UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 12, 2018

 

 

ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-10593   11-2481903

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1450 Broadway, New York, New York   10018
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 730-0030

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Private Exchange of Convertible Notes

On February 12, 2018, Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into separate, privately negotiated exchange agreements (the “Exchange Agreements”) with certain holders of the Company’s outstanding 1.50% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Convertible Notes”). Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, the Company intends to exchange new convertible senior subordinated secured notes (the “New Convertible Notes”) to be issued by the Company pursuant to an indenture to be entered into by the Company (the “Indenture”) and cash payments in an aggregate amount of approximately $700,000 representing accrued but unpaid interest on the 2018 Convertible Notes, for up to $110 million aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Convertible Notes (the “Exchange”). On or prior to the settlement of the Exchange, the Company may enter into agreements with one or more holders of 2018 Convertible Notes to increase the principal amount of 2018 Convertible Notes participating in the exchange from $110 million to up to $125 million.

The 2018 Convertible Notes will be exchanged for the New Convertible Notes at an exchange ratio of $1,000 principal amount of New Convertible Notes for each $1,000 principal amount of 2018 Convertible Notes.

The Exchange will satisfy one of the conditions to the availability of the Second Delayed Draw Term Loan (the “Second Delayed Draw Term Loan”) under that certain Credit Agreement, dated August 2, 2017, by and among IBG Borrower LLC, the Company’s wholly-owned direct subsidiary (“IBG Borrower”), as borrower, Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time (as amended by that certain Limited Waiver and Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2017, and as further amended by that certain Second Amendment, Consent and Limited Waiver, dated as of November 24, 2017, the “Existing Senior Credit Facility”) that the Company achieve a reduction in the outstanding principal amount of the 2018 Convertible Notes of at least $100.0 million. In addition, the Company believes that it should be able to satisfy the remaining conditions to the availability of the Second Delayed Draw Term Loan, which include (i) the Company being in financial covenant compliance, on a pro forma basis as of the time of the requested borrowing and on a projected basis for the succeeding 12 months based on projections reasonably acceptable to the lenders, and (ii) there not existing a default or event of default under the Existing Senior Credit Facility as of the time of the borrowing. The Company intends to use the proceeds of the Second Delayed Draw Term Loan to retire the remaining 2018 Convertible Notes at maturity in March 2018.

The New Convertible Notes are expected to be issued in exchange for the 2018 Convertible Notes in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), under Section 4(a)(2) thereof. The principal terms of the New Convertible Notes are expected to be as follows:

 

Interest Rate

  

5.75%.

 

Interest may be paid in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of both, at the Company’s election, subject to the Aggregate Share Cap (as described below). If the Company elects to pay all or a portion of an interest payment in shares of common stock, the number of shares of common stock payable will be equal to the applicable interest payment divided by the average of the 10 individual volume-weighted average prices for the 10-trading day period ending on and including the trading day immediately preceding the relevant interest payment date.

Security

   Second lien on the same assets that secure the obligations of IBG Borrower under the Existing Senior Credit Facility.

Guarantors

   IBG Borrower and same guarantors as those under the Existing Senior Credit Facility, other than the Company.

Maturity

   August 15, 2023.


Priority

   Contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Company’s and the guarantors’ obligations under the Existing Senior Credit Facility.

Conversion Settlement Method

   Cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of both, at the Company’s election, subject to the Aggregate Share Cap.

Aggregate Share Cap

  

Unless and until the Company obtains requisite stockholder approval to increase the number of its authorized shares of common stock (the “Aggregate Share Cap”), upon conversion of the New Convertible Notes or payment of interest or the Conversion Make-Whole Payment (as described below), the aggregate number of shares of common stock deliverable by the Company will be subject to the Aggregate Share Cap.

 

The Company will not be obligated to make payments in cash in lieu of shares of common stock until April 15, 2019.

Conversion Rate

   To be determined based on a conversion premium of 17.5% of the price per share of common stock equal to the average of the five individual volume-weighted average prices for the five-trading day period beginning on February 12, 2018; provided that, for purposes of such calculation, the price per share of common stock shall not be more than $1.656 or less than $0.844 (representing a 32.5% collar around $1.25, the closing price of the Company’s shares of common stock on February 9, 2018).

Mandatory Conversion

   Subject to certain conditions and limitations, the Company may cause all or part of the New Convertible Notes to be automatically converted.

Conversion Make-Whole Payment

  

Holders converting their New Convertible Notes (including in connection with a Mandatory Conversion) shall also be entitled to receive a payment from the Company equal to the aggregate amount of interest payments that would have been payable on such converted New Convertible Notes from the last day through which interest was paid on the New Convertible Notes (or from the issue date if no interest has been paid on the New Convertible Notes or from the next succeeding interest payment date if such conversion occurs after a regular record date and on or before the next succeeding interest payment date), through and including the maturity date (determined as if such conversion did not occur).

 

If the Company elects to pay all or a portion of a Conversion Make-Whole Payment in shares of common stock, the number of shares of common stock payable will be equal to the applicable Conversion Make-Whole Payment divided by the average of the 10 individual volume-weighted average prices for the 10-trading day period immediately preceding the applicable conversion date.

Optional Redemption

   Subject to certain limitations pursuant to the Existing Senior Credit Facility, from and after the one-year anniversary of the closing of the Exchange, the Company may redeem for cash all or part of the New Convertible Notes at any time by providing at least 30 days’ prior written notice to holders of the New Convertible Notes.


Fundamental Change Repurchase Right of Holders

   If the Company undergoes a fundamental change prior to maturity, each holder will have the right, at its option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all or a portion of such holder’s New Convertible Notes at a fundamental change purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the New Convertible Notes to be repurchased, together with interest accrued and unpaid to, but excluding, the fundamental change purchase date.

Restrictive Covenants

   The Company will be subject to certain restrictive covenants pursuant to the Indenture, including limitations on (i) liens, (ii) indebtedness, (iii) asset sales, (iv) restricted payments and investments, (v) prepayments of indebtedness and (vi) transactions with affiliates.

Events of Default

   Customary for secured convertible notes of this kind and substantially consistent with the Existing Senior Credit Facility.

On January 26, 2018, pursuant to Listing Rule 5635(f), The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) granted the Company’s request for a financial viability exception to the stockholder approval requirements that would otherwise apply to the Exchange. The Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, which is comprised solely of independent, non-executive directors, approved the Company’s reliance on the Nasdaq financial viability exception. In accordance with Nasdaq requirements, the Company will mail a letter to stockholders notifying them of its intention to close the Exchange without obtaining approval from its stockholders (the “Stockholder Letter”). Accordingly, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the other closing conditions specified in the Exchange Agreements, the settlement of the Exchange is expected to occur ten days after the date that the stockholder letter is mailed or made available to the Company’s stockholders, or as soon thereafter as practical.

The form of Exchange Agreement will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s next quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Third Amendment to Existing Senior Credit Facility

On February 12, 2018, the Company, through IBG Borrower, entered into a Third Amendment, Consent and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement and Other Loan Documents (the “Amendment”) to its Existing Senior Credit Facility. Capitalized terms used in this Current Report and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Existing Senior Credit Facility (as amended) and/or the Amendment, in each case as the context may require. The full text of the Amendment is annexed hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The Amendment provides for, among other things, amendments to certain restrictive covenants and other terms set forth in the Existing Senior Credit Facility to permit (i) IBG Borrower to enter into the Indenture and the related intercreditor agreement that is anticipated to be executed and (ii) the Exchange. In connection with the Amendment, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch was granted additional pricing flex in the form of price protection upon syndication of the loan (“Flex”) . After giving effect to the additional Flex provided in the Amendment, the Company estimates that it could be responsible for payments on account of Flex in an aggregate total amount of up to $6.1 million.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 12, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had entered into the Exchange Agreements, as described in Item 1.01, and disclosing its outlook for fiscal year 2018 and certain other information. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or


otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

In accordance with Nasdaq requirements, the Company will mail to its stockholders the Stockholder Letter described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report. A copy of the Stockholder Letter to be mailed is attached as Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

10.1    Third Amendment, Consent and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement and Other Loan Documents dated February 12, 2018.
99.1    Press Release dated February 12, 2018.
99.2    Letter to Stockholders dated February 12, 2018.

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this Current Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements include projections regarding the Company’s beliefs and expectations about future performance and, in some cases, may be identified by words like “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “future,” “will,” “seek” and similar terms or phrases. These statements are based on the Company’s beliefs and assumptions, which in turn are based on information available as of the date of this Current Report. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement and could harm the Company’s business, prospects, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition and cause its stock price to decline significantly. Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. Important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others: the ability of the Company’s licensees to maintain their license agreements or to produce and market products bearing the Company’s brand names, the Company’s ability to retain and negotiate favorable licenses, the Company’s ability to meet its outstanding debt obligations and the events and risks referenced in the sections titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in other documents filed or furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, business development transactions, joint ventures or investments we may enter into or make in the future. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC.
By:  

/s/ David K. Jones

  Name:   David K. Jones
  Title:   Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

Date: February 12, 2018

EXHIBIT 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

THIRD AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND LIMITED WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND

OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS

THIRD AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND LIMITED WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (this “ Amendment ”) is entered into as of February 12, 2018 among IBG Borrower LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors under the Agreement; each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “ Lenders ” and individually, a “ Lender ”); and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“ Cortland ”) as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (Cortland, together with its successors and assigns in such capacities, the “ Agent ”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 2, 2017, among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Agent (as amended by that Limited Waiver and Amendment No. 1 dated as of October 27, 2017 and that Second Amendment, Consent and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement dated as of November 24, 2017 and as the same has been further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time including by this Amendment, the “ Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that in accordance with the Agreement, the Agent and the Required Lenders (A) consent to (x) (i) one or more exchanges of the 2018 Convertible Notes for 5.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated Secured Second Lien Notes due 2023 issued pursuant to those certain Exchange Agreements dated as of the date hereof between certain holders of the 2018 Convertible Notes and Parent, each substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (collectively with such other public or private exchange agreements entered into from time to time relating to the 2023 Notes Indenture and in substantially the same form as Exhibit A with such changes as are necessary to reflect the different economic terms or registered nature of such exchange, the “ Exchange Agreement ” and each, an “ Exchange Agreement ”) and that certain Indenture in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and with such administrative changes as are necessary to complete information currently bracketed or blank in the form and which will not be available until the exchange has been consummated (the “ 2023 Notes Indenture ” and such notes, the “ 2023 Notes ”) to be entered into by, among others, Parent, as company, certain subsidiaries of the Parent (including the Borrower) as guarantors (collectively, the “ Note Guarantors ” and each, a “ Note Guarantor ”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking corporation, as the trustee and collateral agent (called together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Second Lien Agent ”), (ii) the entrance by the Loan Parties into the Note Documents (as defined in the 2023 Notes Indenture) including the Note Security Documents and the Note Guarantees pursuant to which the Note Guarantors guarantee the Note Obligations (as defined in the 2023 Notes Indenture and each in substantially the same form as the corresponding document with respect to the Loans) and grant a junior security interest to the Second Lien Agent for the benefit of the holders of the 2023 Notes in the same assets of the Loan Parties which secure the Loans under the Agreement and (iii) the Agent and the Loan Parties entering into that certain Intercreditor Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, and with such administrative changes as are necessary to complete information currently bracketed or blank in the form and which will not be available until the exchange has been consummated (the “ 2023 Notes Intercreditor Agreement ”) with the Second Lien Agent (such transactions called together with the amendment to the Organization Documents of the Parent solely to increase the number of authorized shares and/or effect a reverse stock split in the manner required to facilitate such transactions in the manner contemplated in the Exchange Agreements (the “ Parent Organization Document Amendments ”), the “ 2023 Notes Exchange Transactions ”) and (y) the dissolution of ICL-Badgley Mischka Limited (the “ ICL Dissolution ”) and (B) agree to make certain amendments and/or waive certain provisions of the Agreement and the other Loan Documents solely as expressly set forth herein in order to facilitate (i) the 2023 Notes Exchange Transactions and the conversion rights described therein and (ii) the ICL Dissolution;


WHEREAS, Schedule 5.17 of the Agreement and Schedule 6 to the Security Agreement delivered on the Closing Date included the Trademarks described in Exhibit D (the “ Iconix China Trademarks ”) that were contributed to Iconix China Limited (“ Iconix China ”) by certain of the Loan Parties in 2008 pursuant to the terms of that certain Master Trademark Agreement dated as of September 5, 2008 entered into, by among others, certain of the Loan Parties and Iconix China and certain other effectuating transfer documents. The Iconix China Trademarks are not and were not owned solely and exclusively by the Loan Parties at any time on or after the Closing Date as the Loan Parties represented in Section 5.17 of the Agreement and in Section 4(f) of the Security Agreement each time such representations were made on and after the Closing Date (the “ Specified Representations ”) and as such the Borrower has requested that the Agent and the Required Lenders waive the Defaults and the related Event of Default under Section 8.01(d) arising solely from such Specified Representations (the “ Specified Defaults ”) and consent to release their Liens on the Iconix China Trademarks and to make certain amendments to the Schedule 5.17 of the Agreement and Schedule 6 to the Security Agreement to reflect the release of the Iconix China Trademarks;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned parties agree as follows:

Section  1. Definitions . Except as otherwise defined in this Amendment, capitalized terms in this Amendment have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes of the Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 2. Waiver and Consent .

A. Consent to Entry Into Exchange Agreements and Parent Organization Document Amendments . Each of the Agent and the Lenders signatory hereto hereby consent to the entry of the Loan Parties into the Exchange Agreements and the Parent Organization Document Amendments.

B. Consent to 2023 Notes Exchange Transactions . Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent under Section 4, each of the Agent and the Lenders signatory hereto hereby consent to the 2023 Notes Exchange Transactions and the entry of the Loan Parties into the Notes Documents (including, the Note Security Documents and the Note Guarantees) and agree that (a) such exchange transaction is a Permitted Capital Raising Transaction and that each dollar of 2018 Convertible Notes so exchanged shall count as a dollar raised in a Permitted Capital Raising Transaction for the purpose of satisfying the condition precedent in Section 4.04(b) of the Agreement to the Second Delayed Draw Term Loan to raise $100,000,000 during the Delayed Draw Period and (b) the Liens granted pursuant to the Note Documents are Permitted Encumbrances pursuant to clause (x) of such definition. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2A shall be deemed to waive any violation of the Credit Documents which would occur as a result of the performance of any right or obligation of the Credit Parties or any other Person under the 2023 Note Documents from time to time.

C. Consent to ICL Dissolution . Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent under Section  4 , each of the Agent and the Lenders signatory hereto hereby consent to the ICL Dissolution.


D. Waiver of Specified Defaults and Consent to Release of the Iconix China Trademarks . Each of the Agent and the Lenders signatory hereto hereby consent to (i) waive the Specified Defaults and (ii) the release of the Iconix China Trademarks (the “ Iconix China Release ”).

The waiver and consents set forth above shall be limited precisely as written and shall relate solely to the Specified Defaults in the manner they exist on the date hereof and not to any other change in facts or circumstances occurring after the date hereof and shall not relate to any other Defaults or Events of Default now existing or occurring after the date hereof, and shall not in any way or manner restrict the Agent or any Lender from exercising any rights or remedies they may have in respect of any Default or Event of Default (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Default or Event of Default existing as of the date hereof which is not a Specified Default) at any time in respect of the Agreement or any other Loan Document. Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute a consent to any other departure from or a waiver of any other term, provision or condition of the Agreement or any other Loan Document or prejudice any right or remedy that the Agent or any Lender may have or may in the future have.

Section  3. Amendments to Agreement . Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth in Section  4 , the Agreement is hereby amended as of the Third Amendment Effective Date as follows:

A. Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the definition of “Collateral Questionnaire”, (ii) deleting the reference to the Collateral Questionnaire in the definition of “Loan Documents” and (iii) adding the following new defined terms in the appropriate alphabetical order:

2023 Convertible Notes ” means the 5.75% Convertible Senior Subordinated Secured Second Lien Notes due 2023 issued pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and the Intercreditor Agreement, the “ 2023 Notes Indenture ”) entered into by, among others, Parent, as company, certain subsidiaries of the Parent (including the Borrower) as guarantors (collectively, the “ Note Guarantors ” and each, a “ Note Guarantor ”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking corporation, as the trustee (called together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Second Lien Notes Trustee ”) and collateral agent (called together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Second Lien Agent ”).

2023 Note Documents ” means the “Note Documents” as defined in the 2023 Notes Indenture (as in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date and as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and the Intercreditor Agreement).

2023 Notes Exchange Transactions ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Third Amendment.

Intercreditor Agreement ” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, entered into by among others, the Agent, as first lien agent and the Second Lien Notes Trustee, as second lien notes trustee.


Third Amendment ” means that certain Third Amendment, Consent and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement and Other Loan Documents dated as of February 12, 2018 and entered into by, among others, the Loan Parties, the Agent and the Lenders.

Third Amendment Effective Date ” shall mean the date on which all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 to the Third Amendment have been satisfied.

B. As of the Third Amendment Effective Date and after giving effect to the 2023 Exchange Transactions, clause (x) of the definition of “ Permitted Encumbrances ” in Section  1.01 of the Agreement is amended and restated as follows:

 

  i. (x) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by clauses (j) and (s) of “Permitted Indebtedness” incurred during the Delayed Draw Period (or any Permitted Refinancing thereof in accordance with such clauses); provided that such Liens are junior in priority to the Liens securing the Obligations and subject to a customary “silent” second lien intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders acting reasonably).”.

C. Section 7.06 (g) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

“(g) the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries may make cash payments in lieu of issuing fractional shares in connection with (i) the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests, of any such Person; provided that no such cash payments shall be made pursuant to this clause (g) in respect of the 2023 Notes in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate for the term of this Agreement, or (ii) in connection with the issuance of any dividend otherwise permitted to be made under this Section 7.06”.

D. Section 7.06 of the Agreement is hereby amended by:

 

  i. deleting the “or” at the end of clause (h);

 

  ii. deleting the “.” at the end of clause (i) and inserting “or” and the following:

“(j) for each of the following clauses (x) and (y) to the extent permitted by the terms hereof, of the Intercreditor Agreement and Article 6 of the 2023 Notes Indenture, any (x) payments of cash (paid by the Borrower or Parent) solely with respect to fractional shares not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate and/or Equity Interest of Parent (other than Disqualified Stock) to a holder (or for the benefit of the holder) of the 2023 Notes upon the conversion thereof in accordance with the terms thereof or (y) any payments of regularly scheduled cash interest in respect of the 2023 Notes.

E. Section 7.07 of the Agreement is hereby amended by:

 

  i. deleting the “and” at the end of clause (d);

 

  ii. deleting the “.” at the end of clause (e) and inserting the following:


    “, (f) regularly scheduled interest payments and payments of fees, expenses and indemnifications obligations in respect of the 2023 Notes when due and in amounts not to exceed amounts required to be paid with respect thereto, and permitted under the Intercreditor Agreement, the terms hereof and Article 6 of the 2023 Notes Indenture and (g) payments with, or conversions to, Equity Interests of Parent (other than Disqualified Stock).”.

F. Section 7.10 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“7.10 Burdensome Agreements . Enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that (a) limits the ability (i) of any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments or other distributions to any Loan Party or to otherwise transfer property to or invest in a Loan Party, (ii) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee the Obligations, (iii) of any Subsidiary to make or repay loans to a Loan Party, or (iv) of the Loan Parties to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person in favor of the Agent provided , however, that (y) clause (a)(i) and clause (a)(iv) shall not prohibit (1) any negative pledge incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under clause (d)  of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness solely to the extent any such negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness, (2) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, (3) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, (4) encumbrances or restrictions on deposits imposed by customers under agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, (5) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted hereunder (other than any Loan Party) and applicable solely to such joint venture, (6) restrictions on the transfer of any asset pending the close of the sale of such asset so long as such restriction applies only to such assets to be sold, (7) any agreement or instrument governing Indebtedness assumed in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, to the extent the relevant encumbrance or restriction was not agreed to or adopted in connection with, or in anticipation of, the respective Permitted Acquisition and does not apply to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, or the property of any such Person, other than the property acquired in such Permitted Acquisition, (8) restrictions set forth in the 2023 Notes Documents as in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date, (9) restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to be incurred after the Third Amendment Effective Date if the relevant restrictions, taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to the Loan Parties or the Lenders than the restrictions contained in this Agreement, taken as a whole, (10) customary provisions restricting assignment of any governmental contract entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (z) clause (a) shall not prohibit restrictions incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under clause (r)  of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”, solely to the extent any such restrictions relate to the applicable Available Amount Acquisition Target and its Subsidiaries acquired in an Acquisition utilizing the Available Amount and or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person, other than as set forth in the 2023 Notes Documents as in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date.”


G. Section 7.12(a)(i) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(i) Amend, modify, terminate or waive any of a Loan Party’s or a Subsidiary’s under (A)(1) other than with respect to the Borrower, its Organization Documents in a manner materially adverse to the Credit Parties (in their capacities as such) and (2) with respect to the Borrower, its Organization Documents without the prior written consent of Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders), (B) any documentation relating to any Indebtedness for borrowed money that is unsecured or Subordinated Indebtedness that would, when taken as a whole, be materially adverse to the Credit Parties (in their capacities as such) (provided that it is understood that any amendments, modifications and/or waivers to the 2023 Notes and the 2023 Note Documents that are permitted under the Intercreditor Agreement shall be permitted and shall not be considered materially adverse to the interests of the Credit Parties), (C) any Material License which would have a material adverse impact on the Lenders (in their capacities as such) (as reasonably determined by the Agent), without the prior express written consent of the Agent (acting at the direction of the Required Lenders) or (D) any Material Contract in a manner that would be materially adverse to the financial condition of the Parent, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.”

H. Section 10.06(b)(ii) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

I. Certain disclosure schedules to the Agreement will be amended as may be agreed in writing by the Loan Parties and the Required Lenders by supplemental schedules in form satisfactory to the Required Lenders and to be delivered to the Agent prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date.

Section  4. Conditions Precedent . The consent and limited waivers set forth in Section  2(B) and Section  2(C) and the amendments set forth Section  3 shall become effective, as of the date hereof, upon satisfaction of the following conditions (the “ Third Amendment Effective Date ”):

(a) The Agent shall have received the following, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Lenders:

(i) a counterpart signature page of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors, each Lender party to the Agreement and the Agent;

(ii) duly executed copies of the Exchange Agreements to be dated as of the date hereof;

(iii) duly executed copies of the 2023 Notes Indenture, the 2023 Notes Intercreditor Agreement and each of the Note Security Documents to be entered into in connection therewith; and


(iv) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Parent addressed to the Lenders, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lead Lender and certifying as to the matters specified therein.

(b) All accrued fees and reasonable and documented expenses of the Agent and Lenders (including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of external counsel (including Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP and any local counsel to the Lead Lender and Holland & Knight LLP and any local counsel to the Agent)) and invoiced to the Borrower at least one day prior to such date shall have been paid.

Section  5. Reference to and Effect on the Agreement and the Loan Documents . On and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Agreement or Loan Documents to “this Agreement”, “the Loan Documents”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to “the Agreement”, “the Loan Documents”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Agreement and/or the Loan Documents, shall mean and be a reference to the Agreement and/or the Loan Documents, as amended by this Amendment.

Section 6. Representations and Warranties; Ratification of Obligations .

The Loan Parties represent and warrant that (i) ICL-Badgley Mischka Limited does not own any assets or property with a value in excess of $100,000 in aggregate and (ii) they do not (nor do any of their Subsidiaries or Securitization Entities) solely and exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to, or possess a valid and enforceable license to use, all the Iconix China Trademarks set forth on Exhibit D. Further, after giving effect to the consents, amendments, supplements and modifications contained herein and in the supplemental schedules to the Agreement, the supplementary schedules to the Security Agreement in connection herewith (collectively, the “ Third Amendment Supplements ”) and (a) (i) each of the representations and warranties set forth in Article V of the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties remain true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and, in the case of any of the foregoing, other than representations that are qualified by materiality, which are true and correct in all respects; (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (iii) no event, change or condition has occurred that has had or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect and (b) each Loan Party (i) confirms its Obligations (including any guarantee obligation) under each Loan Document, in each case as amended, supplemented or modified after giving effect to this Amendment and the Third Amendment Supplements, (ii) confirms that its Obligations as amended, supplemented or modified hereby under the Agreement are entitled to the benefits of the pledges and guarantees, as applicable, set forth in the Loan Documents, in each case, as amended, supplemented or modified after giving effect to this Amendment (including as such grants have been amended, supplemented or modified by this Amendment and the Third Amendment Supplements), (iii) confirms that its Obligations under the Agreement constitute Obligations and (iv) agrees that the Agreement as amended, modified or supplemented hereby is the Agreement under and for all purposes of the Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each party, by its execution of this Amendment, hereby confirms that the Obligations shall remain in full force and effect (except as such Obligations have been expressly supplemented, amended or modified hereby or by the Third Amendment Supplements), and such Obligations shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of the grant set forth in the Collateral Documents, as amended, supplemented or modified hereby.

Section  7. Severability . Any provision of this Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such


invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section  8 . Headings . Headings herein are for convenience only and shall not be relied upon in interpreting or enforcing this Amendment.

Section  9. Miscellaneous . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same amendatory instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart. This Amendment and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder (including any claims sounding in contract law or tort law arising out of the subject matter hereof and any determinations with respect to post-judgment interest) shall be governed by, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

PARENT:       
     ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC.,
     a Delaware corporation
     By:  

/s/ David Jones

     Name: David Jones
     Title: Chief Financial Officer
BORROWER:       
     IBG BORROWER LLC,
     a Delaware limited liability company
     By:  

/s/ David Jones

     Name: David Jones
     Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Credit Agreement]


SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

 

ARTFUL HOLDINGS LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

   

ICON ENTERTAINMENT LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

BADGLEY MISCHKA LICENSING LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

   

ICON DE BRAND HOLDINGS CORP. ,

a Delaware corporation

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

BRIGHT STAR FOOTWEAR LLC ,

a New Jersey limited liability company

   

ICONIX ECOM, LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

ICON CANADA JV HOLDINGS CORP. ,

a Delaware corporation

     
By:   

/s/ David Jones

     
Name:    David Jones      
Title:    Chief Financial Officer      

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Credit Agreement]


SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS (continued) :

 

ICONIX CA HOLDINGS LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

   

IP HOLDINGS UNLTD LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

ICONIX LATIN AMERICA LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

   

IP MANAGEMENT LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

IP HOLDINGS AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION ,

a Delaware corporation

   

MICHAEL CARUSO  & CO., INC. ,

a California corporation

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

IP HOLDINGS LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

   

MOSSIMO HOLDINGS LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Credit Agreement]


SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS (continued) :

 

MOSSIMO, INC. ,

a Delaware corporation

   

PILLOWTEX HOLDINGS AND MANAGEMENT LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

OFFICIAL-PILLOWTEX LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

   

SCION BBC LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer
OP HOLDINGS AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation    

SCION LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

OP HOLDINGS, LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

   

SHARPER IMAGE HOLDINGS AND MANAGEMENT CORP. ,

a Delaware corporation

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Credit Agreement]

 


SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS (continued) :

 

SHARPER IMAGE HOLDINGS LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

   

UMBRO SOURCING LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

STUDIO HOLDINGS AND MANAGEMENT

CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation

   

UNZIPPED APPAREL LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

STUDIO IP HOLDINGS LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

   

ZY HOLDINGS AND MANAGEMENT

CORP. , a Delaware corporation

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

UMBRO IP HOLDINGS LLC ,

a Delaware limited liability company

   

LC PARTNERS US, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   

/s/ David Jones

    By:  

/s/ David Jones

Name:    David Jones     Name:   David Jones
Title:    Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Credit Agreement]


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT:

CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET

SERVICES LLC

By:  

/s/ Matthew Tryba

Name:    

Matthew Tryba

Title:  

Associate Counsel


LENDERS:

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK

BRANCH

By:  

/s/ Fredric R. Rosenberg

Name:    

Fredric R. Rosenberg

Title:  

Managing Director

By:  

/s/ Stephen Wollman

Name:  

Stephen Wollman

Title:  

Managing Director

 

TSCO LENDING FUND ICAV

Acting by and through its Alternative

Investment Fund Manager

Orchard Global Asset Management LLP

By:  

/s/ Andrew Weber

Name:    

Andrew Weber

Title:  

Partner

EXHIBIT 99.1

Iconix Brand Group Announces Private Exchange of Approximately $110 Million of its Convertible

Notes and Provides 2018 Outlook

 

    Reached agreement with holders of approximately $110 million principal amount of the Company’s 1.5% convertible notes due March 2018

 

    Significant condition to availability of delayed draw term loan satisfied, Company expects remaining conditions to be satisfied

 

    Initiated cost savings plan of approximately $12 million to improve profitability and free cash flow in 2018

 

    Signed a new multi-year license agreement with Target for the Umbro brand, a world leader in soccer apparel

 

    Reiterating 2017 revenue and non GAAP earnings per share within previously released guidance

 

    Expect 2018 revenue to be in a range of $190 million to $220 million

NEW YORK, New York— February 12, 2018 – Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICON) (“Iconix” or the “Company”) today announced it has reached agreements with holders of approximately $110 million principal amount of the Company’s 1.5% convertible notes due March 2018 (the “2018 Convertible Notes”) to exchange their 2018 Convertible Notes for new senior subordinated secured convertible notes (the “New Convertible Notes”) and cash payments representing accrued but unpaid interest on the 2018 Convertible Notes. The 2018 Convertible Notes will be exchanged for the New Convertible Notes at an exchange ratio of $1,000 principal amount of New Convertible Notes for each $1,000 principal amount of 2018 Convertible Notes (the “Exchange”). On or prior to the settlement of the Exchange, the Company may enter into agreements with one or more holders of 2018 Convertible Notes to increase the principal amount of 2018 Convertible Notes participating in the Exchange from $110 million to up to $125 million. The Company expects to settle the Exchange on or about February 22, 2018.

The New Convertible Notes are expected to have an interest rate of 5.75% per annum, mature in August 2023 and be secured by the same assets that secure the obligations of the Company’s wholly-owned direct subsidiary, IBG Borrower LLC, under its existing senior secured credit facility (the “Existing Senior Credit Facility”).

John Haugh, CEO of Iconix commented, “These exchange transactions are part of the Company’s strategy to satisfy near-term debt obligations and represent a positive step in improving our balance sheet. We are also announcing a cost savings initiative to improve our profitability and free cash flow. With the reduction in near-term debt from this exchange satisfying a significant condition to the availability of our delayed draw term loan and the cost savings that have been identified, we are now in a good position to finalize the solution for the balance of our upcoming debt obligations.”

Haugh further commented, “From a business operations standpoint, we are reaffirming our 2017 revenue and non GAAP earnings per share guidance and we are pleased to highlight recent announcements of Starter with Amazon and Umbro with Target as evidence that we are making progress ensuring our brands are with the right long-term partners to maximize market presence and contribution to Iconix.”

The New Convertible Notes will be contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Company’s obligations as a guarantor under the Existing Senior Credit Facility. Conversions of the New Convertible


Notes will be subject to a make-whole payment by the Company. The New Convertible Notes will be convertible at any time by the holders and under certain circumstances by the Company. In addition, the Company will have the right to repurchase the New Convertible Notes at par following the one-year anniversary of the issue date. The Company will be permitted to settle any conversions of the New Convertible Notes, as well as pay accrued but unpaid interest on such New Convertible Notes and any make-whole payments, in cash, shares or a combination thereof.

Further detail regarding the terms and conditions of the Exchange and the New Convertible Notes are set forth in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2018. In addition, the Company expects to file the indenture pursuant to which the New Convertible Notes are expected to be issued as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K following its execution.

The Exchange will satisfy the condition to the availability of the second delayed draw term loan under the Existing Senior Credit Facility that the Company achieve a reduction in the outstanding principal amount of the 2018 Convertible Notes of at least $100.0 million. In addition, the Company believes that it should be able to satisfy the remaining conditions to disbursement of the second delayed draw term loan, allowing the Company to access the additional funds under the second delayed draw term loan to retire the 2018 Convertible Notes that will remain outstanding following the Exchange at their maturity in March 2018. The remaining conditions consist of (i) the Company being in financial covenant compliance under the Existing Senior Credit Facility, on a pro forma basis as of the time of the requested borrowing and on a projected basis for the succeeding 12 months based on projections reasonably acceptable to the lenders, and (ii) there not existing a default or event of default under the Existing Senior Credit Facility as of the time of the borrowing.

The Listing Rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) would normally require stockholder approval prior to settlement of the Exchange; however, the Company requested and has received a financial viability exception to the stockholder approval requirement pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(f). On January 26, 2018, Nasdaq granted the financial viability exception, provided that the Company complies with the conditions of the exception provided in Rule 5635(f), which include the mailing of a letter to stockholders not later than ten days prior to the consummation of the Exchange, describing the terms of the Exchange and the New Convertible Notes, indicating that the Company is relying on the financial viability exception and confirming that the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors has expressly approved reliance on this exception.

In connection with the Exchange, Guggenheim Securities, LLC is acting as the Company’s sole financial advisor, and Dechert LLP is acting as the Company’s legal advisor.

Cost Savings Plan:

Iconix announced today that it has initiated a cost savings plan to improve profitability and free cash flow to further position the Company for long-term success. The Company expects to achieve annual savings of approximately $12 million through proactive rightsizing of its expense structure, appropriately aligned to its expected go-forward revenue base.

2018 Outlook:

The Company is providing an initial outlook for 2018.


The Company expects 2018 revenue to be in a range of $190 million to $220 million, as compared to 2017 preliminary revenue of approximately $225 million. The year-over-year decline primarily reflects the transition of the DanskinNow and Mossimo brands, which together are estimated to decline approximately $25 million in 2018.

Additional Information:

In connection with the Exchange, the Company disclosed the following information in its discussions with noteholders who agreed to be bound by confidentiality obligations with respect to such information:

 

    The Company signed a new multi-year license agreement with Target for the Umbro brand, a world leader in soccer apparel. The exclusive Umbro collection will be available in all Target stores and on Target.com beginning in late February.

 

    The Company expects to transition its Material Girl brand from a direct-to-retail license with Macy’s to a wholesale license following the expiration of the contract in January 2020. The Company is currently negotiating a license with a new vendor that would run contiguous with Macy’s on a non-exclusive basis and then would be available to be renewed by the vendor for a three-year term. Guaranteed minimum royalties under the Material Girl license for 2018 are $5.0 million.

 

    The Company received notice from JCPenney that it is currently not expecting to renew its Royal Velvet license when it expires in January 2019. Should the Royal Velvet license not be renewed by JCPenney, the Company believes there are other opportunities to redeploy the Royal Velvet brand in the near future. Guaranteed minimum royalties under the Royal Velvet license for 2018 are $8.0 million.

 

    Proforma licensing revenue for the brands that are secured by the Company’s Senior Secured Notes under the Company’s securitization facility was $181 million in 2015, $166 million in 2016 and $121 million for the twelve months ended September 30, 2017. Proforma licensing revenue for the twelve months ended September 30, 2017 of $121 million is adjusted for the effect of the reduction in royalties expected from the DanskinNow and Mossimo transitions.

 

    Licensing revenue generated from the brands that are not securitized by the Senior Secured Notes under the Company’s securitization facility was $86 million in 2015, $89 million in 2016, and $84 million for the twelve months ended September 30, 2017.

 

    Proforma cash flow available to service additional debt after paying interest and amortization on the Senior Secured Notes under the Company’s securitization facility, adjusted to reflect the DanskinNow and Mossimo transitions, for the twelve months ended September 30, 2017 was approximately $31.5 million.

 

    The Company expects 2018 EBITDA to be in a range of $95 million to $105 million. This compares to EBITDA of approximately $102 million for the twelve months ended September 31, 2017, after adjusting for the DanskinNow and Mossimo transitions. Please see reconciliation tables at the end of this press release.


EBITDA Reconciliation:

 

($, millions)    Pro Forma
LTM Q3 2017
 

Operating Income

   ($ 935

Plus: Depreciation and Amortization

     3  

Plus: Stock Based Compensation

     6  

Plus: Special Charges

     11  

Plus: Impairment Charge

     1064  

Plus: Loss on Termination of Licenses

     26  

Less: Gains on Sales of Trademarks

     (29

Less: Gain on Deconsolidation of Joint Venture

     (4

Less: Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest

     (13
  

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 129  
  

 

 

 

Less: Adjustment for Sale of Brands (1)

     (3

Less: Danskin Adjustment

     (15

Less: Mossimo Adjustment

     (9
  

 

 

 

Proforma EBITDA

   $ 102  
  

 

 

 

Notes:

(1) Adjusted to reflect the sale of the Sharper Image and Nick Graham brands

Forecasted EBITDA Reconciliation Based on Expected Revenue of $190–$220 Million:

 

($, millions)    Year Ending Dec. 31, 2018  
         High             Low      

Operating Income

   $ 100.0     $ 90.0  

Plus: Depreciation and Amortization

   $ 2.5     $ 2.5  

Plus: Stock Based Compensation

   $ 6.0     $ 6.0  

Plus: Special Charges

   $ 9.0     $ 9.0  

Less: Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest

   ($ 12.5   ($ 12.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 105.0     $ 95.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

About Iconix Brand Group, Inc.

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. owns, licenses and markets a portfolio of consumer brands including: CANDIE’S  ® , BONGO  ® , JOE BOXER  ® , RAMPAGE  ® , MUDD  ® , MOSSIMO  ® , LONDON FOG  ® , OCEAN PACIFIC  ® , DANSKIN  ® , ROCAWEAR  ® , CANNON  ® , ROYAL VELVET  ® , FIELDCREST  ® , CHARISMA  ® , STARTER  ® , WAVERLY  ® , ZOO YORK  ® , UMBRO  ® , LEE COOPER  ® , ECKO UNLTD.  ® , MARC ECKO  ® , and ARTFUL DODGER  ® . In addition, Iconix owns interests in the MATERIAL GIRL  ® , ED HARDY  ® , TRUTH OR DARE  ® , MODERN AMUSEMENT  ® , BUFFALO  ® and PONY  ® brands. The Company licenses its brands to a network of leading retailers and manufacturers that touch every major segment of retail distribution in both the U.S. and worldwide. Through its in-house business development, merchandising, advertising and public relations departments, Iconix manages its brands to drive greater consumer awareness and equity.


Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements include projections regarding the Company’s beliefs and expectations about future performance and, in some cases, may be identified by words like “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “future,” “will,” “seek” and similar terms or phrases. These statements are based on the Company’s beliefs and assumptions, which in turn are based on information available as of the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement and could harm the Company’s business, prospects, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition and cause its stock price to decline significantly. Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. Important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others: the ability of the Company’s licensees to maintain their license agreements or to produce and market products bearing the Company’s brand names, the Company’s ability to retain and negotiate favorable licenses, the Company’s ability to meet its outstanding debt obligations and the events and risks referenced in the sections titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in other documents filed or furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, business development transactions, joint ventures or investments we may enter into or make in the future. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Exhibit 99.2

 

LOGO

February 12, 2018

Dear Stockholder:

We are writing to bring you up to date on important matters regarding Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (the “Company”; NASDAQ: ICON). The Company today announced that it has reached agreements with holders of approximately $110 million principal amount of the Company’s 1.5% convertible senior subordinated notes due March 2018 (the “2018 Convertible Notes”) to exchange their 2018 Convertible Notes for new convertible senior subordinated secured notes (the “New Convertible Notes”) and cash payments representing accrued but unpaid interest on the 2018 Convertible Notes in an aggregate amount of approximately $700,000. The 2018 Convertible Notes will be exchanged for the New Convertible Notes at an exchange ratio of $1,000 principal amount of New Convertible Notes for each $1,000 principal amount of 2018 Convertible Notes (the “Exchange”). On or prior to the settlement of the Exchange, the Company may enter into agreements with one or more holders of 2018 Convertible Notes to increase the principal amount of 2018 Convertible Notes participating in the Exchange from $110 million to up to $125 million. The Company expects to settle the Exchange on or about February 22, 2018.

Background

Following the decision by certain retailers not to renew their license agreements with the Company, senior management and the Board of Directors of the Company have explored a number of strategic options to address its short- and long-term liquidity situation. The Exchange is intended to improve the Company’s capital structure and enhance its liquidity.

The New Convertible Notes are expected to have an interest rate of 5.75% per annum, mature in August 2023 and be secured by the same assets that secure the obligations of the Company’s wholly-owned direct subsidiary, IBG Borrower LLC, under its existing senior secured credit facility (the “Existing Senior Credit Facility”). The conversion rate of the New Convertible Notes will be determined based on a conversion premium of 17.5% of the price per share of common stock equal to the average of the five individual volume-weighted average prices for the five-trading day period beginning on February 12, 2018; provided that, for purposes of such calculation, the price per share of common stock shall not be more than $1.656 or less than $0.844 (representing a 32.5% collar around $1.25, the closing price of the Company’s shares of common stock on February 9, 2018).

The New Convertible Notes will be contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Company’s obligations as a guarantor under the Existing Senior Credit Facility. The New


Convertible Notes will be convertible at any time by the holders and under certain circumstances by the Company. Conversions of the New Convertible Notes will be subject to a make-whole payment by the Company. In addition, the Company will have the right to repurchase the New Convertible Notes at par following the one-year anniversary of the issue date.

The Company will be permitted to settle any conversions of the New Convertible Notes, as well as pay accrued but unpaid interest on such New Convertible Notes and any make-whole payments, in cash, shares or a combination thereof. If the Company elects to pay all or a portion of an interest payment in shares of common stock, the number of shares of common stock payable will be equal to the applicable interest payment divided by the average of the 10 individual volume-weighted average prices for the 10-trading day period ending on and including the trading day immediately preceding the relevant interest payment date. If the Company elects to pay all or a portion of a conversion make-whole payment in shares of common stock, the number of shares of common stock payable will be equal to the applicable conversion make-whole payment divided by the average of the 10 individual volume-weighted average prices for the 10-trading day period immediately preceding the applicable conversion date.

Further detail regarding the terms and conditions of the Exchange and the New Convertible Notes are set forth in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 12, 2018. In addition, the Company expects to file the indenture pursuant to which the New Convertible Notes are expected to be issued as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K following its execution.

The Exchange will satisfy the condition to the availability of the second delayed draw term loan under the Existing Senior Credit Facility that the Company achieve a reduction in the outstanding principal amount of the 2018 Convertible Notes of at least $100.0 million. In addition, the Company believes that it should be able to satisfy the remaining conditions to disbursement of the second delayed draw term loan, allowing the Company to access the additional funds under the second delayed draw term loan to retire the 2018 Convertible Notes that will remain outstanding following the Exchange at their maturity in March 2018. The remaining conditions consist of (i) the Company being in financial covenant compliance under the Existing Senior Credit Facility, on a pro forma basis as of the time of the requested borrowing and on a projected basis for the succeeding 12 months based on projections reasonably acceptable to the lenders, and (ii) there not existing a default or event of default under the Existing Senior Credit Facility as of the time of the borrowing.

Notice of Nasdaq Exception

In order for the common stock of the Company to continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Company must comply with certain governance standards set forth in the Listing Rules governing companies listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq Listing Rules”). The Nasdaq Listing Rules typically require stockholder approval for any transaction that could result in the issuance of shares representing 20% or more of the Company’s common stock at a price lower than the market price of the Company’s shares at the time of such issuance, which could be the case under the terms of the New Convertible Notes. However, in light of the immediate availability of the financing opportunity presented by the Exchange, the Company applied for and on January 26, 2018 received a financial viability


exception to the stockholder approval requirement pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(f). On January 26, 2018, Nasdaq granted the financial viability exception, provided that the Company complies with the conditions of the exception provided in Rule 5635(f), which include the mailing of this letter to stockholders.

The exception granted by Nasdaq allows the Company’s shares of common stock to continue to be listed and traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market following the completion of the Exchange.

On February 2, 2018, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, which is comprised solely of independent and non-executive directors, expressly approved reliance on the financial viability exception in connection with the Exchange and the issuance of the New Convertible Notes. The Company is mailing this letter to all stockholders not later than ten days prior to the anticipated settlement of the Exchange, which is expected to take place on or about February 22, 2018, to apprise you that the Company will not seek, and will not be required to seek, the stockholder approval that would otherwise be required under applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules. In addition to this notification, the Company has issued a press release publicly announcing the transaction and is filing a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC. For copies of the definitive agreements relating to the transaction, as well as information on related developments, please review our current and future reports on file with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov.

We sincerely appreciate your continued support and look forward to reporting to you on the progress of the Company.

 

Very truly yours,
ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC.
By:  

/s/ John N. Haugh

Name:   John N. Haugh
Title   Chief Executive Officer