513-671-0271
900
Charleston Town Center Mall
Space #1017
3000 Charleston Town Center Mall
Charlestown, WV 25389
304-344-3014
901
Valley River Center
Space #E9
210 Valley River Drive
Eugene, OR 97401
541-344-2522
902
Birchwood Mall
Space #228
4350 24th Ave.
Port Huron, MI 48059
810-385-7433
903
Towne West Square
Space #E03
4600 W. Kellogg Drive
Wichita, KS 67209
316-945-7500
904
East Town Mall
Space #F628
150 East Town Mall
Madison, WI 53704-3744
608-240-9710
905
Muncie Mall
Space #M03
3501 Granville Avenue
Muncie, IN 47303
765-286-8544
906
West Acres Shopping Center
Space #330
1-29 & 13th Avenue
Fargo, ND 58103
701-281-9922
907
Columbia Mall
Space #408
556 Columbia Center Blvd.
Kennewick, WA 99336
509-734-9266
908
Grand Traverse Mall
Space #410 & 411
3200 S. Airport Road West
Traverse City, MI 49684
231-935-4051
909
Greenway Station
Space # K-4
1651 Demmingway, Suite 110
Middleton, WI 53562
608-831-1134
910
Southpointe Pavilions
Space # I-18
2940 Pine Lake Road
Lincoln, NE 68516
402-420-0022
912
Central Mall
Space #46
2259 S. 9th Street
Salina, KS 67402
785-823-3770
913
Spring Hill Mall
1072 Spring Hill Mall
West Dundee. IL 60118
847-551-1447
914
Peru Mall
Space #H2 & H3
3940 Route 251
Peru, IL 61354
815-220-0216
915
Meadowbrook Mall
Space #445
2399 Meadowbrook Road
Bridgeport, WV 26330
304-848-0436
916
Kentucky Oaks Mall
Space #730
5101 Hinkleville Road
Paducah, KY 42001
270-442-5671
917
Huntington Mall
P.O. Box 4053
Space #643
500 Mall Road
Barboursville, WV 25504
304-733-0894
918
Legacy Village
Space #25267
25267 Cedar Road
Lyndhurst, OH 44124
216-382-7362
919
Wausau Center
Space #Al28
A-128 Wausau Center
Wausau, WI 54403
715-848-8630
920
West Park Mall
182 West Park Mall
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
573-335-2333
921
Crossroads Mall
Space #C-13
4201 West Division Street
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320-229-7476
923
Northpark Mall
Space #180
101 Range Line Road
Joplin, MO 64801
417-623-2510
924
Crestwood Plaza
40 Crestwood Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63126
314-918-7251
925
Westfield Shoppingtown Richland
Space #18
714 Richland Mall
Mansfield, OH 44906
419-589-2922
926
Westwood Mall
Space #808
1850 W. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, MI 49202
517-768-9030
927
Sunset Mall
Space #200
1700 Market Lane
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-844-3520
928
Deerfield Town Center
Space #3000
5525 Deerfield Blvd.
Mason, OH 45040
513-770-0240
929
Ohio Valley Mall
Space #540
67800 Mall Ring Road
St. Clairsville, OH 43950
740-526-0850
930
Midland Mall
Space #240
6800 Eastman Ave.
Midland, MI 48642
989-832-8583
931
Fort Henry Mall
2101 Fort Henry Drive
Kingsport, TN 37664
423-246-4951
932
McKinley Mall
Space #309
3701 McKinley Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14219
716-824-9231
933
Arnot Mall
3300 Chambers Rd Ste. 5146
Horseheads, NY 14845
607-739-8574
934
Apple Blossom Mall
Space #S171
1850 Apple Blossom Drive
Winchester, VA 22601
540-722-8175
935
Jordan Creek Town Center
Space #1430
1-80 & 74th Street
West Des Moines, IA 50265
515-225-6448
936
Clearview Mall
101 Clearview Circle
Butler, PA 16001
724-287-7700
Markland Mall
937
Space #B05
1212 South 17th Street
Kokomo, IN 46902
765-236-0084
Kirkwood Mall
938
Space #285
706 Kirkwood Mall
Bismarck, ND 58504
701-255-2783
939
Valley Mall
Space #318
1925 E. Market Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
540-432-6200
940
Battlefield Mall
Space #F06A
101 Battlefield Mall
Springfield, MO 65804
417-890-4036
941
Crossroads Mall
Space #F-11
Box 10 Crossroads Mall
Mt. Hope, WV 25880
304-253-9400
942
Nittany Mall
Space #814
2900 East College Ave.
State College, PA 16801
814-235-1032
943
Southgate Mall
Space #C16
2901 Brooks Street
Missoula, MT 59801
406-549-5280
944
Westfield Shoppingtown
6100 O Street
Lincoln, NE 68505
945
Eastview Mall
Space ##162
7979 Pittsford-Victor Road
Victor, NY 14564
585-223-0140
946
Findlay Village Mall
Space #469
1800 Tiffin Ave.
Findlay, OH 45840
419-429-0378
947
Chautauqua Mall
Space #644
318 E. Fairmont Ave.
Lakewood, NY 14750
716-763-0848
948
Genesee Valley Mall
Space #620 & 630
3341 S. Linden Road
Flint, MI 48507
810-720-5975
949
Bangor Mall
Space #1082
663 Stillwater Ave.
Bangor, ME 04401
207-942-2412
950
Champlain Centre
Space #A111
60 Smithfield Blvd.
Plattsburg, NY 12901
518-563-4477
951
Chambersburg Mall
Space #739
864 Chambersburg Mall
Chambersburg, PA 17201
717-261-9411
952
Valley View Mall
Space #LE230
4802 Valley View Blvd. NW
Roanoke, VA 24012
540-265-1168
953
Eastland Mall
Space #1050b
1615 East Empire St.
Bloomington, IL 61701
309-662-4167
954
The Galleria
500 Galleria Drive Space #186
Johnstown, PA 15904
814-266-0461
South Towne Center
955
Space #1220
10450 S. State Street
Sandy, UT 84070
801-553-1179
956
Concord Mall
Space #1214
3701 South Main
Elkhart, In 46517
574-875-9570
957
Miami Valley Centre
Space #C4
987 East Ash
Piqua, OH 45356
937-773-8510
958
Rotterdam Square Mall
Space# A-6
93 W. Campbell Road
Schenectady, NY 12306
518-370-0011
959
Westmoreland Mall
Space #117
970 E Pittsburgh Street
Greensburg, PA 15601
724-853-1428
960
Susquehanna Valley Mall
Space #C8 & C9
3 Susquehanna Valley Mall
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
570-374-3551
961
Wilton Mall at Saratoga
Space #B11a
3065 Route 50
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-587-8121
962
Bay Park Square
Space #339
303 Bay Park Square
Green Bay, WI 54304
920-494-7736
963
Layton Hills Mall
Space #2056
1076 Layton Hills Mall
Layton, UT 84041
801-444-0310
964
Westgate Mall
7701 West 1-40
Space #716
Amarillo, TX 79121
966
St. Clair Square
175 St. Clair Square
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
618-624-7218
618-624-7218
967
York Gallera
Space #130
2899 Whiteford Road (US 30)
York, PA 17402
717-755-6201
968
Lima Mall
Space #564 & 548
2400 Elida Road
Lima, OH 45805
969
Magic Valley Mall
Space #195
1485 Poleline Road East
Twin Falls, ID 83301
208-735-8311
970
Greenwood Park
Space #F11
1251 US 31 North
Greenwood, IN
317-888-7233
971
Mercer Mall
7193 Route 25
Space #725
Bluefield, WV 24701
304-324-8448
972
Westfield Shoppingtown
8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive
Space #214
Vancouver, WA 98662
360-944-6720
973
Manhattan Town Center
100 Manhattan Town Center
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-539-3611
785-539-3611
974
Galleria @ Pittsburgh Mills
208 Pittsburgh Mills Circle
Space #208
Tarentum, PA 15084
724-274-4292
976
Mall at Hays
2918 Vine Street
Space #200
Hays, KS 67601
977
Village Square Mall
57 Village Square Mall
Space #68
Effingham, IL 62401
217-347-7202
979
Shops at Boardwalk
8638 North Boardwalk Ave.
Space #14
Kansas City, MO 64154
816-741-8812
980
North Grand Mall
2801 Grand Avenue
Space #1090
Ames, IA 50010
515-232-9126
981
Summit Mall
Space #654
3265 West Market Street
Akron, OH 44333
330-873-1730
982
Town Center at Levis Commons
4175 Levis Commons Blvd.
Perrysburg, OH 43551
419-872-3750
983
South Hill Mall
3500 South Meridian
Puyallup, WA 98373
253-435-4472
986
Garden City Plaza
2214 East Kansas Ave.
Space #23 & #24
Garden City, KS 67846
620-260-9407
990
Northfield Square
Space #424a
1600 N.State Route 50
Bourbannais, IL 60914
Schedule 5.1 to Credit and Security Agreement
TRADE NAMES, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE, PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS,
AND LOCATIONS OF COLLATERAL
TRADE NAMES
Christopher & Banks
C.J. Banks
Acorn
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE/PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
2400 Xenium Lane North
Plymouth, Minnesota 55441
OTHER INVENTORY AND EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS
None.
Schedule 5.2 to Credit and Security Agreement
CAPITALIZATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Christopher & Banks Corporation, a Delaware corporation (CBK), is the parent organization and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Christopher & Banks, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (CBI), a wholly owned subsidiary of CBK, is the operating company and the Borrower under the Credit and Security Agreement. Christopher & Banks Company, a Minnesota corporation (CBC), is a wholly owned subsidiary of CBI. Christopher & Banks Services Company, a Minnesota corporation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of CBC.
Schedule 5.7 to Credit and Security Agreement
LITIGATION MATTERS
None.
Schedule 5.11 to Credit and Security Agreement
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES
The Borrower has the following trademarks:
Christopher & Banks
C&B by Christopher & Banks
C.J. Banks
Shapely Siloutettes
Brauns
The Borrower files a copyright on many of its designs. This list constantly changes and a copy may be obtained by contacting the Borrowers Chief Financial Officer.
Schedule 5.14 to Credit and Security Agreement
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
None.
Schedule 6.3 to Credit and Security Agreement
PERMITTED LIENS
None.
Schedule 6.4 to Credit and Security Agreement
Permitted Indebtedness and Guaranties
INDEBTEDNESS
NONE.
GUARANTIES
NONE.
EXHIBIT 10.49
SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT (the Amendment ), dated May 23, 2008, is entered into by and between CHRISTOPHER & BANKS, INC. and CHRISTOPHER & BANKS COMPANY , each a Minnesota corporation (jointly and severally, the Borrower , and each a Borrower as the context requires), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the Lender ), acting through its Wells Fargo Business Credit operating division.
RECITALS
A. The Borrower and the Lender are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement dated November 4, 2005, as amended by a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement dated as of August 28, 2007 (as amended from time to time, the Credit Agreement ). Capitalized terms used in these recitals have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement unless otherwise specified.
B. The Borrower has requested that certain amendments be made to the Credit Agreement, which the Lender is willing to make pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, it is agreed as follows:
Business Day means a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is open for business and, if such day relates to a LIBOR Advance, a day on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank eurodollar market.
Default Rate means an annual interest rate in effect during a Default Period or following the Termination Date, which interest rate shall be equal to two percent (2.0%) over the applicable Floating Rate or the LIBOR Advance Rate, as the case may be, as such rate may change from time to time.
Floating Rate means an annual interest rate equal to the sum of the Prime Rate minus one-quarter of one percent (0.25%), which interest rate shall change when and as the Prime Rate changes.
Interest Period means the period that commences on (and includes) the Business Day on which either a LIBOR Advance is made or continued or on which a Floating Rate Advance is converted to a LIBOR Advance and ending on (but excluding)
the Business Day numerically corresponding to such date that is one, two, three or six months thereafter as designated by the Borrower, during which period the outstanding principal balance of the LIBOR Advance shall bear interest at the LIBOR Advance Rate; provided, however , that:
LIBOR means the rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest whole 1/16 th of one percent (1%)) determined pursuant to the following formula:
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LIBOR Advance means an Advance bearing interest at the LIBOR Advance Rate.
LIBOR Advance Rate means an annual interest rate equal to the sum of LIBOR plus one and three-quarters of one percent (1.75%).
Maturity Date means June 30, 2011.
Officer means the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President-Treasury and Vice President-Finance of the Borrower.
Premises means all locations where the Borrower conducts its business or has any rights of possession, including as of the date set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto, the locations described in Exhibit C .
Indebtedness is used in its most comprehensive sense and means any debts, obligations and liabilities of Borrower to Lender, whether incurred in the past, present or future, whether voluntary or involuntary, and however arising, and whether due or not due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, and including without limitation indebtedness arising under any swap, derivative, foreign exchange, hedge, deposit, treasury management or any similar transaction or arrangement that Borrower may enter into at any time with Lender, whether or not Borrower may be liable individually or jointly with others, or whether recovery upon such Indebtedness may subsequently become unenforceable.
Section 2.2 Procedures for Requesting Advances . The Borrower shall comply with the following procedures in requesting Revolving Advances:
Section 2.2A LIBOR Advances.
The Borrower acknowledges that prepayment of the Revolving Note may result in the Lender incurring additional costs, expenses or liabilities, and that it is difficult to ascertain the full extent of such costs, expenses or liabilities. The Borrower therefore agrees to pay the above-described contracted funds breakage fee and agrees that said amount represents a reasonable estimate of the contracted funds breakage costs, expenses and/or liabilities of the Lender.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Inventory and Equipment located at the Borrowers store locations, such representation is made as of the date set forth on the list of stores attached to Exhibit C and incorporated by reference to Schedule 5.1.
Section 5.2 Capitalization . Schedule 5.2 (a) constitutes a correct and complete list of all Persons holding ownership interests and rights to acquire ownership interests, which if fully exercised would cause such Person to hold more than five percent (5%) of all ownership interests of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis, and (b) sets forth the ownership structure of all Subsidiaries of the Borrower, as of the date set forth thereon.
Section 5.5 Subsidiaries . Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2, the Borrower has no subsidiaries. Borrower will provide Lender not less than ten (10) days notice prior to the creation of any new Subsidiary, provided further that such Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to Lender a guaranty in favor of the Lender, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, guaranteeing the Obligations of the Borrower, or, at Lenders discretion, such Subsidiary shall become a Borrower, in each case within thirty (30) days of the creation of such Subsidiary, if such Subsidiary exists at such date.
Section 5.7 Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 5.7, there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Borrowers knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or the properties of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, which, if determined adversely to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, properties or operations of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates.
Section 5.11 Intellectual Property Rights . Except for Owned Intellectual Property (as defined below) no longer necessary in the operation of Borrowers business, Schedule 5.11 is a complete list of all patents, applications for patents, trademarks, applications to register trademarks, service marks, applications to register service marks, mask works, trade dress and copyrights for which the Borrower is the owner of record (the Owned Intellectual Property ); provided, however , that with respect to copyrights, the Borrower will provide a then current list of all copyrights as soon as is practicable, but in any event not later than thirty (30) days after request by the Lender, if the Lender is unable to obtain such list, in form and substance acceptable to the Lender, from the database maintained by the U.S. Copyright Office and accessible via its website. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.11, and except for Owned Intellectual Property no longer necessary in the operation of Borrowers business, (i) the Borrower owns the Owned Intellectual Property free and clear of all restrictions (including covenants not to sue a third party), court orders, injunctions, decrees, writs or Liens, whether by written agreement or otherwise, (ii) no Person other than the Borrower owns or has been granted any right in the Owned Intellectual Property, (iii) all Owned Intellectual Property is valid, subsisting and enforceable and (iv) the Borrower has taken all commercially reasonable action necessary to maintain and protect the Owned Intellectual Property.
(iv) Purchase money Liens relating to indebtedness or capitalized lease obligations for the acquisition of machinery and equipment (including vehicles) of the Borrower not exceeding the lesser of cost or fair market value thereof and so long as no Default Period is then in existence and none would exist immediately after such acquisition;
Section 6.17 Consolidation and Merger; Acquisitions . Neither a Borrower nor the Guarantor will consolidate with or merge into any Person, or permit any other Person to merge into it, or acquire (in a transaction analogous in purpose or effect to a
consolidation or merger) the stock or other equity interests or all or substantially all the assets of any other Person unless:
Upon any consolidation or merger of the Borrower or the Guarantor into another entity, or any conveyance or transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Borrower or the Guarantor in accordance herewith, the successor entity formed by such consolidation or into which the Borrower or the Guarantor, as the case may be, is merged or to which such conveyance or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of the Borrower under this Agreement with the same effect as if such successor entity had been named as the Borrower herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT OF GUARANTOR
The undersigned, a guarantor of the indebtedness of CHRISTOPHER & BANKS, INC., and CHRISTOPHER & BANKS COMPANY , each a Minnesota corporation (collectively referred to herein as, the Borrower ) to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the Lender ), acting through its Wells Fargo Business Credit operating division, pursuant to a Guaranty dated November 4, 2005 (the Guaranty ), hereby (i) acknowledges receipt of the foregoing Amendment; (ii) consents to the terms (including without limitation the release set forth in Paragraph 28 of the Amendment) and execution thereof; (iii) reaffirms all obligations to Lender pursuant to the terms of the Guaranty; and (iv) acknowledges that Lender may amend, restate, extend, renew or otherwise modify the Agreement and any indebtedness or agreement of the Borrower, or enter into any agreement or extend additional or other credit accommodations, without notifying or obtaining the consent of the undersigned and without impairing the liability of the undersigned under the Guaranty for all of the Borrowers present and future indebtedness to the Lender.
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Exhibit C to Credit and Security Agreement
PREMISES
The Premises referred to in the Credit and Security Agreement are as follows:
1. Headquarters and Distribution Center:
2400 Xenium Lane North
Plymouth, Minnesota 55441
2. Stores:
See attached spreadsheets.
Christopher and Banks Address Directory
Revised 5/23/2008
102
White Bear Center
4395 Lake Avenue South
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
651-426-4042
103
Woodbury Lakes Bldg A
9100 Hudson Road Suite #112
Woodbury, MN 55125
651-264-0123
105
Central Square Mall
201 NW 46 Street
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-326-4330
106
Northgate Mall
9483 Colerain Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45251
513-245-0564
108
Southdale Center
2330 Southdale Center
Edina, MN 55435
952-920-1830
109
Arbor Lakes #Bldg 14
7876 Main Street North
Maple Grove, MN 55369
763-773-2000
111
Maplewood Mall
3001 White Bear Avenue
Suite 2014
Maplewood, MN 55109
651-770-3921
112
Crossroads Shopping Center
4101 West Division St.
Suite B37
St. Cloud, MN 56301-6601
320-253-0170
113
Washington Square Mall
815 Lake Avenue
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
218-847-4958
115
Columbia Mall #427
2800 Columbia Road
Grand Forks, ND 58201
701-772-6637
116
Rapids Mall
555 West Grand Ave. B-4
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
715-421-2730
117
Paul Bunyan Mall
1401 Paul Bunyan Drive NW
Bemidji, MN 56601
218-751-5812
118
Prairie Hills Mall
1681 3rd Ave W
Dickinson, ND 58601
701-225-6896
119
Southtown Center #511
7833 Southtown Center
Bloomington, MN 55431
952-886-9053
120
Westdale Mall
2600 Edgewood Road SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
319-396-3257
121
Southpoint Pavilions #L-17
2940 Pine Lake Road, Suite O
Lincoln, NE 68516
402-420-6888
122
West Acres Mall
I-29 and 13
th
Avenue South
Fargo, ND 58103
701-282-9308
124
Holiday Mall
425 COLLEGE DRIVE S
STE #6
DEVILS LAKE, ND 58301
701-662-5095
(must be in all caps where shown)
126
Crossroads Mall
217 S. 25
th
Street (C4)
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
515-955-5282
127
Dakota Square
214 Dakota Square
Minot, ND 58701
701-852-2444
128
Valley View Mall #121
3800 State Rd 16
LaCrosse, WI 54601-1898
608-781-0560
129
The Village of Blaine #314
4255 Pheasant Ridge Drive
Blaine, MN 55449
763-783-7251
130
Kirkwood Mall
630 Kirkwood Mall
Bismarck, ND 58504
701-222-2993
132
Crossroads Mall #209
2060 Crossroads Blvd.
Waterloo, IA 50702
319-226-3211
133
Westfield Mall-Gateway
6100 O Street #516
Lincoln, NE 68505
402-467-2593
135
Southpark Mall
4500 16
th
Street
Moline, IL 61265
309-762-9338
136
Southern Hills Mall
4400 Sergeant Road, Suite 402
Sioux City, IA 51106-4752
712-274-2633
137
Northpark Mall
320 West Kimberly Road
Davenport, IA 52806
563-386-4924
138
Rosedale Mall #593
342 Rosedale Center
Roseville, MN 55113
651-634-4022
139
Independence Center, #1152
18805 East 39
th
Independence, MO 64057
816-795-9309
140
Bay Park Square
251 Bay Park Square
Green Bay, WI 54304
920-499-2978
Christopher and Banks Address Directory
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Regency Mall
5630 Durand Avenue
Racine, WI 53406
262-554-0275
142
Westland Mall
550 South Gear Ave., Suite #42
West Burlington, IA 52655
319-753-6555
143
Kandi Mall
1605 South 1
st
Street
Willmar, MN 56201
320-235-0616
144
Capital Mall
3600 Country Club Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109
573-893-4575
146
Frontier Mall
1400 Del Range Boulevard
Cheyenne, WY 82001
307-638-4461
147
The Kennedy Mall #638
555 John F. Kennedy Road
Dubuque, IA 52002
563-582-4033
148
Crossroads Mall #1130
1130 Crossroads Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73149
405-631-3783
149
Silver Lake Mall #117
200 W. Hanley Avenue
Coeur DAlene, ID 83814
208-762-4522
150
Kaleidoscope
655 Walnut, Suite #228
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-243-4485
151
Eden Prairie Center #1140
8251 Flying Cloud Dr.
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
952-943-0255
152
Southbridge Mall
100 South Federal #309
Mason City, IA 50401
641-423-2849
153
Lakewood Mall #21
3315 6
th
Avenue SE
Aberdeen, SD 57402
605-226-1556
154
Oakpark Mall #212
1301 NW 18
th
Avenue
Austin, MN 55912
507-437-8541
155
Janesville Mall
2500 Milton Avenue
Janesville, WI 53545
608-752-3042
156
East Ridge Mall
601 Wyoming Boulevard #283
Casper, WY 82609
307-265-0660
157
East Town Mall #15
2350 East Mason
Green Bay, WI 54302
920-468-4061
158
Burnsville Center
2022 Burnsville Center
Burnsville, MN 55306
952-435-1717
159
Merle Hay Mall
3800 Merle Hay Rd., Suite #920
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-270-9688
160
Green Bay Plaza #6F
807 S Military
Green Bay, WI 54303
920-490-0639
161
Viking Plaza #B-4
3015 Highnay 29 South
Alexandria, MN 56308
320-762-0472
162
New Towne Mall #317
400 Mill Avenue S.E.
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
330-308-9403
163
Greeley Mall
1955 Greeley Mall
Greeley, CO 80631
970-356-5009
164
Westfield-Great Northern
524 Great Northern Mall
North Olmsted, OH 44070
440-716-8284
165
Wausau Center
C324 Wausau Center
Wausau, WI 54403
715-848-3464
166
Great Northern Mall
4155 Route 31
Clay, NY 13041
315-622-2829
167
Marshalltown Mall
2500 South Center Street
Marshalltown, IA 50158
641-753-0631
168
Manhattan Towne Center
100 Manhattan Towne Ctr. #270
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-539-8202
169
Jordan Creek Town Center
101 Jordan Creek Parkway
Suite 11280
West Des Moines, IA 50266
515-223-0631
170
Time Square
7605 148
th
Street
Apple Valley, MN 55124
952-432-9287
171
Northland Mall
954 West Northland Avenue
Appleton, WI 54911
920-739-1099
172
Forest Mall
835 West Johnson Street
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
920-922-2133
173
North Grand Mall
2801 Grand Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
515-232-2018
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Beaver Valley Mall
344 Route 18
Monaca, PA 15061
724-775-5088
175
1140 College Square Mall
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
319-277-6397
176
Fair Oaks Mall
2284 25
th
Street
Columbus, IN 47201
812-372-0965
177
Alton Square #A09
116 Alton Square
Alton, IL 62002
618-463-2350
178
Fox River Mall #322
4301 West Wisconsin
Appleton, WI 54913
920-733-2331
179
Valley West Mall
1551 Valley West Dr., #235
West Des Moines, IA 50266
515-223-0312
180
Hickory Point Mall
1125 Hickory Point Mall
Forsyth, IL 62535
217-875-3867
181
Westfield Southlake Mall
1955 Southlake Mall
Merrillville, IN 46410
219-736-6007
182
1308 Spring Hill Mall
West Dundee, IL 60118
847-426-3635
183
111 Conestoga Mall
3404 West 13
th
Street
Grand Island, NE 68803
308-381-2824
184
Lima Mall #158
2400 Elida Road
Lima, OH 45805
419-221-1031
185
Summit Mall #140
3265 West Market Street
Akron, OH 44333
330-869-9356
186
Lindale Mall
4444 1
st
Avenue NE #142
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
319-393-5764
187
Montclair Center
13029 West Center Road
Omaha, NE 68144
402-333-0805
188
Eastland Mall #312
800 No. Green River Road
Evansville, IN 47715
812-477-0840
189
Mall of the Bluffs #302
1751 Madison Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
712-322-6276
190
Oakwood Mall
4800 Golf Road
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-834-2928
191
East Towne Mall
48 East Towne Mall, #D-404
Madison, WI 53704
608-249-7712
192
127 Central Mall
2259 South 9
th
Street
Salina, KS 67401
785-823-6114
195
Westfield Chesterfield
267 Chesterfield Mall
Chesterfield, MO 63017
636-536-2710
196
Village Mall
2917 North Vermilion
Danville, IL 61832
217-443-4233
197
River Valley Mall #709
1635 River Valley Circle
Lancaster, OH 43130
740-687-1746
198
Chapel Hill Mall #981
2000 Brittain Road
Akron, OH 44310
330-634-1397
200
Huntington Mall #840
P.O. Box 4005
Barboursville, WV 25504-4000
304-733-2901
201
Coral Ridge Mall #312
1451 Coral Ridge Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52241
319-625-2803
202
White Oaks Mall #A-03
2501 W. Wabash Avenue
Springfield, IL 62704
217-726-5530
203
Miller Hill Mall #I-3
1600 Miller Trunk Highway
Duluth, MN 55811
218-720-3490
204
Meridian Mall #553
1982 W. Grand River Avenue
Okemos, MI 48864
517-347-1671
206
Eastland Mall #D-40
2739 S. Hamilton Road
Columbus, OH 43232
614-861-9511
207
Twin Peaks Mall
1250 S. Hover Road Suite #75
Longmont, CO 80501
303-485-5345
208
Brookfield Square Mall #D-42
95 North Moorland Road
Brookfield, WI 53005
262-796-1567
209
Commerce Center
2232 Commerce Boulevard
Mound, MN 55364
952-472-8040
210
Parmatown Mall #73
7953 W. Ridgewood Drive
Parma, OH 44129
440-845-4457
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Chapel Hills Mall #413
1710 Briargate Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
719-528-6504
213
Hutchinson Mall #B-9
1500 East 11
th
Street
Hutchinson, KS 67501
620-665-0058
214
Nittany Mall #607-608
East College Avenue
State College, PA 16801
814-867-0898
215
Viewmont Mall #774
Scranton, PA 18508
570-344-5142
216
Westshore Mall
12331 James Street, Suite 128
Holland, MI 49424
616-393-0155
217
Empire Mall
4001 West 41
st
Street #840
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-6512
605-361-7405
218
Sandburg Mall
1150 West Carl Sandburg Drive
Galesburg, IL 61401
309-344-1284
219
Faribo West Mall
200 Western Avenue Suite B4
Faribault, MN 55021
507-332-0536
220
Morgantown Mall
9913 Mall Road
Morgantown, WV 26501
304-983-6613
221
232 Birchwood Mall
4350 24
th
Avenue
Fort Gratiot, MI 48059
810-385-7640
222
The Mall at Greece Ridge
#H-19a
257 Greece Ridge Center Drive
Rochester, NY 14626
585-227-0490
223
River Hills Mall
1850 Adams Street, #214
Mankato, MN 56001-4840
507-345-1951
225
#84 Quincy Place Mall
1110 Quincy Avenue
Ottumwa, IA 52501
641-683-1315
226
Ashland Town Center #178
500 Winchester Ave.
Ashland, KY 41101
606-326-0721
227
West Gate Mall
14136 Baxter Drive
Baxter, MN 56425
218-828-8399
228
#57 Watertown Mall
1300 9
th
Avenue SE
Watertown, SD 57201
605-886-2195
230
Apache Mall Space # 1070
333 Apache Mall
Rochester, MN 55902
507-281-2011
232
Grand Traverse Mall #410
3200 S. Airport Road West
Traverse City, MI 49684
231-935-4433
233 Mall of America #270
270 South Boulevard
Bloomington, MN 55425
952-858-8512
234
Cedar Mall
2900 South Main
Rice Lake, WI 54868
715-234-4672
235
Northland Mall
1635 Oxford Street
Worthington, MN 56187
507-376-3888
237
Shops Off Broadway
1535 Thunderbird Mall
Menomonie, WI 54751
715-235-1788
238
Thunderbird Mall
1427 S. 12
th
Avenue
Virginia, MN 55792-3247
218-741-8767
239
York Galleria #157
157 York Galleria
2899 Whiteford Road
York, PA 17402
717-757-5676
240
Hilltop Mall
5003 North Second Ave.,
Suite 5
Kearney, NE 68848
308-234-9765
241
Sunset Plaza #37
1700 Market Lane
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-379-1082
242
Hutchinson Mall #36
1060 Hwy 15 South
Hutchinson, MN 55350
320-234-7443
244
Cary Town Center #150
1105 Walnut St.
Cary, NC 27511-4791
919-468-8727
245
Center Point Mall
1201 3
rd
Court, Suite D-50
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-341-9877
246
Southridge Mall
1111 E. Army Post Rd .#128
Des Moines, IA 50315
515-285-1428
248
Copper Country Mall
47420 State Hwy M-26
Houghton, MI 49931
906-482-4010
250
Monument Mall
2302 Frontage Rd. #2
Scotts Bluff, NE 69361
308-635-1125
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Pierre Mall
1615 North Harrison
Pierre, SD 57501
605-224-1134
252
Magic Valley Mall
1485 Pole Line Rd. E. #253
Twin Falls, ID 83301
208-733-9456
253
Grand Teton Mall, Space #147
2300 East 17
th
Street Suite 54
Idaho Falls, ID 83404
208-525-8187
254
Boise Towne Square
350 N. Milwaukee #1041
Boise, ID 83704
208-322-7442
255
Rimrock Mall
300 S. 24
th
St. W. #B-1
Billings, MT 59102
406-652-4324
260
Buffalo Mall
Hwy 281 South & 25
th
St. SW
Jamestown, ND 58402
701-251-9362
261
Holiday Village Mall
1200 Tenth Avenue South
Great Falls, MT 59405
406-452-7950
262
Bay City Mall
4101 Wilder Road
Bay City, MI 48706
989-667-4810
263
Southpark Mall
901 11
th
Street SW
Spencer, IA 51301
712-262-1762
264
Yankton Mall
2101 Broadway
Yankton, SD 57078
605-665-4136
265
Pine Tree Mall
2716 Roosevelt Road
Marinette, WI 54143
715-732-0644
266
Towne West Square
4600 West Kellogg
Wichita, KS 67209
316-945-2700
267
Lakeview Square
5775 Beckley Road
Battle Creek, MI 49015
269-979-8828
268
Winona Mall
1213 Gilmore
Winona, MN 55987
507-453-0405
270
Southern Park Mall
7401 Market Street #221a
Youngstown, OH 44512
330-758-0992
271
Village Square
2601 Central
Dodge City, KS 67801
620-227-6959
272
Garden City Plaza
2214 East Kansas
Garden City, KS 67846
620-272-0922
273
Westwood Mall #776
1850 W. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, MI 49202
517-841-9302
274
Rogers Plaza
1024 28th Street Southwest
Wyoming, MI 49509
616-531-1342
275
Provo Towne Center
1200 Provo Town Center Blvd #1000
Provo, UT 84603
801-852-2873
276
Memorial Mall
3347 Kohler Memorial Drive Ste. 15
Sheboygan, WI 53081-8315
920-451-4643
277
Delta Plaza Shopping Center
301 North Lincoln Road
Escanaba, MI 49829
906-789-4296
278
Foothills Fashion Mall
215 East Foothills Parkway, B-9
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970-226-3742
279
Centrum Plaza
915 Short Street
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-0093
280
Moorhead Center Mall
512 Center Avenue
Moorhead, MN 56560
218-233-6649
281
Eastview Mall
150 Eastview Mall #B-8
Victor, NY 14564
585-421-3800
282
Westgate MaIl
515 North Adams Suite #223
Carroll, IA 51401
712-792-0035
283
Northtown Mall #B105
4750 Division Street
Spokane, WA 99207
509-487-5001
284
Capitol Hill Mall
1600 11
th
Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
406-442-6006
285
Pueblo Mall
3539 Dillon Drive
Pueblo, CO 81008
719-542-9227
286
Washington Park Mall
2350 SE Washington Blvd.
Bartlesville, OK 74006
918-335-2249
287
Market Street Mall
1420 East College Drive
Marshall, MN 56258
507-532-0014
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Butte Plaza Mall E. #6
3100 Harrison Avenue
Butte, MT 59701
406-494-8385
289
Karcher Mall
1509 Caldwell Blvd.
Nampa, ID 83651
208-466-0130
290
Peru Mall Suite H-5
3940 Route U.S. 251
Peru, IL 61354
815-223-1065
291
Pioneer Square Shopping Ctr.
725 North Perkins Road
Stillwater, OK 74075
405-743-4510
292
Shoppes at Wood Ridge
503 East Ives Street
Marshfield, WI 54449
715-384-9412
293
Wenatchee Valley Mall
511 Valley Mall Park-Way
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
509-886-5606
294
Central Mall
5111 Rogers Avenue
Ft. Smith, AR 72903
479-484-7167
295
Miami Valley Centre
987 East Ash Street
Piqua, OH 45356
937-773-5545
296
South Towne Center #1224
10450 South State
Sandy, UT 84070
801-553-1264
297
Northwest Arkansas Mall
4201 No. Shiloh Dr. #115
Fayetteville, AR 72703
479-442-3767
298
Boulevard Mall
1281 Niagra Falls Blvd.
Amherst, NY 14226
716-831-0013
299
Francis Scott Key Mall #252
5500 Buckeystown Pike
Frederick, MD 21703
240-379-7569
300
Paradise Valley Mall
4550-72 E. Cactus Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85032
602-992-1672
301
Glenwood Springs Mall D5
51027 Hwy 6 &24 Suite #141
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
970-945-7034
302
Susquehanna Valley Mall #C6
Rtes 11&15
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
570-374-6364
303
Bangor Mall #F9/F11
663 Stillwater Ave.
Bangor, ME 04401
207-942-0967
304
Wilton Mall at Saratoga #E-14
3065 Rt. 50
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-581-2591
305
Rotterdam Square Mall #G14
93 West Campbell Rd. #6050
Schenectady, NY 12306
518-346-9259
306
Shopping Town Mall #2-B
3649 Erie Blvd East
DeWitt, NY 13214
315-446-0345
307
Springfield Mall #2U
1250 Baltimore Pike
Springfield, PA 19064
610-543-8030
308
Triangle Town Center
BU2032 & BU2036
5959 Triangle Town Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27616
919-792-2838
309
The Citadel #2202
750 Citadel Drive East
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
719-597-8882
310
West Ridge Mall #F17
1801 Wanamaker Road
Topeka, KS 66604
785-271-1459
311
Westfield Shopping Towns #776
470 Lewis Ave
Meriden, CT 06451
203-238-9776
312
Enfield Square #55
90 Elm Street
Enfield, CT 06082
860-741-8484
313
Northgate Mall #747a
401 NE Northgate Way
Seattle, WA 98125
206-366-2821
314
Valley Mall #312
1925 E Market Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
540-442-8388
315
Meadowbrook Mall #330
2399 Meadowbrook Road
Bridgeport, WV 26330
304-842-3800
316
Richland Mall
687 Richland Mall
Mansfield, OH 44906
419-529-5462
318
Apple Blossom Mall #S149
1850 Apple Blossom Dr.
Winchester, VA 22601
540-665-9560
319
Fort Steuben Mall #Al2
100 Mall Drive
Steubenville, OH 43952
740-346-0722
320
Tippecanoe Mall #B09
2415 Sagamore Parkway South
Lafayette, IN 47905
765-449-8471
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Honey Creek Mall #D4a
3401 South US Hwy 41
Terre Haute, IN 47802
812-238-9631
322
Novi Town Center #43151
43151 Crescent Blvd.
Novi, MI 48375
248-347-1721
323
The Platte River Mall #40&50
1000 S. Dewey
North Platte, NE 69101
308-534-0162
324
Arnot Mall
3300 Chambers Rd Ste. #5104
Horseheads, NY 14845
607-739-6167
325
Riverdale Village, Suite 101
12771 Riverdale Blvd NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55448
763-421-0830
326
Rockford Rd. Plaza #125 & 128
4190 Vinewood Lane N.
Plymouth, MN 55442
763-744-1049
327
Gurnee Mills #761
6170 Grand Ave
Gurnee, IL 60031
847-855-1380
328
Centerpointe Mall #8B2
3665 28
th
St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
616-285-1993
329
Chautauqua Mall #626
318 E Fairmont Ave.
Lakewood, NY 14750
716-763-8664
330
Great Lakes Mall #514
7850 Mentor Ave.
Mentor, OH 44060
440-205-0571
331
Mercer Mall #720
US 460 & WV 25
Bluefield, WV 24701
304-327-8929
332
New River Valley Mall #828
828 New River Rd
Christiansburg, VA 24073
540-381-9560
333
Crossroads Mall #C4&C5
89 Crossroads Mall
Mt. Hope, WV 25880
304-250-0046
334
College Mall #CO4B(a)
2864 East 3
rd
Street
Bloomington, IN 47401
812-336-0402
335
The Mall at Robinson
2830 Robinson Centre Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
412-494-4909
336
Colonie Center #286
131 Colonie Center
Albany, NY 12205
518-482-1157
337
Polaris Fashion Place #2236
1500 Polaris Parkway
Columbus, OH 43240
614-888-9242
338
Ashtabula Mail #415
3315 North Ridge E Unit 415
Ashtabula, OH 44004
440-992-4509
339
Charlestowne Mall #F105
3800 E Main St
St. Charles, IL 60174
630-443-8972
340
Greenwood Park Mall #C02
1251 US 31 North/Box 187
Greenwood, IN 46142
317-882-1364
341
Castleton Square #330
6020 E 82
nd
Street
Indianapolis, IN 46250
317-849-6291
342
River Ridge Mall #F265
3405 Candlers Mountain Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434-239-5500
343
Valley View Mall #LF265
4802 Valley View Blvd NW
Roanoke, VA 24012
540-777-0128
344
Northwoods Mall #AL05
2200 West War Memorial Drive
Peoria, IL 61613
309-679-0480
345
Berkshire Mall #A106
SWC Old State Road
Lanesboro, MA 01237
413-496-9300
346
Crossgates Mall #N108
1 Crossgates Mall Road
Albany, NY 12203
518-456-0154
347
Holyoke Mall at Ingleside #H-309
50 Holyoke Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
413-532-7337
348
Independence Mall #C118
101 Independence Mall Way
Kingston, MA 02364
781-422-0138
349
Fort Henry Mall #E4
2101 Fort Henry Drive
Kingsport, TN 37664
423-245-5583
350
Poughkeepsie Galleria #A115
790 South Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845-298-0668
351
Hudson Valley Mall #A06
1300 Ulster Ave, Suite 303
Kingston, NY 12401
845-336-5725
352
Midway Mall
3250 Midway Mall
Elyria, OH 44035
440-324-2922
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Galleria at Crystal Run #D206
1 Galleria Dr
Middletown, NY 10941
845-692-6679
354
Champlain Center #D110
60 Smithfield Blvd
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
518-561-8674
355
Pyramid Mall of Ithaca #F09
40 Catherwood Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-257-7705
356
Belden Village Mall #C-14
4156 Belden Village Mall
Canton, OH 44718
330-493-9590
357
Salmon Run Mall #B105
1300 Arsenal Street
Watertown, NY 13601
315-779-8100
359
Adrian Mall #1254
1357 S Main St
Adrian, MI 49221
517-266-0174
360
Lakewood City Commons #Bldg L, Ste A
7700 West Virginia Ave
Lakewood, CO 80226
720-962-4772
361
Marketplace at Northglenn #Bldg 5
331A West 104
th
Ave
Northglenn, CO 80234
720-929-9950
362
Flatiron Crossing
One West FlatIron Crossing Drive, Ste. 1004
Broomfield, CO 80021
303-469-3923
363
Columbia Mall #126
2300 Bernadette Dr
Columbia, MO 65203
573-445-7245
364
Valley River Center #E8
214 Valley River Center
Eugene, OR 97401
541-431-4646
365
Valley Mall #A10
2529 Main Street Suite #117
Union Gap, WA 98903
509-469-5544
541-431-4646
366
Towne East Square #P05
7700 E Kellogg Dr.
Wichita, KS 67207
316-652-7800
367
West Town Mall #1123
7600 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
865-539-0993
368
McKinley Mall #808
3701 McKinley Pkwy
Buffalo, NY 14219
716-825-2153
369
SouthMall #516a
3300 S. Lehigh St.
Allentown, PA 18103
610-797-2238
370
Colorado Mills #456
14500 West Colfax Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80401
303-590-1448
371
Tyrone Square #846a
6924 Tyrone Square
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
727-343-3478
372
Arapahoe Crossing #101
6616 Parker
Aurora, CO 80016
303-617-7621
373
The Galleria #218
500 Galleria Drive
Johnstown, PA 15904
814-262-9001
374
Paddock Mall #454a
3100 College Road
Ocala, FL 34474
352-861-5299
375
Spotsylvania Mall #850
137 Spotsylvania Mall
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
540-786-9911
376
Port Charlotte Town Center #215
1441 Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte, FL 33948
941-255-3399
377
Governors Square Mall #670
2801 Wilma Rudolph Blvd.
Clarksville, TN 37040
931-221-0102
378
Seminole Towne Center #F03a
200 Towne Center Circle
Sanford, FL 32771
407-330-0488
379
The Promenade at Evergreen Walk Space #TS103
101 Evergreen Way # 115
S. Windsor, CT 06074
860-644-7726
380
Flagstaff Mall #F26
4650 N. Hwy 89
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
928-714-1187
381
Coventry Mall #H2
351 W. Schuylkill Rd.
Pottstown, PA 19465
610-327-4512
382
St. Clair Square #176
134 St. Clair Square
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
618-622-3564
383
Animas Valley Mall #470
4601 E. Main Street
Farmington, NM 87402
505-326-0179
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White Mountain Mall #1129
2441 Foothill Blvd.
Rock Springs, WY 82901
307-362-7596
385
Park City Center #E575
575 Park City Center
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-207-0741
386
Prescott Gateway #1064
3250-1064 Gateway Blvd.
Prescott, AZ 86303
928-708-0569
387
The Shops at Boardwalk #SP18
8630 North Boardwalk Ave
Kansas City, MO 64154
816-505-4664
388
Clearview Mall #730+735
101 Clearview Circle #735
Butler, PA 16001
724-283-1069
389
Greenway Station #K106
1651 Demingway Suite #106
Middleton, WI 53562
608-831-0605
390
Mall of New Hampshire #E111
1500 S. Willow Street
Manchester, NH 03103
603-626-8887
391
Clackamas Town Center #1048
12000 SE 82
nd
Avenue
Happy Valley, OR 97086
503-353-0750
392
Patrick Henry Mall #411
12300 Jefferson Avenue
Newport News, VA 23602
757-882-1050
393
TownMall of Westminster #241
400 North Center Street
Westminster, MD 21157
410-871-3230
394
Uniontown Mall #P728
1728 Mall Run Road
Uniontown, PA 15401
724-434-5360
395
Auburn Mall S108
385 Southridge Street
Auburn, MA 01501
508-832-4005
396
Fox Run #G28
50 Fox Run Rd.
Newington, NH 03801
603-431-9470
397
Emerald Square Mall #W241 & E243
248 Emerald Square
North Attleboro, MA 02760
508-643-9199
398
Phillipsburg Mall #207 & 208
1200 Hwy 22 East
Phillipsburg. NJ 08865
908-454-0330
399
The Mall at Whitney Field #14
100 Commercial Road
Leominster, MA 01453
978-537-5566
400
Vista Ridge Mall #1280
2401 S. Stemmons Fwy
Lewisville, TX 75067
214-488-3720
401
West Park Mall
3049 William Street, Suite 183
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
573-332-0220
403
Northland Mall #10
2900 E. Lincolnway
Sterling, IL 61081
815-626-7195
404
Layton Hills Mall
2088 Layton Hills Mall
Layton, UT 84041
801-544-7731
405
Cache Valley Mall #1020
1300 N. Main St.
Logan, UT 84341
435-755-6710
406
Charleston Town Center #1015
3000 Charleston Town Center
Charleston, WV 25389
304-344-5002
407
Westfield-Southpark
920 Southpark Center
Strongsville, OH 44136
440-238-4338
408
Southgate Mall
2901 Brooks St.
Missoula, MT 59801
406-549-2687
409
Antioch Shopping Center
5241 Center Mall
Kansas City, MO 64119
816-454-4899
410
North Park Mall #7
1129 North Baldwin Ave.
Marion, IN 46952
765-668-8479
411
Chcrrytiale Mall #F29-B
7200 Harrison Ave
Rockford, IL 61112
815-332-3328
412
Quincy Mall
33rd & Broadway Street
Quincy, IL 62301
217-228-8465
413
The Mall at Hays #60
2918 Vine Street
Hays, KS 67601
785-623-4653
414
Capitol City Mall #608
3507 Capitol City Mall Drive
Camp Hill, PA 17011
717-303-0540
416
Hunters Square
31065 Orchard Lake Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
248-737-4527
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Mid-Town Mall
1084 South Stephenson Highway
Iron Mountain, MI 49801
906-774-0111
419
Elk Park Center
19128 Freeport Street NW,
C-105
Elk River, MN 55330
763-241-1852
420
Gallatin Valley Mall
2825 West Main
Bozeman, MT 59718
406-586-5993
421
Petoskey Town Center
1319 Spring St
Petoskey, Ml 49770
231-348-8751
422
Northbridge Mall
2452 Bridge Ave AC-11
Albert Lea, MN 56007
507-377-7153
423
Newgate Mall
3651 Wall Ave. #1074
Ogden, UT 84405
801-392-7094
424
Sooner Mall #305
3251 W. Main St.
Norman, OK 73072
405-329-3000
425
Mid Rivers Mall
1600 Midrivers Drive #2006
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-278-2386
426
Branson Landing #1007
1007 Branson Landing
Branson, MO 65616
417-335-5407
427
Midland Mall #147
6800 Eastman Avenue
Midland, MI 48642
989-837-2373
428
Fashion Square Mall #420
4843 Fashion Square Mall
Saginaw, Ml 48604
989-249-7838
429
Spokane Valley Mall #1162
14700 East Indiana
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
509-893-1312
430
Westland Mall
35000 W. Warren Road
Westland, MI 48185
734-261-4788
431
Mission Center
5305 Johnson Dr. #537
Mission, KS 66205
913-236-9016
432
Eastern Hills Mall #434
4545 Transit Road
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-626-9600
433
Upper Valley Mall #606
1475 Upper Valley Pike
Springfield, OH 45504
937-325-0165
434
Concord Mall
3701 S. Main
Elkhart, IN 46517
574-875-8922
435
Glenbrook Square #E3
4201 Coldwater
Ft. Wayne, IN 46805
260-484-3154
436
Muncie Mall #K06
3501 Granville Ave
Muncie, IN 47303
765-286-8530
437
North Park Mall #146
101 Rangeline Road
Joplin, MO 64801
417-206-3172
438
Walden Galleria
34 Walden Galleria #D111
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
716-681-8755
439
Rogue Valley Mall #2041
1600 N. Riverside Dr.
Medford, OR 97501
541-245-6817
440
Logan Valley Mall
758 Logan Valley Mall
Altoona, PA 16602
814-940-5630
441
Columbia Center
1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd.
Suite #397
Kennewick, WA 99336
509-737-9292
442
Westmoreland Mall #259
5256 Route 30
Greensburg, PA 15601
724-834-4855
443
Rushmore Mall #210
2200 N. Maple
Rapid City, SD 57701
605-399-0789
444
North Hanover Mall
1155 Carlisle St.
Hanover, PA 17331
717-630-8117
446
Wyoming Valley Mall #310
55 Wyoming Valley Mall
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702-6872
570-825-6330
447
Lycoming Mall
300 Lycoming Mall Circle, Ste.193
Pennsdale, PA 17756
570-546-0648
448
Battlefield Mall #F-10
2825 South Glenstone Ave
Springfield, MO 65804
417-883-8791
449
Everett Mall #310
1402 SE Everett Mall Way
Everett, WA 98208
425-290-1444
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Valley Mall #591
17301 Valley Mall Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-582-6230
451
Kitsap Mall #F-7
10315 Silverdale Way NW
P.O Box 900
Silverdale, WA 98383
360-698-7057
452
Cascade Mall #A8
745 Cascade Mall Dr.
Burlington, WA 98233-3253
360-757-1553
453
Southland Mall #265
1425 Marion-Waldo Rd
Marion, OH 43302
740-725-1119
454
Vancouver Mall #215
8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr.
Vancouver, WA 98662
360-885-2419
455
Markland Mall B03
1220 South 17
th
Street
Kokomo, IN 46902
765-456-1332
456
Bay Shore Town Center
5800 North Bayshore Drive
#B-127
Glendale, WI 53217
414-332-9105
457
Mesa Mall #332
2424 Hwy 6 50
Grand Junction, CO 81505
970-243-7660
458
University Park Mall #125
6501 N. Grape Road
Mishawaka, IN 46545
574-273-5224
459
Monroeville Mall #248
200 Monroeville Mall
Monroeville, PA 15146
412-373-7105
460
South County Center
320 South Centerway
St. Louis, MO 63129
314-416-4351
461
Bayshore Mall #206
3300 Broadway
Eureka, CA 95501
707-476-8662
462
Millcreek Mall
625 Millcreek Mall
Erie, PA 16565
814-864-6426
463
Heritage Mall #A117
2137 14
th
Ave SE
Albany, OR 97322
541-924-1201
464
Genesee Valley Center #840
3453 South Linden Road
Flint, MI 48507
810-230-1321
465
Hilldale Shopping Ctr #116a
702 N Midvale Blvd
Madison, WI 53705
608-231-2687
466
Southridge Mall #1340
5300 S 76
th
Street
Greendale, WI 53129
414-855-0180
467
Kentucky Oaks Mall #720
5101 Hinkleville Rd
Paducah, KY 42001
270-415-0658
468
Southhill Mall #920
3500 S. Meridian
Puyallup, WA 98373
253-435-9912
469
Sandusky Mall #260
4314 Milan Road
Sandusky, OH 44870
419-627-2751
470
High Plains Shpg Ctr
1227 West Main Street
Sterling, CO 80751
970-526-1714
471
Durango Mall #E-3
800 South Camino del Rio
Durango, CO 81301
970-385-9150
472
Marketplace Mall
Space #C3 & C9A
701 Miracle Mile Dr.
Rochester, NY 14623
585-424-2560
473
Lansing Mall #171
5324 West Saginaw Hwy
Lansing, MI 48917
517-886-6090
474
Bellis Fair Mall #340
One Bellis Fair Parkway
Bellingham, WA 98226
360-647-6080
475
Midland Mall #B07
4511 N. Midkiff Dr.
Midland, TX 79705
432-697-0462
476
Montgomery Village #731
731 Village Court
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
707-526-3983
477
Chambersburg Mall #706
3055 Black Gap Road
Chambersburg, PA 17202
717-263-3763
478
Washington Crown Center #264
1500 W. Chestnut Street
Washington, PA 15301
724-250-7180
479
Shenango Valley Mall #650
3303 East State Street
Hermitage, PA 16148
724-342-1404
480
Eastwood Mall #1155
5555 Youngstown-Warren Rd
Niles, OH 44446
330-505-1213
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Southland Center #1090
23000 Eureka (I-75)
Taylor, MI 48180
734-287-9050
482
Exton Square Mall
158 Exton Square
Exton, PA 19341
610-363-3808
483
The Crossroads #257
6650 S. Westnedge Ave
Portage, MI 49024
269-324-8055
484
Tri-County Mall #E5
11700 Princeton Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45246
513-671-9000
485
Grand Central Mall #263
100 Grand Central Mall
Parkersburg, WV 26101
304-485-8700
486
Lloyd Center #H216
1226 Lloyd Center
Portland, OR 97232
503-281-7237
487
Dayton Mall #702
2700 Miamisburg-
Centerville Rd
Dayton, OH 45459
937-428-5953
488
Indian Mound Mall #717
771 South 30
th
Street
Heath, OH 43056
740-788-8865
489
Colonial Park Mall #17/18
Route 22 & Colonial Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17109
717-920-9890
490
Jefferson Pointe Shopping Ctr #05
4220 W Jefferson Blvd
Ft. Wayne, IN 46804
260-436-6831
491
The Lakes Mall #1034
5600 Harvey Street
Muskegon, MI 49444
231-798-4253
492
Westroads Mall #3228
10000 California Street
Omaha, NE 68114
402-391-1292
493
Frenchtown Square Mall #575
2121 N. Monroe Street
Monroe, MI 48162
734-243-9880
494
Ohio Valley Mall #570
67800 Mall Road
St. Clairsville, OH 43950
740-695-0912
501
South Hills Village #2030A
Route 19 & Fort Couch
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
412-851-7201
502
Fox Valley Center #E6
1356 Fox Valley Center Dr.
Aurora, IL 60504
630-585-8642
504
Westfield Hawthorne #517
517 Hawthorn Center
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
847-816-0789
505
Eastwood Towne Center #D4
3016 Towne Center Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48912
517-267-1608
506
West County Shopping Center #2159
135 West County Center
Des Peres, MO 6313 I
314-984-9799
507
Lakeside Mall #2055
14600 Lakeside Circle
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
586-566-1408
509
Madison Square Mall #25
5901 University Drive
Huntsville, AL 35806
256-837-6280
510
Mt. Berry Square
717 Mount Berry Square
Rome, GA 30165
706-235-4841
511
Westgate Mall #260
7701 W. 1-40
Amarillo, TX 79121
806-468-7308
513
Hamilton Place #158
2100 Hamilton Place Blvd.
Chattanooga, TN 37421
423-855-8630
514
RiverGate Mall #1025
1000 Rivergate Pkwy
Goodlettsville, TN 37072
615-859-9896
515
Village Square Mall #61, 62, 63
61 Village Square Mall
Effingham, IL 62401
217-347-6660
516
Legacy Village # 25319
25319 Cedar Road
Lyndhurst, OH 44124
216-382-6738
517
Pioneer Place #3110
700 SW 5
th
Avenue Suite 410
Portland, OR 97204
503-228-8470
518
Eastgate Mall #F-800
4601 Eastgate Blvd.
Cincinnati, OH 45245
513-943-7686
519
Park Place Mall #212/214
5870 E Broadway
Tucson, AZ 85711
520-514-2995
520
Asheville Mall #K-14/K-16
3 S. Tunnel Rd.
Asheville, NC 28805
828-299-3125
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College Square #56
2550 E. Morris Blvd.
Morristown, TN 37813
423-587-1515
522
Georgia Square #21
3700 Atlanta Hwy.
Athens, GA 30606-3155
706-548-3974
523
Westgate Mall #505
205 W. Blackstock Rd.
Spartanburg, SC 29301
864-587-1547
524
Stroud Mall #272b
454 Stroud Mall
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
570-517-5026
525
Arbor Place Mall #1185
6700 Douglas Blvd.
Douglasville, GA 30135
770-489-4925
526
Cool Springs Galleria #2240
1800 Galleria Blvd.
Franklin, TN 37067
615-771-0125
527
Harford Mall #6
670 Bel Air Rd.
Bel Air, MD 21014
410-638-8222
528
Marketplace Mall #385
2000 N. Neil St.
Champaign, IL 61820
217-352-2926
529
Hanes Mall #CU724
3320 Silas Creek Pkwy
Winston Salem, NC 27103-3032
336-765-0366
530
Fayette Mall #D432
3401 Nicholasville Rd.,
Ste. #303
Lexington, KY 40503
859-245-1628
531
Eastfield Mall #124
1655 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01129
413-543-2411
532
Columbia Mall #610
225 Columbia Mall Dr.
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
570-387-4950
533
Mall St. Matthews #1770
5000 Shelbyville Rd.
Louisville, KY 40207
502-897-6049
534
Stones River Mall #B-140
1720 Old Fort Pkwy.
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
615-907-9770
535
Alderwood Mall #948
3000 184
th
St. SW
Lynnwood, WA 98037
425-771-0728
536
McCain Mall #F02A
3929 McCain Blvd. Suite #209
N. Little Rock, AR 72116
501-812-4085
537
Towson Town Center #3225
825 Dulaney Valley Rd.
Towson, MD 21204
410-828-4430
538
Towne Square Mall #H10
& H12
5000 Frederica St.
Owensboro, KY 42301
270-683-5690
539
Tabor Center #106
1201 16
th
St.
Denver, CO 80202-1567
303-629-8791
540
Northgate Mall #F010-F020
249 Northgate Mall Chattanooga, TN 37415
423-870-9252
541
Palmer Park Mall #B-5
140 Palmer Park Mall
Easton, PA 18045
610-253-2004
542
Palouse Mall #D7
2018 W. Pullman Rd.
Moscow, ID 83843
208-883-9981
543
The Village Centre #A11
122 E 24
th
Street
Columbus, NE 68601
402-564-0564
544
Yorktown Shopping Center
232 Yorktown Shopping Center
Lombard. IL 60148
630-424-1011
545
White Marsh Mall #1210
8200 Perry Hall Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21236
410-931-2645
546
Pine Ridge Mall #1152
4155 Yellowstone Hwy.
Chubbuck, ID 83202
208-637-0542
547
Mall of Georgia #2049A
3333 Buford Drive
Buford, GA 30519
678-546-6379
548
Leavenworth Plaza #1025
3400 S 4
th
St Trafficwav
Leavenworth, KS 66048
913-682-1711
549
Town Center at Levis Commons
Space #18-A
4170 Levis Commons Blvd.
Perrysburg, OH 43551
419-873-9810
550
Cottonwood Mall #C206
10000 Coors Bypass
Albuquerque, NM 87114
505-792-5107
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The Summit Louisville #D1A
4304 Summit Plaza Dr.
Louisville, KY 40241
502-425-3242
552
Superstition Springs Mall #1220
6555 E Southern Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85206
480-985-2911
553
Sikes Senter #170
3111 Midwestern Pkwy
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
940-691-0900
554
Ross Park Mall
1000 Ross Park Mall Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
412-367-8014
555
Towne Mall #A8
1704 N Dixie Hwy
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
270-763-0294
556
Central Mall
37 Central Mall
Texarkana, TX 75503
903-223-8962
557
Central Mall #132
200 SW C Ave
Lawton, OK 73501
580-591-0698
558
Deerfield Town Center #3010
5515 Deerfield Boulevard
Mason, OH 45040
513-770-3280
559
The Greene #D-105
106 Plum Street
Beaver Creek, OH 45440
937-431-5501
560
Valley Hills Mall #209
1960 Hwy. 70 S.E.
Hickory, NC 28602
828-324-0622
561
Red Cliffs Mall #1168
1770 E. Red Cliffs Dr.
St. George, UT 84790
435-627-0534
562
The Gateway #1080
16 S Rio Grande St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
801-456-1290
563
Golden Triangle Mall #L11B
2201 I-35 E.
Denton, TX 76205
940-323-1200
564
Arrowhead Town Center #1232
7700 W. Arrowhead Towne Cntr. Dr.
Glendale, AZ 85308
623-979-7589
565
Charlottesville Fashion Square
#1416
1542 East Rio Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-973-9910
566
The Shops on Lane Ave. #D42
1595 W Lane Ave.
Upper Arlington, OH 43221
614-486-7693
567
Fashion Place #1485
6191 South State Street #238
Murray, UT 84107
801-685-2171
568
Auburn Mall #1022
550 Center St.
Auburn, ME 04210
207-782-0608
569
Salem Center #220
480 Center St.
Salem, OR 97301
503-763-8754
570
Streets of Woodfield 4160
601 Martingale Rd.
Schaumburg, IL 60173
847-969-0231
571
Carolina Mall #275
1480 US Hwy 29 N
Concord, NC 28025
704-784-1480
572
University Mall #1052
1237 E. Main St.
Carbondale, IL 62901
618-351-9500
573
Irving Mall #E04
3880 Irving Mall
Irving, TX 75062
972-659-0878
574
Louis Joliet Mall #1430
3340 Mall Loop Dr.
Joliet, IL 60431
815-436-4978
575
Longview Mall #L06A
3500 McCain Rd.
Longview, TX 75605
903-234-9484
576
Oakdale Mall
601-635 Harry L Drive,
Suite #74
Johnson City, NY 13790
607-798-0020
578
Village Pointe
17170 Davenport St.
Space #E108
Omaha, NE 68118
402-289-0600
579
Diamond Run Mall #200+203
Rte 7 South
Rutland, VT 05701
802-773-1345
580
Clay Terrace #E05
14300 Clay Terrace Blvd.
Carmel, IN 46032
317-566-8960
582
Findlay Village Mall #479
1800 Findlay-Tiffin Ave.
Findlay, OH 45840
419-425-6975
584
Richmond Square #541
3801 National Rd. East
Richmond, IN 47374
765-935-0326
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Capitola Mall #E09
1855 41
st
Ave.
Capitola, CA 95010
831-477-1758
586
University Mall #H8
155 Dorset St
Burlington, VT 05403
802-864-1180
587
Lebanon Valley Mall #B9 & B8
2231 Lebanon Valley Mall
Lebanon, PA 17042
717-273-6246
588
Hot Springs Mall #B6
4501 Central Ave.
Hot Springs, AR 71913
501-520-0545
589
Lufkin Mall #1124
4600 S. Medford Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-634-0044
590
Hanford Mall #C2
1675 W. Lacey Blvd.
Hanford, CA 93230
559-584-5338
591
Garden City Center #8100
59 Hill Side Rd
Cranston, RI 02920
401-942-0177
592
Somerset Mall #12b
4150 US Hwy 27 S
Somerset, KY 42501
606-451-0783
593
Montgomery Mall Suite 132
132 Montgomery Mall
North Wales, PA 19454
215-362-0324
594
Eastland Mall #1050
1615 E. Empire St.
Bloomington, IL 61701
309-663-1038
595
The Shoppes at Brinton Lake
C-300
955 Baltimore Pike
Glen Mills, PA 19342
610-361-4595
596
Richland Mall #7+ST3
6001 W. Waco Dr.
Waco, TX 76710
254-772-4800
598
Northfield Square #424B
1600 N State Rte 50
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
815-932-7061
600
Metropolis #B255
340 Metropolis Mile. Suite 125
Plainfield, IN 46168
317-837-1140
602
Swansea Mall #1420/1419
262 Swansea Mall Dr.
Swansea, MA 02777
508-730-2028
603
Chesterfield Towne Center #318
11500 Midlothian Tpke
Richmond, VA 23235
804-794-2463
604
Cross County Mall #3
700 Broadway E.
Mattoon, IL 61938
217-258-8828
605
The Avenue at Carriage Crossing
4610 Merchants Park #559
Collierville, TN 38017
901-861-2498
606
Westfield Shopping Town-Capital #H7
625 Black Lake Blvd. SW
Olympia, WA 98502-8601
360-754-6571
607
Macomb Mall
32233 Gratiot Ave.
Roseville, MI 48066
586-293-1242
608
Southlake Town Square
319 Grand Avenue East
Southlake, TX 76092
817-310-6097
609
Parks at Arlington
#1202
3811 S Cooper St.
Arlington, TX 76015
817-557-2410
610
Shawnee Mall #1556
4901 N Kickapoo St.
Shawnee, OK 74804
405-273-5030
611 Mt. Shasta Mall #C16
900 Dana Dr.
Redding, CA 96001
530-223-0176
612
Streets of Tanasbourne #610
2130 NW Allie Avenue
Bldg. 600
Hillsboro, OR 97124
503-531-8823
613
Dartmouth Mall #1240
200 N Dartmouth Mall
Dartmouth, MA 02747
508-990-3800
614
Mall of Abilene #1404
4310 Buffalo Gap Rd.
Abilene, TX 79606
325-793-2747
615
Foothills Mall #48 & #50
145 Foothills Mall Dr.
Maryville, TN 37801
865-681-9906
616
Sunrise Mall #D10
6145 Sunrise Mall
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
916-726-3677
617
Steeplegate Mall #1116
270 Loudon Rd
Concord, NH-103301
603-223-4029
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Mesilla Valley Mall #1416
700 S Telshor Blvd.
Las Cruces, NM 88011
575-521-4093
619
The Orchard #8653
8653 Clinton St.
New Harford, NY 13413
315-768-1688
620
Chico Mall #D-405
1950 E. 20th St.
Chico, CA 95928
530-891-9421
621
Green Oak Village Place
Space: Building E
Retail E2,
9680 Village Place Blvd.
Brighton, MI 48116
810-225-8320
623
Woodland Hills Mall #0118a
7021 S. Memorial Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74133
918-252-0090
624
Pinnacle Hills Promenade #2130
2203 Promenade Blvd.
Rogers, AR 72758
479-936-7955
625
Rivertown Crossing #1018
3700 Rivertown Pkwy.
Grandville, MI 49418
616-261-4273
626
Ingram Park Mall #N11
6301 NW Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78238
210-523-1183
627
Northfield at Stapleton #1230
8384 49th Avenue
Denver, CO 80238
303-371-8104
628
Firewheel Town Center #D11
155 Cedar Sage Drive
Garland, TX 75040
972-530-0802
629
NewPark Mall #2021
2086 NewPark Mall
Newark, CA 94560
510-745-8340
631
Westfield Shoppingtown Oakridge #U14
925 Blossom Hill Rd
San Jose, CA 95123-1294
408-578-0156
632
Silver City Galleria #A216
2 Galleria Mall Dr.
Taunton, MA 02780
508-821-9410
633
Greenbrier Mall #1236
1401 Greenbrier Pkwy S
Chesapeake, VA 23320
757-424-1131
634
Old Hickory Mall #E4
2021 N Highland Ave
Jackson, TN 38305
731-664-6903
635
Mall at Fairfield Commons #W170
2727 Fairfield Commons
Beavercreek, OH 45431
937-320-1982
636
Oxford Valley Mall
2300 E Lincoln Hwy
Langhorne, PA 19047
215-752-8530
637
Cape Cod Mall #S139A
769 Iyannough Rd
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-778-8250
638
Westfield Shopping Towns-Solano #R1
1350 Travis Blvd.
Suite 1496-B
Fairfield, CA 94533
707-429-3016
639
Greenwood Mall #510
2625 Scottsville Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42104
270-846-1224
640
The Mall at Turtle Creek #115
3000 E. Highland Drive
Jonesboro, AR 72401
870-336-2656
641
Berkshire Mall #350
1665 State Hill Rd
Wyomissing, PA 19610
610-376-4955
642
Concord Mall #740
4737 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803
302-478-1404
643
Country Club Mall #236 & 228
1262 Vocke Rd.
La Vale, MD 21502
301-729-1945
644
Moorestown Mall #1750
400 Rte 38
Moorestown, NJ 08057
856-866-1131
645
Sunland Park Mall #E06B
750 Sunland Park Drive
El Paso, TX 79912
915-832-0721
647
Santa Fe Place #1398
PO BOX 29386
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-471-5127
648
Short Pump Town Center #2138
11800 W Broad St
Richmond, VA 23233
804-360-5058
649
Mall at Tuttle Crossing #267 & 268
5043 Tuttle Crossing Blvd.
Dublin, OH 43016
614-799-2816
650
Eastridge Mall #1098
1 Eastridge Mall
San Jose, CA 95122
408-270-3894
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Panama City Mall #2156
2150 Martin Luther King Drive
Panama City, FL 32405
850-769-3162
652
Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills #210
210 Pittsburgh Mills Circle
Tarentum, PA 15084
724-274-4594
653
The Court at King of Prussia
Space 2024
690 West Dekalb Pike
King of Prussia, PA 19406
610-265-5875
654
Dover Mall #1110
1365 N Dupont Hwy
Dover, DE 19901
302-677-0601
655
Streets of Cranberry #150
20430 Route 19
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
724-742-0033
656
The Promenade Shops at Centerra #F630
5855 Sky Pond Drive, Suite #F118
Loveland, CO 80538
970-203-0884
657
Du Bois Mall
5522 Shaffer Rd
Du Bois, PA 15801
814-372-4752
658
Volusia Mall #414
1700 W International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
386-323-0670
659
Cordova Mall #F611A
5100 N 9th Ave
Pensacola, FL 32504
850-477-9903
661
Parke West
9784 West Northern Ave Suite 1220
Space F-920
Peoria, AZ 85085
623-877-9988
662
Crestview Hills Town Center
2829 Town Center Blvd. #2040
Crestview Hills, KY 41017
859-341-3824
663
Laurel Mall #31
106 Laurel Mall
Hazleton, PA 18201
570-453-0905
664
Santa Rosa Mall #8F &7F
300 Mary Ester Blvd.
Mary Esther, FL 32569
850-243-3585
665
Lakeland Square #0264
3800 US Hwy 98 N
Lakeland, FL 33809
863-853-7005
668
Orange Park Mall #G16
1910 Wells Rd.
Orange Park, FL 32073
904-264-5612
669
Shadow Lake Towne Cneter #Q113
7474 Towne Center Pkwy, Ste T-117
Papillion, NE 68046
402-597-4783
670
University Mall #E93
575 E University Pkwy
Orem, UT 84097
801-223-4300
673
Northtowne Mall #165
1500 N Clinton
Defiance, OH 43512
419-782-1205
674
Westfield Connecticut Post #2050
1201 Boston Post Rd
Milford, CT 06460
203-878-8117
675
Village at Sandhill #F120
631-12 Promenade Place
Columbia, SC 29229
803-736-6635
676
Kent Station #13-105
438 Ramsey Way, Suite 105
Kent, WA 98032
253-859-8001
677
The Commons at Federal Way #C-10
2014 So. Commons
Federal Way, WA 98003
253-529-1146
678
Aspen Grove #218
7301 S. Santa Fe Dr.
Littleton, CO 80120
303-738-3839
679
Lehigh Valley Mall
250 Lehigh Valley Mall
Whitehall, PA 18052
610-266-7290
681
The Promenade Bolingbrook Space 630
639-E Boughton, Suite 155
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
630-783-6429
683
Providence Marketplace #430
401 So. Mt. Juliet Rd. Suite 430
Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
615-758-4942
684
The Orchard #795
Huron Street & W. 144th Ave.
Westminister, CO 80020
303-452-3530
685
Alamance Crossing #G4
3153 Waltham Blvd.
Burlington, NC 27215
336-584-5117
686
South Plains Mall
P.O. Box 68196
Lubbock, TX 79414 8196
806-799-1970
687
Midtown Village
100 McFarland Blvd. E #206
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
205-391-0908
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689
Hamilton Town Center #E07
13976 Town Center Blvd., Ste 400
Noblesville, IN 46060
317-770-9051
690
Southlands Sp. #M-102
6290 So. Main Street Sp. 102
Aurora, CO 80016
303-690-2044
691
Shops at Norterra
2450 West Happy Valley Road #1151
Phoenix, AZ 85058
623-587-9600
692
New Town Shops #811
5123 Main Street
Williamsburg, VA 23188
757-220-2670
693
Shops at River Crossing #416
5080 Riverside Drive, Suite 220
Macon, GA 31210
478-477-7300
694
Streets of Indian Lake # A-13
300 Indian Lake Blvd.
Bldg. A Sutie 220
Hendersonville, TN 37075
615-264-8847
695
Hulen Mall Sp. #1155
4800 So. Hulen St.
Ft. Worth, TX 76132
817-263-8600
697
The Avenue Viera Sp. 570
2261 Town Center Ave.
Melourne, FL 32940
321-504-9527
699
Governors Square Sp. #2165
1500 Apalachee Pkwy
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850-325-6734
701
The Avenue at Forsyth
410 @ Peachtree Parkway #232
Cumming, GA 30041
770-886-7550
704
Prien Lake Mall #G12
496 W. Prien Lake Road
Lake Charles, LA 70601
337-477-2459
706
Ridgmar Mall #NO3
2012 Green Oaks Road
Ft. Worth, TX 76116
817-737-6100
707
Colonial Promenade Alabaster
Space #720
100 So. Colonial Drive Suite #2100
Alabaster, AL 35007
205-621-6472
708
Winter Garden Village #P104
3279 Daniels Road
Winter Garden, FL 34777
407-654-4899
710
Market Place at Augusta Sp. H-105
19 Steven King Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
207-622-3141
711
Collin Creek Mall #2190
881 North Central Expressway
Plano, TX 75075
972-881-0400
712
Quail Springs Mall #153
2501 W. Memorial Rd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73134
405-302-5140
713
Coconut Point Town Center #W14
23106 Fashion Place
Estero, FL 33928
239-992-2241
718
Shops at Friendly Center
Space #3326-126
3326 W. Friendly Avenue
Greenboro, NC 27410
336-362-7032
719
Parkway Place #162
2801 Memorial Pkwy SW
Huntsville, AL 35801
256-533-0410
720
Landstown Commons #739
3300 Princess Anne Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757-368-0383
721
Shoppes at Bellemead #408
6535 Youree Drive
Shreveport, LA 71105
318-795-2063
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801
Southpark Mall
4500 16th Street
Space #0485 & 0490
Moline, IL 61265
309-797-9413
802
Fashion Square Mall
4895 Fashion Square Mall
Space #402 Hybird
Saginaw, MI 48602
989-249-9095
803
Oakwood Mall
4800 Golf Road
Space #716
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715-831-6277
804
Fox River Mall
4301 West Wisconsin
Appleton, WI 54913
920-733-0680
805
Mall of the Bluffs
1751 Madison Ave.
Space #530
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
712-323-1902
806
Bay City Mall
4101 Wilder Road
Space E517
Bay City, MI 48706
989-684-8226
807
Forest Mall
835 West Johnson St.
Space #E02
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
920-929-8481
808
University Park Mall
6501 N. Grape Road
Space #254
Mishawaka, IN 46545
574-243-7663
809
Burnsville Center
2016 Burnsville Center
Burnsville, MN 55306
952-892-5877
810
Northtown Mall
215 Northtown Drive
Space #D20
Blaine, MN 55434
763-783-0066
811
Westshore Mall
12331 James Street
Space #B10
Holland, MI 49424
616-355-7726
812
White Oaks Mall
2501 West Wabash Ave.
Space #A01
Springfield, IL 62704
217-698-5020
813
Lindale Mall
4444 1st Avenue N. E.
Suite #36
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
319-378-3490
814
Rushmore Mall
2200 North Maple Avenue
Space #212
Rapid City, SD 57701-7881
605-355-0335
815
Empire Mall
4001 W 41st Street # 540
Space #25
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-6523
605-362-7825
817
Southern Hills Mall
4400 Sergeant Road
Space #314
Sioux City, IA 51106
712-276-3890
818
Meridian Mall
Space #525
1982 East Grand River Ave.
Okemos, MI 48864
517-381-5060
819
Northpark Mall
320 West Kimberly Road
Space #OO90
Davenport, IA 52806
563-391-7005
820
Cherryvale Mall
7200 Harrison Ave.
Space #H-45
Rockford, IL 61112
815-332-8820
821
Lansing Mall
5332 West Saginaw Highway
Space #168
Lansing, MI 48917
517-321-6131
822
The Lakes Mall
5600 Harvey Street
Space #2072
Muskegon, MI 49444
231-798-4263
823
Valley View Mall
3800 State Road #16
Space #178
LaCrosse, WI 54601
608-781-3351
824
Dakota Square
218 Dakota Square
Space #218
Minot, ND 58701
701-839-9429
825
Arbor Lakes
Bldg. #13
7878 Main Street North
Maple Grove, MN 55369
763-773-3000
826
Montclair Center
13023 West Center Road
Space #B/C/D
Omaha, NE 68144
402-691-2480
827
Holiday Village
1200 10th Ave. S.
Space #1
Great Falls, MT 59405
406-268-0299
828
Mesa Mall
2424 Highway 6-50
Space #110
Grand Junction, CO 81505
970-256-9826
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829
The Crossroads
6650 S. Westnedge Ave.
Space #255
Portage, MI 49024
269-324-9405
830
Mid-Rivers Mall
2272 Mid Rivers Mall
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-970-3800
831
Rimrock Mall
Space # A04
300 S. 24th Street West
Billings, MT 59102
406-655-8215
832
Columbia Mall
Space #335
2800 Columbia Road
Grand Forks, ND 58201
701-772-0621
833
South County Center
18 South Center Way
Space #467A
St Louis, MO 63129
314-487-2855
834
Frontier Mall
Space #91
1400 Del Range Blvd.
Cheyenne, WY 82001
307-432-6787
835
Twin Peaks Mall
1250 South Hover Street
Bldg. 1 Suite 20
Longmont, CO 80501
720-494-9830
836
Kennedy Mall
555 John F Kennedy Rd
Space #445
Dubuque, IA 52002
563-556-3470
837
Eastwood Mall
Space #402
5555 Youngstown-Warren Rd
Niles, OH 44446
330-652-3324
838
Capital Mall
Space #66
3600 Country Club Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109
573-893-5527
839
Chapel Hills Mall
Space #117
1710 Briargate Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
719-532-0095
840
The Village of Blaine
4255 Pheasant Ridge Dr.
Space #310
Blaine, MN 55449
763-783-7260
841
Rogue Valley Mall
Space #2109
1600 N. Riverside Drive
Medford, OR 97501
541-779-0877
843
Glenbrook Square
4201 Coldwater
Space #E10-b
Ft. Wayne, IN 46805
260-471-9535
844
Honey Creek Mall
3401 South US Hwy 41
Space #H3
Terre Haute, IN 47802
812-478-0391
845
Boise Towne Square Mall
Space #2323
350 N. Milwaukee
Boise, ID 83704
208-375-9529
846
Spokane Valley Mall
Space #1108
14700 East Indiania
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
509-922-6537
847
Northtown Mall
Space #2010
4750 N Division
Spokane, WA 99207
509-487-4324
848
Eastridge Mall
Space #1258
601 SE Wyoming Blvd.
Casper, WY 82609
307-472-1172
849
Riverdale Village
12771 Riverdale Blvd. NW
Suite #102
Coon Rapids, MN 55448
763-421-9163
850
Westdale Mall
2600 Edgewood Road S.W.
Space #2275 & 2280
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
319-390-0968
851
Eden Prairie Center
8251 Flying Cloud Drive
Space #1144
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
952-944-6678
852
Independence Center
Space #G09
1156 Independence Center Drive
Independence, MO 64057
816-795-2765
853
Tippecanoe Mall
2415 Sagamore Parkway S.
Space #G11 & G12
Lafayette, IN 47905
765-446-9661
854
College Mall
Space #M-12
2916 East 3rd Street
Bloomington, IN 47401
812-339-3416
855
Brookfield Square
95 North Moorland Road
Space #D1B
Brookfield, WI 53005
262-641-8199
856
Colonie Center
131 Colonie Center
Space #280/286
Albany, NY 12205
518-482-2937
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857
Lakewood Mall
3315 6th Ave. SE
Space #43
Aberdeen, SD 57402
605-229-1551
858
Merle Hay Mall
Space #902
902 Merle Hay Mall
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-727-4955
859
Centerpointe Mall
3665 28th Street SE
Space #8B1
Grand Rapids, Ml 49512
616-575-0991
860
Conestoga Mall
3404 W 13th ST
Space #A3A
Grand Island, NE 68803
308-384-7276
861
Colonial Park Mall
Space #17/18
Route 22 & Colonial Road
Harrisburg, PA 17109
717-920-9892
862
Apache Mall
Space #1030
333 Apache Mall
Rochester, MN 55902
507-529-7680
863
Dayton Mall
Space #700
2700 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd.
Dayton, OH 45459
937-428-6071
864
Maplewood Mall
Space #2010
3001 White Bear Ave.
Maplewood, MN 55109
651-748-8050
865
River Hills Mall
Space #518
1850 Adams Street
Mankato, MN 56001-4840
507-344-1186
866
Polaris Fashion Place
1500 Polaris Parkway
Space #2248/2252
Columbus, OH 43240
614-985-0010
867
Indian Mound Mall
Space #721
771 South 30th Street
Heath, OH 43056
740-788-9120
868
River Valley Mall
1635 River Valley
Circle/Sp.#331
P.O. Box 5035
Lancaster, OH 43130
740-654-0931
869
Morgantown Mall
Space #915
9915 Mall Road
Morgantown, WV 26501
304-983-6181
870
New Towne Mall
Space #529
400 Mill Ave. S. E.
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
330-339-0081
871
Ashland Town Center
Space #250
500 Winchester Ave.
Ashland, KY 41101
606-324-1405
872
The Mall at Greece Ridge
Space #22
380 Greece Ridge Cntr. Dr.
Rochester, NY 14626
585-225-1060
873
Great Northern Mall
#B104 4155 Route 31
Space #B104
Clay, NY 13041
315-622-0907
874
Valley Mail
17301 Valley Mall Road
Space #472
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-582-1890
875
Marketplace Mall
Space #A1-2
751 Miracle Mile Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
585-427-8380
876
Westroads Mall
Space #3232
10000 California Street
Omaha, NE 68114
402-391-1473
877
Sandusky Mall
Space #180
4314 Milan Road
Sandusky, OH 44870
419-621-9340
878
Millcreek Mall
Space #725
725 Milicreek Mall
Erie, PA 16565
814-864-9997
879
Charlestowne Mall
Space #C11a
3800 East Main Street
St Charles, IL 60174
630-443-9469
880
Capital City Mall
3512 Capital City Mall Drive
Camp Hill, PA 17011
717-731-6729
881
Antioch Center
Space #C3/C4
5241 Center Mall
Kansas City, MO 64119
816-452-7484
882
Hickory Pointe Mall
Space #1400 & 1405
1400 Hickory Point Mall
Forsyth, IL 62535
217-872-1781
883
Wyoming Valley Mall
Space #338
44 Wyoming Valley Mall
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702-6872
570-825-8556
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884
Lycoming Mall
Space #438
300 Lycoming Mall Circle #257
Pennsdale, PA 17756
570-546-3178
885
Washington Crown Center
Space #620
1500 W. Chestnut Street
Washington, PA 15301
724-222-6240
886
Shenango Valley Mall
Space #625
3275 East State Street
Hermitage, PA 16148
724-342-7786
887
Logan Valley Mall
Space #P142
887 Logan Valley Road
Altoona, PA 16602
814-941-1168
888
Southpark Mall
Space #BU816
500 Southpark Center
Strongsville, OH 44136
440-238-0279
889
Upper Valley Mall
Space #420
1475 Upper Valley Pike
Springfield, OH 45503
937-325-5687
890
Northwoods Mall
Space #AL05
2200 War Memorial Drive
Peoria, II 61613
309-679-0482
891
Berkshire Mall
Space #D102
SWC Old State Road
Lanesboro, MA 01237
413-496-9299
892
Columbia Mall
Space #618
2300 Bernadette Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
573-447-2749
893
Chesterfield Mall
76 Chesterfield Mall
Chesterfield, MO 63017-4897
636-536-7767
894
Great Northern Mall
Space #116
116 Great Northern
N. Olmstead, OH 44070
440-777-2042
895
Pyramid Mall of Ithaca
Space #B07
40 Catherwood Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-257-8057
897
Salmon Run Mall
Space #B104
1300 Arsenal Street
Watertown, NY 13601
315-779-1700
898
Walden Galleria
Space #D105
34 Walden Galleria
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
716-651-9476
899
Tri-County Mall
Space #E9
11700 Princeton Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45246
513-671-0271
900
Charleston Town Center Mall
Space #1017
3000 Charleston Town Center Mall
Charlestown, WV 25389
304-344-3014
901
Valley River Center
Space #E9
210 Valley River Drive
Eugene, OR 97401
541-344-2522
902
Birchwood Mall
Space #228
4350 24th Ave.
Port Huron, MI 48059
810-385-7433
903
Towne West Square
Space #E03
4600 W. Kellogg Drive
Wichita, KS 67209
316-945-7500
904
East Town Mall
Space #F628
150 East Town Mall
Madison, WI 53704-3744
608-240-9710
905
Muncie Mall
Space #M03
3501 Granville Avenue
Muncie, IN 47303
765-286-8544
906
West Acres Shopping Center
Space #330
I-29 & 13th Avenue
Fargo, ND 58103
701-281-9922
907
Columbia Center
Suite #408
1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd.
Kennewick, WA 99336
509-734-9266
908
Grand Traverse Mall
Space #410 & 411
3200 S. Airport Road West
Traverse City, MI 49684
231-935-4051
909
Greenway Station
Space # K-4
1651 Demmingway, Suite 110
Middleton, WI 53562
608-831-1134
910
Southpointe Pavilions
Space #I-18
2940 Pine Lake Road
Lincoln, NE 68516
402-420-0022
912
Central Mall
Space #46
2259 S. 9th Street
Salina, KS 67402
785-823-3770
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913
Spring Hill Mall
1072 Spring Hill Mall
West Dundee. IL 60118
847-551-1447
914
Peru Mall
Space #H2 & H3
3940 Route 251
Peru, IL 61354
815-220-0216
915
Meadowbrook Mall
Space #445
2399 Meadowbrook Road
Bridgeport, WV 26330
304-848-0436
916
Kentucky Oaks Mall
Space #730
5101 Hinkleville Road
Paducah, KY 42001
270-442-5671
917
Huntington Mall
P.O. Box 4053
Space #643
500 Mall Road
Barboursville, WV 25504
304-733-0894
918
Legacy Village
Space #25267
25267 Cedar Road
Lyndhurst, OH 44124
216-382-7362
919
Wausau Center
Space #Al28
A-128 Wausau Center
Wausau, WI 54403
715-848-8630
920
West Park Mall
3049 William Street
Space #182
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
573-335-2333
921
Crossroads Mall
Space #C-13
4201 West Division Street
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320-229-7476
922
Quincy Mall
3347 Quincy Mall
Space #3343
Quincy, IL 62301
217-224-8560
923
Northpark Mall
Space #180
101 Range Line Road
Joplin, MO 64801
417-623-2510
924
Crestwood Plaza
40 Crestwood Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63126
314-918-7251
925
Richland Mall
Space #18
714 Richland Mall
Mansfield, OH 44906
419-589-2922
926
Westwood Mall
Space #808
1850 W. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, MI 49202
517-768-9030
927
Sunset Mall
Space #200
1700 Market Lane
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-844-3520
928
Deerfield Town Center
Space #3000
5525 Deerfield Blvd.
Mason, OH 45040
513-770-0240
929
Ohio Valley Mall
Space #540
67800 Mall Ring Road
St. Clairsville, OH 43950
740-526-0850
930
Midland Mall
Space #240
6800 Eastman Ave.
Midland, MI 48642
989-832-8583
931
Fort Henry Mall
2101 Fort Henry Drive
Kingsport, TN 37664
423-246-4951
989-832-8583
932
McKinley Mall
Space #309
3701 McKinley Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14219
716-824-9231
933
Arnot Mall
3300 Chambers Rd Ste. 5146
Horseheads, NY 14845
607-739-8574
934
Apple Blossom Mall
Space #S171
1850 Apple Blossom Drive
Winchester, VA 22601
540-722-8175
935
Jordan Creek Town Center
101 Jordan Creek Parkway
Suite #11430
West Des Moines, IA 50266
515-225-6448
936
Clearview Mall
101 Clearview Circle
Butler, PA 16001
724-287-7700
937
Markland Mall
Space #B05
1212 South 17th Street
Kokomo, IN 46902
765-236-0084
938
Kirkwood Mall
Space #285
642 Kirkwood Mall
Bismarck, ND 58504
701-255-2783
939
Valley Mall
Space #318
1925 E. Market Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
540-432-6200
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940
Battlefield Mall
Space #F06A
101 Battlefield Mall
Springfield, MO 65804
417-890-4036
941
Crossroads Mall
Space #F-11
Box 10 Crossroads Mall
Mt. Hope, WV 25880
304-253-9400
942
Nittany Mall
Space #814
2900 East College Ave.
State College, PA 16801
814-235-1032
943
Southgate Mall
Space #C16
2901 Brooks Street
Missoula, MT 59801
406-549-5280
944
Westfield Gateway
5 Gateway Mall Suite #604
Lincoln, NE 68505
402-465-0378
945
Eastview Mall
Space #162
751 Eastview Mall
Victor, NY 14564
585-223-0140
946
Findlay Village Mall
Space #469
1800 Tiffin Ave.
Findlay, OH 45840
419-429-0378
947
Chautauqua Mall
Space #644
318 E. Fairmont Ave.
Lakewood, NY 14750
716-763-0848
948
Genesee Valley Mall
Space #620 & 630
3341 S. Linden Road
Flint, MI 48507
810-720-5975
949
Bangor Mall
Space #1082
663 Stillwater Ave.
Bangor, ME 04401
207-942-2412
950
Champlain Centre
Space #A111
60 Smithfield Blvd.
Plattsburg, NY 12901
518-563-4477
951
Chambersburg Mall
Space #739
864 Chambersburg Mall
Chambersburg, PA 17202
717-261-9411
952
Valley View Mall
Space #LE230
4802 Valley View Blvd. NW
Roanoke, VA 24012
540-265-1168
953
Eastland Mall
Space #1050b
1615 East Empire St.
Bloomington, IL 61701
309-662-4167
954
The Galleria
500 Galleria Drive Space #186
Johnstown, PA 15904
814-266-0461
955
South Towne Center
Space #1220
10450 S. State Street
Sandy, UT 84070
801-553-1179
956
Concord Mall
Space #1214
3701 South Main
Elkhart, In 46517
574-875-9570
957
Miami Valley Centre
Space #C4
987 East Ash
Piqua, OH 45356
937-773-8510
958
Rotterdam Square Mall
Space# A114
93 W. Campbell Road
Schenectady, NY 12306
518-370-0011
959
Westmoreland Mall
Space #117
5256 Route 30
Greensburg, PA 15601
724-853-1428
960
Susquehanna Valley Mall
Space #C8 & C9
3 Susquehanna Valley Mall
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
570-374-3551
961
Wilton Mall at Saratoga
Space #B11a
3065 Route 50
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-587-8121
962
Bay Park Square
339 Bay Park Square
Green Bay, WI 54304
920-494-7736
963
Layton Hills Mall
Space #2056
1076 Layton Hills Mall
Layton, UT 84041
801-444-0310
964
Westgate Mall
7701 West I-40
Space #716
Amarillo, TX 79121
806-356-8349
965
Branson Landing
1011 Branson Landing
Branson, MO 65616
417-239-1676
966
St. Clair Square
175 St. Clair Square
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
618-624-7218
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967
York Gallera
Space #130
2899 Whiteford Road (US 30)
York, PA 17402
717-755-6201
968
Lima Mall
Space #564 & 548
2400 Elida Road
Lima, OH 45805
419-224-3000
969
Magic Valley Mall
Space #195
1485 Poleline Road East
Twin Falls, ID 83301
208-735-8311
970
Greenwood Park
Space #F11
1251 US 31 North
Greenwood, IN 46142
317-888-7233
971
Mercer Mall
7193 Route 25
Space #725
Bluefield, WV 24701
304-324-8448
972
Westfield Shoppingtown
8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive
Space #214
Vancouver, WA 98662
360-944-6720
973
Manhattan Town Center
100 Manhattan Town Center
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-539-3611
974
Galleria @ Pittsburgh Mills
208 Pittsburgh Mills Circle
Space #208
Tarentum, PA 15084
724-274-4292
975
Green Oak Village Place
Retail F, 9736 Village Place Blvd. Space #F
Brighton, MI 48116
810-225-8370
976
Mall at Hays
2918 Vine Street
Space #200 Hays, KS 67601
785-625-6384
977
Village Square Mall
68 Village Square Mall
Effingham, IL 62401
217-347-7202
978
Kitsap Mall
10315 Silverdale Way N.W.
Space #
Silverdale, WA 98383
360-692-4046
979
Shops at Boardwalk
8638 North Boardwalk Ave.
Space #14
Kansas City, MO 64154
816-741-8812
980
North Grand Mall
2801 Grand Avenue
Space #1090
Ames, IA 50010
515-232-9126
981
Summit Mall
Space #654
3265 West Market Street
Akron, OH 44333
330-873-1730
982
Town Center at Levis Commons
4175 Levis Commons Blvd.
Perrysburg, OH 43551
419-872-3750
983
South Hill Mall
3500 South Meridian
Puyallup, WA 98373
253-435-4472
984
Mall of America
278 South Blvd,
Bloomington, MN 55425
952-814-0193
985
Westfield Southlake
2109 Southlake Mall
Space DL438
Merrillville, IN 46410
219-791-1004
986
Garden City Plaza
2204 E. Kansas Ave.
Space #3
Garden City, KS 67846
620-260-9407
987
New River Valley Mall
756 New River Road
Christianburg, VA 24073
540-381-4615
988
West Ridge Mall
1801 Wanamaker Road
Topeka, KS 66604
785-273-5904
989
Auburn Mall
550 Center Street
Space #1108
Auburn, ME 04210
207-795-5037
990
Northfield Square
Space #424a
1600 N.State Route 50
Bourbannais, IL 60914
815-935-2070
991
Westfield Capital
625 Black Lake Blvd.
Space #G10
Olympia, WA 98502
360-705-3794
992
Eastland Mall
800 North Green River Road
Space #314
Evansville, IN 47715
812-474-9840
994
Crestview Hills Town Center
2825 Town Center Blvd.
Space #2020
Crestview Hills, KY 41017
859-331-4498
995
Viewmont Mall
100 Viewmont Mall
Space #824
Scranton, PA 18505
570-941-8582
C. J. Banks Address Directory
996
University Mall
57 E. University Parkway
Space #A8A
Orem, UT 84097
801-224-1821
997
Shadow Lake Towne Center
7474 Towne Center Pky.
Ste. #T-115 Space Q115
Papillion, NE 68046
402-592-1644
998
Mt. Shasta Mall
900 Dana Drive
Space #C-17
Redding, CA 96001
530-222-2246
999
Southbridge Mall
100 South Federal
Space #402 & 403
Mason City, IA 50401
641-421-7155
1000
Gallatin Valley Mall
2825 West Main Street
Space #3E2
Bozeman, MT 59718
406-586-1033
1001
Towne Mall
1704 North Dixie Highway
Space #B-6
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
270-737-0042
1002
Southern Park Mall
7401 Market Street
Space #855A
Youngstown, OH 44512
330-758-4212
1003
Hutchinson Mall
1500 East 11th Ave.
Space #G09
Hutchinson, KS 67501
620-669-9133
1004
Central Mall
5111 Rogers Ave.
Fort Smith, AR 72903
479-478-0385
1005
Woodbury Lakes
9100 Hudson Road
Suite #110
Woodbury, MN 55125
651-264-0182
1006
Grand Central Mall
100 Grand Central mail
Space #340
Parkersburg, WV26101
304-422-6002
1007 Silver Lake Mall
200 West Hanley Ave.
Space #1215
Coeur d Alene, ID 83815
208-762-8426
1008
Northtowne Mall
1500 North Clinton
Space #1008
Defiance, OH 43512
419-782-1203
1009
Coventry Mall
Route 724 North 100
Space #E-9
Pottstown, PA 19465
610-323-8645
1010
Regency Mall
5538 Durand Ave.
Space #228
Racine, WI 53406
262-554-1773
1011
Southland Center
23000 Eureka Road
Space #1655
Taylor, MI 48180
734-287-2561
1012
Metropolis
314 Metropolis Mile, Suite 125
Space #D-310
Plainfield, IN 46168
317-837-1434
1013
Park City Center
569 E. Park City Center
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-295-5302
1014
Animas Valley Mall
4601 East Main Street
Space #490
Farmington, NM 87402
505-326-0235
1015
Rivertown Crossing
3700 Rivertown Parkway
Space #1210
Grandville, MI 49418
616-249-8334
1016
Prescott Gateway
3250 Gateway Blvd.
Space #1194
Prescott, AZ 86303
928-771-3737
1017
River Ridge Mall
3405 Candlers Mountian Road
Space #355
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434-239-0198
1018
Jefferson Pointe
4110 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Space #H-3
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
260-459-3424
1020
Tyrone Square
6901 22nd Avenue North
Space #520
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
727-347-2190
1021
Eastern Hills Mall
4545 Transit Road
Space #734
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-565-1918
1022
College Square
2550 East Morris Blvd.
Space #59
Morristown, TN 37813
423-581-9619
1023
Foothills Mall
168 Foothills Mall
Space #12
Maryville, TN 37801
865-681-7900
C. J. Banks Address Directory
1024
University Mall
145 Dorset Street
Space #H9
So. Burlington, VT 05403
802-862-5198
1025
Valley West
1551 Valley West Drive
Space #281
W. Des Moines, IA 50266
515-224-3918
1026
Port Charlotte Town Center
1441 Tamiami Trail
Space #641
Port Charlotte, FL 33948
941-613-6824
1028
Marketplace Shopping Center
2000 North Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217-355-0012
1029
The Green
110 plum Street
Space #D-206
Beaver Creek, OH 45440
937-431-8272
1030
Mesilla Valley
700 South Telshor Blvd.
Space #1548
Las Cruces, NM 88011
505-521-4639
1031
Pueblo Mall
3441 Dillion Drive
Space #G-15
Pueblo, CO 81008
719-543-0158
1032
Farancis Scott Key
5500 Buckeystown Road
Frederick, MD 21703
301-668-2880
1033 Pinnacle Hills Promenade
2203 South Promenade Blvd.
Space #1110
Rogers, AK 72758
479-631-0822
1034
Cary Town Center
1105 Walnut Street
Space #G146
Cary, NC 27511
919-467-4303
1035
Mall at Whitney Field
9 Sack Blvd.
Space #24, 25, 26
Leominster, MA 01453
978-534-3671
1036
Cottonwood Mall
10000 Coors Bypass
Space #E-213
Albuquerque, NM 87114
505-890-1327
1037
Mall of Abiline
4310 Buffalo Gap Road
Space #1128
Abilene, TX 79606
325-793-9809
1038
Salem Center
Space #01118
480 Center St.NE
Salem, OR 97301
503-371-7026
1039
Yorktown Center
Space #260
203 Yorktown Shopping Center
Lombard, IL 60148
630-953-9082
1040
Cool Springs Galleria
1800 Galleria Blvd.
Space #1120
Franklin, TN 37067
615-778-1674
1042
The Orchard
14587 Deleware St.
Suite #200
Westminister, CO 80020
303-255-4940
1043
Westland Center
Space #205/208
35000 Warren Rd.
Westland, MI 48185
734-525-4996
1044
Flagstaff Mall
Space #G024
4650 N US Hwy 89
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
928-526-7981
1045
The Commons at Federal Way
2026 South Commons
Space #C-16
Federal Way, WA 98003
253-529-1701
1046
The Orchard
Space #8651
8651 Clinton Street
New Hartford, NY 13413
315-768-1788
1047
Washington Park Mall
2350 S.E. Washington Blvd.
Bartlesville, OK 74006
918-331-2193
1048
The Citadel
750 Citadel Drive East
Space #2288
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
719-591-0650
1049 Stones River Mall
1720 Old Fort Pkwy.
Space #L215
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
615-849-3860/On Hold till Fall
1050
Newgate Mall
3651 Wall Ave
Space #1202
Ogden, UT 84405
801-393-6806
1051
Providence Marketplace
401 S. Mt. Juliet Rd. Suite #450
Space #Bldg 600
Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
615-758-4932
1053
Carolina Mall
1480 Concord Parkway N.
Space #15
Concord, NC 28025
704-793-4874
C. J. Banks Address Directory
1054
Kandi Mall
1605 South 1st. Street
Space #C 10 & 11
Willmar, MN 56201
320-235-1296
1056
The Shops at Norterra
Suite 1207
2480 W Happy Valley Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85085
623-581-0306
1058
Shops at River Crossing
5080 Riverside Drive
Suite #414
Macon, GA 31210
478-474-5604
1061
Patrick Henry Mall
Space #212
12300 Jefferson Ave.
Newport News, VA 23602
757-930-0585
1063
The Avenue Forsyth
410 @ Peachtree Parkway
Space #230
Cumming, GA 30041
770-886-8810
1067
Promenade Shops @Centerra
Space #C 148
5971 Skypond Drive
Loveland, CO 80538
970-203-0352
1068
Janesville Mall
Space #119
2500 Milton Ave.
Janesville, WI 53545
608-754-2283
1070
Rock Hill Galleria
Space #127
2301 Dave Lyle Blvd.
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-326-9936
1072
Miller Hall Mall
Space #E02C
1600 Miller Trunk Hwy
Duluth, MN 55811
218-727-4407/218-727-1416
1073
Belmar Shopping Center
Space #2-M3
7239 W. Alaska Dr
Lakewood, CO 80226
303-922-9036
1074
Southlands
Space #104 B
6295 So. Main St.
Aurora, CO 80016
303-400-6365
1075
Asheville Mall
Space #H2
3 S Tunnel Rd.
Asheville, NC 28805
828-299-3383
1076
Coconut Point
Space #W15
23106 Fashion Drive
Estero, FL 33928
239-948-2511
1078
Shops at Friendly Center
Space #125
3326 West Friendly Center
Greensboro, NC 27408
336-292-9375
1079
Parkway Place
Space #260
2801 Memorial Pky. SW
Huntsville, AL 35801
256-536-1356
1080
Landstown Commons
3300 Princess Anne Road
Space #741
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757-368-0695
1081
Coral Ridge Mall
Space #117
1451 Coral Ridge Ave.
Coralville, IA 52241
319-338-1663
1084
The Avenue Viera
Suite 103
2281 Town Center Avenue
Viera, FL 32940
321-633-1725
1085 Midtown Village
Space #110
1800 McFarland Blvd E.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
205-345-5385
1086
Rosedale Center
338 Rosedale Center
Space #590
Roseville, MN 55113
651-639-0260
1087
Hamilton Town Center
14002 Hoard Drive
Suite #300
Noblesville, IN 46062
317-770-9401
acorn
Store Directory
3002
Mount Pleasant Town Center
1636 Palmetto Grande Drive
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-2305
843-216-2901
Jerry Crayton
3003
Deer Park Town Center
20530 North Rand Road
Suite 330
Deer Park, IL 60010-7238
847-438-2679
Cindy Gniech
3004
Algonquin
1958 S. Randall Road
Algonquin, IL 60102-5926
847-854-6620
Maria Crivellone
3006
Shoppes at College Hills
303 S Veterans Parkway,
Ste 105
Normal, IL 61761-7607
309-862-2620
Dani Mason
3007
Crestview Hills Town Center
2837 Town Center Blvd
Crestview Hills, KY 41017-2412
859-341-3505
Robert Wilson
3008
Shoppes of Burr Ridge
Space #Bldg. 5A, #585
715 Village Center Dr.
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
630-325-5360
Linda Bird
3009
50th & France
3914 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424-1202
952-926-2710
Debbie Dubinsky
3010 Shoppes at Farmington Valley
110 Albany Turnpike, Ste. 907
Canton, CT 06019
860-693-2006
Jennifer Page
3011
Wayzata
701 East Lake Street, Suite B
Wayzata, MN 55391
952-475-8276
Sandy Gilbertson
3012
Mall of America
276 South Avenue
Bloomington, MN 55425
952-814-0010
Katy Pierson
3013
Streets of Chester
Space# A-142
380 State Route 206 So.
Chester, NJ 07930
908-879-2703
Lynn Koerner-Maier
3015
The Pinnacle at Turkey Creek
11327 Parkside Drive
Knoxville, TN 37934
865-671-6434
Leann Estep
3016
Market Fair
Space #2206
3535 US Hwy 1
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-799-8315
Pat Gentles
3017
29th Street
Space #1044
1750 29th Street, #1044
Boulder, CO 80301
303-444-4381
Rita Bartram
3019
North Point Village
7300 North Point Parkway, Suite 110
Alpharetta, GA 30022-4890
678-762-0905
Tonya Rose-Murphy
3021
Saddle Creek
Space #8B
7615 W. Farmington Ave. #34
Germantown, TN 38138
901-309-2698
Keisha Huey
3022
The Forum on Peachtree
Parkway
5151 Peachtree Parkway
Norcross, GA 30092-6525
770-662-0223
Debbie McGinnis
3023
Shops at River Ridge
4375 West Dubline-
Granville Rd.
Dublin, OH 43017
614-210-0268
Roberta Pyrett
3024
River Road II Shopping Center
5007 Huguenot Road
Richmond, VA 23226-3323
804-282-9610
Cheryl Camp
3025
Fairfax Corners
11940 Grand Commons Ave.
Fairfax, VA 22030-8613
703-266-5771
Carm Anatalio
3028
North Hills
4350 Lassiter at No. Hills Ave.
Suite 110
Raleigh, NC 27609
919-881-9061
Kimberly Bustillo
3031
Kalamazoo
125 S. Kalamazoo Mall
Kalamazoo, MI 49007-4839
269-373-2586
Chanda Ringel
3033
Legacy Village
25265 Cedar Road
Lyndhurst, OH 44124-3783
216-382-2606
Peggy OMalley
3035
Streets of West Chester
9444 Waterfront Drive
West Chester OH 45069-7145
513-779-6310
Open
acorn
Store Directory
3038
The Village at Sandhill
630-11 Promenade Place
Columbia, SC 29229
803-462-0515
Cynthia Bowman
3039
The Avenue at East Cobb
4475 Roswell Road, Suite 1120
Marietta, GA 30062-8191
770-973-7888
Kelly Ann Solak
3040
The Greene Town Center
Space #G-118
73 Plum Street
Dayton, OH 45440
937-429-2470
Cheryl Zipf
3042
Shops at Friendly Center
Space #117
3326 West Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410
336-852-5951
Martha Eckhart
3043
Harvard Square
Space #106B
18000-P West Bluemound Rd
Brookfield, WI 53045
262-794-0650
Lisa Gerard
3044
Boardwalk
Space #6889
6889 Orchard Lake Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
248-737-5890
Kathie Flanigan
3045
Aspen Grove
Space #342
7301 So. Santa Fe Drive, #342
Littleton, CO 80120
720-283-3932
Pam Baldwin
3046
Main Street Promenade
Space #165
55 South Main Street
Naperville, IL 60540
630-355-8142
Nelly Brown
3048
Abercorn Walk
Space #20
5525 Abercorn Street, Suite 20
Savannah, GA 31405
912-355-9311
Patricia Feuerllne
3049
The Shoppes @ Grand Prairie
Space #240
5201 West War Memorial Dr.#240
Peoria, IL 61615
309-693-2930
Ann Maher
3051
Blakeney Town Center
Space #Bldg. C-7
9852 Rea Road, Suite E
Charlotte, NC 28277
704-540-6475
Julie Rawls
3052
Mall at Shelter Cove
Space #B-7
24 Shelter Cove Lane
Hilton Head, SC 29928
843-341-3807
Louise Lund
Schedule 5.1 to Credit and Security Agreement
TRADE NAMES, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE, PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS,
AND LOCATIONS OF COLLATERAL
TRADE NAMES
Christopher & Banks
C.J. Banks
Acorn
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE/PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
2400 Xenium Lane North
Plymouth, Minnesota 55441
OTHER INVENTORY AND EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS
150 Omicron Court, Shepherdsville, KY 40165
See spreadsheets attached to Exhibit C.
Schedule 5.2 to Credit and Security Agreement
CAPITALIZATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Christopher & Banks Corporation, a Delaware corporation (CBK), is the parent organization and its stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Christopher & Banks, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (CBI) and wholly-owned subsidiary of CBK, is the operating company and the Borrower under the Credit and Security Agreement. As of May 23, 2008, Christopher & Banks Company, a Minnesota corporation (CBC), is a wholly owned subsidiary of CBI.
Schedule 5.7 to Credit and Security Agreement
LITIGATION MATTERS
None.
Schedule 5.11 to Credit and Security Agreement
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURES
The Borrower has the following trademarks and applications to register trademarks:
See the attached list.
The Borrower files a copyright on many of its designs and as of May 23, 2008 has in excess of 5,800 copyrights registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. This list is subject to continual changes, and a current list of all recorded copyrights owned by the Borrower and/or the Guarantor may be obtained by the Lender from the U.S. Copyright Offices website.
Christopher & Banks Trademarks
Trademark Name, Goods & Services and/or
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Reference No. |
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Date Filed |
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Application No. |
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Registration
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Registration
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Status |
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ACORN*
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C&B Services Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.4.1 |
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05/23/2006 |
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78/890,303 |
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Suspended 11/28/2007 |
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ACORN STORES*
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C&B Services Co. |
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Canada |
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54975.14.1 |
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11/1/2006 |
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1323028 |
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Pending |
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ACORN STORES*
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C&B Services Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.5.1 |
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07/06/2006 |
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78/923,619 |
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Suspended 11/23/2007 |
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C&B BY CHRISTOPHER & BANKS
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C&B Co. |
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Canada |
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54975.8.1 |
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01/30/2001 |
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1090808 |
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02/12/2004 |
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TMA602136 |
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Registered |
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C&B BY CHRISTOPHER & BANKS
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C&B, Inc. |
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U.S. |
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54975.1.27 |
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09/01/2000 |
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76/120,851 |
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09/25/2001 |
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2,492,451 |
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Allow to lapse |
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CAJAMAR
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.19.1 |
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02/06/2008 |
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77/390,659 |
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Pending |
* The Company uses the name Acorn for the store concept it acquired from Gilmore Brothers, Inc. in November 2004, though it does not hold a federally registered trademark or service mark for that name. The Company believes it has established common law rights in this trademark.
Trademark Name, Goods & Services and/or
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Company |
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Country |
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Reference No. |
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Date Filed |
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Application No. |
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Registration
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Registration
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Status |
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cb design
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C&B Co. |
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Canada |
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54975.38.1 |
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Proposed |
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cb design
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C&B, Inc. |
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U.S. |
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54975.32.1 |
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04/18/2008 |
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77/451,576 |
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Pending |
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CBK: SPORT
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C&B Co. |
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Canada |
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54975.12.1 |
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10/27/2006 |
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1322476 |
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Pending |
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CBK SPORT
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.2.1 |
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05/19/2006 |
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78/888,275 |
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Pending |
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CHRISTOPHER & BANKS
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.11.1 |
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08/27/1987 |
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73/680,936 |
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04/19/1988 |
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1,485,374 |
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Registered |
Trademark Name, Goods & Services and/or
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Company |
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Country |
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Reference No. |
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Date Filed |
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Application No. |
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Registration
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Registration
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Status |
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CHRISTOPHER & BANKS
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.10.1 |
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01/07/1999 |
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75/617.157 |
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01/25/2000 |
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2,311.711 |
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Registered |
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CHRISTOPHER & BANKS
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.9.1 |
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01/07/1999 |
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75/617,156 |
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03/21/2000 |
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2,331,821 |
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Registered |
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christopher & banks (lower case word mark)
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C&B Co. |
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Canada |
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54975.37.1 |
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Proposed |
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christopher & banks (lower case word mark)
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.31.1 |
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04/18/2008 |
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7/451,568 |
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Pending |
Trademark Name, Goods & Services and/or
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Company |
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Country |
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Reference No. |
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Date Filed |
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Application No. |
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Registration
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Registration
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Status |
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christopher & banks and cb design
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C&B Co. |
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Canada |
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54975.36.1 |
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Proposed |
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christopher & banks and cb design
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.30.1 |
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04/18/2008 |
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77/451564 |
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Pending |
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cj design
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C&B Co. |
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54975.41.1 |
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cj design
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C&B Co, |
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U.S. |
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54975.35.1 |
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04/18/2008 |
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77/451,600 |
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cj banks (lower case word mark)
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C&B Co. |
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54975.40.1 |
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cj banks (lower case word mark)
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.34.1 |
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04/18/2008 |
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77/451,583 |
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cj banks and cj design
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C&B Co. |
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Canada |
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54975.39.1 |
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ej banks and cj design
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.33.1 |
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04/18/2008 |
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77/451,581 |
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CI BANKS - DESIGNED FOR YOU
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.15.1 |
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11/30/2006 |
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77/054,229 |
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Allowed
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CJ SPORT
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.3.1 |
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05/19/2006 |
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78/888,277 |
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Suspended 12/6/2007 |
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C.J. BANKS
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.7.1 |
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02/21/2000 |
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75/929,661 |
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07/03/2001 |
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2,466,691 |
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CLOTHESLINES DESIGNED FOR YOU BY CJ BANKS & DESIGN
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.18.1 |
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12/14/2007 |
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77/351,971 |
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COCO & JANE (word mark only)
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.24.1 |
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03/21/2008 |
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77/428,502 |
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Pending |
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COCO & JANE (word mark only)
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.28.1 |
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04/18/2008 |
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77/451,557 |
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Pending |
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COCO & JANE and Design
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.25.1 |
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03/21/2008 |
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77/428,538 |
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Pending |
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COCO & JANE and Design
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.29.1 |
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03/21/2008 |
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77/428,534 |
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EVERY DAY WOMEN DO AMAZING THINGS
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C&B Services Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.21. I |
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08/18/2004 |
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78/469,598 |
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01/24/2006 |
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3,051,775 |
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Registered |
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FIND 1 OUR TRUE STYLE
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.17.1 |
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12/14/2007 |
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77/3510,972 |
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Pending |
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ITS A PROPORTION NOT A SIZE (tagline to be used with stylized Petite mark)
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.20.1 |
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02/21/2008 |
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77/402,269 |
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PETITE (stylized word mark)
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.26.1 |
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04/18/2008 |
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77/451,554 |
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SHAPELY SILHOUETTES
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.6.1 |
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10/15/2001 |
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78/088,469 |
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10/15/2002 |
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2,637,504 |
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Allow to lapse |
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SIZE I4 AND MORE
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.27.1 |
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04/18/2008 |
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77/451,549 |
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TUMMY SLIMMER
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C&B Co. |
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U.S. |
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54975.23.1 |
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03/21/2008 |
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77/428,501 |
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Pending |
Schedule 5.14 to Credit and Security Agreement
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
None.
Schedule 6.3 to Credit and Security Agreement
PERMITTED LIENS
None.
Schedule 6.4 to Credit and Security Agreement
Permitted Indebtedness and Guaranties
INDEBTEDNESS
NONE.
GUARANTIES
NONE.
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-33446, 333-30554, 333-95109, 333-64085, 333-64087, 333-95553, 333-132377, 333-132378, 333-136388, 333-146625, 333-153170 and 333-170249) of Christopher &Banks Corporation of our report dated May 12, 2011 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 12, 2011
EXHIBIT 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Larry C. Barenbaum and Michael J. Lyftogt, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Christopher & Banks Corporation, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or the substitutes for such attorneys-in-fact and agents, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of this 3 rd day of May, 2011, by the following persons:
/s/ James J. Fuld, Jr. |
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Chairman |
James J. Fuld, Jr. |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Larry C. Barenbaum and Michael J. Lyftogt, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Christopher & Banks Corporation, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or the substitutes for such attorneys-in-fact and agents, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of this 3 rd day of May, 2011, by the following persons:
/s/ Martin L. Bassett |
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Director |
Martin L. Bassett |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Larry C. Barenbaum and Michael J. Lyftogt, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Christopher & Banks Corporation, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or the substitutes for such attorneys-in-fact and agents, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of this 3 rd day of May, 2011, by the following persons:
/s/ Mark A. Cohn |
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Director |
Mark A. Cohn |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Larry C. Barenbaum and Michael J. Lyftogt, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Christopher & Banks Corporation, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or the substitutes for such attorneys-in-fact and agents, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of this 10 th day of May, 2011, by the following persons:
/s/ Robert Ezrilov |
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Director |
Robert Ezrilov |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Larry C. Barenbaum and Michael J. Lyftogt, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Christopher & Banks Corporation, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or the substitutes for such attorneys-in-fact and agents, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of this 3 rd day of May, 2011, by the following persons:
/s/ Morris Goldfarb |
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Director |
Morris Goldfarb |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Larry C. Barenbaum and Michael J. Lyftogt, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Christopher & Banks Corporation, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or the substitutes for such attorneys-in-fact and agents, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of this 6 th day of May, 2011, by the following persons:
/s/ Anne L. Jones |
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Director |
Anne L. Jones |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Larry C. Barenbaum and Michael J. Lyftogt, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Christopher & Banks Corporation, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or the substitutes for such attorneys-in-fact and agents, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of this 5 th day of May, 2011, by the following persons:
/s/ Paul L. Snyder |
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Director |
Paul L. Snyder |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Larry C. Barenbaum, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Christopher & Banks Corporation, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or the substitutes for such attorneys-in-fact and agents, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of this 12 th day of May, 2011, by the following persons:
/s/ Michael J. Lyftogt |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
Michael J. Lyftogt |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J. Lyftogt and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Christopher & Banks Corporation, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or the substitutes for such attorneys-in-fact and agents, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of this 3 rd day of May, 2011, by the following persons:
/s/ Larry C. Barenbaum |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Larry C. Barenbaum |
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(Principal Executive Officer) and a Director |
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Larry C. Barenbaum, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Christopher & Banks Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 12, 2011 |
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/s/ Larry C. Barenbaum |
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Larry C. Barenbaum |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Michael J. Lyftogt, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Christopher & Banks Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 12, 2011 |
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/s/ Michael J. Lyftogt |
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Michael J. Lyftogt |
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Senior Vice President,
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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Larry C. Barenbaum, Chief Executive Officer of Christopher & Banks Corporation (the Company), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. The annual report of the Company on Form 10-K for the period ended February 26, 2011 as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: May 12, 2011 |
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/s/ Larry C. Barenbaum |
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Larry C. Barenbaum
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Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Michael J. Lyftogt, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Christopher & Banks Corporation (the Company), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. The annual report of the Company on Form 10-K for the period ended February 26, 2011 as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: May 12, 2011 |
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By: |
/s/ Michael J. Lyftogt |
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Michael J. Lyftogt
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