UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September 2024
Commission File Number: 001-39880
MYT NETHERLANDS
PARENT B.V.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Einsteinring 9
85609 Aschheim/Munich
Germany
+49 89 127695-614
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K
in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K
in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨
MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. announced that it will hold its annual
general meeting of shareholders (AGM) on November 12, 2024.
SIGNATURE
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. |
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/s/ Martin Beer |
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Name: |
Dr. Martin Beer |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Date: September 19, 2024
Exhibit 99.1
Annual
Report
MYT
Netherlands Parent B.V.
FOR THE Year ENDED June 30,
2024
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Dutch Statutory Directors and Supervisory Board Report |
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1. Introduction |
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2. Company and Business Overview |
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3. Financial Overview |
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4. Risk Management and Risk Factors |
44 |
5. Corporate Governance |
101 |
6. Compensation Report |
117 |
7. Related Party Disclosures |
124 |
8. Protective Measures |
124 |
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SIGNATURES |
125 |
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Financial Statements Fiscal Year 2024 |
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9. Consolidated Financial Statements as of June 30, 2024 |
127 |
10. Separate Financial
Statements as of June 30, 2024 |
180 |
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Other Information |
195 |
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11. Other information |
195 |
12. Independent auditor’s report |
195 |
Dutch Statutory Directors and Supervisory
Board Report
1. Introduction
In this annual report, the
terms “we,” “us,” the “company,” or “Mytheresa” or similar terms shall mean MYT Netherlands
B.V. and, as the context requires, its subsidiaries. The consolidated financial statements and financial information included in this
Annual Report were prepared for MYT Netherlands its and consolidated subsidiaries.
Our financial information
is presented in Euros. For the convenience of the reader, we have translated some of our financial information into U.S. Dollars. Unless
otherwise indicated, these translations were made at the rate of €1.00 to $1.092 and €1.00 to $1.0711, the noon buying rate
of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2024, respectively. Such U.S. Dollar amounts are not
necessarily indicative of the amounts of U.S. Dollars that could actually have been purchased upon exchange of Euros at the dates indicated.
All references in this Annual Report to “dollar,” “USD” or “$” mean U.S. Dollars and all references
to “€” or “euro” mean Euros.
1.1. Preparation
This annual report has been
prepared by Mytheresa's management and has been approved by Mytheresa's management board (the "management board") and Mytheresa's
supervisory board (the "supervisory board"). It contains (i) the Dutch statutory annual report pursuant to Section 2:391
of the Dutch Civil Code ("DCC"), (ii) Mytheresa's Dutch statutory annual accounts as defined in Section 2:361(1) DCC
and (iii) the information to be added pursuant to Section 2:392 DCC (to the extent relevant). The financial statements included
in sections 9 and 10 of this annual report have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards, as
adopted by the European Union ("EU IFRS") and Part 9 of Book 2 of the DCC. The report of Mytheresa's independent auditor,
KPMG Accountants N.V., is included in section 12. The Dutch Corporate Governance Code ("DCGC") recommends that the report includes
separate reports from the management board and the supervisory board. The annual report does not include a separate supervisory annual
report but the annual report includes the information that is required to be included in a supervisory annual report.
1.2. Defined Terms and key Performance Indicators in this Annual Report
Throughout this Annual Report, we use a number
of key terms and provide a number of key performance indicators used by management. These key performance indicators are discussed in
more detail in the sections entitled “Item 5: Operating and financial review and prospects —A. Operating Results”.
We define these terms as follows:
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customer” means a unique customer account from which an online purchase was made across
our sites at least once in the preceding twelve-month period. |
| · | “Adjusted
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin” means net income before finance expense (net), income
taxes, and depreciation and amortization, adjusted to exclude Other transaction-related,
certain legal and other expenses and Share-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA is
not calculated in accordance with IFRS. Adjusted EBITDA margin is a non-IFRS financial measure
which is calculated in relation to net sales. For an explanation of why we use Adjusted EBITDA
and Adjusted EBITDA margin and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable measure calculated
in accordance with IFRS, please see “Item 5: Operating and financial review and prospects
—A. Operating Results”. |
| · | “Adjusted
Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Income margin” means operating income, adjusted
for the impact of Other transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses and Share-based
compensation expense. Adjusted Operating Income is not calculated in accordance with IFRS.
Adjusted Operating Income margin is a non-IFRS financial measure which is calculated in relation
to net sales. For an explanation of why we use Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating
Income margin and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable measure calculated in
accordance with IFRS, please see “Item 5: Operating and financial review and prospects
—A. Operating Results”. |
| · | “Adjusted
Net Income and Net Income margin” means net income, adjusted for the impact of Other
transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses and Share-based compensation expense.
Adjusted Net Income is not calculated in accordance with IFRS. Adjusted Net Income margin
is a non-IFRS financial measure which is calculated in relation to net sales. For an explanation
of why we use Adjusted Net Income and Net Income margin and a reconciliation to the most
directly comparable measure calculated in accordance with IFRS, please see “Item 5:
Operating and financial review and prospects —A. Operating Results”. |
| · | “average
order value” is an operating metric used by management calculated as the total GMV
from online orders shipped from our sites during the fiscal year ended on the last day of
the period presented divided by the total online orders shipped during the same twelve-month
period. |
| · | “contribution
profit” means gross profit less shipping, packaging, fulfillment (including personnel),
payment expenses and the portion of marketing expenses attributable to retaining existing
customers. |
| · | “Gross
Merchandise Value” (GMV) is an operative measure and means the total Euro value of
orders processed, including the value of orders processed on behalf of others for which we
earn a commission. GMV is inclusive of product value, shipping and duty. It is net of returns,
value added taxes and cancellations. GMV does not represent revenue earned by us. We use
GMV as an indicator for the usage of our platform that is not influenced by the mix of direct
sales and commission sales. The indicators we use to monitor usage of our platform include,
among others, active customers, total orders shipped and GMV. |
| · | “customer
acquisition cost” or “CAC” means our online marketing expenses, excluding
software costs, which we attribute to acquiring new customers, divided by the number of customers
who placed their first order in the relevant period. |
| · | “full-time
equivalents” or “FTEs” is presented to quantify the number of employees
assuming each employee worked 40 hours per week. Full time employees, who are not conscripted
to hours are assumed to work 40 hours per week. |
| · | “lifetime
value” or “LTV” means the cumulative contribution profit attributable to
a particular customer cohort, which we define as all of our customers who made their initial
purchase between July 1 and June 30 in a given cohort year. |
| · | “net
shipped revenue” is an operating metric used by management calculated using total orders
shipped, net of returns, applying a monthly foreign exchange rate for each reporting period. |
| · | “total
gross sales” means all sales after cancellations, before returns, and includes associated
shipping revenues and delivery duties collected. |
| · | “total
orders shipped” means the total number of online customer orders shipped to our customers
during the last twelve months (LTM) ended on the last day of the period presented. |
| · | “You”
refers to the reader of this report. |
| · | “Basis
points” or “BPs” refers to a common unit of measure for interest rates
and other percentages in finance. One basis point is equal to 1/100th of 1%, or 0.01%, or
0.0001, and is used to denote the percentage change in a financial instrument. The relationship
between percentage changes and basis points can be summarized as follows: 1% change = 100
basis points and 0.01% = 1 basis point. |
| 1.3. | Special note regarding forward-looking
statements |
This Annual Report contains
statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Although we believe that these estimates
and forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they are subject to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
some of which are beyond our control, and are made in light of the information currently available to us. Our actual results or performance
may differ materially from any future results or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by the following words: “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,”
“predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of these
terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words.
These statements involve
risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially
different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that we have a reasonable
basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this Annual Report, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination
of facts and factors currently known by us and our projections of the future, about which we cannot be certain. Should one or more of
these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of these assumptions prove incorrect, the Company’s actual operating and
financial performance may vary in material respects from the performance projected in these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements in this Annual Report and the factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied
by our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements and factors about:
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the highly
competitive nature of our industry and our ability to compete effectively; |
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our ability
to respond to consumer demand, spending and tastes; |
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our
ability to maintain and enhance our brand; |
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our ability
to retain our existing customers and acquire new customers; |
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the growth
of the market for luxury products, and the online market for luxury products in particular; |
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our ability
to obtain and maintain differentiated high-quality products from appropriate brands in sufficient quantities from vendors; |
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our ability
to expand our product offerings; |
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our ability
to effectively manage or sustain our growth, including through new distribution models, such as the curated platform model, and to
effectively expand our operations; |
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our ability
to manage currency exchange rate fluctuations; |
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our ability
to obtain and maintain targeted levels of inventory at prices that will make our business model profitable, and of a quality that
will continue to retain existing customers and attract new customers; |
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seasonal
sales fluctuations and corresponding working capital requirements; |
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our ability
to optimize, operate, manage and expand our network infrastructure, and our fulfillment centers and delivery channels; |
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our ability
to retain existing vendors and brands and to attract new vendors and brands; and |
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general
economic conditions, including economic conditions resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Hamas-Israel conflict, inflation,
interest rates and other geopolitical and macroeconomic conditions or trends that may impact consumer demand. |
You should refer to the “Risk
Factors” section of this Annual Report for a discussion of other important factors that may cause our actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. As a result of these factors, we cannot assure you that
the forward-looking statements in this Annual Report will prove to be accurate.
In addition, statements that
“we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based
upon information available to us as of the date of this Annual Report, and although we believe such information forms a reasonable basis
for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted
a thorough inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and
investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements. Furthermore, if our forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate,
the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard
these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified
time frame, or at all. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
2. Company and Business Overview
2.1. History and development of the company
We
have historically conducted our business through Mytheresa Group GmbH (formerly named: NMG Germany GmbH), a German limited liability
company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) with its statutory seat in Munich, registered with the commercial register of the
local court of Munich under HRB 211727 (“MGG”), and its subsidiaries. MGG is wholly owned subsidiary of the issuer, MYT Netherlands
Parent B.V., a private company with limited liability under the laws of the Netherlands (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid)
and registered with the Trade Register of the German Chamber of Commerce under number 261084 (“MYT Netherlands”).
Except where the context otherwise requires or where otherwise indicated, the terms “Mytheresa,” the “Company,”
“we,” “us,” “our,” “our company” and “our business” refer to MYT Netherlands
together with MGG and its other consolidated subsidiaries as a consolidated entity; the term “MYT Netherlands” or “the
issuer” refers to MYT Netherlands as a stand-alone company; and the term “MYT Holding” refers to MYT Holding LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, as a stand-alone company and, prior to the public offering, the sole shareholder of MYT Netherlands.
MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.
is a private company with limited liability, incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands on May 31, 2019. The statutory seat
of the Company is in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The registered office address of the Company is at Einsteinring 9, 85609 Aschheim,
Germany. Our telephone number at this address is +49 89 127695 614. The Company is registered at the trade register of the German Chamber
of Commerce under number 261084.
For a discussion of our principal
capital expenditures, refer to Item 5. “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — B. Liquidity and Capital Resources,”
and our Consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
The SEC maintains an internet
site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, such as us, that file electronically
with the SEC at www.sec.gov. Our website address is www. investors.mytheresa.com. We use this investors section of our website as a means
of disclosing material, non-public information. Accordingly, investors should monitor this section of our website, in addition to following
our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. We have included our website address in this Annual Report
solely for informational purposes, and the information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference in this Annual Report.
2.2. Organizational structure
The following chart depicts
our corporate structure and percentages of economic interest as of the date hereof based on the number of shares outstanding as of June 30,
2024:
In the past year, Mytheresa's organizational
structure has been updated to include a new subsidiary, Mytheresa Spain Services S.L.U., which was established on October 30, 2023.
This addition is part of the company's ongoing expansion efforts.
2.3. Property, Plant and Equipment
Facilities
Our
corporate headquarters are located in Aschheim (Munich), Germany. We rent our central distribution center facility in Heimstetten, Germany,
which has approximately 16,970m2 of floor space for storage, merchandising operations
and fulfillment and a second fulfillment center in Leipzig, Germany with approximately 54,550m2
of floor space. We also rent additional office space in London, Shanghai, Berlin, Barcelona, New York and Milan, in addition to our retail
stores in Munich. As part of our strategic focus on global growth, operational excellence and continued profitability, we announced on
16 July 2024 the consolidation of our distribution and shipping functions into our newly opened state-of-the-art distribution center
in Leipzig, Germany, which already covers 80% of all customer shipments. This move is a commitment to optimizing our global shipping
capabilities even further and meeting the demands of our luxury clientele. We anticipate that this change will result in increased customer
satisfaction and cost-effective operations thanks to the unique location of the Leipzig distribution center at the DHL airport, allowing
for much faster international shipping. In connection with the consolidation of our distribution and shipping functions, our legacy distribution
center in Heimstetten, Germany will be closed. All stock will be transitioned to the Leipzig distribution center, and all staff affected
by this change have been offered the opportunity to transfer to the distribution center in Leipzig or otherwise be supported with socially
acceptable agreed solutions.
The following table sets forth information with
respect to our facilities as of June 30, 2024:
Location | |
Type | |
Square Meters | |
Lease Expiration | |
Right of Renewal |
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Aschheim, Germany | |
Corporate Headquarters | |
| 9,830 | |
Dec. 2032 | |
Yes |
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Heimstetten, Germany | |
Fulfillment Center | |
| 16,970 | |
Jun. 2025 | |
Yes |
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Leipzig, Germany | |
Fulfillment Center | |
| 54,550 | |
Apr. 2033 | |
Yes |
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Munich, Germany | |
Store | |
| 1,625 | |
Dec. 2027 | |
Yes |
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Munich, Germany | |
Store | |
| 102 | |
Dec. 2027 | |
Yes |
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Milan, Italy | |
Photo Studio | |
| 1,815 | |
Aug. 2025 | |
Yes |
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Milan, Italy | |
Photo Studio | |
| 80 | |
Aug. 2027 | |
Yes |
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Milan, Italy | |
Office space | |
| 56 | |
Dec. 2029 | |
Yes |
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Shanghai, China | |
Office space | |
| 49 | |
Feb. 2025 | |
Yes |
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Berlin, Germany | |
Office space | |
| 250 | |
Sep. 2025 | |
Yes |
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Barcelona, Spain | |
Office space | |
| 1,575 | |
Feb. 2028 | |
No |
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New York, USA | |
Office space | |
| 390 | |
May. 2027 | |
No |
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London, United Kingdom | |
Office space | |
| 180 | |
Dec. 2025 | |
Yes |
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2.4. Business Overview
Mytheresa
is a leading luxury multi-brand digital platform for the global luxury consumer
shipping to over 130 countries. We offer one of the finest edits in luxury, curated from more than 200 of the world’s most coveted
brands of womenswear, menswear, kidswear and lifestyle products. Our story began over three decades ago with the opening of Theresa,
in Munich, one of the first multi-brand luxury boutiques in Germany, followed by the launch of the digital platform Mytheresa in 2006.
Today, we provide a unique digital experience that combines exclusive product and content offerings with a differentiated global customer
service, leading technology and analytical platforms, as well as high quality service operations. We are more than just a luxury e-commerce
platform. We build a community for luxury enthusiasts and create desirability with digital and physical experiences. Our more than 30
years of market insights and long-standing relationships with the world’s leading luxury brands, such as Bottega Veneta, Brunello
Cucinelli, Dolce&Gabbana, Gucci, Loewe, Loro Piana, Moncler, Prada, Saint Laurent, Valentino, and many more, have established Mytheresa
as a global leader in the luxury multi-brand digital sector.
We acquire and retain customers
who are predominantly working professionals with significant spending power and limited time, shop frequently, seek luxury products that
are not easily found elsewhere and demand superior customer service. These customers are high net worth individuals that value quality
over price and curation over assortment breadth. To reward and engage our most valued customers, we offer a tiered Top Customer program:
Inner Circle and Front Row. In fiscal 2024, we generated approximately 39.2% of our GMV from approximately 3.7% of our customers who
were part of the Top Customer program. This program offers a range of benefits, such as first access to runway and exclusive pieces,
previews of new season styles, dedicated personal shopping services and invitations to exclusive events and fashion shows as well as
other money can’t buy experiences. The exclusive events, collections and campaigns that we create with our luxury brand partners
highlight the innovation and creativity we bring to the luxury fashion world, underpin the strong relationships we have with these brands,
and enable us to deepen connections with our most valued customers.
We have longstanding relationships
with the world’s most iconic luxury brands, including Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Balmain, Bottega Veneta, Brunello Cucinelli,
Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Loewe, Loro Piana, Moncler, Prada, Saint Laurent, Stella McCartney and Valentino. In fiscal 2024, our
average order value was €703 (fiscal 2023: €641), one of the highest in the industry, reflecting our commitment to true luxury.
We curate the most coveted luxury brands, and within those brands, the most on-trend and luxurious pieces. We use a combination of luxury
fashion expertise and data insights to optimize our product assortment architecture. Since our inception, we have retained 100% of our
brand partners we wanted to keep, which is a testament to our strong, trusted brand relationships.
Our business model combines
technology, luxury fashion and differentiated customer service on a global scale. The simplicity of our mobile-first website and app
(“sites”) creates an efficient and user-friendly shopping experience for our time-constrained, global customers. Our sites
offer advanced features, including the ability to personalize the customer experience, express checkout processes, and real-time push
notification order tracking. We have an efficient, repeatable playbook for localizing the customer experience through local language,
currencies, payment methods, shipping services and marketing. In fiscal 2024, we generated approximately net sales of 15.2% from Germany,
39.6% from Europe (excluding Germany), 20.4% from United States and 24.8% from the rest of world.
Mobile devices represented
52% of gross merchandise sales and 81% of page views for fiscal 2024, underscoring the importance of our mobile-first approach.
We have rapidly scaled our
global customer base and net sales over the past four years, while maintaining our high average order values.
Despite a slight decrease in the number of active
customers from 856,345 in FY23 to 852,223, in FY24 our company reported €840.8 Million in net sales, representing growth of 9.8%
from fiscal 2023.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024,
gross profit was at €384.5 million, an increase of €4.5 million or 1.2% year-over-year. Net loss increased to €24.9 million
in fiscal 2024 from €17.0 million in fiscal 2023. Operating loss is at €22.0 million in fiscal 2024 compared to an Operating
loss of €8.7 million in fiscal 2023. In fiscal 2024, we reported Adjusted Net Income of €7.7 million compared to €18.4
million in fiscal 2023. Additionally, in fiscal 2024, we generated €10.6 million compared to €26.8 million, in prior year period
of Adjusted Operating Income, €25.8 million of Adjusted EBITDA compared to €38.4 million in fiscal 2023.
Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Operating Income
and Adjusted EBITDA are measures that are not defined in IFRS. For further information about how we calculate Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted
Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA, limitations of their use and their reconciliations to the most comparable IFRS measures, see “Item
3: Financial Overview”
2.4.1 Our Industry
We operate at the intersection of luxury goods,
technology and service. We see ourselves as one of the few winners in an otherwise still tough market environment. We are benefiting
from the consolidating landscape of luxury e-commerce players in a market that has significant growth prospects based on changing customer
preferences favoring digital channels. We believe we are uniquely positioned to further capture market share as a result of our exclusive,
highly curated product assortment, leading service offering and advanced technology.
2.4.2 Luxury Market
The global luxury market, inclusive of luxury
apparel, accessories, beauty and hard goods, is expected to accelerate further reaching €530-570 billion by 2030, According to Bain &
Company’s Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Monitor Spring 2024 (the “2024 Bain Study”). We believe luxury is one of the
last attractive categories to expand online and is relatively underpenetrated compared to traditional apparel and footwear.
The personal luxury goods market posted a record
year in 2023, reaching a market value of €362 billion, despite geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic uncertainty. The growth is
expected to continue in 2024 with an expected 4% to 6% growth over 2023 (based on the Bain & Company’s Luxury Goods Worldwide
Market Study - Spring 2024). According to the 2023 Bain Study, the online penetration of luxury personal goods is expected to increase
from 22% to 30% from 2021 to 2025.
Consumers generally approach the market in a
borderless manner, often purchasing luxury goods across multiple continents, seeking an elevated shopping experience and anytime access
wherever their travels take them.
2.4.3 Online Multi-Brand Retail Taking Market
Share
Global online luxury multi-brand retailers and
online marketplaces are gaining market share over incumbent players, including department stores and luxury retailer’s websites,
according to Bain & Company’s 2022 Worldwide Luxury Market Monitor (November 2022) (the “2022 Bain Study”).
The online luxury retail market is highly fragmented, characterized by primarily regional department stores and boutiques, online marketplaces
and only a limited number of global multi-brand retailers. We believe that global multi-branded online retail is a more compelling model
than marketplaces for both consumers and brands: for consumers due to the desire for well-curated assortments offering a clear point
of view that allows discovery as well as efficient product selection, and for brands to whom multi-brand retailers offer access to attractive
customers, and most importantly, more control over brand image and pricing integrity. Additionally, online multi-brand retailers complement
the brands’ own direct-to-consumer efforts with cross-category and cross-brand customer insights as well as the ability to ensure
brands are presented consistently with the brand’s desired positioning. The latest McKinsey & Company Outlook from 2024,
shows that the luxury segment should show more resilience in the months ahead than other categories.
2.4.4 Wealthiest Consumers are Driving Growth
and Resilient Demand
The global luxury market continues to be driven
by the growth of high net worth individuals (“HNWIs”), individuals with greater than $1 million in investable assets, a key
and highly coveted customer demographic with large luxury spend. The wealth of HNWIs has increased at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2016 to 2023,
reaching $86.8 trillion as of 2023, according to the World Wealth Report 2024 from Capgemini.
2.4.5 Luxury Brands Demand First-Class Service
and Brand Protection
Luxury brands value brand image, pricing integrity
and the perception of scarcity across their product portfolios. They are highly selective and seek retail partners who increase their
visibility to the most affluent luxury consumers while adhering to these core values. Luxury brands are selective with whom they work,
terminating relationships, especially with online retailers, if standards are not upheld. These brands prefer partnering with online
retailers who have full control over all aspects of the shopping experience and deliver exceptional service to protect and enhance their
brand integrity.
2.4.6 The Luxury Consumer
The luxury market is comprised of several types
of consumers, each with their own lifestyle, income and spending characteristics:
· The
intermittent luxury fashion consumer loves and follows fashion and saves for iconic pieces, which he or she buys occasionally.
· The
everyday luxury fashion enthusiast has a passion for fashion, is typically a working professional who earns his or her own income and
is often time-constrained. This consumer regularly invests in statement pieces and fashion items for special occasions.
· The
top luxury consumer leads a “jet-set” global lifestyle, has significant wealth, and is willing to spend a significant amount
on luxury goods to stay ahead of the latest fashion trends. This consumer prefers newness, shops ready-to-wear clothing season after
season, and demands a superior shopping experience, high-touch service and quick shipping. This consumer is a high-frequency shopper,
making purchases several times a week or even daily on personal and experiential luxury, according to third party research.
We target everyday luxury fashion enthusiasts
and top luxury consumers as we believe these customers are the most loyal, value our differentiated service and represent the largest
wallet share potential.
2.4.7 Differentiated Value Proposition of
Mytheresa for Customers and Brand Partners
Mytheresa provides a vibrant shopping experience
that brings together hundreds of thousands of luxury consumers with the world’s most exclusive brands.
2.4.8 Our Value Proposition to Customers
Trusted
discovery platform and curated assortment of the most coveted luxury brands. We provide customers with one of the finest edits
of the most coveted luxury brands. For example, of the over 14,000 stock-keeping units (“SKUs”) we curate from our top 30
selling luxury designer brands, an estimate of around 24% of those items overlapped with our multi-brand competitors according to an
ongoing internal pricing analysis comparison Our content and brand stories, which are produced 100% in-house, inspire our customer and
are integral to Mytheresa’s reputation as a trusted fashion authority for discovery. Our highly curated edit of luxury is core
to our DNA and allows us to translate fashion from the runway to the wardrobes of our customers. We encourage daily discovery through
our “New Arrivals” section on our sites, as well as real-time product recommendations and inspirational content. For members
of our Top Customer program we take our curation to a deeper level with personal shoppers, who know each customer’s specific fashion
aesthetic and will recommend pieces via the preferred communication channel of the customer (phone, email, text message or other messaging
platforms), or in some cases, hosting personal styling appointments.
Exclusive
access to capsule collections. Our deeply entrenched and long-term relationships with the most coveted luxury brands allow
us to provide unique offerings to our customers, including exclusive capsule collections, product personalization and first access through
exclusive pre-launches. In fiscal 2024, we launched 76 exclusive capsule collections and Pre-Launch campaigns with in-house produced
exclusive content from brands including Moncler, Valentino, Loro Piana, Dolce&Gabbana, Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Pucci, Loewe, Givenchy,
Khaite, Toteme and many more.
Superior
service drives differentiated shopping experience. We are dedicated to providing our customers with superior service throughout
their shopping experience and believe this sets us apart from our competitors. We have team members who are available to serve our customers
24 hours per day, seven days a week and in eight languages. Additionally, our localized websites, which are also available in eight languages
and eight currencies, and our global in-house logistics capabilities provide the fast, efficient and frictionless shopping experience
our global customers demand. We believe customers are loyal to Mytheresa because we provide excellent service every time they interact
with us. Our emphasis on exceptional service is inherent throughout all customer touchpoints, including our sites, customer care, delivery
and global personal shopping team. For example, we provide customers with personalized product recommendations, last-minute deliveries,
and hand-signed notes with our delivered products to personally connect and provide the high-touch service our customers enjoy. Our customer
satisfaction with our service and experience is evidenced by our best-in-class net promoter score of 75.2%, which is an annualized average
of weekly measurements conducted by us in fiscal 2024. Through our distribution and fulfillment capabilities, we offer fast shipping
to our customers in metropolitan areas globally in less than 72 hours, with one to two days shipping service in all of Europe where express
shipping is available. Our customer service teams are experts in working with luxury customers. We received approximately 6,230 calls
per week, on average, during fiscal 2024, with approximately 81.4% of 323 thousand calls answered within 20 seconds.
Special
brand experiences for our top customers. In fiscal 2024, we invited our top customers around the world to 33 "money-can’t-buy"
experiences. Highlights include the launch of the exclusive Dolce&Gabbana collection with an authentic Italian experience on the
picturesque island of Capri, a private tour with Miu Miu proving access to Gustav Klimt´s The Kiss in Vienna at the Belvedere Palace,
an exclusive two-day Italian experience including an intimate dinner and picnic with Brunello Cucinelli at Lake D´Orta in attendance
of Executive Chairman & Creative Director Brunello Cucinelli, the launch of the Valentino Escape 2024 Capsule Collection with
a private dinner and tour on board of the Iconic Christina O. sailing along the French Rivera, an elevated cocktail and dinner with Khaite
in celebration of PFW, a 24-hour experience with three events including an exhibition, talk and dinner celebrating SHFW with Courrèges
at Fotografiska in Shanghai, China, as well as VIC dinners in China, Singapore and the US. In addition, multiple non-public top customer
experiences have been hosted for example with Gabriela Hearst in New York and at the Givenchy Haute Couture Salon in Paris. These events
and brand experiences provide our top customers, press, influencers and friends of the house with “money-can’t-buy”
experiences, while also giving us the opportunity to amplify the content created across social media.
Unique physical luxury experiences to engage
with our customers. In order to engage and build personal relationships with high-net worth customers, Mytheresa and Flamingo Estate
hosted a 8-week pop-up in partnership with Porsche in East Hampton, in the United States. We converted a former auto body repair shop
into a luxurious, interactive, summer body shop, offering a highly curated selection of fashion, accessories, fine jewelry and watches
including exclusives from brands like Toteme, Khaite, Valentino, Etro, Dries Van Noten and Missoni as well as hosting several shopping
events in the location with partners such as Ruslan Baginsky, Missoni, Ananya, Etro and Savette. In addition, we hosted a four-weeks
Holiday House pop-up in collaboration with Flamingo Estate in Los Angeles during holiday season. The pop up was a replica of Flamingo
Estate made of ginger bread with Mytheresa products featured throughout and a dedicated Mytheresa wardrobe.
2.4.9 Our Value Proposition to Brand Partners
Online
Visibility to Highly Coveted Global Luxury Customers. In addition to brands appearing on our sites, we create exclusive experiences
and collections that provide additional opportunities to engage with our customers and social media followers. In addition to our 33
events, we launched 76 campaigns in collaboration with our brand partners to launch exclusive products only available on Mytheresa or
first available on Mytheresa. We launched several exclusive collections, such as Dolce&Gabbana’s exclusive capsule collection,
featuring Capri’s iconic spots, exclusive summer collections from Givenchy, Missoni, Khaite, Dries Van Noten and Toteme. Loewe’s
Paula’s Ibiza and Loewe x On collections with exclusive styles, exclusive bag launches with Loewe and Bottega Veneta, exclusive
pre-launches with Alaia, Saint Laurent, Brunello Cucinelli, Valentino and ski collections of Pucci x Fusalp and Balenciaga. Other highly
visible campaigns include the exclusive capsule collections of Courrèges, Magda Butrym, and Chloé, as well as a video created
by Mytheresa to celebrate the exclusive capsule collection of Brunello Cucinelli both for womenswear and menswear featuring artists Greta
Bellamacina and her husband Robert Montgomery.
Innovative
and Engaging Content Across Media Formats. We produce 100% proprietary content in-house across different media formats including
films, music videos, games, magazines and photography shoots on behalf of, and in partnership with, our brand partners. We place this
content across our consumer touchpoints, including our home page, app, mobile first newsletter, paid formats and social media that includes
our own managed platforms ranging from Instagram and Pinterest to WeChat and RED. We take a product-focused and experiential approach
to content creation, which has differentiated and strengthened our longstanding relationships with some of the world’s leading
luxury brands. Our highly stylized production showcases our brand partners’ products at their best, and our brand partners often
promote our content and edits on their own social media accounts and websites. We also regularly achieve extensive global publicity for
our brand partners and ourselves through features and exclusive stories, as well as through our more than 3.91 million followers, as
of June 30, 2024, across social media platforms.
Established
Reputation for Being Trusted Brand Stewards and Maintaining Brand Integrity. We are viewed as an integral global partner and
have consistently been recognized as such by leading luxury brands including Bottega Veneta, Brunello Cucinelli, Dolce&Gabbana, Gucci,
Loewe, Loro Piana, Moncler, Prada, Saint Laurent, Valentino, and many more. Our focus only on the most valuable luxury customers, our
ability to deliver a superior service experience and our strong full price sell-through highlight our commitment to maintaining brand
integrity for our brand partners.
Data-Driven
Analytics and Customer Insights. We have developed significant data capabilities and insights across our platform. We regularly
provide our brand partners with detailed aggregated data, analysis, and customer insights on metrics such as product performance, spending
and trend patterns, brand affinity, product adjacencies, subcategory penetrations and geographic reach.
2.4.10 Our Competitive Strengths
We attribute our market success, continuous growth
and strong profitability to the following competitive strengths:
Customer-First
Approach with Deep Understanding and Analytical Insight. We target, acquire and retain the most valuable luxury customers
by pairing superior service with advanced technology. Our deep understanding of our customers enables us to provide a shopping experience
tailored to them and drive loyalty. Our customer is time-constrained, requires efficient, personalized service, and favors our easy-to-use
sites. Unlike online fashion marketplaces where customers go to price compare common luxury SKUs, we believe our customers shop our platform
for discovery and access to exclusive products they cannot find elsewhere. To assist this shopping experience, we have invested in a
robust technology platform that allows us to analyze data to produce actionable insights that we use to identify customers and personalize
our site, emails, and brand recommendations for them. Our data-driven technology platform is integral to our merchandising and marketing
functions and enables us to consistently deliver a superior shopping experience to several hundred thousand customers across over 130
countries. A key component of our customer experience is a mobile and app-first approach. In fiscal 2024, mobile orders accounted for
52% of our net sales, of which 44% were app orders, and approximately 81% of page views were generated via mobile app, tablet, and
mobile phone. We combine data-driven customer insights, decades of thought-leadership in fashion, and exceptional customer service to
deliver an unparalleled customer experience.
Our
Curated Product Assortment Offers One of The Finest Edits In Luxury Fashion. We believe our curated assortment is the preferred
platform for customers and brands compared to department stores, marketplaces and other online players. We offer leading luxury brands
visibility to a highly valuable audience, customer trend insights across multiple brands and categories, and most importantly, more control
over brand image and pricing integrity. We assort the most coveted brands and, from those brands, the most differentiated, relevant and
luxurious pieces. Our edit features a meticulously curated, elevated assortment of luxury products that we display in an attractive way
across our sites and content. Our platform facilitates discovery through personalized recommendations and convenient comparison features.
Through our deep understanding of our customers’ needs, we are able to buy an optimal selection of curated inventory to consistently
turn inventory with a high full price sell-through.
Highly
Loyal and Engaged Global Luxury Customer Base. We have deep relationships with a growing number of dedicated luxury and highly
coveted, high net worth customers. We have grown our active customer base at a 25.7% CAGR since fiscal 2016, with 75.5% of net sales
in fiscal 2024 coming from existing customers. To reward and engage our most valued customers, we offer a tiered Top Customer program:
Inner Circle and Front Row. Our emphasis on targeting and serving these top customers resulted in the generation of approximately 39.2%
of our GMV from approximately 3.7% of our top customers in fiscal 2024. Given our value proposition, high average order value, and strong
customer loyalty, we achieved a 4.0x 8-year LTV to CAC ratio for the 2016 cohort, which demonstrates the effectiveness of our marketing
spend and long-term profitability of our business model. Further, once a customer commits to our platform, they spend more over time,
as evidenced by our 80% net sales retention from prior year cohorts and our approximately 94% net sales retention for cohorts who have
been with us for more than two fiscal years, representing our ability to retain customers and to increase active customers’ spend
and frequency, in fiscal 2024.
Partner
of Choice for the World’s Most Coveted Luxury Brands. We have a rich, 30-year heritage of working with more than 200
of the most coveted luxury brands, who trust us for our commitment to full-price integrity, appreciate our innovative approach to targeting
digital luxury consumers, and often provide us access to exclusive products and collections. In fiscal 2024, we featured 76 exclusive
capsule collections and campaigns from preeminent designers including Moncler, Valentino, Gucci, Loro Piana, Dolce&Gabbana, Loewe,
Givenchy, Khaite, Toteme and many more. Our average tenure with our top 30 brands is more than 10 years and we have retained 100% of
our brand partners we wanted to keep since our founding. This underscores the strength of our relationships and differentiates Mytheresa
as one of the online retailers that luxury brands prefer to partner with. Additionally, our top 30 brands’ share of overall net
sales has remained stable as we have scaled the business.
Combination
of Growth and Profitability with Attractive and Sustainable Unit Economics. As a result of our top-of-funnel brand campaigns
and our sophisticated performance marketing efforts, we acquire customers efficiently and profitably and attract high quality customers
who have a high propensity to repeat. As we have scaled our customers and net sales over the years, we have improved profitability through
our commitment to price integrity, yielding a high gross margin, as well as efficient marketing and leveraging of our fixed cost base.
Experienced
and Proven Management Team Combining Expertise From Luxury and Digital Worlds. Our team is led by our Chief Executive Officer,
Michael Kliger, who joined Mytheresa in 2015 from eBay Enterprise where he was a Vice President for all of Europe and Asia Pacific. His
deep customer knowledge across geographies has helped accelerate growth and enhance profitability. Michael is complemented by our experienced
senior management team with industry-leading expertise across luxury, technology and e-commerce operations. The business verticals are
led by Dr. Martin Beer (Chief Financial Officer), Sebastian Dietzmann (Chief Operating Officer), Gareth Locke (Chief Growth Officer)
and Richard Johnson (Chief Commercial Officer). Like our customers, we are diverse, with employees representing more than 109 nationalities
and 57% of whom were women as of June 30, 2024. Our culture is collaborative, confident, creative, accountable, performance driven
and dedicated to delivering to our customers the finest edit and service in luxury.
2.4.11 Growth Strategies
We plan to drive our market leadership, growth
and profitability through the following strategies:
Profitably
Acquire New Customers. We will focus our efforts on reaching the world’s most affluent luxury consumers. We believe
our market share is less than 1% in the online personal luxury goods category. Given the strong projected growth of the luxury market,
we believe we have a significant opportunity to expand our customer base in both our existing and new markets. We expect to attract new
customers in all geographies including Europe, as well as the United States, middle east and Asia. Our demonstrated playbook for localizing
new geographies is efficient, effective and repeatable. We leverage localized social media content and influencers, curation, languages
and events to bring the Mytheresa brand to new markets. We believe our exclusive aspirational content and events resonate globally, providing
a scalable marketing engine to efficiently acquire new customers across geographies. Through our more than 3.91 million followers as
of June 30, 2024, across social media platforms and our luxury influencer relationships, we believe we will continue to reach new
customers and raise brand awareness globally through this low-cost medium. We intend to augment our core performance marketing strategy
by pursuing App download advertising, further optimizing bidding rules for paid search engines, scaling organic search content in
several additional languages, introducing a new customer acquisition model, and accelerating social media channel growth.
Continue
to Expand Share of Wallet and Retention for Existing Customer Base. We plan to deepen our existing customer relationships
to improve our strong revenue retention and increase our wallet share with customers. We believe we can increase purchase frequency and
spend by improving our customer experience, Top Customer program and brand relationships. We will enhance our customer experience by
continuing to refine our customer analytics, increasing personalization and product recommendations, improving the mobile experience
and providing additional opportunities to pre-order exclusive products as well as expanding our team of personal shoppers across the
globe. We will make selective improvements to our Top Customer program offerings and localization as we continue to expand globally.
To supplement our top-tier offering for our most valued customers, we will continue to partner with brands to host our exclusive events
while also improving service levels in key geographies through local support staff and distribution capability enhancements. Furthermore,
we expanded our successful exclusive re-sale service in partnership with Vestiaire Collective to all our customers in Europe, the UK
and the US.
Expand
wallet share with the launch of Mytheresa Kids. In January 2019, we officially launched our kidswear offer with 35 brands
which we has grown to 57 brands. Given the significant proportion of our top customers who have children and are looking to purchase
luxury kidswear, we continue to grow our offer from the kidswear collections of our top brand partners such as Brunello Cucinelli, Chloe,
Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Moncler, Stella McCartney and Zimmermann. We also see fantastic growth from kidswear only
brands like Bonpoint, where sales are driven by our Top Customer. Like we do with womenswear, we have also been able to introduce
exclusive kidswear items only available at Mytheresa.com with brands like Dolce Gabbana and Max Mara (the latter a collaboration to celebrate
the 10 year anniversary of the Max Mara Teddy coat). Our unique focus on luxury and our famous curation unlocks incremental wallet share
from our customers who already know and trust our curated offer and wish to purchase luxury products for the children in their lives.
While 56% of kidswear items have been bought by existing customers, 44% of purchases have been purchased by customers that have discovered
Mytheresa.com through our luxury kidswear, which presents an opportunity for additional growth across multiple departments. What’s
more, from the total amount of FTBs (first time buyers) acquired in FY24, 8.6% included at least 1 KW item in their first order.
In a short time, we have become a significant player in the global luxury kidswear market. The department has shown double digit
growth YOY, during a time where many of our competitors are struggling. The synergies with our existing business are reflected
with 88% of our existing customers who bought kidswear items already bought other items, mostly from our womenswear collections. This
strengthens the unit economics of our kidswear presentation.
‘To
be the global destination for Fine Jewellery and Watches. Expanding our true luxury offering to better service our Top Customer
and increase AOV with the launch of the dedicated Fine Jewellery and Watches category. In May 2023 we officially
launched Fine Watches at Mytheresa.com with the introduction of Certified Pre-Owned watches in collaboration with Bucherer 1881.
This has enabled us to showcase CPO watches from brands such as Audemars Piguet, Cartier, Chopard, Omega and Panerai and we continue
to grow our brand offer within the category. We launched Fine Jewellery in September 2023, with the goal to offer the best
edit in multi-brand luxury Fine Jewellery. We expanded the brand mix introducing designers such as Ananya, Anita Ko and Foundrae
as well as increasing and elevating our offer from existing brands within our portfolio such as Pomellato, Repossi and Suzanne Kalan. In
December 2024 we introduced high price point items over 50k and received immediate demand for these very special pieces sale. Sales
taken from products above 10k now make up 25% of our sales mix and we have seen our Top Customer client base increase within the Fine
Jewellery department whom now account for 74% sales share of the department. This has resulted in growth of our Top Customers who
already bought Fine Jewellery and additionally captured new Top Customers who had not bought Fine Jewellery with us before. We plan
to grow and further elevate our brand portfolio and product mix in the coming years.’
Further
building a reputation as the leading player for luxury Menswear. We launched Mytheresa Men in January 2020 with
more than 100 curated brands to target the modern, affluent man with a curated, inspiring product offer reflecting the zeitgeist in men’s
fashion. Our ambition is to become the global opinion leader in and definitive online destination for luxury menswear. Our positioning
is clear within timeless luxury for a sophisticated consumer and as such have built dedicated men’s buying, creative, marketing,
communication and merchandising teams to develop the business distinct from our womenswear offer. We see ongoing support from our brand
partners as evidenced by the fact that we offered exclusive collections and pre-launches from Gucci, Loro Piana, Loewe, Tom Ford, Moncler,
The Row and Brunello Cucinelli. We are in a prime position to become the authority in an evolving menswear space, given our ability to
define menswear with a new market position and the relationships we have built with our brand partners who are among the top names in
luxury menswear.
While we initially leveraged our existing site
traffic and reputation as a luxury authority to grow our menswear business, we have already seen tremendous success through Mytheresa
Men, with 19% of all Mytheresa customers in fiscal year 2024 consisting of menswear customers, and the average basket spend of our mens
top customer segment also growing. We believe that the success of Mytheresa Men since launch demonstrates its potential to become an
important source of growth for our overall business and an opportunity to bring new customers to the Mytheresa platform.
Following the highly successful online launch
of menswear and the initial opening of the Mytheresa Men’s Store in 2020, we renovated and expanded our menswear store in Munich’s
city center in June 2023, underlining our customer-first approach and greatly enhancing the shopping experience for our customers.
The store has undergone a remarkable transformation, presenting an extended retail space that reflects a design concept embodying the
essence of modern luxury, to become the leading destination for luxury menswear both digitally and physically. The floor space has now
expanded from 100 to approximately 300 square-meters, offering a highly curated selection of men’s ready-to-wear, leather goods,
accessories, and footwear collections from the world’s leading luxury brands and designers.
Expand
wallet share with the launch of Mytheresa Life: We launched the new category Life in May 2023, extending Mytheresa’s
renowned multi-brand shopping approach into all aspects of luxury lifestyle. Life presents the most elevated selection of home décor
and other lifestyle products, further deepening the relationship with our high value customers that have a passion for luxury design
in their wardrobes as well as their homes. The curated assortment includes interior and lifestyle products from iconic fashion houses
such as Loro Piana, Missoni, Dolce&Gabbana and Aquazzura to renowned interior design brands, including Vitra, Fornasetti and Cassina,
to independent home décor and table top specialists like Ginori 1735, 101 CPH, 1882 LTD., Serax and Zaha Hadid. Being the only
curated luxury online platform to combine womenswear, menswear, kidswear and now lifestyle products, makes us a truly unique and engaging
destination for luxury shoppers.
Access
New Complementary Customer Categories. We plan to increase our share of customer and household wallet share as well as attract
new customers globally by investing in new categories to complement our strong existing business. Fully in line with that was the launch,
in the fourth quarter, of our exclusive partnership with Bucherer, the world’s largest luxury watches and jewellery retailer from
Switzerland, to offer certified pre-owned watches with an international two-year warranty and full-service package directly from the
watch experts of Bucherer. The offer initially launched in Europe and covers the most elevated selection of high-end and certified pre-owned
timepieces from brands such Audemars Piguet, Breitling, IWC Schaffhausen, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Omega. So far, the most expensive
watch sold on our platform was an 86,000 EUR Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch.
Enhance
Our Trusted Relationships with the World’s Most Coveted Brands. We will continue to enhance our value proposition for
both customers and brands to attract new high net worth customers globally and further increase our desirability with top brands. We
will enhance our brand relationships by providing customer insights and ensuring that luxury brands come alive for our digital luxury
customer through production of exclusive content. We expect to continue to increase our access to exclusive merchandise and capsule collections
with the world’s most iconic luxury brands. To this end we are also continually exploring new partnership models with the world’s
top luxury brands to provide our customers full access to product ranges and supply levels usually only available to the retail network
of brands.
Continue
To Innovate and Leverage Use of Proprietary Data Insights. We plan to continue to identify ways to leverage our proprietary
data to optimize the Mytheresa experience for both our customers and our brand partners. In addition, we plan to continue innovating
and investing across our user interface, technology platform, supply chain and distribution, and localization capabilities to improve
service levels and further enhance and personalize our customer’s experience. Our data helps inform the product assortment architecture
which is pivotal in optimizing inventory for both our brand partners and us alike. As we scale, our global data repository grows turning
the buying process into a data enhanced science. While we have been able to build our capabilities in house, we will evaluate partnerships,
alliances and acquisition opportunities that enable new go-to-market strategies to further our reach and customer loyalty. Additionally,
by leveraging advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning, we will refine our merchandising and marketing capabilities
to incorporate visual search capabilities and enhance our size and fit optimization.
Investment
in Profitable Growth Opportunities. We continually evaluate opportunities to accelerate our growth strategy. These will benefit
from leveraging our existing customer base and will benefit from the Mytheresa brand perception in the market.
3. Financial Overview
3.1. Selected financial data
The selected consolidated financial data for
each of the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2024 have been derived from our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto set
forth in section 9 of this annual report. The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with 3.2.
Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations and our consolidated financial statements and related
notes appearing elsewhere in this annual report. Our financial statements included herein are prepared in accordance with EU IFRS and
with Part 9 of Book 2 of the DCC.
We present Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating
Income, and Adjusted Net Income because they are frequently used by our management and used by analysts, investors and other interested
parties to evaluate companies in our industry. Further, we believe Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income, and Adjusted Net Income
are helpful measures in highlighting trends in our operating results, because they exclude certain types of expenses which are not reflective
of our ongoing operations and performance.
Furthermore, other companies in our industry
may calculate similarly titled measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
We use the following metrics
in addition to Segment EBITDA (see also note A.5.7) to assess the progress of our business, make decisions on where to allocate time
and investments and assess the near-term and longer-term performance of our business:
| |
Fiscal Year Ended |
(in millions) | |
June 30, 2022 | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 | |
FY24 vs FY23
Change in % / BPs |
Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) (1) | |
€ 745.3 | |
€ 853.2 | |
€ 913.6 | |
7.1% |
Active customer (LTM in thousands) (2) | |
781 | |
856 | |
852 | |
(0.5%) |
Total orders shipped (LTM in thousands) (2) | |
1,765 | |
2,012 | |
2,090 | |
3.9% |
Average order value (LTM) (2) | |
626 | |
654 | |
703 | |
7.4% |
Net sales | |
€ 687.8 | |
€ 766.0 | |
€ 840.9 | |
9.8% |
Gross profit | |
€ 353.0 | |
€ 380.0 | |
€ 384.5 | |
1.2% |
Gross profit margin | |
51.3% | |
49.6% | |
45.7% | |
(390 BPs) |
Operating Income (loss) | |
€ 2.9 | |
€ (8.7) | |
€ (22.0) | |
152.9% |
Operating Income (loss) margin | |
0.4% | |
(1.1%) | |
(2.6%) | |
(150 BPs) |
Net loss | |
€ (9.3) | |
€ (17.0) | |
€ (24.9) | |
46.4% |
Net loss margin | |
(1.4%) | |
(2.2%) | |
(3.0%) | |
(80 BPs) |
Adjusted EBITDA(3) | |
€ 66.7 | |
€ 38.4 | |
€ 25.8 | |
(32.8%) |
Adjusted EBITDA margin(3) | |
9.7% | |
5.0% | |
3.1% | |
(190 BPs) |
Adjusted Operating Income(3) | |
€ 57.7 | |
€ 26.8 | |
€ 10.6 | |
(60.3%) |
Adjusted Operating Income margin(3) | |
8.4% | |
3.5% | |
1.3% | |
(220 BPs) |
Adjusted Net Income(3) | |
€ 45.5 | |
€ 18.4 | |
€ 7.7 | |
(58.4%) |
Adjusted Net Income margin(3) | |
6.6% | |
2.4% | |
0.9% | |
(150 BPs) |
| (1) | Gross
Merchandise Value (“GMV”) is an operative measure and means the total Euro value
of orders processed, either as principal or as agent. GMV is inclusive of product value,
shipping and duty. It is net of returns, value added taxes, applicable sales taxes and cancellations.
GMV does not represent revenue earned by us. |
| (2) | Active
customers, total orders shipped and average order value are calculated based on the GMV of
orders shipped from our sites during the last twelve months (LTM) ended on the last day of
the period presented. |
| (3) | Adjusted
EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Net Income, and their corresponding margins
as a percentage of net sales, are measures that are not defined under IFRS. We use these
financial measures to evaluate the performance of our business. We present Adjusted EBITDA,
Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Net Income, and their corresponding margins, because
they are used by our management and frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested
parties to evaluate companies in our industry. Further, we believe these measures are helpful
in highlighting trends in our operating results, because they exclude the impact of items,
that are outside the control of management or not reflective of our ongoing core operations
and performance. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Net Income have
limitations, because they exclude certain types of expenses. Furthermore, other companies
in our industry may calculate similarly titled measures differently than we do, limiting
their usefulness as comparative measures. We use Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income
and Adjusted Net Income, and their corresponding margins, as supplemental information only.
You are encouraged to evaluate each adjustment and the reasons we consider it appropriate
for supplemental analysis. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Net Income
in the current and prior periods presented have been changed to reflect our updated methodology
in adjusting for share-based compensation. |
| |
Fiscal Year Ended | |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2022 | | |
June 30,
2023 | | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Net loss | |
| (9,317) | | |
| (17,019) | | |
| (24,911) | |
Finance (income) expenses, net | |
| 998 | | |
| 2,460 | | |
| 4,772 | |
Income tax expense | |
| 11,184 | | |
| 5,877 | | |
| (1,814) | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| 9,088 | | |
| 11,653 | | |
| 15,205 | |
thereof depreciation of right-of use assets | |
| 5,657 | | |
| 8,492 | | |
| 9,490 | |
EBITDA | |
| 11,953 | | |
| 2,971 | | |
| (6,748) | |
Other
transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses (1) | |
| 2,493 | | |
| 5,446 | | |
| 14,081 | |
Share-based
compensation (2) | |
| 52,303 | | |
| 30,021 | | |
| 18,508 | |
Adjusted EBITDA | |
| 66,749 | | |
| 38,438 | | |
| 25,841 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA Margin | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net Sales | |
| €687,781 | | |
| 766,003 | | |
| 840,852 | |
Adjusted EBITDA margin | |
| 9.7% | | |
| 5.0% | | |
| 3.1% | |
| |
Fiscal Year Ended | |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2022 | | |
June 30,
2023 | | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Operating Income (loss) | |
| 2,864 | | |
| (8,682) | | |
| (21,953) | |
Other
transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses (1) | |
| 2,493 | | |
| 5,446 | | |
| 14,081 | |
Share-based
compensation (2) | |
| 52,303 | | |
| 30,021 | | |
| 18,508 | |
Adjusted Operating Income | |
| 57,659 | | |
| 26,785 | | |
| 10,636 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Reconciliation to Adjusted Operating Income Margin | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net Sales | |
| €687,781 | | |
| 766,003 | | |
| 840,852 | |
Adjusted Operating Income margin | |
| 8.4% | | |
| 3.5% | | |
| 1.3% | |
| (1) | Other
transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses represent (i) professional
fees, including advisory and accounting fees, related to potential transactions, (ii) certain
legal and other expenses incurred outside the ordinary course of our business and (iii) other
non-recurring expenses incurred in connection with the costs of establishing our new central
distribution center in Leipzig, Germany. |
| (2) | Certain members of management and supervisory board members have
been granted share-based compensation for which the share-based compensation expense will
be recognized upon defined vesting schedules in the future periods. We do not consider share-based
compensation expense to be indicative of our core operating performance. |
| |
Fiscal Year Ended | |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2022 | | |
June 30, 2023 | | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Net loss | |
| (9,317) | | |
| (17,019) | | |
| (24,911) | |
Other
transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses (1) | |
| 2,493 | | |
| 5,446 | | |
| 14,081 | |
Share-based
compensation(2) | |
| 52,303 | | |
| 30,021 | | |
| 18,508 | |
Adjusted Net Income | |
| 45,479 | | |
| 18,448 | | |
| 7,677 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Reconciliation to Adjusted Net Income Margin | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net Sales | |
| €687,781 | | |
| 766,003 | | |
| 840,852 | |
Adjusted Net Income margin | |
| 6.5% | | |
| 2.3% | | |
| 0.9% | |
| (1) | Other transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses represent
(i) professional fees, including advisory and accounting fees, related to potential
transactions, (ii) certain legal and other expenses incurred outside the ordinary course
of our business and (iii) other non-recurring expenses incurred in connection with the
costs of establishing our new central distribution center in Leipzig, Germany. |
| (2) | Certain members of management and supervisory board members have
been granted share-based compensation for which the share-based compensation expense will
be recognized upon defined vesting schedules in the future periods. We do not consider share-based
compensation expense to be indicative of our core operating performance. |
Gross
Merchandise Value (GMV)
GMV is an operative measure
and means the total Euro value of orders processed, including the value of orders processed on behalf of others for which we earn a commission.
GMV is inclusive of product value, shipping and duty. It is net of returns, value added taxes and cancellations. GMV does not represent
revenue earned by us. We use GMV as an indicator for the usage of our platform that is not influenced by the mix of direct sales and
commission sales. The indicators we use to monitor usage of our platform include, among others, active customers, total orders shipped
and GMV.
Active
Customers
We define an active customer
as a unique customer account from which an online purchase was made across our sites at least once in the preceding twelve-month period.
In any particular period, we determine our number of active customers by counting the total number of unique customers who have made
at least one purchase across our sites in the preceding twelve-month period, measured from the last date of such period. We view the
number of active customers as a key indicator of our growth, the reach of our website, consumer awareness of our value proposition and
the desirability of our product assortment. We believe our number of active customers drives both net sales and our appeal to brand partners.
Total Orders Shipped
We define total orders shipped
as an operating metric used by management, which is calculated as the total number of online customer orders shipped to our customers
during the fiscal year ended on the last day of the period presented. We view total orders as a key indicator of the velocity of our
business and an indication of the desirability of our products. Total orders shipped and total orders recognized as net sales in any
given period may differ slightly due to orders that are in transit at the end of any particular period.
Average
Order Value
We define average order value
as an operating metric used by management, which is calculated as our total GMV from online orders shipped from our sites during the
fiscal year ended on the last day of the period presented divided by the total online orders shipped during the same twelve-month period.
We believe our consistent high average order value reflects our commitment to price integrity and the luxury nature of our products.
Average order value may fluctuate due to a number of factors, including merchandise mix and new product categories.
Adjusted EBITDA and
Adjusted EBITDA margin
Adjusted
EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial measure that we calculate as net income before finance expense (net), taxes, and depreciation and amortization,
Other transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses and Share-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA margin is a
non-IFRS financial measure which is calculated in relation to net sales.
Adjusted Operating
Income and Adjusted Operating Income margin
Adjusted
Operating Income is a non-IFRS financial measure that we calculate as operating income, Other transaction-related, certain legal and
other expenses and Share-based compensation expense. Adjusted Operating Income margin is a non-IFRS financial measure which is
calculated in relation to net sales.
Adjusted Net Income
and Adjusted Net Income margin
Adjusted
Net Income is a non-IFRS financial measure that we calculate as net income, Other transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses
and Share-based compensation expense. Adjusted Net Income margin is a non-IFRS financial measure which is calculated in relation
to net sales.
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted
Operating Income and Adjusted Net Income and their corresponding margins as a percentage of net sales are key measures used by management
to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital.
In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Net Income facilitates
operating performance comparisons on a period-to-period basis and excludes items that we do not consider to be indicative of our core
operating performance.
Adjusted selling, general
and administrative and Adjusted selling, general and administrative cost ratio
Adjusted selling, general
and administrative is a non-IFRS financial measure that we calculate as selling, general and administrative adjusted to exclude Other
transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses and Share-based compensation expense. Adjusted selling, general and administrative
cost ratio is a non-IFRS measure which is calculated in relation to GMV.
3.2. Management's discussion and analysis
of financial condition and results of operations
3.2.1. Business Overview
Mytheresa is a leading luxury
multi-brand digital platform for the global luxury consumer shipping to over 130 countries. We offer one of the finest edits in luxury,
curated from more than 200 of the world’s most coveted brands of womenswear, menswear, kidswear and lifestyle products. Our story
began over three decades ago with the opening of Theresa, in Munich, one of the first multi-brand luxury boutiques in Germany, followed
by the launch of the digital platform Mytheresa in 2006. Today, we provide a unique digital experience that combines exclusive product
and content offerings with a differentiated global customer service, leading technology and analytical platforms, as well as high quality
service operations. We are not just a luxury e-commerce platform. We create a luxury community for luxury enthusiasts and create desirability
through digital and physical experiences. Our more than 30 years of market insights and long-standing relationships with the world’s
leading luxury brands, such as Bottega Veneta, Brunello Cucinelli, Dolce&Gabbana, Gucci, Loewe, Loro Piana, Moncler, Prada, Saint
Laurent, Valentino, and many more, have established Mytheresa as a global authority in luxury goods.
3.2.2. Business Highlights
Despite a slight decrease in the number of active
customers from 856,345 in FY23 to 852,223, in FY24 our company experienced a growth of top customers by 5.0%, a notable increase in both
the average order value from €654 in FY23 to €703 in FY24 and net sales from €766.0 million in FY23 to €840.9 million
in FY24. This trend indicates that while we have a very similar customer base compared to the previous fiscal year, the remaining customers
are engaging more deeply with our products. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 gross profit was at €380.0 million, an
increase of €4.5 million or 1.2% year-over-year. Operating Loss is at €22.0 million in fiscal 2024 compared to an Operating
loss of €8.7 million in fiscal 2023. Net loss increased to €24.8 million in fiscal 2024 from €17.0 million in fiscal 2023.
In fiscal 2024, we reported Adjusted Net Income of €7.7 million compared to €18.8 million in fiscal 2023. Additionally, in
fiscal 2024, we generated €10.6 million compared to €26.8 million, in prior year period of Adjusted Operating Income, €25.8
million of Adjusted EBITDA compared to €38.4 million in fiscal 2023.
Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted
Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA are measures that are not defined in IFRS. For further information about how we calculate Adjusted
Net Income, Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA, limitations of their use and their reconciliations to the most comparable
IFRS measures, see “3. Financial Overview – 3.1. Selected financial data”
3.2.3. Factors Affecting our Performance
To analyze our business performance,
determine financial forecasts and help develop long-term strategic plans, we focus on the factors described below. While each of these
factors presents significant opportunity for our business, collectively, they also pose important challenges that we must successfully
address in order to sustain our growth, improve our operating results and achieve and maintain our profitability, including those discussed
below and in the section of this report titled ‘‘Risk Factors.’’
Overall
Economic Trends
The overall economic environment
and related changes in consumer behavior have a significant impact on our business. Though it is generally more muted in our high net
worth customer cohort versus a broader demographic, positive conditions in the broader economy promote customer spending on our website,
while economic weakness, which generally results in a reduction of customer spending, may have a negative effect on customer spend. Global
macroeconomic factors can affect customer spending patterns, and consequently our results of operations. These include, but are not limited
to, employment rates, trade negotiations, availability of credit, inflation, interest rates and fuel, regional military conflicts and
energy costs. In addition, during periods of low unemployment, we generally experience higher labor costs.
Growth
in Brand Awareness
We will continue to invest
in brand marketing activities to expand brand awareness. As we build our customer base, we will launch additional brand marketing campaigns,
host events and develop in-house product content to attract new customers to our platform. If we fail to cost-effectively promote our
brand or convert impressions into new customers, our net sales growth and profitability may be adversely affected.
Consumer
Acquisition and Engagement
Our financial performance
depends on the expenses we incur to attract and retain consumers and the revenues we then generate with the customers. To continue to
grow our business profitably, we need to acquire and retain customers in an efficient manner and of high quality. We acquire customers
through our brand marketing and performance marketing efforts. To measure the effectiveness of our marketing spend, we analyze CAC and
LTV.
Customer
Acquisition Cost. We define CAC as all of our online marketing expenses, excluding software costs, which we attribute
to acquiring new customers in a given year, divided by the number of customers who placed their first order in the relevant year. These
costs accounted for approximately 80% of our total marketing expense in fiscal 2024 as we exclude public relations and creative production
costs, as well as marketing expense attributable to retaining existing customers when evaluating CAC. We manage CAC methodically, continually
using customer data to optimize our global customer acquisition strategy.
Starting in fiscal 2017,
we introduced a proprietary marketing attribution system focused on customer journeys across media channels. We additionally began utilizing
data analytics and algorithms to optimize our paid marketing efforts and bidding strategies to acquire customers whom we believe will
deliver high lifetime values. Collectively, these efforts have resulted in historically declining and now stable CAC, despite a strong
growth of our active customer base.
Lifetime
Value. We define LTV as the cumulative contribution profit attributable to a particular customer cohort, which we define
as all of our customers who made their initial purchase between July 1 and June 30 in a given cohort year. We define contribution
profit as gross profit less shipping, packaging, fulfillment (including personnel), payment expenses and the portion of marketing expenses
attributable to retaining existing customers. We measure the profitability of new customer acquisition by comparing the LTV of a particular
customer cohort with the CAC attributable to such cohort. Our lifetime value has increased over time as our customers who stay on our
platform spend more over time. This is evidenced by the growth in our net sales per active customer by cohort demonstrated below.
Net Sales per Active Customer
The fiscal 2016 cohort’s
LTV has increased over time as a result of repeat purchases and increased spend by retained customers. This results in a 4 times payback
of our original cost to acquire this customer, demonstrating our marketing efficiency and profitable model. The following chart illustrates
the efficiency of our customer acquisitions, as well as the profitability associated with retaining customers.
To illustrate the recent
effectiveness and consistency of our marketing efforts, the following chart compares the LTV to CAC ratio for the fiscal year 2016 customer
cohort and their buying behavior over time. The relative consistency illustrates the repeatability of our model as we continue to grow.
LTV/CAC by Customer Cohort Over Time
Customer
Retention
Our success is impacted not
only by efficient and profitable customer acquisition, but also by our ability to retain customers, encourage repeat purchases and grow
our portion of wallet share over time. This is reflective of our ability to engage and retain our customers through our curated assortment
and the improved convenience of our platform.
The increasing share of our
net sales from existing customers reflects our customer loyalty and the net sales retention behavior we see in our cohorts. We define
cohort net sales retention as net sales attributable to a given customer cohort divided by the total net sales attributable to the same
customer cohort from the prior fiscal year. We retained approximately 80% of net sales from prior year cohorts in fiscal 2024.
Additionally, in fiscal 2024
we retained greater than 94% of the net sales from 2022 cohorts and prior. This cohort behavior demonstrates our ability to not only
retain customers, but to also increase active customers’ spend on our platform as our loyal customers place orders more frequently
at increasing average order values.
Net Sales by Cohort
Luxury
Brand Partners
Our business model relies
on providing our customers access to a curated assortment of top luxury brands. We believe our longstanding relationships with top luxury
fashion brands represent a competitive advantage. We employ a rigorous framework and deep buying expertise, informed by customer data,
to meticulously buy and curate an exclusive assortment on our website. As we grow, we strive to maintain our exclusive relationships
while forming new relationships with up and coming brands to the extent there is customer demand for such brands. However, if we are
unsuccessful in maintaining these relationships or developing new relationships, our business and results of operations may be adversely
affected.
Growth
of Online Luxury
According
to the 2023 Bain Study, the online penetration of luxury personal goods is expected to increase from 22% to 30% from 2021 to 2025. The
growth in online will be driven by online platforms taking share from traditional retailers, driven by consumer preference for online
shopping and the ease afforded by multibrand sites. In response to the shift online, the luxury market is innovating and evolving with
new niche collections and customization options. Mytheresa has a long history of being at the forefront of this dialogue experimenting
with brand partners through relevant brand collaborations and exclusive product offerings. However, if we fail to capture the future
online spending shift with relevant product or if our competitors engage in promotional activity over multiple seasons, our customer
growth may decelerate and our results of operations may be adversely affected. The global luxury market, inclusive of luxury apparel,
accessories, beauty and hard goods, is expected to accelerate further reaching €540-580 billion by 2030, more than double its size
in 2020, according to the 2024 Bain Study.
Growth
in Men’s, Kidswear and Life
In
2019 we launched Mytheresa Kids, and in January 2020, we launched Mytheresa Men to expand our curated offering to these large and
underserved categories. We believe there is a lack of curated online multi-brand offerings in both categories which we can capture through
our differentiated value proposition. We have built our full buying, marketing and merchandising teams, leveraged our brand relationships
and are supporting these categories with exclusive capsules, experiences and content. We believe we can curate and assort collections
for men, as we have done with women’s, expanding our value proposition to these new categories. We launched the new category
Life in May 2023, extending Mytheresa’s renowned multi-brand shopping approach into all aspects of luxury lifestyle. Life
presents the most elevated selection of home décor and other lifestyle products, further deepening the relationship with our high
value customers that have a passion for luxury design in their wardrobes as well as their homes. Being the only curated luxury online
platform to combine womenswear, menswear, kidswear and now lifestyle products, makes us a truly unique and engaging destination for luxury
shoppers.
Inventory
Management
We utilize our customer data
and collaborate with brand partners to assort a highly relevant assortment of products for our customers. The expertise of our buyers
and our data help us gauge demand and product architecture to optimize our inventory position. Through analyzing customer feedback and
real-time customer purchase behavior, we are able to efficiently predict demand, sizing and colorways beyond the insights of our buyers.
This minimizes our portfolio risk and increases our sell-through. As we scale, our buying process will be further enhanced through the
growth in our global data repository and our ability to leverage data science as part of the buying process. Additionally, our investments
in different facets of our inventory offering fluctuate alongside shifting consumer trends and the fundamental needs of our business.
Investment
in our Operations and Infrastructure
As we enhance our offering
and grow our customer base, we will incur additional expenses. Our future investments in operations, like our investments in the new
distribution center in Leipzig, and infrastructure will be informed by our understanding of global luxury trends and the needs of our
platform. As we continue to scale, we will be required to support our online offering with additional personnel. We will invest capital
in inventory, fulfillment capabilities, and logistics infrastructure as we drive efficiencies in our business, localize our offering,
enter new categories and partner with new brands. We will also actively monitor our fulfillment capacity needs, investing in capacity
and automation in a selective manner.
Curated
Platform Model (CPM)
CPM
integrates Mytheresa Group with brand partners’ direct retail operations which provides access to highly desirable products at
scale, improves capital efficiency and is accretive to top- and bottom-line. The products are selected by Mytheresa Group out of a much
larger brand retail collection. Through the CPM, we are able to directly maintain the customer relationship and manage the fulfilment
of the order up to the shipment to the end customer. Early season deliveries are aligned with retail channels. In addition, Mytheresa
receives regular in-season replenishment of core as well as seasonal products. The product is delivered to the Mytheresa Group distribution
center; however, the inventory is owned by the brand partner until it is delivered to a customer. Unsold merchandise will either be returned
to the brand partner by the end of the season or carried forward for the new season. Mytheresa Group acts as an agent, with the CPM platform
fees recorded as net sales.
3.2.4. Components of our Results of Operations
Net sales
consist of revenues earned
from sales of clothing, bags, shoes, accessories, fine jewelry and other categories through our sites and our flagship retail store and
our recently opened men´s store, as well as shipping revenue and delivery duties paid when applicable, net of promotional discounts
and returns. The platform fees originating from the curated platform model are also included in our net sales. Revenue is generally recognized
upon delivery to the end customer. Changes in our reported net sales are mainly driven by growth in the number of our active customers,
changes in average order value, the total number of orders shipped and fees in relation to our curated platform model.
Cost of sales, exclusive
of depreciation and amortization
includes the cost of merchandise
sold, net of trade discounts, in addition to inventory write-offs and delivery costs of product from our brand partners. These costs
fluctuate with changes in net sales and changes in inventory write-offs due to inventory aging. For CPM revenue, we do not incur cost
of sales as the purchase price of the goods sold is borne by the CPM brand partner.
Gross profit
Gross profit is equal to
our net sales reduced by cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization. Gross profit as a percentage of our net sales is
referred to as gross profit margin.
Shipping and payment
costs
consist primarily of shipping
fees paid to our delivery providers, packaging costs, delivery duties paid for international sales and payment processing fees paid to
third parties. Shipping and payment costs fluctuate based on the number of orders shipped and net sales. General increases are due to
a higher share of international sales and a higher share of countries where the company bears all customs duties for the customer, for
example in the USA.
Marketing expenses
primarily consist of online
advertising costs aimed towards acquiring new customers, including fees paid to our advertising affiliates, marketing to existing customers,
and other marketing costs, which include events productions, communication, and development of creative content. We expect marketing
expenses to increase over time as a percentage of net sales, but to stay stable as a percentage of GMV in the medium term.
Selling, general and
administrative expenses
include personnel costs and
other types of general and administrative expenses. Personnel costs, which constitute the largest percentage of selling, general and
administrative expenses, include salaries, benefits, and other personnel-related costs for all departments within the Company, including
fulfillment and marketing operations, creative content production, IT, buying, and general corporate functions. General and administrative
expenses include IT expenses, rent expenses for leases not capitalized under IFRS 16, consulting services, insurance costs, Share-based
compensation expenses as well as Other transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses. Although selling, general and administrative
expenses will increase as we grow, we expect these expenses to slightly decrease as a percentage of net sales.
Depreciation and amortization
include the depreciation
of property and equipment, including right-of-use assets capitalized under IFRS 16, leasehold improvements, and amortization of technology
and other intangible assets.
Other expense (income),
net
principally consists of gains
or losses from foreign currency fluctuations, gains or losses on disposal of property, plant, and equipment and other miscellaneous expenses
and income.
Finance income (cost),
net
in fiscal 2023 and fiscal
2024 consist of our finance costs related to interest expense on our leases as well as on our old Revolving Credit Facilities with Commerzbank
Aktiengesellschaft (“Commerzbank”) and UniCredit Bank AG (“UniCredit”) (together, our “Revolving Credit
Facilities”) and new Revolving Credit Facility with Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft (“Commerzbank”), UniCredit Bank
AG (“UniCredit”) and J.P. Morgan SE (together, our “new Revolving Credit Facility”). As of June 30, 2024
Mytheresa Group has entered into a new Revolving Credit Facility agreement totaling €75.0 million that replaced the existing Revolving
Credit Facilities.
3.2.5. Operating Results
For a discussion of (i) our
results of operations, including selected segment information, for the year ended June 30, 2024, including a year-over-year comparison
between fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, and (ii) our liquidity and capital resources for the years ended June 30, 2024 and June 30,
2023, please refer to the section contained in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, "Item
3: Financial Overview"
Operating Results and Operating Metrics of
the Group
The following table sets
forth our results of operations for the periods presented. The period to period comparison of financial results is not necessarily indicative
of future results.
| |
Fiscal year ended | |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2022 | | |
June 30, 2023 | | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Net sales | |
| 687,781 | | |
| 766,003 | | |
| 840,852 | |
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization | |
| (334,758) | | |
| (386,027) | | |
| (456,320) | |
Gross profit | |
| 353,023 | | |
| 379,975 | | |
| 384,532 | |
Shipping and payment cost | |
| (97,697) | | |
| (114,785) | | |
| (135,547) | |
Marketing expenses | |
| (96,093) | | |
| (112,001) | | |
| (96,708) | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | |
| (148,172) | | |
| (147,691) | | |
| (159,292) | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| (9,088) | | |
| (11,653) | | |
| (15,205) | |
Other income (expense), net | |
| 892 | | |
| (2,527) | | |
| 267 | |
Operating income (loss) | |
| 2,865 | | |
| (8,682) | | |
| (21,953) | |
Finance costs, net | |
| (998) | | |
| (2,460) | | |
| (4,772) | |
Income (loss) before income taxes | |
| 1,867 | | |
| (11,142) | | |
| (26,725) | |
Income tax expense | |
| (11,184) | | |
| (5,877) | | |
| 1,871 | |
Net loss | |
| (9,317) | | |
| (17,019) | | |
| (24,854) | |
The following table sets
forth each line item within the statement of profit as a percentage of net sales for each of the periods presented.
| |
Fiscal year ended | |
(in % of Net sales) | |
June 30, 2022 | | |
June 30,
2023 | | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Net sales | |
| 100.0% | | |
| 100.0% | | |
| 100.0% | |
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization | |
| (48.7%) | | |
| (50.4%) | | |
| (54.3%) | |
Gross profit | |
| 51.3% | | |
| 49.6% | | |
| 45.7% | |
Shipping and payment cost | |
| (14.2%) | | |
| (15.0%) | | |
| (16.1%) | |
Marketing expenses | |
| (14.0%) | | |
| (14.6%) | | |
| (11.5%) | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | |
| (21.5%) | | |
| (19.3%) | | |
| (18.9%) | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| (1.3%) | | |
| (1.5%) | | |
| (1.8%) | |
Other income (expense), net | |
| 0.1% | | |
| (0.3%) | | |
| 0.0% | |
Operating income (loss) | |
| 0.4% | | |
| (1.1%) | | |
| (2.6%) | |
Finance costs, net | |
| (0.1%) | | |
| (0.3%) | | |
| (0.6%) | |
Income (loss) before income taxes | |
| 0.3% | | |
| (1.5%) | | |
| (3.2%) | |
Income tax expense | |
| (1.6%) | | |
| (0.8%) | | |
| 0.2% | |
Net loss | |
| (1.4%) | | |
| (2.2%) | | |
| (3.0%) | |
Comparison of the Years Ended June 30,
2023 and 2024
Net sales
| |
Year Ended |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Change
Absolute | |
Change in % / BPs |
Net sales | |
766,003 | |
840,852 | |
74,849 | |
9.8% |
Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) | |
853,190 | |
913,580 | |
60,389 | |
7.1% |
Net sales percentage of GMV | |
89.8% | |
92.0% | |
| |
220 BPs |
Net
sales increased from €766.0 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 to €840.8 million for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2024. The higher net sales growth during the year ended June 30, 2024 compared to the GMV growth is due to several
wholesale brands performing better than individual CPM brands. Performance of CPM brands is only reflected with the commission we receive
in net sales. The share of commission from the CPM is below 10% of net sales. Seven fashion brands had switched from the wholesale
model to CPM as of June 30, 2023 and 2024.
Cost of
sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization
| |
Year Ended |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Change
Absolute | |
Change in % / BPs |
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization | |
(386,027) | |
(456,320) | |
(70,293) | |
18.2% |
Percentage of Net sales | |
(50.4%) | |
(54.3%) | |
| |
(390 BPs) |
Percentage of GMV | |
(45.2%) | |
(49.9%) | |
| |
(470 BPs) |
Cost of sales, exclusive
of depreciation and amortization for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 increased by €70.3 million, or 18.2%, compared to
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The increase during the periods presented resulted mostly from an increase in Net sales and
a lower gross profit margin achieved on those orders. For the last twelve months, our total orders shipped increased from 2.01 million
to 2.09 million, or 3.98%. For fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization as a percentage
of net sales increased from 50.4% to 54.3% compared to the same period in 2023. Due to increased promotional activities of competitors,
we had a lower full price share in relation to our sale share i.e. our share of products sold at full price was below our targeted level.
For CPM, no cost of sales incurred given that the purchase price of the goods sold is borne by the brand partner.
Gross
profit
| |
Year Ended |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Change
Absolute | |
Change in % / BPs |
Gross profit | |
379,975 | |
384,532 | |
4,556 | |
1.2% |
Percentage of Net sales | |
49.6% | |
45.7% | |
| |
(390 BPs) |
Percentage of GMV | |
44.5% | |
42.1% | |
| |
(240 BPs) |
For the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2024 gross profit was at €384.5 million, an increase of €4.5 million or 1.2% year-over-year. For that period
the gross profit margin in relation to net sales decreased to 45.7% in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 compared to the previous
fiscal year with 49.6%. This decrease was mostly due to promotion driven operative gross profit margin slippage and financial effects
driven mostly by a stronger performance of several wholesale brands in relation to individual CPM brands. If certain wholesale brands
perform better than individual CPM brands, then the gross margin decreases mathematically as only the commission with CPM brands is accounted
for in net sales with a 100% gross profit margin. We still experience a high level of promotions as competitors are trying to balance
their inventory levels. Consequently, our full price share in relation to our sale activities continues to be lower than in the preceding
year’s periods.
Shipping
and payment costs
| |
Year Ended |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Change
Absolute | |
Change in % / BPs |
Shipping and payment cost | |
(114,785) | |
(135,547) | |
(20,762) | |
18.1% |
Percentage of Net sales | |
(15.0%) | |
(16.1%) | |
| |
(110 BPs) |
Percentage of GMV | |
(13.5%) | |
(14.8%) | |
| |
(130 BPs) |
Shipping and payment costs
increased by €20.8 million, or 18.1%, from €114.8 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 to €135.55 million
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The increase results from an increase in revenue from sale outside European countries and
the corresponding increase in shipping and custom expenses. The shipping and payment costs ratio in relation to net sales increased by
110 BPs. The shipping and payment cost ratios are driven by total orders shipped, which are in line with GMV development. The shipping
and payment costs ratio increased by 130 BPs in relation to GMV.
| |
Year Ended |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Change
Absolute | |
Change in % / BPs |
Shipping and payment cost | |
(114,785) | |
(135,547) | |
(20,762) | |
18.1% |
Other
transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses(1) | |
- | |
1,326 | |
1,326 | |
0.0% |
Adjusted Shipping and payment cost | |
(114,785) | |
(134,221) | |
(19,437) | |
16.9% |
Percentage of Net sales | |
(15.0%) | |
(16.0%) | |
| |
(100 BPs) |
Percentage of GMV | |
(13.5%) | |
(14.7%) | |
| |
(120 BPs) |
| 1) | Other transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses represent
(i) professional fees, including advisory and accounting fees, related to potential
transactions, (ii) certain legal and other expenses incurred outside the ordinary course
of our business and (iii) other non-recurring expenses incurred in connection with the
costs of establishing our new central distribution center in Leipzig, Germany. |
During the year ended June 30,
2024, €1,326 thousand were excluded from shipping and payment costs in our ongoing process of establishing our new central distribution
center in Leipzig, Germany.
Marketing expenses
| |
Year Ended |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Change
Absolute | |
Change in % / BPs |
Marketing expenses | |
(112,001) | |
(96,708) | |
15,293 | |
(13.7%) |
Percentage of Net sales | |
(14.6%) | |
(11.5%) | |
| |
310 BPs |
Percentage of GMV | |
(13.1%) | |
(10.6%) | |
| |
250 BPs |
Marketing expenses decreased
from €112.0 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 to €96.7 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.
The marketing cost ratio
in relation to net sales decreased by 310 BPs due to decline in marketing activities. The marketing cost ratio in relation to GMV also
decreased by 250 BPs. The marketing cost ratio in relation to GMV decreased significantly as we reduced promotional activity towards
aspirational customers, to focus on continuing our marketing efforts on the most promising new customer acquisition and top customer
retention strategies and aligned our marketing efforts with the overall market sentiment.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
| |
Year Ended |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Change
Absolute | |
Change in % / BPs |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | |
(147,691) | |
(159,292) | |
(11,600) | |
7.9% |
Percentage of Net sales | |
(19.3%) | |
(18.9%) | |
| |
40 BPs |
Percentage of GMV | |
(17.3%) | |
(17.4%) | |
| |
(10 BPs) |
The total selling, general
and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased by €11.6 million from €147.7 million in fiscal year ended June 30, 2023
to €159.3 million in fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The increase is mainly due to increases in personnel expenses, rental
costs, travel expenses, expenses related to the new distribution center in Leipzig and other operating expenses in the period. The Mytheresa
Group recognized Share-based compensation expenses for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 of €18.5 million and €30.0
million for the prior period.
| |
Year Ended |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Change
Absolute | |
Change in % / BPs |
Personnel expenses | |
(119,450) | |
(126,366) | |
(6,915) | |
5.8% |
thereof fulfilment personnel
expense | |
(22,905) | |
(27,166) | |
(4,261) | |
18.6% |
Percentage of Net sales | |
(15.6%) | |
(15.0%) | |
| |
60 BPs |
Percentage of GMV | |
(14.0%) | |
(13.8%) | |
| |
20 BPs |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
General and administrative expenses | |
(28,241) | |
(32,926) | |
(4,685) | |
16.6% |
Percentage of Net sales | |
(3.7%) | |
(3.9%) | |
| |
(20 BPs) |
Percentage of GMV | |
(3.3%) | |
(3.6%) | |
| |
(30 BPs) |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | |
(147,691) | |
(159,329) | |
(11,600) | |
7.9% |
Other general and administrative
expenses increased by €4.6 million, from €28.2 million during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 to €32.2 million
during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, mainly due to rental costs, travel expenses and other operating expenses, in the period.
|
|
Year Ended |
(in € thousands) |
|
June 30, 2023 |
|
June 30, 2024 |
|
Change
Absolute |
|
Change in % / BPs |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
(147,691) |
|
(159,292) |
|
(11,600) |
|
7.9% |
Share-based
compensation (1) |
|
30,021 |
|
18,508 |
|
(11,513) |
|
(38.4%) |
Other transaction-related, certain legal
and other expenses (2) |
|
5,446 |
|
14,081 |
|
8,635 |
|
158.6% |
Adjusted SG&A |
|
(112,225) |
|
(126,704) |
|
(14,479) |
|
12.9% |
Percentage of Net sales |
|
(14.7%) |
|
(15.1%) |
|
|
|
(40 BPs) |
Percentage of GMV |
|
(13.2%) |
|
(13.9%) |
|
|
|
(70 BPs) |
(1) | Certain members of management and supervisory board members have been
granted share-based compensation for which the share-based compensation expense will be recognized
upon defined vesting schedules in the future periods. We do not consider share-based compensation
expense to be indicative of our core operating performance. |
(2) | Other transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses represent
(i) professional fees, including advisory and accounting fees, related to potential
transactions, (ii) certain legal and other expenses incurred outside the ordinary course
of our business and (iii) other non-recurring expenses incurred in connection with the
costs of establishing our new central distribution center in Leipzig, Germany. |
Excluding the Share-based
compensation expenses and other transaction-related costs, certain legal and other expenses, the adjusted SG&A expenses as a percentage
of net sales increased for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 from 14.7% to 15.1% compared to the prior year period, due to higher
personnel expenses, rental costs, travel expenses, and other operating expenses, in the periods.
In addition to our efforts
on attracting and retaining the best and high potential customers we are also being judicious with expense management. As a fast growth
company with a relentless focus on delighting our customers, prudently capturing market share and fortifying our leadership position,
we continue to invest in the quality of our personnel to sustain our medium and long-term growth strategy and we will make no compromise
in the quality of our operative execution.
| |
Year Ended |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Change
Absolute | |
Change in % |
Personnel expenses | |
(119,450) | |
(126,403) | |
(6,952) | |
5.8% |
Share-based compensation | |
30,021 | |
18,545 | |
(11,476) | |
(38.2%) |
Total Personel expenses excl. SBC | |
(89,430) | |
(107,858) | |
(18,428) | |
20.6% |
Percentage of Net sales | |
(11.7%) | |
(12.8%) | |
| |
(110 BPs) |
Percentage of GMV | |
(10.5%) | |
(11.8%) | |
| |
(130 BPs) |
The increase in personnel
expenses for the year ended June 30, 2024 is mainly driven by an increase of fulfilment personnel expenses. Overall, personnel expenses
excluding share-based compensation expense as a percentage of net sales increased from 11.6% to 12.8% for the year ended June 30,
2024. This is mainly driven by an increase in headcount related to the new distribution center in Leipzig
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
Year
Ended |
(in
€ thousands) |
|
June 30,
2023 |
|
June 30,
2024 |
|
Change
Absolute |
|
Change
in % / BPs |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
(11,653) |
|
(15,205) |
|
(3,551) |
|
30.5% |
Percentage
of Net sales |
|
(1.5%) |
|
(1.8%) |
|
|
|
(30
BPs) |
Percentage
of GMV |
|
(1.4%) |
|
(1.7%) |
|
|
|
(30
BPs) |
Depreciation and amortization
expenses, increased from €11.6 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 to €15.2 million for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2024, due to higher depreciation in right of use assets related to the new distribution center in Leipzig, Germany.
Finance
income (costs), net
|
|
Year
Ended |
(in
€ thousands) |
|
June 30,
2023 |
|
June 30,
2024 |
|
Change
Absolute |
|
Change
in % / BPs |
Interest
expenses on revolving credit facilities |
|
(401) |
|
(1,861) |
|
(1,460) |
|
363.9% |
Interest
expenses on leases |
|
(2,417) |
|
(2,916) |
|
(499) |
|
20.6% |
Total
Finance costs |
|
(2,818) |
|
(4,777) |
|
(1,959) |
|
69.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other interest income |
|
358
|
|
5
|
|
(354) |
|
(98.7%) |
Total Finance income |
|
358
|
|
5
|
|
(354) |
|
(98.7%) |
Finance income (costs),
net |
|
(2,460) |
|
(4,772) |
|
(2,312) |
|
94.0% |
Percentage
of Net sales |
|
(0.3%) |
|
(0.6%) |
|
|
|
(30
BPs) |
Percentage
of GMV |
|
(0.3%) |
|
(0.5%) |
|
|
|
(20
BPs) |
Total interest and other
expenses on our Revolving Credit Facilities was €0.4 million during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 and €1.9 million
during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, respectively.
Total interest expense on
leases capitalized under IFRS 16 was €2.4 million and €2.9 million during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 and 2024.
The increase is mainly related to the new distribution center in Leipzig, Germany.
Income
tax expense
|
|
Year
Ended |
(in
€ thousands) |
|
June 30,
2023 |
|
June 30,
2024 |
|
Change
Absolute |
|
Change
in % / BPs |
Income tax expense |
|
(5,877) |
|
1,871 |
|
7,748 |
|
(131.8%) |
Percentage
of Net sales |
|
(0.8%) |
|
0.2% |
|
|
|
100
BPs |
Percentage
of GMV |
|
(0.7%) |
|
0.2% |
|
|
|
90
BPs |
Income
tax (expense) income include the current income taxes which are calculated based on the respective local taxable income and local
tax rules for the period. For further information see Note A.5.13. Income tax expenses have decreased compared to Fiscal year ended
June 30,2023 mainly due to the tax losses incurred by the German tax group during the fiscal year ended June 30,2024.
Operating Results by Segment
In line with the management
approach, the operating segments were identified on the basis of Mytheresa Group’s internal reporting and how our chief operating
decision maker (CODM), assesses the performance of the business. Mytheresa Group collectively identifies its Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer as the CODM. On this basis, Mytheresa Group identifies its online operations and retail store as separate
operating segments. Segment EBITDA is used to measure performance, because management believes that this information is the most relevant
in evaluating the respective segments relative to other entities that operate in the retail business.
Assets are not allocated
to the different business segments for internal reporting purposes.
The following table shows
our net sales and Segment EBITDA for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively, for each segment.
|
Fiscal
Year Ended |
(in
€ thousands) |
|
June 30,
2022 |
|
June 30,
2023 |
|
June 30,
2024 |
Online |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Sales |
|
672,515 |
|
751,299 |
|
826,690 |
Segment EBITDA |
|
80,350 |
|
48,729 |
|
37,396 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail
Stores |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Sales |
|
15,266 |
|
14,704 |
|
14,162 |
Segment EBITDA |
|
4,229 |
|
4,966 |
|
4,516 |
Mytheresa Group earns revenues
worldwide through its online operations, while all revenue associated with the retail stores is earned in Germany. Geographic location
of online revenue is determined based on the location of delivery. The following table provides Mytheresa Group's net sales by geographic
location:
|
For
the fiscal year ended |
(in
€ thousands) |
|
June 30,2022 |
|
June 30,2023 |
|
June 30,2024 |
Germany |
|
128,251 |
|
18.6% |
|
128,108 |
|
16.7% |
|
127,867 |
|
15.2% |
United
States |
|
108,435 |
|
15.8% |
|
137,521 |
|
18.0% |
|
171,795 |
|
20.4% |
Europe
(excluding Germany) (1) |
|
275,322 |
|
40.0% |
|
298,998 |
|
39.0% |
|
332,575 |
|
39.6% |
Rest
of the world (1) |
|
175,773 |
|
25.6% |
|
201,375 |
|
26.3% |
|
208,615 |
|
24.8% |
|
|
687,781 |
|
100.0% |
|
766,003 |
|
100.0% |
|
840,852 |
|
100.0% |
(1) No individual country other than Germany and the United
States accounted for more than 10% of net sales.
No single customer
accounted for more than 10% of Mytheresa Group’s net sales in any of the periods presented. Substantially, all long-lived assets
are located in Germany.
3.2.7. Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary requirements
for liquidity and capital are to finance working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes, including income taxes.
Our capital expenditures consist primarily of investments in our new distribution center in Leipzig, capital improvements to our facilities
and headquarters and IT licenses.
Our primary sources of liquidity
are cash generated from our operations, respective cash and cash equivalents and our new Revolving Credit Facility.
As of June 30, 2024,
our cash and cash equivalents were €15.1 million. As of June 30, 2024, approximately 72% of our cash and cash equivalents were
held in Germany, of which approximately 15% were denominated in U.S. Dollars. No other currency held in Germany accounted for more than
10% of our cash and cash equivalents. Approximately 28% of our cash and cash equivalents were held outside of Germany, with the majority
held in the United States in US Dollars and in the United Kingdom in British Pounds.
As of June 30, 2024,
Mytheresa Group has entered into a new Revolving Credit Facility agreement totaling €75.0 million that replaced the existing Revolving
Credit Facilities. The new Revolving Credit Facility has a maturity until September 2026.
Under the new Revolving Credit
Facility, we have financial covenants relating to working capital as a borrowing base and a maximum group net debt leverage ratio. During
fiscal year 2023 and as of June 30, 2024, we were in compliance with all covenants for the Revolving Credit Facilities.
As of June 30, 2024,
cash used under the new Revolving Credit Facility amounted to €0. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents
of €15.1 million.
The interest rate is based
on Euribor 3-months plus applicable margin for the Revolving Credit Facility, if used as basic short-term borrowings. Additionally, we
use when needed money market loans with a usual duration of one to six months under the Revolving Credit Facility agreement with an interest
rate based on Euribor 3-months plus applicable margin.
Our ability to make principal
and interest payments on our Revolving Credit Facilities, in addition to funding planned capital expenditures, will depend on our ability
to generate cash in the future. Our future ability to generate cash from operations is, to a certain extent, subject to general economic,
financial, competitive, regulatory and other conditions. Based on our current level of operations we believe that our existing cash balances
and expected cash flows generated from operations, as well as our financing arrangements under the Revolving Credit Facilities, are sufficient
to meet our operating requirements for at least the next twelve months.
The following table shows summary consolidated
cash flow information for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, 2023 and 2024:
|
|
Year
Ended June 30, |
(in
€ thousands) |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flow Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash (outflow) inflow from operating activities |
|
54,799 |
|
(55,050) |
|
10,015
|
Net
cash outflow from investing activities |
|
(11,923) |
|
(22,758) |
|
(11,809) |
Net
cash (outflow) inflow from financing activities |
|
(6,054) |
|
(5,442) |
|
(13,277) |
Consolidated Cash Flow Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023
Net cash (outflow) inflow from operating activities
During the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2024, net cash flow from operating activities increased by €65.1 million to a cash inflow of €10.0 million, as
compared to a cash outflow of €55.1 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. This increase in operating cash flow is
due to an improvement in working capital, with lower increase in inventory levels, partially offset by lower increase in trade payables.
Net cash outflow from investing activities
Cash outflow in investing
activities were €22.8 million and €11.8 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively. The decrease
in investing activities of €11.0 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 was primarily directed towards lower capital
expenditures for the new distribution center in Leipzig, Germany.
Net cash
(outflow) inflow from financing activities
Net
cash outflow for financing activities during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 was €13.3 million, as compared to €5.4
million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, mainly due to increase in interest paid by €2.9 million and lease payments
by €3.9 million.
3.2.8. Research and development activities
The Mytheresa Group does
not perform any research and development activities. There are also currently no intentions to do so.
3.3.
Impacts to the consolidated financial statements due to economic recession, inflation and war in Ukraine as well as in
the Middle East.
As of the reporting date,
the Group has maintained operational stability, experiencing no major disruptions in its supply chain, logistics, or partnerships. The
global economic uncertainties, exacerbated by the war in Ukraine and Middle East and other geopolitical factors, may impact the Group's
business activities and future sales.
The inflationary pressures
are affecting customer prices, and Mytheresa Group considers expected increases in recommended retail prices from suppliers in its pricing
strategy. Despite the luxury product market showing resilience to inflation-induced demand shifts, the Group is not immune to increased
cost inflation in various aspects of its business model. Furthermore, macro-economic factors such as rising interest rates may contribute
to a potential recession in certain markets, leading to a temporary negative impact on overall customer demand and sentiment.
These economic uncertainties,
coupled with the effects of geopolitical events, may pose challenges to Mytheresa Group's brand partners, customers, and other business
activities. The negative effect of these economic uncertainties were visible in the year ended June 30, 2024 and are expected to
continue or might even increase. Nevertheless, the current stance is that the management does not anticipate any long-term adverse effects
from the ongoing uncertainties in the global economy, although vigilance and adaptability remain crucial in navigating these complex
conditions.
4. Risk Management and Risk Factors
The management board and
supervisory board are responsible for reviewing the Company's risk management and control systems in relation to the financial reporting
by the Company. These risk management and control systems have been established to mitigate the risk the Company faces as described in
section 4.2. Risk Factors. The supervisory board has charged its audit committee (the "Audit Committee") with the periodic
oversight of these risk management and control systems, with reports being provided to the supervisory board. The Audit Committee assists
the supervisory board in monitoring (i) the integrity of the Company's financial statements and its accounting and financial reporting
processes, (ii) the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting, (iii) the Company's compliance
with applicable legal and regulatory requirements (including United States federal securities laws), (iv) the qualifications, independence
and performance of the independent auditors, (v) the Company's internal audit function, (vi) the Company's processes and procedures
relating to risk assessment and risk management, and (vii) related party transactions.
Our success as a business
depends on our ability to identify opportunities while assessing and maintaining an appropriate risk appetite. Our risk management considers
a variety of risks, including those related to our industry and business, those related to our ongoing relationship with our shareholders;
those related to our intellectual property and those related to the ownership of our ordinary shares represented by American Depositary
Shares ('ADS')s. Within each category of risk, we have included risk factors in section 4.2. Risk Factors that describe our current view
of the significance of each risk described therein and have summarized those that we consider as key risks in the section 4.2.1. Summary
of key risk factors. The summary of key risk factors may not include all risks that may affect the Company, and other risks included
in section 4.2. Risk Factors as well as others not described in this report may have a material and adverse impact on our business, strategic
objectives, revenues, income, assets, liquidity, capital resources and achievement of our strategic initiatives. Our approach to risk
management is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that our assets are safeguarded, the risks facing the business
are being assessed and mitigated and all information that may be required to be disclosed is reported to our senior management including,
where appropriate, to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Our risk appetite is also described in various chapters
of this report, including in the Note of the consolidated financial statement A.5.30 Financial instruments and financial risk management.
The management board and
the supervisory board believe that the Company's internal risk management and control systems provide reasonable assurance that the Company's
financial reporting does not contain any errors of material importance and that these risk management and control systems worked properly
in the fiscal year to which this board report pertains. The management board and supervisory board have no reason to believe that there
are material shortcomings associated with the Company's internal risk management and control systems. The risk management and control
systems have not been materially revised during the fiscal year to which this board report pertains, and, other than as disclosed herein,
no material improvements thereto are currently scheduled.
The Company's internal risk
management and control systems are under continuous review and have been discussed by the management board with the Audit Committee and
the members of the supervisory board. The same applies to any material weaknesses that are identified. The internal control has set up
a charter, to secure the functionality. An external audit of the internal control environment is not yet scheduled, but will be performed
in the next five years.
4.1. Controls and Procedures
4.1.1. Disclosure controls and procedures
We maintain disclosure controls
and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Our management, with the participation
of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design of our controls and procedures
as of June 30, 2024. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of June 30,
2024, the design of our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to accomplish their objectives due to the existence of
a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting described below.
4.1.2 Management’s annual report on
internal control over financial reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange
Act. 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 in accordance with IFRS. Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective control over financial reporting described in Internal
Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Management has
reviewed its assessment with the Audit Committee. Based on this evaluation, management has concluded that, as of June 30, 2024,
the Company did not have an effective risk assessment process to identify and assess the financial reporting risks caused by changes
in the business operations, including the related implications to make necessary changes to its financial reporting processes and related
internal controls. This material weakness did not result in a material misstatement to our consolidated financial statements.
Management has developed and started to implement a remediation plan designed to address the material weakness, which includes implementing
specific controls over the monitoring of changes in business operations, in order to identify and assess the need to make changes to the
existing system of internal controls, and implement those changes accordingly.
The effectiveness of any system of internal control
over financial reporting is subject to inherent limitations, including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing, operating,
and evaluating the controls and procedures, and the inability to eliminate misconduct completely. Accordingly, any system of internal
control over financial reporting can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurances. In addition, 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. We intend to continue to monitor and upgrade our internal controls
as necessary or appropriate for our business, but cannot assure that such improvements will be sufficient to provide us with effective
internal control over financial reporting.
C. Attestation report of the registered public
accounting firm
Not applicable.
D. Changes in internal control over financial reporting
Not applicable
4.2. Risk Factors
Investing in our securities involves a high
degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, which
we believe are material risks of our business. Our business, financial condition, results of operations or growth prospects could be
harmed by any of these risks. In such an event, the value of our securities could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
In assessing these risks, you should also refer to all of the other information contained in this report, including our consolidated
financial statements and related notes. Please also see “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
4.2.1. Summary of key risk factors
Our ability to execute our strategy is also subject
to certain risks. You should carefully consider all of the information set forth in this Annual Report and, in particular, should evaluate
the specific factors set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in deciding whether to invest in our securities. These risks
include, but are not limited to, the following:
● the
highly competitive nature of our industry and our ability to compete effectively;
● consumers
of luxury products may not choose to shop online in sufficient numbers;
● the
luxury fashion industry can be volatile and difficult to predict;
● our
ability to maintain strong relationships with our brand partners;
● any
current or future political tensions regarding the war in Ukraine and the sanctioning of Russia or the Hamas-Israel conflict
● our
reliance on consumer discretionary spending, which may be adversely affected by economic downturns, including economic conditions resulting
from Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Hamas-Israel conflict, inflation, interest rates, and other geopolitical and macroeconomic conditions
or trends;
● our
ability to acquire new customers and retain existing customers in a cost-effective manner depends on the success of our advertising efforts;
● our
ability to maintain average order value levels;
● our
ability to accurately forecast net sales and appropriately plan our expenses in the future;
● our
recent growth rates may not be sustainable or indicative of our future growth;
● our
ability to manage currency exchange rate fluctuations;
● our
ability to effectively manage our inventory levels and overall working capital, including financing of the same
● loss
of, or disruption in, our distribution centers; or our inability to extend or change our network of distribution centers;
● the
imposition or increase of tariffs and the uncertainty regarding international economic relations could adversely affect our business;
● changes
in customs and international trade laws may result in increased costs which could limit our ability to operate our business and limit
our ability to grow;
● if
sensitive information about our customers is disclosed, or if we or our third-party providers are subject to real or perceived cyberattacks,
our customers may curtail use of our sites; and
● the
loss of senior management or attrition among our buyers or key employees could adversely affect our business.
4.2.2. Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
The online luxury sector is highly competitive
and if we do not compete effectively, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
The online luxury sector is highly competitive
and fragmented. We compete for customers primarily with other global multi-brand online luxury retailers and online marketplaces, luxury
mono-brand retailers and luxury multi-brand retailers, and to a lesser extent specialty retailer, department stores, apparel chains,
stand-alone boutiques, traffic aggregators, luxury pre-owned and consignment stores, off-price retailers and flash sale websites. We
believe our ability to compete depends on many factors within and beyond our control, including:
| · | attracting
new customers and retaining existing customers; |
| · | enhancing
our relationships with existing customers; |
| · | attracting
customers from our brand partners’ increasing online offerings and capabilities; |
| · | converting
online viewing to online purchases; |
| · | further
developing our data analytics capabilities; |
| · | maintaining
favorable brand recognition and effectively marketing our services to customers; |
| · | the
amount, diversity and quality of brands and merchandise that we or our competitors offer; |
| · | the
price at which we are able to offer our merchandise; |
| · | maintaining
and growing our market share; |
| · | price
fluctuations or demand disruptions of our brand partners or other third-party vendors; |
| · | the
speed and cost at which we can deliver merchandise to our customers and the ease with which
they can use our services to return merchandise; and |
| · | anticipating
and quickly responding to changing fashion trends and customer shopping preferences. |
Competition may increase as other established
and emerging companies enter the markets in which we compete, as customer requirements evolve and as new products and technologies are
introduced.
Many of our current competitors have, and potential
competitors may have, longer operating histories, larger fulfillment infrastructures, greater technical capabilities, faster shipping
times, lower-cost shipping, larger databases, greater financial, marketing, institutional and other resources and larger customer bases
than we do. These factors may allow our competitors to derive greater net sales and profits from their existing customer bases, acquire
customers at lower costs or respond more quickly than we can to new or emerging technologies and changes in fashion trends and customer
shopping behavior. These competitors may engage in extensive research and development efforts, enter or expand their presence in the
online luxury market, undertake more far-reaching marketing campaigns, build stronger relationships with our brand partners, more effectively
address our customers’ needs or adopt more aggressive pricing policies. Any of the foregoing may allow our competitors to acquire
a larger and more lucrative customer base or generate net sales from their existing customer bases more effectively than we do and, as
a result, may have an adverse impact on our results of operations.
Competition, along with other factors such as
further consolidation within the luxury retail industry as exemplified by the recently announced agreement for the acquisition of Neiman
Marcus Group by HBC, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, deeply discounted merchandise sales by struggling or exiting competitors,
and changes in customer spending patterns, could also result in significant pricing pressure. Such factors may result in the loss of
brand partners or customers. If we lose customers, our brand partners could reduce or terminate their relationships with us and our results
of operations and profitability could decline.
If we are unable to anticipate and respond
to changing customer preferences and shifts in fashion and industry trends in a timely manner, our business, financial condition and
results of operations could be harmed.
The online personal goods luxury sector is driven
in part by fashion and beauty trends, which may shift quickly. Our continued success depends on our ability to anticipate, gauge and
react in a timely and cost-effective manner to the latest fashion trends, changes in customer preferences for products, customer attitudes
toward our industry and brands and where and how customers shop for those products. We must continually work to develop, produce and
market new and highly curated content to our sites, provide customers with products from coveted luxury brands, offer unique products,
maintain and enhance the recognition of our brand and develop our approach as to how and where we market and sell products. We typically
enter into agreements to purchase our merchandise in advance of the applicable selling season and our failure to anticipate, identify
or react appropriately, or in a timely manner to changes in customer preferences, tastes and trends or economic conditions could lead
to, among other things, missed opportunities, excess inventory or inventory shortages or delays, markdowns and write-offs, any of which
could reduce our margins, negatively impact our profitability and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations. Failure to respond to changing customer preferences and to gauge and anticipate upcoming fashion trends could
also negatively impact our brand image with our customers and result in diminished customer loyalty.
There is no assurance that customers will continue
to purchase goods from us in the future. Customers may purchase fewer or lower-priced products if their discretionary income decreases.
During periods of economic uncertainty, we may need to reduce prices in response to competitive pressures or otherwise to maintain sales,
which could adversely affect relationships with our brand partners and consequently our business, financial condition, results of operations
and prospects.
The luxury fashion industry can be volatile
and difficult to predict.
In the luxury fashion industry, customer demand
can quickly change depending on many factors, including the behavior of both online and brick and mortar competitors, promotional activities
of competitors, rapidly changing tastes and preferences, frequent introductions of new products and services, advances in technology
and the internet and macroeconomic factors, many of which are beyond our control. With this constantly changing environment, our future
business strategies, practices and results may not meet expectations or respond quickly enough to customer demand, and we may face operational
difficulties in adjusting to any changes. Any of these developments could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations
and prospects.
Our continued success is substantially
dependent on positive perceptions of our brand which, if eroded, could adversely affect our customer, employee and brand partner relationships.
Customer complaints or negative publicity about
our sites, products, third-party vendors, product delivery times, logistics providers, such as DHL, FedEx and UPS, social media providers,
customer support, customer data handling or security practices, especially on blogs and social media platforms, could rapidly and severely
diminish use of our sites and current and potential customers’ and brand partners’ confidence in us, which could result in
harm to our brand and our business. We believe that some of the growth in our customer base to date has originated from social media,
influencer marketing and affiliate marketing. If we are not able to develop and maintain positive relationships with our influencer and
affiliate marketing partners, or if we or such partners are targets of negative publicity, including in connection with reactions to
social or political events, such as the war in Ukraine, Hamas-Israel War, the Black Lives Matter movement or protests against the use
of fur, on social media, our ability to promote and maintain awareness of our sites and brands and leverage social media platforms to
drive customers to our sites may be adversely affected, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results
of operations and prospects.
We depend on the success of our advertising
efforts. If we fail to acquire new customers through our marketing effort in a cost-effective manner or at all we may not be able to
increase net sales or maintain profitability.
Our success depends on the success of our marketing
efforts in acquiring customers in a cost-effective manner. Our advertising efforts primarily comprise brand and performance-based advertising,
public relations and events. In order to expand our customer base, we must appeal to and acquire customers who have historically used
other means of shopping for luxury goods and may prefer alternatives to our offerings, such as traditional brick-and-mortar retailers
and the websites of our competitors. We make significant investments related to customer acquisition and expect to continue to spend
significant amounts to acquire additional customers. For example, our performance-based advertising includes paid search/product listing
ads, affiliate networks, display prospecting and retargeting and other digital channels.
In addition to our performance-based advertising,
we may use third-party social media platforms as, among other things, marketing tools. For example, we currently maintain TikTok, Instagram,
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Weibo, WeChat, and Naver accounts. As existing e-commerce and social media platforms continue
to rapidly evolve and new platforms develop, we must continue to maintain a presence on these platforms and establish a presence on new
or emerging popular social media platforms. If we are unable to cost-effectively use some of our social media platforms as marketing
tools or if the social media platforms we use do not evolve quickly enough for us to optimize our use of such platforms, our ability
to attract new customers and our financial condition may suffer. Furthermore, as laws and regulations rapidly evolve to govern the use
of these platforms, the failure by us or our employees to abide by applicable laws and regulations in the use of these platforms or otherwise
could subject us to regulatory investigations, class action lawsuits, liability, fines or other penalties and have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are also subject to certain risks due to our
reliance on digital channels in our advertising efforts. Digital channels change their algorithms and policies periodically, and our
rankings in organic searches and visibility in social media feeds could be adversely affected by those changes. This has occurred in
the past and required us to increase our spending on paid marketing to offset the loss in traffic. Further, digital platforms such as
Apple and Google have announced changes to their privacy policies that, as implemented, could adversely affect our ability to provide
more relevant online advertisements to the most relevant potential customers. Search engine companies may also determine that we are
not in compliance with their guidelines and penalize us in their algorithms. Even with an increase in marketing spend to offset any loss
in search engine optimization traffic as a result of algorithm changes, the recovery period in organic traffic may span multiple quarters
or years. If digital platforms change their policies or penalize us with their algorithms, terms of service, display and featuring
of search results, or if competition increases for advertisements, we may be unable to cost-effectively attract customers. As competition
for online advertising has increased, the cost for some of these services has also increased.
In addition, we partner with influential figures
and social media and celebrity influencers within the fashion and entertainment industry in order to promote our sites. Such campaigns
are expensive and may not result in the cost-effective acquisition of new customers. Further, the competition for relationships with
influencers is increasing, and the cost of maintaining such relationships will likely increase. In addition, we do not prescribe what
our influencers post, and if we were held responsible for the content of their posts or their actions, we could be forced to alter our
practices, which could have an adverse impact on our business. Influencers, designers and celebrities with whom we maintain relationships
could engage in behavior or use their platforms to communicate directly with our customers in a manner that reflects poorly on our brand
and may be attributed to us or otherwise adversely affect us. The harm may be immediate, without affording us an opportunity for redress
or correction.
The net profit from new customers we acquire
may not ultimately exceed the cost of acquiring those customers. Furthermore, we may have to increase the intensity of our promotional
efforts and expenditures or offer more incentives than we currently anticipate in order to attract additional online consumers and convert
them into purchasing consumers, which could negatively impact our margins. If we fail to deliver an exclusive shopping experience, or
if customers do not perceive the products we offer as unique luxury pieces reflecting the latest fashion trends, we may not be able to
acquire new customers. If we are unable to acquire new customers who purchase an amount of merchandise sufficient to grow our business,
we may not be able to generate the necessary growth to drive beneficial network effects with our brand partners, our net sales may decrease,
and our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Our failure to retain existing customers
or to maintain average order value or customer spending levels may impair our net sales growth, which could have a material adverse effect
on our business and results of operations.
A significant portion of our net sales are generated
from sales to existing customers, particularly those existing customers who are highly engaged and make frequent and/or large purchases
of the merchandise we offer. In fiscal 2024, the top 3.7% of our customers accounted for approximately 39.2% of our gross sales. If existing
customers no longer find our offerings appealing or shift their shopping and purchasing preferences back to brick-and-mortar stores,
or if we are unable to timely update our offerings to meet current trends and customer demands, our existing customers may make fewer
or smaller purchases in the future. A decrease in the number of our existing customers who make repeat purchases or a decrease in their
spending on the merchandise we offer could negatively impact our results of operations. Further, we believe that our future success will
depend in part on our ability to increase sales to our existing customers over time, and if we are unable to do so, our business may
suffer. If we fail to generate repeat purchases or maintain high levels of customer engagement and average spend, our financial condition,
results of operations and growth prospects could be adversely affected.
In addition, for our most valued customers, we
invest in hosting exclusive events, personal shoppers and in-person styling sessions in various international locations. If our investments
in such personal events do not generate sufficient net sales growth from our top customers, if we are unable to retain our most valued
customers or if they do not purchase an amount of merchandise sufficient to grow our business, we may not be able to generate the necessary
growth to drive beneficial network effects with our brand partners, our net sales may decrease and our business, financial condition
and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Our failure to maintain strong relationships
with our brand partners could limit our ability to provide differentiated luxury merchandise and harm our business and prospects.
Our relationships with established brand partners
are a key factor in our success. Many of our brand partners limit the number of retail and wholesale channels that they use to sell their
merchandise, and we have no guaranteed supply arrangements with our brand partners. Nearly all of our luxury brands are sold by competing
retailers and have their own proprietary retail stores and/or websites that compete with us. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that
any of our brand partners will continue to sell to us or to meet our quality, style and volume requirements. Some of our brand partners
also impose geographical restrictions where we are allowed to sell their products. Other brand partners may, in the future, also restrict
our ability to sell their products in certain regions. Our failure to offer our brand partners the ability to present their products
in a manner that preserves brand integrity could have an adverse impact on our relationships with such brand partners.
Our distribution model has evolved and will likely
also evolve over time and includes, among other distribution models, arrangements where a brand partner retains inventory ownership and,
in some cases, directly ships to the customer while we are paid a commission by the brand partner. Any such distribution model could
result in changes to our future revenue composition, inventory levels and margins, with a possible negative effect on our future net
sales growth rate and gross margin, which could result in an adverse market reaction. In addition, our brand and reputation could be
adversely affected if we are not able to continue controlling the full customer experience associated with shopping on our site. In addition,
under the curated platform model, we may be required by the brand partner to share customer data, subject to the customer’s active
consent in compliance with GDPR and other privacy laws, which could result in a dilution of the customer relationship over time.
Brand partner relationships could also be adversely
impacted if we are not able to sell our brand partners’ products at full price and instead offer such products at discounted prices.
Where we do consider it commercially sensible to discount our brand partners’ products to manage inventory or for other reasons
(which we carefully evaluate in each case), this action could undermine the pricing and customer acquisition strategies of our brand
partners and in turn indirectly reduce their net sales.
Our partnership with the Vestiaire Collective,
which offers a resale service dedicated to our high-end luxury customers, could also adversely affect our brand partner relationships.
Engaging in partnerships with resale service providers could be perceived by our brand partners as competitive with their own luxury
goods, which could result in reduced sales for the brand partners’ goods. Accordingly, brand partners may be less willing to provide
us with differentiated luxury merchandise for upcoming seasons, which could have an adverse effect on our relationships with high-end
customers.
During periods of adverse change in general economic,
industry or competitive conditions, some of our brand partners may experience cash flow issues, reductions in available credit from banks,
factors or other financial institutions, or increases in the cost of capital. In response to those conditions or to concerns about the
financial condition of us or our affiliates, such brand partners may attempt to increase their prices, alter historical credit and payment
terms available to us or take other actions. Certain of our brand partners use third party trade credits on the basis of orders placed
by us to subsidize a portion of their production costs. In certain cases, this has prompted brand partners to alter historical credit
and payment terms available to us. They may also experience problems in their supply chains which could delay deliveries of their products
to us. If this were to recur in the future, it could disrupt our merchandise sourcing and order fulfilment and adversely affect our liquidity.
We rely on customer discretionary spending,
which may be adversely affected by economic downturns, inflation and other macroeconomic conditions or trends.
We sell luxury fashion merchandise. Although
the market for luxury goods is less sensitive to economic downturns than markets for ordinary goods, purchases of merchandise by our
customers are nonetheless discretionary, and therefore dependent upon the level of customer spending, particularly among affluent customers.
As a result, our business and results of operations are subject to global economic and political conditions and their impact on customer
discretionary spending. Some factors that may negatively influence customer spending include high levels of unemployment, increased inflation,
higher customer debt levels, reductions in net worth, adverse health developments, declines in asset values and related market uncertainty,
home foreclosures and reductions in home values, fluctuating interest rates and credit availability, fluctuating fuel and other energy
costs, fluctuating commodity prices, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and national and global geopolitical and economic uncertainty,
including in connection with tariffs or trade laws.
Economic conditions in any jurisdiction may be
affected by changes in political and economic policies due to frequent elections and changes in government, such as recent events in
the United Kingdom, France and potentially the United States. Any such changes in political and economic policies as a result of changes
in government could have a negative material effect on consumer discretionary spending and consequently our business and results of operations.
Economic conditions in certain regions may also
be affected by natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tropical storms and wildfires, public health crises, political crises,
such as the war in Ukraine, terrorist attacks, war and other political instability or other unexpected events, and such events could
also disrupt our operations, internet or mobile networks or the operations of one or more of our third-party service providers. For example,
if any such disaster were to impact our flagship store or distribution centers, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
Customer purchases of discretionary items, including the merchandise that we offer, may decline during periods of economic uncertainty,
when disposable income is reduced or when there is a reduction in customer confidence.
Adverse economic changes could reduce customer
confidence, and thereby could negatively affect our results of operations. A reduction in customer spending or disposable income may
affect us more significantly than companies in other industries and companies with a more diversified product offering. In addition,
negative national or global economic conditions may adversely affect our access to and cost of capital, our brand partners’ financial
performance, liquidity and access to capital, which may affect their production levels and/or product quality and could cause them to
raise prices, lower production levels or cease their operations. In challenging and uncertain economic environments, we cannot predict
when macroeconomic uncertainty may arise, whether or when such circumstances may improve or worsen or what impact such circumstances
could have on our business.
Any adverse impact on our relationship
with the limited number of brand partners from whom we generate a significant portion of our net sales could have a material adverse
effect on our business and results of operations.
If one or more of these brand partners were to
(i) limit the supply of merchandise made available to us, (ii) increase the supply of merchandise made available to our competitors,
(iii) increase the supply of merchandise made available to their own proprietary retail stores and websites or significantly increase
the number of their proprietary retail stores, or (iv) cease the distribution of their merchandise to us, our business, net sales,
earnings and profitability could be adversely affected. Any decline in the quality or popularity of our top designer brands could also
adversely affect our business.
The failure of one or more of these brand partners
to supply their products to us on a timely basis, or at all, or at the prices we expect, may have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations. Further, our brand partners may:
| · | have
economic or business interests or goals that are inconsistent with ours; |
| · | take
actions contrary to our requests, policies or objectives; |
| · | be
unable or unwilling to fulfill their obligations under relevant purchase orders, including
obligations to meet certain production deadlines, quality standards, pricing guidelines and
product specifications, and to comply with applicable regulations, including those regarding
the safety and quality of products; |
| · | have
financial difficulties; |
| · | encounter
raw material or labor shortages; |
| · | encounter
increases in raw material or labor costs which may affect their procurement costs, potentially
resulting in an increase in their prices; |
| · | engage
in activities or employ practices that may harm our reputation; or |
| · | work
with, be acquired by, or come under the control of, our competitors. |
Any of these factors could have an adverse impact
on our relationships with such brand partners and the volume or timing of our purchases from such brand partners and could adversely
affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
If our brand partners or service providers
do not continue to produce products or provide services that are consistent with our standards or applicable regulatory requirements,
this could adversely affect the quality of our collections, cause customer dissatisfaction and harm our reputation.
We do not own or operate any manufacturing facilities
or design the merchandise we sell. The ability of our brand partners to design, manufacture and supply us with their products may be
affected by competing orders placed by other retailers and the demands of those retailers. If we experience significant increases in
demand, or need to replace a significant amount of merchandise, there can be no assurance that additional supply will be available when
required on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, or that any brand supplier will allocate sufficient capacity to us in order to
meet our requirements.
In addition, quality control problems, such as
the use of materials and delivery of products that do not meet our quality control standards and specifications or comply with applicable
laws or regulations, could harm our business. All products presented on our website have followed a rigorous selection process and quality
is an integral part of this selection process. Upon reception of all goods within our distribution centers, the quality of the product
is controlled and quality control problems could result in regulatory action, such as restrictions on importation, products of inferior
quality or product stock outages or shortages, which could harm our sales and create inventory write-downs for unusable products. We
have also outsourced portions of our distribution process, as well as certain technology-related functions, to third-party service providers.
Specifically, we rely on third parties in a number of foreign countries and territories, and we rely on third parties for credit card
processing, hosting and networking for our sites. The failure of one or more of these entities to provide the expected services on a
timely basis, or at all, or at the prices we expect, or the costs and disruption incurred in moving these outsourced functions under
our management and direct control or that of another third party, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
Our failure to successfully introduce new
product categories could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
As part of our ongoing business strategy we expect
to introduce new products in our traditional product categories of clothing, shoes, bags and accessories, while also expanding our product
launches into adjacent categories in which we may have little to no operating experience. Mytheresa Kids, Mytheresa Men and Mytheresa
Life expand our curated offering to these large and underserved categories. If we are unable to effectively market these categories to
new and existing customers, the launch of these product lines may not be as successful as we anticipate. Our inability to successfully
introduce new products in our traditional categories or in adjacent categories could limit our future growth and have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Any disruptions at our flagship stores
could negatively affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.
We generate a portion of our net sales (approximately
2% in fiscal 2024) from our Munich flagship store and, our men’s store, which is also located in Munich. As a result, we are more
vulnerable to economic and other conditions affecting the metropolitan region surrounding Munich than our more geographically diversified
competitors. Factors that may affect our results of operations include, among other things, adverse health developments, changes in demographics,
population and employee bases, wage increases, future changes in economic conditions, severe weather conditions and winter storms. Any
events or circumstances that negatively affect the region could adversely affect our net sales and profitability. Such conditions may
result in reduced customer traffic and spending in our store, physical damage to our store, loss of inventory or closure of our store.
Any of these factors may disrupt our business and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may be unable to accurately forecast
net sales and appropriately plan our expenses in the future.
We base our current and future expense levels
on our operating forecasts and estimates of future net sales, gross margins and bottom-up estimates of functional cost increases. Net
sales and results of operations are difficult to forecast because the purchasing behavior of our existing customers as well as our success
in acquiring new customers may vary and is subject to global economic and health conditions. In addition, our historical growth rates,
trends and other key performance metrics may not be meaningful predictors of future growth. Our business is affected by general economic
and business conditions in the European Union and in the other international markets in which we operate. In addition, we experience
shifts in overall sale seasons in our business, and our mix of product offerings is variable from day-to-day and quarter-to-quarter.
This variability makes it difficult to predict sales and could result in significant fluctuations in our net sales, margins and profitability.
Some of our expenses are fixed, and as a result, we may be unable to adjust our spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected
shortfall in net sales. Any failure to accurately predict net sales could cause our results of operations to be lower than expected,
which could adversely affect our financial condition and the value of our securities.
Our recent growth rates may not be sustainable
or indicative of our future growth.
Our historical net sales and profitability may
not be indicative of our future performance. We may not be successful in executing our growth strategy, and even if we achieve our strategic
plan, we may not be able to sustain profitability. In future periods, our net sales and profitability could decline or grow more slowly
than we expect.
We believe that our continued growth will depend
upon, among other factors, our ability to:
| · | identify
new and emerging brands and maintain relationships with our established brand partners; |
| · | acquire
new customers and retain existing customers; |
| · | develop
new features to enhance the customer experience on our sites; |
| · | increase
the frequency with which new and existing customers purchase products on our sites through
merchandising, data analytics and technology; |
| · | invest
in our online infrastructure to enhance and scale the systems our customers use to interact
with our site; |
| · | access
new complementary customer categories; and |
We cannot assure you we will be able to achieve
any of the foregoing. Our customer base may not continue to grow or may decline as a result of increased competition and the maturation
of our business. Failure to sustain our growth could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations
and on the value of our securities.
Additionally, we expect our costs to continue
to increase in future periods due to, among other items, inflation, regulatory requirements, competitive pressures, commodity price increases
and increased labor costs, which could negatively affect our future results of operations and ability to sustain profitability. We expect
to continue to expend substantial financial and other resources on acquiring and retaining customers, our technology infrastructure and
the development of new features, sales and marketing, international expansion, including expansion into the United States, and expenses
related to being a public company. These investments may not result in increased net sales or growth in our business. If we cannot successfully
earn net sales at a rate that exceeds the costs associated with our business, we will not be able to sustain profitability or generate
positive cash flow on a sustained basis and our net sales growth rate may decline. If we fail to continue to increase our net sales and
grow our overall business, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be adversely affected.
We are also required to manage numerous relationships
with various brand partners and other third parties. Further growth of our operations, fulfillment infrastructure, information technology
systems or internal controls and procedures may not be adequate to support our operations. If we are unable to manage the growth of our
organization effectively, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Our quarterly results of operations may
fluctuate, which could cause the value of our securities price to decline.
Our quarterly results of operations may fluctuate
for a variety of reasons, many of which are beyond our control. These reasons include those described in these risk factors as well as
the following:
| · | fluctuations
in gross profit margin as a result of price competition with struggling or exiting competitors
selling similar goods at deeply discounted prices; |
| · | fluctuations
in net sales generated from the brands on our sites, including as a result of shifts in overall
sale seasons, changes in regional mix and changes in brand delivery patterns and timing; |
| · | fluctuations
in sales margin due to shifts in seasonal sales calendars or competitive behaviors; |
| · | fluctuations
in product mix; |
| · | our
ability to effectively manage our sites and new and existing brands; |
| · | fluctuations
in the levels of inventory; |
| · | fluctuations
in capacity as we expand our operations; |
| · | our
success in engaging existing customers and attracting new customers; |
| · | the
amount and timing of our operating expenses; |
| · | the
timing and success of new products and brands we introduce; |
| · | the
impact of competitive developments and our response to those developments; |
| · | our
ability to manage our existing business and future growth; |
| · | disruptions
or defects in our sites, such as privacy or data security breaches; and |
| · | economic
and market conditions, particularly those affecting our industry. |
Fluctuations in our quarterly results of operations
may cause those results to fall below the expectations of analysts or investors, which could cause the value of our securities to decline.
Fluctuations in our results could also cause a number of other difficulties. For example, analysts or investors might change their models
for valuing our securities, we could experience short-term liquidity issues, our ability to retain or attract key personnel may diminish
and other unanticipated issues may arise.
In addition, we believe that our quarterly results
of operations may vary in the future and that period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations may not be meaningful. For example,
our historical growth may have overshadowed the shifts in the overall effect of sale seasons on our historical results of operations.
These shifts in the overall effect of sale seasons may become more pronounced over time, which could also cause our results of operations
to fluctuate. You should not rely on the results of one quarter as an indication of future performance.
If we are unable to manage fluctuations
in exchange rates effectively, our results of operations may be adversely affected.
We are exposed to market risk from fluctuations
in foreign currencies. Material portions of our net sales and expenses have been generated by our operations outside the European Union,
and we expect that these operations will account for a material portion of our net sales and expenses in the future. We use foreign service
vendors whose costs are affected by the fluctuation of their local currency against the Euro or who price their services in currencies
other than the Euro, including the British Pound, U.S. Dollar and Swiss Franc. We have also generated significant sales in foreign locations,
principally the United Kingdom, the United States, China, South Korea, and the Middle East. Our brand partners may also be impacted by
currency exchange rate fluctuations with respect to the purchase of fabric and other raw materials and could pass any such increased
costs on to us. We may not be able to pass increased prices on to customers, which could adversely affect our business and financial
condition.
Certain of our key operating metrics are
subject to inherent challenges in measurement, and real or perceived inaccuracies in such metrics may harm our reputation and negatively
affect our business.
We track certain key operating metrics using
internal data analytics tools, which have certain limitations. In addition, we rely on data received from third parties, including third-party
platforms, to track certain performance indicators. Data from such sources may include information relating to fraudulent accounts and
interactions with our sites (including as a result of the use of bots, or other automated or manual mechanisms to generate false impressions
that are delivered through our sites or their accounts). We have only a limited ability to verify data from our sites or third parties,
and perpetrators of fraudulent impressions may change their tactics and may become more sophisticated, which would make it more difficult
to detect such activity.
Our methodologies for tracking metrics may also
change over time, which could result in changes to the metrics we report. If we under or over count performance due to the internal data
analytics tools we use or issues with the operating data received from third parties, or if our internal data analytics tools contain
algorithmic or other technical errors, the operating data we report may not be accurate or comparable with prior periods. In addition,
limitations, changes or errors with respect to how we measure operating data may affect our understanding of certain details of our business,
which could affect our longer-term strategies.
If our operating metrics are not accurate representations
of the reach or monetization of our offerings and network, if we discover material inaccuracies in our metrics or the operating data
on which such metrics are based, or if we can no longer calculate any of our key operating metrics with a sufficient degree of accuracy
and cannot find an adequate replacement for such metrics, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely
affected.
If we are unable to manage our inventory
effectively, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our business requires us to manage a large volume
of inventory effectively. We add a total of approximately 800 new apparel, footwear, accessories and fine jewelry to our sites in a typical
week, and we depend on our forecasts of demand for and popularity of various products to make purchase decisions and to manage our inventory
of SKUs. Demand for products, however, can change significantly between the time inventory is ordered and the date of sale. Demand may
be affected by shifts in overall sale seasons, new product launches, rapid changes in product cycles and pricing, product defects, excess
inventory at peers and thus an unforeseen high level of promotions in the market, changes in customer spending patterns, changes in customer
tastes with respect to the products we offer and other factors, and our customers may not purchase products in the quantities that we
expect.
Seasonality in our business does not follow that
of traditional retailers, such as typical concentration of net sales in the holiday quarter since our business is worldwide. Given shifts
in overall sale seasons, it may be difficult to accurately forecast demand and determine appropriate levels of product. We generally
do not have the right to return unsold products to our brand partners, and in the cases where we do have a right to return to vendor
in exchange for a credit note, we remain subject to credit risk of our brand partners. In additional, our ability to respond to seasonal
demands on our working capital may be negatively affected if we are unable to maintain continued access to working capital financing,
whether provided by bank financing or by supplier financing, on favorable terms and conditions. If we fail to manage our inventory effectively
or negotiate favorable credit and return to vendor terms with third-party suppliers, we may be subject to a heightened risk of inventory
obsolescence, a decline in inventory values, reduce margins and inventory write-downs or write-offs. In addition, if we are required
to lower sale prices in order to reduce inventory levels, our profit margins might be negatively affected, and such price reductions
may harm our relationships with our brand partners. Any of the above, including the economic uncertainty resulting from the continued
war in Ukraine, may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Increased merchandise returns above current
levels could harm our business.
We allow our customers to return products, subject
to our return policy. If the rate of merchandise returns increases significantly or if merchandise return economics become less efficient,
our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed. Further, we modify our policies relating to returns from
time to time, which may result in customer dissatisfaction or an increase in the number of product returns. From time to time, our products
are damaged in transit, and any increase in the occurrence of such damages can increase return rates and harm our business.
Our ability to timely deliver merchandise
to customers is currently primarily dependent on two distribution centers. If we suffer a loss of, or disruption in, our distribution
centers, our business and operations could be adversely affected.
Our ability to timely deliver merchandise to
customers is primarily dependent on two distribution centers as well as certain brand partners who fulfill orders directly. Although
we recently opened the distribution center in Leipzig, we could be subject to disruptions in our fulfillment capacity as we operate the
Leipzig facility until we are able to optimize our procedures and processes and train the workforce. If we do not have sufficient fulfillment
capacity, experience disruptions to order fulfillment or deliveries by our brand partners are not timely, our customers may experience
delivery delays, which could harm our reputation and our relationship with our customers.
We have designed and built our own fulfillment
infrastructure, which is tailored to meet the specific needs of our business. If we continue to add or change our fulfillment and warehouse
capabilities, add new businesses or categories with different fulfillment requirements or change the mix of products that we sell, our
fulfillment network will become increasingly complex, could be subject to workforce disruption risks and increase the challenges to sustain
cost-effective operations. If we are unable to adequately staff our fulfillment center to meet demand or if the cost of such staffing
is higher than historical or projected costs due to mandated wage increases, regulatory changes, international expansion or other factors,
our results of operations could be harmed. In addition, operating and optimizing our fulfillment network comes with potential risks,
such as workplace safety issues and employment claims for the failure or alleged failure to comply with labor laws or laws respecting
union organizing activities. Any such issues may result in delays in shipping times or packing quality, and our reputation and results
of operations may be harmed.
We expect that our current and projected capacity
will support our near-term growth plans. Over the long term, we may be unable to locate suitable facilities on commercially acceptable
terms in accordance with our expansion plans and to recruit qualified managerial and operational personnel to support our expansion plans.
If we grow faster than we anticipate, we may exceed our fulfillment center capacity sooner than we anticipate, we may experience problems
fulfilling orders in a timely manner or our customers may experience delays in receiving their purchases, and we would need to increase
our capital expenditures more than anticipated. Many of the expenses and investments with respect to our fulfillment center are fixed,
and any expansion of our fulfillment center infrastructure will require additional investment of capital. We expect to incur higher capital
expenditures in the future for our fulfillment center operations in the future. We may incur such expenses or make such investments in
advance of expected sales, and such expected sales may not occur. If we are unable to secure new facilities for the expansion of our
fulfillment operations or to effectively control expansion-related expenses, our business, financial condition, results of operations
and prospects could be adversely affected.
The announced closure of our Heimstetten
distribution center could adversely affect our ability to timely deliver merchandise to customers, our reputation and our relationship
to our customers, and could disrupt and adversely affect our operations and financial performance.
As part of our strategic focus on global growth,
operational excellence and continued profitability, we announced on 16 July 2024 the consolidation of our distribution and shipping
functions into our newly opened state-of-the-art distribution center in Leipzig, Germany, which already covers 80% of all customer shipments.
In connection with the consolidation of our distribution and shipping functions, our legacy distribution center in Heimstetten, Germany
will be closed. All stock will be transitioned to the Leipzig distribution center, and all staff affected by this change have been offered
the opportunity to transfer to the distribution center in Leipzig or otherwise be supported with socially acceptable agreed solutions.
Although we are consolidating our distribution and shipping functions in Leipzig, the closure of our Heimstetten distribution center
could cause disruptions in our fulfillment capacity. If we do not have sufficient fulfillment capacity, experience disruptions to order
fulfillment or deliveries by our brand partners are not timely, our customers may experience delivery delays, which could harm our reputation
and our relationship with our customers.
The closure of our Heimstetten distribution center
may require significant capital and operating expense. Such expenses may include legal compliance costs, facility closure costs and other
restructuring expenses. The closure of our Heimstetten distribution center could further result in a loss of revenues, profits, cash
flows, and other materially impactful effects on our business and operations. We also bear the risk of losses incurred as a result of
the potential loss of key employees; physical damage to, or destruction of, our distribution or fulfillment centers; theft, loss or damage
of inventory; and business interruption caused by such events. Similarly, any significant interruption in the operation of any of our
distribution centers or fulfillment centers, whether due to the closure of our Heimstetten distribution center or external factors outside
of our control, may delay shipment of merchandise to our customers, potentially damaging our reputation and customer relationships and
causing a loss of revenue. These events and their impacts could otherwise disrupt and adversely affect our operations and could materially
adversely affect our financial performance.
Our results of operations could be adversely
affected by natural disasters, public health crises, political crises or other catastrophic events.
Natural disasters, unforeseen public health crises,
political crises or other catastrophic events, whether occurring in the European Union or internationally, could disrupt our operations
in any of our offices and logistics centers or the operations of one or more of our brand partners or other third parties we do business
with. In particular, these types of events could impact our merchandise supply chain, including our ability to ship merchandise to customers
from or to the impacted region, and could impact our ability or the ability of third parties to operate our sites and ship merchandise.
In addition, these types of events could negatively impact customer spending in the impacted regions. To the extent any of these events
occur, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Any changes in our shipping arrangements
or any interruptions in shipping could adversely affect our results of operations.
We primarily rely on three major vendors for
our shipping, DHL, FedEx, and UPS. If we are not able to negotiate acceptable pricing and other terms with these entities, if they significantly
increase their shipping charges or they experience performance problems, such as responses to adverse health developments, inflation
or worker shortages or work stoppages, or other difficulties, it could negatively impact our results of operations and our customer experience.
In addition, our ability to receive inbound inventory efficiently and ship merchandise to customers may be negatively affected by adverse
health developments and related response measures, inclement weather, fire, flood, power loss, earthquakes, labor disputes, acts of war
or terrorism, trade embargoes and similar factors. For example, strikes at major international shipping ports may in the future impact
our supply of inventory from our brand partners, and the trade disputes between the United States, the European Union, Russia, China
and certain other regions could lead to increased tariffs on our goods and restrict the flow of the goods between the United States,
the European Union, Russia and China. We are also subject to risks of damage or loss during delivery by our shipping vendors. Any of
these factors could result in reduced sales or canceled orders, which may limit our growth and damage our reputation. If our merchandise
is not delivered in a timely fashion or is damaged or lost during the delivery process, our customers could become dissatisfied and cease
shopping on our sites, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Our business, including our costs and supply
chain, is subject to risks associated with sourcing and warehousing.
All the merchandise we offer on our sites is
sourced directly from our brand partners, and as a result we may be subject to price fluctuations or supply disruptions. Our results
of operations would be negatively impacted by increases in the prices of our merchandise, and we have no guarantees that prices will
not rise. In addition, as we expand into new categories and product types, it is possible that we may not have strong purchasing power
in these new areas, which could lead to higher prices than we have historically seen in our current categories. We may not be able to
pass increased prices on to customers, which could adversely affect our results of operations. Moreover, in the event of a significant
disruption in the supply of the fabrics or raw materials used in the manufacture of the merchandise we offer, our brand partners may
not be able to locate alternative suppliers of materials of comparable quality at an acceptable price. We may incur additional expenses
and our reputation could be harmed if customers or potential customers believe that our merchandise does not meet their expectations,
is not properly labeled or is damaged.
We are subject to payment-related risks.
We accept payments using a variety of methods,
including credit card, Mytheresa gift cards, debit card, PayPal, Alipay, and WeChat Pay, in addition to cash in our store, which subjects
us to certain regulations and the risk of fraud, and we may in the future offer new payment options to customers that would be subject
to additional regulations and risks. We pay interchange and other fees in connection with credit card payments, which may increase over
time and adversely affect our operating results. We primarily rely on Adyen as payment processor. If this third-party payment processor
were to experience an interruption, delay or service unavailability or if we transition to a new third party payment processor and the
transition results in interruption, delay or service unavailability, we may not be able to process payments on a timely basis. Although
we use third parties to process payments, our processes must comply with payment card association operating rules and certification
requirements, including the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI-DSS”) and rules governing electronic
funds transfers, the EU Regulation on regulatory technical standards for strong customer authentication and common and secure open standards
of communication and the EU Directive on payment services in the internal market. If we fail to comply with applicable rules and
regulations of any provider of a payment method we accept, if the volume of fraud in our transactions triggers limits or terminates our
rights to use payment methods we currently accept, or if a data breach occurs relating to our payment systems, we may be subject to fines
or higher transaction fees and may lose our ability to accept online payments or other payment card transactions. If services of our
payment providers are interrupted, harmed or such payment providers are subject to fraud or cyber security attacks, this may result in
the data protection of our customers being compromised and the access, public disclosure, loss or theft of their personal information,
as well as an inability to process their payments. Further, we occasionally receive orders placed with fraudulent data. Under current
credit and debit card practices, we may be liable for fraudulent transactions. As a result, we may suffer losses as a result of orders
placed with fraudulent data even if the associated financial institution approved payment of the orders. We would also likely suffer
a reputational impact with our customers. If any of these events were to occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations
could be adversely affected.
We may incur significant losses from fraud.
We have in the past incurred and may in the future
incur losses from various types of fraud, including stolen credit card numbers, claims that a customer did not authorize a purchase,
merchant fraud and customers who have closed bank accounts or have insufficient funds in bank accounts to satisfy payments. Although
we have measures in place to detect and reduce the occurrence of fraudulent activity on our sites and in our store, those measures may
not always be effective. In addition to the direct costs of such losses, if the fraud is related to credit card transactions and becomes
excessive, it could potentially result in us paying higher fees or losing the right to accept credit cards for payment. In addition,
under current credit card practices, we are liable for fraudulent credit card transactions because we do not obtain a cardholder’s
signature.
Our failure to adequately prevent fraudulent
transactions could damage our reputation, result in litigation or regulatory action and lead to expenses that could substantially impact
our results of operations.
The continuing impact of the United Kingdom’s
exit from the European Union may have a negative effect on global economic conditions, financial markets and our business.
We are a multinational company with worldwide
operations, including significant business operations in Europe. The U.K.’s exit from the European Union, as well as the possibility
of initiatives by other European countries to withdraw from the European Union, has created significant uncertainty about the future
relationships between the United Kingdom, the European Union and other member states within the European Union.
These developments, or the perception that other
European countries could withdraw from the European Union, have had and may continue to have a material adverse effect on global economic
conditions and the stability of global financial markets, and could significantly reduce global market liquidity and restrict the ability
of key market participants to operate in certain financial markets. Asset valuations, currency exchange rates and credit ratings may
be especially subject to increased market volatility. Lack of clarity about future U.K. laws and regulations, including financial laws
and regulations, tax and free trade agreements, immigration laws and employment laws, could increase costs, depress economic activity,
impair our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel. Any of these factors may have a material adverse effect on our business,
results of operations, financial condition and prospects.
Parties with whom we do business may be
subject to insolvency risks or may otherwise become unable or unwilling to perform their obligations with us.
In addition to our brand partners, we are party
to contracts, transactions and business relationships with third parties, including with respect to shipping, payment processing and
data hosting, pursuant to which such third parties have performance, payment and other obligations. If any of these third parties were
to become subject to bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceedings, our rights and benefits in relation to our contracts, transactions
and business relationships with such third parties could be terminated, modified in a manner adverse to us, or otherwise impaired.
We may be unable to arrange for alternate or
replacement contracts, transactions or business relationships on terms as favorable as our existing contracts, transactions or business
relationships, if at all. Any inability on our part to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We may expand our business through future
transactions including acquisitions of other businesses, which may divert management’s attention, harm the market price of our
ordinary shares or require us to seek additional funds, result in shareholder dilution and increase our leverage ratios and/or prove
to be unsuccessful.
We regularly review potential transactions related
to business that are complementary to our business and may acquire additional businesses or technologies from time to time. Acquisitions
may divert management’s time and focus from operating our business. Acquisitions also may require us to spend a substantial portion
of our available cash, issue additional shares, incur debt or other liabilities, amortize expenses related to intangible assets or incur
write-offs of goodwill or other assets. In addition, integrating an acquired business or technology is risky.
In order to finance such acquisitions, we may
require additional funds, and we may seek such funds through various sources, including debt and equity offerings, corporate collaborations,
bank borrowings, arrangements relating to assets or other financing methods or structures. The source, timing and availability of any
financing will depend on global economic conditions, credit and financial market conditions, interest rates and other factors. If we
issue additional equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities, our shareholders would suffer dilution of their
investment, and it may adversely affect the market price of our ordinary shares.
In addition, future investors or lenders may
demand, and may be granted, rights superior to those of existing shareholders. If we issue additional debt securities, our existing debt
service obligations will increase further. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash to meet these obligations and need to use existing
cash or liquidate investments in order to fund our debt service obligations or to repay our debt, we may be forced to curtail our operations.
We cannot be certain that additional financing will be available from any of these sources when needed or, if available, will be on acceptable
terms.
Moreover, we may not benefit from our acquisitions
in the manner or time frame we expect. For example, we may not be able to close any announced acquisitions as anticipated due to execution
risk, we may not be able to achieve desired synergies to reduce cost and we may not be able to expand into new markets or product categories
as anticipated, etc. The issuance of issue additional shares in connection with an acquisition would also likely cause dilution
to our shareholders. Finally, acquisitions could be viewed negatively by analysts, investors or our customers.
Due to our global business we are exposed
to different local cultures, standards and policies.
Given that we operate globally, with customers
in over 130 countries, we are exposed to many different local cultures, standards and policies. The business model we employ and the
merchandise we currently offer may not have the same appeal to our various international customers, and purchasing behaviors may vary
region to region. Due to the international nature of our business, our success in the international markets may depend on a variety of
factors, including:
| · | localization
of our merchandise offerings, including translation into foreign languages and adaptation
for local practices; |
| · | navigating
shipping and returns in a more fragmented geography; |
| · | different
customer demand dynamics, which may make our model and the merchandise we offer less successful
elsewhere compared to the European Union; |
| · | competition
from local incumbents that understand the local market and may operate more effectively; |
| · | regulatory
requirements, taxes, trade laws, trade sanctions and economic embargoes, tariffs, export
quotas, custom duties or other trade restrictions or any unexpected changes thereto; |
| · | laws
and regulations regarding anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-trust and fair competition
compliance or any changes to such laws or regulations; |
| · | changes
in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic conditions; and |
| · | risks
resulting from changes in currency exchange rates. |
If we invest substantial time and resources to
establish and expand our operations in various international markets and are unable to do so successfully and in a timely manner, our
results of operations would suffer. In addition, if we are not able to attract new customers and retain existing customers in such markets,
we might not be able to grow our business, which may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations
and prospects.
We conduct business in China, and we and
our brand partners may be subject to negative publicity in China and other risks, which could damage our reputation and have an adverse
effect on our business and results of operations.
We sell goods and ship products into China. Conducting
business in China exposes us to political, legal and economic risks. In particular, the political, legal and economic climate in China,
both nationally and regionally, is fluid and unpredictable. Our brand could be subject to adverse publicity if incidents related to our
image or the products we sell occur or are perceived to have occurred, whether or not we are at fault. In particular, given the popularity
of social media, including WeChat and Weibo in China, any negative publicity, regardless of its truthfulness, could quickly proliferate
and harm consumer perceptions of and confidence in our company. Furthermore, our ability to successfully position our brand could be
adversely affected by perceptions of the quality of our brand partners’ products and services. We may also be affected by adverse
publicity related to our brand partners or our marketing partners, whether or not such publicity is related to their collaboration with
us. In recent years, luxury fashion brands have experienced Chinese boycotts of their products as a result of politically or racially
offensive products, ads and statements made by individuals associated with the brands. In addition, ongoing trade restrictions between
US and China may have a negative impact on us trading products made in one territory and selling it into the other territory. Incidents
such as these may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Further, recent regulatory efforts in China to
limit or restrict luxury consumption and displays of wealth by high net worth individuals in China could have an adverse effect on our
business and results of operations in China.
In addition, our ability to ensure a significant
step-change sales growth in China depends on our ability to secure a partner to provide better access to high-end luxury consumers in
China. If we are unable to secure a partner in China, we may experience an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
of operations in China, which may result in an adverse market reaction from institutional investors and analysts.
Climate change and related regulatory responses
as well as customer and investor awareness of ESG issues may adversely impact our business.
There is increasing concern that a gradual increase
in global average temperatures due to increased concentration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will cause
significant changes in weather patterns around the globe and an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters. Changes
in weather patterns and an increased frequency, intensity and duration of extreme weather conditions could, among other things, adversely
impact the cultivation of cotton, which is a key resource our brand partners use to make the products that we sell, disrupt our brand
partners’ supply chain operations, increase the cost of our brand partners’ products and impact the types of products that
customers purchase. As a result, the effects of climate change could have an adverse impact on our business and results of operations.
In many countries, governmental bodies are increasingly
enacting legislation and regulations in response to the potential impacts of climate change and other ESG concerns such as human rights.
For example, in 2023, Germany adopted the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, which regulates the responsibility of German enterprises to
respect human rights in global supply chains, including protection against child labor, the right to fair wages, as well as environmental
protection. In anticipation of this act, we adopted a Partner Code of Conduct in December 2022, which imposes obligations on our
brand partners on responsible sourcing in regards to human rights and environmental aspects. We also implemented the Ecovadis tool, which
monitors our brand partners regarding their compliance with such act. This and similar laws and regulations, which may be mandatory,
have the potential to impact our operations indirectly as a result of required compliance by our brand partners and the manufacturers
of their products. In addition, we are active in an industry that is not considered to be environmentally sustainable and we depend on
shipping logistics, which lead to a high output of carbon dioxide. As a result, our customers might refuse to acquire merchandise from
us and turn to more sustainable competitors or refrain from acquiring luxury products at all. Further, any delays in achieving our ESG
goals may result in a loss of customers and investors who prioritize companies that publicly disclose their sustainability efforts and
results. If we take steps to voluntarily mitigate our impact on climate change and other ESG issues, we may experience increases in energy
and transportation costs, operating expenses, capital expenditures or insurance premiums and deductibles. Inconsistency of legislation
and regulations among jurisdictions may also affect the costs of compliance with such laws and regulations. Any assessment of the potential
impact of future climate change legislation, regulations or industry standards, as well as any international treaties and accords, is
uncertain given the wide scope of potential regulatory change in the countries in which we operate or conduct business.
System interruptions that impair customer
access to our sites or other performance failures in our technology infrastructure could damage our business, reputation and brand and
substantially harm our business and results of operations.
Approximately 98% of our consolidated net sales
for fiscal 2024 were generated from sales on our sites. The satisfactory performance, reliability and availability of our sites, transaction-processing
systems and technology infrastructure are critical to our reputation and our ability to acquire and retain customers, as well as maintain
adequate customer service levels.
We outsource the vast majority of our cloud infrastructure
to Amazon Web Services (“AWS”), which hosts our sites and products. In addition, we use Akamai Technologies, Inc. as
our primary content delivery network vendor, which focuses on delivering point-cloud solutions (together with AWS, our “Hosting
Providers”). Our customers must have the ability to access our sites at any time, without interruption or degradation of performance.
Our Hosting Providers run their own platforms upon which our sites and products depend, and we are, therefore, vulnerable to service
interruptions at each Hosting Provider. We have experienced, and in the future we may experience interruptions, delays and outages in
service and availability from time to time due to a variety of factors, including infrastructure changes, human or software errors, website
hosting disruptions and capacity constraints. Capacity constraints could be due to a number of potential causes including technical failures,
natural disasters, fraud or security attacks. In addition, if our security, or that of one of our Hosting Providers, is compromised,
our sites or products are unavailable or our users are unable to access our products within a reasonable amount of time or at all, then
our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. We note that our ability to conduct security
audits on our Hosting Providers is limited. In some instances, we may not be able to identify and/or remedy the cause or causes of these
performance problems within a period of time acceptable to our customers. It may become increasingly difficult to maintain and improve
our sites performance, especially during peak usage times. To the extent that we do not effectively address capacity constraints, either
through our Hosting Providers or alternative providers of cloud infrastructure, our business, financial condition and results of operations
may be adversely affected. In addition, any changes in service levels from our Hosting Providers may adversely affect our ability to
meet our customers’ requirements.
Our increased reliance on cloud-based services
may subject us to increased risk of slowdown or interruption as a result of integration with such services or failures by such third
parties, which are out of our control. Our net sales depend on the number of visitors who shop on our sites and the volume of orders
we can handle. Unavailability of our sites or reduced order fulfillment performance would reduce the volume of goods sold and could also
adversely affect customer perception of our brand. In particular, we have in the past and may in the future experience slowdowns or interruptions
on our sites during updates. Currently, our sites are typically unavailable for a short period of time while software updates are being
installed. We may also experience other periodic system interruptions from time to time. In addition, continued growth in our transaction
volume, as well as surges in online traffic and orders associated with promotional activities or shifts in overall sale seasons in our
business, place additional demands on our third-party cloud-based services and technology infrastructure and could cause or increase
the frequency or magnitude of slowdowns or interruptions. We may not be able to accurately project the rate or timing of increases, if
any, in the use of our sites or expand, scale and upgrade our technology, systems, infrastructure and third-party cloud-based services
to accommodate such increases on a timely basis. In order to remain competitive, we must continue to enhance and improve the responsiveness,
functionality and features of our sites, which is particularly challenging given the rapid rate at which new technologies, customer preferences
and expectations, industry standards and practices are evolving in the e-commerce industry.
Any slowdown or failure of our sites and the
underlying third-party cloud-based services could harm our business, reputation and our ability to acquire, retain and serve our customers,
which could adversely affect our results of operations and our business interruption insurance may not be sufficient to compensate us
for the losses that could occur. Furthermore, compensation for, or indemnification from, damages resulting from capacity constraints
or other limitations of our contractual partners might be limited due to contractual exclusions, limitations of liability or warranty
provisions.
If sensitive information about our customers
is disclosed, or if we or our third-party providers are subject to real or perceived cyberattacks, our customers may curtail use of our
sites, we may be unable to process or fulfill orders, we may lose or be unable to access data, we may be exposed to liability and our
reputation would suffer.
We collect, transmit, and store personal information
provided by our customers, such as names, email addresses, the details of transactions. Some of our third-party service providers, such
as identity verification and payment processing providers, also regularly have access to customer data. In an effort to protect sensitive
information, we rely on a variety of security measures, including encryption and authentication technology licensed from third parties.
However, advances in computer capabilities, increasingly sophisticated tools and methods used by hackers and cyber terrorists, new discoveries
in the field of cryptography or other developments may result in our failure or inability to adequately protect sensitive information.
Like other online services, we are also vulnerable
to computer viruses, unauthorized access, phishing or social engineering attacks, ransomware attacks, data corruption, encryption or
deletion attacks, denial-of-service attacks and other real or perceived cyberattacks. Any of these incidents could lead to interruptions
or shutdowns of our sites, loss or corruption of data, or unauthorized access to or disclosure of personal data or other sensitive information.
Cyberattacks could also result in the theft of our intellectual property. We have been subject to attempted cyber, phishing or social
engineering attacks in the past and may continue to be subject to such attacks in the future. As we gain greater visibility, we may face
a higher risk of being targeted by cyberattacks.
Advances in computer capabilities, new technological
discoveries or other developments may result in cyberattacks becoming more sophisticated and more difficult to detect. We and our third-party
service providers may not have the resources or technical sophistication to anticipate or prevent all such cyberattacks. Moreover, techniques
used to obtain unauthorized access to systems change frequently and may not be known until launched against us or our third-party service
providers. Security breaches can also occur as a result of non-technical issues, including intentional or inadvertent actions by our
employees, our third-party service providers, or their personnel.
We and our third-party service providers regularly
experience cyberattacks aimed at disrupting our and their services. If we or our third party service providers experience, or are believed
to have experienced, security breaches that result in our sites’ performance or availability problems or the loss or corruption
of, or unauthorized access to or disclosure of, personal data or confidential information, people may become unwilling to provide us
the information necessary make purchases on our sites. Existing customers may also decrease their purchases or close their accounts altogether.
We could also face potential liability and litigation, which may not be adequately covered by insurance. Any of these results could harm
our growth prospects, our business and our reputation.
The loss or corruption (or other unauthorized
access or disclosure) of personal data may constitute a personal data breach under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
In the event of such a personal data breach, we could be required to notify applicable government authorities and/or potential victims
and could face continued governmental investigations, fines and private claims for compensation from individuals whose personal data
was involved.
Customer growth and activity on mobile
devices depends upon effective use of mobile operating systems, networks and standards that we do not control.
Purchases
using mobile devices by customers generally, and by our customers specifically, have increased significantly, and we expect this trend
to continue. In fiscal 2024, mobile orders accounted for 52% of our net sales, of which 44% were app orders, and approximately
81% of page views were generated via mobile app, tablet and mobile phone. To optimize the mobile shopping experience, we are dependent
on our customers downloading our specific mobile applications for their particular device or accessing our sites from an internet browser
on their mobile device. As new mobile devices and operating systems are released, it is difficult to predict the problems we may encounter
in developing applications for these alternative devices and operating systems, and we may need to devote significant resources to the
creation, support and maintenance of such applications. In addition, our future growth and our results of operations could suffer if
we experience difficulties in the future in integrating our mobile applications into mobile devices, if problems arise with our relationships
with providers of mobile operating systems or mobile application stores, such as those of the Apple App Store or Google Play, if our
applications receive unfavorable treatment compared to competing applications, such as the order of our products within application stores,
or if we face increased costs to distribute or have customers use our mobile applications. We are further dependent on the interoperability
of our sites with popular mobile operating systems that we do not control, such as iOS and Android, and any changes in such systems that
degrade the functionality of our sites or give preferential treatment to competitive products could adversely affect the usage of our
sites on mobile devices. In the event that it is more difficult for our customers to access and use our sites on their mobile devices,
or if our customers choose not to access or to use our sites on their mobile devices or to use mobile products that do not offer access
to our sites, our customer growth could be harmed and our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and
adversely affected.
Further, we continually upgrade existing technologies
and business applications, and we may be required to implement new technologies or business applications in the future. The implementation
of upgrades and changes requires significant investments. Our results of operations may be affected by the timing, effectiveness and
costs associated with the successful implementation of any upgrades or changes to our systems and infrastructure.
A failure to comply with current laws,
rules and regulations related to internet, ecommerce and trade sanctions or changes to such laws, rules and regulations and
other legal uncertainties may adversely affect our business, financial performance, results of operations or business growth.
Our business and financial performance could
be adversely affected by unfavorable changes in or interpretations of existing laws, rules and regulations or the promulgation of
new laws, rules and regulations applicable to us and our businesses, including those relating to the internet and ecommerce, such
as geo-blocking and other geographically based restrictions, internet advertising and price display, economic and trade sanctions, coordination
with suppliers and financial transactions. As a result, regulatory authorities could prevent or temporarily suspend us from carrying
on some or all of our activities or otherwise penalize us if our practices were found not to comply with applicable regulatory requirements
or any binding interpretation of such requirements. Unfavorable changes or interpretations could decrease demand for our services, limit
marketing methods and capabilities, affect our margins, increase costs or subject us to additional liabilities.
For example, the European Commission adopted
distribution rules (known as the new Vertical Block Exemption and Vertical Guidelines), which came into force on 1 June 2022,
which explicitly address the growth of e-commerce and the evolution of the online platform economy, which may adversely affect our relationships
with brand partners. In addition, the U.S., the U.K., the European Union and other foreign regulatory authorities continue to enforce
economic and trade regulations and anti-corruption laws, across industries. U.S. trade sanctions relate to transactions with designated
foreign countries and territories, including Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, the Russian Federation, Syria, and the Crimea region
of Ukraine and the occupied portions of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine as well as specifically targeted individuals and entities
that are identified on U.S. and other blacklists, including especially numerous entities in Belarus, the Russian Federal and the People’s
Republic of China, and entities owned by, or acting on behalf of, any of those sanctioned individuals or entities. In addition, the U.S.
trade regulations prohibit the importation of products manufactured in whole or in part by entities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region (“XUAR”) of China.
Anti-corruption laws, including FCPA (U.S. Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977) and the U.K. Bribery Act, generally prohibit direct or indirect corrupt payments to government officials
and, under certain laws, private persons to obtain or retain business or an improper business advantage.
Although we have policies and procedures in place
designed to promote compliance with such laws and regulations, which we review and update as we expand our operations, our employees,
partners, or agents could take actions in contravention of our policies and procedures or violate applicable laws or regulations, for
example, by unknowingly shipping merchandise to customers who are themselves or are family members of specifically targeted individuals
subject to economic sanctions. As regulations continue to develop and regulatory oversight continues to focus on these areas, we cannot
guarantee that our policies and procedures will ensure compliance at all times with all applicable laws or regulations. In the event
our controls should fail or we are found to be not in compliance for other reasons, we could be subject to monetary damages, civil and
criminal monetary penalties, withdrawal of business licenses or permits, a prohibition on our ability to supply certain Chinese-made
or sourced products to customers in the U.S., litigation, and damage to our reputation and the value of our brand.
Compliance with current and future laws
and regulations and our contractual obligations relating to privacy, data protection and customer protection increases our operating
costs. Failure to comply with such laws or regulations could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We collect and maintain significant amounts of
data relating to our customers, employees and others. We use this information for a variety of business purposes, including to provide
services and relevant products to consumers, to support, expand and improve our business, and for marketing and advertising efforts.
We store, handle, and process personal data on our own information systems, as well as through arrangements with third-parties and service
providers. A variety of European and other region’s and countries’ laws and regulations, and certain industry standards,
govern or apply to our collection, use, retention, sharing and security of personal data. We are subject to certain laws, regulations,
contractual obligations and industry standards (including, for example, the PCI-DSS, the GDPR and the German Federal Data Protection
Act) relating to privacy, data protection and localization, information security and customer protection. These requirements increase
our operating costs and may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another or may conflict
with other rules or our practices. As a result, our practices may not have complied or may not comply in the future with all such
laws, regulations, requirements and obligations. Existing and future laws and regulations, or the enforcement of such laws and regulations,
including with regard to data localization requirements and restrictions on data sharing and cross-border data transfers, could impede
the growth of e-commerce or online marketplaces and negatively impact our business and operations. Any failure, or perceived failure,
by us to comply with our privacy policies or with any Dutch, German, European, or other regions’ or countries’ laws, regulations,
industry self-regulatory principles, industry standards or codes of conduct, regulatory guidance, orders to which we may be subject or
other legal or contractual obligations relating to privacy, data protection and localization, information security or customer protection
could adversely affect our reputation, brand and business, and may result in claims, proceedings or actions against us by governmental
entities or others or other liabilities or require us to change our operations and/or cease or modify our use of certain data sets. Any
such claim, proceeding or action could hurt our reputation, brand and business, force us to incur significant expenses in defense of
such proceedings, distract our senior management, increase our costs of doing business, result in a loss of customers and suppliers or
an inability to process credit card payments and may result in the imposition of monetary penalties.
In Europe, where we have significant business
operations, the data privacy and information security regime has been through a significant change and continues to evolve. The collection
and processing of personal data is subject to increasing regulatory scrutiny in the European Union and the United Kingdom. The GDPR and
the UK data protection regime (“UK GDPR”) have stringent operational requirements for companies, including retailers, regarding
information practices, such as expanded disclosures to consumers about how we collect and process their personal data, increased controls
on profiling consumers and increased rights for consumers to access, control and delete their personal data. Recent case law has also
increased requirements in relation to international transfers of personal data. In addition, there are mandatory data breach notification
requirements and significantly increased penalties for non-compliance with each regime. We have been required to comply with GDPR and
the UK GDPR since January 1, 2021. Each regime has the ability to fine us up to the greater of €20 million (£17.5
million) or 4% of global turnover for non-compliance.
In recent years, U.S. and EU lawmakers and regulators
have expressed concern over the use of third-party cookies and similar technologies for online behavioral advertising, and enacted and
enforced with increasing efforts laws and regulations significantly restricting companies' ability to engage in online behavioral advertising
without burdensome and costly compliance measures. In the European Union, regulators are increasingly focusing on compliance with requirements
in the online behavioral advertising ecosystem, and current national laws that implement the existing ePrivacy Directive are expected
to be supplemented or replaced by an EU regulation known as the ePrivacy Regulation which may increase fines for non-compliance, which
are already now significant. In the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom, informed consent is required for the placement of
a cookie on a user’s device, unless such cookie is strictly necessary to provide explicitly requested services. Consent is already
required for many forms of direct electronic marketing. The GDPR and UK GDPR impose conditions on obtaining valid consent, such as, according
to authorities and courts, a prohibition on pre-checked consents and a requirement to ensure separate consents are sought for each type
of cookie or similar technology. While the ePrivacy Regulation is still under development, recent European court decisions and regulators’
recent guidance are driving increased attention to cookies and tracking technologies. Changes to how we use cookies and related technology
could lead to substantial costs, require significant systems changes, limit the effectiveness of our marketing activities, divert the
attention of our technology personnel, adversely affect our margins, increase costs and subject us to additional liabilities. Regulation
of cookies and similar technologies may lead to broader restrictions on our marketing and personalization activities and may negatively
impact our efforts to understand users’ online shopping and other relevant online behaviors, as well as the effectiveness of our
marketing and our business generally. The advertising technology ecosystem may not be able to adapt to the legal changes around the use
of tracking technologies, which may have a negative effect on businesses, including ours, that collect and use online user information
for consumer acquisition and marketing. Any decline of cookies or other online tracking technologies as a means to identify and target
potential purchasers may increase the cost of operating our business and lead to a decline in revenues. In addition, uncertainties about
the legality of cookies and other tracking technologies may lead to regulatory scrutiny and increase potential civil liability under
data protection or consumer protection laws. In response to marketplace concerns about the use of third-party cookies and web beacons
to track user behaviors, providers of major browsers have included features that allow users to limit the collection of certain data
generally or from specified websites, and the draft ePrivacy Regulation also advocates the development of browsers that block cookies
by default. These developments and other privacy-oriented software changes by operating systems or other third-parties, such as Google’s
and Apple’s app tracking transparency features, have impaired our ability to collect user information, including personal data
and usage information, that helps us provide more targeted advertising to our current and prospective consumers, and could adversely
affect our business, in light of our use of cookies and similar technologies to target our marketing and personalize the customer experience.
In the United States, which is also a significant
market for our goods and services, federal and state governments have adopted and are considering, laws, guidelines or rules for
the collection, distribution, use and storage of information collected from or about consumers or their devices. For example, California
has enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) which went into effect on January 1, 2020. The law imposes
new requirements on companies doing business in California and meeting other size or scale criteria for collecting or using information
collected from or about California residents, affords California residents the ability to opt out of certain disclosures of
personal information, and grants rights to access or request deletion of personal information. The CCPA implementing regulations are
being supplemented by the California Privacy Protection Agency, which was established in 2021 to enact the California Privacy Rights
Act (“CPRA”). The CPRA imposes additional data protection obligations on companies doing business in California, including
additional consumer rights processes and opt-outs for certain uses of sensitive data and sharing of personal data for cross-context behavioral
advertising. CPRA was signed into law on December 16, 2020 with most provisions haven’t come into effect by January 2023.
The CCPA, as amended by the CPRA, and similar laws passed by other U.S. states, including Nevada, Virginia, Colorado, Utah and Connecticut
could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
The effects of the CCPA and similar state laws
are potentially significant and may require us to modify our data collection or processing practices and policies, may incur substantial
costs and expenses in an effort to comply and increase our potential exposure to regulatory enforcement or litigation. Similar laws have
been proposed in other states and at the federal level, reflecting a trend toward more stringent privacy legislation in the United States.
The enactment of such laws could have potentially conflicting requirements that could make compliance with such laws challenging.
The People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”)
have enacted numerous laws, regulations and guidelines concerning data security (collectively “Data Security Law”) to regulate
data activities, safeguard data security, promote data development and usage, protect individuals and entities’ legitimate rights
and interests, and safeguard state sovereignty, state security and development interests. The Data Security Law applies to a broad range
of activities that involve “data” (not only personal or sensitive data).
The evolving data security landscape and potential
for heightened government enforcement actions could lead to compliance risks and increased costs in our operations in the PRC. Failure
to comply with such requirements may adversely affect our business and operations in the PRC region.
In addition to the privacy, data protection and
data security laws discussed above, many other countries and jurisdictions continue to pass laws related to data protection, such as
data privacy and data breach notification laws, resulting in a diverse set of requirements across states, countries and regions. The
complexity of navigating these varying data protection laws is particularly acute for our business due to our global reach. In addition,
the legal landscape relating to the transfer of personal data continues to evolve and remains uncertain in many jurisdictions. Many data
protection regimes apply based on where the consumer is located, and as we expand and new laws are enacted or existing laws change, we
may be subject to new laws, regulations or standards or new interpretations of existing laws, regulations or standards, including those
in the areas of data security, data privacy and regulation of email providers and those that require localization of certain data (such
as in Russia, the PRC and Indonesia), which could require us to incur additional costs and restrict our business operations.
Failures or perceived failures by us to comply
with rapidly evolving privacy or security laws, policies (including our own stated privacy policies), legal obligations or industry standards
or any security incident that results in the unauthorized release or transfer of personally identifiable information or other personal
or consumer data may result in governmental enforcement actions, litigation (including consumer class actions), fines and penalties or
adverse publicity and could cause our consumers to lose trust in us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results
of operations, financial condition and prospects.
Our failure to invest in and adapt to technological
developments and industry trends could harm our business.
We have identified the need to expand, scale
and improve our information technology systems and personnel to support recent and expected future growth. In this regard, we are investing
in and establishing a modular e-commerce platform to enhance our online customer experience and to allow us to react faster and independently
across our front- and back-ends. To minimize the risk of disruption during this upgrade, we instituted a modular approach that allows
us to migrate one capability at a time. We also continuously invest in and implement, significant modifications and upgrades to our information
technology systems and procedures, including replacing legacy systems with successor systems, making changes to legacy systems or acquiring
new systems with new functionality, hiring employees with information technology expertise and building new policies, procedures, training
programs and monitoring tools. In the future, these may include new software applications or related services based on artificial intelligence
or machine learning. These implementations, modifications and upgrades may not result in productivity improvements at a level that outweighs
the costs of implementation, or at all. These new technologies, including artificial intelligence technologies, may also generate output
that is misleading, insecure, inaccurate, harmful, or otherwise flawed, which may harm our reputation, business, or customers, or expose
us to legal liability. We may be exposed to competitive risks related to the adoption and application of new technologies by established
market participants or new entrants, start-up companies and others. Additionally, difficulties with implementing new technology systems,
delays in our timeline for planned improvements, significant system failures, or our inability to successfully modify our information
systems to respond to changes in our business needs may cause disruptions in our business operations and have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition and results of operations. New technologies, including those based on artificial intelligence, can
provide more immediate information technology and data management solutions and responses than traditional tools. Over time, the accuracy
of these tools and their ability to handle complex tasks will improve, which may be disruptive to businesses, such as ours. Furthermore,
the use of artificial intelligence may involve the processing of personal data and may be subject to laws, policies, legal obligations,
and codes of conduct related to privacy and data protection. While there is current uncertainty about the extent to which privacy and
data protection laws apply to artificial intelligence technologies, any delay in addressing privacy or data protection concerns relating
to new technologies may result in liability or regulatory investigations and fines, as well as damage to our sales and reputation. In
addition, we may rely on third-party service providers and sub-processors with limited artificial intelligence-related privacy and data
protection practices. As such, any improper processing of personal data by these service providers and sub-processors could harm our
reputation, business, or customers, or expose us to legal liability.
Some of our software and systems contain
open source software, which may pose particular risks to our proprietary applications.
We use open source software in the applications
we have developed to operate our business and will continue to use open source software in the future. We may face claims from third
parties demanding the release or license of the open source software or derivative works that we developed from such software (which
could include our proprietary source code) or otherwise seeking to enforce the terms of the applicable open source license. These claims
could result in litigation and could require us to purchase a costly license, publicly release the affected portions of our source code,
or cease offering the implicated solutions unless and until we can re-engineer them to avoid infringement. In addition, our use of open
source software may present additional security risks because the source code for open source software is publicly available, which may
make it easier for hackers and other third parties to determine how to breach our sites and systems that rely on open source software.
Any of these risks could be difficult to eliminate or manage and, if not addressed, could have an adverse effect on our business and
results of operations.
Our software is highly complex and may
contain undetected errors.
The software underlying our sites is highly complex
and may contain undetected errors or vulnerabilities, some of which may only be discovered after the code has been released. In the future,
we expect to rely heavily on a software engineering practice known as “continuous deployment,” meaning that we will typically
release software code multiple times per day. This practice may result in the more frequent introduction of errors or vulnerabilities
into the software underlying our sites. Any errors or vulnerabilities discovered in our code after release could result in damage to
our reputation, loss of customers, disruption to our operations, decline of net sales or liability for damages, any of which could adversely
affect our business, financial conditions, result of operations and prospects.
Any failure to enforce our intellectual
property rights could adversely affect our business or results of operations.
We rely on trademark, copyright, trade secrets,
confidentiality agreements and other practices to protect our proprietary information, technologies and processes. Our principal trademark
assets include the registered trademark “MYTHERESA” in addition to our logo. Our trademarks are valuable assets that support
our brand and customers’ perception of our services and merchandise. We also hold the rights to the “mytheresa.com”
internet domain name and various other related domain names, which are subject to internet regulatory bodies and trademark and other
related laws of each applicable jurisdiction. For example, we are required to register our trademark in China and have been subject to
trademark infringement claims in China. Although we believe that these and similar claims are without merit, they may result in additional
costs. As a result of the international nature of our business, we may be required to register our trademarks in the countries in which
we operate or conduct business.
We currently have no registered copyrights, applications
for copyright registrations, patents issued or applications pending in any jurisdiction. Any registered copyrights or patents that may
be issued in the future may not provide us with any competitive advantages or may be challenged by third parties, and future registered
copyrights or patent applications may never be granted. Even if issued, there can be no assurance that registered copyrights or patents
will adequately protect our intellectual property or survive a legal challenge, as the legal standards relating to the validity, enforceability
and scope of protection of registered copyright, patent and other intellectual property rights are uncertain. Our limited registered
copyright and patent protection may restrict our ability to protect our technologies and processes from competition.
We may be required to spend significant resources
to monitor and protect our intellectual property rights, and the efforts we take to protect our proprietary rights may not be sufficient.
We may be accused of infringing intellectual
property or other proprietary rights of third parties.
We are also at risk of claims by others that
we have infringed their copyrights, trademarks or patents, or improperly used or disclosed their trade secrets, or otherwise infringed
or violated their proprietary rights, such as the right of publicity. The costs of supporting any litigation or disputes related to these
claims can be considerable, and we cannot assure you that we will achieve a favorable outcome of any such claim. If any such claim is
valid, we may be compelled to cease our use of such intellectual property or other proprietary rights and pay damages, which could adversely
affect our business. Even if such claims were not valid, defending them could be expensive and distracting, adversely affecting our results
of operations. In addition, certain merchandise we purchase from brand partners has in the past been, and may in the future be, alleged
to have infringed a third-party’s intellectual property rights. Although the respective brand partner typically address all claims
relating to such infringement, but our business or results of operations could be adversely affected as a result of such claims.
As an online luxury retailer, our success
depends on the accuracy of our authentication process, particularly with respect to returned merchandise, and any failure by us to identify
counterfeit goods could adversely affect our reputation, customer acceptance and relationships with brand partners.
Our success as an online luxury retailer depends
on our ability to accurately and cost-effectively determine whether an item offered for sale or submitted for a return is an authentic
product. While we have invested heavily in our authentication processes and we reject any merchandise we believe to be counterfeit, we
cannot be certain that we will identify every counterfeit item delivered or returned to us. As the sophistication of counterfeiters increases,
it may be increasingly difficult to identify counterfeit products. The sale or return of any counterfeit goods may damage our reputation
as a trusted online luxury retailer, which may adversely affect our reputation, customer acceptance and relationships with brand partners.
The inability to acquire, use or maintain
our trademarks and domain names for our sites could substantially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We currently are the registrant of marks for
our brand in numerous jurisdictions and are the registrant of the internet domain name for our sites, as well as various related domain
names. However, we have not registered our marks or domain names in all major international jurisdictions. Domain names generally are
regulated by internet regulatory bodies. As our business grows we may incur material costs in connection with the registration, maintenance,
and protection of our marks. If we do not have or cannot obtain on reasonable terms the ability to use our marks in a particular country,
or to use or register our domain name in a particular country, we could be forced either to incur significant additional expenses to
market our offerings within that country, including the development of a new brand and the creation of new promotional materials and
packaging, or to elect not to sell products in that country. Either result could adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
Furthermore, the regulations governing domain
names and laws protecting marks and similar proprietary rights could change in ways that block or interfere with our ability to use relevant
domains or our current brand. Also, we might not be able to prevent third parties from registering, using or retaining domain names that
interfere with our customer communications or infringe or otherwise decrease the value of our marks, domain names and other proprietary
rights. Regulatory bodies also may establish additional generic or country-code top-level domains or may allow modifications of the requirements
for registering, holding or using domain names. As a result, we might not be able to register, use or maintain the domain names that
use the name Mytheresa in all of the countries and territories in which we currently or intend to conduct business.
The loss of senior management or attrition
among our buyers or key employees could adversely affect our business.
Our success in the global luxury fashion industry,
including our ability to anticipate and effectively respond to changing fashion trends, is dependent on our ability to attract and retain
qualified personnel, including, but not limited to, our executive team, particularly our chief executive officer, chief commercial officer
and chief financial officer, specialized information technology personnel, our buyers and members of our merchandising customer experience,
marketing and creative and content production teams as well as our customer care, processing and personal shopper teams. Competition
for qualified personnel is strong, and we cannot be sure that we will be able to attract and retain a sufficient number of qualified
personnel in the future, or that the compensation costs of doing so will not adversely affect our results of operations. If we are unable
to retain, attract and motivate talented employees with the appropriate skills, particularly specialists in information technology, at
cost-effective compensation levels, or if changes to our business adversely affect morale or retention, our ability to benefit from long-standing
relationships with qualified brand partners or to provide relationship-based customer service could suffer.
In addition, the loss of one or more of our qualified
personnel or the inability to promptly identify a suitable successor to a key role or the loss of any of our technicians could have an
adverse effect on our business. For example, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have unique and valuable experiences
leading our company. Our managing director contracts provide for only a six-month notice period, which may be an insufficient amount
of time to identify and recruit a qualified replacement. In addition, certain roles within our fashion buying team are freelance contractors
under individual consulting agreements with a limited term. If any of these employees or contractors were to depart or otherwise reduce
their focus on our company, our business may be disrupted. We do not currently maintain key-person life insurance policies on any member
of our senior management team or other key employees.
If we fail to effectively manage our employees
and hiring needs in connection with our growth, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.
We have grown rapidly, with our net sales increasing
from €766.0 million in fiscal 2023 to €840.9 million in fiscal 2024.
To effectively manage our growth, we must continue
to implement our operational plans and strategies, improve and expand our infrastructure of people and sales information systems and
expand, train and manage our employee base. Since our inception, we have rapidly increased our employee headcount to support the growth
of our business. As of June 30, 2024, we had a total of 1,817 employees, an increase from 1,432 FTEs as of June 30, 2023, and
we have expanded across all areas of our business. To support continued growth, we must effectively integrate, develop and motivate a
large number of new employees while maintaining our corporate culture. We face significant competition for personnel, particularly in
Munich, where our principal offices and fulfillment center and the majority of our employees are located. To attract top talent, we have
had to offer, and expect to continue to offer, competitive compensation and benefits packages before we can validate the productivity
of new employees. We may also need to increase our employee compensation levels to remain competitive in attracting and retaining talented
employees. The risks associated with a rapidly growing workforce will be particularly acute if we choose to expand into new merchandise
categories and internationally. Additionally, we may not be able to hire new employees quickly enough to meet our needs. If we fail to
effectively manage our hiring needs or successfully integrate new hires or retain key employees, our efficiency, our ability to meet
forecasts and our employee morale, productivity and retention could suffer, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition,
results of operations and prospects.
Increases in labor costs, including wages,
or other developments in labor and employment law, including any unionizing efforts by employees, could adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Labor is a significant portion of our cost structure
and is subject to many external factors, including unemployment levels, prevailing wage rates, minimum wage laws, potential collective
bargaining arrangements, health insurance costs and other insurance costs and changes in employment and labor legislation or other workplace
regulation. A significant portion of our workforce is in Germany. From time to time, legislative proposals are made to increase the minimum
wage in the Federal Republic of Germany and to reform entitlement programs, such as health insurance and paid leave programs. As minimum
wage rates increase or related laws and regulations change, we may need to increase not only the wage rates of our minimum wage employees,
but also the wages paid to our other hourly or salaried employees. The minimum wage is set nationwide every two years for the following
two years. Since its last increase effective as from January 1, 2024 the minimum wage is currently €12.41 per hour. The
Minimum Wage Commission’s recommendation is subject to Government approval. Several German political parties are calling for a
significant increase. Any increase in the cost of our labor could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
of operations or if we fail to pay such higher wages we could suffer increased employee turnover. Increases in labor costs could force
us to increase prices, which could adversely impact our sales. If competitive pressures or other factors prevent us from offsetting increased
labor costs by increases in prices, our profitability may decline and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations. In particular, the job market in Munich, Germany, where our principal offices and fulfillment center
as well as the majority of our employees are located, is very competitive.
We also face the risk that the European Union
or the German legislature could approve legislation or regulations and respond to rulings of higher courts that significantly affect
our businesses and our relationship with our employees. None of our employees are currently covered by a collective bargaining agreement,
but any attempt by our employees to organize a labor union could result in increased legal and other associated costs. If we enter into
a collective bargaining agreement with our employees, the terms could adversely affect our costs, efficiency and ability to generate
acceptable returns on the affected operations.
Adverse litigation judgments or settlements
resulting from legal proceedings in which we may be involved could expose us to monetary damages or limit our ability to operate our
business.
We have in the past and may in the future become
involved in private actions, collective actions, investigations and various other legal proceedings by customers, employees, brand partners,
third-party suppliers, competitors, government agencies or others. Examples of such claims include product defect and qualify claims,
deceptive trade practices claims, such as the posting of strike-through prices for merchandise, employment-related claims and other claims
related to our business practices. The results of any such litigation, investigations and other legal proceedings are inherently unpredictable
and expensive. Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time-consuming, result in costly litigation, damage our reputation,
require significant amounts of management time and divert significant resources. If any of these legal proceedings were to be determined
adversely to us, or we were to enter into a settlement arrangement, we could be exposed to monetary damages or limits on our ability
to operate our business, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our reliance on brand partners located
in jurisdictions presenting an increased risk of bribery and corruption, exposes us to legal, reputational, and supply chain risk through
the potential for violations of federal and international anti-corruption law.
We are subject to certain provisions of the U.S.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (“FCPA”). The FCPA prohibits providing, offering, promising, or authorizing, directly
or indirectly, anything of value to government officials, political parties, or political candidates for the purposes of obtaining or
retaining business or securing any improper business advantage. We conduct business in, or may expand our business to, certain countries
where there is a high risk of corruption and extortion and in some cases, where corruption and extortion are considered to be widespread
and where our companies may have to obtain approvals, licenses, permits, or other regulatory approvals from public officials. Therefore,
we are exposed to the risk that our employees, consultants, agents, or other third parties working on our behalf, could make, offer,
promise or authorize payments or other benefits in violation of anti-corruption laws and regulations, especially in response to demands
or attempts at extortion. If we or our brand partners were determined to have violated the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010, or any
of the anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws in the countries and territories where we and our brand partners do business, we could suffer
severe fines and penalties, profit disgorgement, injunctions on future conduct, securities litigation, bans on transacting certain business,
and other consequences that may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition,
the costs we may incur in defending against any anti-corruption investigations stemming from our or our brand partners’ actions
could be significant. Moreover, any actual or alleged corruption in our supply chain could carry significant reputational harms, including
negative publicity, loss of goodwill, and decline in share price.
Any actual or perceived violation or breach of
these anti-corruption laws and regulations, including any potential governmental or internal investigations of perceived or actual misconduct,
could affect our overall reputation and, depending on the case, expose us to administrative or judicial proceedings, which could result
in criminal and civil judgments, including fines and monetary penalties, a possible prohibition on maintaining business relationships
with brand partners or customers in certain countries, and other negative consequences which could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
We are subject to customs and international
trade laws that could require us to modify our current business practices and incur increased costs or could result in a delay in getting
products through customs and port operations, which may limit our growth and cause us to suffer reputational damage.
Our business is conducted worldwide, with goods
imported from and exported to a substantial number of countries. A significant portion of the products we sell are shipped internationally.
We are subject to numerous regulations, including customs and international trade laws that govern the importation and sale of luxury
goods. Therefore, we are exposed to the risk that we are in non-compliance with some of these regulations and laws (the non-compliance
of which could result in administrative proceedings initiated by competent authorities against us). Further, these regulations and laws
may change unpredictably, and have done so recently in view of the global pandemic, economic pressures and potential trade wars. For
example, the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union has resulted in, and may result in additional, restrictions, regulations
or other non-tariff barriers to trade as a result, in part, of a divergence in the UK and the EU’s respective regulatory regimes,
in each case concerning our cross-border operations between the United Kingdom and European Union. In addition, any imposition of tariffs
by the United States or European Union could result in the adoption of tariffs or trade restrictions by other countries, which could
affect the movement of our goods, or potentially lead to a global trade war. Our failure to comply with import or export rules and
restrictions or to properly classify items under tariff regulations and pay the appropriate duties could expose us to fines and penalties.
If these laws or regulations were to change or were violated by our management, employees, or our luxury sellers, we could experience
delays in the shipments of our goods, be subject to fines or penalties, or suffer reputational harm, which could reduce demand for our
services and negatively impact our results of operations.
Additionally, U.S. and global markets are experiencing
volatility and disruption following the escalation of geopolitical tensions and the ongoing crisis related to Russia’s war in Ukraine
and the recent war between Hamas and Israel. The ongoing crisis related to Russia’s war in Ukraine has resulted in the application
of enhanced sanctions against Russia by a number of jurisdictions, including the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union, and
vice versa. These measures, and any additional measures that may be imposed should Russia’s war against Ukraine continue, have
and may continue to have material impact on our ability to operate in the ordinary course of business with customers in Russia. Our sales
in Russia used to be relatively immaterial. The recent war between Israel and Hamas may also disrupt or otherwise negatively impact manufacturing,
delivery and supply chains at a global scale and may also have a material impact on business relationships with customers and investors
in the region. We cannot yet foresee the full extent of the impact that these wars and the sanctions imposed as a result thereof, as
well as any future sanctions that may be imposed in connection with these wars, will have on our business and operations. Such impact
will depend on future developments of the wars, which are highly uncertain and unpredictable.
Legal requirements are frequently changed and
subject to interpretation, and we are unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance with these requirements or their effects on our
operations. We may be required to make significant expenditures or modify our business practices to comply with existing or future laws
and regulations, which may increase our costs and materially limit our ability to operate our business.
Our business depends on our ability to source
and distribute products in a timely manner. As a result, we rely on the free flow of goods through open and operational ports worldwide.
Labor disputes or other disruptions at ports create significant risks for our business, particularly if work slowdowns, lockouts, strikes
or other disruptions occur. Any of these factors could result in reduced sales or canceled orders, which may limit our growth and damage
our reputation and may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.
The imposition or increase of tariffs,
the imposition of international trade regulations, and the current uncertainty regarding international economic relations could have
an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
The acquisition, delivery, import and export
of our products are subject to various countries' export control laws and regulations, financial sanctions, import regulations, customs
duties and tariffs, and trade protection measures, which we refer to as “international trade regulations”. Those international
trade regulations have a significant impact on the costs to us and to our customers of our products. Changes to those international trade
regulations may have a further material impact on the cost of our products, and. as such, they may affect the competitiveness of our
products in various markets. Other changes to the international trade regulations could affect our ability to acquire products from specific
sources or suppliers and/or our ability to deliver our products to customers in specific countries.
The failure to comply with those international
trade regulations that are, or may be, applicable to our products may expose our company to adverse consequences, including: (i) the
imposition of fines and penalties; (ii) the imposition of government orders restricting our ability to export our products to, or
import our products into, specified countries; (iii) delay or impair our ability to ship and deliver our products to our customers;
and/or (iv) damage to our reputation as a compliant company and a reliable supplier of our products.
Many of our products are manufactured in the
People's Republic of China. Commencing in 2018, as part of a series of trade-related disputes between the governments of the United States
and the People's Republic of China, the United States Government imposed punitive customs duties on Chinese merchandise imported into
the United States, under section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act of 1974. Those "section 301" duties on Chinese origin goods range
from 7.5 percent to 25 percent, and apply directly to products that we procure from Chinese suppliers for importation into the United
States. The section 301 duties are currently under review by the United States Government, and the consequences of that review are uncertain.
If the section 301 duties are maintained in effect, they will likely continue to have a negative impact on the competitiveness of our
products in the United States, and on our overall financial results.
Section 307 of the United States Tariff
Act prohibits the importation into the United States of products manufactured abroad in whole or in part with forced labor. On June 21,
2022, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the "UFLPA") went into effect in the United States. The UFLPA establishes a presumption
that any product that is produced or manufactured in the XUAR, or that is produced or manufactured by an entity that is working with
the XUAR regional government forced labor programs, is the product of forced labor and is therefore ineligible for importation into the
United States. Textiles and apparel, particularly cotton apparel, are a particular focus of the UFLPA enforcement effort, and the regulations
can be, in certain situations, unclear, leaving a great deal of discretion in the hands of customs inspectors. If any of the products
that we supply to our customers in the United States are suspected of being subject to the forced labor restrictions of the UFLPA, we
may experience delays in importing products into the United States or seizure of our goods, which would likely lead to customer dissatisfaction
as orders are delayed or cancelled. Moreover, any shipment of products to the United States which are ultimately determined to be subject
to the UFLPA may expose us to fines and penalties under the United States Customs & Border Protection regulations.
The UFLPA is a United States law. Other countries,
however, may in the future enact similar laws banning the importation of products from the XUAR or otherwise determined to be produced
in whole or in part with forced labor. To the extent that any entity in the supply chain for our products (of any tier, including raw
materials suppliers) is determined to be using forced labor, that determination could have a significant impact on our ability to supply
our products to customers in other markets.
In response to the Russian war in Ukraine, various
countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union member states, and other countries have imposed
a series of enhanced export control restrictions and financial sanctions on transactions with or in the Russian Federation and Belarus.
In particular, the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union have imposed export control restrictions or prohibitions
on the export of luxury goods, including especially fashion apparel, to: (i) any person in the Russian Federation and Belarus; and
(ii) certain specified Russian and Belarussian individuals (i.e., so-called "oligarchs" and "malign actors")
wherever located. Those luxury goods export control restrictions, especially those adopted by the European Union, have the effect of
prohibiting the export of many of our products from the European Union to customers in Russia and Belarus.
The imposition of additional duties by the United
States, and retaliatory actions taken by other countries, may result in a global trade war. Those tariff measures are one manifestation
of global economic tensions, which could result in the imposition of various forms of taxation, tariff measures and customs duties on
our products, which could then have a significant impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Other governmental
action related to tariffs or international trade agreements may adversely impact demand for our products, our costs, customers, suppliers
and global economic conditions and cause higher volatility in financial markets. The luxury industry has been impacted by ongoing uncertainty
surrounding tariffs and import duties, and international trade relations generally. While we actively review existing and proposed measures
to seek to assess the impact of them on our business, changes in tariff rates, import duties and other new or augmented trade restrictions
could have a number of negative impacts on our business, including higher consumer prices and reduced demand for our products and higher
input costs. The imposition or increase of tariffs might cause us to consider increasing prices to our end customers. However, this could
reduce the competitiveness of our merchandise and customers might refrain from purchasing products from us, and/or might switch to competitors,
which could adversely affect net sales. If we fail to manage these dynamics successfully, gross margins and profitability could be adversely
affected. As of the date of this report, tariffs have not had a significant impact on our business, but increased tariffs or trade restrictions
implemented by the United States or other countries in connection with a global trade war could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Any failure by us or our brand partners
to comply with product safety, labor or other laws, or to provide safe conditions for our or their workers may damage our reputation
and brand and harm our business.
The merchandise we sell to our customers is subject
to regulation by the Federal Customer Product Safety Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the European Commission and similar national
and international regulatory authorities. Products marketed in the European Union are subject to several European Union legislative acts
regulating products such as the EU Regulation on requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of
products ((EC) No 765/2008), the EU Directive on general product safety (2001/95/EC) and the EU Directive concerning liability for defective
products (85/374/EEC). As a result, such merchandise could be subject to market surveillance and accreditation measures by European and
national authorities, as well as recalls and other remedial actions. Product safety, labeling and licensing concerns, including customer
disclosure and warning regarding chemical exposure, may require us to voluntarily remove selected merchandise from our inventory. Such
recalls or voluntary removal of merchandise can result in, among other things, lost sales, diverted resources, potential harm to our
reputation and increased customer service costs and legal expenses, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
We purchase our merchandise from numerous international
and European brand partners. Failure of our brand partners to comply with applicable laws and regulations and contractual requirements
could lead to litigation against us, resulting in increased legal expenses and costs. In addition, the failure of any such brand partners
or their manufacturers to provide safe and humane factory conditions and oversight at their facilities could damage our reputation with
customers or result in legal claims against us, any of which could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results
of operations and prospects.
We are required to collect sales and use
taxes in most U.S. states or be subject to other tax liabilities (including penalties and interest) that may increase the costs our customers
would have to pay and adversely affect our results of operations.
Although we believe that we currently collect
sales taxes in all U.S. states that have adopted laws imposing sales tax collection obligations on out-of-state retailers, a new imposition
or a successful assertion by one or more U.S. states requiring us to collect sales taxes where we presently do not do so, or to collect
more taxes in a jurisdiction in which we currently do collect some sales taxes, could result in substantial tax liabilities, including
taxes on past sales, as well as penalties and interest. The imposition by U.S. state governments of sales tax collection obligations
on out-of-state retailers in U.S. jurisdictions where we do not currently collect sales taxes, whether for prior years or prospectively,
could also create additional administrative burdens for us, put us at a competitive disadvantage if they do not impose similar obligations
on our competitors and decrease our future sales, which could have a material adverse impact on our business and results of operations.
We may experience fluctuations in our tax
obligations and effective tax rate, which could adversely affect our results of operations.
As a global company, we are subject to taxation
in certain other countries. Significant judgment is required to determine and estimate worldwide tax liabilities. Our future annual and
quarterly effective tax rates could be affected by numerous factors, including changes in applicable tax laws, the amount and composition
of pre-tax income in countries with differing tax rates or valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities. This includes changes
in applicable tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we (or our subsidiaries) are organized or operate, as well as certain proposals
agreed to by 140 countries, including Germany and the Netherlands. These proposals include the Pillar I proposal to allocate certain
amounts of taxable income to market jurisdictions for large profitable groups and the Pillar II proposal to introduce mechanisms to ensure
all profits are subject to a global minimum tax. For example, European Union Member States unanimously adopted the EU Pillar II Directive
in December 2023, requiring all EU Member States to implement these Pillar II rules. It is also possible that a unified approach
will not be agreed upon while a significant number of countries enact new unilateral tax measures without mechanisms to avoid double
taxation. Any of these potential developments could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, there are, and will likely continue to be, an increasing number of tax laws and regulations pertaining to the internet and
online commerce (including but not limited to sales, VAT and other taxes) that could have a material impact on our financial condition
and results of operations.
Our actual effective tax rate may vary from our
expectation and that variance may be material. A number of factors may increase our future effective tax rates, including:
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jurisdictions in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed; |
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resolution of issues arising from any future tax audits with various tax authorities; |
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in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities; |
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in expenses not deductible for tax purposes, including transaction costs and impairments
of goodwill in connection with acquisitions; |
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in the taxation of share-based compensation; |
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in tax laws or the interpretation of such tax laws, and changes in generally accepted accounting
principles; and |
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to the transfer pricing policies related to our structure. |
From time to time we initiate amendments to previously
filed tax returns. We regularly assess the likelihood of favorable or unfavorable outcomes resulting from these amendments and audits
conducted by tax authorities to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes, which requires estimates and judgments. Although
we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, we cannot assure you that the tax authorities will agree with such estimates. We may have
to engage in litigation to achieve the results reflected in the estimates, which may be time-consuming and expensive. We cannot assure
you that we will be successful or that any final determination will not be materially different from the treatment reflected in our historical
income tax liabilities and accruals, which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Our tax burden could increase due to changes
in tax laws, tax rates, tax practice, tax treaties, or tax regulations, their application or interpretation, or as a result of future
tax audits.
The tax treatment of us and our subsidiaries
depends in some instances on determinations of fact and interpretations of complex provisions of applicable tax law, including those
related to transfer pricing, for which no clear precedent or authority may be available. Relevant tax rules are consistently under
review by persons involved in the legislative process and taxing authorities, which may result in revised interpretations of established
concepts, statutory changes, new reporting obligations, revisions to regulations and other modifications and interpretations. The present
tax treatment of us and our subsidiaries may be modified by administrative, legislative or judicial interpretation at any time, and any
such action may apply on a retroactive or retrospective basis. Changes to applicable tax laws and interpretations thereof could result
in a higher taxable income and a higher tax burden for the Company and its operating subsidiaries and could affect or cause us to change
the structure of our business and operations or change the character or treatment of portions of our income, among other results.
The original treatment of a tax-relevant matter
in a tax return, tax assessment or otherwise could later be found incorrect and as a result, we may be subject to additional taxes, interest,
penalty payments and/or social security payments. Such reassessment may be due to an interpretation or view of laws and/or facts by tax
authorities, including those related to transfer pricing, in a manner that deviates from our view and may emerge as a result of tax audits
or other review actions by the relevant financial or tax authorities. For example, certain predecessors in interest were incorporated
in Luxembourg, and the Luxembourg tax authorities may disagree with tax positions taken by those entities, including with regards to
the transactions pursuant to which MYT Netherlands obtained ownership of MGG. Our subsidiaries and we are subject to tax audits by the
respective tax authorities on a regular basis. As a result of future tax audits or other reviews by the tax authorities, additional taxes
could be imposed on us and our subsidiaries exceeding the provisions reflected in our financial statements. This could lead to an increase
in our tax obligations, either as a result of the relevant tax payment being assessed directly against us or as a result of us becoming
liable for the relevant tax as a secondary obligor due to the primary obligor’s failure to pay. We could in the future have considerable
tax loss carryforwards, or other tax carryforwards, including as pertaining to interest or expense deductions. The utilization of these
tax carryforwards may be restricted under applicable tax laws, for instance, if they cannot be carried forward indefinitely or if they
forfeit upon occurrence of certain events (e.g., a direct or indirect transfer of shares or a change of control). In addition, any such
restriction may require a write-down of the deferred tax assets in our consolidated financial statements to the extent we have any future
tax loss carryforwards. This could negatively affect our financial position and results of operations. Furthermore, applicable tax laws
may limit or restrict the ability to take current tax deductions for certain expenses.
Due to changes in tax laws, tax rates, tax practice,
tax treaties, or tax regulations, we could be required to collect additional sales taxes or be subject to other tax liabilities. As a
result this may increase the costs our customers would have to pay for our offering or us reducing our margin we generate with our offerings,
which would adversely affect our results of operations.
We may require additional capital to support
business growth, and this capital might not be available or may be available only by diluting existing shareholders.
We intend to continue making investments to support
our business growth and may require additional funds to support this growth and respond to business challenges, including the need to
develop our services, expand our inventory, enhance our operating infrastructure, expand the markets in which we operate and potentially
acquire complementary businesses and technologies. Accordingly, we may seek to engage in equity or debt financings to secure additional
funds. If we raise additional funds through further issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing shareholders could
suffer significant dilution. In addition, any debt financing secured by us in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating
to our capital-raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional
capital and to pursue business opportunities.
We may not be able to obtain additional financing
on terms favorable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we
require it, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited,
and our business and prospects could be adversely affected.
Our management has determined that our
internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of 30 June 2024 due to a material weakness. If we are not successful
in remediating our internal control over financial reporting or our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective or if another
material weakness arises in the future, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results, prevent fraud or file our periodic
reports in a timely manner, which may cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and may lead to a decline
in the value of our securities.
As a publicly traded company, we are required
to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which require that we maintain
effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. In particular, we must perform system and
process evaluation, document our controls and perform testing of our key controls over financial reporting to allow management and, once
we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” our independent registered public accounting firm to report on the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Our management has determined
that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of 30 June 2024 due to a material weakness. See Item
15.B - Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting. Our testing, or the subsequent testing by our
independent registered public accounting firm in the future, may reveal additional deficiencies in our internal control over financial
reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses. If we are not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 in a timely
manner, or if we or our independent registered public accounting firm identify additional deficiencies in our internal control over financial
reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses, the value of our securities may likely decline, and we could be subject to lawsuits,
sanctions or investigations by regulatory authorities, which would require additional financial and management resources.
We continue to invest in more robust technology
and in more resources in order to manage our reporting requirements. Implementing the appropriate changes to our internal controls may
distract our senior management and employees, result in substantial costs to implement new processes or modify our existing processes
and require significant time to complete. Any difficulties or delays in implementing the system could impact our ability to timely report
our financial results. As a result, our investors could lose confidence in our reported consolidated financial information, and the value
of our securities could decline.
In addition, any such changes do not guarantee
that we will be effective in maintaining the adequacy of our internal controls, and any failure to maintain that adequacy could prevent
us from accurately reporting our financial results.
Operating as a publicly traded company
in the United States subjects us to additional rules and regulations, requires us to incur substantial costs and requires substantial
management attention. In addition, our management team has limited experience managing a public company.
As a publicly traded company in the United States,
we incur substantial legal, accounting, director and officer insurance and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company.
For example, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The NYSE listing
requirements applicable to foreign private issuers and the Dutch regulations applicable to private companies with limited liability under
the laws of the Netherlands and the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, as well as other applicable securities rules and regulations,
also apply to us. As part of these requirements, we need to maintain effective disclosure and financial controls and continue to make
changes to our corporate governance practices. Compliance with these requirements has increased our legal and financial compliance costs
and will continue to make some activities more time consuming.
Most of our management and other personnel have
little experience managing a public company and preparing public filings. In addition, our management and other personnel have needed
to divert attention from other business matters to devote substantial time to the reporting and other requirements of being a public
company. In particular, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant expense and devote substantial management effort
to complying with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We have hired and expect to continue to hire additional
accounting and financial staff with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting knowledge.
In addition, changing laws, regulations and standards
relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial
compliance costs and making some activities more time consuming. These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations,
in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance
is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs
necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We expect to continue to invest resources to comply with evolving
laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s
time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and
standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to their application and practice,
regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be adversely affected.
These new rules and regulations may make
it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and in the future, we may be required to accept reduced
coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and
retain qualified members of our Supervisory Board, particularly to serve on our Audit Committee, Nominating, Governance and Sustainability
Committee, and Compensation Committee, and qualified senior management.
By disclosing information in this report and
in filings required of a public company, our business and financial condition will become more visible, which we believe may result in
threatened or actual litigation, including by competitors and other third parties. If those claims are successful, our business could
be seriously harmed. Even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor, the time and resources needed to resolve
them could divert our management’s resources and seriously harm our business.
We qualify as a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we
are not subject to U.S. proxy rules and are subject to Exchange Act reporting obligations that, to some extent, are more lenient
and less frequent than those of a U.S. domestic public company.
We report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange
Act”) as a non-U.S. company with foreign private issuer status. Because we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange
Act and although we are subject to the laws of the Netherlands and the Dutch Corporate Governance Code with regard to such matters and
intend to furnish quarterly financial information to the SEC, we are exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable
to U.S. domestic public companies, including, among others: (1) the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of
proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act, (2) the sections of the Exchange
Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from
trades made in a short period of time, (3) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specified information, although we intend to provide selected quarterly
information on Form 6-K, and (4) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring filing with the SEC of Current Reports on
Form 8-K information upon the occurrence of specified events. In addition, foreign private issuers are required to file their annual
report on Form 20-F within four months after the end of each fiscal year, while U.S. domestic issuers that are accelerated filers
are required to file their Annual Report on Form 10-K within seventy-five days after the end of each fiscal year and U.S. domestic
issuers that are large accelerated filers are required to file their Annual Report on Form 10-K within sixty days after the end
of each fiscal year. As a result of all of the above, you may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of a company that
is not a foreign private issuer.
We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future,
which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.
As discussed above, we are a foreign private issuer, and therefore,
we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable
to U.S. domestic public companies. The determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an
issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, and, accordingly, the next determination will be made with respect to us
on December 31, 2024. In the future, we would lose our foreign private issuer status if (1) more than 50% of our outstanding
voting securities are owned by U.S. residents and (2) a majority of our Directors or executive officers are U.S. citizens or residents,
or we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to avoid loss of foreign private issuer status. If we lose our foreign private issuer
status, we would be required to file with the SEC periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms, which are
more detailed and extensive than the forms available to a foreign private issuer. We would also have to mandatorily comply with U.S.
federal proxy requirements, and our officers, Directors and principal shareholders would become subject to the short-swing profit disclosure
and recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we would lose our ability to rely upon exemptions from certain
corporate governance requirements under the NYSE listing rules. As a U.S. listed public company that is not a foreign private issuer,
we would incur significant additional legal, accounting, reporting and other expenses that we will not incur as a foreign private issuer.
These expenses would relate to, among other things, the obligation to present our financial information in accordance with U.S. GAAP
in the future.
Our credit facilities contain restrictive
covenants that may limit our operating flexibility.
Our credit facilities contain restrictive covenants
that limit our ability to transfer or dispose of assets, merge with other companies or consummate certain changes of control, acquire
other companies, incur additional indebtedness and liens and enter into new businesses. We therefore may not be able to engage in any
of the foregoing transactions unless we obtain the consent of the lender or terminate the credit facility, which may limit our operating
flexibility. There is no guarantee that we will be able to generate sufficient cash flow or sales to meet these financial covenants or
pay the principal and interest on any debt under our facilities. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that future working capital, borrowings
or equity financing will be available to repay or refinance any such debt. Any inability to make scheduled payments or meet the financial
covenants on our credit facilities would adversely affect our business.
Changes in IFRS could have an adverse effect
on our previously reported results of operations.
The standards comprising IFRS are subject to
revision and interpretation by the IASB and by various bodies formed to promulgate and to interpret appropriate accounting principles
including the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee and the Standard Interpretations Committee. A change in these
standards or interpretations could have a significant effect on our previously reported results of operations and could affect the reporting
of transactions completed before the announcement of a change.
Additionally, our assumptions, estimates and
judgments related to complex accounting matters could significantly affect our financial results. IFRS and related accounting pronouncements,
implementation guidelines and interpretations with regard to a wide range of matters that are relevant to our business, including, but
not limited to, revenue recognition, impairment of long-lived assets, leases and related economic transactions, intangibles, self-insurance,
income taxes, property and equipment, litigation and equity-based compensation are highly complex and involve many subjective assumptions,
estimates and judgments by us. Changes in these rules or their interpretation or changes in underlying assumptions, estimates or
judgments by us could require us to make changes to our accounting systems to implement these changes that could increase our operating
costs and could significantly change our reported or expected financial performance.
The value of goodwill, brand names or other
intangible assets reported in our consolidated financial statements may need to be partially or fully impaired as a result of revaluations.
As of June 30, 2024, our carrying amount
of goodwill, brand names and other intangible assets recorded on our consolidated balance sheet was €155.0 million. Under IFRS,
we are required to annually test our recorded goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, such as brand names, and to assess the
carrying values of other intangible assets when impairment indicators exist. As a result of such tests, we could be required to recognize
impairment losses in our income statement if the carrying value is in excess of the fair value. If we are required to book losses with
respect to such intangibles, we may need to shorten the amortization period, which could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Dutch law provides that the courts at the
corporate seat of the issuer have jurisdiction for certain disputes between us and our shareholders, which could limit our shareholders’
ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or members of our Management or Supervisory Boards, senior management
or employees.
Dutch law provides that the courts at the corporate
seat of the issuer are the exclusive forum for, inter alia, any legal challenge by a shareholder of a resolution of the general meeting
of shareholders.
This may limit a shareholder’s ability
to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with MYT Netherlands or members of our Management or Supervisory
Boards, senior management or other employees, which may discourage lawsuits against MYT Netherlands and members of our Management or
Supervisory Boards, senior management and other employees. The exclusive forum does not apply to claims under the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act.
The rights of shareholders in a Dutch private
company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) differ in material respects from the rights of
shareholders of corporations incorporated in the United States.
MYT Netherlands is a Dutch private company with
limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) with its registered office in the Netherlands. Its corporate
affairs are governed by the laws governing private companies with limited liability formed in the Netherlands set forth in the Dutch
Civil Code, the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, its Articles of Association, the Rules of Procedure of its Supervisory Board and
the Rules of Procedure of its Management Board. The rights of our shareholders may be different from the rights and obligations
of shareholders in companies governed by the laws of U.S. jurisdictions.
In addition, rights of shareholders and the responsibilities
of members of our Management Board and Supervisory Board may differ from the rights of shareholders and the duties of directors of U.S.
corporations. In the performance of their duties, our Management Board and Supervisory Board are required by Dutch law to consider our
interests and the interests of our shareholders, employees and other stakeholders, in all cases with due observation of the principles
of reasonableness and fairness. It is possible that some of these parties will have interests that are different from, or in addition
to, your interests as a holder of our securities.
Dutch and European insolvency laws are
substantially different from U.S. insolvency laws and may offer our shareholders less protection than they would have under U.S. insolvency
laws.
As a private company with limited liability under
the laws of the Netherlands (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid), MYT Netherlands is subject to Dutch insolvency
laws in the event any insolvency proceedings are initiated against us including, among other things, Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of May 20, 2015 on insolvency proceedings as of June 2017. Further, our principal operating
subsidiaries have their registered offices in Germany and are subject to German insolvency laws and EU regulations in the event any insolvency
proceedings are initiated against such subsidiaries. Should courts in another European country determine that the insolvency laws of
that country apply to us or our principal operating subsidiaries in accordance with and subject to such EU regulations, the courts in
that country could have jurisdiction over the insolvency proceedings initiated against us. Insolvency laws in the Netherlands, Germany
or the relevant other European country, if any, may offer our shareholders less protection than they would have under U.S. insolvency
laws and make it more difficult for them to recover the amount they could expect to recover in a liquidation under U.S. insolvency laws.
Conflicts of interest may arise inside
our Management Board and because of our shareholder structure at the time of the IPO and because some members of our Supervisory Boards
are employed by our Sponsors.
Due to the size of their shareholding, Ares Management
Corp. (“Ares”) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB” and, together with Ares, the “Sponsors”),
through MYT Holding, are able to adopt any resolution in the general meeting of shareholders regardless of how other shareholders vote,
including, but not limited to, resolutions on the election of Supervisory Board members, on capital measures and on the allocation of
profits and, hence, our dividend policy. In this context, the interests of Ares and affiliates of CPPIB, for example with respect to
the allocation of profits and the distribution of dividends, may differ from the interests of some or all of our other shareholders.
Entities affiliated with Ares and affiliates
of CPPIB may hold equity interests in entities that directly or indirectly compete with us, and companies in which they currently invest
may begin competing with us. In addition, certain members of our Supervisory Board are affiliated with Ares, CPPIB and MYT Holding. As
a result of these relationships, when conflicts arise between the interests of Ares and CPPIB and their affiliates, on the one hand,
and the interests of the Company and our other shareholders, on the other hand, these members of our Supervisory Board may have an interest
in the matter different from the interests of the Company and our other shareholders.
Dutch law provides that a member of the management
board of a Dutch private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid), such as the
Company, may not participate in the adoption of resolutions (including deliberations in respect of these) if he or she has a direct or
indirect personal interest conflicting with the interests of the company. Such a conflict of interest only exists if in the situation
at hand the member of our Management Board is deemed to be unable to serve the interests of the Company and the business connected with
it with the required level of integrity and objectivity. Pursuant to the Rules of Procedure for the Management Board, each member
of our Management Board shall immediately report any (potential) personal conflict of interest concerning a member of our Management
Board to the chairperson of the Supervisory Board and to the other members of our Management Board and shall provide all information
relevant to the conflict.
If no resolution can be adopted by our Management
Board as a consequence of such a personal conflict of interest, the resolution concerned will be adopted by our Supervisory Board. All
transactions in which there are conflicts of interests with members of our Management Board will be agreed on terms that are customary
in the sector concerned and disclosed in the Company’s annual report. The existence of an actual or potential conflict of interest
does not affect the authority of a member of our Management and Supervisory Boards to represent the Company.
We may not pay dividends on our ordinary
shares in the future and, consequently, your ability to achieve a return on your investment will depend on the appreciation in the value
of our securities.
We may not pay any cash dividends on our ordinary
shares in the future. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will depend on, among other things, our results of operations,
financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions. In addition, our ability to pay dividends is, and may be, limited by
covenants of existing and any future outstanding indebtedness we or our subsidiaries incur. Therefore, any return on investment on our
securities is solely dependent upon the appreciation of the value of our securities on the open market, which may not occur. In addition,
withholding taxes, if applicable, could reduce the amount of the dividend that you will receive.
MYT Netherlands is an operating holding
company with no external revenue generating activities of its own and, as such, it depends on its subsidiaries for cash to fund its operations
and expenses, including future dividend payments, if any.
As an operating holding company, our principal
source of cash flow will be distributions or payments from our operating subsidiaries. Therefore, our ability to fund and conduct our
business, service our debt and pay dividends, if any, in the future will depend on the ability of our subsidiaries and intermediate holding
companies to make upstream cash distributions or payments to us, which may be impacted, for example, by their ability to generate sufficient
cash flow or limitations on the ability to repatriate funds whether as a result of currency liquidity restrictions, monetary or exchange
controls or otherwise. Our operating subsidiaries and intermediate holding companies are separate legal entities, and they are directly
or indirectly wholly owned and controlled by us, with profit-transfer and cash-pooling agreements in place. Additionally, they might
make funds available to us, whether in the form of loans, dividends or otherwise, except as may be provided through intercompany agreements
from time to time. To the extent the ability of any of our subsidiaries to distribute dividends or other payments to us is limited in
any way, our ability to fund and conduct our business, service our debt and pay dividends, if any, could be harmed.
Investors may have difficulty enforcing
civil liabilities against us or the members of our Management or Supervisory Board.
We are incorporated in the Netherlands and conduct
substantially all of our operations in the European Union through our subsidiaries. All members of our Management Board and five members
of our Supervisory Board are non-residents of the United States. The majority of our assets and a significant portion of the assets of
the members of our Management Board and Supervisory Board are located outside the United States. As a result, it may not be possible,
or may be very difficult, to serve process on company representatives or the company in the United States, or to enforce judgments obtained
in U.S. courts against company representatives or the company based on civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United
States.
There is no treaty between the United States
and the Netherlands for the mutual recognition and enforcement of judgments (other than arbitration awards) in civil and commercial matters.
Therefore, a final judgment for the payment of money rendered by any federal or state court in the United States based on civil liability,
whether or not predicated solely upon the U.S. federal securities laws, would not be enforceable in the Netherlands unless the underlying
claim is re-litigated before a Dutch court of competent jurisdiction. However, if a person has obtained a final judgment without appeal
in such a matter rendered by a court in the United States that is enforceable in the United States and files his claim with the competent
Dutch court, the Dutch court will recognize and give effect to such foreign judgment insofar as it finds that (i) the jurisdiction
of the U.S. court has been based on grounds which are internationally acceptable, (ii) proper legal procedures have been observed,
(iii) the judgment does not contravene Dutch public policy and, (iv) the judgment is not irreconcilable with a judgment of
a Dutch court or an earlier judgment of a foreign court that is capable of being recognized in the Netherlands.
Based on the foregoing, there can be no assurance
that U.S. investors will be able to enforce any judgments obtained in U.S. courts in civil and commercial matters, including judgments
under the U.S. federal securities laws, against us, members of our Management Board and Supervisory Board, or our senior management.
In addition, there is doubt as to whether a Dutch court would impose civil liability on us, the members of our Management and Supervisory
Board or our senior management in an original action predicated solely upon the U.S. federal securities laws brought in a court of competent
jurisdiction in the Netherlands against us or such members, respectively.
MYT Netherlands may be treated as a passive
foreign investment company, which could result in adverse tax consequences for investors in our securities that are subject to U.S. federal
income tax.
Based on the anticipated market price of MYT
Netherlands’ securities and the composition of MYT Netherlands’ income, assets (and such assets’ adjusted bases) and
operations, MYT Netherlands does not expect to be treated as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for U.S. federal
income tax purposes for the current taxable year or in the foreseeable future. However, this is a factual determination that must be
made annually after the close of each taxable year. Therefore, there can be no assurance that MYT Netherlands will not be classified
as a PFIC for the current taxable year or for any future taxable year. MYT Netherlands would be classified as a PFIC for any taxable
year if, after the application of certain look-through rules, either: (1) 75% or more of its gross income for such year is “passive
income” (as defined in the relevant provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)), or (2) 50%
or more of the value of its assets (determined on the basis of a quarterly average) during such year is attributable to assets that produce
or are held for the production of passive income. Certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences could apply to a U.S. holder (defined
below) if MYT Netherlands is treated as a PFIC for any taxable year during which such U.S. holder holds equity securities. If a U.S.
holder actually or constructively acquires equity securities resulting in the U.S. holder actually or constructively owning 10% or more
of the combined voting power of MYT Netherlands voting stock or of the total value of our stock, different U.S. federal income tax consequences
may apply.
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the
"IRS") may not agree that MYT Netherlands is a foreign corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes.
For U.S. federal tax purposes, a corporation
is generally considered to be a foreign corporation if it is organized or incorporated outside of the United States. Because MYT Netherlands
is incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, it would be classified as a foreign corporation under these rules. Section 7874
of the Code provides an exception to this general rule under which a foreign incorporated entity may, in certain circumstances,
be classified as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes.
As part of a prior internal reorganization, and
notwithstanding the fact that MYT Netherlands’ operating assets were already owned through a foreign corporation, MYT Netherlands
may be considered as a technical matter to have acquired substantially all of the assets indirectly held by of one or more U.S. corporations.
Under Section 7874, MYT Netherlands could be treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes if the former shareholders
of the U.S. corporations are treated as receiving a requisite ownership percentage of the MYT Netherlands shares “by reason
of” holding shares of the U.S. corporations.
We do not believe that Section 7874 caused
MYT Netherlands or any of its affiliates to be treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. tax purposes as a result of the prior internal
reorganization because, among other things, the requisite ownership test should not be satisfied. However, the law and Treasury Regulations
promulgated under Section 7874 are complex and unclear in many regards, and there is limited guidance regarding the application
of Section 7874. Moreover, the IRS could assert that subsequent transactions that resulted in ownership changes should be considered
part of the prior internal reorganization and that Section 7874 applies to the combined transactions.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the
IRS will not challenge the status of MYT Netherlands or the status of any of its foreign affiliates as a foreign corporation under Section 7874
or that such challenge would not be sustained by a court. If the IRS were to successfully challenge such status under Section 7874,
MYT Netherlands and its affiliates could be subject to substantial additional U.S. federal tax liability. In addition, MYT Netherlands
and certain of its foreign affiliates are expected to be treated as tax residents of countries other than the United States for foreign
tax purposes. Consequently, if MYT Netherlands or any such affiliate is treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes under
Section 7874, MYT Netherlands or such affiliate could be liable for both U.S. and non-U.S. taxes.
One or more taxing authorities could challenge
the tax residency of MYT Netherlands, and if such challenge were to be successful, we could be subject to increased and/or different
taxes than we expect.
MYT
Netherlands became a tax resident in Germany for German tax purposes as of September 7, 2020. By reason of MYT Netherlands’
incorporation under Dutch law, it is also deemed tax resident in the Netherlands for purposes of the Dutch Dividend Withholding Tax Act
1965 and the Dutch Corporation Tax Act 1969. As long as it continues to have its place of effective management in Germany, and not in
the Netherlands, under the Convention of 2012 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Netherlands for the avoidance of double
taxation with respect to taxes on income (the "Convention"), MYT Netherlands should be considered to be tax resident exclusively
in Germany. The application of the Convention changed once the Protocol to amend the Convention dated 24 March 2021 entered into
became effective on 1 January 2023. For MYT Netherlands, the Protocol to amend the Convention dated 24 March 2021, will apply
in the Netherlands for the fiscal year starting on 1 July 2023, i.e., the first fiscal year following 1 January 2023. Once
the Protocol to amend the Convention dated 24 March 2021, is effective, the Dutch tax authorities could try to deny the granting
of benefits under the Convention by taking the position that one of the principal purposes for MYT Netherlands to move its place of effective
management to Germany was to obtain the benefits of the Convention. MYT Netherlands believes that it has strong arguments that the benefits
of the Convention cannot be denied under the principal purpose test of the Protocol to Amend the Convention given the location of relevant
activities at the current time. This determination, however, depends on the relevant facts and circumstances, so there can be no assurance
that a court will uphold MYT Netherlands’ position, if it is challenged. Furthermore, whether MYT Netherlands has its place of
effective management in Germany and is as such tax resident in Germany is largely a question of fact and degree based on all the circumstances,
rather than a question of law, which facts and degree may also change. Changes to applicable laws or interpretations thereof and changes
to applicable facts and circumstances (e.g., a change of board members or the place where board meetings take place), may result in MYT
Netherlands becoming a tax resident of a jurisdiction other than Germany, potentially also triggering an exit tax liability in Germany,
or in the denial of benefits under the Convention. These changes could have a material adverse impact on MYT Netherlands’ financial
results and/or the future marketability of MYT Netherlands’ ADSs. For further discussion, see “Taxation —
German Taxation — Tax Residence of MYT Netherlands”.
If MYT Netherlands pays dividends, it may
need to withhold tax on such dividends payable to holders of its equity securities in both Germany and the Netherlands.
As an entity incorporated under Dutch law, but
with its place of effective management in Germany (and not in the Netherlands), MYT Netherlands’ dividends are generally subject
to German dividend withholding tax and not Dutch withholding tax. However, Dutch dividend withholding tax, in addition to German withholding
tax, will be required to be withheld from dividends if and when paid to Dutch resident holders of MYT Netherlands’ ADSs (and non-Dutch
resident holders of MYT Netherlands’ ADSs that have a permanent establishment in the Netherlands to which their shareholding is
attributable). In addition, the Protocol dated March 24, 2021 to amend the Convention will enter into effect on 1 January 2023
and will for the Netherlands apply to MYT Netherlands for the fiscal year starting on 1 July 2023. Starting with 1 July 2023,
due to the application of the Protocol, the Dutch tax authorities could take the position that the exemption from Dutch dividend withholding
tax for non-Dutch resident holders of equity securities is not applicable, by taking the position that one of the principal purposes
for MYT Netherlands to move its place of effective management to Germany was to obtain the benefits of the Convention. MYT Netherlands
believes that it has strong arguments that the benefits of the Convention cannot be denied under the principal purpose test of the Protocol
to amend the Convention. This determination, however, depends on the relevant facts and circumstances, so there can be no assurance that
a court will uphold MYT Netherlands’ position, if it is challenged. MYT Netherlands will be required to identify its shareholders
and/or ADS holders in order to assess whether there are Dutch residents (or non-Dutch residents with a permanent establishment to which
the shares are attributable) in respect of which Dutch dividend tax has to be withheld. Such identification may not always be possible
in practice. If the identity of MYT Netherlands’ shareholders and/or ADS holders cannot be assessed upon a payment of dividend,
withholding of both German and Dutch dividend tax from such dividend may occur. Non-Dutch resident holders of MYT Netherlands’
ADSs may apply for a refund of Dutch dividend tax, if withheld on the distribution.
Holders of our securities may be subject
to limitations on transfer of their securities.
Our registrar and transfer agents may close its
transfer books at any time or from time to time when it deems expedient in connection with the performance of its duties. In addition,
our registrar and transfer agents may refuse to deliver, transfer or register transfers of our securities generally when our books or
the books of such registrar and transfer agent are closed, or at any time if we or such registrar and transfer agent deems it advisable
to do so because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body, or under any provision of our articles of association,
or for any other reason.
German Taxation
The following discussion addresses certain German
tax consequences of acquiring, owning or disposing of the ADSs. With the exception of the subsection “German Taxation of Holders
of ADSs—Taxation of Holders Tax Resident in Germany” below, which provides an overview of dividend taxation to holders
that are residents of Germany, this discussion applies only to U.S. treaty beneficiaries (defined below) that hold ADSs.
This discussion is based on domestic German tax
laws, including, but not limited to, circulars issued by German tax authorities, which are not binding on the German courts, and the
Treaty (defined below). It is based upon tax laws in effect at the time of filing of this annual report. These laws are subject to change,
possibly with retroactive effect. In addition, this discussion is based upon the assumption that each obligation in the deposit agreement
and any related agreement will be performed in accordance with its terms. It does not purport to be a comprehensive or exhaustive description
of all German tax considerations that may be of relevance in the context of acquiring, owning and disposing of ADSs.
The tax information presented in this section
is not a substitute for tax advice. Holders of ADSs should consult their own tax advisors regarding the German tax consequences of the
purchase, ownership, disposition, donation or inheritance of ADSs in light of their particular circumstances, including the effect of
any state, local, or other foreign or domestic laws or changes in tax law or interpretation. The same applies with respect to the rules governing
the refund of any German dividend withholding tax (Kapitalertragsteuer) withheld. Only an individual tax consultation can appropriately
account for the particular tax situation of each investor.
Tax Residence of MYT Netherlands
MYT Netherlands operates its business from Germany.
The place of effective management of MYT Netherlands is in Germany as the Management Board of the Company consists entirely of German
residents who work at the German offices of the company, all meetings of the Management Board are held in Germany, a majority of the
other members of senior management are German residents, and MYT Netherlands has its registered address (Geschäftsadresse)
and principal place of business in Germany. Since the effective place of management of MYT Netherlands is in Germany, MYT Netherlands
is tax resident in Germany and subject to German income taxes applicable to commercial corporate entities. Nevertheless, the effective
place of management test depends upon facts and circumstances.
German Taxation of Holders of
ADSs
General
Based on the circular issued by the German Federal
Ministry of Finance (BMF-Schreiben), dated May 24, 2013, reference number IV C 1-S2204/12/10003, as amended by the circular dated
December 18, 2018 (reference number IV C 1-S 2204/12/10003), in respect of the taxation of American Depositary receipts (“ADRs”)
on domestic shares (the “ADR Tax Circular”), for German tax purposes, the ADSs represent a beneficial ownership interest
in the underlying shares of MYT Netherlands and qualify as ADRs for the purpose of the ADR Tax Circular. If the ADSs qualify as ADRs
under the ADR Tax Circular, dividends would accordingly be attributable to holders of the ADSs for German tax purposes, and not to the
legal owner of the ADSs (i.e., the financial institution on behalf of which the ADSs are stored at a domestic depository for the ADS
holders). Furthermore, holders of the ADSs should be treated as beneficial owners of the capital of MYT Netherlands with respect to capital
gains (see below in section “—German Taxation of Capital Gains of the U.S. Treaty Beneficiaries of the ADSs”).
However, investors should note that circulars published by the German tax authorities (including the ADR Tax Circular) are not binding
on German courts, including German tax courts, and it is unclear whether a German court would follow the ADR Tax Circular in determining
the German tax treatment of the ADSs.
Under a newly introduced German law (section
45b para. 9 of the German Income Tax Code (Einkommensteuergesetz)), German domestic listed companies in the future are obliged to collect
information about the identity of their shareholders (in accordance with section 67d German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz)) at
the time of a resolution about a profit distribution. This information must be electronically forwarded to the German Federal Central
Tax Office (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern). The new rule shall be applicable from 1 January 2025. As this law is newly
introduced and there is not yet any guidance by the German tax authorities available regarding its implementation, it cannot be finally
assessed whether the new law would apply with respect to the holders of the ADSs ofof MYT Netherlands.
Taxation of Holders Not Tax Resident
in Germany
The following discussion describes the material
German tax consequences for a holder that is a U.S. treaty beneficiary of acquiring, owning and disposing of the ADSs. For purposes of
this discussion, a “U.S. treaty beneficiary” is a resident of the United States for purposes of the Convention Between the
United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion
with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital and to Certain Other Taxes as of June 4, 2008 (Abkommen zwischen der Bundesrepublik
Deutschland und den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika zur Vermeidung der Doppelbesteuerung und zur Verhinderung der Steuerverkürzung
auf dem Gebiet der Steuern vom Einkommen und vom Vermögen und einiger anderer Steuern in der Fassung vom 4. Juni 2008) (the
“Treaty”), who is fully eligible for benefits under the Treaty.
A holder will be a U.S. treaty beneficiary entitled
to full Treaty benefits in respect of the ADSs if it is, inter alia:
| · | the
beneficial owner of the ADSs (and the dividends paid with respect thereto); |
| · | not
also a resident of Germany for German tax purposes; and |
| · | not
subject to the limitation on benefits (i.e., anti-treaty shopping) article of the Treaty
that applies in limited circumstances. |
Special rules apply to pension funds and
certain other tax-exempt investors.
This discussion does not address the treatment
of ADSs that are (i) held in connection with a permanent establishment or fixed base through which a U.S. treaty beneficiary carries
on business or performs personal services in Germany or (ii) part of business assets for which a permanent representative in Germany
has been appointed.
General Rules for
the Taxation of Holders Not Tax Resident in Germany
The full amount of a dividend distributed by
MYT Netherlands to a non-German resident holder which does not maintain a permanent establishment or other taxable presence in Germany
is subject to (final) German withholding tax at an aggregate rate of 26.375% if and to the extent such dividend is not sourced out of
a tax recognized contribution account (steuerliches Einlagekonto). German withholding tax is withheld and remitted to the German
tax authorities by MYT NetherlandsNetherlands, regardless of whether a holder must report the dividend for tax purposes and regardless
of whether or not a holder is a resident of Germany.
Pursuant to the Treaty, the German withholding
tax may not exceed 15% of the gross amount of the dividends received by U.S. treaty beneficiaries. The excess of the total withholding
tax, including the solidarity surcharge (Solidaritätszuschlag), over the maximum rate of withholding tax permitted by the
Treaty is refunded to U.S. treaty beneficiaries upon application. For example, for a declared dividend of 100, a U.S. treaty beneficiary
initially receives 73.625 (100 minus the 26.375% withholding tax including solidarity surcharge). The U.S. treaty beneficiary is entitled
to a partial refund from the German tax authorities in the amount of 11.375% of the gross dividend (of 100) if the 15% rate of the Treaty
applies. As a result, the U.S. treaty beneficiary ultimately receives a total of 85 (85% of the declared dividend) following the refund
of the excess withholding. Further, such refund is subject to the German anti-avoidance treaty shopping rule (as described below
in section “—Withholding Tax Refund for U.S. Treaty Beneficiaries”).
German Taxation of Capital Gains
of the U.S. Treaty Beneficiaries of the ADSs
The capital gains from the disposition of the
ADSs realized by a non-German resident holder which does not maintain a permanent establishment or other taxable presence in Germany
would be treated as German source income and be subject to German tax if such holder at any time during the five years preceding
the disposition, directly or indirectly, owned 1% or more of MYT Netherlands’ share capital irrespective of whether through the
ADSs or shares of MYT Netherlands. If such holder had acquired the ADSs without consideration, the previous owner’s holding period
and quota would be taken into account.
Pursuant to the Treaty, U.S. treaty beneficiaries
are not subject to German tax even under the circumstances described in the preceding paragraph and therefore should not be taxed on
capital gains from the disposition of the ADSs.
German statutory law requires the disbursing
agent to levy withholding tax on capital gains from the sale of ADSs or other securities held in a custodial account in Germany. With
regard to the German taxation of capital gains, disbursing agent means a German credit institution, a financial services institution,
a securities trading enterprise or a securities trading bank (each as defined in the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz) and,
in each case including a German branch of a foreign enterprise, but excluding a foreign branch of a German enterprise) that holds the
ADSs in custody or administers the ADSs for the investor or conducts sales or other dispositions and disburses or credits the income
from the ADSs to the holder of the ADSs. The German statutory law does not explicitly condition the obligation to withhold taxes on capital
gains being subject to taxation in Germany under German statutory law or on an applicable income tax treaty permitting Germany to tax
such capital gains.
However, a circular issued by the German Federal
Ministry of Finance, dated January 18, 2016 (as amended), reference number IV C 1-S2252/08/10004 :017, provides that taxes need
not be withheld when the holder of the custody account is not a resident of Germany for tax purposes and the income is not subject to
German taxation. The circular further states that there is no obligation to withhold such tax even if the non-resident holder owns 1%
or more of the share capital of a German company. While circulars issued by the German Federal Ministry of Finance are only binding on
the German tax authorities but not on the German courts, in practice, the disbursing agents nevertheless typically rely on guidance contained
in such circulars. Therefore, a disbursing agent would only withhold tax at 26.375% on capital gains derived by a U.S. treaty beneficiary
from the sale of ADSs held in a custodial account in Germany in the event that the disbursing agent did not follow the abovementioned
guidance. In this case, the U.S. treaty beneficiary may be entitled to claim a refund of the withholding tax from the German tax authorities
under the Treaty, as described below in the section “—Withholding Tax Refund for U.S. Treaty Beneficiaries.”
Withholding Tax Refund for U.S.
Treaty Beneficiaries
U.S. treaty beneficiaries are generally eligible
for treaty benefits under the Treaty, as described above in Section “—Taxation of Holders Not Tax Resident in Germany.”
Accordingly, U.S. treaty beneficiaries are in general entitled to claim a refund of the portion of the otherwise applicable 26.375% German
withholding tax (including solidarity surcharge) on dividends that exceeds the applicable Treaty rate. UnderUnder German law, a refund
of withholding tax is in certain cases of dividend income only possible if pursuant to special rules on the restriction of withholding
tax credit, the following three cumulative requirements are met: (i) the shareholder must qualify as beneficial owner of the ADSs
for an uninterrupted minimum holding period of 45 days within a period starting 45 days prior to and ending 45 days after
the due date of the dividends, (ii) the shareholder has to bear at least 70% of the change in value risk related to the ADSs during
the minimum holding period as described under (i) of this paragraph and has not entered into (acting by itself or through a related
party) hedging transactions which lower the change in value risk by more than 30%, and (iii) the shareholder must not be obliged
to fully or largely compensate directly or indirectly the dividends to third parties. If these requirements are not met, then for a shareholder
not being tax-resident in Germany who applied for a full or partial refund of the withholding tax pursuant to a double taxation treaty,
no refund is available. This restriction generally does only apply, if (i) the tax underlying the refund application is below a
tax rate of 15% based on the gross amount of the dividends and (ii) the shareholder does not directly own 10% or more in the shares
of MYT Netherlands and is subject to income taxes in its state of residence, without being tax-exempt. The restriction does also not
apply to a shareholder that has been the beneficial owner of the ADSs in MYT Netherlands for at least one uninterrupted year upon receipt
of the dividends. In addition to the aforementioned restrictions, in particular, pursuant to a decree published by the German Federal
Ministry of Finance dated July 9, 2021 (BMF, Schreiben vom 9.7.2021—IV C 1-S 2252/19/10035:014, DOK 2021/0726914)),
as amended, the withholding tax credit may also be denied as an anti-abuse measure.
Further, such refund is subject to the German
anti-avoidance treaty shopping rule, which was revised as of June 2, 2021 by the Act for the Modernisation of the Relief of Withholding
Taxes and of the Certificate for Capital Withholding Taxes (Gesetz zur Modernisierung der Entlastung von Abzugssteuern und der Bescheinigung
der Kapitalertragsteuer). Generally, the U.S. treaty beneficiary (in case it is a non-German resident company, association of persons,
or an asset pool) shall not be entitled to a treaty benefit, here the tax refund, (i) to the extent its shareholders would not be
entitled to such claim, if they had directly received the (dividend) income, and (ii) to the extent the source of income, here the
shares in the dividend paying entity, has no substantial connection with an economic activity of the foreign company, the association
of persons or asset pool. For purposes of this rule, the generation of the respective income, its transfer to the beneficiaries, as well
as any activity, that is carried out with a business operation that is not appropriately set up for the business purpose, is not deemed
to be an economic activity. As back-exemption to the test under (i) and (ii), the refund will be granted to the extent the non-German
resident company, association of persons or an asset pool can prove that the main purpose of its interposition was not to obtain a tax
benefit, or if the foreign company’s principal class of stock is regularly traded in substantial volume on a recognized stock exchange.
Whether or not and to which extent the anti-avoidance treaty shopping rule applies, has to be analyzed on a case by case basis taking
into account all relevant tests. In addition, the interpretation of these Germany anti-avoidance treaty shopping rules are subject
to ongoing discussions and especially for the new rules described above, to date there are no published decisions of the German
Federal Finance Court.
The aforementioned refund or reduction of German
withholding tax under the Treaty requires the investor to make tax filings with the competent German tax office using a withholding tax
certificate issued under German law by the agent, who has withheld and remitted the withholding tax (the Paying Agent). In the absence
of such withholding tax certificate, an ADS holder will not be entitled to receive a tax refund from the German tax authorities and may
not credit the German withholding tax against its tax liability.
Claims for refunds may be made on a separate
form, which must be filed with the German Federal Central Tax Office (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern, An der Küppe 1, 53225 Bonn,
Germany). The form is available at the same address, on the German Federal Central Tax Office’s website (www.bzst.de). As
of 2025 refund applications can only be submitted electronically in accordance with an officially prescribed data set via an official
interface, unless the German Federal Central Tax Office has specifically agreed otherwise due to a case of hardship. The refund claim
becomes time-barred after four years following the calendar year in which the dividend or capital gain is received unless the commencement
starts later, the period is interrupted or suspended. As described above, an investor must submit to the German tax authorities the original
withholding tax certificate (or a certified copy thereof) issued by the Paying Agent and documenting the tax withheld. Furthermore, an
official certification of tax residency must be submitted.
Taxation of Holders Tax Resident
in Germany
This subsection provides an overview of dividend
and capital gains taxation with regard to the general principles applicable to MYT Netherlands’ holders that are tax resident in
Germany. A holder is a German tax resident if, in case of an individual, he or she maintains a domicile (Wohnsitz) or a usual
residence (gewöhnlicher Aufenthalt) in Germany or if, in case of a corporation, it has its place of management (Geschäftsleitung)
or registered office (Sitz) in Germany.
The German dividend and capital gains taxation
rules applicable to German tax residents require a distinction between ADSs held as private assets (Privatvermögen)
and ADSs held as business assets (Betriebsvermögen).
ADSs as Private Assets (Privatvermögen)
If
the ADSs are held as private assets by a German tax resident, dividends (to the extent such dividends are not sourced out of a tax recognized
contribution account) and capital gains are taxed as investment income and are principally subject to 25% German flat income tax on capital
income (Abgeltungsteuer) (plus a 5.5% solidarity surcharge thereon, resulting in an aggregate rate of 26.375%), which is levied
in the form of withholding tax (Kapitalertragsteuer). In other words, once deducted, the shareholder’s income tax liability
on the dividends will be settled (mit abgeltender Wirkung). The withholding tax is withheld and remitted to the German
tax authorities by MYT Netherlands in case of dividends and by the disbursing agent in case of capital gains. If the withholding tax
has not been levied, such as in the case of capital gains from ADSs kept in custody abroad, the individual holder must include relevant
income derived from the ADSs in his or her tax return and will then also be taxed at a rate of 25% (plus solidarity surcharge and, church
tax, if applicable, thereon).
Shareholders may apply to have their capital
investment income assessed in accordance with the general rules and with an individual’s personal income tax rate if this
would result in a lower tax burden in which case actually incurred expenses are not deductible. The holder would be taxed on gross personal
investment income (including dividends or gains with respect to ADSs), less the saver’s allowance of €1,000 for an individual
or €2,000 for a married couple and a registered civil union (eingetragene Lebenspartnerschaft) filing taxes jointly. The
deduction of expenses related to the investment income (including dividends or gains with respect to ADSs) is generally not possible
for private investors.
Losses resulting from the disposal of ADSs can
only be offset by capital gains from the sale of any ADSs and other shares. Furthermore, in case of a derecognition or transfer of worthless
ADSs (or other capital assets), the utilization of such loss is further restricted and can only be offset up to the amount of €20,000
per calendar year. A case challenging the constitutionality of the limitations for offsetting losses generated by the disposal of shares
is currently pending with the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht). If, however, a holder directly or
indirectly held at least 1% of the share capital of MYT Netherlands at any time during the five years preceding the sale, 60% of
any capital gains resulting from the sale are taxable at the holder’s personal income tax rate (plus 5.5% solidarity surcharge
thereon). Conversely, 60% of any capital losses are recognized for tax purposes.
Church tax generally has to be withheld, if applicable,
based on an automatic data access procedure, unless the shareholder has filed a blocking notice (Sperrvermerk) with the Federal
Central Tax Office. Where church tax is not levied by way of withholding, it is determined by means of income tax assessment and the
individual holder must include relevant income derived from the ADSs in his or her tax return.
and
capital gains The withholding tax is withheld and remitted to the German tax authorities by MYT Netherlands in case of dividends
and by the disbursing agent in case of capital gains. If the withholding tax has not been levied, such as in the case of capital gains
from ADSs kept in custody abroad, the individual holder must include relevant income derived from the ADSs in his or her tax return and
will then also be taxed at a rate of 25% (plus solidarity surcharge and, church tax, if applicable, thereon).A case challenging the constitutionality
of the limitations for offsetting losses generated by the disposal of shares is currently pending with the German Federal Constitutional
Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht). and the individual holder must include relevant income derived from the ADSs in his or her tax
returnADSs as Business Assets (Betriebsvermögen)
In
case the ADSs are held as business assets, the taxation depends on the legal form of the holder (i.e., whether the holder is a corporation
or an individual). Irrespective of the legal form of the holder, dividends (to the extent such dividends are not sourced out of a tax
recognized contribution account) and capital gains are subject to the aggregate withholding tax rate of 26.375%. The withholding
tax is withheld and remitted to the German tax authorities by MYT Netherlands in case of dividends and by the disbursing agent in case
of capital gains. The disbursing agent will not levy the withholding tax on capital gains, provided that (i) the ADS holder is a
corporation, association of persons or estate with a tax domicile in Germany, or (ii) the ADSs belong to the domestic business assets
of an ADS holder, and the ADS holder declares so to the disbursing agent using the designated official form and certain other requirements
are met. The withholding tax is credited against the respective holder’s income tax liability, provided that in certain cases of
dividend income pursuant to special rules on the restriction of withholding tax credit, the following three cumulative requirements
are met: (i) the shareholder must qualify as beneficial owner of the ADSs for an uninterrupted minimum holding period of 45 days
occurring within a period starting 45 days prior to and ending 45 days after the due date of the dividends, (ii) the shareholder
has to bear at least 70% of the change in value risk related to the ADSs during the minimum holding period as described under (i) of
this paragraph and has not entered into (acting by itself or through a related party) hedging transactions which lower the change in
value risk for more than 30%, and (iii) the shareholder must not be obliged to fully or largely compensate directly or indirectly
the dividends to third parties. If these requirements are not met, three-fifths of the withholding tax imposed on the dividends must
not be credited against the shareholder’s (corporate) income tax liability, but may, upon application, be deducted from the shareholder’s
tax base for the relevant tax assessment period. A shareholder that is generally subject to German income tax or corporate income tax
and that has received gross dividends without any deduction of withholding tax or that has received a withholding tax refund, in particular
due to a tax exemption, without qualifying for a full tax credit under the aforementioned requirements has to notify the competent local
tax office accordingly and has to make a payment in the amount of 15% of the dividend. The special rules on the restriction of withholding
tax credit do not apply to a shareholder whose overall dividend earnings within an assessment period do not exceed €20,000 or that
has been the beneficial owner of the ADSs in MYT Netherlands for at least one uninterrupted year upon receipt of the dividends. In addition
to the aforementioned restrictions, in particular, pursuant to a decree published by the German Federal Ministry of Finance dated July 9,
2021 (BMF, Schreiben vom 9.7.2021—IV C 1-S 2252/19/10035:014, DOK 2021/0726914), as amended, the withholding tax credit
may also be denied as an anti-abuse measure.
To the extent the amount withheld exceeds the
income tax liability, the withholding tax will be refunded, provided that certain requirements are met (including the aforementioned
requirements), in particular a withholding tax certificate issued under German law is required.
Special rules apply to credit institutions
(Kreditinstitute), financial services institutions (Finanzdienstleistungsinstitute), financial enterprises (Finanzunternehmen),
life insurance and health insurance companies, and pension funds.
With regard to holders in the legal form of a
corporation, dividends and capital gains are in general 95% tax exempt from corporate income tax (including solidarity surcharge), however
with respect to dividends inter alia only, if the shareholder held at least 10% of the registered share capital of MYT Netherlands at
the beginning of the calendar year. The remaining 5% is treated as non-deductible business expense and, as such, is subject to corporate
income tax (including solidarity surcharge). The acquisition of a participation of at least 10% in the course of a calendar year is deemed
to have occurred at the beginning of such calendar year for the purpose of this rule. Participations in the share capital of MYT Netherlands
held through a partnership, including co-entrepreneurships, are attributable to the respective shareholders only on a pro rata basis
at the ratio of their entitlement to the profits of the relevant partnership. Moreover, actual business expenses incurred to generate
the dividends or capital gains may be deducted.
However, the amount of any dividends after deducting
business expenses related to the dividends is subject to the trade tax, unless the corporation held at least 15% of MYT Netherlands’
registered share capital at the beginning of the relevant tax assessment period. In the latter case, the aforementioned exemption of
95% of the dividend income also applies for trade tax purposes. Losses from the sale of ADSs are generally not tax deductible for corporate
income tax and trade tax purposes.
With regard to individuals holding ADSs as business
assets, 60% of dividends and capital gains are taxed at the individual’s personal income tax rate (plus 5.5% solidarity surcharge
thereon). Correspondingly, only 60% of business expenses related to the dividends and capital gains as well as losses from the sale of
ADSs are principally deductible for income tax purposes.
If a shareholder is a partnership, the personal
income tax or corporate income tax, as the case may be, and the solidarity surcharge are levied at the level of each partner rather than
at the level of the partnership. The taxation of each partner depends upon whether the partner is a corporation or an individual.
In addition, if the shares are held as business
assets of a domestic permanent establishment of an actual or presumed commercial partnership, the full amount of dividend income is generally
also subject to trade tax at the level of the partnership. In the case of partners who are individuals, the trade tax that the partnership
pays on the relevant partner’s portion of the partnership’s income is generally credited as a lump sum—fully or in
part against the individual’s personal income tax liability, depending on the tax rate imposed by the local municipality and certain
individual tax-relevant circumstances of such shareholder. If the partnership held at least 15% of the Company’s registered share
capital at the beginning of the relevant tax assessment period, the dividends (after deduction of business expenses economically related
thereto) should generally not be subject to trade tax. In this case, trade tax should, however, be levied on 5% of the dividends to the
extent they are attributable to the profit share of such corporate partners to whom at least 10% of the shares in the Company are attributable
on a look-through basis, since this portion of the dividends should be deemed to be non-deductible business expenses. The remaining portion
of the dividend income attributable to partners other than such specific corporate partners (which includes individual partners and should,
according to a literal reading of the law, also include corporate partners to whom, on a look-through basis, only portfolio participations
are attributable) should not be subject to trade tax. Capital gains from the ADSs are subject to trade tax at the level of the partnership
generally, (i) at 60% as far as they are attributable to the profit share of an individual as the partner of the partnership, and,
(ii) at 5% as far as they are attributable to the profit share of a corporation as the partner of the partnership.
Abolishment of Solidarity Surcharge
The
solidarity surcharge was partially abolished as of the assessment period 2021 for certain taxpayers.
It is, however, currently not envisaged to abolish the solidarity surcharge with respect to withholding taxes on dividends or
interest. In case the individual income tax burden for an individual holder is lower than 25%, the holder may apply for his/her capital
investment income to be assessed at his/her personal income tax rate, in which case solidarity surcharge could be refunded.
German Inheritance and Gift
Tax (Erbschaft- und Schenkungsteuer)
The transfer of ADSs to another person by inheritance
or gift should be generally subject to German inheritance and gift tax only if:
| (1) | the decedent or donor or heir, beneficiary
or other transferee maintained his or her domicile or a usual residence in Germany or had
its place of management or registered office in Germany at the time of the transfer, or is
a German citizen who has spent no more than five consecutive years outside of Germany
without maintaining a domicile in Germany or is a German citizen who serves for a German
entity established under public law and is remunerated for his or her service from German
public funds (including family members who form part of such person’s household, if
they are German citizens) and is only subject to estate or inheritance tax in his or her
country of domicile or usual residence with respect to assets located in such country (special
rules apply to certain former German citizens who neither maintain a domicile nor have
their usual residence in Germany); |
| (2) | at the time of the transfer, the ADSs
are held by the decedent or donor as business assets forming part of a permanent establishment
in Germany or for which a permanent representative in Germany has been appointed; or |
| (3) | the ADSs subject to such transfer form
part of a portfolio that represents at the time of the transfer 10% or more of the registered
share capital of MYT Netherlands and that has been held directly or indirectly by the decedent
or donor, either alone or together with related persons. |
The
Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America for the avoidance of double taxation with respect
to taxes on inheritances and gifts as of December 21, 2000 (Abkommen zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und den Vereinigten
Staaten von Amerika zur Vermeidung der Doppelbesteuerung auf dem Gebiet der Nachlass-, Erbschaft- und Schenkungssteuern in der Fassung
vom 21. Dezember 2000) (the “United States-Germany Inheritance and Gifts Tax Treaty”), provides that the
German inheritance tax or gift tax can, with certain restrictions, only be levied in the cases of (1) and (2) above. Special
provisions apply to certain German citizens living outside of Germany and former German citizens.
Other Taxes
No German transfer tax, value-added tax, stamp
duty or similar taxes are assessed on the purchase, sale or other transfer of ADSs. Provided that certain requirements are met, an entrepreneur
may, however, opt for the payment of value-added tax on transactions that are otherwise tax-exempt. Net wealth tax (Vermögensteuer)
is currently not imposed in Germany. Certain member states of the European Union (including Germany) are considering introducing a financial
transaction tax (Finanztransaktionssteuer) which, if and when introduced, may also be applicable on sales and/or transfer of ADSs.
Netherlands Tax Considerations
General
The following is a summary of material Netherlands
tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposal of our ADSs. This summary does not purport to describe all possible tax considerations
or consequences that may be relevant to all categories of investors, some of which may be subject to special treatment under applicable
law (such as trusts or other similar arrangements), and in view of its general nature, it should be treated with corresponding caution.
Holders should consult with their tax advisors
with regard to the tax consequences of investing in the ADSs in their particular circumstances. The discussion below is included for
general information purposes only. In general, for Dutch tax purposes, beneficial owners of ADSs should be treated as the beneficial
owners of the capital of MYT Netherlands represented by such ADSs.
Please note that this summary does not describe
the tax considerations for:
| (1) | holders of ADSs, if such holders, and
in the case of individuals, his/her partner or certain of their relatives by blood or marriage
in the direct line (including foster children), have a substantial interest or deemed substantial
interest in us under the Netherlands Income Tax Act 2001 (Wet inkomstenbelasting 2001).
A holder of securities in a company is considered to hold a substantial interest in such
company if such holder alone or, in the case of individuals, together with his/her partner
(statutorily defined term), directly or indirectly holds (i) an interest of 5% or more
of the total issued and outstanding capital of that company or of 5% or more of the issued
and outstanding capital of a certain class of shares of that company; (ii) rights to
acquire, directly or indirectly, such interest; or (iii) certain profit sharing rights
in that company that relate to 5% or more of the company’s annual profits and/or to
5% or more of the company’s liquidation proceeds. A deemed substantial interest may
arise if a substantial interest (or part thereof) in a company has been disposed of, or is
deemed to have been disposed of, on a non-recognition basis; |
| (2) | a holder of an ADS that is not an individual
for which its shareholdings qualify or qualified as a participation for purposes of the Netherlands
Corporate Income Tax Act 1969 (Wet op de vennootschapsbelasting 1969). A taxpayer’s
shareholding of 5% or more in a company’s nominal paid-up share capital generally qualifies
as a participation. A holder may also have a participation if such holder does not have a
5% shareholding but a related entity (statutorily defined term) has a participation or if
the company in which the shares are held is a related entity (statutorily defined term); |
| (3) | holders of ADSs who are individuals
for whom the ADSs or any benefit derived from the ADSs are a remuneration or deemed to be
a remuneration for (employment) activities performed by such holders or certain individuals
related to such holders (as defined in the Netherlands Income Tax Act 2001); and |
| (4) | pension funds, investment institutions
(fiscale beleggingsinstellingen), exempt investment institutions (vrijgestelde
beleggingsinstellingen) and other entities that are, in whole or in part, not subject
to or exempt from corporate income tax in the Netherlands. |
Except as otherwise indicated, this summary only
addresses Netherlands national tax legislation and published regulations, whereby the Netherlands and Netherlands law means the part
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in Europe and its law respectively, as in effect on the date hereof and as interpreted in published
case law until this date as available in printed form, without prejudice to any amendment introduced (or to become effective) at a later
date and/or implemented with or without retroactive effect. The applicable tax laws or interpretations thereof may change, or the relevant
facts and circumstances may change, and such changes may affect the contents of this section, which will not be updated to reflect any
such changes.
Dividend withholding tax
MYT Netherlands is required to withhold Dutch
dividend withholding tax at a rate of 15% from dividends distributed by it (which withholding tax will not be borne by MYT Netherlands,
but will be withheld by MYT Netherlands from the gross dividends paid). However, as long as it continues to have its place of effective
management in Germany, and not in the Netherlands, under the Convention between Germany and the Netherlands for the avoidance of double
taxation with respect to taxes on income of 2012, MYT Netherlands should be considered to be exclusively tax resident in Germany and
should not be required to withhold Dutch dividend withholding tax. The exemption from Dutch dividend withholding tax under the Convention
does not apply to dividends distributed to a holder who is resident or deemed to be resident in the Netherlands for Dutch income tax
purposes or Dutch corporate income tax purposes or to holders of ADSs that neither resident nor deemed to be resident of the Netherlands
if the ADSs are attributable to a Netherlands permanent establishment of such non-resident holder. The application of the Convention
will change once the Protocol to amend the Convention dated March 24, 2021 enters into effect and becomes applicable. The Protocol
to amend the Convention dated 24 March 2021 will enter into effect on 1 January 2023. For MYT Netherlands, the Protocol to
amend the Convention dated 24 March 2021 will for the Netherlands apply for the fiscal year starting on 1 July 2023, i.e.,
the first fiscal year following 1 January 2023. Following this change, the Dutch tax authorities could take the position that the
exemption from Dutch dividend withholding tax for non-Dutch resident ADS holders under the Convention should be denied pursuant to the
principal purpose test of the Protocol to amend the Convention. MYT Netherlands believes that it has strong arguments that the benefits
of the Convention cannot be denied under the principal purpose test of the Protocol to amend the Convention. This determination, however,
depends on the relevant facts and circumstances, so there can be no assurance that a court will upheld MYT Netherlands' position, if
it is challenged.
Dividends distributed by MYT Netherlands to individuals
and corporate legal entities who are resident or deemed to be resident in the Netherlands for Netherlands tax purposes (“Netherlands
Resident Individuals” and “Netherlands Resident Entities” as the case may be) or to holders of ADSs that are neither
resident nor deemed to be resident of the Netherlands if the ADSs are attributable to a Netherlands permanent establishment of such non-resident
holder are subject to Netherlands dividend withholding tax at a rate of 15%. The expression “dividends distributed” includes,
among other things:
| · | distributions
in cash or in kind, deemed and constructive distributions and repayments of paid-in capital
not recognized for Netherlands dividend withholding tax purposes; |
| · | liquidation
proceeds, proceeds of redemption of ordinary shares, or proceeds of the repurchase of ordinary
shares by MYT Netherlands or one of its subsidiaries or other affiliated entities to the
extent such proceeds exceed the average paid-in capital of those ordinary shares as recognized
for purposes of Netherlands dividend withholding tax, unless, in case of a repurchase, a
particular statutory exemption applies; |
| · | an
amount equal to the par value of ordinary shares issued or an increase of the par value of
ordinary shares, to the extent that it does not appear that a contribution, recognized for
purposes of Netherlands dividend withholding tax, has been made or will be made; and |
| · | partial
repayment of the paid-in capital, recognized for purposes of Netherlands dividend withholding
tax, if and to the extent that MYT Netherlands has net profits (zuivere winst), unless
the holders of ordinary shares have resolved in advance at a general meeting to make such
repayment and the par value of the ordinary shares concerned has been reduced by an equal
amount by way of an amendment of our articles of association. |
Netherlands Resident Individuals and Netherlands
Resident Entities can generally credit the Netherlands dividend withholding tax against their income tax or corporate income tax liability.
The same applies to holders of ADSs that are neither resident nor deemed to be resident of the Netherlands if the ADSs are attributable
to a Netherlands permanent establishment of such non-resident holder.
Pursuant to legislation to counteract “dividend
stripping,” a reduction, exemption, credit or refund of Netherlands dividend withholding tax is denied if the recipient of the
dividend is not the beneficial owner as described in the Netherlands Dividend Withholding Tax Act 1965. This legislation targets situations
in which a shareholder retains its economic interest in shares but reduces the withholding tax costs on dividends by a transaction with
another party. It is not required for these rules to apply that the recipient of the dividends is aware that a dividend stripping
transaction took place.
Taxes on income and capital
gains
Netherlands Resident Individuals
If a holder of ADSs is a Netherlands Resident
Individual, any benefit derived or deemed to be derived from the ADSs is taxable at the progressive income tax rates (with a maximum
of 49.5%, rate for 2023 and 2023), if:
| (a) | the ADSs are attributable to an enterprise
from which the Netherlands Resident Individual derives a share of the profit, whether as
an entrepreneur or as a person who has a co-entitlement to the net worth (medegerechtigd
tot het vermogen) of such enterprise, without being an entrepreneur or a shareholder
in such enterprise, as defined in the Netherlands Income Tax Act 2001; or |
| (b) | the holder of the ADSs is considered
to perform activities with respect to the ADSs shares that go beyond ordinary asset management
(normaal, actief vermogensbeheer) or derives benefits from the ADSs that are taxable
as benefits from other activities (resultaat uit overige werkzaamheden). |
If the above-mentioned conditions (a) and
(b) do not apply to the individual holder of ADSs, the ADSs are recognized as investment assets and included as such in such holder’s
net investment asset base (rendementsgrondslag). In 2023, such holder will in principle be taxed annually on a deemed income that
is calculated based on a variable return between 1.818% and 5.53% (depending upon the amount of such holder’s net investment assets
for the year) of his or her net investment assets for the year at an income tax rate of 31%. For 2023, the deemed income is calculated
based on a return of 6.17%, on assets other than bank savings and cash. The 6.17% is a preliminary rate, a final rate will be determined
by the Dutch government in early 2024. The 2023 income tax rate is 32%. The net investment assets for the year are the fair market value
of the investment assets less the allowable liabilities on January 1 of the relevant calendar year. A tax free allowance may be
available. Actual benefits derived from the ADSs are as such not subject to Netherlands income tax.
Netherlands Resident
Entities
Any benefit derived or deemed to be derived from
the ADSs held by Netherlands Resident Entities, including any capital gains realized on the disposal thereof, will be subject to Netherlands
corporate income tax at a rate of 25.8% in 2024 and 2023 (a corporate income tax rate of 19% applies with respect to taxable profits
up to €200,000 in 2023 and 25.8% with respect to taxable profits above €200,000 in 2023).
Non-residents of the Netherlands
Holders of ADSs other than Netherlands Resident
Individuals or Netherlands Resident Entities will not be subject to Netherlands taxes on any benefits derived or deemed to be derived
from ADSs shares, provided that:
| (i) | such holder does not have an interest
in an enterprise or a deemed enterprise (statutorily defined term) which, in whole or in
part, is either effectively managed in the Netherlands or is carried out through a permanent
establishment, a deemed permanent establishment or a permanent representative in the Netherlands
and to which enterprise or part of an enterprise the ADSs are attributable; and |
| (ii) | in the event such holder is an individual,
such holder does not carry out any activities in the Netherlands with respect to the ADSs
shares that go beyond ordinary asset management and does not derive benefits from the ADSs
that are taxable as benefits from other activities in the Netherlands. |
Gift and inheritance taxes
Residents of the Netherlands
Gift and inheritance taxes will arise in the
Netherlands with respect to a transfer of the ADSs by way of a gift by, or on the death of, a holder of ADSs who is resident or deemed
to be resident in the Netherlands at the time of the gift or his/her death.
Non-residents of the Netherlands
No Netherlands gift or inheritance taxes will
arise on the transfer of the ADSs by way of gift by, or on the death of, a holder of ADSs who is neither resident nor deemed to be resident
in the Netherlands, unless:
| (i) | in the case of a gift of ADSs by an
individual who at the date of the gift was neither resident nor deemed to be resident in
the Netherlands, such individual dies within 180 days after the date of the gift, while
being resident or deemed to be resident in the Netherlands; or |
| (ii) | the transfer is otherwise construed
as a gift or inheritance made by, or on behalf of, a person who, at the time of the gift
or death, is or is deemed to be resident in the Netherlands. |
For purposes of Netherlands gift and inheritance
taxes, amongst others, a person that holds the Netherlands nationality will be deemed to be resident in the Netherlands if such person
has been resident in the Netherlands at any time during the ten years preceding the date of the gift or his/her death. Additionally,
for purposes of Netherlands gift tax, amongst others, a person not holding the Netherlands nationality will be deemed to be resident
in the Netherlands if such person has been resident in the Netherlands at any time during the twelve months preceding the date of
the gift. Applicable tax treaties may override deemed residency.
Other taxes and duties
No Netherlands value added tax (omzetbelasting)
and no Netherlands registration tax, stamp duty or any other similar documentary tax or duty will be payable by a holder of ADSs on any
payment in consideration for the acquisition, ownership or disposal of the ADSs.
U.S. Taxation
Material U.S. Federal Income
Tax Consideration for U.S. Holders
Subject to the limitations and qualifications
stated herein, this section describes the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders (as defined below) of the ownership
and disposition of ADSs. This summary is not a comprehensive description of all U.S. tax considerations that may be relevant to a particular
person’s decision to acquire ADSs. This summary applies only to U.S. holders that acquired ADSs for cash and hold the ADSs as capital
assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code. This discussion addresses only U.S. federal income taxation and does not
discuss all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of your individual circumstances, including non-U.S., state
or local tax consequences, estate and gift tax consequences, and tax consequences arising under the Medicare contribution tax on net
investment income, or the alternative minimum tax. This summary does not describe all the tax consequences that may be relevant to any
particular investor or to any special class of holder, including:
| · | a
broker or dealer in securities, |
| · | a
trader in securities that elects to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for securities
holdings, |
| · | a
tax-exempt organization or governmental organization, |
| · | a
tax-qualified retirement plan or other tax-deferred account, |
| · | a
bank, insurance company or other financial institution, |
| · | a
real estate investment trust or regulated investment company, |
| · | a
person that actually or constructively owns 10% or more of the combined voting power of our
voting stock or of the total value of our stock, |
| · | a
person that holds ADSs as part of a straddle, hedging, conversion, or other “integrated”
transaction, |
| · | a
person that purchases or sells ADSs as part of a wash sale for tax purposes, |
| · | a
U.S. holder (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. Dollar, |
| · | a
U.S. expatriate or former citizen or long-term resident of the United States, |
| · | persons
that are resident or ordinarily resident in or have a permanent establishment in a jurisdiction
outside the United States, |
| · | a
person who acquired ADSs pursuant to the exercise of any employee stock option or otherwise
as compensation, |
| · | a
corporation that accumulates earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax, |
| · | an
S corporation, partnership or other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership or other
“pass-through” entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and investors therein), |
| · | a
person deemed to sell ADSs under the constructive sale provisions of the Code, and |
| · | a
person subject to special tax accounting rules as a result of any item of gross income
with respect to the ADSs being taken into account in an applicable financial statement. |
This discussion is based on the tax laws of the
United States as in effect on the date of this report, including the Code, and U.S. Treasury regulations in effect or, in some cases,
proposed, as of the date of this offering, the Treaty, as well as judicial and administrative interpretations thereof available on or
before such date. All of the foregoing authorities are subject to change, and any such change could apply retroactively and could affect
the U.S. federal income tax consequences described below. The statements in this summary are not binding on the IRS or any court, and
thus we can provide no assurance that the U.S. federal income tax consequences discussed below will not be challenged by the IRS or will
be sustained by a court if challenged by the IRS. In addition, this discussion is based in part upon the representations of the depositary
in the deposit agreement and the assumption that each obligation in the deposit agreement and any related agreement are being performed
in accordance with its terms. See “Item 12.D - American Depositary Shares” and the form of deposit agreement incorporated
by reference as Exhibit 2.1 to this report.
If an entity or arrangement that is treated as
a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds the ADSs, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner will generally
depend on the status of the partner and the tax treatment of the partnership. Partnerships holding the ADSs and partners in such a partnership
should consult their tax advisors with regard to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of an investment in the ADSs.
As used herein, the term “U.S. holder”
means a beneficial owner of ADSs that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is or is treated as:
| · | a
citizen or resident of the United States, |
| · | a
corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof
or the District of Columbia, |
| · | an
estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source, or |
| · | a
trust that (1) is subject to the supervision of a court within the United States and
the control of one or more U.S. persons or (2) has a valid election in effect under
applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. |
In general, and taking into account the foregoing
assumptions, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a holder of ADSs will be treated as the owner of the shares represented by those ADSs.
Exchanges of shares for ADSs, and ADSs for shares, generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax.
You should consult your tax advisor regarding
the U.S. federal, state and local tax consequences of owning and disposing of shares and ADSs in your particular circumstances.
Tax Status of MYT Netherlands
for U.S. Federal Tax Purposes
For U.S. federal tax purposes, a corporation
is generally considered to be a foreign corporation if it is organized or incorporated outside of the United States. Because MYT Netherlands
is incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, it would be classified as a foreign corporation under these rules. Section 7874
of the Code provides an exception to this general rule under which a foreign incorporated entity may, in certain circumstances,
be classified as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes.
Under Section 7874, a corporation created
or organized outside the U.S. (i.e., a foreign corporation) will nevertheless be treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes
if (i) the foreign corporation directly or indirectly acquires substantially all of the properties held directly or indirectly by
a U.S. corporation (the “Substantially All Test”), (ii) the former shareholders of the U.S. corporation from which the
assets are acquired hold at least 80% (by either vote or value) of the shares of the foreign acquiring corporation after the acquisition
by reason of holding shares in the U.S. corporation from which the assets are acquired (the “Ownership Test”), and (iii) the
foreign corporation’s “expanded affiliated group” does not have substantial business activities in the foreign corporation’s
country of organization or incorporation relative to such expanded affiliated group’s worldwide activities. If all of the aforementioned
requirements are not satisfied, but would be satisfied if 80% was substituted for 60% in the Ownership Test, the foreign corporation
is respected as a foreign corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes but limitations under Section 7874 can apply (the “Additional
Limitations”).
In July 2019, MYT Netherlands was a party
to an internal “foreign-to-foreign” Section 368(a)(1)(F) reorganization (the “F Reorganization”), and
notwithstanding the fact that its operating assets were both non-U.S. and already owned through a foreign corporation prior to the F
Reorganization, the IRS could assert that the Substantially All Test was satisfied. Even if such an assertion were to be successful,
however, we do not believe that such F Reorganization caused MYT Netherlands (or any of its affiliates) to be treated as a U.S. corporation
for U.S. tax purposes under Section 7874 (or that the Additional Limitations thereunder are applicable) because, among other things,
the Ownership Test should not be satisfied. However, the law and Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 7874 are complex
and unclear in many regards, and there is limited guidance regarding the application of Section 7874. Moreover, the IRS could assert
that subsequent transactions that resulted in ownership changes should be considered part of the F Reorganization and that Section 7874
applies to the combined transactions. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge its status as a foreign
corporation or that such challenge would not be sustained by a court. If the IRS were to successfully challenge such status under Section 7874,
MYT Netherlands and its affiliates could be subject to substantial additional U.S. federal income tax liability, and the U.S. federal
tax consequences to the holders of the ADSs would be materially different than set forth herein. The remainder of this discussion assumes
that MYT Netherlands will be respected as a foreign corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes under Section 7874.
Dividends and Other Distributions
on ADSs
Subject to the discussion below under “—Passive
Foreign Investment Company Rules,” under the U.S. federal income tax laws, if you are a U.S. holder, the gross amount of any
distribution we pay out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes), other
than certain pro-rata distributions of ADSs, will be treated as a dividend that is subject to U.S. federal income taxation. Distributions
in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the U.S.
holders’ basis in the ADSs and any additional amounts thereafter will be treated as capital gain from the sale or exchange of the
ADSs (see “—Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of ADSs” below). MYT Netherlands may not maintain calculations
of its earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles and, in such case, a U.S. Holder should expect that any distribution
will generally be reported as a dividend even if that distribution would otherwise be treated as a non-taxable return of capital or as
capital gain under the rules described above. The depositary will be in constructive receipt of the dividend when the dividend is
made unqualifiedly subject to the demand of the depositary. Dividends generally will not be eligible for the “dividends received
deduction” allowed to U.S. corporations with respect to dividends received from other corporations.
Dividends received by noncorporate U.S. holders
(including individuals) generally will be “qualified dividend income,” which is taxed at the lower rates applicable to long
term capital gains, provided that (1) (i) ADSs are readily tradeable on an established securities market in the United States,
or (ii) MYT Netherlands is eligible for the benefits of the Treaty, (2) MYT Netherlands is not a PFIC (as discussed below)
for either the taxable year in which the dividend was paid or the preceding taxable year, (3) the U.S. holder satisfies certain
holding period requirements, and (4) the U.S. holder is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to positions
in substantially similar or related property. MYT Netherlands has listed its ADSs on the NYSE and anticipates that such ADSs will be
readily tradeable on such established securities market. MYT Netherlands also anticipates that it will be eligible for the benefits of
the Treaty. Accordingly, subject to the PFIC discussion below, MYT Netherlands generally expects that dividends it would pay will constitute
qualified dividend income, provided that the U.S. holder satisfies the other requirements for such treatment set forth above. U.S. holders
should consult their tax advisors regarding the availability of the preferential rate for qualified dividend income on dividends paid
with respect to the ADSs.
The amount of any distribution paid in Euros
(or other foreign currency) will be equal to the U.S. Dollar value of the Euros (or other foreign currency) received, translated at the
spot rate of exchange on the date such distribution is includible in the U.S. holder’s income, regardless of whether the payment
is in fact converted into U.S. Dollars at that time. The amount of any distribution of property other than cash will be the U.S. Dollar
fair market value of such property on the date of distribution.
Certain
distributions on the ADSs may be subject to German withholding tax, as discussed in “—German Taxation” above
and the risk factor “If MYT Netherlands pays dividends, it may need to withhold tax on such dividends payable to holders of
its ADSs in both Germany and the Netherlands.” above. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, U.S. holders will be treated as
having received the amount of any German taxes withheld with respect to any such distribution and, as a result, the amount of dividend
income a U.S. holder is required to include in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes with respect to a payment of dividends
may be greater than the amount of cash actually received (or receivable) by such U.S. holder with respect to the payment. Subject to
certain limitations (some of which vary depending upon the U.S. holder’s circumstances), any such German tax withheld and paid
over to Germany will generally be creditable or deductible against your U.S. federal income tax liability. However, under recently
finalized U.S. Treasury regulations, it is possible that such withholding tax will not be creditable unless the U.S. holder is eligible
to claim the benefits of the Treaty and elects to apply the Treaty. Special rules also apply in determining the foreign tax credit
limitation with respect to dividends that are subject to the preferential tax rates. To the extent a reduction or refund of the tax withheld
is available to you under German law or under the Treaty, the amount of tax withheld that could have been reduced or that is refundable
will not be eligible for credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability. See “—German Taxation—German Taxation
of Holders of ADSs—Withholding Tax Refund for U.S. Treaty Beneficiaries,” above, for the procedures for obtaining a tax
refund in Germany. The rules governing the treatment of foreign taxes and foreign tax credits for U.S. federal income tax purposes
are complex, and U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors about the impact of these rules in their particular situations.
Dividends will generally be income from sources
outside the United States and will generally be “passive” income for purposes of computing the foreign tax credit allowable
to you. However, if MYT Netherlands is 50% or more owned, by vote or value, by United States persons, then solely for foreign tax credit
purposes, a portion of its dividends allocable to its United States source earnings and profits may be treated as derived from sources
within the United States. This rule does not apply to United States-owned foreign corporations with less than 10% of earnings and
profits attributable to sources within the United States. MYT Netherlands expects to be 50% or more owned, by vote or value, by United
States persons for the current taxable year, and therefore a portion of any dividends MYT Netherlands pays may be treated as derived
from sources within the United States for purposes of these rules subject to the exception. A U.S. holder may not be able to offset
any foreign tax withheld as a credit against U.S. federal income tax imposed on that portion of any dividend that is from sources within
the United States, unless the U.S. holder has income from sources outside the United States in the same foreign tax credit category from
other sources. MYT Netherlands does not intend to provide to any U.S. holders any information that may be necessary to determine the
portion of the dividends (if any) that would be treated as from sources within the United States for any particular year for purposes
of these rules. The rules governing the treatment of foreign taxes and foreign tax credits for U.S. federal income tax purposes
are complex, and U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors about the impact of these rules in their particular situations.
Sale or Other Taxable Disposition
of ADSs
Subject to the discussion below under “—Passive
Foreign Investment Company Rules,” if you are a U.S. holder and you sell or otherwise dispose of your ADSs, you will recognize
capital gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes equal to the difference between the U.S. Dollar amount that you realize and
your tax basis in your ADSs. A U.S. holder’s tax basis in the ADSs generally will equal the U.S. Dollar cost of such ADSs. Any
such gain or loss generally will be treated as long term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holder’s holding period in the ADSs exceeds
one year. Generally, for U.S. holders who are individuals (as well as certain trusts and estates), long-term capital gains are subject
to U.S. federal income tax at preferential rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to significant limitations. Any such
gain or loss will generally be income or loss from sources within the United States for foreign tax credit limitation purposes.
Passive Foreign Investment Company
Rules
MYT Netherlands will be classified as a PFIC
for U.S. federal income tax purposes in any taxable year in which, after applying certain look-through rules, either: (1) at least
75% of its gross income is “passive income” for purposes of the PFIC rules or (2) at least 50% of the value of
its assets (generally determined on the basis of a quarterly average) is attributable to assets that produce “passive income”
or are held for the production of passive income. Subject to various exceptions, passive income for this purpose generally includes,
among other things, dividends, interest, royalties, rents and gains from commodities and securities transactions and from the sale or
exchange of property that gives rise to passive income. In determining whether MYT Netherlands is a PFIC, it will be treated as owning
its proportionate share of the assets, and earning its proportionate share of the income, of any other corporation in which it owns,
directly or indirectly, 25% or more (by value) of the stock.
Under the PFIC rules, if MYT Netherlands were
considered a PFIC at any time that a U.S. holder holds ADSs, MYT Netherlands would continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years
during which such U.S. holder holds ADSs unless (1) MYT Netherlands ceases to be a PFIC and (2) the U.S. holder has made a
mark-to-market election under the PFIC rules, the U.S. holder has made a QEF Election (as discussed below) for the first taxable year
of the U.S. holder’s holding period during which MYT Netherlands is a PFIC, or the U.S. holder has made a QEF Election for a later
taxable year and has also made a “purging” election to recognize gain (which will be taxed under the rules applicable
to “excess distributions” described below) as if the ADSs were sold for their fair market value on the day the QEF Election
is effective.
Based on the expected market price of MYT Netherlands’
ADSs and the composition of MYT Netherlands’ income, assets and operations, MYT Netherlands does not expect to be treated as a
PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for the current taxable year or in the foreseeable future. However, the determination of PFIC
status is based on an annual determination that must be made at the close of each taxable year, involves extensive factual investigation,
including ascertaining the applicable value of all of MYT Netherlands’ assets on a quarterly basis and the character of each item
of income that it earns, and is subject to uncertainty in several respects. Therefore, there can be no assurance that MYT Netherlands
will not be classified as a PFIC for the current taxable year or for any future taxable year or that the IRS will not take a contrary
position.
If MYT Netherlands were considered a PFIC at
any time that a U.S. holder holds ADSs (assuming such U.S. holder has not made a timely mark-to-market election, as described below),
any gain recognized by the U.S. holder on a sale or other disposition (including certain pledges) of the ADSs, as well as the amount
of any “excess distribution” (defined below) received by the U.S. holder, would be allocated ratably over the U.S. holder’s
holding period for the ADSs. The amounts allocated to the taxable year of the sale or other disposition (or the taxable year of receipt,
in the case of an excess distribution) and to any year before we became a PFIC would be taxed as ordinary income. The amount allocated
to each other taxable year would be subject to tax (without reduction for losses) at the highest rate in effect for individuals or corporations,
as appropriate, for that taxable year, and an interest charge would be imposed on the amount allocated to that taxable year. For purposes
of these rules, “excess distributions” for a taxable year are the amount by which any distributions received by a U.S. holder
on ADSs in that taxable year exceeds 125% of the average of the annual distributions on the ADSs received during the preceding three-years
or the U.S. holder’s holding period, whichever is shorter.
A U.S. holder can avoid certain of the adverse
rules described above by making a mark-to-market election with respect to its ADSs, provided that the ADSs are “marketable.”
The ADSs are marketable if they are “regularly traded” on a “qualified exchange” or other market within the meaning
of applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. MYT Netherlands believes that the ADSs are generally “regularly traded” on a “qualified
exchange” for this purpose and therefore, in any year in which the ADSs are regularly traded, the mark-to-market election may be
available to a holder of ADSs if MYT Netherlands becomes a PFIC. If a U.S. holder makes the mark-to-market election, it generally will
recognize as ordinary income any excess of the fair market value of the ADSs at the end of each taxable year over their adjusted tax
basis, and will recognize an ordinary loss in respect of any excess of the adjusted tax basis of the ADSs over their fair market value
at the end of the taxable year (but only to the extent of the net amount of income previously included as a result of the mark-to-market
election). If a U.S. holder makes the election, the holder’s tax basis in the ADSs will be adjusted to reflect the income or loss
amounts recognized. Any gain recognized on the sale or other disposition of ADSs in a year when MYT Netherlands is a PFIC will be treated
as ordinary income and any loss will be treated as an ordinary loss (but only to the extent of the net amount of income previously included
as a result of the mark-to-market election).
In addition, a U.S. holder that owns stock in
a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes will not be subject to the foregoing rules if the U.S. holder makes a “qualified
electing fund” election (a “QEF Election”) for the first taxable year of the U.S. holder’s holding period during
which we are a PFIC. If a U.S. holder makes such a QEF Election with respect to a PFIC, the U.S. holder will be currently taxable on
its pro rata share of the PFIC’s ordinary earnings and net capital gain (at ordinary income and capital gain rates, respectively)
for each taxable year that the entity is classified as a PFIC (regardless of whether such amounts are distributed to the U.S. holder),
and will not be required to include such amounts in income when actually distributed by the PFIC. If MYT Netherlands determines that
it is a PFIC for any taxable year, it may not provide U.S. holders with the information necessary to make and maintain a valid QEF Election.
Prospective U.S. holders should assume that a QEF Election will not be available.
In addition, if MYT Netherlands were a PFIC or,
with respect to a particular U.S. holder, were treated as a PFIC, (i) for the taxable year in which we paid a dividend or for the
prior taxable year, the preferential dividend rates discussed above in “—Dividends and Other Distributions on ADSs”
with respect to dividends paid to certain non-corporate U.S. holders would not apply and (ii) a U.S. holder will be subject to annual
information reporting requirements.
The U.S. federal income tax rules relating
to PFICs are complex. U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors with respect to the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of our
ADSs and the consequences to them of an investment in a PFIC
U.S. Information Reporting and
Backup Withholding
Dividend payments with respect to ADSs and proceeds
from the sale, exchange or redemption of ADSs may be subject to information reporting to the IRS and U.S. backup withholding. Backup
withholding will not apply, however, to a U.S. holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required
certification or is otherwise exempt from backup withholding. U.S. holders who are required to establish their exempt status may be required
to provide such certification on IRS Form W-9. U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S.
information reporting and backup withholding rules.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax.
Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against a U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, and such U.S.
holder may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by timely filing an appropriate claim
for refund with the IRS and furnishing any required information.
Information With Respect to
Foreign Financial Assets
Certain U.S. holders treated as individuals may
be required to report information relating to an interest in ADSs, subject to certain exceptions (including an exception for ADSs held
in accounts maintained by certain U.S. financial institutions). Penalties can apply if U.S. holders fail to satisfy such reporting requirements.
U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the applicability of these requirements to their acquisition and ownership of
ADSs.
THE DISCUSSION ABOVE IS A GENERAL SUMMARY.
IT DOES NOT COVER ALL TAX MATTERS THAT MAY BE IMPORTANT TO YOU. EACH PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISOR ABOUT
THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF AN INVESTMENT IN ADSs UNDER THE INVESTOR’S OWN CIRCUMSTANCES.
5. Corporate Governance
5.1.
General
MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (MYT Netherlands)
is a private company with limited liability under the laws of the Netherlands (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid)
with its corporate seat (statutaire zetel) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and its registered address and principal place of business
at Einsteinring 9, 85609 Aschheim, Germany. MYT Netherlands is subject to Dutch corporate law, subject to the Dutch Corporate Governance
Code (Jaarboek ext verslaggeving 41043), its articles of association (statuten) and the rules of procedure (reglementen)
for the Management Board (bestuur) and Supervisory Board (raad van commissarissen). Since September 7, 2020, MYT Netherlands
has its place of effective management in Germany. MYT Netherlands has a two-tiered board structure consisting of a Management Board and
a Supervisory Board. The Management Board and the Supervisory Board are entirely separate corporate bodies, and, as a rule, no individual
will simultaneously be a member of both boards. The below summary describes our corporate governance.
5.2 Management Board
The Management Board is responsible for the day-to-day
management of the business in accordance with applicable laws, the articles of association of MYT Netherlands and the Management Board’s
rules of procedure. In this role, the Management Board follows defined company princinples geared towards our long-term value creation.
With that, the Management Board aims to guide the company to take responsibility and takes actions that are in the best interest for
the company. Therefore, it is essential to make things happen to generate an impact and to strive for obtaining the results the Company
wants to achieve.
Pursuant
to article 13 clause 1 of the articles of association, the Management Board consists of one or more members to be determined by the Supervisory
Board. In fulfilling their duties, the members of the Management Board must act in the interest of MYT Netherlands and its related business.
Under the articles of association of MYT Netherlands, members of the Management Board are appointed by the general meeting (algemene
vergadering) upon a binding nomination by the Supervisory Board for a four-year term, with the possibility of re-appointment for
another term of four years. The general meeting and the Supervisory Board are each authorized to suspend or dismiss a member of the Management
Board from office at any time. A resolution of the general meeting to suspend or dismiss a member of the Management Board can
be adopted by a majority of the votes cast, without a quorum being required. The Supervisory Board has established rules regarding
the decision-making process, working methods and specific tasks of the members of the Management Board in accordance with article 16
clause 2 of the articles of association of MYT Netherlands. These rules of procedure for the Management Board are available on the
MYT website. The general meeting appoints the members of the Management Board. At least once annually, the Management Board evaluates
its own functioning as a whole and that of the individual Management Board members.
The following table sets
forth the names and functions of the current members of our Management Board, their ages and their terms as of the date of this Annual
Report:
|
Name | |
Nationality | |
Gender | |
Age | |
Term
Ends | |
Position |
|
|
Michael Kliger | |
German | |
male | |
57 | |
2024 | |
Chief Executive Officer |
|
|
Dr. Martin Beer | |
German | |
male | |
56 | |
2024 | |
Chief Financial Officer |
|
|
Sebastian Dietzmann | |
German | |
male | |
50 | |
2025 | |
Chief Operating Officer |
|
|
Gareth Locke | |
French | |
male | |
49 | |
2025 | |
Chief Growth Officer |
|
The business address of the
members of our Management Board is the same as our business address: Einsteinring 9, 85609 Aschheim/Munich, Germany.
The following is a brief summary of the business
experience of the members of our Management Board:
Michael
Kliger. Mr. Kliger has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Management
Board since September 2020. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of mytheresa.com GmbH, Theresa Warenvertrieb
GmbH and MGG since March 2015. He previously served as VP International at eBay Enterprise from March 2013 to February 2015.
Previously, Mr. Kliger served as Executive Director at Accenture from September 2010 to December 2012. Prior to that,
Mr. Kliger served as Managing Director at First Capital Partners GmbH from September 2007 to September 2010. Prior to
that, Mr. Kliger served as Vertriebsgeschäftsführer at real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH from January 2005 to April 2007.
Prior to that, Mr. Kliger worked at McKinsey & Company from February 1992 to December 2004 serving last as Principal.
Mr. Kliger also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Valora AG from March 2017 until October 2022 and served
as Chair of the Nomination and Compensation Committee. He holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management and a Diploma degree from the
Berlin University of Technology.
Dr. Martin
Beer. Dr. Beer has served as Chief Financial Officer and as a member of our Management Board since
September 2020. Before joining Mytheresa in 2019, Martin Beer spent 14 years in CFO and COO roles in fast growth digital focused
and B2C and B2B e-commerce companies, namely RUBIX, SYNLAB, Weltbild and DBH. Prior to this, he worked at McKinsey & Company
for five years, where he was part of the European Consumer Goods Leadership Team. He holds a Masters degree in Finance and Entrepreneurial
Leadership and a PHD from the European Business School.
Sebastian
Dietzmann. Mr. Dietzmann has served as Chief Operating Officer since November 2020 and as a
member of our Management Board since February 2021. He has served as Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of each of mytheresa.com
GmbH, Theresa Warenvertrieb GmbH and Mytheresa Service GmbH since July 2015. He previously served as Senior Director &
Head of eCommerce Services International at eBay Enterprise from August 2011 to June 2015. Prior to that, he served as Senior
Director Business Management at GSI Commerce from January 2010 to July 2011. Prior that, he served as Vice President of Product
Management and Distribution at product + concept GmbH from March 2005 to March 2008. He holds a Diplom-Kaufmann degree from
the Berlin School of Economics and Law.
Gareth
Locke. Mr. Locke has served as Chief Growth Officer since November 2020 and as member of our
Management Board since February 2021. Mr. Locke has served as Chief Growth Officer of mytheresa.com GmbH since July 2016.
He previously served as Head of Marketing for Zooplus AG from January 2012 until May 2016. Mr. Locke also served as Managing
Director of Zooplus France SARL. Prior to that, he was Associate Partner at Aquarius Consulting GmbH from April 2010 until December 2011.
Prior to that, he served as Manager Corporate Development at PAYBACK GmbH from May 2005 to March 2010, as Project Manager at
Ayming GmbH from January 2003 to May 2005 and as a Consultant at Accenture in London from September 1999 to November 2002.
Mr. Locke holds a Graduate business degree from the Burgundy School of Business and an MA in Economics and Finance from Leeds
University Business School.
Changes to our Management Board in fiscal
year 2024
Isabel May Chief Customer Experience Officer
and member of our Management Board since February 2021 stepped down as member of our Management Board in March 2024.
5.3 Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board supervises the Management
Board, the Company’s general course of affairs, and its affiliated business. The Supervisory Board is accountable for these matters
to the general meeting. The Supervisory Board also provides advice to the Management Board. According to the articles of association,
the Supervisory Board has a binding nomination right with respect to the appointment of members of the Management Board by the general
meeting. Furthermore, prior approval of the Supervisory Board is required for certain significant matters that will be resolved upon
by the Management Board. These are further set out in the rules of procedure for the Management Board which are available on the
MYT website.
In the fulfilment of their duty, the members
of the Supervisory Board shall act in the interest of MYT Netherlands and its related business. The articles of association provide that
the Supervisory Board consists three or more members; the exact number is determined by the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board
currently consists of seven members. Members of the Supervisory Board are appointed by the general meeting for a four-year term, with
the possibility of re-appointment of another four-year term. So long as MYT Holding directly or indirectly owns 25% or more of the issued
and outstanding share capital of MYT Netherlands, members of the Supervisory Board will be appointed for a maximum period of four years,
provided that, unless a member of the Supervisory Board resigns, dies or is removed earlier or upon his or her appointment a term shorter
than four years has been determined, his or her appointment period shall expire at the closing of the annual general meeting that will
be held in the fourth calendar year after the year of his or her appointment. Members of the Supervisory Board may be reappointed once
more for another four-year period and then subsequently be reappointed again for a period of two years, which reappointment may be extended
by at most two years. In the event of a reappointment after an eight-year period, reasons are given in the Dutch annual report.
From and after the date MYT Holding directly
or indirectly owns less than 25% of the issued and outstanding share capital of MYT Netherlands, MYT Netherlands will be required to
file a declaration confirming such event with the Dutch Trade Register of the Chamber of Commerce and to publish a public announcement
confirming such filing. Effective at the time of filing of such declaration, the terms of the members of the Supervisory Board then in
office will automatically be reduced to expire at the closing of the next annual general meeting, and thereafter the term of all members
of the Supervisory Board will expire each year at the closing of the annual general meeting. The general meeting appoints the members
of the Supervisory Board. A resolution of the general meeting to appoint a member of the Supervisory Board requires a simple majority.
Members of our Supervisory Board may be dismissed at any time during their term of office by a resolution of the general meeting with
a simple majority of the votes cast. In addition, any member of our Supervisory Board may resign at any time by giving written notice
of his or her resignation to the Company. The resignation or dismissal does not require cause.
To ensure that the Supervisory Board can carry
out these functions properly, the Management Board shall timely provide the Supervisory Board with the information necessary for the
performance of the Supervisory Board’s duties. The Management Board is required to keep the Supervisory Board informed and to consult
with the Supervisory Board on all important matters.
The Supervisory Board has determined that certain
matters will require its prior written consent as set forth in the rules of procedure of the Management which are available on the
MYT website.
The following table sets forth the names and
functions of the current members of our Supervisory Board, their ages, their terms as of (which expire on the date of the relevant year’s
general meeting of shareholders) and their principal occupations outside of our Company:
Name | |
Gender | |
Age | |
Term
Expires | |
Principal Occupation |
Nora Aufreiter* | |
female | |
64 | |
2025 | |
Director, The Bank of Nova Scotia and The Kroger Company |
David B. Kaplan | |
male | |
56 | |
2024 | |
Co-Founder, Director, Partner of Ares Management Corporation Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ares Acquisition Corporation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and member of the President's Advisory Group of the University of Michigan |
Marjorie Lao* | |
female | |
50 | |
2024 | |
Director, Logitech SA, Monde Nissin UK Ltd and Sitecore Holding II A/S and on the Board of Commissioners of GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Group (Indonesia) |
Cesare Ruggiero | |
male | |
47 | |
2024 | |
Managing Director, CPPIB, member of the Board of Informatica Inc. and of Ports of America |
Susan Gail Saideman* | |
female | |
62 | |
2024 | |
Director, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. and serves on the advisory board of Endeavor.org |
Michaela Tod* | |
female | |
54 | |
2024 | |
Director, a member of the Supervisory board of Robert Walters PLC. She served as an independent board member at Chiaro Technology ltd since November 2022 and stepped into the role of CEO in July 2023 |
Sascha Zahnd* | |
male | |
49 | |
2024 | |
Director, member of the Board and Audit Committee of Logitech and independent board member and member of the strategy committee of Valeo in France. |
| * | Independent Directors for purposes of the Dutch Corporate Governance
Code |
The following is a brief summary of the prior
business experience of the members of our Supervisory Board:
Nora
Aufreiter. Ms. Aufreiter was appointed as member and chairperson of our Supervisory Board
effective 1 July 2021. She currently serves on the Audit Committee and the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee. She
is a former director and senior partner of McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. Throughout her 27 year career
at McKinsey, Ms. Aufreiter held multiple leadership roles including Managing Director of McKinsey’s Toronto office, leader
of the North American Retail practice, the Digital and Omni Channel service line and was a member of the firm’s global personnel
committees. She has worked extensively in the U.S., Canada and internationally serving her clients in consumer facing industries including
major retailers, financial institutions and other consumer-facing companies. Before joining McKinsey, Ms. Aufreiter spent three
years in financial services working in corporate finance and investment banking. She is a member of the Board of Directors of The Bank
of Nova Scotia where she is chair of the compensation committee and is a member of the risk committee. She is also a
member of the Board of Directors of The Kroger Company where she is chair of the public responsibilities committee and a member of the finance committee.
In addition, Ms. Aufreiter is on the board of a privately held company, Cadillac Fairview Property Trust, a subsidiary of Ontario
Teachers’ Pension Plan. Ms. Aufreiter also serves on the boards of Unity Health Toronto, and is a member of the Dean’s
Advisory Board for the Ivey Business School in London, Ontario, Canada. Ms. Aufreiter holds a B.A. (Honours) in business administration
from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. In June, 2018, Ms. Aufreiter
was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws at The University of Western Ontario.
David
B. Kaplan. Mr. Kaplan is a Co-Founder, Director and Partner of Ares Management Corporation. He is
a member of the Ares Executive Management Committee and serves on several Ares Investment Committees including, among others, the Ares
Corporate Opportunities and Ares Special Opportunities Investment Committees. Additionally, Mr. Kaplan is the Co-Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Ares Acquisitions Corporation II . Mr. Kaplan joined Ares in 2003 from Shelter Capital Partners, LLC, where
he was a Senior Principal from June 2000 to April 2003. From 1991 through 2000, Mr. Kaplan was a Senior Partner of Apollo
Management, L.P. and its affiliates. Prior to Apollo, Mr. Kaplan was a member of the Investment Banking Department at Donaldson,
Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. Mr. Kaplan currently serves on the supervisory board of directors of MYT Netherlands
Parent B.V., the parent entity of Mytheresa GmbH. Mr. Kaplan also serves as a member of the board of directors of X-Energy Reactor
Company, LLC and as the Chairman of the board of directors of the parent entity of Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants. Mr. Kaplan's
previous public company board experience includes Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Maidenform Brands, Inc., where he
served as the company's Chairman, GNC Holdings, Inc., Dominick's Supermarkets, Inc., Stream Global Services, Inc., Orchard
Supply Hardware Stores Corporation, Smart & Final, Inc. and Allied Waste Industries Inc. Mr. Kaplan also currently
serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and on the President's Advisory Group of the University
of Michigan. Mr. Kaplan graduated with High Distinction, Beta Gamma Sigma, from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree, concentrating in Finance.
Marjorie
Lao. Marjorie Lao (1974) was appointed to our Supervisory Board in November 2020, and currently serves as Vice-Chairperson
of the Board and Chairperson of the Audit Committee. Ms. Lao is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of the LEGO Group, a position she held from February 2017 to March 2020, after serving as Senior Vice President - Finance and
Senior Vice President - Corporate Finance from January 2014 to January 2017. Prior to joining the LEGO Group, Ms. Lao
was the Vice President – Projects at Seadrill Limited during 2013. She served as the Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief
Financial Officer at Tandberg ASA from 2006 to 2010, and as Vice President – Business Development and M&A in 2006. When Tandberg
was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc., Ms. Lao joined Cisco as Senior Director – Finance and Senior Director – Strategy
and Business Analytics from 2010 to 2012. Previously, she held Finance and Strategy managerial positions at McKinsey & Company
and Procter & Gamble Company in Asia. Ms. Lao currently serves on the Board of Directors of Logitech SA, Monde Nissin UK
Ltd, and Sitecore Holding II A/S, and on the Board of Commissioners of GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (Indonesia). She is also a member of the
Harvard Business School European and Global Advisory Boards. Born in the Philippines, Ms. Lao holds a BSc degree in Business Administration
and Accountancy from the University of the Philippines, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She was certified as a public accountant
in the Philippines in 1996.
Cesare
J. Ruggiero. Mr. Ruggiero has served as a member of our Supervisory Board since September 2020
and currently serves on the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee. Mr. Ruggiero is a managing director with CPP
Investments and leads the Portfolio Value Creation group. He works with portfolio companies across private equity, infrastructure
and sustainable energies investments to achieve full value potential. He serves on the Private Equity Investment Committee.
Prior to joining CPP Investments in 2014, Cesare worked at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he advised companies in business strategy
and operational improvement. Prior to BCG, Cesare worked at Capgemini (formerly Cap Gemini Ernst & Young) as the head of the
U.S. M&A practice area and co-led the global M&A practice. Mr. Ruggiero is a member of the Board and the Nomination and
Governance Committee of Informatica Inc. since July 2023. He serves on the board of Ports of America and is member of the Compensation
Committee and Operations Committee since December 2021. Cesare holds an Hons. BA with high distinction in International Relations
from the University of Toronto.
Susan
Gail Saideman. Ms. Saideman was appointed to our Supervisory Board in November 2020 and currently
serves on the Audit Committee and is Chairperson of the Nominations, Governance and Sustainability Committee. Ms. Saideman is the
Chief Executive Officer and founder of Portage Bay Limited which provides consulting and advisory services. Previously, Ms. Saideman
served as the General Manager for Amazon, Inc. (e-commerce) in Seattle from November 2013 to November 2016 and January 2019
to August 2019, and in London as head of Amazon Fashion from November 2016 to December 2018. Prior to joining Amazon,
Ms. Saideman held a series of General Management roles at Mars, Mikasa, Newell Rubbermaid and Campbell Soup. In these roles, she
worked across channels that included retail stores, wholesale and ecommerce as well as geographies that included the United States, Canada,
Europe, China, India, Japan and the Middle East. Ms. Saideman started her career in finance at Chase Manhattan and as a strategy
consultant at Bain & Company before joining PepsiCo where she was promoted through increasingly responsible positions at Pepsi-Cola
North America and KFC. Currently, Ms. Saideman is a board member of Church & Dwight since June 2019 where she is also
on the Audit and Governance, Nominating & Corporate Responsibility Committees. She serves on the advisory board of Endeavor.org.
Previously, she was on the board of PrePac Manufacturing and DevaCurl. She also previously served on the boards of FIRST Washington and
Harvey Mudd College. Ms. Saideman holds an MBA from Harvard business School and a BA from Dartmouth College.
Michaela
Tod. Ms. Tod was appointed to our Supervisory Board in January 2021 and chairs the Compensation
Committee since September 2022. Ms. Tod previously served as the co-Chief Executive Officer of ProSiebenSat1, a German broadcaster.
Prior to this she spent 14 years at Dyson Technology Ltd, a premium electronics firm. At Dyson, she spent extensive time in East Asia
and served as President of the Greater China region. Ms. Tod is also on the board of Robert Walters plc, a global recruitment firm.
She served as an independent board member at Chiaro Technology ltd since November 2022 and stepped into the role of CEO in July 2023.
Ms. Tod holds an M.A. in Business and Economics from Wirtschaftsuniversität Vienna, Austria.
Sascha
Zahnd. Mr. Zahnd was appointed to our Supervisory Board in December 2020 and serves on our
Audit Committee. Mr. Zahnd is the former Vice President Global Supply Chain from 2016 to 2019 and Vice President EMEA at Tesla Inc.
from 2019 until end of 2020, an automotive and clean energy company. Prior to joining Tesla, Mr. Zahnd was the Vice President, Supply &
Procurement at ETA S.A./The Swatch Group, a company designing and manufacturing watches, from 2010 to 2016. From 2001 to 2010, Mr. Zahnd
held a series of management positions at IKEA, a multinational conglomerate in the home furnishing space. Mr. Zahnd serves on the
Board and Audit Committee of Logitech, is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. He also serves as an independent
board member and member of the Strategy Committee of Valeo, a European company listed at Euronext in Paris governed by the laws of France
and Europe. Mr. Zahnd is the former non-executive chairman and a member of the Audit Committee of Valora Holding AG, a Swiss
retail holding company. He also served as president and a member of the Executive and Steering Committees of the Board of digitalswitzerland,
an association and foundation of leading companies, organizations, academia and politics with the goal of establishing Switzerland as
a leading global digital innovation hub.
Mr. Zahnd holds an Executive MBA degree
from IMD Business School in Lausanne and a BA degree in Business Administration from University of Applied Sciences in Basel.
The Supervisory Board has established three committees:
the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominations, Governance and Sustainability Committee. These committees assist
the Supervisory Board in its decision-making and report their findings to the full Supervisory Board, which takes the final decision
in all matters. Their tasks are laid down in the rules for procedure of the Supervisory Board, which is available on MYT Netherland’s
website.
Agreements regarding the Supervisory Board
and the Management Board
No arrangements or understandings exist with
any major shareholder, customer, supplier or other person pursuant to which any member of our supervisory board or management board has
been appointed or elected.orhas or elected
Name of Committee | |
Current Members |
Audit Committee
| |
Marjorie Lao (Chairperson)
Nora Aufreiter
Susan Gail Saideman
Sascha Zahnd |
Compensation Committee
| |
Michaela Tod (Chairperson)
David B. Kaplan
Cesare J. Ruggiero
Nora Aufreiter |
Nominations, Governance and Sustainability Committee
| |
Susan Saideman (Chairperson)
David B. Kaplan
Cesare J. Ruggiero
Nora Aufreiter |
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is comprised of four persons,
one of whom is the chair. The Audit Committee undertakes preparatory work for the Supervisory Board’s decision making regarding
the supervision of the integrity and quality of financial reporting and the effectiveness of the internal risk management and control
systems of MYT Netherlands. As set forth in the Audit Committee charter included in the rules of procedure of the Supervisory Board,
the Audit Committee’s duties and responsibilities to carry out its purpose, include, among others:
| · | monitoring
effectiveness of the internal risk management and control systems of MYT Netherlands; |
| · | monitoring
the accounting process, the effectiveness of the internal control system, the risk management
system and the internal audit system as well as the audit of the financial statements, in
particular regarding the selection and independence of the auditor and the additional services
to be provided by the auditor; |
| · | monitoring
of the Management Board with regard to: (i) the application of information and communication
technology by MYT Netherlands, including risks relating to cyber security and data privacy;
and (ii) the tax policy of the Company. |
| · | recommendations
and proposals to ensure the integrity and quality of the financial reporting process; |
| · | evaluating
the qualification, independence and performance of the independent external auditor; |
| · | reviewing
and discussing with the external auditor and the Management Board the annual audit plan,
including critical accounting policies and practices to be used; |
| · | reviewing
and discussing with the external auditor and the Management Board the adequacy and effectiveness
of the internal accounting controls and critical accounting policies; |
| · | preparation
of the review and discussion with the external auditor and the Management Board the results
of the annual audit and the review of the quarterly unaudited financial statements; |
| · | reviewing
and discussing with the external auditor and the Management Board any quarterly or annual
earnings announcements; |
| · | reviewing
and approving, as appropriate, any related party transactions and reviewing and monitoring,
investigating and addressing potential conflict of interest or other ethical or compliance
situations involving any members of the Management Board or any employee of MYT Netherlands
or any of its subsidiaries on an ongoing basis for compliance with the Code of Conduct; |
| · | overseeing
procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received regarding accounting,
internal accounting controls or auditing matters; |
| · | reviewing
and evaluating the performance of the Audit Committee and its members; and |
| · | preparation
of the Supervisory Board’s resolution on the consolidated and unconsolidated financial
statements. The Audit Committee will meet as often as required for a proper functioning of
the Audit Committee, but in any event at least four times a year and additionally whenever
one or more members have requested a meeting. The Audit Committee will in any event meet
before the publication of the annual results. |
Compensation Committee
Our Compensation Committee is comprised of four
persons, one of whom is the chair. As set forth in the charter of the Compensation Committee included in the rules of procedure
of the Supervisory Board, the committee’s duties and responsibilities to carry out its purpose include, among others:
| · | making
recommendations regarding the remuneration policy for both the Management Board and the Supervisory
Board and monitoring its compliance; |
| · | considering
all aspects of compensation and employment terms for the Management Board, making recommendations
to and preparing decisions of the Supervisory Board, discussing the terms of new service
agreements for the members of the Management Board and amendments to existing agreements,
including compensation guidelines, incentive programs, strategy and framework; |
| · | commissioning,
when appropriate, an independent review of the compensation guidelines and the compensation
packages paid to the members of the Management Board, to ensure that the guidelines reflect
the best practices and that the packages remain competitive and in line with market practice; |
| · | presenting
an evaluation of the Management Board’s performance and making a recommendation to
the Supervisory Board regarding the employment terms and compensation of the Management Board; |
| · | assisting
the Supervisory Board in the oversight of regulatory compliance with respect to compensation
matters, including monitoring our system for compliance with the relevant provisions of the
Dutch Corporate Governance Code and the listing rules of any relevant security exchange
upon which ADSs are listed concerning the disclosure of information about compensation for
the Management Board and other senior executives; |
| · | reviewing
and recommending any severance or similar termination payments proposed to be made to any
current or former member of the Management Board; |
| · | administering
the MYT Netherlands’s incentive compensation plans and equity compensation plans; and |
| · | making
recommendations to the Supervisory Board with respect to the incentive compensation plans
and equity-based compensation plans of MYT Netherlands and discussing and determining amendments
to existing plans or the establishment of new management and employee compensation plans. |
Nominations, Governance and Sustainability
Committee
Our Nominations, Governance and Sustainability
Committee is comprised of four persons, one of whom is the chair. As set forth in the charter of the Nominations, Governance and Sustainability
Committee included in the rules of procedure of the Supervisory Board, the committee’s duties and responsibilities to carry
out its purpose include, among others:
| · | keeping
under review the size and composition (including the skills, experience, independence, knowledge,
diversity and length of service) of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board and making
recommendations to the Supervisory Board with regard to any changes that are deemed necessary; |
| · | keeping
under review the talent development senior executives of MYT Netherlands in view of appropriate
succession planning taking into account the balance in the requisite expertise, experience
and diversity; |
| · | preparing
and updating the Supervisory Board profile; |
| · | drafting
the selection criteria and appointment procedures for the recruitment of new managing directors
and supervisory directors taking into account the specific requirements as included in the
Articles of Association of MYT Netherlands; |
| · | making
proposals for appointment and reappointment of suitable Management Board candidates and Supervisory
Board candidates to be presented to the general meeting; |
| · | recommending
supervisory directors to serve on the Committees of the Supervisory Board, giving consideration
to the criteria for service on each committee as set out in the Charter for such committees; |
| · | recommending
supervisory directors to serve as the chairperson of the Committees of the Supervisory Board; |
| · | reviewing
and discussing sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy of
MYT Netherlands; |
| · | overseeing
the corporate governance structure of the MYT Netherlands and developing, recommending to
the Supervisory Board and monitoring compliance with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code
and any other applicable corporate governance policies and regulations; |
| · | if
delegated to it, overseeing the annual evaluation of the Supervisory Board and reporting
on its performance and effectiveness; |
| · | establishing,
monitoring and recommending the purpose, structure and duties of the Committees of the Supervisory
Board, the qualifications and criteria for membership on each Committee of the Supervisory
Board and, as circumstances dictate, making any recommendations regarding periodic rotation
of supervisory directors among the committees; and |
| · | reviewing
and evaluating the performance of the Nominations, Governance and Sustainability Committee
and its members. |
5.3.1. Changes to our Supervisory Board in
fiscal 2024
There have been no changes to the Supervisory
Board in FY 24. At all times, the composition of the Supervisory Board was such that the members were able to act critically and independently
of one another as provided for under best practice provisions 2.1.7 to 2.1.9 of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code.
5.3.2. Activities of and evaluation by the
Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board provides oversight, evaluates
progress and performance, maintains a sound and transparent system of checks and balances and advises the Management Board, when appropriate.
It oversees the steps taken by the Management Board to formulate a sustainability and ESG strategy that is appropriate for MYT Netherlands.
The focus is on long-term sustainable value creation to the best interest of all stakeholders of the company.
In
fiscal year 2024, the Supervisory Board held five meetings. All but three meetings had a (virtual) attendance of 100%, at two meetings
(virtual) attendance was 85%. At the meetings standard items like financial and operational performance, governance and compliance and
risks associated with operations, IR updates and reports from the committees were discussed. The budget for the upcoming year fiscal
year 2024 was approved. The Supervisory Board discussed the company strategy, it received updates on the logistics infrastructure and
on technology and cyber security. The Supervisory Board discussed the Company strategy in February 2024 during an all-day meeting
and the Strategy Plan and the strategy initiatives were approved by the Supervisory Board in February 2024. During fiscal
year 2024, two sustainability updates were presented to the Supervisory Board: one in September 2024 on the achievements of fiscal
year 2023 and to present the progresses and next steps of the ESG framework and the draft of the ESG report, and the second in February 2024
to present the sustainability progress of the first months of the fiscal year.
The Supervisory Board approved an executive officer
incentive compensation recovery policy in November 2023 and an updated version of the Diversity Policy of the Company. In June 2024,
the Supervisory Board approved the short-term incentive plan (“STI”) for fiscal year 2025 and the long-term incentive plan
“LTI”) for 2025- 2027. After each meeting, the Supervisory Board met without management present.
The Audit Committee held four meetings all with
a (virtual) attendance of nearly 100%. At the meetings regular items such as the interim review of the financial results, accounting,
tax, risk management, legal and compliance, data protection and privacy, internal controls (SOX), treasury and insurance were discussed.
In addition, there were in depth discussions about the design and operation of the internal control framework and risk management of
MYT Netherlands, the group policy on risk management, internal audit, cyber security and data protection. The Audit Committee recommended
to re-appoint KPMG as external auditor for the financial years up to and including 2026 and approved services to be provided by KPMG.
The external auditor was present at four meetings. The Audit Committee met twice with the external auditor without management present.
The Audit Committee discussed the Dutch statutory accounts for financial year 2024 in the presence of KPMG, the appointment of the external
auditor and the quarterly financial statements and the earnings announcements. The head of internal audit has direct access to the Audit
Committee and reports periodically to the Audit Committee regarding the activities of the Internal Audit Department’s activities.
The Audit Committee met with the head of internal audit without management present regularly. The Audit Committee approved the focus
areas for fiscal year 2024 in November 2023 and approved the audit plan for fiscal year 2024 in May 2024.
The Compensation Committee met in September,
October and December 2023 and in February and May 2024.At these meetings the Compensation Committee discussed the
short term and long term executive incentive plans and its targets, reviewed the charter of the Compensation Committee and discussed
the remuneration of the members of the management board.
The Nominations, Governance and Sustainability
Committee met in September 2023 and in February and May 2024. At its meetings the Nominations, Governance and Sustainability
Committee discussed the implementation of the diversity and inclusion initiatives and the diversity policy, it reviewed the composition
of the Boards, the succession matrix for the Management Board and it reviewed the skills matrix of the Supervisory Board. During the
year, the Committee received a detailed presentation on the first three tiers of management below the Chief Executive Officer. The ESG
report and the charter of the Nominations, Governance and Sustainability Committee were reviewed. It made proposals for the re-appointment
of members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board.
The
Supervisory Board considers the evaluation of the boards, its committees and its members to be an important aspect of corporate governance.
The Supervisory Board undertakes an annual evaluation of its own effectiveness and performance, of its Committees and individual members
and of the Management Board and its individual members. In May 2024, the evaluation process was conducted internally and
supported by the company secretary. Using questionnaires completed by all directors, the key areas which were explored included: board
composition and functioning, access to and relationship with management, board expertise and dynamics, talent and succession planning,
the Supervisory Board’s key areas of supervision in relation to strategy development, setting and monitoring the Company’s
culture and values, financial performance, market developments, ESG topics, diversity and inclusion and risk and governance. The review
also covered the performance of the Committees and their effectiveness in achieving objectives and fulfilling their terms of reference.
The results of the board evaluation were discussed in the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee and subsequently presented
to the Supervisory Board and the Management Board. The outcome of the evaluation confirmed that the Management Board, the Supervisory
Board and the Committees continue to operate effectively, and that all of our directors continue to demonstrate commitment to their role
In accordance with the Articles of Association,
all members of the Management Board and all members of the Supervisory Board will retire from the boards at the 2024 Annual General Meeting
due to expiration of their terms and will offer themselves for re-appointment. Based on the results of annual evaluation of the boards,
its committees and its members seeking re-appointment at the 2024 Annual General Meeting, the Supervisory Board has accepted a recommendation
from the Nominations, Governance and Sustainability Committee that each of the members of the boards be proposed for re-appointment at
the 2024 Annual General Meeting.
According to Articles of Association, the Supervisory
Board meets as often as its chairperson or at least two members of the Supervisory Board or the Management Board deem necessary. Our
Articles of Association provide that a quorum of the Supervisory Board members is present if at least half of its members entitled to
vote are present or represented during such meeting.
Resolutions of our Supervisory Board are passed
by a simple majority of the votes cast unless otherwise required by law, our Articles of Association or the rules of procedure of
our Supervisory Board. In the event of a tie vote, the proposal is rejected.
5.4 Diversity Policy
At the end of 2022, a law was passed to amend Book 2 of the Dutch
Civil Code in connection with better balancing the ratio of men to women on the Management board and the Supervisory board of large NVs
and large BVs. This law entered into force on 1 January 2023. A Diversity Equity & Inclusion committee was established
at the end of 2020 advising the Management Board on diversity and inclusion matters.
The Company recognizes that a mix of skills,
experience and education is important for the functioning of the Company and its business. The Company recognises the importance of diversity
within the composition of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board. The Company believes that a diverse composition contributes
to balanced decision-making and a proper functioning of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board. In view of this, the Company
has established a diversity policy pursuant to best practice provision 2.1.5 of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code. The Policy applies
to the Management Board and the Supervisory Board. In May 2024, the diversity policy was reviewed and updated. The updated diversity
policy can be found on the Company website.
The current composition of the Management
Board and the Supervisory Board is considered to constitute a good balance between sector knowledge, experience,
education, financial expertise and nationalities. The target set in the diversity policy is to achieve a gender representation
within each of the Management Board and Supervisory Board such that by the end of fiscal year 2026 each of the Management Board and the
Supervisory Board jointly will at least have one third female members with relevant expertise and knowledge of digital, high-growth or
international businesses The composition of the Supervisory Board meets current gender diversity requirements. Our diversity
policy is only applicable to the Supervisory Board and Management board. The Supervisory Board was composed of 57% women by the end of
June 2024 (FY 23: 57%), which allowed us to reach the goal stated in our diversity policy. After the a managing director stepped
down in March 2024, there is currently a vacancy in the Management Board. It is our aim to propose the appointment of a female candidate
for this position at the annual general meeting in November 2024. Until March 2024, the Management Board was composed of 20%
women (FY 23: 20%), which is a little below the 2026 target of our policy. In total, however, we have achieved a 42% share of women in
our two boards (FY 23: 42%). Nevertheless, we have ESG commitments to diversity to cover all employees. The gender composition of the
MB does not yet meet the gender diversity requirements (in comparison to the SVB), but Mytheresa Group is a very diverse company, with
female leadership. This is an import inhouse value and will be respected.
During the fiscal year, 85% of promotions to
leadership positions went to women (FY 23: 82%) and 65 % of external hires for leadership positions went to women (FY 23: 47%). At the
end of FY 24, 62% of the leadership roles were filled by women. This percentage has slightly increased in comparison to the 58% of women
in leadership at the end of FY 23. To engage all our teams in our ambition, a mandatory Diversity, Equity & Inclusion training
of 90 minutes was rolled out in FY 20 to all current employees and is now included in the compulsory trainings for all new starters.
The purpose of this training is to ensure that our teams are aware of issues related to diversity and inclusion, such as unconscious
bias, privilege or racism. In FY 24, more than 600 new employees joined the compulsory Diversity, Equity & Inclusion training.
5.5 General Meeting and Voting Rights
Each ordinary share is entitled to one vote.
Pursuant
to article 36 of the articles of association, general meetings may be held in the district of Munich, Germany or in certain other municipalities
within the Federal Republic of Germany. There is in principle no quorum required for a general meeting. In principle, the adoption of
any resolution by the general meeting requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes permitted to be cast by persons
present and voting at a general meeting at which a quorum is present or, in each case, a unanimous resolution in writing. At least once
a year, a general meeting is held. Pursuant to Dutch law and our articles of association, the convening notice for a general meeting
must be made public at least eight days prior to the meeting by announcement on the MYT website. The agenda and explanatory notes
for the general meeting are published in advance on the website and are available at the depositary agent and at the offices of MYT from
the day of the notice. No resolutions may be adopted on items other than those that have been included in the agenda. Resolutions may
be adopted if not all meeting formalities have been met, subject to the requirements set out in Dutch law, including that all persons
with meeting rights consent to such method of decision-making.
The annual general meeting discusses the annual
report, adopts the annual accounts and votes on the discharge of the members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board from liability
as separate agenda items in the annual general meeting. The annual general meeting was held virtually on October 27, 2023. This
year’s annual general meeting will be held on November 12, 2024.
5.6 Share Capital
Under Dutch law and the MYT Netherlands articles
of association, the general meeting is authorized to issue shares. The general meeting may delegate its powers in this respect to another
corporate body of MYT Netherlands and may revoke such delegation. On September 17, 2020, the general meeting resolved to delegate
the authority to issue shares to the Management Board for a period of five years. The authority to issue shares is unlimited. A share
issue is effective as of the moment of the execution of a notarial deed of issuance of shares before a Dutch notary.
5.7
Corporate Governance Compliance
The
Company acknowledges the importance of good corporate governance and seeks to consistently enhance and improve corporate governance performance,
emphasizing transparency and a sustainable culture of long-term value creation. MYT Netherlands has implemented standards
of corporate governance and disclosure policies applicable to companies listed on the stock exchange in New York. The Management Board
and the Supervisory Board support the principles and provisions of corporate governance contained the Dutch Corporate Governance Code
2023 (the Dutch Code), with due regard for the recommendations of the Monitoring Committee in its annual reports and subject
to certain exceptions as explained below. The Dutch Code contains principles and best practice provisions that regulate relations between
the Management Board, the Supervisory Board and the general meeting. Dutch companies whose shares are listed on a government-recognized
stock exchange, such as the NYSE, are required under Dutch law to disclose in their statutory annual reports, filed in the Netherlands
whether or not they apply the provisions of the Dutch Code and, in the event that they do not apply a certain provision, to explain the
reasons why they have chosen to deviate from such provisions (for example, because of a conflicting NYSE requirement). The Company does
not comply with all best practices of the Dutch Code in order to follow market governance practices pursuant to the NYSE and US securities
laws for companies listed in the United States.
The following recommendations of the Dutch Code
are not fully applied for reasons explained below:
Best practice provision 1.1.3 Report on
the role of the supervisory board in sustainable long term value creation
For purposes of consistency with our US annual
report, the Dutch statutory annual report does not include a separate report of the Supervisory Board. The reporting by the Supervisory
Board is included in the Dutch annual report.
Best
practice provision 1.2.1 Risk assessment and risk appetite, best practice provision 1.2.3 Monitoring of Monitoring
of design and operation of internal risk management and control systems, best practice provision 1.4.3 Statement by the
management board on risk management and internal control
As MYT Netherlands qualifies as an emerging growth
company as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the US Securities Act, it is permitted to choose to follow disclosure requirements that
are scaled for newly public companies under Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404(b).
Best practice provision 2.1.7 and 2.1.8
of the Dutch Code: Independence of Supervisory Board members
Three out of the seven Supervisory Board members
at the end of the financial year, being Ms Saideman (member of the Board of our majority shareholder MYT Holding LLC), Mr. Ruggiero
(CPPIB) and Mr. Kaplan (Ares) are not considered independent in accordance with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code as they are
representatives of CPPIB and Ares being respective shareholders of MYT Holding. Although Ms. Saideman is an independent director
of MYT Holding LLC and is not affiliated with any shareholder of MYT Holding, she is not considered independent in accordance with the
Dutch Corporate Governance Code due to such board membership. Ms. Saideman and Messrs. Ruggiero and Kaplan are considered independent
for NYSE and SEC purposes. As is customary for companies listed on the NYSE, the Company believes that having these directors on the
Supervisory Board would better align their interests with those of the shareholders and provide the benefit of the expertise and historical
experience with the Company’s business to the other members of the Supervisory Board.
Best practice provision 2.3.11 Report of
the supervisory board
For
purposes of consistency with the Company’s US annual report, the Dutch statutory annual report does not include a separate report
of the Supervisory Board. However, this Dutch statutory Directors and Supervisory Board report contains all information required
to be included in the report of the Supervisory Board.
Best practice provision 2.3.4 of the Dutch
Code: Composition of the Committees
The Compensation Committee consists of four supervisory
directors, two of whom are not considered to be independent under the Dutch Code. Mr. Ruggiero, an affiliate of CPPIB (one of the
shareholders of MYT Holding), is a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Kaplan, an affiliate of Ares (one of the shareholders
of MYT Holding), is a member of the Compensation Committee. Messrs. Ruggiero and Kaplan are considered independent for NYSE and
SEC purposes. As is customary for companies listed on the NYSE, the Company believes that having both directors on the Compensation Committee
would better align their interests with those of the shareholders and provide the benefit of the expertise and historical experience
with the Company’s business to the other members of the Compensation Committee.
The Audit Committee consists of four supervisory
directors, one of whom is not considered to be independent under the Dutch Code. Ms. Saideman is a member of the Board of MYT Holding,
is a member of the Audit Committee. Ms. Saideman is considered to be independent under the SEC and NYSE rules for service on
the Audit Committee. The Supervisory Board deemed Ms. Saideman as most suitable for her role in the Audit Committee given her professional
experience supervising auditing and financial reporting matters.
Best practice provision 3.3.2: Remuneration
of the Supervisory Board members
As the Company is listed on the NYSE, the Company
also follows certain common U.S. governance practices, among others the customary practice of global companies listed on NYSE to remunerate
Supervisory Board members partly with share grants. The members of the Supervisory Board will be granted restricted share unit awards,
in the form of ADSs that will vest in their entirety after a full year of serving on the Supervisory Board by the respective members
of the Supervisory Board. The restricted share awards are intended to align the interests of the members of the Supervisory Board with
those of the public shareholders.
Best practice provision 4.3.3: Cancelling
the binding nature of a nomination or dismissal
This best practice provision provides that the
general meeting of a company not having a statutory two-tier status (structuurregime) may pass a resolution to cancel the binding
nature of a nomination for the appointment of a member of the management board or of the supervisory board and/or a resolution to dismiss
a member of the management board or of the supervisory board by a majority of the votes cast. It may be provided that this majority should
represent a given proportion of the issued capital, which proportion may not exceed one-third. However, pursuant to the articles of association,
a qualified majority of at least two-third of the votes cast, representing more than one half of the Company’s share capital, is
required to cancel the binding nature of a nomination for the appointment of a member of the Management Board to better align the Company’s
governance with the governance practices of companies listed in the U.S. where senior management is appointed by the board of directors,
or in this case the Supervisory Board.
Material transactions
To the best of the Supervisory Board’s
knowledge, there are no:
·
material transactions between legal or natural persons who hold at least 10% of the shares in MYT Netherlands as meant by provision 2.7.5
of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code;
·
material transactions of the Company with a related party that are outside the framework of normal operations or not in line with normal
market conditions (Article 2:167 Dutch Civil Code); and
·
restrictive agreements with shareholders. To the best of MYT Netherland’s knowledge, its shareholders are not a party to an agreement
that could lead to restrictions on trading in MYT Netherlands shares or on voting rights.
5.8 Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and
culture
MYT Netherlands has adopted a Code of Business
Conduct & Ethics (“Code of Conduct”), which covers a broad range of matters, including the handling of conflicts
of interest, compliance issues and other corporate policies such as equal opportunity and non-discrimination standards. It includes the
Company's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and is available on the Company website. The Company also has a diversity, equity &
inclusion committee. The Code of Conduct is embraced by the entire organization.
5.9 Risk management and control systems
See chapter 4.2 Risk management, risk appetite
and control systems of this report for an overview of the main characteristics of the Company's risk management and control systems relating
to the process of financial reporting by the Company and the Company's group companies whose financial information is included in the
Consolidated Financial Statements. It is our view that given the nature of our business and the practice in our industry and considering
our shareholder structure, it is justified that only four Supervisory Board members are independent as set out in the Dutch Code 2023.
We may need to deviate from the DCGC's independence definition for supervisory board members either because such provisions conflict
with or are inconsistent with the corporate governance rules of the NYSE and U.S. securities laws that apply to us, or because such
provisions do not reflect best practices of global companies listed on the NYSE. We may need to further deviate from the DCGC's independence
definition for supervisory board members when looking for the most suitable candidates. For example, a future supervisory board candidate
may have particular knowledge of, or experience in our industry, but may not meet the definition of independence in the DCGC. As such
background is very important to the efficacy of our supervisory board, our supervisory board may decide to nominate candidates for appointment
who do not fully comply with the criteria as listed under best practice provision 2.1.8 of the DCGC.
5.10 Environmental, Social and Governance
(ESG)
The Management Board believes that contributing
to a sustainable economy is a key responsibility for any company, and therefore also for MYT Netherlands. For the Management Board, working
to move MYT Netherlands’ business activities towards greater sustainability is, therefore, a key and integrated part of the business
strategy. The Management Board considers it its duty to support and encourage MYT Netherlands to (further) develop its sustainability
policy and to take the right steps towards achieving its goals. In 2024, the Management Board will keep close track of the further integration
of sustainability into the company’s long-term strategy.
ESG
criteria are embedded in our strategy, organizational structure and also planned to be in operations. In the second quarter of
FY 22, the governance structure for sustainability was defined. A sustainability committee was established and it comprises five members:
| · | Chief Customer Experience Officer & Managing Director |
| · | Chief Commercial and Sustainability Officer |
| · | VP of Merchandise Planning and Sustainability Management |
| · | Senior Sustainability Manager |
The
sustainability committee meets at least quarterly to address all sustainability aspects, including new laws and regulations, and to monitor
progress towards our ESG commitments. During FY24, the sustainability committee held 10 meetings. The sustainability committee
reports its findings to the full Management Board and twice a year to the Supervisory Board.
Our legal and sustainability departments are
in charge of monitoring new law and regulations regarding ESG accountability and of monitoring implementation. When new regulations on
sustainability that may concern MYT Netherlands are detected, they are directly presented to the sustainability committee, which decides
on its implementation and deadlines.
Mytheresa Commitment
The first Mytheresa Commitments were published
in March 2022 on our website with an update in October 2023. These strategy commitments are based on the E-Commerce Standard
of October 2018, issued by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and incorporates the perspectives of our employees,
customers and investors. Sustainability is being integrated into our organization's long-term strategy through our commitments, which
have a clear timeline and clear KPIs.
In November 2022, the European Union adopted
the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). CSRD is a non-financial disclosure regime from the EU for companies of 250+
employees and/or € 50 million + revenue. Disclosure should provide a holistic picture of sustainability performance across ESG topics
from reporting year 2026 starting on July 1st, 2025 onwards. Aim of this legislation is to stimulate investments in sustainable
stocks by making ESG performance more transparent.
In FY 2023, MYT Netherlands has performed the
first double materiality assessment following the recommendations of CSRD, which are formulated in the European Sustainability Reporting
Standards (ESRS). This assessment has been reviewd in FY 2024. As indicated in the ESRS 1, engagement is central to the sustainability
double materiality assessment process, for this reason 11 stakeholders, both internal and external were involved in this initial process.
The results of this assessment were reflected in the updated version of the Mytheresa Commitments. The Mytheresa Commitments formalise
the inclusion of CSRD into the strategy of MYT Netherlands until the end of June 2026. In October 2023, new commitments were
identified and published on our Website. MYT Netherlands, like other companies, is and will be confronted with the impact of global trends
such as climate change. Since October 2022, MYT Netherlands publishes yearly ESG reports, the Mytheresa Positive Change Report,
covering the performance and progress addressing its ESG goals during the reporting year with transparency and accountability. This report
is based on the Mytheresa Commitments with focus on its four pillars: MyPlanet, MyTalent, MyProduct and MyPolicy. The report focusses
not only on people and environment but also our brand partners, products and corporate governance. We have defined and communicated relevant
key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure we efficiently track and communicate our progress. Moving forward, we will publish
an ESG report each year, until integration at the end of FY 26 of the sustainability information within the management report, in accordance
with the CSRD.
There are various reasons that have led to ESG
becoming an increasingly important factor, not only to investors but to all other relevant stakeholders. As a public company, we report
results on a quarterly basis to investors and analysts and address relevant topics on a continuous basis. By securing an ongoing dialogue
with our stakeholders, we ensure their confidence in our sustainable long-term value creation which we believe is a crucial part of our
business and to maintain a competitive advantage in a clearly consolidation luxury environment.
6. Compensation Report
6.1. Compensation policy
Pursuant to Section 2:135(1) DCC, our
General Meeting has adopted a compensation policy for our management board members (the "Compensation Policy"). The
Compensation Policy is designed to:
| · | attract,
retain and motivate management board members with the leadership qualities, skills and experience
needed to support and promote the growth and sustainable success of the Company and its business; |
| · | drive
strong business performance, promote accountability, give management board members the incentive
to achieve short and long-term performance targets with the objective of substantially increasing
the Company's equity value; |
| · | assure
that the interests of the management board members are closely aligned to those of the Company,
its business and its stakeholders; and |
| · | ensure
the overall market competitiveness of the compensation packages which may be granted to the
management board members, while providing the supervisory board sufficient flexibility to
tailor the Company's compensation practices on a case-by-case basis, depending on the market
conditions from time to time. |
We believe that this approach and philosophy
will benefit the realization our long-term objectives while keeping with our risk profile.
The supervisory board is currently not contemplating
to propose any change to the Compensation Policy or the implementation thereof in the upcoming fiscal years.
MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. 2023 Omnibus Incentive
Compensation Plan
In connection with the IPO
we adopted the 2020 Plan, under which we granted equity-based awards in order to attract, motivate and retain employees and other service
providers, align the interests of such persons with our shareholders, and promote ownership of our equity or pay incentive compensation,
including incentive compensation measured by reference to the value of our equity. This package consists of the “Alignment Grant”
and the “Restoration Grant”. Furthermore, restricted shares were granted to supervisory board members as part of the annual
plan and selected employees. All equity instruments that were granted under the IPO related award package and the annual plan are accounted
for as equity-settled plans in accordance with IFRS 2. At the annual general meeting held in November 2023, the general meeting
of the company adopted an amended and restated incentive compensation plan, referred as the MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. 2023 Omnibus
Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2023 Plan”). The 2023 Plan no longer includes the Alignment Grant and the Restoration Grant.
From 2023, restricted share units are granted to supervisory board members as part of their remuneration.
Remuneration of the Members of Our Management
Board
Service
Agreements with Management Board Members. We established service agreements with all current members of our
Management Board. We believe that the service agreements between us and the members of our Management Board provide for payments and
benefits that are in line with customary market practice.
Each of the service agreements has an indefinite
term, subject to earlier termination by either party with six months’ advance notice in writing to the other party at the
end of any calendar month during which period the Management Board member may be placed on garden leave until the time of actual termination
of service. The compensation provided to the Management Board member pursuant to these agreements has three primary elements: (i) base
compensation, (ii) variable compensation, in the form of an annual bonus (“STI”) that may be earned based on the achievement
of certain objectives mutually agreed between us and the Management Board member, and (iii) long term incentive compensation, in
the form of equity or equity-based awards in respect of our ADSs (“LTI”), that may be granted to the Management Board member
as determined in the discretion of the Supervisory Board and subject to the terms of our remuneration policy, as in effect from time
to time. In addition, the Management Board member is entitled to participate in employee benefit programs, including health insurance,
disability benefits and annual vacation entitlement pursuant to the service agreement. The service agreement provides for a non-competition
covenant that applies during the twenty-four month period following a termination of the Management Board member’s service in consideration
for the continued payment of the Management Board member’s half of monthly base compensation during such period. In addition, the
service agreement includes a perpetual confidentiality covenant and invention assignment covenant.
Base
Compensation. Pursuant to our remuneration policy, the Supervisory Board will determine each Management Board
member’s annual base compensation for his or her full term of appointment as a Management Board member, provided, that the Supervisory
Board will, on an annual basis, review each Management Board member’s base compensation for adjustment in the Supervisory Board’s
sole discretion. The Supervisory Board is under no obligation to increase any Management Board member’s annual base compensation
year over year.
STI. The
annual STI is a cash incentive award provided to Management Board members that is intended to reward performance based on the achievement
of annual short-term objectives that are consistent with our long-term strategic objectives and economic value creation for our shareholders
and other stakeholders. Pursuant to our remuneration policy, each year, the members of the Management Board will be eligible to earn
an STI award based on the achievement of specific targets established annually by the Supervisory Board no later than 60 days after
the beginning of the financial year to which the STI award relates. The STI award for a given financial year will be paid in the following
financial year, after our adopted annual accounts for the relevant financial year have been filed with the competent authorities. Individual
and collective targets qualify as commercially sensitive information and, as such, we do not disclose these targets except as may be
required under applicable law or the rules and regulations of the relevant listing exchange. The Supervisory Board has the authority
to adjust any STI award payout if changed circumstances have arisen during the performance period, such as a change in economic and business
conditions, a significant acquisition or disposition or a change in business strategy.
Effective
for the financial year following the completion of this Annual Report, we established that the annual STI award has two performance goals:
(i) a Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) goal, and (ii) an adjusted EBITDA goal, each of which is weighted in such amounts
as determined by the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board may also adopt new or different performance goals at the beginning of the
financial year. The GMV and the adjusted EBITDA goals are set by the Supervisory Board at the beginning of such financial year based
on the approved budget for such financial year.
LTI. The
LTI is an award of equity or equity-based compensation that is intended to encourage long-term economic and shareholder value creation,
align the interests of the Management Board with those of the shareholders and ensure retention of the members of the Management Board.
The LTI consist of an award of to acquire ordinary shares or ADSs, which takes the form of restricted share units, that are subject
to the terms and conditions of the MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as in effect from time to time
(the “2023 Plan”), and an award agreement to be entered into between the Company and the Management Board member. The number,
terms and frequency of LTI awards granted to members of the Management Board is determined by the Supervisory Board after taking into
account market levels and company-specific circumstances.
Effective
for the financial year 2024 the LTI consist of a combination of performance-vesting equity awards, time-vesting equity awards
and awards of share options in each case, which represents the right to receive or purchase ADSs following satisfaction of the applicable
vesting criteria, for members of the Management Board and the senior management group.
Annual
LTI grants of performance-vesting equity awards, time-vesting equity awards and share options are made to each member of the Management
Board in such amount, including the weighting of such amount, and subject to such other terms and conditions as determined by the Supervisory
Board in accordance with the terms of our remuneration policy, as in effect from time to time.
The performance-vesting equity awards are in
the form of restricted share units (which are referred to as “LTI Performance Shares”). Subject to achievement of the applicable
performance goals and the recipient’s continued employment, the LTIP Performance Shares award is paid out in the form of ADSs at
the end of the applicable performance period.
The time-vesting equity awards are in the form
of restricted share units that will generally vest annually over a three year period from the date of grant, subject to continued employment
through each vesting date.
Share option awards represent the right to purchase
ADSs at a predetermined exercise price. The awards will generally vest annually over a three year period from the date of the grant,
subject to continued employment through each vesting date.
We anticipate that other employees who do not
participate in the LTI award program may receive grants of time-vesting equity awards from time to time in the form of restricted share
units that generally vest annually over three years.
6.2. Compensation of Management Board Members
The amount of compensation,
including benefits in kind, accrued or paid to our management board members with respect to their service on the management board in
the year ended June 30, 2024 was in total combined €17,481 thousand (previous year: €26,077 thousand). See note A.5.28
in the Notes in the Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.
Our management board held the following shares
and/or options (both vested and unvested) as of June 30, 2024:
| a) | Description of share-based
compensation arrangements |
In connection with the Initial
Public Offering (“IPO”) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. in January 2021, we adopted the 2020 Plan (MYT Netherlands Parent
B.V. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan), under which we granted equity-based awards to selected key management members and supervisory
board members on January 20, 2021. Selected key management members were granted an IPO related award package. This package consists
of the “Alignment Grant” and the “Restoration Grant”. Furthermore, restricted shares were granted to supervisory
board members as part of the annual plan. Additionally, the Compensation Committee of the Supervisory Board decides annually about a
Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTI). As of July 1, 2021, 2022 and 2023 the LTI was granted to certain key management members consisting
of restricted share units (“RSUs”) with time and performance obligations and for the LTI granted on July 1, 2023 certain
stock options were granted to selected key management members. Mytheresa Group established an Employee Share Purchase Plan, with the
intent to encourage long-term relationship with the company and its employees. Pursuant to paragraphs 21(g) and 24 of IAS 33, as
certain shares are fully vested and contingently issuable for no consideration, they are treated as outstanding and included in the calculation
of both basic and diluted earnings per share.
| i) | IPO Related One-Time Award Package |
Alignment Grant
Under this share-based payment
program, the options vest and become exercisable with respect to 25 % on each on the first four anniversaries of the grant date (January 20,
2021). After vesting, each option grants the right to purchase one share at a predefined exercise price per share. The vested options
can be exercised up to 10 years after the grant date. The granted options are divided into three different tranches which have varying
exercise prices. Overall, 5,033,988 options with a weighted average exercise price of USD 8.30 were granted to management board members.
In connection with a Rule 10b5-1
plan, established in December 2021, certain members of our Management Board exercised 186,073 (2022: 71,086) Options of the Company’s
ADSs on the open market during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 at a weighted average exercise price per ADS of $5.79.
Restoration Grant
Under this share-based payment
program, phantom shares were granted to the management board members. Each phantom share represents the right of the grantee to receive
one ADS in exchange for a phantom share. The granted phantom share vested immediately on the grant date and can be converted into an
ADS at any time for no consideration but are subject to transfer restrictions after conversion. Up to 25% of the granted phantom shares
can be transferred after conversion at any time after the second anniversary of the grant date. The remaining 75% of the granted phantom
shares can be transferred after conversion if certain conditions are met or at the fourth anniversary of the grant date at latest. The
phantom shares can be converted into ADSs up to 10 years after the grant date. Overall, 1,597,751 phantom shares were granted to the
management board members.
As
of July 1, 2022, 294,424 RSUs were granted to selected key management members. Each RSU represents the right to receive an
ADS (and the ordinary shares represented thereby) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. upon vesting, based on the deemed value of award on
grant date.
Out
of the granted RSUs, 103,048 RSUs; “time-vesting RSUs” will be subject to a time-based vesting and 191,376 RSUs; “non-market
performance RSUs” will be subject to a time and performance-based vesting. One-third (1/3) of the time-vesting RSUs awarded will
vest in substantially equal installments on each of June 30, 2023, June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025, subject to continued
service on such vesting dates.
The
non-market performance RSUs will vest after 3 years on June 30, 2025 and contain a performance condition that will determine the
number of shares awardable at the end of the performance period pursuant to the respective vested restricted share units. The performance
condition is based upon the three-year cumulative gross profit target. Potential award levels range from 25-200% of the grant depending
on the achievement of a gross profit target over the three-year period. As the RSUs are not subject to an exercise price, the grant date
fair value amounts to USD 9.68 for the closing share price of the grant date.
As of July 1, 2023,
1,968,750 RSUs were granted to selected key management members. Each RSU represents the right to receive an ADS (and the ordinary shares
represented thereby) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. upon vesting, based on the deemed value of award on grant date. As the LTI awarded
on July 1, 2023 was subject to approval by the shareholders, the grant date was the date of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) when
approval was obtained on November 8, 2023. Out of the granted RSUs, 1,063,125 RSUs; “time-vesting RSUs” will be subject
to a time-based vesting and 905,625 RSUs; “non-market performance RSUs” will be subject to a time and performance-based vesting.
One-third (1/3) of the time-vesting RSUs awarded will vest in substantially equal installments on each of June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025
and June 30, 2026, subject to continued service on such vesting dates.
The non-market performance
RSUs will vest after 3 years on June 30, 2026 and contain a performance condition that will determine the number of shares awardable
at the end of the performance period pursuant to the respective vested restricted share units. Potential award levels range from 25-200%
of the grant depending on the achievement of a GMV growth and an adjusted EBITDA margin target over the three-year period. As the RSUs
are not subject to an exercise price, the grant date fair value amounts to USD 3.41 for 1,968,750 RSUs, which was approved in the
AGM on November 8, 2023.
1,868,195 stock options were
granted to selected key management members. One third (1/3) of the options vest and become exercisable on each on the first three anniversaries
of the service commencement date. After vesting, each option grants the right to purchase one share at a price of USD 4.00. The vested
options can be exercised up to 10 years after the service commencement date. The granted options are divided into three different tranches
which have varying grant date fair value. As the stock options awarded on July 1, 2023 were subject to approval by the shareholders,
the grant date is the date of the AGM when approval was obtained on November 8, 2023.
Additionally,
On December 15, 2023 further 435,854 stock options were granted, with service commencement date July 1, 2023 on similar
terms to same selected key management members. One third (1/3) of the options vest and become exercisable on each on the first three
anniversaries of the service commencement date. After vesting, each option grants the right to purchase one share at a price of USD 4.00.
The vested options can be exercised up to 10 years after the service commencement date. The granted options are divided into three different
tranches which have varying grant date fair value. As the stock options awarded on July 1, 2023 were subject to approval by the
shareholders, the grant date is the time of communication on December 15, 2023 after approval of the AGM.
The following table summarizes the main features
of the annual plan:
Type of arrangement | |
Key Management Members Long-Term Incentive Plan |
| |
|
Type of Award | |
Time-vesting
RSUs | |
Non-market
performance
RSUs | |
Time-
vesting
RSUs | |
Non-market
performance
RSUs | |
Time-
vesting
RSUs | |
Non-market
performance
RSUs | |
Stock
Options | |
Stock
Options |
Service commencement date | |
July 1, 2021 | |
July 1, 2021 | |
July 1, 2022 | |
July 1, 2022 | |
July 1, 2023 | |
July 1, 2023 | |
July 1, 2023 | |
July 1, 2023 |
Grant date | |
July 1, 2021 | |
July 1, 2021 | |
July 1, 2022 | |
July 1, 2022 | |
November 8, 2023 | |
November 8, 2023 | |
November 8, 2023 | |
December 15, 2023 |
Number granted | |
32,219 | |
59,836 | |
103,048 | |
191,376 | |
1,063,125 | |
905,625 | |
1,868,195 | |
435,854 |
Vesting conditions | |
Graded vesting of 1/3 of the time vesting RSUs over the next three years. | |
3 year’s services from grant date and achievement of a certain level of cumulative gross profit. | |
Graded vesting of 1/3 of the time vesting RSUs over the next three years. | |
3 year’s services from grant date and achievement of a certain level of cumulative gross profit. | |
Graded vesting of 1/3 of the time vesting RSUs over the next three years. | |
3 year’s services from service commencement date and achievement of a certain level of cumulative GMV growth and adjusted EBITDA margin. | |
Graded vesting of 1/3 of the granted share options in each of the next three years of service from service commencement date | |
Graded vesting of 1/3 of the granted share options in each of the next three years of service from service commencement date |
6.3 Supervisory Board Members
The amount of compensation, including benefits
in kind, accrued or paid to our supervisory board members with respect to the year ended June 30, 2024 was in total combined €1,001
thousand (previous year: €773 thousand).
Supervisory Board Members
Plan
As of July 1, 2022,
one Supervisory Board Member has been granted a certain number of restricted share awards. The ADSs (and the shares represented thereby)
issued on the grant date pursuant to the restricted share award are subject to forfeiture in the event that grantee resigns or is removed
from the supervisory board prior to the vesting date. The granted equity instruments vested on June 30, 2023. As the restricted
share awards are not subject to an exercise price, the grant date fair value amounts to USD 9.68, the closing share price on the grant
date.
As of May 8, 2023, 67,264
RSUs were granted to four Supervisory Board Members. Each RSU represents the right to receive an ADS (and the ordinary shares represented
thereby) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. upon vesting, based on the deemed value of award on grant date. The total number of RSU’s
will vest on May 8, 2024. As the RSUs are not subject to an exercise price, the grant date fair value amounts to USD 4.46, the closing
share price of the grant date.
As
of September 5, 2023, 11,478 RSUs were granted to one Supervisory Board Member. Each RSU represents the right to receive an ADS
(and the ordinary shares represented thereby) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. upon vesting, based on the deemed value of award on grant
date. The total number of RSU’s will vest on September 5, 2024. As the RSUs are not subject to an exercise price, the grant
date fair value amounts to USD 3.63, the closing share price of the grant date.
As of November 8, 2023,
149,147 RSUs were granted to five Supervisory Board Members. Each RSU represents the right to receive an ADS (and the ordinary shares
represented thereby) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. upon vesting, based on the deemed value of award on grant date. The total number
of RSU’s will vest on November 8, 2024. As the RSUs are not subject to an exercise price, the grant date fair value amounts
to USD 3.52, the closing share price of the day before the grant date.
The following table summarizes the main features
of the annual plan:
Type of
arrangement | |
Supervisory Board Members plan |
Type of Award | |
Restricted Shares / Restricted Share Units |
|
Date of first grant | |
January 20, 2021 | |
July 1, 2021 | |
February 9, 2022 | |
July 1, 2022 | |
May 8, 2023 | |
September 5, 2023 | |
November 8, 2023 |
Number granted | |
15,384 | |
7,393 | |
22,880 | |
11,467 | |
67,264 | |
11,478 | |
149,147 |
Vesting conditions | |
The restricted shares vested in full on December 31, 2021. | |
The restricted shares vested in full on June 30, 2022. | |
The restricted shares vested in full on February 8, 2023. | |
The restricted shares vested in full on June 30, 2023 | |
The restricted shares Units are vested in full on May 8, 2024 | |
The restricted shares Units are scheduled to vest in full on September 5, 2024 | |
The restricted shares Units are scheduled to vest in full on November 8, 2024 |
7. Related Party Disclosures
For related party transactions that occurred
in fiscal 2024, see Note A.5.27- Related Party Disclosures in the Notes to the Company Financial Statements (section 9). Best practice
provision 2.7.5 of the DCGC, has been observed with regard to such transactions. No transactions of significance in which members of
our management board or our supervisory board had a conflict of interest, occurred in fiscal 2024.
7.1. Agreements with management board or supervisory
board members
For a description of our agreements with our
management board and supervisory board members, please see section 5.2. Management Board and 5.3. Supervisory Board.
7.2. Indemnification agreements
We have entered into indemnification agreements
with members of our management board and our supervisory board. Our articles of association require us to indemnify our management board
members and supervisory board members to the fullest extent permitted by law.
8. Protective Measures
Dutch law allows Dutch companies to have certain
protective measures in place, in order to safeguard the interests of a company, its business and its stakeholders. The Articles include
certain provisions that may discourage a potential bidder and may be perceived as protective measures.
| · | Management
board members and supervisory board members can be appointed only pursuant to a binding nomination
prepared by the supervisory board. This means that the nominee shall be appointed to the
management board or supervisory board, as the case may be, unless the General Meeting strips
the binding nature of the nomination, which requires a resolution by a two thirds majority
representing at least half of the issued share capital. |
| · | Certain
material resolutions can only be adopted by the General Meeting at the proposal of the management
board subject to the approval of the supervisory board. These resolutions include the resolutions
to issue shares, to exclude preemption rights, to decrease the issued share capital, to amend
the Articles, to enter into a merger or demerger or to liquidate the company. |
SIGNATURES
Munich, September 19, 2024 |
|
The Management Board, |
|
|
M. Kliger |
M. Beer |
CEO |
CFO |
[appointed on September 21, 2020] |
[appointed on September 21, 2020] |
|
S. Dietzmann |
G. Locke |
CGO |
COO |
[appointed on January 8, 2022] |
[appointed on January 8, 2022] |
Supervisory Board, |
|
M.D. Kaplan |
C. Ruggiero |
|
[appointed on January 7, 2022] |
[appointed on September 17, 2020] |
|
M. Lao |
S. G. Saidemann |
M. Tod |
[appointed on November 19, 2020] |
[appointed on November 19, 2020] |
[appointed on January 7, 2022] |
S. Zahnd |
N. Aufreiter |
|
[appointed on December 12, 2020] |
[appointed on June 30, 2022] |
|
Financial Statements Fiscal Year 2024
9. Consolidated Financial Statements as of
June 30, 2024
MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.
A.1 Consolidated Statements of Profit and loss
and Comprehensive Loss
| |
| | |
Year Ended June 30, | |
(in € thousands, except share and per share data) | |
Note | | |
2022* | | |
2023* | | |
2024 | |
Net sales | |
| A.5.9 | | |
| 687,781 | | |
| 766,003 | | |
| 840,852 | |
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization | |
| | | |
| (334,758) | | |
| (386,027) | | |
| (456,320) | |
Gross profit | |
| | | |
| 353,023 | | |
| 379,976 | | |
| 384,532 | |
Shipping and payment cost | |
| | | |
| (97,697) | | |
| (114,785) | | |
| (135,547) | |
Marketing expenses | |
| | | |
| (96,093) | | |
| (112,001) | | |
| (96,708) | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | |
| A.5.10 | | |
| (148,172) | | |
| (147,691) | | |
| (159,292) | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| A.5.16 | | |
| (9,088) | | |
| (11,653) | | |
| (15,205) | |
Other income (loss), net | |
| A.5.11 | | |
| 892 | | |
| (2,527) | | |
| 267 | |
Operating income (loss) | |
| | | |
| 2,865 | | |
| (8,682) | | |
| (21,953) | |
Finance income | |
| | | |
| 0 | | |
| 358 | | |
| 5 | |
Finance costs | |
| | | |
| (998) | | |
| (2,818) | | |
| (4,777) | |
Finance income (costs), net | |
| A.5.12 | | |
| (998) | | |
| (2,460) | | |
| (4,772) | |
Income before income taxes | |
| | | |
| 1,867 | | |
| (11,142) | | |
| (26,725) | |
Income tax expense | |
| A.5.13 | | |
| (11,184) | | |
| (5,877) | | |
| 1,814 | |
Net loss | |
| | | |
| (9,317) | | |
| (17,019) | | |
| (24,911) | |
Foreign currency translation | |
| | | |
| (74) | | |
| (19) | | |
| (13) | |
Other comprehensive loss | |
| | | |
| (74) | | |
| (19) | | |
| (13) | |
Comprehensive loss | |
| | | |
| (9,391) | | |
| (17,038) | | |
| (24,923) | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted earnings per share | |
| A.5.14 | | |
€ | (0.11) | | |
| (0.20) | | |
€ | (0.29) | |
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding (basic and diluted) – in millions (1) | |
| | | |
| 86.3 | | |
| 86.6 | | |
| 86.8 | |
*The comparative information is revised for comparison
purposes. Please see Note A.5.7
| (1) | In accordance with IAS 33, includes
contingently issuable shares that are fully vested and can be converted at any time for no
consideration. For further details, refer to note A.5.14. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these consolidated financial statements.
MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.
A.2 Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(after profit appropriation)
(in € thousands) | |
Note | | |
June 30, 2023* | | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Assets | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Non-current assets | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Intangible assets and goodwill | |
| A.5.15 | | |
| 155,283 | | |
| 154,951 | |
Property and equipment | |
| A.5.16 | | |
| 37,227 | | |
| 43,653 | |
Right-of-use assets | |
| A.5.17 | | |
| 54,797 | | |
| 45,468 | |
Deferred tax assets | |
| A.5.23 | | |
| 59 | | |
| 1,999 | |
Other non-current assets | |
| A.5.20 | | |
| 6,573 | | |
| 7,572 | |
Total non-current assets | |
| | | |
| 253,939 | | |
| 253,643 | |
Current assets | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Inventories | |
| A.5.18 | | |
| 360,262 | | |
| 370,635 | |
Trade and other receivables | |
| A.5.19 | | |
| 7,521 | | |
| 11,819 | |
Other assets | |
| A.5.20 | | |
| 42,113 | | |
| 45,306 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | |
| | | |
| 30,136 | | |
| 15,107 | |
Total current assets | |
| | | |
| 440,032 | | |
| 442,867 | |
Total assets | |
| | | |
| 693,970 | | |
| 696,511 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Shareholders’ equity and liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Subscribed capital | |
| A.5.21 | | |
| 1 | | |
| 1 | |
Capital reserve | |
| A.5.21 | | |
| 529,775 | | |
| 546,913 | |
Accumulated Deficit | |
| | | |
| (87,856) | | |
| (112,767) | |
Accumulated other Comprehensive Loss | |
| | | |
| 1,509 | | |
| 1,496 | |
Total shareholders’ equity | |
| | | |
| 443,429 | | |
| 435,643 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Non-current liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Provisions | |
| A.5.24 | | |
| 2,646 | | |
| 2,789 | |
Lease liabilities | |
| A.5.17 | | |
| 49,518 | | |
| 40,483 | |
Deferred income tax liabilities | |
| A.5.23 | | |
| 296 | | |
| 12 | |
Total non-current liabilities | |
| | | |
| 52,459 | | |
| 43,284 | |
Current liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Tax liabilities | |
| A.5.23 | | |
| 22,987 | | |
| 10,643 | |
Lease liabilities | |
| A.5.17 | | |
| 8,155 | | |
| 9,282 | |
Contract liabilities | |
| A.5.25 | | |
| 16,932 | | |
| 17,104 | |
Trade and other payables | |
| | | |
| 71,085 | | |
| 85,322 | |
Other liabilities | |
| A.5.25 | | |
| 78,924 | | |
| 95,235 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| | | |
| 198,083 | | |
| 217,585 | |
Total liabilities | |
| | | |
| 250,542 | | |
| 260,867 | |
Total shareholders’ equity and liabilities | |
| | | |
| 693,970 | | |
| 696,511 | |
*The comparative information is revised for comparison
purposes. Please see Note A.5.7
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these consolidated financial statements.
MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.
A.3 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(in € thousands) | |
Note | | |
Subscribed capital | | |
Capital reserve | | |
Accumulated deficit* | | |
Foreign currency translation reserve | | |
Total shareholders’ equity* | |
Balance as of July 1, 2021* | |
| | | |
| 1 | | |
| 444,951 | | |
| (61,520) | | |
| 1,602 | | |
| 385,034 | |
Net loss | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (9,317) | | |
| - | | |
| (9,317) | |
Other Comprehensive Loss | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (74) | | |
| (74) | |
Comprehensive loss | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (9,317) | | |
| (74) | | |
| (9,391) | |
IPO related transaction costs | |
| A.5.21 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,249 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,249 | |
Share options exercised | |
| A.5.21 | | |
| 0 | | |
| 369 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 369 | |
Share-based compensation | |
| A.5.28 | | |
| - | | |
| 52,303 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 52,303 | |
Balance as of June 30, 2022* | |
| | | |
| 1 | | |
| 498,872 | | |
| (70,837) | | |
| 1,528 | | |
| 429,564 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Balance as of July 1, 2022* | |
| | | |
| 1 | | |
| 498,872 | | |
| (70,837) | | |
| 1,528 | | |
| 429,564 | |
Net loss | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (17,019) | | |
| - | | |
| (17,019) | |
Other comprehensive loss | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (19) | | |
| (19) | |
Comprehensive loss | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (17,019) | | |
| (19) | | |
| (17,038) | |
Share options exercised | |
| A.5.21 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,077 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,077 | |
Share-based compensation | |
| A.5.28 | | |
| - | | |
| 29,882 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 29,882 | |
Reclassification due to cash-settlement of Share-based compensation | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| (57) | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (57) | |
Balance as of June 30, 2023* | |
| | | |
| 1 | | |
| 529,775 | | |
| (87,856) | | |
| 1,509 | | |
| 443,429 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Balance as of July 1, 2023* | |
| | | |
| 1 | | |
| 529,775 | | |
| (87,856) | | |
| 1,509 | | |
| 443,429 | |
Net loss | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (24,911) | | |
| - | | |
| (24,911) | |
Other comprehensive loss | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (13) | | |
| (13) | |
Comprehensive loss | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (24,911) | | |
| (13) | | |
| (24,923) | |
Share-based compensation | |
| A.5.28 | | |
| - | | |
| 18,508 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 18,508 | |
Reclassification due to cash-settlement of Share-based compensation | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| (1,370) | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,370) | |
Balance as of June 30, 2024 | |
| | | |
| 1 | | |
| 546,913 | | |
| (112,767) | | |
| 1,496 | | |
| 435,643 | |
*The comparative information is revised for comparison
purposes. Please see Note A.5.7
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these consolidated financial statements.
MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.
A.4 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
| |
| | |
Year ended June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
Note | | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Net loss | |
| | | |
| (9,317) | | |
| (17,019) | | |
| (24,911) | |
Adjustments for | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| A.5.16 | | |
| 9,088 | | |
| 11,653 | | |
| 15,205 | |
Finance (income) costs, net | |
| A.5.12 | | |
| 998 | | |
| 2,460 | | |
| 4,772 | |
Share-based compensation | |
| A.5.28 | | |
| 52,303 | | |
| 29,963 | | |
| 18,370 | |
Income tax expense | |
| A.5.13 | | |
| 11,184 | | |
| 5,877 | | |
| (1,814) | |
Change in operating assets and liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
(Increase) decrease in inventories | |
| A.5.18 | | |
| 16,910 | | |
| (130,118) | | |
| (10,374) | |
(Increase) decrease in trade and other receivables | |
| | | |
| (3,246) | | |
| 755 | | |
| (4,293) | |
Decrease (increase) in other assets | |
| A.5.20 | | |
| (47,501) | | |
| 14,077 | | |
| (3,609) | |
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities | |
| A.5.25 | | |
| 24,665 | | |
| 4,047 | | |
| 15,022 | |
Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities | |
| | | |
| 1,740 | | |
| 3,287 | | |
| 172 | |
Increase (decrease) in trade and other payables | |
| | | |
| 1,598 | | |
| 25,886 | | |
| 14,233 | |
Income taxes paid | |
| | | |
| (3,623) | | |
| (5,918) | | |
| (12,758) | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | |
| | | |
| 54,799 | | |
| (55,050) | | |
| 10,015 | |
Expenditure for property and equipment and intangible assets | |
| | | |
| (11,923) | | |
| (22,760) | | |
| (11,809) | |
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| 2 | | |
| - | |
Net cash (used in) investing activities | |
| | | |
| (11,923) | | |
| (22,758) | | |
| (11,809) | |
Interest paid | |
| | | |
| (998) | | |
| (2,460) | | |
| (5,352) | |
Proceeds from exercise of option awards | |
| A.5.28 | | |
| 369 | | |
| 1,077 | | |
| - | |
Lease payments | |
| A.5.17 | | |
| (5,425) | | |
| (4,059) | | |
| (7,925) | |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | |
| | | |
| (6,054) | | |
| (5,442) | | |
| (13,277) | |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | |
| | | |
| 36,822 | | |
| (83,250) | | |
| (15,071) | |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | |
| | | |
| 76,760 | | |
| 113,507 | | |
| 30,136 | |
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | |
| | | |
| (74) | | |
| (122) | | |
| 42 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | |
| | | |
| 113,508 | | |
| 30,136 | | |
| 15,107 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these consolidated financial statements.
MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.
A.5 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Amounts in € thousands, except share
and per share data)
A.5.1 General
| a) | Reporting entity and relationship with parent company (companies) |
MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.
(the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, “Mytheresa Group”) is a private company with limited liability,
incorporated by MYT Holding LLC under the laws of the Netherlands on May 31, 2019. The statutory seat of the Company is in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The registered office address and headquarters of the Company is at Einsteinring 9, 85609 Aschheim, Germany.
The Company is registered at the trade register of the German Chamber of Commerce under number 261084.
As of June 30, 2024,
77.9% of the shares of the Company were held by MYT Holding LLC, Dallas, USA. The remaining shares are publicly held. The shares of the
Company have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “MYTE” since January 21, 2021.
These
consolidated financial statements comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively the ‘Group’ and individually ‘Group
companies’). For the previous reporting period, these financial statements cover the period July 1, 2022 up to and
including June 30, 2024.x
The Company is an operating
holding company. Through its subsidiary Mytheresa Group GmbH (“MGG”), Mytheresa Group operates a digital platform for the
global luxury fashion consumer, in addition to its flagship retail store and men’s location in Munich. Mytheresa Group started
as one of the first multi-brand luxury boutiques in Germany and launched its online business in 2006. Mytheresa Group provides customers
with a highly curated selection of products, access to exclusive capsule collections, in-house produced content, and a personalized,
memorable shopping experience.
| b) | Financial reporting period |
These financial statements
cover the financial year which ended at the balance sheet date of June 30, 2024.
The financial statements
are prepared under the assumption that the business will continue as a going concern. Management believes that Mytheresa Group has adequate
resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.
| d) | Application of Section 402, Book 2 of the Dutch Civil
Code |
The financial information
of the Company is included in the consolidated financial statements. For this reason, in accordance with Section 402, Book 2 of
the Dutch Civil Code, the separate profit and loss account of the Company exclusively states the share of the result of participating
interests after tax and the other income and expenses after tax.
For an appropriate interpretation
of these statutory financial statements, the consolidated financial statements of the Company should be read in conjunction with the
separate financial statements, as included elsewhere in this report.
A.5.2 Basis
of presentation
| a) | Statement of compliance |
The consolidated financial
statements of the Company are part of the statutory financial statements of the Company. These consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (“EU IFRS”),
taking into account the recommendations of the International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”),
and with Section 2:362(9) of the Dutch Civil Code.
The
consolidated financial statements of Mytheresa Group were authorized for issue by the Management and Supervisory Board on September 19,
2024.
The accounting principles
set out below, unless stated otherwise, have been applied consistently for all periods presented in the consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial
statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, unless otherwise stated. All amounts presented are rounded to the nearest thousand
except when otherwise indicated. Due to rounding, differences may arise when individual amounts or percentages are added together.
| c) | Functional and presentation currency |
The consolidated financial statements are presented
in EUR (“EUR”) which is the Group’s functional currency.
A.5.3 Related Party Financing Arrangements
and Prior Restructuring Transactions
For a detailed description of related party financing
arrangements and prior restructuring transactions please refer to the section contained in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2023, "A.5.3. Related Party Financing and A.5.4. Prior Restructuring Transactions”.
| 1. | A.5.4. Impacts
to the consolidated financial statements due to economic recession, inflation and war in
Ukraine as well as in the Middle East. |
For
further details please refer to in our Annual Report "3. Impacts to the consolidated financial
statements due to economic recession, inflation and war in Ukraine as well as in the Middle East.”.
A.5.5 Material Accounting Policies
A.5.5.1 Basis
of consolidation
The consolidated financial
statements include the accounts and results of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
The consolidated financial
statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, unless otherwise stated. All amounts presented are rounded to the nearest thousand
except when otherwise indicated. Due to rounding, differences may arise when individual amounts or percentages are added together.
Subsidiaries are entities
controlled by the Company. The Company controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has the right to, variable returns from its involvement
with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the
date on which control commences until the date on which control ceases.
Besides MYT Netherlands Parent
B.V. the following subsidiaries are included in the scope of consolidation:
Subsidiary |
|
Location |
|
Percentage
of
ownership |
Mytheresa
Group GmbH |
|
Munich,
Germany |
|
100% |
Mytheresa
SE |
|
Munich,
Germany |
|
100% |
Theresa
Warenvertrieb GmbH |
|
Munich,
Germany |
|
100% |
mytheresa.com
GmbH |
|
Munich,
Germany |
|
100% |
mytheresa.com
Service GmbH |
|
Munich,
Germany |
|
100% |
mytheresa
Business Information Consulting Co Ltd. |
|
Shanghai,
China |
|
100% |
Mytheresa
US Services Inc. |
|
Delaware,
United States |
|
100% |
Mytheresa
International Services GmbH (1) |
|
Munich,
Germany |
|
100% |
Mytheresa
APAC Services Limited (2) |
|
Hong
Kong, China |
|
100% |
Mytheresa
UK Services Ltd.(3) |
|
London,
United Kingdom |
|
100% |
Mytheresa
Spain Services S.L.U.(4) |
|
Barcelona,
Spain |
|
100% |
| (1) | Mytheresa International Services GmbH was founded in February 22,
2022. |
| (2) | Mytheresa APAC Services Limited was founded
in February 28, 2022. |
| (3) | Mytheresa UK Services Ltd. was founded
in May 13, 2022. |
| (4) | Mytheresa Spain Services S.L.U was founded
in October 30, 2023. |
| i. | Transactions eliminated on consolidation |
Intra-group balances and
transactions, and any unrealised income and expenses (except for foreign currency transaction gains or losses) arising from intra-group
transactions, are eliminated. Unrealised gains arising from transactions with equity-accounted investees are eliminated against the investment
to the extent of the Group’s interest in the investee. Unrealised losses are eliminated in the same way as unrealised gains, but
only to the extent that there is no evidence of impairment.
| a) | Current versus non-current classification |
Mytheresa Group classifies
assets and liabilities by maturity. They are regarded as current if they mature within one year or within the normal operating business
cycle of Mytheresa Group. The normal operating business cycle, which is less than one year, begins with the procurement of inventory
and ends with the receipt of cash or cash equivalents as consideration for the sale of inventory. Inventories, trade and other receivables,
and trade and other payables are always presented as current items.
| b) | Foreign currency translation |
Mytheresa Group’s consolidated
financial statements are presented in Euro. For each entity, the Group determines the functional currency and items included in the financial
statements of each entity are measured using that functional currency. Functional currency is defined as the currency of the primary
economic environment in which each entity operates.
The assets and liabilities
of entities with a functional currency other than the Euro, are translated into Euro at the exchange rates at the reporting date. The
income and expenses of such companies are translated into Euro at the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. Foreign currency
translation differences are recognized in other Comprehensive Loss and accumulated in the foreign currency translation reserve.
For entities with Euro as
their functional currency, transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rates prevailing on the date
of transaction. Balance sheet items denominated in currencies other than Euro, are translated at the closing rate for each reporting
period, with resulting translation differences recognized within finance expenses, net.
All revenue generated by
Mytheresa Group is included within net sales on the consolidated statement of profit and Comprehensive Loss.
Mytheresa Group generates
revenue primarily from the sale of merchandise shipped to customers. In 2022, Mytheresa also introduced the Curated Platform Model (CPM),
whereby it recognizes commission revenue for the rendering of services.
Management applies the following
five step model when determining the timing and amount of revenue recognition:
| 1. | Identifying the contracts with customers; |
| 2. | Identifying the separate performance obligations; |
| 3. | Determining the transaction price; |
| 4. | Allocating the transaction price to separate
performance obligations; and |
| 5. | Recognizing revenue when each performance
obligation is satisfied. |
All revenues of Mytheresa
Group qualify as contracts with customers and fall in the scope of IFRS 15.
Mytheresa Group recognizes
revenues to reflect the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that represents the consideration the entity expects
to receive including fixed amounts, variable amounts or both, such as returns, rebates and discounts.
Shipping and payment costs
consist primarily of shipping fees paid to our delivery providers, packaging costs, delivery duties paid for international sales and
payment processing fees paid to third parties. Shipping and payment costs fluctuate based on the number of orders shipped and net sales.
General increases are due to a higher share of international sales and a higher share of countries where the company bears all customs
duties for the customer, for example in the USA.
Retail sales
Mytheresa acts as a principal
and sells merchandise through its online website as well as physical stores. Revenue is recognized when control of the goods is transferred
to the customer, which occurs upon delivery to the customer or point of sale for sales in physical stores.
Goods sold for online sales
to the customers can be returned or exchanged within 30 days of receipt of the goods. For expected returns, Mytheresa Group recognizes
a refund liability as a reduction of revenue and a corresponding right of return asset as reduction of cost of sales, based on actual
returns as of the date of authorization for issue of the financial statements as well as and expected future return rates that is derived
from historical data.
Delivery occurs when the
products have been shipped to the specific location, the risks of loss have been transferred to the customer, and either the customer
has accepted the products in accordance with the sales contract, the acceptance provisions have lapsed or Mytheresa Group has objective
evidence that all criteria for acceptance have been satisfied. A contract liability is therefore recognized for products which have shipped,
but delivery to the customer has not yet occurred. The related revenue is recognized when the customer obtains control of the product.
A contract liability is also recognized from the sale of gift cards and vouchers. As the entity expects to be entitled to a breakage
amount, it recognizes the expected breakage amount as revenue in proportion to the pattern of rights exercised by the customer. The expected
breakage is based on historical data adjusted for current expectations.
Mytheresa Group assesses
all promised goods and services and identified performance obligations at contract inception. Contracts with customers include a single
performance obligation, for example, the sale of a distinct bundle of goods, including related activities to provide these goods and
services (packaging, shipping, credit card processing, settlement of duties and other transaction processing activities). As these related
activities are not distinct performance obligations, revenue for these services is recognized concurrently with the delivery of the product.
No element of financing is
deemed present as sales require immediate upfront payment from the customer, and satisfaction of the performance obligation is within
a short period of time, which is consistent with market practice.
Variable consideration might
occur in form of promotional discounts. Mytheresa Group includes variable consideration estimated in accordance with IFRS 15.53
in the transaction price only to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue
recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. As the contracts
include only a single performance obligation, the transaction price is allocated to that performance obligation.
Commission sales
This revenue stream is related
to the Curated Platform Model (CPM), which provides sellers (brand partners) the ability to sell their goods to customers on the Mytheresa
platform. In this case, Mytheresa generates a commission fee (normally a percentage of the selling price), which is based on agreements
with brand partners.
Mytheresa’s performance
obligation with respect to these transactions is to arrange the transaction through its online platform and to provide related services,
which include shipping and payment-related activities.
Those are not considered
separate promises to the end customer and therefore the revenue recognition of the related fees occurs concurrently with the commission
which is when goods are delivered to the end customer.
However, the Group does not
obtain control over the goods in advance of transferring the goods to the end customer and does not have any discretion in setting the
price of the goods to be sold, nor does it bear the inventory risk for the goods to be shipped to the customer. As such, the Group is
considered to be an agent in these transactions and recognizes revenue on a net basis for the agreed upon commission at the point in
time when the goods are delivered to the end customer. For expected returns, Mytheresa Group recognizes a refund liability for commissions
that will be refunded upon return of the goods.
| d) | Intangible assets and goodwill |
Mytheresa Group’s intangible
assets and goodwill primarily result from the acquisition of the Mytheresa operations by Mytheresa Group GmbH (“MGG”) in
2014. Following initial recognition, intangible assets are carried at cost less any accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment
losses, if any. The useful life of intangible assets is assessed as either finite or indefinite.
Intangible assets with
a finite useful life
Intangible assets with a
finite useful life consist of licenses and software. Intangible assets with a finite life are amortized over their estimated useful economic
life on a straight-line basis and assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired.
The amortization period and the amortization method of intangible assets with a finite useful life are reviewed at least annually, with
any changes treated as changes in accounting estimates. Changes in the expected useful life or the expected pattern of consumption of
the assets’ future economic benefits are considered when assessing the amortization method and useful life of the asset.
Amortization expense on intangible
assets with finite lives is recognized in the consolidated statement of profit and Comprehensive Loss within depreciation and amortization.
The estimated useful life
of licenses is based on the contractual term period and for purchased software is three years.
Intangible asset with
indefinite life
Mytheresa Group recognizes
trademarks intangible assets for Mytheresa brand names. As the trademarks are core to the business and as there is no foreseeable limit
to the future cash flows generated by the intangible asset, trademarks are assessed as indefinitely lived. Mytheresa Group assesses trademarks
for impairment and potential changes in useful life annually in the fourth quarter, or when an event becomes known that may trigger impairment.
Goodwill
Mytheresa Group’s goodwill
originated from the MGG acquisition in 2014 and represents the difference between the purchase price and the net identifiable assets
acquired.
Goodwill is not amortized
but reviewed for impairment at least annually. Mytheresa Group consists of two cash generating units (“CGU”), which represent
the lowest level in which the goodwill is monitored for internal management purposes. Any potential impairment of goodwill is identified
by comparing the recoverable amount of a CGU to its carrying value. Goodwill is reduced by the amount of impairment, if any. If the impairment
exceeds the carrying amount of goodwill, the carrying values of the remaining assets in the CGU are reduced by the excess on a pro-rata
basis. The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually in the fourth quarter of the year, or when an event becomes known that may
trigger impairment.
Property and equipment is
stated at historical cost, net of accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Historical cost includes any expenditures
that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset, including costs incurred to prepare the asset for its intended use.
Property and equipment, net
is depreciated on a straight-line basis over each asset’s expected useful life. When significant parts of a fixed asset have different
useful lives, they are accounted for as separate components and depreciated separately. Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual
values are reviewed at least annually and adjusted prospectively, if appropriate.
Mytheresa Group applies the
following useful lives when estimating depreciation of property and equipment, net:
Asset
type |
|
Estimated
useful life |
Construction
in progress |
|
- |
Leasehold
improvements |
|
over
the period of the lease |
Other
fixed assets and office equipment |
|
3
- 15 years |
Construction in progress
are being capitalized but not depreciated yet.
If a leasehold improvement
is expected to be in use after the expected expiration date of its associated lease, then it is depreciated over its estimated useful
life.
All repair and maintenance
costs are expensed when incurred.
Mytheresa Group assesses
property and equipment, net for impairment whenever there is an indication of potential impairment.
The determination of whether
an arrangement is, or contains, a lease is based on the substance of the arrangement at inception. The arrangement is, or contains, a
lease if fulfilment of the arrangement is dependent on the use of a specific asset or assets and the arrangement conveys a right to use
the asset or assets, even if that right is not explicitly specified in an arrangement. Mytheresa Group assesses at the inception of the
contract whether the contract is or contains a lease.
Mytheresa Group’s leases
consist of real estate and company cars. Lease terms are negotiated on an individual basis and may contain a range of different terms
and conditions. Lease contracts may be negotiated for fixed periods or include extension options.
To determine the lease terms,
all facts and circumstances which offer economic incentives to exercise extension options are included. If it is reasonably certain that
a lease term will be extended, the related extension option is included. The lease terms include fixed payments as well as variable payments
that depend on an index.
Extension options are included
in the determination of the lease liability to the extent that it is reasonably certain that those options will be exercised by Mytheresa
Group. Management of Mytheresa Group reviews forecasts, planned growth and facility capacity when determining whether an extension option
is reasonably certain to be exercised.
The lease liability is subsequently
measured as the present value of the expected lease payments. To determine the present value, Mytheresa Group discounts the remaining
lease payments with the incremental borrowing rate of the lessee. The incremental borrowing rate is the interest rate that Mytheresa
Group would be required to pay to borrow over a similar term, and with a similar security, the funds necessary to obtain an asset of
a similar value to the right-of-use asset as the underlying lease agreement in a similar economic environment. Mytheresa Group applied
incremental borrowing rates between 0.96% and 7.5% for the periods presented.
Right-of-use assets are measured
at cost at the date of lease commencement. The cost is comprised of the initial lease liability measurement and any lease payments made
before the commencement date, less any lease incentives received and estimated cost of dismantling and removing the underlying asset
incurred by the lessee.
After the commencement date,
Mytheresa Group measures right-of-use assets at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses.
For subsequent measurement, the carrying amount
of the lease liability is increased to reflect the interest on the lease liability and reduced to reflect the lease payments made. The
finance expenses associated with the lease term are recognized in the consolidated statement of profit and Comprehensive Loss over the
lease term.
To date, no impairment losses have been identified
on Mytheresa Group’s right-of-use assets.
Mytheresa Group elected to apply an exemption
for low value leases in accordance with IFRS 16. Low value leases are leases with contract amounts below EUR 5 thousand. Lease payments
associated with low value leases are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Accordingly, no right-of-use assets or lease
liabilities are recognized for low value leases.
| g) | Inventories and Cost of Sales |
Inventories are measured
at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Costs are assigned to individual items using the weighted average cost method. Costs of
purchased inventory are determined after deducting rebates and discounts.
Inventory is written down
when its net realizable value is below its carrying amount. Mytheresa Group estimates net realizable value as the amount at which inventories
are expected to be sold, taking into consideration fluctuations in selling prices due to seasonality, less estimated costs necessary
to complete the sale. When circumstances that previously caused inventories to be written down below cost no longer exist or when there
is clear evidence of an increase in selling prices, the amount of the write-down previously recorded is reversed.
The carrying amount of inventories
is expensed as inventories are sold and recognized in cost of goods sold. Write-downs to net realizable value and losses are expensed
in the period they occur. Any reversal of write-downs is recognized in the period the reversal occurs.
Cost
of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization includes the cost of merchandise sold, net of trade discounts, in addition to inventory
write-offs and delivery costs of product from our brand partners to our central warehouse, where we act as the principal. These costs
fluctuate with changes in net sales and changes in inventory write-offs due to inventory aging. For CPM revenue, we do not incur
cost of sales as the purchase price of the goods sold is borne by the CPM brand partner.
| h) | Financial instruments—Initial
recognition and subsequent measurement |
A financial instrument is
any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one party and a financial liability or equity instrument of another party. These
include both non-derivative financial instruments, such as trade and other receivables and payables, and derivative financial instruments,
such as foreign exchange contracts.
Financial instruments are
recognized when Mytheresa Group becomes party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument. Generally, purchases and sales
of financial assets are initially recognized at the settlement date.
Upon initial recognition,
all financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value plus or minus any directly attributable transaction costs,
unless a financial instrument is classified at fair value through profit or loss.
Mytheresa Group categorizes
all financial assets and financial liabilities at initial recognition. Mytheresa Group generally do not require collateral or other security
from our customers.
Measurement categories
Financial assets and financial
liabilities are grouped into the following categories according to IFRS 9:
| · | measured
at amortized cost (“AC”), which includes Mytheresa Group’s cash and cash
equivalents, trade and other receivables and other assets, as well as trade and other payable,
liabilities to banks and Shareholder Loans, and |
| · | measured
at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”), which includes Mytheresa Group’s
free-standing derivatives (foreign exchange options) with a positive or negative fair value. |
Classification of financial
assets depends on the business model used for managing financial assets and on the characteristics of the contractual cash flows involved.
Financial assets are classified within AC category only when they are held exclusively to collect the contractual cash flows and when
their contractual terms comprise cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding. With
the exception of derivatives, all financial assets are classified at AC.
Cash and cash equivalents
consist of cash held at banks or financial institutions, with a bank license e.g. PayPal and cash on hand. Trade and other receivables
are generally accounted for at AC less any impairment using the simplified approach. Deposits granted for rent which are not related
to credit lines are recorded under Non-current financial assets as restricted cash since they are not available for use in the operating
business of Mytheresa Group. Non-current financial assets are recognized at nominal value.
Financial liabilities are
generally classified at amortized cost. There are some exceptions, for example financial liabilities at fair value through profit or
loss including derivatives not designated as hedging instruments. Financial liabilities need to be analyzed to determine whether they
contain any embedded derivative. If the embedded derivative is not closely related to the host contract, such derivatives must be separated
and be accounted for separately at FVPL.
Subsequent measurement
Financial assets and financial
liabilities in the AC category are subsequently measured using the effective interest method. Using the effective interest method, all
directly attributable fees, consideration paid or received, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts included in the calculation
of the effective interest rate are amortized over the expected term of the financial instrument. Interest income and expenses from the
application of the effective interest method are presented as finance income, net in the consolidated statement of profit and Comprehensive
Loss.
Financial assets and financial
liabilities in the FVTPL category are subsequently measured at fair value, with changes in value recognized in the consolidated statement
of profit and Comprehensive Loss.
Impairment
The Group applies the simplified
approach in accordance with IFRS 9.5.5.15 for its trade receivables where the loss allowance is always measured at an amount equal to
lifetime expected credit losses. Each exposure is allocated to a credit risk grade based on data that is determined to be predictive
of the risk of loss (including but not limited to external ratings, audited financial statements, management accounts and cash flow projections
and available press information about customers) and applying experienced credit judgement. Credit risk grades are defined using qualitative
and quantitative factors that are indicative of the risk of default. Exposures within each credit risk grade are segmented by geographic
region and industry classification and an ECL rate is calculated for each segment based on delinquency status and actual credit loss
experience over the past years. These rates are adjusted to reflect differences between economic conditions during the period over which
the historical data has been collected, current conditions as well as the Group’s view of economic conditions over the expected
life of the receivables.
Mytheresa Group considers
a financial asset to be in default when:
| · | the
debtor is unlikely to pay its credit obligations to the Group in full, without recourse by
the Group to actions such as realizing security (if any is held); or |
| · | the
financial asset is more than 90 days past due. |
Hedge Accounting
Mytheresa Group is exposed
to currency risks as a result of participating in business activities outside the Euro zone. Mytheresa Group uses foreign currency forward
contracts to hedge and thus limit currency risks from sales in foreign currencies. The sales are hedged each fiscal year so that no forward
contracts are still in place at the balance sheet date. Currency risks are managed centrally within Mytheresa Group. Regular reports
on the Group-wide development of risks and open positions with currency risk are made.
Derivatives are initially
recognized at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at the
end of each reporting period. The accounting for subsequent changes in fair value depends on whether the derivative is designated as
a hedging instrument, and if so, the nature of the item being hedged. Mytheresa Group only enters into foreign exchange derivatives (“foreign
exchange forwards”) that are all designated as hedges of the foreign currency risk associated with the cash flows of highly probable
forecast sales denominated in foreign currency. Mytheresa Group determines the existence of an economic relationship between the hedging
instrument and the hedged underlying sales transaction on the basis of the currency, amount and timing of their respective cash flows.
As changes in the cash flows of the hedging instrument offset changes in the cash flows of the hedged transaction offset, the relationship
is effective. Ineffective cash flow hedges in the periods presented were immaterial. Potential sources of ineffectiveness are changes
of the payment dates or a reduction in the total amount of the hedged item and a significant change of the credit risk of either party
to the hedging relationship. Ineffective cash flow hedges in the periods presented were immaterial.
At the inception of a hedge
relationship, Mytheresa Group documents the economic relationship between the hedging instruments and hedged items, including whether
changes in the fair value of the hedged items are offset by changes in the fair value of the hedging instruments. Mytheresa Group documents
its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking its hedging transactions. Detailed information on risk management and risks
arising from Mytheresa Group’s financial instruments can be found in Note A.5.29.
A hedging relationship qualifies
for hedge accounting only if all of the following requirements for hedge effectiveness are met: there is an economic relationship between
the hedged item and the hedging instrument, the effect of the credit risk does not dominate the changes in value that result from this
economic relationship, the hedging relationship is the same as that which results from the amount of the hedged item that the Company
actually hedges and the amount of the hedging instrument that the Company actually uses to hedge that amount of the hedged item. Hedging
instruments are expected to be highly effective in achieving offsetting changes in cash flows. Hedging instruments are reviewed on an
ongoing basis to determine that they have actually been highly effective throughout the financial year for which they are designated.
Mytheresa Group applies cash
flow hedge accounting, whereby the spot component of the forward exchange contracts is designated as the hedging instrument. The effective
portion of changes in the fair value of the designated cash component is recognized in the hedge reserve in other comprehensive income
(“OCI I”, “cash flow hedge reserve”) within equity. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized
immediately in profit or loss. In addition, Mytheresa Group recognizes changes in fair value related to the forward element in other
comprehensive income (“OCI II”, “Cost of Hedging Reserve”) within equity. Amounts accumulated in equity are reclassified
in the periods in which the hedging instrument affects profit or loss.
Application of hedge accounting
in fiscal 2024 resulted in a €1,511 thousand decrease to net sales. If hedge accounting had not been applied, the amounts would
have been recognized immediately within in other income (expense), as free-standing derivatives.
Derecognition
A financial asset is derecognized
when the contractual rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or have been transferred and Mytheresa Group
substantially transferred all rewards and risks associated with the ownership. In the case of sales of trade receivables, essentially
all rewards and risks are transferred to the buyer of the receivables.
Financial liabilities are
derecognized when the obligation under the liability is settled, cancelled or expired.
Fair value measurement
Fair value is the price that
would be received to sell an asset or paid to settle or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as
of the measurement date in the principal or, in its absence, the most advantageous market to which Mytheresa Group has access at that
date. The fair value of a liability reflects its non-performance risk.
A number of Mytheresa Group’s
accounting policies and disclosures require the measurement of fair value for both financial and non-financial assets and liabilities.
Mytheresa Group measures the fair value of an instrument using the quoted price in an active market for that instrument, if such price
is available. A market is regarded as “active” if transactions for the asset or liability take place with sufficient frequency
and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
If there is no quoted price
in an active market, then Mytheresa Group uses valuation techniques that maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize
the use of unobservable inputs. The chosen valuation technique incorporates all factors that market participants would take into account
in pricing a transaction.
Based on the input parameters
used for valuation the fair values have to be assigned to one of the following levels of the fair value hierarchy:
| · | Level 1:
Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, |
| · | Level 2:
Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the
asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived
from prices), and |
| · | Level 3:
Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is,
unobservable inputs). |
Foreign exchange forwards
are valued according to their present value of future cash flows based on forward exchange rates at the balance sheet date. The fair
values of these instruments are also considered as level 2 fair values.
There were no transfers between
the different levels of the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Mytheresa Group’s policy is to
recognize transfers into and transfers out of fair value hierarchy levels as at the end of the reporting period.
Mytheresa Group recognizes
provisions when it has a present obligation, legal or constructive, as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources
embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
Provisions are measured at the present value of management’s best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the present obligation
at the end of the reporting period. The increase in provision due to the passage of time is recognized as finance expenses.
Current income taxes
Current income tax is the
expected tax payable or receivable based on the taxable income or loss for the period and the tax laws that have been enacted or substantively
enacted as of the reporting date. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which
applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation. It establishes tax liabilities where appropriate on the basis of amounts expected
to be paid to the tax authorities. In case of uncertainties related to income taxes, they are accounted for in accordance with IFRIC
24 and IAS 12 based on the best estimate of those uncertainties.
Current income taxes are
calculated based on the respective local taxable income and local tax rules for the period. In addition, current income taxes presented
for the period include adjustments for uncertain tax payments or tax refunds for periods not yet finally assessed, however, excluding
interest expenses and interest refunds and penalties on the underpayment of taxes. In cases for which it is probable that amounts declared
as expenses in the tax returns might not be recognized (uncertain tax positions), a liability for income taxes is recognized. The amount
is based on the best estimate of the expected tax payment (expected value or most likely amount).
Deferred taxes
Deferred taxes are recognized
on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax
bases used in the computation of taxable income and are accounted for using the balance sheet-liability method.
Deferred tax liabilities
are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable
that taxable income will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.
Current and deferred tax
is charged or credited in the consolidated statement of profit and Comprehensive Loss, except when it relates to items charged or credited
directly to equity, in which case the current or deferred tax is also recognized directly in equity.
Deferred tax assets or liabilities
are calculated on the basis of temporary differences between the tax basis and the financial reporting of assets and liabilities including
differences from consolidation and on unused tax-loss carryforwards. For this purpose, deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates
and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax assets are recognized to
the extent that it is probable that there will be future taxable income available against which the deductible temporary differences
and tax-loss carryforwards can be utilized.
The carrying amount of deferred
tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable income
will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.
Mytheresa Group establishes
tax liabilities on the basis of expected tax payments. Liabilities for trade taxes, corporate taxes and similar taxes on income are determined
based on the taxable income of the consolidated entities less any prepayments made. Calculation of tax liabilities is based on the recent
tax rates applicable in the tax jurisdiction of Mytheresa Group.
An
operating segment is a component of Mytheresa Group that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses
and for which discrete financial information is available and used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) to make
decisions around resource allocation and review operating results of Mytheresa Group. Mytheresa Group identified its Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer as the CODM, collectively. Mytheresa Group does not separately present net sales by product category,
because such information is not maintained on a basis consistent with IFRS and the preparation of such information would be unduly costly.
| l) | Impairment of non-financial
assets excluding Goodwill and intangible assets |
Mytheresa Group assesses
whether an asset may be impaired at each reporting date. If any indication of impairment exists, or when annual impairment testing for
such an asset is required, Mytheresa Group estimates the asset’s recoverable amount. An asset’s recoverable amount is the
higher of an asset’s or CGU’s fair value less costs of disposal or its value in use. The recoverable amount is determined
for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or groups
of assets. When the carrying amount of an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset is considered impaired and written down
to its recoverable amount.
In assessing value in use,
the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a discount rate that reflects current market assessments
of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset.
Mytheresa Group bases its
impairment calculation on detailed budgets and forecasted cash flows, which generally cover a period of five years. Impairment losses
are recognized in the consolidated statement of profit and Comprehensive Loss in expense categories consistent with the function of the
impaired asset.
For assets excluding goodwill
and indefinite lived intangible assets, an assessment is made at each reporting date to determine whether there is an indication that
previously recognized impairment losses no longer exist or has decreased. If such indication exists, Mytheresa Group estimates the asset’s
or CGU’s recoverable amount.
Impairment losses relating
to goodwill cannot be reversed in future periods.
| m) | Management equity incentive
plan |
Share-based compensation
arrangements
The
grant-date fair value of equity-settled share-based compensation arrangements granted to employees is generally recognized as an expense,
with a corresponding increase in equity, over the vesting period of the awards. The amount recognized as an expense is adjusted to reflect
the number of awards for which the related service and non-market performance conditions are expected to be met, such that the amount
ultimately recognized is based on the number of awards that meet the related service and non-market performance conditions at the vesting
date. For share-based payment awards with non-vesting conditions, the grant-date fair value of the share-based payment is measured to
reflect such conditions and there is no true-up for differences between expected and actual outcomes.
Cash-settled
transactions
For cash-settled share-based
payments, a liability is recognized for the goods or services acquired, measured at the fair value of the liability. At each balance
sheet date until the liability is settled, and at the date of settlement, the fair value of the liability is remeasured, with any changes
in fair value recognized in profit or loss for the reporting period. See note A.5.14. a) i) on share-based compensation for further details.
The company intends to continue to settle all remaining awards in equity.
A.5.5.2 New
and revised standards
| a) | New and revised standards and
interpretations applied for the first time in the financial year |
New
and Revised standards |
IFRS
17 (A) Insurance Contracts |
IAS
1 (A) Presentation of Financial Statements: Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current and Disclosure of Accounting
Policies |
Definition of Accounting Estimates - Amendments to IAS 8
OECD Pillar Two Rules |
The amendments included above do not have a material
effect on the consolidated financial statements and thus no further details are disclosed.
| b) | New and revised standards issued,
but not yet effective |
At the date of authorization of these financial
statements, Mytheresa Group has not applied the following new and revised IFRS standards that have been issued, but are not yet effective:
Revised standard | |
Effective date |
Lease Liability in a Sale-and-Leaseback (Amendments to IFRS 16, Leases) | |
January 1, 2024 |
Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current, and Non-current Liabilities with Covenants (Amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements) | |
January 1, 2024 |
Supplier Finance Arrangements (Amendment to IAS 7, Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7, Financial Instruments: Disclosures) | |
January 1, 2024 |
A number of new accounting
standards, amendments and interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for reporting periods ended June 30, 2024 and
have not been early adopted by the Mytheresa Group. The standards, amendments, and interpretations not yet effective are not expected
to have a significant impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements as of the date of authorization for issuance.
| c) | Global minimum top-up tax |
The Mytheresa Group applied
“International Tax Reform - Pillar Two Model Rules (Amendments to IAS 12)” after its publication on May 23, 2023.
The amendments contain a temporary, mandatory, and immediately applicable exemption from the recognition of deferred taxes resulting
from the introduction of global minimum taxation; they also require, if already possible, specific disclosures in the notes on the impact
of the minimum taxation (see note 26).
The mandatory exemption is to be applied retrospectively.
However, since as of 30 June 2023 no global minimum taxation laws were applicable in any of the countries in which the Group operates
and hence no related deferred taxes were recognized at that time, the retrospective application has no impact on the consolidated financial
statements.
A.5.6 Critical accounting judgments and key
estimates and assumptions
The preparation of Mytheresa
Group’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of net sales, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the accompanying note disclosures and the disclosure
of contingent liabilities. Uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment
to the carrying amount of assets or liabilities in future periods. The estimates and underlying assumptions are subject to continuous
review.
Below is a summary of the
critical measurement processes and the key assumptions used by management in applying accounting policies with regard to the future,
and which could have significant effects on carrying amounts stated in the consolidated financial statements, or for which there is a
risk that significant adjustments may be made to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in subsequent years.
Inventory write-downs
Inventory is carried at the
lower of cost or net realizable value, which requires an estimation of the products future net selling prices. When assessing the net
realizable value of the inventory, Mytheresa Group considers multiple factors and assumptions including the quantity and aging of inventory
on hand, anticipated sales volume, expected selling prices and selling cost, as well as historical recovery experience and risk of obsolescence
from changes in economic conditions. Refer to Note A.5.18. for further details.
Share-based compensation
Determining
the fair value of share-based compensation options at the grant date requires judgment, including estimating the expected term that options
will be outstanding prior to exercise, the associated volatility, the appropriate risk-free interest rate and the expected dividend yield.
Upon grant of the awards, we also estimate an amount of forfeitures that will occur prior to vesting. If actual forfeitures differ significantly
from the estimates, share-based compensation expense could be impacted. For further disclosures relating to share-based payments, see
Note A.5.28.
Impairment of Goodwill
Impairment
exists when the carrying value of an asset, CGU or group of CGU's exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of its fair value
less costs of disposal and its value in use. The value in use calculation is based on a discounted cash flow (“DCF”) model.
The cash flows are derived from the budget and projections for the next five years, according to the development and maturity of each
CGU. The significant judgements and assumptions used in calculating the recoverable amount are
| (i) | the expected future revenue growth rates,
including the terminal growth rate |
| (ii) | the anticipated EBITDA margin and |
| (iii) | the discount rates applied to the future
cash flows of the CGUs. |
These estimates are
relevant to goodwill recognized by the Group. Refer to Note A.5.15, Intangible assets and goodwill for further details on the assumptions
and associated sensitivities.
A.5.7 Revision of comparative figures
Mytheresa Group identified an adjustment to be made for comparison
purposes in certain asset balances and net sales related to the measurement of the breakage amount for vouchers issued to customers in
accordance with IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers in fiscal year 2023 and 2022.
Consequentially an adjustment has been processed in certain tax liabilities,
current and deferred income taxes. As a result, the respective prior year amounts have been revised for consistency with the current
year measurement principles. Thus the comparative figures as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022
have been revised as follows:
· In
the Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Comprehensive Loss for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30,
2022, the net result decreased by €1,898 thousand and €1,419 thousand respectively.
· In
the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022 total Shareholders’ Equity including
the Accumulated Deficit decreased by €4,002 thousand and €2,103 thousand, respectively.
A.5.8 Segment and geographic information
In
line with the management approach, the operating segments were identified on the basis of Mytheresa Group’s internal reporting
and how our chief operating decision maker (CODM), assesses the performance of the business. Mytheresa Group collectively identifies
its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as the CODM. On this basis, Mytheresa Group identifies its online operations
and retail store as separate operating segments. Segment EBITDA is used to measure performance, because management believes that this
information is the most relevant in evaluating the respective segments relative to other entities that operate in the retail business.
Segment EBITDA is defined
as operating income excluding depreciation and amortization.
Assets are not allocated
to the different business segments for internal reporting purposes.
The following is a reconciliation
of the Company’s segment EBITDA to consolidated net income.
| |
June 30, 2022 |
|
(in € thousands) | |
Online | |
Retail Store | |
Segments total | |
Reconciliation(1) | |
IFRS consolidated |
|
Net Sales | |
672,515 | |
15,266 | |
687,781 | |
- | |
687,781 |
|
Segment EBITDA | |
80,350 | |
4,229 | |
84,579 | |
(72,626) | |
11,953 |
|
Depreciation and amortization | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
(9,088) |
|
Finance income (costs), net | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
(998) |
|
Income tax expense | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
(11,184) |
|
Net loss | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
(9,317) |
|
| (1) | Reconciliation relates to corporate administrative expenses of €17,830
thousand, which have not been allocated to the online operations or the retail stores, as
well as €2,493 thousand related to Other transaction-related, certain legal and other
expenses and share-based compensation of €52,303 thousand during the year ended June 30,
2022. |
| |
June 30, 2023 | |
(in € thousands) | |
Online | | |
Retail Store | | |
Segments total | | |
Reconciliation(1) | | |
IFRS consolidated | |
Net Sales | |
| 751,299 | | |
| 14,704 | | |
| 766,003 | | |
| - | | |
| 766,003 | |
Segment EBITDA | |
| 48,729 | | |
| 4,966 | | |
| 53,696 | | |
| (50,724) | | |
| 2,971 | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| (11,653) | |
Finance income (costs), net | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| (2,460) | |
Income tax expense | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| (5,877) | |
Net loss | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| (17,019) | |
| (1) | During the fiscal year ended June 30,
2023, there were €15,500 thousand in corporate administrative expenses that were not
assigned to either the online operations or retail stores. Additionally, there were €5,446
thousand related to Other transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses and Share-based
compensation expenses totaling €30,021 thousand. |
| |
June 30, 2024 | |
(in € thousands) | |
Online | | |
Retail Store | | |
Segments total | | |
Reconciliation(1) | | |
IFRS consolidated | |
Net Sales | |
| 826,690 | | |
| 14,162 | | |
| 840,852 | | |
| - | | |
| 840,852 | |
Segment EBITDA | |
| 37,396 | | |
| 4,516 | | |
| 41,912 | | |
| (48,660) | | |
| (6,748) | |
Depreciation and amortization | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| (15,205) | |
Finance income (costs), net | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| (4,772) | |
Income tax expense | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 1,814 | |
Net loss | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| (24,911) | |
| (1) | During the year ended June 30,
2024, there were €16,072 thousand in corporate administrative expenses that were not assigned to either the online operations or
retail stores. Additionally, there were €14,081 thousand in expenses related to Other transaction-related, certain legal and other
expenses. Share-based compensation expenses amounts to €18,508 thousand. |
A.5.9 Selling, general and administrative
expenses
Selling, general and administrative
expenses include all personnel costs for Mytheresa Group, IT expenses, costs associated with the distribution center, and other
overhead costs.
Selling, general and administrative
expenses consist of the following:
| |
Year ended June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Personnel-related expenses | |
| (122,695) | | |
| (119,450) | | |
| (126,366) | |
Rental and other facility-related expenses | |
| (2,252) | | |
| (2,668) | | |
| (4,902) | |
IT expenses | |
| (7,647) | | |
| (8,911) | | |
| (8,409) | |
Insurances and fees | |
| (4,145) | | |
| (3,082) | | |
| (1,901) | |
Travel costs | |
| (1,390) | | |
| (2,896) | | |
| (3,501) | |
Other transaction-related, certain legal and other expenses (1) | |
| (2,493) | | |
| (5,446) | | |
| (2,366) | |
Consulting and other services | |
| (4,342) | | |
| (920) | | |
| (4,247) | |
Other | |
| (3,207) | | |
| (4,319) | | |
| (7,600) | |
Total Selling, general and administrative expenses | |
| (148,171) | | |
| (147,692) | | |
| (159,292) | |
| (1) | Other transaction-related, certain
legal and other expenses represent (i) professional fees, including advisory and accounting fees, related to potential transactions,
(ii) certain legal expenses incurred outside the ordinary course of our business and (iii) other non-recurring expenses incurred
in connection with the costs of establishing our new central distribution center in Leipzig, Germany. |
The total selling, general
and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased by €11.6 million from €147.7 million in fiscal year ended June 30, 2023
to €159.3 million in fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The increase is mainly due to increases in personnel expenses, rental
costs, travel expenses, expenses related to the new distribution center in Leipzig and other operating expenses in the period. The Mytheresa
Group recognized Share-based compensation expenses for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 of €18.5 million and €30.0
million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
A.5.10 Other income (loss), net
Other income, net consists
of the following:
| |
Year ended June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Other income | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other income | |
| 1,023 | | |
| 1,863 | | |
| 1,471 | |
Foreign exchange gains, net | |
| 1,783 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,349 | |
| |
| 2,806 | | |
| 1,863 | | |
| 2,820 | |
Other expenses | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign exchange losses, net | |
| - | | |
| (2,057) | | |
| - | |
Other operational expenses | |
| (1,915) | | |
| (2,332) | | |
| (2,553) | |
| |
| (1,915) | | |
| (4,390) | | |
| (2,553) | |
| |
| 892 | | |
| (2,527) | | |
| 267 | |
A.5.11 Finance income (costs), net
Finance expenses, net consists
of the following:
| |
Year ended June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Finance costs | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest expenses on revolving credit facility | |
| (386) | | |
| (401) | | |
| (1,861) | |
Interest expenses on leases | |
| (612) | | |
| (2,417) | | |
| (2,916) | |
Total Finance costs | |
| (998) | | |
| (2,818) | | |
|
(4,777) | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other interest income | |
| - | | |
| 358 | | |
| 5 | |
Total Finance income | |
| - | | |
| 358 | | |
| 5 | |
Finance income (costs), net | |
| (998) | | |
| (2,460) | | |
| (4,772) | |
Further information on interest
expenses on leases can be found in Note 16.
A.5.12 Income tax expense
Income taxes are comprised
of current income taxes and deferred taxes and consists of the following:
(in € thousands) | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Total current tax income / (expense) | |
| (14,604) | | |
| (3,210) | | |
| (411) | |
Thereof prior year adjustments | |
| 141 | | |
| (476) | | |
| 189 | |
Thereof other current income tax effects for the period | |
| (14,746) | | |
| (2,734) | | |
| (600) | |
Total deferred tax income / (expense) | |
| 3,421 | | |
| (2,666) | | |
| 2,226 | |
Thereof effects from origination and reversal of temporary balance sheet differences | |
| 98 | | |
| 1,101 | | |
| 61 | |
Thereof prior year adjustments | |
| 153 | | |
| (31) | | |
| 30 | |
Thereof effects from (non-) recognition of deferred tax assets on tax loss and interest carryforwards | |
| 3,169 | | |
| (3,736) | | |
| 2,135 | |
Total income tax expense | |
| (11,184) | | |
| (5,876) | | |
| 1,814 | |
During
fiscal year 2024, Mytheresa Group’s primary statutory tax rate for current income taxes was 27.74% (2023: 27.74% and 2022: 27.52%),
consisting of the German corporate tax rate of 15%, a 5.5% solidarity surcharge on the German corporate tax rate, and in fiscal year
2024 a trade tax rate of 11.92%, being the statutory income tax rate of the German income tax group parent, MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.,
located in Aschheim, Germany which changed due to the change in composition of the weighted average trade tax rate. The primary deferred
tax rate for German entities in 2024 was 27.74% (2023: 27.45%). For non-German companies, the current and deferred taxes at period-end
were calculated using a range of applicable income tax rates between 8,25% to 31,0%. (2023: 2,5% to 29,4%).
The
table below reconciles the expected income tax expense amount, based on Mytheresa Group’s expected tax rate (2024: 27.74%, 2023:
27.74%, 2022: 27.52%) to the actual income tax expense amounts for fiscal 2022, fiscal 2023 as well as fiscal 2024.
| |
Year ended June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Income (loss) before tax | |
| 1,867 | | |
| (11,142) | | |
| (26,725) | |
Tax (expense) income based on expected group tax rate | |
| (514) | | |
| 3,091 | | |
| 7,414 | |
Tax effects of: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Non-recognition of interest expenses due to interest cap | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Utilization of interest expense carryforwards and recognition of related deferred tax assets | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Non-deductible expenses (for local taxes) | |
| (130) | | |
| (92) | | |
| (218) | |
Other non-deductible expenses | |
| (14,229) | | |
| (8,693) | | |
| (5,993) | |
Tax free income | |
| 40 | | |
| 239 | | |
| 90 | |
Tax rate difference between group and local tax rates and changes in tax rates | |
| (170) | | |
| 58 | | |
| 64 | |
Prior year adjustments | |
| 295 | | |
| (507) | | |
| 53 | |
(Non-) recognition on deferred tax assets on tax loss carryforwards, utilization of tax losses and tax credits without recognition of deferred tax assets | |
| 3,500 | | |
| 42 | | |
| 6 | |
Others | |
| 25 | | |
| (14) | | |
| 397 | |
Income tax expense | |
| (11,184) | | |
| (5,876) | | |
| 1,814 | |
Effective total income tax rate (%) | |
| 599.0% | | |
| 52.7% | | |
| -6.8% | |
The
material drivers leading to the difference between expected income tax expense and income tax expense are as follows:
Other
non-deductible expenses in fiscal year 2024 mainly include the tax effect of expenses related to share-based payments under IFRS of €5,134
(2023: €8,328, 2022: €14,137) thousand which are not deductible for German income tax purposes.
Utilization
of interest expense carried forward reduced income tax expense by € 0 in fiscal year 2024 (2023: €0; 2022: €1.822 thousand.
Deferred
tax assets of €1 thousand in fiscal year 2024 € (2023: €3 thousand €; 2022: € 0 thousand) related to current
tax losses were not recorded. In 2024, €0 thousand (2023: €45 thousand; 2022: € 0 thousand) in income tax credits have
been utilized in the current period for which no deferred tax asset has previously been recognized.
In
addition, deferred tax assets on tax loss carryforwards for MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. were fully recognized in fiscal year 2022 in
accordance with IAS 12.36 (d). Management expects utilization of the tax loss carryforwards and deductible temporary differences within
a forecasting period of five years to be sufficiently probable as the entity entered the German income tax group in fiscal year 2023
and, from then onwards, can utilize its losses against the taxable income of the income tax group. In total, a deferred tax asset of
€6,046 thousand was recognized in 2022. Thereof, €1,249 thousand was recognized according to IAS 12.61A directly to equity
in fiscal 2022 as part of the tax loss carryforwards include tax deductible expenses related to IPO transaction costs which were originally
recorded directly to equity under IFRS. In fiscal year 2023, a portion of the deferred tax asset has been reversed due to partial utilization
of tax loss carryforwards. In 2024, additional deferred tax assets on current tax losses have been recognized at the amount of
€ 2,135 thousand by MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.
For
temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries at the amount of €5,733 thousand (2023: €5,370 thousand,
2022: €2,060 thousand), no deferred taxes have been recognized as the respective parent is able to control the timing of the reversal
of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
A.5.13 Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share
are determined by dividing the net income for the period attributable to the ordinary shareholders of the MYT Netherlands B.V. by the
basic weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.
| |
Year Ended June 30, | |
(in € thousands, except share and per share data) | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders | |
| (9,317) | | |
| (17,019) | | |
| (24,911) | |
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding (basic and diluted) – in millions | |
| 86.3 | | |
| 86.6 | | |
| 86.8 | |
Basic and diluted earnings per share | |
| (0.11) | | |
| (0.20) | | |
€ | (0.29) | |
Basic earnings per share
are calculated in accordance with IAS 33 (“Earnings per Share”) based on earnings attributable to the Company’s shareholders
and the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. The ordinary shares outstanding used for computation of earnings
per share reflect the Legal Reorganization, adjusted for the share split described in Note 20. This presentation is consistent with the
principles in IAS 33.64, which requires calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for all periods presented to be adjusted
retrospectively if changes occur to the capital structure after the reporting period but before the financial statements are authorized
for issue.
Diluted earnings per share
are determined by dividing the net income for the period attributable to the ordinary shareholders by the diluted weighted average number
of shares outstanding during the period. In 2022, 2023 and 2024, potential ordinary shares with a dilutive effect (stock options) were
excluded, because the effect would be anti-dilutive. Hence, the basic earnings per share correspond to diluted earnings per share in
fiscal 2022, 2023 and 2024 and prior periods.
Pursuant to paragraphs 21(g) and
24 of IAS 33, as certain shares are fully vested and contingently issuable for no consideration, they are treated as outstanding and
included in the calculation of both basic and diluted earnings per share.
Potential
ordinary shares excluded from diluted earnings per share as their conversion would have an antidilutive effect are as follows (in millions):
| |
As of June 30, | |
(in millions) | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Long-Term Incentive Plan (Restricted Share Units) | |
| 0.2 | | |
| 0.9 | | |
| 2.5 | |
Long-Term Incentive Plan (Options) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3.3 | |
Alignment Award (Options) | |
| 6.4 | | |
| 6.2 | | |
| 6.1 | |
Total | |
| 6.6 | | |
| 7.1 | | |
| 11,9 | |
A.5.14 Net sales
Mytheresa Group earns revenues
worldwide through its online operations, while all revenue associated with the two retail stores is earned in Germany. Geographic location
of online revenue is determined based on the location of delivery. Mytheresa Group generates revenue from the sale of merchandise shipped
to customers as well as from commission for the rendering of services in connection with the Curated Platform Model (CPM). Mytheresa
introduced the Curated Platform Model (CPM) in April 2021, whereby it recognizes commission revenue for the rendering of services.
The following table provides
Mytheresa Group’s net sales by geographic location:
| |
For the fiscal year ended June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Germany | |
| 128,251 | | |
| 18.6% | | |
| 128,109 | | |
| 16.7% | | |
| 127,867 | | |
| 15.2% | |
United States | |
| 108,435 | | |
| 15.8% | | |
| 137,521 | | |
| 18.0% | | |
| 171,795 | | |
| 20.4% | |
Europe (excluding Germany) (1) | |
| 275,322 | | |
| 40.0% | | |
| 298,998 | | |
| 39.0% | | |
| 332,575 | | |
| 39.6% | |
Rest of the world (1) | |
| 175,773 | | |
| 25.6% | | |
| 201,375 | | |
| 26.3% | | |
| 208,615 | | |
| 24.8% | |
| |
| 687,781 | | |
| 100.0% | | |
| 766,003 | | |
| 100.0% | | |
| 840,852 | | |
| 100.0% | |
| (1) | No individual country other than Germany and the United States accounted
for more than 10% of net sales. |
Substantially
all amounts classified within net sales are derived from the sale of luxury goods and rendering of services. Net sales related to rendering
of services is below 10% of total net sales and is therefore not separately disclosed. No single customer accounted for more than 10%
of Mytheresa Group’s net sales in any of the periods presented. Substantially, all long-lived assets are located in Germany.
Net sales recognized from
contract liabilities were €2,007 thousand in fiscal 2024 (2023: (€1,233) thousand, 2022: (€563) thousand.
Application
of hedge accounting in fiscal 2024 resulted in a €1,511 thousand (2023: €1,650 thousand decrease) decrease to net sales.
A.5.15 Intangible assets and goodwill
Mytheresa Group’s intangible
assets and goodwill consist of the following:
| |
Year Ended June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Intangible assets with finite life | |
| | | |
| | |
Software and license | |
| 806 | | |
| 473 | |
Intangible assets with indefinite life | |
| | | |
| | |
Trademark | |
| 15,585 | | |
| 15,585 | |
Goodwill | |
| 138,892 | | |
| 138,892 | |
| |
| 155,283 | | |
| 154,950 | |
Intangible assets with
a finite useful life
Mytheresa Group has intangible
assets with a finite useful life, consisting of licenses and software. Amortization expense of the intangible assets is entirely classified
within depreciation and amortization in the consolidated statements of profit and comprehensive loss.
The following table presents
the changes in Mytheresa Group’s finite-lived intangible assets during fiscal 2022, 2023 and fiscal 2024:
| |
Year ended June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Cost | |
| | |
| |
Beginning of fiscal year | |
| 4,587 | | |
| 5,179 | |
Additions | |
| 592 | | |
| 145 | |
End of fiscal year | |
| 5,179 | | |
| 5,324 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Accumulated depreciation and impairment | |
| | | |
| | |
Beginning of fiscal year | |
| 3,841 | | |
| 4,373 | |
Amortization charge of the year | |
| 532 | | |
| 477 | |
End of fiscal year | |
| 4,373 | | |
| 4,850 | |
Carrying amount at end of year | |
| 806 | | |
| 474 | |
Indefinite-lived intangible
assets - Trademark
Mytheresa Group’s MYTHERESA
and mytheresa.com trademarks represent an indefinite-lived intangible asset. Mytheresa Group assessed the trademarks for potential impairment
during the fourth quarters of each fiscal year, determining that no impairments had occurred. The recoverable amount of Mytheresa Group’s
two identified trademarks was based on fair value less costs of disposal, estimated using discounted cash flows. The fair value measurement
was categorized as Level 3 fair value based on the inputs in the valuation technique used.
When
assessing the trademarks for potential impairment, the fair value of the trademarks was determined using the relief from royalty income
approach. Under this approach, management estimated future cash flows based on internal projections considering Mytheresa Group’s
past performance and forecasted growth which includes also industry terminal growth revenue growth rate forecast of 2.0% p.a. (2023:
2.0%) in the five planning periods, an assumed royalty rate of 2.0% (2023: 2.0%) and discount rate of 9.4% (2023:10.6%) for MYTHERESA
and 8.8% (2023: 10.2%) for the THERESA (retail store CGU) Trademark. The discount rate used was a trademark specific post-tax discount
rate. Revenue growth is estimated based on internal projections considering Mytheresa Group’s past performance and forecasted growth
which includes also industry growth forecast. The revenue growth rates over the 5-year period are the same for trademarks as for the
goodwill for the CGU-Online and retail store. The terminal growth rates applied in the impairment assessments do not exceed the average
long-term growth rate for either the online operations or retail store CGUs. The discount rate and royalty rate are based on market participant
assumptions. The assumed terminal growth rates applied in Mytheresa Group’s trademark impairment assessments were as follows:
| |
Fiscal Year | |
(in € thousands) | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Discount rate MYTHERESA | |
| 10.6% | | |
| 9.4% | |
Discount rate THERESA | |
| 10.2% | | |
| 8.8% | |
Royalty rate | |
| 2.0% | | |
| 2.0% | |
Terminal revenue growth rate | |
| 2.0% | | |
| 2.0% | |
Goodwill
MGG acquired 100% of the
outstanding shares of mytheresa.com GmbH on October 9, 2014 and Theresa Warenvertrieb GmbH on October 31, 2014. The goodwill
resulting from this acquisition is attributable to Mytheresa Group’s online operations and retail store and is not deductible for
tax purposes. There were no acquisitions in the periods presented.
Goodwill has been allocated
to Mytheresa Group’s two identified CGUs, the online operations and the retail store. Mytheresa Group allocates €137,933 thousand
and €959 thousand of goodwill to online operations and the retail store, respectively, which remained unchanged for all periods
presented.
The
recoverable amounts of the CGUs are determined based on each respective CGU’s value in use. The present value of the future cash
flows expected to be derived from an asset or CGU based on the value in use (VIU) approach. The key assumptions for determining the value
in use are the discount rates, budgeted and expected revenue growth rates (CAGR for the next five years) and EBITDA margin in Terminal
value. Management estimates discount rates using pre-tax rates that reflect current market assessments of the time value of money and
the risks specific to the CGU’s. The budgeted and expected revenue growth rates are based on internal projections considering Mytheresa
Group’s historical growth rates and the estimated sales volume in the next five years taking into account external industry growth
forecasts and an increase of Mytheresa’s overall market share. Further we expect that the effects on growth rates from overall
economic trends, such as inflation, recessionary trends as well as political tension all around the world are only temporary and will
return back to historic levels in the mid-term. The terminal value considers an expected growth rate in net sales by 2% (2023: 2.0%),
and EBITDA margin of 7.5% (2023: 7.8%) in the online CGU. The budgeted terminal value EBITDA margin takes into account an expected increase
in gross profit margin, related to the focus in Top Customers and sale of full price items, as well as a decrease in Selling, general
and administrative expenses ratio over the next 5 years in each of the CGU’s.
Mytheresa Group prepares cash flow forecasts
derived from the most recent financial budgets approved by management for the next five years. The assumed key assumptions for terminal
growth rates and discount rates applied in Mytheresa Group’s goodwill impairment assessments were as follows:
| |
Fiscal Year | |
(in € thousands) | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Online | |
| | | |
| | |
Budgeted revenue growth rate (CAGR for the next five years) | |
| 17.42% | | |
| 14.33% | |
EBITDA margin in Terminal value | |
| 7.8% | | |
| 7.5% | |
Terminal growth rate | |
| 2.0% | | |
| 2.0% | |
Pre-Tax Discount rate | |
| 13.8% | | |
| 12.2% | |
Retail store | |
| | | |
| | |
Budgeted revenue growth rate (CAGR for the next five years) | |
| 1.65% | | |
| 2.2% | |
EBITDA margin in Terminal value | |
| 32.9% | | |
| 32.9% | |
Terminal growth rate | |
| 2.0% | | |
| 2.0% | |
Pre-Tax Discount rate | |
| 12.6% | | |
| 12.0% | |
This
terminal growth rates applied in the impairment assessments do not exceed the average long-term growth rate for either the online operations
or retail store CGUs. The terminal value growth rate was determined based on management’ estimate of the long-term growth
rate of the relevant markets, consistent with the assumptions that a market participant would make.
The discount rate is based
on a risk free rate of 2.50% (FY23: 2.50%) and a market risk premium of 7.00% (FY23: 7.00%). In addition, individual beta factors derived
from the respective peer group, the cost of debt and the capital structure are taken into account for the respective CGUs.
The estimated recoverable
amount of the online CGU exceeded its carrying amount by approximately €205 million (FY23: €263 million). Management has identified
that a reasonably possible change in three key assumptions could cause the carrying amount to exceed the recoverable amount. The following
table shows the amount by which these three assumptions would need to change individually for the estimated recoverable amount to be
equal to the carrying amount.
| |
Change
required for carrying amount to be equal to
recoverable amount | |
(in percentage) | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Online | |
| | | |
| | |
Discount rate | |
| 3.9% | | |
| 2.4% | |
EBITDA margin in Terminal value | |
| (2.9%) | | |
| (1.9%) | |
Budgeted revenue growth rate (CAGR for the next five years) | |
| (8.1%) | | |
| (5.4%) | |
Management
has identified that even if the terminal growth rate were to reduce to 0%, there would still not be an impairment for the Online CGU
when keeping all other assumptions unchanged.
A.5.16 Property and equipment
Changes in Property and equipment
during the years presented were as follows:
(in € thousands) | |
Construction
in progress | | |
Leasehold
improvements | | |
Other fixed
assets and office
equipment | | |
Total property and
equipment | |
Cost | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
As of July 1, 2022 | |
| 9,779 | | |
| 10,222 | | |
| 14,057 | | |
| 34,058 | |
Additions | |
| 17,094 | | |
| 1,387 | | |
| 3,687 | | |
| 22,168 | |
Disposals | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (2) | | |
| (2) | |
As of June 30, 2023 | |
| 26,873 | | |
| 11,609 | | |
| 17,742 | | |
| 56,223 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Accumulated depreciation and impairment | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
As of July 1, 2022 | |
| - | | |
| 6,360 | | |
| 10,006 | | |
| 16,366 | |
Depreciation charge of the year | |
| - | | |
| 635 | | |
| 1,993 | | |
| 2,628 | |
Disposals | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
As of June 30, 2023 | |
| - | | |
| 6,995 | | |
| 11,999 | | |
| 18,996 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Carrying amount | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
As of July 1, 2022 | |
| 9,779 | | |
| 3,862 | | |
| 4,050 | | |
| 17,691 | |
As of June 30, 2023 | |
| 26,873 | | |
| 4,614 | | |
| 5,740 | | |
| 37,227 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cost | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
As of July 1, 2023 | |
| 26,873 | | |
| 11,608 | | |
| 17,742 | | |
| 56,223 | |
Additions | |
| 5,445 | | |
| 1,789 | | |
| 5,224 | | |
| 12,459 | |
Transfer | |
| (31,909) | | |
| 5,139 | | |
| 26,770 | | |
| - | |
Disposals | |
| (409) | | |
| (321) | | |
| (64) | | |
| (794) | |
As of June 30, 2024 | |
| 0 | | |
| 18,215 | | |
| 49,672 | | |
| 67,888 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Accumulated depreciation and impairment | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
As of July 1, 2023 | |
| - | | |
| 6,995 | | |
| 12,001 | | |
| 18,996 | |
Depreciation charge of the year | |
| - | | |
| 1,055 | | |
| 4,183 | | |
| 5,238 | |
Disposals | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
As of June 30, 2024 | |
| - | | |
| 8,050 | | |
| 16,184 | | |
| 24,234 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Carrying amount | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
As of July 1, 2023 | |
| 26,873 | | |
| 4,614 | | |
| 5,740 | | |
| 37,227 | |
As of June 30, 2024 | |
| 0 | | |
| 10,166 | | |
| 33,487 | | |
| 43,653 | |
Property and equipment increased
from €37,227 thousand as of June 30, 2023 to €43,653 thousand as of June 30, 2024 mainly due to our new distribution
center in Leipzig, Germany, which started operating in September 2023.
A.5.17 Leases
Expenses on leases under
the low value exemption amounted to €197 thousand in fiscal 2024 (2023: €191 thousand, 2022: €185 thousand). Expenses
relating to variable lease payments not included in the measurement of lease liabilities amounted to €0 thousand in fiscal 2024
(2023: €0 thousand, 2022: €292 thousand). Mytheresa Group incurred depreciation and interest expenses in an amount of €12,406
thousand in fiscal 2024 (2023: €10,909 thousand, 2022: €6,269 thousand). Rent concessions in an amount of €0 thousand
had an impact on the incurred expenses in fiscal 2024 (2023: €0 thousand, 2022: €56 thousand). The non-current lease liabilities
in fiscal 2024 amounted to €40,483 thousand (2023: €49,518, thousand, 2022: €16,817thousand) and the current lease liabilities
amounted to €9,282 thousand (2023: €8,155 thousand, 2022: €5,189 thousand). See Note 28 for a maturity analysis of the
Company’s future lease payments.
Some property leases contain
extension options exercisable by Mytheresa Group up to one year before the end of the non-cancellable contract period. Where practicable,
Mytheresa Group seeks to include extension options in new leases to provide operational flexibility. The extension options held are exercisable
only by Mytheresa Group and not by the lessors. Mytheresa Group assesses at the lease commencement date whether it is reasonably certain
to exercise the extension options. Mytheresa Group reassesses whether it is reasonably certain to exercise the options if there is a
significant event or significant changes in circumstances within its control. Mytheresa Group estimated, if all extension options would
be exercised for current leases, it would result in an increase in lease liability of €42.2 million.
Mytheresa Group classified
rent cash deposits under other non-current asset of €1,431 thousand (2023: €552 thousand).
The total cash outflow for
leases amounted €7,924 thousand in fiscal 2024 (2023: €4,059 thousand, 2022: €5,425 thousand). Interest expenses from
lease liabilities amounted to €2,916 thousand in fiscal 2024 (2023: €2,417 thousand, 2022: €612 thousand).
Right-of-use asset activity
during the reporting periods presented is comprised of the following:
(in € thousands) | |
Land and buildings | | |
Company Cars and Equipment | | |
Total right-of- use assets | |
Cost | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
As of July 1, 2022 | |
| 47,853 | | |
| 95 | | |
| 47,948 | |
Additions | |
| 41,516 | | |
| 97 | | |
| 41,613 | |
As of June 30, 2023 | |
| 89,369 | | |
| 193 | | |
| 89,561 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Accumulated Depreciation and Impairment | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
As of July 1, 2022 | |
| 26,207 | | |
| 66 | | |
| 26,273 | |
Depreciation Charge of the year | |
| 8,466 | | |
| 26 | | |
| 8,492 | |
As of June 30, 2023 | |
| 34,673 | | |
| 92 | | |
| 34,764 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Carrying Amount | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
As of July 1, 2022 | |
| 21,646 | | |
| 31 | | |
| 21,677 | |
As of June 30, 2023 | |
| 54,696 | | |
| 101 | | |
| 54,797 | |
(in € thousands) | |
Land and
buildings | | |
Company
Cars and
Equipment | | |
Total
right-of-
use assets | |
Cost | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
As of July 1, 2023 | |
| 89,369 | | |
| 193 | | |
| 89,561 | |
Additions | |
| 141 | | |
| 20 | | |
| 161 | |
As of June 30, 2024 | |
| 89,510 | | |
| 213 | | |
| 89,722 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Accumulated Depreciation and Impairment | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
As of July 1, 2023 | |
| 34,673 | | |
| 92 | | |
| 34,765 | |
Depreciation Charge of the year | |
| 9,446 | | |
| 43 | | |
| 9,489 | |
As of June 30, 2024 | |
| 44,119 | | |
| 135 | | |
| 44,254 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Carrying Amount | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
As of July 1, 2023 | |
| 54,696 | | |
| 101 | | |
| 54,797 | |
As of June 30, 2024 | |
| 45,390 | | |
| 78 | | |
| 45,468 | |
Mytheresa Group signed the
second rental addendum in February 2024 for an existing office space in Shanghai, China, with a new contractual term from March 1,
2024 until February 28, 2025. The Group recognized an additional €124 thousand of right-of-use asset and corresponding lease
liability upon commencement in March 2024.
A.5.18 Inventories
Mytheresa
Group’s inventories consist mainly of finished goods merchandise acquired from fashion designers. Mytheresa Group records inventories
at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost of inventory amounted to €449,590 thousand in fiscal 2024 (2023: €383,115
thousand, 2022: €328,749 thousand). Inventory write-downs classified as cost of sales during fiscal 2024 were €6,658 thousand
(2023: €2,913 thousand, 2022: €6,009 thousand). No reversals on write-downs are recorded in fiscal 2024 and 2023. Inventory
is written down when its net realizable value is below its carrying amount. Mytheresa Group estimates net realizable value as the amount
at which inventories are expected to be sold, taking into consideration fluctuations in selling prices due to seasonality, less estimated
costs necessary to complete the sale.
A.5.19 Trade and other receivables
The carrying amount of trade
and other receivables approximates their fair value due to their short-term nature. The trade and other receivables are non-interest
bearing. The maximum credit risk at the balance sheet date, which corresponds to the carrying amount of trade and other receivables,
was taken into account in accordance with IFRS 9 when measuring the allowance for expected credit losses. Information about the impairment
of trade and other receivables and Mytheresa Group’s exposure to credit risk, currency risk and interest rate risk can be found
in Note 28. The amount of impairment allowance at June 30, 2024 is €0 thousand (2023: €278 thousand).
A.5.20
Other assets and non-current assets
Other assets consist of the
following:
| |
As of June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Right of return assets | |
| 11,301 | | |
| 13,205 | |
Current VAT receivables | |
| 1,446 | | |
| - | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 3,788 | | |
| 4,233 | |
Receivables from payment service providers | |
| 662 | | |
| 1,086 | |
Advance payments | |
| 2,347 | | |
| 2,582 | |
DDP duty drawbacks (1) | |
| 16,520 | | |
| 14,352 | |
Other current assets (2) | |
| 6,049 | | |
| 9,848 | |
| |
| 42,113 | | |
| 45,306 | |
| (1) | The position is related to DDP duty drawbacks
for international customs. |
| (2) | Other current assets consist mostly of
creditors with debit balances. |
Details of other non-current
assets consist of the following:
| |
| |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | | |
June 30, 2024 | |
Other non-current receivables | |
| 30 | | |
| 29 | |
Non-current deposits | |
| 552 | | |
| 1,431 | |
Non-current prepaid expenses (1) | |
| 5,990 | | |
| 6,112 | |
| |
| 6,572 | | |
| 7,572 | |
| (1) | This amount relates mostly to prepayments
made to Climate Partner, an organization that invests in certain Gold Standard Projects,
to offset our carbon emissions and reduce our overall carbon footprint. |
A.5.21 Shareholder’s equity
Subscribed capital
As of June 30, 2018
and 2019, Subscribed capital is €72 thousand, representing 8,000 shares outstanding with a nominal value per share of USD 1 issued
by Mariposa I S.à.r.l.
Following the Prior Restructuring
Transactions and the Legal Reorganization in August 2019, subscribed capital reduced to €1 thousand, representing 1,000 shares
outstanding with a nominal value per share of €1.00 issued by MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. The subscribed capital is fully paid,
and repayment of subscribed capital is restricted.
On
January 12, 2021, the Company effected a 70,190,687 (with a nominal value per share of €0.000015) for one share split of its
ordinary shares outstanding. Accordingly, all share and per share amounts for all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements
and notes thereto have been adjusted retroactively, where applicable, to reflect this share split.
Capital reserve
On January 21, 2021,
the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 17,994,117 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”),
representing an equal number of 17,994,117 ordinary shares, including the full exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase
2,347,058 additional ADSs, representing 2,347,058 ordinary shares, at a public offering price of $26.00 per ADS.
The Company issued 14,233,823
ADSs in its IPO and received proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and before related expenses of $344.2 million.
Its sole shareholder sold
3,760,294 ADSs in the offering, including 586,764 ADSs sold by the Company and 1,760,294 ADSs sold by the sole shareholder pursuant to
the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional ADSs.
Total transaction costs of
€16,740 thousand relating to the initial public offering were incurred, of which €12,190 thousand have been expensed and are
included in the selling, general and administrative expenses within the condensed consolidated statement of operations and are part of
operating cash flows in the statement of cash flow. Transaction costs of €4,550 thousand have been directly deducted from the capital
reserve, after recognizing €1,249 thousand taxes connected to the Transaction costs.
Profits are reflected within
the accumulated deficit of Mytheresa Group.
| |
As of June 30, | |
(ADSs, representing an equal number of ordinary shares) | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Basic shares (post-split) | |
| 70,190,687 | | |
| 70,190,687 | |
IPO shares (post-split) | |
| 14,233,823 | | |
| 14,233,823 | |
Supervisory Board Award (Restricted Shares) | |
| 57,124 | | |
| 57,124 | |
Long-Term Incentive Plan (Restricted Share Units) | |
| 29,759 | | |
| 92,931 | |
Sign-On Award (Restricted Share Units) | |
| 6,269 | | |
| 6,269 | |
Restoration Award (Phantom Shares) - Converted | |
| 115,376 | | |
| 398,328 | |
Alignment Award (Options) - Exercised | |
| 257,159 | | |
| 257,159 | |
Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) | |
| - | | |
| 29,641 | |
Number of ordinary shares | |
| 84,890,197 | | |
| 85,265,962 | |
Please
see Note 12 for further explanation of the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding used in the EPS calculation.
All ordinary shares rank
equally with regard to the Company’s residual assets. Holders of these shares are entitled to dividends as declared from time to
time and are entitled to one vote per share at general meetings of the Company. All rights attached to the Company’s shares held
by the Group are suspended until those shares are reissued.
Please Note 27 for further
explanation on types of ordinary shares.
Foreign currency translation reserve
The translation reserve comprises
all foreign currency differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign operations.
A.5.22 Liabilities to banks
As of June 30, 2024, Mytheresa
Group has entered into a new Revolving Credit Facility agreement totaling €75.0 million that replaced the existing Revolving Credit
Facilities. The new Revolving Credit Facility has a maturity until September 2026. Under the new Revolving Credit Facility, Mytheresa
is subject to financial covenants that include requirements related to working capital as a borrowing base and a maximum group net debt
leverage ratio.
A.5.23 Tax liabilities
Tax liabilities result from
current income taxes.
Changes in Mytheresa Group’s
tax liabilities were as follows:
| |
As of June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Beginning of fiscal year | |
| 14,114 | | |
| 25,096 | | |
| 22,987 | |
Additions | |
| 11,451 | | |
| 3,410 | | |
| 1,725 | |
Utilizations | |
| (180) | | |
| (4,883) | | |
| (13,477) | |
Release | |
| (289) | | |
| (637) | | |
| (592) | |
End of fiscal year | |
| 25,096 | | |
| 22,987 | | |
| 10,643 | |
The decrease in tax liabilities
is due to the current income taxes which are calculated based on the respective local taxable income and local tax rules for the
period.
A.5.24 Provisions
Provisions consist of obligations
resulting in an expected outflow of economic benefits and were non-current for each of the periods presented. Provisions consist of the
following as of June 30, 2024:
(in € thousands) | |
Dismantling | | |
Other | | |
Total | |
Beginning of fiscal year | |
| 670 | | |
| 88 | | |
| 758 | |
Additions | |
| 1,976 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,976 | |
Releases | |
| - | | |
| (88) | | |
| (88) | |
Utilizations | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Beginning of fiscal year | |
| 2,646 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,646 | |
Additions | |
| 143 | | |
| - | | |
| 143 | |
Releases | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Utilizations | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
End of fiscal year | |
| 2,789 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,789 | |
Mytheresa Group leases its
Corporate headquarter, central distribution centers and the retail stores in Germany. Mytheresa Group recognizes a provision for expected
dismantling costs to be incurred at the end of the respective lease terms for these facilities based on external data sources and internal
experience from past dismantling activities. The increase is mainly due to the recognized dismantling provision connected to the distribution
center in Leipzig, Germany.
A.5.25 Other liabilities
Other current liabilities
consist of the following:
| |
As of June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Personnel-related liabilities | |
| 5,821 | | |
| 9,376 | |
Customer returns | |
| 19,580 | | |
| 21,064 | |
Liabilities from sales tax | |
| - | | |
| 12,632 | |
Liabilities against brand partners | |
| 21,001 | | |
| 13,901 | |
Accrued expenses & other liabilities | |
| 32,523 | | |
| 38,262 | |
| |
| 78,924 | | |
| 95,235 | |
A.5.26 Deferred income tax assets and liabilities,
net
The following table depicts
the changes in deferred tax balances through equity and profit or loss for the periods presented.
| |
As of June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Deferred tax assets / (liabilities), net | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Beginning of fiscal year | |
| (2,241) | | |
| 2,429 | | |
| (237) | |
Recognized through equity / other comprehensive income | |
| 1,249 | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Recognized through profit or loss | |
| 3,421 | | |
| (2,666) | | |
| 2,226 | |
End of fiscal year | |
| 2,429 | | |
| (237) | | |
| 1,989 | |
Mytheresa Group’s deferred
tax balance for each of the years presented consist of the following as of June 30:
| |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
| |
Deferred tax | | |
Deferred tax | |
(in € thousands) | |
Assets | | |
Liabilities | | |
Assets | | |
Liabilities | |
Intangible assets and goodwill | |
| 239 | | |
| (4,277) | | |
| 214 | | |
| (4,323) | |
Property and equipment | |
| - | | |
| (238) | | |
| - | | |
| (276) | |
Receivables | |
| 615 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (195) | |
Right-of-Use asset, contract asset and other assets | |
| - | | |
| (15,075) | | |
| | | |
| (12,509) | |
Lease liabilities, contract liabilities and other liabilities | |
| 15,664 | | |
| - | | |
| 14,031 | | |
| (56) | |
Provisions | |
| 525 | | |
| - | | |
| 657 | | |
| - | |
Tax loss carryforwards | |
| 2,311 | | |
| - | | |
| 4,447 | | |
| - | |
Total Gross | |
| 19,353 | | |
| (19,591) | | |
| 19,348 | | |
| (17,359) | |
Netting | |
| (19,294) | | |
| 19,294 | | |
| (17,348) | | |
| 17,348 | |
Total net | |
| 59 | | |
| (296) | | |
| 1,999 | | |
| (11) | |
Deferred tax assets and deferred
tax liabilities are offset if the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and
if there is the right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities. In the presentation of deferred tax assets and liabilities
in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, no difference is made between current and non-current. The actual non-current portion
of (gross) deferred tax assets in the table above amounts to € 16,356 thousand (2023; 16,266; 2022: €11,068 thousand), the
non-current portion of (gross) deferred tax liabilities in the table above amounts to € (16,995) (2023: € (18,953) thousand;
2022: € (6,064) thousand).
For
existing unused tax loss carryforwards of €123 thousand, no deferred tax asset has been recognized in 2024 (2023: €119
thousand; 2022: €131 thousand). The tax loss carryforwards existing at the end of fiscal year 2024 relate to Mytheresa SE, Germany
(no expiry date).
A.5.27 Global minimum top-up tax
The Group falls within the
scope of the OECD model rules of the second pillar for the national implementation of the global minimum tax (Pillar Two). The implementation
into German law took place through the introduction of a minimum tax law in December 2023, which applies to all financial years
beginning after December 30, 2023. As the legislation was not applicable on the reporting date in any country in which the Mytheresa
Group has relevant entities, there was no related current income tax burden for the financial year 2024.
In addition, Mytheresa Group applies the exemption
in accounting standard IAS 12 for the recognition and disclosure of information on deferred tax assets and liabilities in connection
with income taxes from global minimum taxation. In accordance with the minimum tax legislation applicable from 2024, the Group is obliged
to determine the effective tax rate for each country in which relevant entities exist and, if the effective tax rate determined is below
the minimum tax rate of 15%, a so-called supplementary tax in the amount of the difference between the effective tax rate and the minimum
tax rate has to be paid.
Mytheresa Group is currently in the process of
assessing the future impact of Pillar Two. Due to the complexity of the application of the legislation and the calculation of the so-called
"GloBE income", the quantitative effects of the legislation cannot yet be reliably estimated. Even for entities with an effective
tax rate of over 15%, Pillar Two could therefore have tax implications. We are supported by tax specialists in the application and implementation
of the Pillar Two legislation.
A.5.28 Related party transactions
As of June 30, 2024,
Mytheresa Group was 77.9% (2023: 78.3%) owned subsidiary of MYT Holding LLC, USA. The ultimate controlling party of Mytheresa Group is
MYT Ultimate Parent LLC, USA as of June 30, 2024.
| a) | Related Parties transactions |
As
of June 30, 2024, Mytheresa Group had a receivable against MYT Ultimate Parent LLC, USA in an amount of €213 thousand
(2023: €213 thousand). Further, Mytheresa Group had liabilities to MYT Ultimate Parent LLC, USA in an amount of €838 thousand
(2023: €838 thousand). These balances resulted from various intercompany charges incurred before July 2020.
| b) | Key Management Personnel Compensation |
Key management personnel
as defined by IAS 24 are persons who, by virtue of their positions, are responsible for the operations of Mytheresa Group. The managing
directors of the Company and MGG have the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling Mytheresa Group´s
operating activities. The following table shows the personnel expenses for managing directors:
| |
Year Ended June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Short-term compensation | |
| 4,035 | | |
| 3,405 | | |
| 4,073 | |
Share-based compensation - IPO related compensation for Managing Directors | |
| 38,723 | | |
| 21,791 | | |
| 10,769 | |
Share-based compensation - Long-term incentive program | |
| 957 | | |
| 881 | | |
| 2,640 | |
Total Share-based compensation | |
| 39,680 | | |
| 22,672 | | |
| 13,408 | |
Total personnel expenses for Managing Directors | |
| 43,715 | | |
| 26,077 | | |
| 17,481 | |
A.5.29
Share-based compensation
| a) | Description of share-based
compensation arrangements |
In connection with the Initial
Public Offering (“IPO”) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. in January 2021, we adopted the 2020 Plan (MYT Netherlands Parent
B.V. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan), under which we granted equity-based awards to selected key management members and supervisory
board members on January 20, 2021. Selected key management members were granted an IPO related award package. This package consists
of the “Alignment Grant” and the “Restoration Grant”. Furthermore, restricted shares were granted to supervisory
board members as part of the annual plan. Additionally, the Compensation Committee of the Supervisory Board decides annually about a
Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTI). As of July 1, 2021, 2022 and 2023 the LTI was granted to certain key management members consisting
of restricted share units (“RSUs”) with time and performance obligations and for the LTI granted on July 1, 2023 certain
stock options were granted to selected key management members under the new 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan on the 8th
of November 2023. Mytheresa Group established an Employee Share Purchase Plan, with the intent to encourage long-term relationship
with the company and its employees. Pursuant to paragraphs 21(g) and 24 of IAS 33, as certain shares are fully vested and contingently
issuable for no consideration, they are treated as outstanding and included in the calculation of both basic and diluted earnings per
share.
| i) | IPO Related One-Time Award Package |
Alignment Grant
Under
2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan share-based payment program, options were granted to selected key management members. The options
vest and become exercisable with respect to 25 % on each on the first four anniversaries of the grant date (January 20, 2021). After
vesting, each option grants the right to purchase one American Depositary Share (each, an “ADS”) at a predefined exercise
price per share. The vested options can be exercised up to 10 years after the grant date. The granted options are divided into three
different tranches which have varying exercise prices. Overall, 6,478,761 options were granted to 21 key management members. The amount
recognized as share-based compensation expense under this program is based on a weighted average historical share price of 31 USD. Please
also refer to the section titled, “b) Measurement of fair values”.
Restoration Grant
Under 2020 Omnibus Incentive
Compensation Plan share-based payment program, phantom shares were granted to selected key management members. Each phantom share represents
the right of the grantee to receive one ADS in exchange for a phantom share. The granted phantom share vested immediately on the grant
date and can be converted into an ADS at any time but are subject to transfer restrictions after conversion. Up to 25% of the granted
phantom shares can be transferred after conversion at any time after the second anniversary of the grant date. The remaining 75% of the
granted phantom shares can be transferred after conversion if certain conditions are met or at the fourth anniversary of the grant date
at latest. The phantom shares can be converted into ADSs up to 10 years after the grant date. Overall, 1,875,677 phantom shares were
granted to 21 key management members. The amount recognized as share-based compensation expense under this program is based on a weighted
average historical share price of 31 USD. Please also refer to b) Measurement of fair values.
The following table summarizes the main features of the one-time award
package:
Type
of arrangement |
|
Alignment
Award |
|
Restoration
Award |
Type
of Award |
|
Share
Options |
|
Phantom
Shares |
Date
of first grant |
|
January 20,
2021 |
|
January 20,
2021 |
Number
granted |
|
6,478,761 |
|
1,875,677 |
Vesting
conditions |
|
25%
graded vesting of the granted share options in each of the next four years of service from grant date |
|
The
restoration awards are fully vested on the Grant Date. |
Supervisory Board Members
Plan
As of February 9, 2022,
four Supervisory Board Members have been granted 22,880 RSUs. The ADSs (and the shares represented thereby) issued on the grant date
pursuant to the restricted share award are subject to forfeiture in the event that grantee resigns or is removed from the supervisory
board prior to the vesting date. The granted equity instruments vested on February 9, 2023. As the restricted share awards are not
subject to an exercise price, the grant date fair value amounts to USD 16.02, the closing share price on the grant date.
As
of July 1, 2022, one Supervisory Board Member has been granted 11,467 RSUs. The
ADSs (and the shares represented thereby) issued on the grant date pursuant to the restricted share award are subject to forfeiture in
the event that grantee resigns or is removed from the supervisory board prior to the vesting date. The granted equity instruments vested
on June 30, 2023. As the restricted share awards are not subject to an exercise price, the grant date fair value amounts to USD
9.68, the closing share price on the grant date.
As of May 8, 2023, 67,264
RSUs were granted to four Supervisory Board Members. Each RSU represents the right to receive an ADS (and the ordinary shares represented
thereby) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. upon vesting, based on the deemed value of award on grant date. The total number of RSU’s
vested on May 8, 2024. As the RSUs are not subject to an exercise price, the grant date fair value amounts to USD 4.46, the closing
share price of the grant date.
As
of September 5, 2023, 11,478 RSUs were granted to one Supervisory Board Member. Each RSU represents the right to receive an ADS
(and the ordinary shares represented thereby) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. upon vesting, based on the deemed value of award on grant
date. The total number of RSU’s will vest on September 5, 2024. As the RSUs are not subject to an exercise price, the grant
date fair value amounts to USD 3.63, the closing share price of the grant date.
As of November 8, 2023,
149,147 RSUs were granted to five Supervisory Board Members. Each RSU represents the right to receive an ADS (and the ordinary shares
represented thereby) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. upon vesting, based on the deemed value of award on grant date. The total number
of RSU’s will vest on November 8, 2024. As the RSUs are not subject to an exercise price, the grant date fair value amounts
to USD 3.52, the closing share price of the day before the grant date.
The following table summarizes the main features
of the annual plan:
Type
of arrangement |
|
Supervisory
Board Members plan |
Type
of Award |
|
Restricted
Shares / Restricted Share Units |
Date
of first grant |
|
January 20,
2021 |
July 1,
2021 |
February 9,
2022 |
July 1,
2022 |
May 8,
2023 |
September 5,
2023 |
November 8,
2023 |
Number
granted |
|
15,384 |
7,393 |
22,880 |
11,467 |
67,264 |
11,478 |
149,147 |
Vesting
conditions |
|
The
restricted shares vested in full on December 31, 2021. |
The
restricted shares vested in full on June 30, 2022. |
The
restricted shares vested in full on February 8, 2023. |
The
restricted shares vested in full on June 30, 2023 |
The
restricted shares Units vested in full on May 8, 2024 |
The
restricted shares Units are scheduled to vest in full on September 5, 2024 |
The
restricted shares Units are scheduled to vest in full on November 8, 2024 |
Long-Term Incentive Plan
As of July 1, 2021,
171,164 restricted share units (“RSUs”) were granted to selected key management members. Each restricted share unit (“RSU”)
represents the right to receive an ADS (and the ordinary shares represented thereby) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. upon vesting, based
on the deemed value of award on grant date.
Out of the granted RSUs,
62,217 RSUs; “time-vesting RSUs” will be subject to a time-based vesting and 108,947 RSUs; “non-market performance
RSUs” will be subject to a time and performance-based vesting. One-third (1/3) of the time-vesting RSUs awarded vested in substantially
equal installments on each of June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2024, subject to continued service on such vesting
dates.
The non-market performance
RSUs vested after 3 years on June 30, 2024 and contain a performance condition that will determine the number of shares awardable
at the end of the performance period pursuant to the respective vested restricted share units. The performance condition is based upon
the three-year cumulative gross profit target. Potential award levels range from 25-200% of the grant depending on the achievement of
a gross profit target over the three-year period. As the RSUs are not subject to an exercise price, the grant date fair value amounts
to USD 30.68 for 170,221 RSUs and USD 22.38 for 943 RSUs, the closing share price of the grant date.
As of July 1, 2022,
674,106 RSUs were granted to selected key management members. Each RSU represents the right to receive an ADS (and the ordinary shares
represented thereby) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. upon vesting, based on the deemed value of award on grant date.
Out of the granted RSUs,
255,754 RSUs; “time-vesting RSUs” will be subject to a time-based vesting and 418,352 RSUs; “non-market performance
RSUs” will be subject to a time and performance-based vesting. One-third (1/3) of the time-vesting RSUs awarded will vest in substantially
equal installments on each of June 30, 2023, June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025, subject to continued service on such vesting
dates.
The non-market performance
RSUs will vest after 3 years on June 30, 2025 and contain a performance condition that will determine the number of shares awardable
at the end of the performance period pursuant to the respective vested restricted share units. The performance condition is based upon
the three-year cumulative gross profit target. Potential award levels range from 25-200% of the grant depending on the achievement of
a gross profit target over the three-year period. As the RSUs are not subject to an exercise price, the grant date fair value amounts
to USD 9.68 for 674,106 RSUs.
As of July 1, 2023,
3,113,125 RSUs were granted to selected key management members. Each RSU represents the right to receive an ADS (and the ordinary shares
represented thereby) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. upon vesting, based on the deemed value of award on grant date. As the LTI awarded
on July 1, 2023 was subject to approval by the shareholders, the grant date was the date of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) when
approval was obtained on November 8, 2023. Out of the granted RSUs, 1,696,022 RSUs; “time-vesting RSUs” will be subject
to a time-based vesting and 1,417,103 RSUs; “non-market performance RSUs” will be subject to a time and performance-based
vesting. One-third (1/3) of the time-vesting RSUs awarded will vest in substantially equal installments on each of June 30, 2024,
June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2026, subject to continued service on such vesting dates.
The non-market performance
RSUs will vest after 3 years on June 30, 2026 and contain a performance condition that will determine the number of shares awardable
at the end of the performance period pursuant to the respective vested restricted share units. Potential award levels range from 25-200%
and management is currently estimating an award level of 26%, of the grant depending on the achievement of a GMV growth and an adjusted
EBITDA margin target over the three-year period. As the RSUs are not subject to an exercise price, the grant date fair value amounts
to USD 3.41 for 3,113,125 RSUs, which was approved in the AGM on November 8, 2023.
As of July 1,2023, 2,923,280
stock options were granted to selected key management members. One third (1/3) of the options vest and become exercisable on each on
the first three anniversaries of the service commencement date. After vesting, each option grants the right to purchase one share at
a price of USD 4.00. The vested options can be exercised up to 10 years after the service commencement date. The granted options are
divided into three different tranches which have varying grant date fair values. As the stock options awarded on July 1, 2023 were
subject to approval by the shareholders, the grant date is the date of the AGM when approval was obtained on November 8, 2023.
Additionally, On December 15, 2023 further 682,021 stock options were granted, with service commencement date July 1, 2023 on similar
terms to same selected key management members. One third (1/3) of the options vest and become exercisable on each on the first three anniversaries
of the service commencement date. After vesting, each option grants the right to purchase one share at a price of USD 4.00. The vested
options can be exercised up to 10 years after the service commencement date. The granted options are divided into three different tranches
which have varying grant date fair values.
The following table summarizes the main features
of the annual plan:
Type
of
arrangement |
|
Key
Management Members
Long-Term Incentive Plan |
Type
of Award |
|
Time-vesting
RSUs |
Non-market
performance RSUs |
Time-vesting
RSUs |
Non-market
performance RSUs |
Time-vesting
RSUs |
Non-market
performance RSUs |
Stock
Options |
Stock
Options |
|
Service
commencement date |
|
July 1,
2021 |
July 1,
2021 |
July 1,
2022 |
July 1,
2022 |
July 1,
2023 |
July 1,
2023 |
July 1,
2023 |
July 1,
2023 |
|
Grant
date |
|
July 1,
2021 |
July 1,
2021 |
July 1,
2022 |
July 1,
2022 |
November 8,
2023 |
November
8, 2023 |
November
8, 2023 |
December 15,
2023 |
|
Number
granted |
|
62,217 |
108,947 |
255,754 |
418,352 |
1,696,022 |
1,417,103 |
2,923,280
|
682,021 |
|
Vesting
conditions |
|
Graded vesting of 1/3
of the time vesting RSUs over the next three years. |
3
year’s services from grant date and achievement of a certain level of cumulative gross profit. |
Graded vesting of 1/3 of the time vesting RSUs
over the next three years. |
3
year’s services from grant date and achievement of a certain level of cumulative gross profit. |
Graded vesting of 1/3 of the time vesting RSUs
over the next three years. |
3
year’s services from service commencement date and achievement of a certain level of cumulative GMV growth and adjusted EBITDA
margin. |
Graded
vesting of 1/3 of the granted share options in each of the next three years of service from service commencement date |
Graded
vesting of 1/3 of the granted share options in each of the next three years of service from service commencement date |
|
Employee Share Purchase
Program (ESPP)
May 29, 2023, the Company commenced its first open enrollment period for its Employee Share Purchase Program (“ESPP”),
which was approved by the shareholders on October 27, 2022, at the Company’s annual general meeting. The objective of the ESPP is
to allow employees of the Company (or any of its subsidiaries) to participate in the growth of the Company and to promote long-term corporate
engagement by offering eligible employees the opportunity to acquire American Depositary Shares representing shares in the capital of
the Company, at a discount, subject to the terms of the ESPP.The discount is fixed to one-fourth of the investment by the participant. The discount
is implemented by increasing the number of shares with one-third (e.g. a participant receives four ADSs for the price of three ADSs).
The expense that was recorded in equity, displaying the contribution of Mytheresa to the employees, amounted to €28 thousand. 29,641
shares were issued in the program. The grant date fair value amounts to USD 4.00.
On May 17, 2024 the Company commenced its
second open enrollment period for its Employee Share Purchase Program. The expense that was recorded in equity, displaying the contribution
of Mytheresa to the employees, amounted to €18 thousand. 13,149 shares were issued in the program. The grant date fair value amounts
to USD 6.00.
| b) | Measurement of fair
values |
Alignment Grant
The fair value of the employee share options
has been measured using the Black-Scholes formula. The inputs used in the measurement of the fair values at grant date of the equity-settled
share-based payment plans were as follows.
Black
Scholes Model - Weighted Average Values |
|
Tranche
I |
|
Tranche
II |
|
Tranche
III |
Weighted
average fair value |
|
$
25.42 |
|
$
22.93 |
|
$
20.68 |
Exercise
price |
|
$
5.79 |
|
$
8.68 |
|
$
11.58 |
Weighted
average share price |
|
$
31.00 |
|
$
31.00 |
|
$
31.00 |
Expected
volatility |
|
60% |
|
60% |
|
60% |
Expected
life |
|
2.32
years |
|
2.32
years |
|
2.32
years |
Risk
free rate |
|
0.0% |
|
0.0% |
|
0.0% |
Expected
dividends |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
Expected volatility has been
based on an evaluation of the historical volatility of publicly traded peer companies, particularly over the historical period commensurate
with the expected term.
Stock Options from
Long-Term Incentive Plan
The fair value of the employee
share options has been measured using the Black-Scholes formula. The inputs used in the measurement of the fair values at grant date
of the equity-settled share-based payment plans were as follows.
Black
Scholes Model - Weighted Average Values |
|
Grant date
November 8, 2023 |
|
Grant date
December 15, 2023 |
Weighted
average fair value |
|
$
0.64 |
|
$
0.65 |
Exercise
price |
|
$
4.00 |
|
$
4.00 |
Weighted
average share price |
|
$
3.41 |
|
$
3.55 |
Expected
volatility |
|
45.83% |
|
45.32% |
Expected
life |
|
1.65
years |
|
1.55
years |
Risk
free rate |
|
3.00% |
|
2.37% |
Expected
dividends |
|
- |
|
- |
Expected volatility has been
based on an evaluation of the historical volatility of publicly traded peer companies, particularly over the historical period commensurate
with the expected term.
Restoration Grant
As the phantom shares granted
under the Restoration Award are not subject to an exercise price, the grant date fair value amounts to USD 31, the closing share price
on the first trading day.
| c) | Share-based compensation
expense recognized |
Amounts recognized for share
based payment programs were as follows:
| |
Year ended June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Classified within capital reserve (beginning of year) | |
| 128,628 | | |
| 158,453 | |
Expense related to: | |
| 29,825 | | |
| 17,137 | |
Share Options (Alignment Grant) | |
| 27,541 | | |
| 13,351 | |
Restricted Shares | |
| 342 | | |
| 581 | |
Restricted Share Units | |
| 1,914 | | |
| 2,292 | |
Employee Share Purchase Program | |
| 28 | | |
| 18 | |
Share Option (SO Award) | |
| - | | |
| 896 | |
Classified within capital reserve (end of year) | |
| 158,453 | | |
| 175,591 | |
During the year ended June 30,
2024, the Company withheld 287,511 shares to cover tax obligations related to the vesting of RSUs. The total value of the shares withheld
was €1,370 thousand which was based on the market price of the Company's shares on the vesting date.
| d) | Reconciliation of
outstanding share options |
The number and weighted-average
exercise prices of share options under the share option programs described under the Alignment award were as follows.
| |
Alignment award | |
| |
Options | | |
Wtd. Average Exercise
Price (USD) | |
June 30, 2022 | |
| 6,407,675 | | |
| 8.36 | |
forfeited | |
| - | | |
| N/A | |
exercised | |
| 210,260 | | |
| 5.79 | |
June 30, 2023 | |
| 6,197,415 | | |
| 8.55 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
June 30, 2023 | |
| 6,197,415 | | |
| 8.55 | |
forfeited | |
| 134,325 | | |
| 7.84 | |
exercised | |
| - | | |
| N/A | |
June 30, 2024 | |
| 6,063,090 | | |
| 8.57 | |
The range of exercise prices
for the share options outstanding as of June 30, 2024 is between 5.79 USD and 11.58 USD. The average remaining contractual life
is 6.5 years.
For options vested on January 20,
2023, the beneficiaries have been given the choice for a cash settlement instead of equity. The amount of the cash settlement was determined
based on the difference between the Company’s share price at the time of exercise and the option strike price. €1,545 thousand
has been reclassified from equity and recognized as a cash-settled share-based payment liability with giving the option for a cash settlement
as of June 30, 2023. Only a total of 24,187 options have been exercised with a payout of €57 thousand as of June 30, 2023.
The remaining fair value and corresponding options have been again reclassed to equity and will be settled in shares at future exercises.
For all remaining options, the company intends to continue to settle this award in equity.
The number and weighted-average
exercise prices of share options under the share option programs described in Long-Term Incentive Plan for share options were as follows.
| |
Share Options under the Long-Term
Incentive Plan | |
| |
Options | | |
Wtd. Average
Exercise Price (USD) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
| - | | |
| - | |
forfeited | |
| 296,235 | | |
| 4.00 | |
Granted | |
| 3,605,301 | | |
| 4.00 | |
June 30, 2024 | |
| 3,309,066 | | |
| 4.00 | |
The exercise prices for the
share options outstanding as of June 30, 2024 is 4.00 USD. The average remaining contractual life is 9.0 years.
A.5.30 Financial instruments and financial
risk management
The following table shows
the carrying amounts and fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities, including their levels in the fair value hierarchy.
Due to their nature, the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, and trade and other payables approximate
their fair value.
Financial instruments as
of June 30, 2023 is as follows:
| |
Year ended June 30, 2023 | |
(in € thousands) | |
Carrying amount | | |
Categories outside of IFRS 9 | | |
Category in accordance with IFRS 9 | |
Fair value | | |
Fair value hierarchy level | |
Financial assets | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Trade and other receivables | |
| 7,521 | | |
| - | | |
Amortized cost | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Cash and cash equivalents | |
| 30,136 | | |
| - | | |
Amortized cost | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Other assets | |
| 42,113 | | |
| 19,474 | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
thereof deposits | |
| 15 | | |
| - | | |
Amortized cost | |
| - | | |
| - | |
thereof other financial assets | |
| 22,623 | | |
| - | | |
Amortized cost | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Financial liabilities | |
| | | |
| - | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Non-current financial liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Lease liabilities | |
| 49,518 | | |
| 49,518 | | |
N/A | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Current financial liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Lease liabilities | |
| 8,155 | | |
| 8,155 | | |
N/A | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Trade and other payables | |
| 71,085 | | |
| - | | |
Amortized cost | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Other liabilities | |
| 78,924 | | |
| 59,345 | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
thereof other financial liabilities | |
| 19,580 | | |
| - | | |
Amortized cost | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Financial instruments as
of June 30, 2024 is as follows:
| |
Year ended June 30, 2024 | |
(in € thousands) | |
Carrying
amount | | |
Categories
outside of
IFRS 9 | | |
Category in
accordance with
IFRS 9 | |
Fair
value | | |
Fair
value
hierarchy
level | |
Financial assets | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Trade and other receivables | |
| 11,819 | | |
| - | | |
Amortized cost | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Cash and cash equivalents | |
| 15,107 | | |
| - | | |
Amortized cost | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Other assets | |
| 45,306 | | |
| 22,265 | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
thereof deposits | |
| 152 | | |
| - | | |
Amortized cost | |
| - | | |
| - | |
thereof other financial assets | |
| 22,889 | | |
| - | | |
Amortized cost | |
| - | | |
| | |
Financial liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | |
Non-current financial liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Lease liabilities | |
| 40,483 | | |
| 40,483 | | |
N/A | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Current financial liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Lease liabilities | |
| 9,282 | | |
| 9,282 | | |
N/A | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Trade and other payables | |
| 85,322 | | |
| - | | |
Amortized cost | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Other liabilities | |
| 95,235 | | |
| 74,171 | | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
thereof other financial liabilities | |
| 21,064 | | |
| - | | |
Amortized cost | |
| - | | |
| | |
The carrying amounts of each
of the measurement categories listed above and defined by IFRS 9 are as follows:
| |
Year ended June 30, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
(in € thousands) | |
Carrying
amount | | |
Carrying amount | | |
Carrying amount | |
Financial assets measured at Amortized cost (AC) | |
| 166,780 | | |
| 60,295 | | |
| 49,967 | |
Financial liabilities measured at Amortized cost (AC) | |
| 61,784 | | |
| 90,665 | | |
| 106,385 | |
Due to their nature, the
carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, and trade and other payables approximate their fair value.
There were no transfers between
the different levels of the fair value hierarchy during fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024. Mytheresa Group’s policy is to recognize transfers
into and transfers out of fair value hierarchy levels as of the end of the reporting period.
As Mytheresa Group does not
meet the criteria for offsetting, no financial instruments are netted.
Foreign
exchange derivatives held only during the year were designated as hedging instruments, the effective fair value changes of which were
recognized in separate components of equity. The development of the corresponding reserves is shown in the following table:
(in € thousands) | |
July 1, 2023 | | |
Additions | | |
Reclassification | | |
June 30, 2024 | |
OCI 1 | |
| - | | |
| 1,359.0 | | |
| (1,359.0) | | |
| - | |
OCI 2 | |
| - | | |
| 1,538.7 | | |
| (1,538.7) | | |
| - | |
Net gains or losses
The table below shows the
net gains and losses of financial instruments per measurement categories defined by IFRS 9:
| |
Year ended June 30, | |
(in € thousands) | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Financial liabilities measured at Amortized cost (AC) | |
| (386) | | |
| (401) | | |
| (1,861) | |
Net gains and losses on financial
liabilities measured at amortized cost include gains and losses from interest expenses. Net gains and losses on financial assets and
financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss represent changes in fair value measurement.
Interest income and expenses
Interest expense is calculated
by applying the effective interest rate to the gross carrying amount of liabilities measured at amortized cost (See Note 10).
Loss allowance
The movement in the loss
allowance for expected credit losses in respect to trade and other receivables during fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024 was as follows:
| |
Year ended June 30, | |
in € thousands | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Beginning of fiscal year | |
| - | | |
| 278 | |
Decrease loss allowance during the period | |
| - | | |
| (278) | |
Increase loss allowance during the period | |
| 278 | | |
| - | |
End of fiscal year | |
| 278 | | |
| - | |
Default risks from other financial instruments
are immaterial.
The represented receivables
are current nature against service providers with no exposure and low risk ranking from BBB to AAA, representing a low risk, with an
effective loss rate of 0.00%.
Financial risk management
Mytheresa Group’s management
has the overall responsibility to establish and oversee Mytheresa Group’s financial risk management. Mytheresa Group’s financial
risk management policies are established to identify and analyze the risks faced by Mytheresa Group, to set appropriate risk limits and
controls and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies and systems are reviewed regularly to reflect changes
in market conditions and Mytheresa Group’s activities. Mytheresa Group, through its training and management standards and procedures,
aims to maintain a disciplined and constructive control environment in which all employees understand their roles and obligations.
Mytheresa Group has exposure
to the following risks arising from financial instruments:
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that
changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates or interest rates will affect Mytheresa Group’s income or the value of
its financial instruments. Mytheresa Group manages its market risk on a centralized basis with the objectives of managing and controlling
market risk exposures within acceptable parameters.
Currency risks exist in particular
where trade receivables, trade payables, cash and cash equivalents and planned transactions are not or will not be denominated in Euro
and based on the financial currency of the subsidiaries. Mytheresa Group generates net sales in several different currencies, mostly
denominated in either Euro or U.S. Dollars.
Mytheresa Group economically
hedges its net foreign currency exposure at around 70%, by entering into foreign exchange hedging transactions with a maximum duration
of one year. Mytheresa Group applied hedge accounting to these transactions during fiscal 2024. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, Mytheresa
Group has no derivatives outstanding.
The following tables show
the impact to profit or loss if the foreign currencies would increase or decrease against the Euro (foreign exchange sensitivity), based
on the exposures in GBP and U.S. Dollars as of the reporting date.
| |
FX Sensitivity for USD Year ended June 30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
in € thousands | |
€ appreciation
+10% | | |
€ depreciation
-10% | | |
€ appreciation
+10% | | |
€ depreciation
-10% | |
€ Sensitivity | |
| (260) | | |
| 318 | | |
| 275 | | |
| (336) | |
| |
FX Sensitivity for GBP Year ended June 30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
in € thousands | |
€ appreciation
+10% | | |
€ depreciation
-10% | | |
€ appreciation
+10% | | |
€ depreciation
-10% | |
€ Sensitivity | |
| 33 | | |
| (40) | | |
| 414 | | |
| (505) | |
The fair value of our cash
and cash equivalents that were held primarily in cash deposits would not be significantly affected by either an increase or decrease
in interest rates due to the short-term nature of these instruments. We do not expect that interest rates will have a material impact
on our results of operations as the financing is completely based on EUR interest rates. Interest expense under our Revolving Credit
Facilities is historically immaterial.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk
that Mytheresa Group will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled
by delivering cash or other financial assets. Mytheresa Group monitors the level of expected cash inflows on trade and other receivables
together with expected cash outflows on trade and other payables to ensure that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities
when they are due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or creating other risks. Cash inflow
from trade receivables are received usually within one week. Mid-to long-term payment terms with suppliers compensate for risks arising
from financing of inventories.
Mytheresa
Group has a revolving credit facility in place to balance monthly cash flow volatility. No funds were drawn as of June 30th,
2024 from the €75 million facility. The following table details undiscounted contractually agreed future cash outflows from financial
liabilities.
Maturity analysis of financial
liabilities as of June 30, 2023:
|
|
Year ended June 30, 2023 | |
in € thousands |
|
<1 year | |
1 - 5 years | |
> 5 years | |
Total | |
Carrying amount | |
Trade and other payables |
|
| 71,085 | |
| - | |
| - | |
| 71,085 | |
| 71,085 | |
Other liabilities |
|
| 19,580 | |
| - | |
| - | |
| 19,580 | |
| 19,580 | |
Lease liabilities |
|
| 13,734 | |
| 35,049 | |
| 26,343 | |
| 75,125 | |
| 57,672 | |
Total |
|
| 104,399 | |
| 35,049 | |
| 26,343 | |
| 165,790 | |
| 148,337 | |
Maturity analysis of financial
liabilities as of June 30, 2024:
|
|
Year ended June 30, 2024 | |
in € thousands |
|
<1 year | |
1 - 5 years | |
> 5 years | |
Total | |
Carrying amount | |
Trade and other payables |
|
| 85,322 | |
| - | |
| - | |
| 85,322 | |
| 85,322 | |
Other liabilities |
|
| 21,064 | |
| - | |
| | |
| 21,064 | |
| 21,064 | |
Lease liabilities |
|
| 9,282 | |
| 29,188 | |
| 34,822 | |
| 75,622 | |
| 49,765 | |
Total |
|
| 115,668 | |
| 29,188 | |
| 34,822 | |
| 182,008 | |
| 156,151 | |
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of
financial loss to Mytheresa Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations.
Credit risk includes both the immediate default risk and the danger of a decline in the customer’s creditworthiness.
Mytheresa Group’s exposure
to credit risk is limited, as the goods are not delivered until payment by the customer has been confirmed. Trade receivables are only
generated via online and in-store sales, where customers pay the invoice amount by credit card or a comparable payment method. Due to
these advanced payments, Mytheresa Group does not face significant credit risk related to its customers. Mytheresa Group also has no
significant credit risk towards credit card companies, which only act as intermediaries for customer payment transactions. However, credit
risk might occur in case of credit card fraud. Mytheresa Group has a team within its finance function, which is in charge of detecting
early stage credit card fraud. Credit card fraud is considered objective evidence of impairment for which Mytheresa Group recognizes
lifetime ECL.
Mytheresa Group is exposed
to credit risk on cash and cash equivalents, which it monitors centrally. Mytheresa Group maintains its cash deposits at financial institutions
with top credit ratings. The creditworthiness of these financial institutions is constantly monitored. Mytheresa Group considers that
its cash and cash equivalents have low credit risk based on the external credit ratings of these financial institutions. The loss allowance
is immaterial.
The following table provides
the gross carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents by ratings as of June 30, 2023 and 2024:
| |
Year ended June 30, | |
in € thousands | |
2023 | | |
2024 | |
Rating Class 1 | |
| 26,204 | | |
| 9,696 | |
Rating Class 2 | |
| 2,241 | | |
| 2,528 | |
Rating Class 3 | |
| 1,691 | | |
| 2,883 | |
Rating Class 1 reflects
financial institutions based in the European Union; Rating Class 2 are financial institutions, with a bank license e.g. PayPal;
Class 3 positions with cash held on hand and financial institutions outside the European Union.
The movement in the loss allowance for
expected credit losses in respect to trade and other receivables was €0 thousand in fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023. Default risks
from other financial instruments are immaterial.
Capital risk management
Mytheresa Group’s objective
when managing capital is to safeguard Mytheresa Group’s ability to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders
and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital. Mytheresa Group is not subject to any externally imposed
capital requirements.
A.5.31 Notes to the consolidated statement
of cash flows
| |
Liabilities from financing activities | |
|
|
(in € thousands) | |
Liabilities to
banks | |
Lease liabilities | |
Total |
|
Interest payments on financial liabilities | |
(386) | |
(612) | |
(998) |
|
Lease payments | |
- | |
(5,425) | |
(5,425) |
|
Change in Cash Flow | |
(386) | |
(6,037) | |
(6,423) |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
Net debt as of July 1, 2021 | |
- | |
14,147 | |
14,147 |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
Additions (Disposals) | |
(772) | |
1,211 | |
439 |
|
Interest expenses | |
386 | |
612 | |
998 |
|
Total change in liabilities | |
(386) | |
1,823 | |
1,437 |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
Net debt as of June 30, 2022 | |
- | |
22,007 | |
22,007 |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Liabilities from financing activities | |
|
|
(in € thousands) | |
Liabilities to
banks | |
Lease liabilities | |
Total |
|
Interest payments on financial liabilities | |
(43) | |
(2,416) | |
(2,460) |
|
Lease payments | |
| |
(4,059) | |
(4,059) |
|
Change in Cash Flow | |
(43) | |
(6,475) | |
(6,519) |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
Net debt as of July 1, 2022 | |
- | |
22,007 | |
22,007 |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
Additions (Disposals) | |
(86) | |
26,772 | |
26,686 |
|
Interest expenses | |
43 | |
2,417 | |
2,460 |
|
Total change in liabilities | |
(43) | |
29,189 | |
29,146 |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
Net debt as of June 30, 2023 | |
- | |
57,672 | |
57,672 |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Liabilities from financing activities | |
|
|
(in € thousands) | |
Liabilities to
banks | |
Lease liabilities | |
Total |
|
Interest payments on financial liabilities | |
(1,856) | |
(2,916) | |
(4,772) |
|
Lease payments | |
- | |
(7,925) | |
(7,925) |
|
Change in Cash Flow | |
(1,856) | |
(10,841) | |
(12,697) |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
Net debt as of July 1, 2023 | |
- | |
57,672 | |
57,672 |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
Additions (Disposals) | |
(3,712) | |
(21,663) | |
(25,375) |
|
Interest expenses | |
1,856 | |
2,916 | |
4,772 |
|
Total change in liabilities | |
(1,856) | |
(18,747) | |
(20,603) |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
Net debt as of June 30, 2024 | |
- | |
49,765 | |
49,765 |
|
As of June 30, 2024
Mytheresa, Group cash equivalent balances are available for use.
A.5.32 Events after the reporting year
The company announced on
July 16, 2024, the consolidation of its distribution and shipping functions into its newly opened distribution center in Leipzig,
Germany, which already covers 80% of all customer shipments. As a result, the distribution center in Heimstetten, Germany will be closed
as part of its strategic focus on global growth, operational excellence and continued profitability. The closure is expected to be completed
as of our reporting date of September 12,2024. Since the communication to the affected parties was made subsequent to our year end
June 30,2024, it is considered a non-adjusting event under IAS 10. A restructuring provision will be recognized only when the company
has a detailed formal plan for the restructuring and has raised a valid expectation in those affected that it will carry out the restructuring
by starting to implement that plan or announcing its main features to those affected by it. The estimated costs associated with the closure,
including severance payments and other expenses estimated to be around € 5 million EUR, will be recognized in the financial statements
for the year ending June 30, 2025.
Beginning with fiscal year
2025, the Mytheresa Group executed a new long-term incentive compensation (“LTI”) program for members of the top management
under the MYT Netherlands Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. The LTI for fiscal year 2025 is a three-year, long-term incentive program
as combination of awarded performance share units, option awards and awarded restricted stock units. The performance share units are
based on the company’s performance over the three-year period and vest after three years. The restricted stock units and option
awards vest annually during the three-year period. The estimated expense for fiscal year 2025 will be approximately €6.8 million.
10. Separate Financial Statements as of June 30,
2024
| B.1. | Separate Statement of Financial Position as of June 30,
2024 |
(Before the proposed appropriation of the result and expressed in
€ thousands)
(in €) | |
Note | |
June 30, 2023* | |
June 30, 2024 |
|
Assets | |
| |
| |
|
|
Fixed assets | |
| |
| |
|
|
Financial fixed assets | |
| |
| |
|
|
Participating interest in group companies | |
B.3.3 | |
451,491 | |
423,002 |
|
Deferred tax assets | |
B.3.4 | |
2,471 | |
4,806 |
|
Other non-current assets | |
| |
21 | |
14 |
|
Total non-current assets | |
| |
453,983 | |
427,822 |
|
Current assets | |
| |
| |
|
|
Receivables from group companies | |
B.3.5 | |
13,386 | |
42,721 |
|
Receivables from participants | |
B.3.5 | |
212 | |
212 |
|
Other Current Assets | |
B.3.6 | |
6,939 | |
6,053 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents | |
B.3.7 | |
46 | |
24 |
|
Total current assets | |
| |
20,583 | |
49,010 |
|
Total assets | |
| |
474,567 | |
476,832 |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
Shareholders’ equity and liabilities | |
| |
| |
|
|
Share capital | |
| |
1 | |
1 |
|
Share premium | |
| |
529,131 | |
546,269 |
|
Translation reserve | |
| |
1,602 | |
1,602 |
|
Accumulated deficit | |
| |
(70,621) | |
(87,640) |
|
Unappropriated result | |
| |
(17,019) | |
(24,911) |
|
Total shareholders’ equity | |
B.3.8 | |
443,094 | |
435,321 |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
Current liabilities | |
| |
| |
|
|
Debts to group companies | |
B.3.9 | |
27,704 | |
33,465 |
|
Debts to participants | |
B.3.9 | |
838 | |
838 |
|
Trade and other payables | |
B.3.10 | |
116 | |
255 |
|
Tax liabilities | |
| |
1,086 | |
340 |
|
Other Current liabilities | |
B.3.11 | |
1,727 | |
6,613 |
|
Total current liabilities | |
| |
31,473 | |
41,511 |
|
Total liabilities | |
| |
31,473 | |
41,511 |
|
Total shareholders’ equity and liabilities | |
| |
474,567 | |
476,832 |
|
*The comparative information is revised
for comparison purposes. Please see Note B.3.2.4
The notes on pages 186 to 199
are an integral part of these separate financial statements.
| B.2. | Separate Statement of profit and loss for the year ended
June 30, 2024 |
| |
| |
2023* | |
2024 |
|
| |
Note | |
in € thousands | |
in € thousands |
|
Share in results from participating interests, after taxation | |
B.3.15 | |
16,875 | |
(6,990) |
|
Other income and expenses, after taxation | |
B.3.17 | |
(33,893) | |
(17,920) |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
Net result | |
| |
(17,019) | |
(24,911) |
|
*The
comparative information is revised for comparison purposes. Please see Note B.3.2.4
The notes on pages 186 to 199
are an integral part of these separate financial statements.
| B.3. | Notes to the separate financial statements |
These
separate financial statements and the consolidated financial statements together constitute the statutory financial statements of MYT
Netherlands Parent B.V. (hereafter: ‘the Company’). The financial information of the Company is included in the Company’s
consolidated financial statements, as presented on pages 128 to 131.
| B.3.2 | Basis of preparation |
These
separate financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Title 9, Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code. For setting the principles
for the recognition and measurement of assets and liabilities and determination of results for its separate financial statements, the
Company makes use of the option provided in section 2:362(8) of the Dutch Civil Code. This means that the principles for the recognition
and measurement of assets and liabilities and determination of the result (hereinafter referred to as principles for recognition and
measurement) of the separate financial statements of the Company are the same as those applied for the consolidated EU-IFRS financial
statements. These principles also include the classification and presentation of financial instruments, being equity instruments or financial
liabilities. In case no other principles are mentioned, refer to the accounting principles as described in the consolidated financial
statements. For an appropriate interpretation of these statutory financial statements, the separate financial statements should be read
in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements. In so far as no further explanation is provided of items in the separate statement
of financial position and the separate statement of profit and loss, please refer to the notes to the consolidated statement of financial
position and consolidated statement of profit or comprehensive loss on pages 128 to 131
Information on the use of
financial instruments and on related risks for the group is provided in the notes to the consolidated financial statements of the group.
All amounts in the company
financial statements are presented in Euro thousands, unless stated otherwise.
| B.3.2.1 | Participating interests in group companies |
Group companies are all entities
in which the Company has direct or indirect control. The Company controls an entity when it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns
from its involvement with the group company and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the group company. Group
companies are recognized from the date on which control is obtained by the Company and derecognized from the date that control by the
Company over the group company ceases. Participating interests in group companies are accounted for in the separate financial statements
according to the equity method, with the principles for the recognition and measurement of assets and liabilities and determination of
results as set out in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Participating interests with
a negative net asset value are valued at nil. This measurement also covers any receivables provided to the participating interests that
are, in substance, an extension of the net investment. In particular, this relates to loans for which settlement is neither planned nor
likely to occur in the foreseeable future. A share in the profits of the participating interest in subsequent years will only be recognized
if and to the extent that the cumulative unrecognized share of loss has been absorbed. If the Company fully or partially guarantees the
debts of the relevant participating interest, or if has the constructive obligation to enable the participating interest to pay its debts
(for its share therein), then a provision is recognized accordingly to the amount of the estimated payments by the Company on behalf
of the participating interest.
| B.3.2.2 | Share of result of participating interests |
The share in the result of
participating interests consists of the share of the Company in the result of these participating interests. Results on transactions
involving the transfer of assets and liabilities between the Company and its participating interests and mutually between participating
interests themselves, are eliminated to the extent that they can be considered as not realized.
The Company makes use of
the option to eliminate intragroup expected credit losses against the book value of loans and receivables from the Company to participating
interests, instead of elimination against the equity value / net asset value of the participating interests.
| B.3.2.3 | Corporate income tax |
The Company is the head of the fiscal unity.
The Company recognises the portion of corporate income tax that it would owe as an independent taxpayer, taking into account the allocation
of the advantages of the fiscal unity.
Settlement within the fiscal unity between the
Company and its subsidiaries takes place through current account positions.
In this context, the Company recognises its own
deferred tax position only in the separate statement of financial positions.
The Company has assessed the expected impact
of the Pillar 2 - global minimum top-up tax and notes that the separate financial statements are not impacted due to the local effective
tax rate that is higher than 15 percent and the entity has not paid any Pillar 2 top-up tax on behalf of other entities in the group.
Also, no Pillar 2 top-up tax has been recharged to the entity.
| B.3.2.4 | Revision of comparative figures |
The 2023 financial statements have been revised
for comparative purposes due to revisions in the subsidiaries' results. For further details on the adjustments to the comparative figures,
please refer to Note A.5.7 in the consolidated financial statements.
| B.3.3 | Financial fixed assets |
The following tables shows the participating interests in group companies
as of June 30, 2024:
Participating interest in group companies | |
Location | |
Percentage
of ownership |
|
Mytheresa Group GmbH | |
Munich, Germany | |
100% |
|
Mytheresa SE | |
Munich, Germany | |
100% |
|
Movements in the participating
interests have been as follows:
Date | |
Movement | |
Participating interest in Mytheresa Group GmbH (in € thousands) | |
Participating interest in Mytheresa SE (in € thousands) | |
Total |
|
June 30, 2022* | |
| |
428,056 | |
29 | |
428,085 |
|
| |
Profit/loss for the year | |
16,887 | |
(12) | |
16,875 |
|
| |
Capital contribution to subsidiary related to share-based compensation. | |
6,531 | |
- | |
6,531 |
|
June 30, 2023* | |
| |
451,474 | |
17 | |
451,491 |
|
| |
Profit/loss for the year | |
(6,986) | |
(4) | |
(6,990) |
|
| |
Capital contribution to subsidiary related to share-based compensation. | |
3,782 | |
- | |
3,782 |
|
| |
Profit and loss transfer | |
(25,281) | |
- | |
(25,281) |
|
June 30, 2024 | |
| |
422,988 | |
13 | |
423,002 |
|
During the period presented,
no impairment occurred.
The Company entered into a Profit and Loss Transfer
Agreement with certain subsidiaries located in Germany. Under this agreement, the claim of the Company to a transfer of profits becomes
effective as of the end of the respective fiscal year of the subsidiaries. Consequently, the Company’s separate financial statements
as of June 30, 2024, reflect a decrease in participating interests amounting to 25,281 thousand, corresponding to the 2023 statutory
results of these subsidiaries.
*The comparative information
is revised for comparison purposes. Please see Note B.3.2.4
| |
As of June 30, |
|
(in € thousands) | |
2023 | |
2024 |
|
Deferred tax assets | |
| |
|
|
Beginning of fiscal year | |
6,056 | |
2,471 |
|
Recognized through profit or loss | |
(3,585) | |
2,335 |
|
End of fiscal year | |
2,471 | |
4,806 |
|
Deferred tax assets on tax
loss carryforwards for the MYT Netherland B.V. are fully recognized in 2024 in accordance with IAS 12.24/.28/.34/.36
The Company is the head of
the fiscal unity. The Company recognises the portion of corporate income tax that it would owe as an independent tax payer, taking into
account the allocation of the advantages of the fiscal unity. Settlement within the fiscal unity between the Company and its subsidiaries
takes place through current account positions. For more detail see Note A.25.
| B.3.5 | Receivables from group companies and participants |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 |
|
MYT Ultimate Parent LLC | |
212 | |
212 |
|
Receivables from participants | |
212 | |
212 |
|
| |
| |
|
|
Theresa Warenvertrieb GmbH | |
5,143 | |
6,946 |
|
mytheresa.com GmbH | |
7,052 | |
29,454 |
|
mytheresa.com Service GmbH | |
270 | |
63 |
|
Mytheresa Group GmbH | |
1 | |
5,192 |
|
Mytheresa US Services Inc. | |
920 | |
934 |
|
Mytheresa International Service GmbH | |
- | |
132 |
|
Receivables from group companies | |
13,386 | |
42,721 |
|
The amounts receivable relates
to interest free advances, service recharges which are receivable at request and VAT receivables due to the VAT tax structure, where
the MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. acts as parent, with approx. €7.9 million relating to receivables in respect to VAT. The receivables
from participants are non-current. The nature of receivables from group companies are current. A total of €31.4 million relates
to receivables from cash pooling agreements within the group.
| B.3.6 | Other Current Assets |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 |
|
Current VAT receivables | |
5.764 | |
3.528 |
|
Current tax receivables | |
419 | |
1.891 |
|
Current prepaid expenses | |
657 | |
528 |
|
Other current receivables | |
100 | |
106 |
|
Other current assets | |
6.939 | |
6.053 |
|
| B.3.7 | Cash and cash equivalents |
The current accounts with HVB, JP Morgan and
Commerzbank are at free disposal.
| B.3.8 | Shareholders' equity |
Statement of changes in equity
| |
Subscribed Capital | |
Capital Reserve | |
Legal reserves | |
Accumulated Losses | |
Unappropriated result | |
Total |
|
Balance as of June 30, 2022* | |
1 | |
498,229 | |
1,602 | |
(60,621) | |
(10,001) | |
429,210 |
|
Reclass of Unappropriated result | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
(10,001) | |
10,001 | |
- |
|
Share based compensation | |
- | |
29,825 | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
29,825 |
|
IPO related transaction costs | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
- |
|
Issued capital, options exercised | |
- | |
1,077 | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
1,077 |
|
Result for the year | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
(17,019) | |
(17,019) |
|
Balance as of June 30, 2023* | |
1 | |
529,131 | |
1,602 | |
(70,622) | |
(17,019) | |
443,094 |
|
Reclass of Unappropriated result | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
(17,019) | |
17,019 | |
- |
|
Share based compensation | |
- | |
17,138 | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
17,138 |
|
Result for the year | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
(24,911) | |
(24,911) |
|
Balance as of June 30, 2024 | |
1 | |
546,269 | |
1,602 | |
(87,641) | |
(24,911) | |
435,321 |
|
The differences of the equity
of the single statement of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. to the consolidated equity of the Mytheresa Group, can be identified through the
adjustements of equity that are not part of the single statement.
The consolidated equity includes,
cancelled Sharebased compensation plan from FY20/21 of negative €428 thousand, currency translation from subsidiaries with other
functional currency than EUR from FY21/22 of €74 thousand, currency translation from subsidiaries with other functional currency
than EUR from FY22/23 of €19 thousand, currency translation from subsidiaries with other functional currency than EUR from FY23/24
of €13 thousand.
Share capital
As of June 30, 2018
and 2019, Subscribed capital is €72 thousand, representing 8,000 shares outstanding with a nominal value per share of USD 1 issued
by Mariposa I S.à.r.l.
Following the Prior Restructuring
Transactions and the Legal Reorganization in August 2019, subscribed capital reduced to €1 thousand, representing 1,000 shares
outstanding with a nominal value per share of €1.00 issued by MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. The subscribed capital is fully paid,
and repayment of subscribed capital is restricted.
On
January 12, 2022, the Company effected a 70,190,687 (with a nominal value per share of €0.000015) for one share split of its
ordinary shares outstanding. Accordingly, all share and per share amounts for all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements
and notes thereto have been adjusted retroactively, where applicable, to reflect this share split.
Share premium
On January 21, 2022,
the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 17,994,117 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”),
representing an equal number of 17,994,117 ordinary shares, including the full exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase
2,347,058 additional ADSs, representing 2,347,058 ordinary shares, at a public offering price of $26.00 per ADS.
The Company issued 14,243,824
ADSs in its IPO and received proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and before related expenses of $344.2 million.
Its sole shareholder sold
3,760,294 ADSs in the offering, including 586,764 ADSs sold by the Company and 1,760,294 ADSs sold by the sole shareholder pursuant to
the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional ADSs.
| |
As of June 30, |
|
(ADSs, representing an equal number of ordinary shares) | |
2023 | |
2024 |
|
Basic shares (post-split) | |
70,190,687 | |
70,190,687 |
|
IPO shares (post-split) | |
14,233,823 | |
14,233,823 |
|
Supervisory Board Award (Restricted Shares) | |
57,124 | |
57,124 |
|
Long-Term Incentive Plan (Restricted Share Units) | |
29,759 | |
92,931 |
|
Sign-On Award (Restricted Share Units) | |
6,269 | |
6,269 |
|
Restoration Award (Phantom Shares) - Converted | |
115,376 | |
398,328 |
|
Alignment Award (Options) - Exercised | |
257,159 | |
257,159 |
|
Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) | |
- | |
29,641 |
|
Number of ordinary shares | |
84,890,197 | |
85,265,962 |
|
Legal reserves
Foreign currency translation
reserve
Exchange gains and losses
arising from the translation of the functional currency of the Company to the presentation currency are accounted for in this legal reserve.
In the case of the sale of a participating interest, the associated accumulated translation differences are transferred to the profit
and loss account and presented therein as part of the result on the sale.
Legal reserve for participating
interests
All of the equity in components
is freely distributable to the Company. No legal reserve for participating interests is accounted for.
Proposal for appropriation of the net result
At the General Meeting, the
following appropriation of the result will be proposed: addition of the net loss of €24,911
thousand to the accumulated deficit. The previous year loss of €17,019 thousand has been appropriated by the board in the
general meeting on November 8, 2023.
Dividend
The Company does not anticipate
paying a dividend on the ordinary shares in the foreseeable future. The Company currently intends to retain all available funds and any
future earnings to support operations and to finance the growth and development of the business.
| B.3.9 | Debts to group companies and participants |
| |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 |
|
| |
(in € thousands) | |
(in € thousands) |
|
MYT Intermediate Holding Co. | |
838 | |
838 |
|
MYT Ultimate Parent LLC | |
1 | |
1 |
|
Debts to participants | |
839 | |
839 |
|
| |
| |
|
|
mytheresa.com GmbH | |
17,799 | |
19,152 |
|
mytheresa.com Service GmbH | |
2,019 | |
2,911 |
|
Mytheresa Group GmbH | |
1,228 | |
1,228 |
|
Mytheresa International Service GmbH | |
4,796 | |
8,312 |
|
Mytheresa SE | |
1,862 | |
1,862 |
|
Debts to group companies | |
27,704 | |
33,465 |
|
All
amounts due to affiliated entities relates to interest free advances and VAT liabilities due to the VAT tax structure, where the
MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. acts as head of fiscal unity. The nature of the debts to group companies and participants is current.
| B.3.10 | Trade and other payables |
| |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 |
|
| |
(in € thousands) | |
(in € thousands) |
|
Tax advisor fees | |
64 | |
- |
|
Consulting services | |
- | |
192 |
|
Insurance | |
- | |
22 |
|
Administration fees | |
31 | |
12 |
|
Other taxes | |
5 | |
- |
|
Audit fees | |
11 | |
- |
|
Other | |
15 | |
29 |
|
| |
116 | |
255 |
|
| |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 |
|
| |
(in € thousands) | |
(in € thousands) |
|
Corporate income tax payable | |
1,086 | |
340 |
|
During fiscal year 2024,
Mytheresa Group’s primary statutory tax rate for current income taxes was 27.74% (2023: 27.52% and 2022: 27.52%), consisting of
the German corporate tax rate of 15%, a 5.5% solidarity surcharge on the German corporate tax rate, and a trade tax rate of 11.92%, being
the statutory income tax rate of the German income tax group parent, MYT Netherlands Parent B.V., located in Aschheim, Germany which
changed due to the change in composition of the weighted average trade tax in 2024.
| B.3.12 | Other current liabilities |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 |
|
Personnel-related liabilities | |
757 | |
3,375 |
|
Accrued expenses | |
749 | |
1,813 |
|
Other current financial liabilities | |
222 | |
1,425 |
|
Other Current liabilities | |
1,727 | |
6,613 |
|
The increase in personnel-related liabilities
relates mostly to the increase of accruals for bonus of €2,0 million.
| B.3.13 | Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies |
| B.3.13.1 | Financial instruments |
General
The Group has exposure to the following risks from its use of financial
instruments:
Credit risk.
Liquidity risk.
Market risk.
In the notes to the consolidated
financial statements information is included about the Group’s exposure to each of the above risks, the Group’s objectives,
policies and processes for measuring and managing risk, and the Group’s management of capital.
These risks, objectives,
policies and processes for measuring and managing risk, and the management of capital apply also to the separate financial statements
of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.
Further quantitative disclosures
are included below:
Fair value
The fair values of most of
the financial instruments recognized on the statement of financial position, including accounts receivable, cash at bank and in hand
and current liabilities, is approximately equal to their carrying amounts.
Financial instruments include
receivables, cash items, debt and payables.
The risks the Company runs
in relation to financial instruments are exposed to currency risk, market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk.
The Company is exposed to
currency risk on the operations that are denominated in a currency other than the respective functional currency (USD) of the Company,
primarily the Euro.
| B.3.14 | Employee benefits and number of employees |
(in € thousands) | |
June 30, 2023 | |
June 30, 2024 |
|
Assets | |
| |
|
|
Wages and salaries | |
(32,261) | |
(25,997) |
|
Social security contributions | |
(1,250) | |
(1,351) |
|
Other personnel expenses | |
(166) | |
(78) |
|
Wages and salaries, social security and pension charges | |
(33,677) | |
(27,426) |
|
Within the wages and salaries
€14,747 thousand (2023: €24,489 thousand) are related to Share-based Compensation expenses which are connected partially to
the initial public offering and the long-term incentive program.
The Company did have
116 employees in the financial year 2024 of which 4 of them are from Management (2023: 110 employees of which 5 of them are from
Management) and the total number of employees by the Mytheresa Group as of June 30, 2024 was 1,817 (2023: 1,432). For the amounts
incurred on a group level, please refer to Note A.5.28. None of the employees were located in the Netherlands.
| B.3.15 | Share in results from participating interests after tax |
An amount of negative €6,990
thousand (2023: €16,875 thousand) of share in results from participating interests
relates to group companies.
The following fees were charged by KPMG Accountants N.V. to the company,
its subsidiaries and other consolidated companies, as referred to in Section 2:382a (1) and (2) of the Dutch Civil Code.
| |
KPMG Accountants N.V. | |
Other KPMG Members | |
Total |
|
| |
2024 | |
2024 | |
2024 |
|
| |
€ thousands | |
€ thousands | |
€ thousands |
|
Audit fees | |
180 | |
857 | |
1,037 |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
| |
KPMG Accountants N.V. | |
Other KPMG Members | |
Total |
|
| |
2023 | |
2023 | |
2023 |
|
| |
€ thousands | |
€ thousands | |
€ thousands |
|
Audit fees | |
155 | |
806 | |
961 |
|
| |
155 | |
806 | |
961 |
|
“Audit Fees” are the aggregate fees
earned by KPMG for the audit of our consolidated annual financial statements, reviews of interim financial statements and attestation
services that are provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements and comfort letters.
The Company’s audit committee approves
all auditing services and permitted non-audit services performed for the Company by its independent auditor in advance of an engagement.
All auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be performed for the Company by its independent auditor must be approved by
the Chair of the audit committee in advance to ensure that such engagements do not impair the independence of our independent registered
public accounting firm. All audit-related service fees were approved by the Audit Committee.
| B.3.17 | Other income and expenses, after taxation |
Losses attributable to the
Company amounted to €17,920 thousand during financial year 2024 and €33,893 thousand during financial year 2023, which mainly
consist of General and administrative expenses for €32,529 thousand for financial year 2024 (2023: €39,486 thousand).
Further information on expenses
and income from General and administrative expenses can be found in Note A.5.9 in the consolidated financial statement.
| B.3.18 | Remuneration of managing and supervisory directors |
The emoluments, including
pension costs as referred to in Section 2:383(1) of the Dutch Civil Code, charged in the financial year to the company, its
subsidiaries and consolidated other companies amounted to €4,073 thousand (2023: €3,405 thousand) for managing directors and
former managing directors, and €1,001 thousand (2023: €773 thousand) for supervisory directors and former supervisory directors.
The remuneration also includes
employee options granted and equity awards (reference is made to note A.5.28) to current and former managing directors amounting to €10,768
thousand (2023: €21,791 thousand), and to current and former supervisory board members amounting to €581 thousand (2023: €342
thousand).
No loans, advances and guarantees
were granted by the Company to members of the management board or supervisory board.
An option program was set
up for members of the Managment Board and Supervisory Boards, which is disclosed in shareholders’ equity.
| B.3.19 | Transactions with related parties |
Transactions
with related parties include relationships between the Company’s shareholder, the Company’s subsidiaries, the Company’s
group related entities and the Company’s directors and key management personnel. During the period ended June 30, 2024, the
Company's significant transactions were with its shareholder, group companies and its subsidiaries. These transactions include amounts
related to interest free advances, service recharges and VAT receivables and liabilities due to the VAT tax structure and receivables
and liabilities due to the corporate income tax where the MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. acts as head of fiscal unity. Due to the profit
and loss agreement, the net result from the Mytheresa Group GmbH and Mytheresa SE is accounted in the Company’s participating interest.
All of the related party transactions were documented in respective transfer pricing documentation. All transactions were under regular
market conditions, as far as they can be determined.
| B.3.20 | Contingencies and commitments |
As
of June 30, 2024, the Company had no contingencies and commitments. Together with its subsidiaries the Company forms a fiscal
unity for corporate income tax purposes. With regards to liabilities relating to group companies, the Company is jointly and severally
liable for tax debts of the tax group as a whole.
| B.3.21 | Subsequent events and other information |
Subsequent events
The company announced on
July 16, 2024, the consolidation of its distribution and shipping functions into its newly opened distribution center in Leipzig,
Germany, which already covers 80% of all customer shipments. As a result, the distribution center in Heimstetten, Germany will be closed
as part of its strategic focus on global growth, operational excellence and continued profitability. The closure is completed as of our
reporting date of September 12, 2024. Since the communication to the affected parties was made subsequent to our year end June 30,
2024, it is considered a non-adjusting event under IAS 10. A restructuring provision will be recognized only when the company has a detailed
formal plan for the restructuring and has raised a valid expectation in those affected that it will carry out the restructuring by starting
to implement that plan or announcing its main features to those affected by it. The estimated costs associated with the closure, including
severance payments and other expenses estimated to be around € 5 million, will be recognized in the financial statements for the
year ending June 30, 2025.
Beginning with fiscal year
2025, the Mytheresa Group executed a new long-term incentive compensation (“LTI”) program for members of the top management
under the MYT Netherlands Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. The LTI for fiscal year 2025 is a three-year, long-term incentive program
as combination of awarded performance share units, option awards and awarded restricted stock units. The performance share units are
based on the company’s performance over the three-year period and vest after three years. The restricted stock units and option
awards vest annually during the three-year period. The estimated expense for fiscal year 2025 will be approximately €6.8 million.
Munich, September 19, 2024
The Management Board,
M. Kliger |
M. Beer |
|
|
CEO |
CFO |
|
|
[appointed on September 21, 2020] |
[appointed on September 21, 2020] |
|
|
S. Dietzmann |
G. Locke |
|
|
COO |
CGO |
|
|
[appointed on January 8, 2022] |
[appointed on January 8, 2022] |
Supervisory Board,
M.D. Kaplan |
C. Ruggiero |
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[appointed on January 7, 2022] |
[appointed on September 17, 2020] |
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M. Lao |
S. G. Saidemann |
M. Tod |
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[appointed on November 19, 2020] |
[appointed on November 19, 2020] |
[appointed on January 7, 2022] |
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S. Zahnd |
N. Aufreiter |
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[appointed on December 12, 2020] |
[appointed on June 30, 2023] |
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Other Information
11. Other information
11.1. Profit appropriation
Under article 32.1 of the Company’s Articles of Association,
the company may make distributions to the extent that the company’s equity exceeds the reserves that the company must maintain
pursuant to the law or the Articles of Association.
Under article 32.2 of the Company’s Articles of Association
the board of managing directors may resolve to make distributions, provided that the approval of the supervisory board has been obtained.
Under article 32.3 of the Company’s Articles of Association,
pursuant to and in accordance with a proposal thereto by the board of managing directors, which proposal has been approved by the supervisory
board, the general meeting may also resolve to make distributions.
12. Independent auditor’s report
The report of the independent auditor is included on the next pages.
Independent
auditor's report
To: the General Meeting of Shareholders and the Supervisory
Board of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.
Report on the audit
of the financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024 included in the annual report
Our opinion
In our opinion:
| · | the accompanying consolidated financial
statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. as at June 30, 2024 and of its result
and its cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European
Union (EU-IFRS) and with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code. |
| · | the accompanying separate financial
statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. as at June 30, 2024 and of its result
for the year then ended in accordance with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code. |
What we have audited
We have audited the financial statements for the year
ended June 30, 2024 of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (the Company) based in Amsterdam. The financial statements include the consolidated
financial statements and the separate financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements comprise:
| 1 | the consolidated statements of financial position as of June 30,
2024; |
| 2 | the following consolidated statements for the year ended June 30,
2024: the statements of profit and loss and comprehensive loss, changes in equity and cash flows; and |
| 3 | the notes comprising material accounting policy information and
other explanatory information. |
The separate financial statements comprise:
| 1 | the separate statement of financial position as of June 30,
2024; |
| 2 | the separate statement of profit and loss for the year ended June 30,
2024; and |
| 3 | the notes comprising a summary of the accounting policies and
other explanatory information. |
KPMG Accountants N.V., a Dutch limited liability company registered
with the trade register in the Netherlands under number 33263683, is a member firm of the global organization of independent member firms
affiliated with KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee.
Basis for our opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with Dutch law,
including the Dutch Standards on Auditing. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the ‘Our responsibilities
for the audit of the financial statements’ section of our report.
We are independent of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.
in accordance with the ‘Verordening inzake de onafhankelijkheid van accountants bij assurance-opdrachten’ (ViO, Code of Ethics
for Professional Accountants, a regulation with respect to independence) and other relevant independence regulations in the Netherlands.
Furthermore, we have complied with the ‘Verordening gedrags- en beroepsregels accountants’ (VGBA, Dutch Code of Ethics).
We designed our audit procedures in the context of
our audit of the financial statements as a whole and in forming our opinion thereon. The information in respect of going concern, fraud
and non-compliance with laws and regulations and the key audit matters was addressed in this context, and we do not provide a separate
opinion or conclusion on these matters.
We believe the audit evidence we have obtained is
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Information in support of our opinion
Summary
Materiality
| · | Materiality
of EUR 4,9 million |
Group audit
| · | Audit
coverage of 100% of total assets |
| · | Audit
coverage of 100% of net sales |
Risk
of material misstatements related to Fraud, NOCLAR and Going concern
| · | Fraud
risks: presumed risk of management override of controls and presumed risk of revenue recognition identified and further described in
the section ‘Audit response to the risk of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations’. |
| · | Non-compliance
with laws and regulations (NOCLAR) risks: no reportable risk of material misstatements related to NOCLAR risks identified. |
| · | Going
concern related risks: no going concern risks identified. |
Key audit matters
| · | Cut-off
of revenue recognition |
Materiality
Based
on our professional judgement we determined the materiality for the financial statements as a whole at EUR 4,9 million (2023:
EUR 4,9 million). The materiality is determined with reference to net sales. We consider net sales as the most appropriate benchmark
because of the nature of the Company’s business. It represents the strategic focus of the Company, based on our analysis of the
financial statements metrics, the most relevant to users of the financial statements, and therefore the metric that has the most influence
on their economic decision making. We have also taken into account misstatements and/or possible misstatements that in our opinion are
material for the users of the financial statements for qualitative reasons.
We agreed with the Supervisory Board that misstatements
identified during our audit in excess of EUR 240.000 would be reported to them, as well as smaller misstatements that in our view
must be reported on qualitative grounds.
Scope of the group audit
MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. is at the head of a group
of components. The financial information of this group is included in the financial statements of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.
Our group audit mainly focused on
significant components that are (i) of individual financial significance to the group, or (ii) that, due to their specific
nature or circumstances, are likely to include significant risks of material misstatement of the group financial statements. We have
considered in this respect MYT Netherlands Parent B.V.’s legal and operational structure. KPMG Germany was engaged by us and
received instructions to perform the majority of the audit procedures for the group audit and the audit of the German locations of
which Mytheresa.com GmbH is the most significant component. KPMG Germany performed an audit on the complete consolidated financial
information for the year ended June 30, 2024 (with a materiality of EUR 3.5 million) and the year ended June 30, 2023
(with a materiality of EUR 3.5 million) of Mytheresa Group GmbH.
We made use of the work of KPMG Germany for
the audit of Mytheresa Group GmbH and MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. performed in Germany. The audit coverage is 100% of total group
assets and 100% of group net sales.
Our involvement included preparing and sending instructions
to KPMG in Germany describing the scope of the audit procedures to be performed, our risk assessment, materiality to be applied and reporting
requirements, participating in discussions, virtual and on site meetings to discuss the results of audit procedures at component level
covering the significant audit areas, including the relevant risks of material misstatement, and set out the information required to
be reported back to the group audit team. We have requested KPMG in Germany also to provide us with remote access to audit workpapers
to perform these evaluations. During these meetings and email conversations, the audit approach, findings and observations reported to
the group audit team were discussed in more detail. Furthermore we performed an on site review of the audit files of KPMG Germany.
By performing the procedures mentioned above at group
components, together with additional procedures at group level, we have been able to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence
about the group’s financial information to provide an opinion about the financial statements.
Audit response to the risk of fraud and non-compliance
with laws and regulations
In chapter 4 and 5 of the Dutch
Statutory Directors and Supervisory Board Report, the management board describes its procedures in respect of the risk of fraud and non-compliance
with laws and regulations.
As part of our audit, we have
gained insights into the Company and its business environment, and the Company’s risk management in relation to fraud and non-compliance.
Our procedures included, among other things, assessing the Company’s code of conduct, whistleblowing procedures, incidents register
and its procedures to investigate indications of possible fraud and non-compliance. Furthermore, we performed relevant inquiries with
management and those charged with governance. We have also incorporated elements of unpredictability in our audit, such as: involving
forensic specialists in our audit procedures and selecting items outside customary selection parameters when performing return testing
of the refund liability (sales returns) and contract liabilities (undelivered sales) at year-end and late announced inventory count to
attend due to the significantly smaller nature of the balance relative to the rest of the inventory.
As a result from our risk assessment,
we did not identify laws and regulations that likely have a material effect on the financial statements in case of non-compliance
Based on the above and on the
auditing standards, we identified the following fraud risks that are relevant to our audit, including the relevant presumed risks laid
down in the auditing standards, and responded as follows:
| · | Management override of controls
(a presumed risk) |
Risk:
Management is in a unique position
to manipulate accounting records and prepare fraudulent financial statements by overriding controls that otherwise appear to be operating
effectively.
Responses:
| - | We evaluated the design and the implementation of internal
controls that mitigate fraud risk, such as processes related to journal entries and estimates. |
| - | We
performed a data analysis of journal entries to determine any potential high risk criteria and performed procedures for any identified
risk and evaluated key estimates and judgements for bias by the Company’s management, including retrospective reviews of
prior years’ key estimates’. Where we identified instances
of unexpected journal entries or other risks through our data analytics, we performed additional audit procedures to address each identified
risk, including testing of transactions back to source information |
| · | Revenue recognition (a presumed
risk) |
Risk:
We
refer below to the key audit matter “Cut-off of revenue recognition”.
Responses:
We
refer below to the key audit matter “ Cut-off of revenue recognition”.
Our procedures to address the
identified risks of fraud did result in a key audit matter. We refer to the key audit matter related to “Cut-off of revenue recognition”.
We communicated our risk assessment,
audit responses and results to management and to the Supervisory Board.
Our audit procedures did not
reveal indications and/or reasonable suspicion of fraud and non-compliance that are considered material for our audit.
Audit response to going concern
The management board has performed its going concern
assessment and has not identified any significant going concern risks. To assess the management board’s assessment, we have performed,
inter alia, the following procedures:
| · | we considered whether the management
board’s assessment of the going concern risks includes all relevant information of which we are aware as a result of our audit; |
| · | we analyzed the Company’s
financial position as at year-end and compared it to the previous financial year in terms of indicators that could identify significant
going concern risks; |
| · | we analyzed the operating results
forecast and the related cash flows compared to the previous financial year; |
| · | we inspected the financing agreement
in terms of conditions that could lead to going concern risks, including the term of the agreement and any covenants; |
| · | we inquired with the management
board on the key assumptions and principles underlying the management board’s assessment of the going concern risks. |
The outcome of our risk assessment procedures did
not give reason to perform additional audit procedures on management’s going concern assessment.
Our key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional
judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements. We have communicated the key audit matters to the Supervisory
Board. The key audit matters are not a comprehensive reflection of all matters discussed.
Cut-off of revenue recognition
Description
As described in note A.5.5.1c to the financial statements, net sales are recognized at the amount of the consideration that the Company expects to receive at the point in time at which it transfers control of the good to the customer. The determination of whether the control of the goods transferred to the customer requires judgement taking into account the terms and conditions for returns. A fraud risk is identified in relation to the manual adjustments processed at year end (cut-off) related to the overstatement of revenue recognition due to the opportunity for management to fraudulently manipulate both the amount of goods effectively delivered and the amount of the sales returns.
Since revenue recognition contains a presumed risk of fraud, the cut-off at year-end was significant to our audit.
Our response
Our audit procedures to verify cut-off for net sales included, amongst others, assessment of the revenue recognition method for the online sales and CPM revenues based on IFRS 15. We evaluated the design and implementation of the controls set up by the Management Board surrounding the correctness of transfer of control of the goods sold in respect of cut-off, including refund liability (sales returns) and contract liability (undelivered sales).
Detailed audit procedures were performed, including testing on a sample basis underlying evidence of net sales recognized close before year end, the refund liability (sales returns) and contract liability (undelivered sales) recognized at year end. Both orders and other documentation (amongst others shipping documents, payment details, refunds issued subsequent to year-end) were assessed to determine whether sales transactions recognized close before year-end were recognized in the appropriate period. Additionally we have performed a retrospective review of prior period estimates to assess management’s ability to estimate the return rate. We incorporated elements of unpredictability by selecting random items trough statistical sampling when performing voucher testing of refund liability (sales returns) and contract liability (undelivered sales).
In addition, we evaluated the adequacy of the Company’s disclosure as presented in the note A.5.5.1.c and A.5.8 and of the financial statements
Furthermore we performed specific audit procedures related to high risk journal entries identified for online sales transactions, including a combination of inquiry, inspection and other audit procedures deemed relevant.
Our observation
Based on our procedures performed, we have obtained sufficient audit evidence about correctness of the cut-off of net sales for the year ended June 30, 2024. Consequently, we have no findings regarding the cut off of revenue recognition.
Valuation of goodwill
Description
As described in note A.5.5.1.d to the financial
statements, intangible assets (including goodwill) are carried at cost less any accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses,
if any. The total carrying value of goodwill amounted to USD 139 million as at June 30, 2024 Determining whether goodwill is
impaired requires an estimation of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating units (CGU’s) to which goodwill has been allocated.
Impairment exists when the carrying value of an asset, Cash generating unit ('CGU') or group of CGU's exceeds its recoverable amount,
which is the higher of its fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use. The value in use calculations require management to
estimate the future cash flows expected to arise from the cash-generating unit and an appropriate discount rate in order to calculate
the present value. The key assumption to estimate the future cash flow arising from the cash generating unit relates to the expected sales
growth.
Considering the significance of the carrying value
of goodwill, the overall economic trends in macro-economic circumstances during the 2024 fiscal year and the significant judgment around
the estimate management is required to make we consider this a key audit matter.
Our response
Our audit procedures to verify the valuation of
goodwill included, amongst others, assessment of the accounting treatment of goodwill impairment based on IAS 36’s requirements.
We evaluated the design and implementation of the controls set up by the Management Board surrounding the validation of the key assumption
in relation to expected sales growth used to test goodwill.
Detailed procedures were performed with respect
to the management’s assessment of value in use calculation as follows:
| — | We inquired with the management of the Company about their assessment
of the key assumptions utilized in management's annual impairment analysis, considering any potential impact, if any, of the overall
economic trends in macro-economic circumstances, and about their evaluation with respect to the discounted value of the future cash flows
for the total group and the recoverable amount of the CGUs. |
| — | We have performed a retrospective review by comparing actual results
for the financial year ended 30 June 2024 against the forecast made in the impairment analysis carried out as at 30 June 2023. |
| — | We evaluated the methods and data elements used by management
of the Company to determine the discounted value of the future cash flows for the total group, the recoverable amount of the CGUs as
well as the key assumptions utilized in management's annual impairment analysis. |
| — | We performed audit procedures over the significant forecast assumptions
for financial year ending 30 June 2025, including sales volumes and sales prices. We analyzed cash flows for the years ending 30
June 2026 and beyond based on the base forecast for financial year ending 30 June 2025 and market data for the Luxury brand
business. |
| — | We performed audit procedures over the other forecast assumptions
for 30 June 2025, including cost of sales, shipping and payment cost, marketing expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses
and working capital. We analyzed the correlation of these costs and working capital in relation to net sales and other assumptions. We
evaluated appropriateness of management’s analysis and consistency of these cost and working capital with historical trends. |
| — | We have validated that the result and cash flow projections used
in the impairment analysis are consistent with the long-range plan approved by the Board of Management. |
| — | We performed our own sensitivity analysis, which included assessing
the effect of reasonably possible reductions in growth rates and forecasted cash flows to evaluate the impact on the currently estimated
headroom. |
| — | With the assistance of KPMG valuation specialists we verified
the appropriateness of the model, including mathematical accuracy, the terminal growth rate and discount rate (WACC) used to discount
the cash flow projections. |
| — | Finally, we evaluated the adequacy of the Company’s disclosure
as presented in the note A.5.6 and A.5.15 of the financial statements. |
Our observation
Based on our procedures performed, we have obtained
sufficient audit evidence around the valuation of goodwill.
Report on the other information included in the
annual report
In addition to the financial statements and our auditor’s
report thereon, the annual report contains other information.
Based on the following procedures performed, we conclude
that the other information:
| · | is consistent with the financial
statements and does not contain material misstatements; and |
| · | contains the information as required
by Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code for the management report and other information. |
We have read the other information. Based on our knowledge
and understanding obtained through our audit of the financial statements or otherwise, we have considered whether the other information
contains material misstatements.
By performing these procedures, we comply with the
requirements of Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code and the Dutch Standard 720. The scope of the procedures performed
is less than the scope of those performed in our audit of the financial statements.
The Management Board is responsible for the preparation
of the other information, including the information as required by Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
Engagement
We were engaged by the General Meeting of Shareholders
as auditor of MYT Netherlands Parents B.V. on 8 November 2023 for the year ended June 30, 2024. We have been appointed as of
the audit for the year ended 30 June 2020 and have operated as statutory auditor ever since that financial year.
Description of responsibilities regarding the financial
statements
Responsibilities of Management Board and the
Supervisory Board for the financial statements
The Management Board is responsible for the preparation
and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with EU-IFRS and Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code. Furthermore,
the Management Board is responsible for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the
financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In that respect the Management Board, under
supervision of the Supervisory Board, is responsible for the prevention and detection of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations,
including determining measures to resolve the consequences of it and to prevent recurrence.
As part of the preparation of the financial statements,
the Management Board is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Based on the financial
reporting frameworks mentioned, the Management Board should prepare the financial statements using the going concern basis of accounting
unless the Management Board either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do
so. the Management Board should disclose events and circumstances that may cast significant doubt on the company’s ability to continue
as a going concern in the financial statements.
The Supervisory Board is responsible for overseeing
the Company’s financial reporting process.
Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial
statements
Our objective is to plan and perform the audit engagement
in a manner that allows us to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence for our opinion.
Our audit has been performed with a high, but not
absolute, level of assurance, which means we may not detect all material errors and fraud during our audit.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are
considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users
taken on the basis of these financial statements. The materiality affects the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures and the
evaluation of the effect of identified misstatements on our opinion.
A further description of our responsibilities
for the audit of the financial statements is located at the website of de ‘Koninklijke Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants’
(NBA, Royal Netherlands Institute of Chartered Accountants) at eng_beursgenoteerd_01.pdf (nba.nl). This description forms part
of our auditor’s report.
Amstelveen, 19 September 2024
KPMG Accountants N.V.
N.J. Hoes RA
Exhibit 99.2
CONVENING NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS
Notice is hereby given to the shareholders of
MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (Company) by
the board of managing directors of the Company (the Management Board) that the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company
(the AGM) is convened at 18:00 CET on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, to be held at the offices of the Company, Einsteinring 9
85609, Aschheim, Federal Republic of Germany. The AGM shall be held in English.
The AGM is convened to discuss and decide on the following:
Agenda
| 2. | Dutch statutory annual report for the financial year ended 30 June 2024 (FY 2024) |
| 3. | Explanation of the dividend policy |
| 4. | Proposal to adopt the Dutch statutory annual accounts for FY 2024* |
| 5.1 | Proposal to grant discharge to the members of the Management Board in respect of their duties performed
during FY 2024* |
| 5.2 | Proposal to grant discharge to the members of the supervisory board of the Company (the Supervisory Board)
in respect of their duties performed during FY 2024* |
| 6. | Amendment of the articles of association of the Company* |
Amendment of the requirement of German
residency for all members of the Management Board into a requirement for the majority of the members of the Management Board (article
13.1 of the articles of association of the Company)
| 7. | Composition and remuneration of the Management Board |
|
a. |
Proposal to appoint Amber Pepper as member of the Management Board* |
|
b. |
Proposal for an award of Restricted Share Units in the Company and for the eligibility for annually awarding a performance related long term shared based incentive to Amber Pepper as member of the Management Board* |
|
c. |
Proposal to re-appoint Michael Kliger as member of the Management Board* |
|
d. |
Proposal to re-appoint Dr Martin Beer as member of the Management Board* |
|
e. |
Proposal to re-appoint Sebastian Dietzmann as member of the Management Board* |
|
f. |
Proposal to re-appoint Gareth Locke as member of the Management Board* |
| 8. | Composition of the Supervisory Board |
| a. | Proposal to re-appoint Nora Aufreiter as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| b. | Proposal to re-appoint David Kaplan as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| c. | Proposal to re-appoint Marjorie Lao as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| d. | Proposal to re-appoint Cesare Ruggiero as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| e. | Proposal to re-appoint Susan Saideman as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| f. | Proposal to re-appoint Michaela Tod as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| g. | Proposal to re-appoint Sascha Zahnd as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| 9. | Authorization of the Management Board to issue shares or grant rights to acquire shares in the share
capital of the Company* |
Agenda items marked with an asterisk (*) are voting items.
The agenda with explanatory notes, the Dutch
statutory annual report FY 2024, including the Dutch statutory financial statements for FY 2024 and auditor’s opinion, the proposal
for amendment of the articles of association of the Company and further AGM documents are available on the Company’s corporate
website (https://investors.mytheresa.com/governance/annual-reports/). Hard copies of the AGM documents can be requested to be
sent to you by sending an e-mail to agm@mytheresa.com. The AGM documents are also available for inspection at the offices of the
Company (Einsteinring 9, Aschheim/Munich, Germany).
Registration
Shareholders who wish to attend the AGM, have
to register for the AGM by November 5, 2024 at 18.00 CET at the latest, by sending an email to agm@mytheresa.com.
for each shareholder concerned (or person entitled to vote) a statement that it wishes to register for the AGM including the number of
shares notified for registration and held by the relevant shareholder. The shareholder will receive an email confirming its registration
including the number of shares registered for the AGM.
Voting
Shareholders registered in the Company's register
of shareholders may use the proxy from with voting instructions to vote without attending the AGM (form available free of charge on https://investors.mytheresa.com/governance/annual-reports/).The
deadline for submitting a proxy form is November 5, 2024, 23.59 CET. It is not possible to vote (electronically) during the AGM.
Holders of American Depositary Shares
Holders of American Depositary Shares will receive
a separate notice of the AGM through the Company’s depositary agent (Bank of New York Mellon). The option of attendance will not
be available to holders of American Depositary Shares.
Aschheim/Munich, September 19, 2024
The Management Board
Contact details:
Einsteinring 9
5609 Aschheim/Munich Germany
agm@mytheresa.com
Exhibit 99.3
Agenda for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
(AGM) of MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (the Company) to be held at the offices of the Company, Einsteinring
9 85609, Aschheim, Federal Republic of Germany, on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, starting at 18.00 CET
| 2. | Dutch statutory annual report for the financial year that ended on 30 June 2024 (FY 2024) |
| 3. | Explanation of the dividend policy |
| 4. | Proposal to adopt the Dutch statutory accounts for FY 2024* |
| a. | Proposal to discharge the members of the management board of the Company (the Management Board)
from liability for their duties performed during FY 2024* |
| b. | Proposal to discharge the members of the supervisory
board of the Company (the Supervisory Board) from liability for their duties performed during FY 2024* |
| 6. | Amendment of the articles of association of the Company* |
| | Amendment of the requirement of German residency for all members
of the Management Board into a requirement for the majority of the members of the Management Board (article 13.1 of the articles of association
of the Company) |
| 7. | Composition and remuneration of the Management Board |
|
a. |
Proposal to appoint Amber Pepper as member of the Management Board* |
|
b. |
Proposal for an award of Restricted Share Units in the Company and for the eligibility for annually awarding a performance related long term incentive to Amber Pepper as member of the Management Board* |
|
c. |
Proposal to re-appoint Michael Kliger as member of the Management Board* |
|
d. |
Proposal to re-appoint Dr Martin Beer as member of the Management Board* |
|
e. |
Proposal to re-appoint Sebastian Dietzmann as member of the Management Board* |
|
f. |
Proposal to re-appoint Gareth Locke as member of the Management Board* |
| 8. | Composition of the Supervisory Board |
| a. | Proposal to re-appoint Nora Aufreiter as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| b. | Proposal to re-appoint David Kaplan as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| c. | Proposal to re-appoint Marjorie Lao as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| d. | Proposal to re-appoint Cesare Ruggiero as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| e. | Proposal to re-appoint Susan Saideman as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| f. | Proposal to re-appoint Michaela Tod as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| g. | Proposal to re-appoint Sascha Zahnd as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| 9. | Authorization of the Management Board to issue shares or grant rights to acquire shares in in the share
capital of the Company* |
Agenda items marked with an asterisk (*) are voting
items.
Explanatory notes to the agenda for the AGM
to be held on November 12, 2024
Re item 2: Dutch statutory annual report for
FY 2024
The performance of the Company
is described in more detail in the Dutch statutory annual report for FY 2024. For further details, please refer to the Dutch statutory
annual report for FY 2024.
Re item 3: Explanation of the
dividend policy
The Company’s policy on
additions to reserves and dividends as outlined in the Dutch statutory annual report FY 2024 will be discussed.
Re item 4: Proposal to adopt
the Dutch statutory accounts for FY 2024*
The Dutch statutory accounts for
FY 2024 are included in the Company’s Dutch statutory annual report for FY 2024. These have been drawn up by the Management Board
and audited by KPMG Accountants N.V., who have issued an unqualified opinion. A representative of the auditor will be present during the
AGM to answer questions. It is proposed to adopt the Dutch statutory accounts for FY 2024.
Re item 5a: Discharge from
liability of the members of the Management Board*
It
is proposed to discharge the members of the Management Board from liability in relation to the exercise of their duties in FY 2024, in
accordance with Dutch law, on the basis of information provided to the General Meeting and other information publicly available when the
resolution to discharge is adopted.
Re
item 5b: Discharge from liability of the members of the Supervisory Board*
It
is proposed to discharge the members of the Supervisory Board from liability in relation to the exercise of their duties in FY 2024, in
accordance with Dutch law, on the basis of information provided to the General Meeting and other information publicly available when the
resolution to discharge is adopted.
Re item 6: Amendment of the
articles of association of the Company*
It is proposed to amend the articles
of association of the Company to remove the requirement of German residency for all members of the Management Board (article 13.1 articles
of association) from the articles of association of the Company and to change it to a requirement of Germany residency for a majority
of the members of the Management Board. The proposed amendment of the articles of association also includes granting a power of attorney
to every member of the Management Board, the Company’s corporate secretary, and every civil law notary (and deputy civil law notary),
candidate civil-law notary, paralegal and notarial assistant at Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V. in Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
to have the deed of amendment of the articles of association executed. A complete version of the proposed amendment of the articles of
association and the explanatory notes are available free of charge at mytheresa.com and are included in the meeting documents.
Re item 7:
Composition and remuneration of the Management Board
Re item 7a. Proposal to appoint Amber Pepper
as member of the Management Board*
In
March 2024, Isabel May resigned as Chief Customer Experience Officer and stepped down from the Management Board. The Company
retained an external search consultancy to conduct a search process in conjunction with the Supervisory Board to identify a suitable candidate
to succeed Ms May. It is proposed that Ms Amber Pepper be appointed as member of the Management Board of the Company. The proposed appointment
of Amber Pepper as member of the Management Board is subject to the approval by the AGM and subsequent effectuation of the amendment of
the articles of association of the Company proposed under item 6 of the agenda of the AGM. Amber Pepper will start her service as Chief
Customer Experience Officer on October 1, 2024.
Amber
Pepper, British nationality, year of birth: 1979
Amber
Pepper is the former Vice President Marketing, Communications & E-Commerce EMEAI at Tapestry. During her time at Tapestry from
2013 – 2023 she held various executive roles covering marketing, communications and e-commerce. Before that she held senior positions
at Farfetch, Harrods and PRCO. Amber Pepper has extensive experience in the fashion and luxury industry. She holds a law degree from University
College London, UK.
The
Supervisory Board recommends appointing Amber Pepper as member of the Management Board with effect as of the amendment of the articles
of association of the Company for a period of four years. In line with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code and the Company’s articles
of association, the term of appointment of Amber Pepper will expire at the end of the annual general meeting to be held in 2028. In accordance
with the articles of association of the Company, the Supervisory Board has made a binding recommendation regarding the appointment of
Amber Pepper.
Re
item 7b. Proposal for an award of Restricted Shares Units in the Company and for the eligibility for annually awarding of a performance
share based related long term incentive of Ms Amber Pepper as member of the Management Board *
Consistent
with the remuneration policy for members of the Management Board, Amber Pepper will be eligible to receive a remuneration package consisting
of inter alia a performance related share based long term incentive. The goals of the Company’s performance-related long-term share
based incentives (the LTI) are to encourage sustainable long-term economic and shareholder value creation, to align the interests
of the Management Board with those of the shareholders and to ensure retention of the members of the Management Board.
The
terms and conditions of the LTI shall be subject to the Company’s 2023 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (LTI Plan) as
in effect from time to time, and award agreements to be entered into between the Company and the Management Board members.
The
number, terms and frequency of periodic LTI Awards granted to a member of the Management Board will be determined by the Supervisory Board.
Market levels, as well as company-specific circumstances, will be taken into account in determining the appropriate number, terms and
frequency for LTI Awards granted to a member of the Management Board.
The
initial LTI Award for the cycle FY 25 – FY 27 that Amber Pepper will be eligible to receive after appointment as member of the Management
Board will represent an aggregate value of USD 500,000, subject to Amber Pepper being appointed as member of the Management Board. Each
subsequent annual Incentive Award will be granted to Amber Pepper after the date of the annual general meeting of the Company subject
to Amber Pepper’s service as member of the Management Board through such date.
For
FY 25, Amber Pepper will be granted an award of restricted share units representing a value of USD 375,000 vesting on October 1,
2025, subject to Amber Pepper’s unterminated service on such date.
The
Supervisory Board seeks the approval of the AGM for this proposal.
Re
items 7c. – 7f: Composition of the Management Board
| c. | Proposal to re-appoint Michael Kliger as member of the Management Board* |
| d. | Proposal to re-appoint Dr. Martin Beer as member of the Management Board* |
| e. | Proposal to re-appoint Sebastian Dietzmann as member of the Management Board* |
| f. | Proposal to re-appoint Gareth Locke as member of the Management Board* |
The managing directors of the
Company will retire from the Management Board of the Company at the AGM and they each offer themselves for re-appointment. All managing
directors are eligible and have stated their willingness to accept a re-appointment.Michael Kliger was appointed as a member of the Management
Board and CEO of the Company in September 2020. Dr. Martin Beer was appointed in September 2020 as a managing director
of the Company and as Chief Financial Officer. Sebastian Dietzmann was appointed as managing director and Chief Operations Officer in
January 2021. Gareth Locke as appointed as managing director and Chief Growth Officer in January 2021. During FY 2024, the Nominations,
Governance and Sustainability Committee (NGSC) undertook an internal effectiveness review of the functioning and constitution of
the Management Board. Based on the review by the NGSC, the NGSC believes that the contribution and performance of all managing directors
seeking re-appointment at the AGM continues to be effective, and that they each demonstrate commitment to their respective roles. Accordingly,
the NGSC recommends the re-appointment of all managing directors. In accordance with article 13 clause 2 of the the articles of association
of the Company, the Supervisory Board has made a binding recommendation regarding the re-appointment of Michael Kliger, Dr. Martin
Beer, Sebastian Dietzmann and Gareth Locke as managing directors with effect from the close of the AGM for a period of four years, therefore
ending at the close of the general meeting to be held in 2028.
The relevant biographical information
concerning Michael Kliger, Dr. Martin Beer, Sebastian Dietzmann and Gareth Locke are included in these explanatory notes to the agenda.
Re item 8: Composition of the
Supervisory Board
| a. | Proposal to re-appoint Nora Aufreiter as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| b. | Proposal to re-appoint David Kaplan as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| c. | Proposal to re-appoint Marjorie Lao as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| d. | Proposal to re-appoint Cesare Ruggiero as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| e. | Proposal to re-appoint Susan Saideman as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| f. | Proposal to re-appoint Michaela Tod as member of the Supervisory Board* |
| g. | Proposal to re-appoint Sascha Zahnd as member of the Supervisory Board* |
All supervisory directors of the
Supervisory Board will retire from the Supervisory Board of the Company at the AGM and they each offer themselves for re-appointment.
During FY 2024, the NGSC undertook an internal effectiveness review of the functioning and constitution of the Supervisory Board and its
committees. Based on this review, the NGSC believes that the contribution and performance of each supervisory director seeking re-appointment
at the AGM continues to be effective, and that they each demonstrate commitment to their respective roles in the Company. The NGSC believes
that all of the supervisory directors seeking re-election are independent in character and judgement and there are no relationships or
circumstances likely to affect their independence or judgement. Messrs. Cesare Ruggiero (CPPIB) and David Kaplan (Ares) are not considered
independent in accordance with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code as they are representatives of CPPIB and Ares being respective shareholders
of MYT Holding LLC. Messrs. Ruggiero and Kaplan are considered independent for NYSE and SEC purposes. As is customary for companies
listed on the NYSE, the Company believes that having these directors on the Supervisory Board would better align their interests with
those of the shareholders and provide the benefit of the expertise and historical experience with the Company’s business to the
other members of the Supervisory Board.
Accordingly, the NGSC recommends
the re-appointment of each supervisory director. All supervisory directors are eligible and have stated their willingness to accept re-appointment.
In accordance with recommendations of the NGSC and article 23 clause 1 of the articles of association, it is recommended by the Supervisory
Board that Mmes Nora Aufreiter, Marjorie Lao, Susan Saideman and Michaela Tod and Messrs David Kaplan, Cesare Ruggiero and Sascha Zahnd
are re-appointed as supervisory directors of the Company with effect from the close of the AGM for a period of four years, with with due
regard for article 23 clause 3 of the articles of association of the Company.
The relevant biographical information
concerning Nora Aufreiter, David Kaplan, Marjorie Lao, Cesare Ruggiero, Susan Saideman, Michaela Tod and Sascha Zahnd are included in
these explanatory notes to the agenda.
Re item 9: Proposal
to authorize the Management Board to issue shares or grant rights to acquire shares in the share capital of the Company
The proposal to authorize the
Management Board to issue shares or grant rights to acquire shares in the share capital of the Company is intended to give the Management
Board flexibility: (a) in financing the Company in the most efficient manner, (b) in covering the Company’s obligations
related to share-based remuneration, such as those under the long-term incentive plans and any employee stock purchase plan under which
employees may acquire the Company’s securities and (c) in the context of mergers, acquisitions and/or strategic alliances.
Adoption of these proposals by the AGM will replace the current authorization of the Management Board to issue shares or grant rights
to acquire shares in the share capital of the Company, which was granted by the general meeting of the Company on 17 September 2020.
The authorization to the Management Board to issue shares or grant rights to acquire shares in the share capital of the Company will be
granted for a period of five years effective as of the closing of the AGM.
Biographical information concerning directors
seeking re-appointment at the AGM
Management Board (agenda item 7)
Michael Kliger
(1967) Mr. Kliger has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Management
Board since September 2020. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of mytheresa.com GmbH, Theresa Warenvertrieb GmbH
and MGG since March 2015. He previously served as VP International at eBay Enterprise from March 2013 to February 2015.
Previously, Mr. Kliger served as Executive Director at Accenture from September 2010 to December 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Kliger
served as Managing Director at First Capital Partners GmbH from September 2007 to September 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Kliger
served as Vertriebsgeschäftsführer at real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH from January 2005 to April 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Kliger
worked at McKinsey & Company from February 1992 to December 2004 serving last as Principal. Mr. Kliger also served
as a member of the Board of Directors of Valora AG from March 2017 until October 2002 and served as Chair of the Nomination
and Compensation Committee. He holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management and a Diploma degree from the Berlin University of Technology.
Dr. Martin
Beer (1968) Dr. Beer has served as Chief Financial Officer and as a member of the Management Board since September 2020.
Before joining Mytheresa in 2019, Martin Beer spent 14 years in CFO and COO roles in fast growth digital focused and B2C and B2B e-commerce
companies, namely RUBIX, SYNLAB, Weltbild and DBH. Prior to this, he worked at McKinsey & Company for five years, where he was
part of the European Consumer Goods Leadership Team. He holds a Masters degree in Finance and Entrepreneurial Leadership and a PHD from
the European Business School.
Sebastian
Dietzmann (1974) Mr. Dietzmann has served as Chief Operating Officer since November 2020
and as a member of the Management Board since February 2021. He has served as Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of each
of mytheresa.com GmbH, Theresa Warenvertrieb GmbH and Mytheresa Service GmbH since July 2015. He previously served as Senior Director &
Head of eCommerce Services International at eBay Enterprise from August 2011 to June 2015. Prior to that, he served as Senior
Director Business Management at GSI Commerce from January 2010 to July 2011. Prior that, he served as Vice President of Product
Management and Distribution at product + concept GmbH from March 2005 to March 2008. He holds a Diplom-Kaufmann degree from
the Berlin School of Economics and Law.
Gareth
Locke ((1975) Mr. Locke has served as Chief Growth Officer since November 2020 and as member of our Management
Board since February 2021. Mr. Locke has served as Chief Growth Officer of mytheresa.com GmbH since July 2016. He previously
served as Head of Marketing for Zooplus AG from January 2012 until May 2016. Mr. Locke also served as Managing Director
of Zooplus France SARL. Prior to that, he was Associate Partner at Aquarius Consulting GmbH from April 2010 until December 2011.
Prior to that, he served as Manager Corporate Development at PAYBACK GmbH from May 2005 to March 2010, as Project Manager at
Ayming GmbH from January 2003 to May 2005 and as a Consultant at Accenture in London from September 1999 to November 2002.
Mr. Locke holds a Graduate business degree from the Burgundy School of Business and an MA in Economics and Finance from Leeds
University Business School.
Supervisory
Board (agenda item 8)
Nora Aufreiter
(1959) Ms. Aufreiter was appointed as member and chairperson of our Supervisory Board effective
1 July 2021. She currently serves on the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominations, Governance and Sustainability
Committee. She is a former director and senior partner of McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. Throughout
her 27 year career at McKinsey, Ms. Aufreiter held multiple leadership roles including Managing Director of McKinsey’s Toronto
office, leader of the North American Retail practice, the Digital and Omni Channel service line and was a member of the firm’s global
personnel committees. She has worked extensively in the U.S., Canada and internationally serving her clients in consumer facing industries
including major retailers, financial institutions and other consumer-facing companies. Before joining McKinsey, Ms. Aufreiter spent
three years in financial services working in corporate finance and investment banking. She is a member of the Board of Directors of The
Bank of Nova Scotia where she is chair of the compensation committee and is a member of the risk committee. She is also a member
of the Board of Directors of The Kroger Company where she is chair of the public responsibilities committee and a member of the finance committee.
In addition, Ms. Aufreiter is on the board of a privately held company, Cadillac Fairview Property Trust, a subsidiary of Ontario
Teachers’ Pension Plan. Ms. Aufreiter also serves on the boards of Unity Health Toronto, and is a member of the Dean’s
Advisory Board for the Ivey Business School in London, Ontario, Canada. Ms. Aufreiter holds a B.A. (Honours) in business administration
from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. In June, 2018, Ms. Aufreiter
was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws at The University of Western Ontario.
David
B. Kaplan (1967) Mr. Kaplan is a Co-Founder, Director and Partner of Ares Management Corporation.
He is a member of the Ares Executive Management Committee and serves on several Ares Investment Committees including, among others, the
Ares Corporate Opportunities and Ares Special Opportunities Investment Committees. Additionally, Mr. Kaplan is the Co-Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Ares Acquisitions Corporation II ("AACT"). Mr. Kaplan joined Ares in 2003 from Shelter Capital
Partners, LLC, where he was a Senior Principal from June 2000 to April 2003. From 1991 through 2000, Mr. Kaplan was a Senior
Partner of Apollo Management, L.P. and its affiliates. Prior to Apollo, Mr. Kaplan was a member of the Investment Banking Department
at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. Mr. Kaplan currently serves on the supervisory board of directors of MYT
Netherlands Parent B.V., the parent entity of Mytheresa GmbH. Mr. Kaplan also serves as a member of the board of directors of X-Energy
Reactor Company, LLC and as the Chairman of the board of directors of the parent entity of Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants.
Mr. Kaplan's previous public company board experience includes Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Maidenform Brands, Inc.,
where he served as the company's Chairman, GNC Holdings, Inc., Dominick's Supermarkets, Inc., Stream Global Services, Inc.,
Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation, Smart & Final, Inc. and Allied Waste Industries Inc. Mr. Kaplan also currently
serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and on the President's Advisory Group of the University of
Michigan. Mr. Kaplan graduated with High Distinction, Beta Gamma Sigma, from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree, concentrating in Finance.
Marjorie
Lao. Ms. Lao (1974) was appointed to our Supervisory Board in November 2020, and currently serves as Vice-Chairperson
of the Board and Chairperson of the Audit Committee. Ms. Lao is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
the LEGO Group, a position she held from February 2017 to March 2020, after serving as Senior Vice President - Finance and Senior
Vice President - Corporate Finance from January 2014 to January 2017. Prior to joining the LEGO Group, Ms. Lao was the
Vice President – Projects at Seadrill Limited during 2013. She served as the Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial
Officer at Tandberg ASA from 2006 to 2010, and as Vice President – Business Development and M&A in 2006. When Tandberg was acquired
by Cisco Systems, Inc., Ms. Lao joined Cisco as Senior Director – Finance and Senior Director – Strategy and Business
Analytics from 2010 to 2012. Previously, she held Finance and Strategy managerial positions at McKinsey & Company and Procter &
Gamble Company in Asia. Ms. Lao currently serves on the Board of Directors of Logitech SA, Monde Nissin UK Ltd, and Sitecore Holding
II A/S, and on the Board of Commissioners of GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (Indonesia). She is also a member of the Harvard Business School European
and Global Advisory Boards. Born in the Philippines, Ms. Lao holds a BSc degree in Business Administration and Accountancy from the
University of the Philippines, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She was certified as a public accountant in the Philippines in
1996.
Cesare
J. Ruggiero (1976) Mr. Ruggiero has served as a member of our Supervisory Board since September 2020
and currently serves on the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee. Mr. Ruggiero is a managing director with CPP
Investments and leads the Portfolio Value Creation group. He works with portfolio companies across private equity, infrastructure
and sustainable energies investments to achieve full value potential. He serves on the Private Equity Investment Committee.
Prior to joining CPP Investments in 2014, Cesare worked at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he advised companies in business strategy
and operational improvement. Prior to BCG, Cesare worked at Capgemini (formerly Cap Gemini Ernst & Young) as the head of the
U.S. M&A practice area and co-led the global M&A practice. Mr. Ruggiero is a member of the Board and the Nomination and Governance
Committee of Informatica Inc. since July 2023. He serves on the board of Ports of America and is member of the Compensation Committee
and Operations Committee since December 2021. Cesare holds an Hons. BA with high distinction in International Relations from the
University of Toronto.
Susan
Gail Saideman (1962) Ms. Saideman was appointed to our Supervisory Board in November 2020
and currently serves on the Audit Committee and is Chairperson of the Nominations, Governance and Sustainability Committee. Ms. Saideman
is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Portage Bay Limited which provides consulting and advisory services. Previously, Ms. Saideman
served as the General Manager for Amazon, Inc. (e-commerce) in Seattle from November 2013 to November 2016 and January 2019
to August 2019, and in London as head of Amazon Fashion from November 2016 to December 2018. Prior to joining Amazon, Ms. Saideman
held a series of General Management roles at Mars, Mikasa, Newell Rubbermaid and Campbell Soup. In these roles, she worked across channels
that included retail stores, wholesale and ecommerce as well as geographies that included the United States, Canada, Europe, China, India,
Japan and the Middle East. Ms. Saideman started her career in finance at Chase Manhattan and as a strategy consultant at Bain &
Company before joining PepsiCo where she was promoted through increasingly responsible positions at Pepsi-Cola North America and KFC.
Currently, Ms. Saideman is a board member of Church & Dwight since June 2019 where she is also on the Audit and Governance,
Nominating & Corporate Responsibility Committees. She serves on the advisory board of Endeavor.org. Previously, she was on the
board of PrePac Manufacturing and DevaCurl. She also previously served on the boards of FIRST Washington and Harvey Mudd College. Ms. Saideman
holds an MBA from Harvard business School and a BA from Dartmouth College.
Michaela
Tod (1969) Ms. Tod was appointed to our Supervisory Board in January 2021 and chairs the Compensation
Committee since September 2022. Ms. Tod previously served as the co-Chief Executive Officer of ProSiebenSat1, a German broadcaster.
Prior to this she spent 14 years at Dyson Technology Ltd, a premium electronics firm. At Dyson, she spent extensive time in East Asia
and served as President of the Greater China region. Ms. Tod is also on the board of Robert Walters plc, a global recruitment firm.
She served as an independent board member at Chiaro Technology ltd since November 2022 and stepped into the role of CEO in July 2023.
Ms. Tod holds an M.A. in Business and Economics from Wirtschaftsuniversität Vienna, Austria.
Sascha
Zahnd (1975) Mr. Zahnd was appointed to our Supervisory Board in December 2020 and serves on
our Audit Committee. Mr. Zahnd is the former Vice President Global Supply Chain from 2016 to 2019 and Vice President EMEA at Tesla
Inc. from 2019 until end of 2020, an automotive and clean energy company. Prior to joining Tesla, Mr. Zahnd was the Vice President,
Supply & Procurement at ETA S.A./The Swatch Group, a company designing and manufacturing watches, from 2010 to 2016. From 2001
to 2010, Mr. Zahnd held a series of management positions at IKEA, a multinational conglomerate in the home furnishing space. Mr. Zahnd
serves on the Board and Audit Committee of Logitech. He also serves as an independent board member and member of the Strategy
Committee of Valeo, a European company listed at Euronext in Paris governed by the laws of France and Europe. Mr. Zahnd is the
former non-executive chairman and a member of the Audit Committee of Valora Holding AG, a Swiss retail holding company. He also served as
president and a member of the Executive and Steering Committees of the Board of digitalswitzerland, an association and foundation of leading
companies, organizations, academia and politics with the goal of establishing Switzerland as a leading global digital innovation hub. Mr. Zahnd
holds an Executive MBA degree from IMD Business School in Lausanne and a BA degree in Business Administration from University of Applied
Sciences in Basel.
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DRAFT
AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES
OF ASSOCIATION
MYT NETHERLANDS PARENT B.V.
On this day, [___], appeared before me, Kim Francis Tan, civil-law
notary in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (the “notary”):
[Baker & McKenzie attorney].
The appearing person declared as follows:
The articles of association of MYT Netherlands Parent
B.V., a private company with limited liability organized and existing under the laws of the Netherlands, having its corporate seat
in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with its office address at Einsteinring 9, 85609 Aschheim, Federal Republic of Germany and registered
with the Trade Register held by the Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands under number 74988441 (the “company”), were
most recently amended and readopted by notarial deed executed on the twelfth day of January two thousand and twenty-one before Kim Francis
Tan, aforementioned. The company’s articles of association now read as set forth in the aforementioned deed.
On [___], the board of managing directors of the company resolved
to propose to the general meeting of the company to amend the articles of association of the company, which proposal was approved by the
supervisory board of the company, by its resolution dated [___]. Following such proposal, on [___], the general meeting of shareholders
of the company resolved, among others, to amend and readopt the company’s articles of association. Copies of the aforementioned
resolutions are attached to this deed.
At the aforementioned general meeting, the appearing person
was given authority, among other things, to execute and sign the deed of amendment to the articles of association.
In order to execute the aforementioned resolutions, the
appearing person subsequently declared to hereby amend and readopt the company’s articles of association in such a manner that the
company shall be henceforth governed by the following:
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
Definition of terms
Article 1
In these articles of association, the following terms have
the following meanings:
| a. | general meeting: the corporate body of the company formed by the shareholders and other holders of a meeting
right or, as the case may be, the meeting of the shareholders and other holders of a meeting right; |
| b. | subsidiary: a legal entity or company as referred to in article 2:24a Dutch Civil
Code; |
| c. | annual accounts: the company’s annual accounts as referred to in article 2:361
Dutch Civil Code; |
| d. | written/in writing: in writing or in a reproducible manner by electronic means of
communication, unless impermissible under applicable laws; |
| e. | holder of a meeting right: party who, pursuant to the law or these articles of association,
holds a meeting right; |
| f. | meeting right: the right to attend and address the general meeting, either in person
or by written proxy; |
| g. | proceeding: any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative; and |
| h. | MYT Holding LLC: MYT Holding LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of Delaware, United States of
America, having its registered office at 200 Bellevue Parkway, Suite 210, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America and registered
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware under entity number 7375244 or any of its legal successors. |
Name and corporate seat
Article 2
| 2.1 | The company’s name is MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. |
| 2.2 | The company has its corporate seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
| 2.3 | The company has its head office in the district of Munich, Federal Republic of Germany. |
Objects
Article 3
The objects of the company are:
| a. | to incorporate, conduct the management of, participate in and take any other financial interest in other companies and/or enterprises,
in particular companies and/or enterprises which are active in the area of the sale and marketing of products of any kind, in particular
textiles, clothing, leather goods, cosmetics and accessories; |
| b. | to render administrative, technical, financial, economic or managerial services to
other companies, persons and/or enterprises; |
| c. | to acquire, dispose of, manage and operate real property, personal property and other goods, including
patents, trademark rights, licences, permits and other industrial property rights; and |
| d. | to borrow and/or lend monies, provide security or guarantee or otherwise warrant
performance jointly and severally on behalf of others, |
the foregoing whether or not in collaboration with third
parties and inclusive of the performance and promotion of all activities which directly and indirectly relate to those objects, all this
in the broadest sense of the words.
Shares
Article 4
| 4.1 | The company has an issued share capital divided into one (1) or more shares. |
| 4.2 | At least one (1) share must be held by a party other than the company or any of its subsidiaries and for
a purpose other than for the benefit of the company or any of its subsidiaries. |
| 4.3 | The shares have a nominal value of fifteen ten-thousandth eurocent (EUR 0.000015)
each. |
| 4.4 | All shares are registered and are numbered consecutively from 1 onwards. Each share conveys a voting right,
a meeting right and a right to share in the company’s profits and reserves, in accordance with the provisions of these articles
of association. |
| 4.5 | Any right of a shareholder to receive share certificates in relation to its shares is excluded to the extent permitted by law and to the extent
that the issuance of a share certificate is not required under the rules of any stock exchange on which the shares are admitted to trading.
The company is entitled to issue share certificates representing individual shares (single certificate) or several shares (global certificate). |
Shareholders’ register
Article 5
A shareholders’ register will be kept in accordance
with applicable laws. The shareholders’ register may be kept in several copies and in several places. Part of the shareholders’
register may be kept outside the Netherlands to comply with applicable local law or pursuant to stock exchange rules.
Issue of shares
Article 6
| 6.1 | The company may only issue shares pursuant to a resolution of the general meeting. The general meeting
may delegate its powers in this respect to the board of managing directors for a period not exceeding five years and may revoke such delegation.
The delegation may be extended from time to time for a period not exceeding five years. If the general meeting has delegated its authority
to issue shares to the board of managing directors, any resolution of the board of managing directors to issue shares shall be subject
to prior approval of the supervisory board. |
| 6.2 | Paragraph 1 of this article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the granting of rights to subscribe for shares but will not apply
to the issuing of shares to persons exercising a previously obtained right to subscribe for shares. |
Conditions for issuing of shares. Pre-emptive rights
Article 7
| 7.1 | Any resolution to issue shares shall also specify the issue price and any further conditions in connection
with the issue. The issuing of shares shall require a notarial deed to be executed for that purpose before a civil-law notary practicing
in the Netherlands, to which those involved are party. |
| 7.2 | No shareholder has any pre-emptive right on any share issue or any grant rights to subscribe for shares. |
Payment on shares
Article 8
| 8.1 | On subscription for a share, payment must be made of its nominal value. The company may require that the
nominal value or a part thereof only need to be paid after a certain period of time or after the company has requested such payment. |
| 8.2 | Payment on a share must be made in cash unless another form of contribution has been
agreed. The company’s permission is required to pay on shares in a currency other than that in which the nominal value of the shares
is denominated. |
| 8.3 | The board of managing directors is authorized to perform legal acts relating to non-cash contributions on shares and other legal acts
as mentioned in article 2:204 Dutch Civil Code without prior approval of the general meeting. |
| 8.4 | Payment on shares may be made by debiting the company’s reserves, if resolved
upon by the corporate body of the company authorized to resolve to issue shares. |
Acquisition of shares by the company in its own capital
Article 9
The company may, with due observance of the relevant statutory
provisions and subject to a resolution of the board of managing directors, acquire shares in its own capital on the terms and conditions
set forth in such resolution.
Capital reduction
Article 10
With due observance of article 4 paragraph 2 of these
articles of association and the provisions of law, the general meeting may resolve to reduce the issued capital of the company, either
by a cancellation of shares or by a reduction of the nominal value of the shares by means of an amendment of the articles of association.
The provisions of article 2:216 paragraphs 2 up to and including 4 Dutch Civil Code shall apply accordingly to the resolution referred
to in the previous sentence.
Transfer of shares. Restricted rights
Article 11
| 11.1 | The transfer of shares and the transfer – including the creation and disposal – of any restricted
rights attached to shares shall require a notarial deed to be executed for that purpose before a civil-law notary practicing in the Netherlands,
to which those involved are party. |
| 11.2 | The transfer in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article will also be valid vis-à-vis the company by operation of law. Unless the company
is a party to the legal act, the rights attached to shares cannot be exercised until the company either acknowledges the legal act or
the notarial deed has been served upon the company in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions. |
| 11.3 | A shareholder may create a usufruct or right of pledge on one or more of his or her
shares. |
| 11.4 | The voting rights attached to the shares encumbered with a usufruct or right of pledge shall be vested
in the shareholder. The voting right may be vested in the usufructuary or pledgee if this is stipulated on the establishment of the usufruct
or right of pledge or if this is agreed afterwards in writing between the shareholder and the usufructuary or pledgee. |
| 11.5 | The provisions of paragraph 2 of this article shall apply mutatis mutandis
to a written agreement as referred to in paragraph 4 of this article. |
Transferability of shares
Article 12
Shares can be transferred freely and without any restrictions
as referred to in article 2:195 Dutch Civil Code.
Board of managing directors
Article 13
| 13.1 | The board of managing directors consists of one (1) or more managing directors, with the actual number being determined by the supervisory
board. Each managing director of the company has the title of director (directeur). In addition, the supervisory board may grant
to one managing director the title of CEO and to one managing director the title of CFO. The majority of the managing directors in office
shall be German resident. |
| 13.2 | The managing directors are appointed by the general meeting, on the basis of a binding
nomination by the supervisory board. |
| 13.3 | The general meeting has the right to overrule the binding nature of such nomination of the supervisory
board by a resolution, adopted with a majority of at least two-thirds of the votes cast, representing more than half of the issued and
outstanding share capital of the company. If the binding nomination is overruled, the supervisory board shall draw up a new binding nomination
to be voted upon in the next general meeting. |
| 13.4 | The general meeting shall have the right to appoint a managing director if no binding nomination has been
made by the supervisory board within a reasonable period of a vacancy occurring. |
| 13.5 | Managing directors shall be appointed for a period of four years, provided that, unless a managing director
retires sooner or upon his or her appointment a term shorter than four years has been determined, his or her term shall expire as of the
closing of the annual general meeting held in the fourth calendar year following the year of his or her appointment. A managing director
may be re-appointed, with due observance of the preceding sentence. |
| 13.6 | For the purposes of article 32 paragraph 4 of these articles of association, a person who has determined
or co-determined the company’s policies as if he or she were a managing director shall be considered equivalent to a managing director,
including the same responsibilities and liabilities. |
Suspension and dismissal
Article 14
| 14.1 | The general meeting and the supervisory board each are authorized to dismiss a managing
director from office at any time. |
| 14.2 | The general meeting and the supervisory board each are authorized to suspend a managing director from office at any time. Either the
supervisory board or the general meeting may lift such suspension at any time and such suspension will automatically lapse if either the
general meeting or the supervisory board does not resolve to dismiss such managing director within three months of such suspension. |
Remuneration
Article 15
| 15.1 | The company shall have a policy regarding the remuneration of managing directors. This policy shall be
determined by the general meeting, pursuant to and in accordance with a proposal thereto by the supervisory board. |
| 15.2 | The general meeting is authorized to amend the remuneration policy as referred to
in paragraph 1 of this article, based on a proposal by the supervisory board. |
| 15.3 | The remuneration of individual managing directors shall be determined by the supervisory board, with due
observance of such remuneration policy. With respect to share and share option schemes, the supervisory board
will submit a proposal for approval to the general meeting. This proposal must at least state the number of shares or options that can
be awarded to managing directors as well as the criteria that apply to any grant or modification. |
Managerial duties
Article 16
| 16.1 | Subject to the restrictions set forth in these articles of association and with due observance of the
law, the board of managing directors is charged with the management of the company. |
| 16.2 | The supervisory board shall draw up rules of procedure containing further regulations on the procedure
for holding meetings and decision-making by the board of managing directors, and its operating procedures. |
| 16.3 | The board of managing directors may make a division of duties in writing, specifying
the individual duties of each managing director. |
Meetings of the board of managing directors
Article 17
| 17.1 | The board of managing directors shall meet as often as a managing director requests
a meeting. |
| 17.2 | Meetings of the board of managing directors shall be generally held at the head office of the company,
but may take place elsewhere, as decided by the CEO. In addition, meetings may be conducted by telephone or via videoconferencing facilities,
provided that each managing director taking part in such meeting is able to hear the deliberations and can be heard by the other managing
directors and no managing director objects thereto. |
| 17.3 | Each managing director is authorized to convene a meeting of the board of managing
directors in writing, specifying the topics to be discussed. |
| 17.4 | A managing director may be represented at the meeting by a fellow managing director
authorized by written power of attorney. |
| 17.5 | No legally valid resolutions may be passed with regard to items that are not included in the agenda,
the written convening notice or which have not been announced as prescribed or within the prescribed convocation term, unless the managing
directors entitled to vote unanimously agree that resolutions on these items shall be passed. |
Resolutions of the board of managing directors. Conflict
of interest
Article 18
| 18.1 | The board of managing directors adopts resolutions by a simple majority of the votes cast. Each managing
director has a right to cast one (1) vote. In the event of a tie vote, the proposal is rejected. |
| 18.2 | A managing director with a direct or indirect personal interest that conflicts with the company’s interest may not take part
in the deliberations or decision-making. If no resolution can be adopted by the board of managing directors as result thereof, such resolution
may only be adopted by the supervisory board in accordance with article 28 of these articles of association. |
| 18.3 | The board of managing directors may adopt resolutions outside meetings provided that all its members entitled
to vote have agreed with this method of decision-making and have expressed themselves regarding the proposal concerned in |
writing.
Representative authority
Article 19
| 19.1 | The board of managing directors represents the company. The authority to represent the company is also
vested in two (2) managing directors acting jointly in the case that the board of managing directors consists of more than one (1) managing
director. |
| 19.2 | The board of managing directors may appoint officers with a limited or unlimited power of attorney. Each
officer will represent the company within the scope of his or her authority. The officers’ titles are determined by the board of
managing directors. |
Approval of board of managing directors resolutions
Article 20
| 20.1 | The supervisory board is authorized to make subject to its prior written approval resolutions by the board
of managing directors. Any such resolution must be clearly described and reported to the board of managing directors in writing. |
| 20.2 | The absence of approval as defined in this article will not impair the representative
authority of the board of managing directors or of the managing directors. |
Absence. Inability to act
Article 21
If one (1) or more managing director(s) is/are absent
or unable to perform his/her/their duties, the remaining managing director or managing directors shall be temporarily charged with the
management of the company. In the event of the absence or inability to act of all the managing directors or the sole managing director,
a person appointed for that purpose by the supervisory board shall be temporarily charged with the management of the company.
Supervisory
board
Article 22
The company shall have a supervisory board, consisting
of at least three (3) natural persons. With due observance of the previous sentence, the number of supervisory directors shall be determined
by the supervisory board. In the event of a vacancy, the supervisory board continues to be validly constituted by the remaining supervisory
directors.
Appointment
Article 23
| 23.1 | Supervisory directors shall be appointed by the general meeting. |
| 23.2 | Subject to the applicability of paragraph 4 of this article, supervisory directors shall be appointed for
a maximum period of four years, provided that, unless a supervisory director has resigned or is removed at an earlier date, his or her
term shall expire as of the closing of the annual general meeting held in the last calendar year of his or her term of appointment. A
supervisory director may be re-appointed, with due observance of the preceding sentence. |
| 23.3 | If MYT Holding LLC holds directly or indirectly less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate issued
and outstanding nominal share capital of the company, the company will file a declaration confirming such event with the trade register
of the Dutch chamber of commerce and the company will publish a public announcement confirming such filing. |
| 23.4 | Effective as of the moment of filing of the declaration as referred to in paragraph 3 of this article, the terms of the supervisory
directors at that time in office will expire as of the closing of the next annual general meeting. Going forward, the term of appointment
of all supervisory directors shall expire each year at the closing of the annual general meeting. |
| 23.5 | A supervisory
director may be re-appointed, with due observance of this article. |
Rotation schedule
Article 24
Until the company files the declaration referred to in
paragraph 3 of article 23, the supervisory board shall establish a rotation schedule for the term of appointment for each supervisory
director.
Dismissal, suspension and retirement
Article 25
The general meeting may at any time suspend or dismiss
any supervisory director. The general meeting may lift such suspension at any time and such suspension will automatically lapse if the
general meeting does not resolve to dismiss such supervisory director within three months of such suspension.
Remuneration
Article 26
The general meeting shall determine the remuneration
of supervisory directors. Supervisory directors shall be reimbursed for their expenses.
Duty and powers
Article 27
| 27.1 | The duty of the supervisory board shall be the supervision of the policy of the board of managing directors and the general course
of affairs in the company and the enterprise connected therewith. It shall assist the board of managing directors with advice. In the
performance of their duty, the supervisory directors shall be guided by the interests of the company and the enterprise connected therewith. |
| 27.2 | The supervisory board shall have access to the company’s business premises and shall be authorized
to inspect its books and records. The supervisory board may designate one (1) or more persons from its midst to exercise such powers.
The supervisory board may also call on experts for assistance and determine the remuneration of such experts, which shall be paid by the
company. |
| 27.3 | The supervisory board may form supervisory board committees from among its members and define their responsibilities
and competences in its rules of procedure. |
Meetings and decision-making of the supervisory board.
Conflict of interest.
Article 28
| 28.1 | The supervisory board appoints a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among its midst, who will replace
the former on his or her absence. The supervisory board also appoints a secretary, whether or not from among its midst, and makes arrangements
for the latter’s substitution. |
| 28.2 | Should both the chairperson and the vice chairperson be absent from a meeting, the said meeting itself
designates a chairperson. |
| 28.3 | The supervisory board meets as often as its chairperson, or two (2) other supervisory directors, or the
board of managing directors deem necessary. |
| 28.4 | The secretary shall take minutes of the business transacted during the meeting of the supervisory board.
The minutes shall be approved by the chairperson of the supervisory board and signed by the secretary. |
| 28.5 | The supervisory board adopts resolutions by a simple majority of the votes cast. Each supervisory director
has a right to cast one (1) vote. In the event of a tie vote, the proposal is rejected. |
| 28.6 | During any of its meetings, the supervisory board may pass valid resolutions only if at least half of its
members then in office and entitled to vote are present or represented during such meeting. |
| 28.7 | The supervisory board may also adopt resolutions outside meetings provided that all
its members entitled to vote have agreed with this method of decision-making and have expressed themselves regarding the proposal concerned
in writing. |
| 28.8 | The supervisory board may hold joint meetings with the board of managing directors as often as the supervisory
board or the board of managing directors deems necessary. |
| 28.9 | The supervisory board shall draw up rules of procedure containing further regulations on the procedure
for holding meetings and decision-making by the supervisory board, and its operating procedures. |
| 28.10 | A supervisory director with a direct or indirect personal interest that conflicts with the company’s interest may not take part
in the deliberations or decision-making. If all supervisory directors have a conflict of interest as referred to above, such resolution
may be adopted by the supervisory board, irrespective of the conflict of interest. |
Absence or inability to act of supervisory directors
Article 29
If one (1) or more supervisory director(s) is/are absent
or unable to perform his/their duties, the remaining supervisory director(s) shall be temporarily charged with the supervision of the
policy of the board of managing directors and the general course of affairs in the company and the enterprise connected therewith. In
the event of the absence or inability to act of all the supervisory directors, a person appointed for that purpose by the general meeting
shall be temporarily charged with the aforementioned supervision of the company.
Indemnification
Article 30
| 30.1 | The company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter
be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in a proceeding by reason of the
fact that he or she (or an legal entity for whom he or she) is or was a managing director or a supervisory director, against all liability
and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such person (including for an act or omission
that occurred prior to the introduction of this article 30), except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue
or matter as to which such person (i) shall have been adjudged to be liable for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance
of his or her duty to the company, unless and only to the extent that the court, or, in the case of arbitration, the arbitrator, having
appropriate jurisdiction shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances
of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification against such expenses which the court, or, in the case of
arbitration, the arbitrator, having appropriate jurisdiction shall deem proper or (ii) has been covered for the costs or financial loss
by an insurance and the insurer has paid out, without reservation, the costs or financial loss. |
| 30.2 | The company shall be required to indemnify a current or former managing director or
a current or former supervisory director in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if the proceeding
(or part thereof) was authorized by the supervisory board. |
| 30.3 | The board of managing directors, subject to prior approval of the supervisory board, may resolve to indemnify any current or former
officer or any proposed officer of the company or its subsidiaries out of the assets of the company against all costs, charges, losses
and liabilities incurred by him or her in the proper execution of his or her duties or the proper exercise of his or her powers in any
such capacities in the company or such subsidiary including, without limitation, a liability incurred in defending proceedings in which
judgment is given in his or her favor or in which he or she is acquitted, or which are otherwise disposed of without a finding or admission
of material breach of duty on his or her part. |
| 30.4 | Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a current or former supervisory director or current
or former managing director in defending a proceeding referenced in paragraph 1 of this article shall, upon application of such supervisory
director or managing director, be paid by the company in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding upon a resolution of the
supervisory board with respect to the specific case; provided that the company shall have received an undertaking by or on behalf of such
current or former supervisory director or current or former managing director to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined
that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by the company in accordance with this article. |
| 30.5 | The company will purchase and maintain adequate insurance for the benefit of a person who is or formerly
was a managing director, a supervisory director, an officer or a proposed managing director, supervisory director or officer of the company
or any company which is or previously was a subsidiary or a company in which the company has or formerly had an interest (whether directly
or indirect), indemnifying him or her against liability for negligence, default or breach of duty or other liability, other than acts
or failures to act which were intentional (opzettelijk), intentionally reckless (bewust roekeloos) or seriously culpable
(ernstig verwijtbaar), unless such insurance cannot be obtained at reasonable terms. |
| 30.6 | This article may be amended without the consent of the indemnified persons, but the
indemnity granted in this article will remain in force for claims for the reimbursement of costs and other payments as referred
to in this article that resulted from an act or omission by the indemnified person in the period when the indemnity was in effect. |
Financial year. Annual accounts
Article 31
| 31.1 | The financial year commences on the first day of July of any given year and ends
on the thirtieth day of June of the subsequent year. |
| 31.2 | The board of managing directors is required to draw up the annual accounts within five (5) months of the end of the company’s
financial year, unless this period has been extended by a maximum of five (5) months by the general meeting on account of special circumstances. |
| 31.3 | The annual accounts must be signed by the managing directors and the supervisory directors; if one (1)
or more of their signatures is missing, this shall be stated giving the reason therefore. |
| 31.4 | The general meeting shall have the power to adopt the annual accounts. |
| 31.5 | A resolution to adopt the annual accounts shall not automatically discharge a managing director or a supervisory
director. The general meeting may resolve to grant one or more managing directors and/or one or more supervisory directors full or partial
discharge. |
| 31.6 | If all of the shareholders are also managing directors of the company, the signing of the annual accounts
by all of the managing directors and all the supervisory directors shall not be considered an adoption as referred to in paragraph 4 of
this article. |
| 31.7 | The company shall instruct a qualified auditor to examine its accounts and records. The general meeting
is authorized to appoint the auditor. If the general meeting fails to appoint the auditor, the supervisory board is authorized to do so. |
| 31.8 | The statutory provisions apply to the directors’ report, the additional data to be added, the auditor’s report and the publication of
the directors’ report. |
Profits
Article 32
| 32.1 | The company may make distributions to the extent that the company’s equity exceeds the reserves
that the company must maintain pursuant to the law or these articles of association. |
| 32.2 | The board of managing directors may resolve to make distributions, provided that the
approval of the supervisory board has been obtained. |
| 32.3 | Pursuant to and in accordance with a proposal thereto by the board of managing directors, which proposal
has been approved by the supervisory board, the general meeting may also resolve to make distributions. |
| 32.4 | If, after making such a distribution, the company is unable to continue paying its due and payable debts, the managing directors shall,
subject to the provisions of prevailing law, be jointly and severally liable to the company for the shortfall created by the distribution.
A party receiving such distribution who knows or could reasonably be expected to foresee that the distribution would make the company
unable to continue paying any of its due and payable debts shall be liable to the company for payment of the shortfall created by the
distribution, with said liability not to exceed the amount of the distribution received by that party and with due observance of the provisions
of prevailing law. |
| 32.5 | In calculating the profit distribution, the shares held by the company in its own capital will not be
taken into account, unless those shares are encumbered with a right of usufruct or a right of pledge, if the pledgee is entitled to the
distributions on such shares under the deed of pledge. |
| 32.6 | In calculating the amount to be distributed on each share, only the amount of the obligatory payments
on the nominal amount of the shares will be taken into account. |
| 32.7 | A claim of a shareholder to receive a distribution expires after five (5) years after
the distribution has become payable. |
| 32.8 | Any distribution by the company may be made in the form of cash, shares or in kind. |
General meetings
Article 33
| 33.1 | At least once during each financial year, a general meeting shall be held. |
| 33.2 | The agenda for such general meeting as mentioned in paragraph 1 of this article shall,
include the following items: |
| b. | adoption of the annual accounts; |
| c. | discharging the managing directors for the management they performed in the past
financial year; |
| d. | discharging the supervisory directors for the supervision of the management they performed
in the past financial year; |
| e. | allocation of profit or loss; |
| f. | the filling of any vacancies; |
| g. | appointment of a qualified auditor; and |
| h. | other proposals by the board of managing directors, the supervisory board or shareholders
and/or other holders of a meeting right, provided that these proposals have been raised and announced with due observance
of the provisions of article 35 of these articles of association. |
Other meetings
Article 34
| 34.1 | Without prejudice to the provisions of article 33 paragraph 1 of these articles of association, other general
meetings shall be held as often as the board of managing directors or the supervisory board considers necessary. |
| 34.2 | Subject to applicable law, one or more shareholders and/or other holders of a meeting right who, alone or together, represent at least
one one-hundredth (1/100) of the issued capital may submit a written request to the board of managing directors or the supervisory board
to convene a general meeting, provided that such request contains a detailed description of the items to be addressed at said meeting.
The board of managing directors and the supervisory board will take the steps necessary to ensure that the general meeting is held within
four (4) weeks of its receipt of such request, except in the event of a countervailing substantial company interest. |
Convocation of meetings. Agenda
Article 35
| 35.1 | General meetings are convened by the board of managing directors or the supervisory board, without prejudice
to the provisions laid down in article 34 paragraph 2 of these articles of association, in accordance with the applicable provisions of
these articles of association and applicable laws. |
| 35.2 | The convening notice shall specify the matters to be addressed at the general meeting. |
| 35.3 | Subject to applicable law, shareholders and/or other holders of a meeting right who jointly represent at least one one-hundredth (1/100)
part of the issued capital shall be entitled to request the board of managing directors and the supervisory board to place one (1) or
more matters on the agenda for the next general meeting. |
| 35.4 | Upon receipt of a request as referred to in paragraph 3 of this article, the board of managing directors
and the supervisory board shall place such matter(s) on the agenda, except in the event of a countervailing substantial company interest. |
| 35.5 | If there are fewer than thirty (30) days between the request for matters to be placed on the agenda and the day of the
next general meeting, the said matters shall be placed on the agenda for the general meeting thereafter, except in the event of a countervailing
substantial company interest. |
Venue for general meetings Article 36
General meetings shall be held in the municipality in which
the company has its head office or in the municipalities of Aachen, Augsburg, Berlin, Bielefield, Braunsweig, Bremen, Bochum, Bonn, Chemnitz,
Cologne, Dortmund, Dresden, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt am Main, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Hanover, Karlsruhe, Kiel, Leipzig,
Mannheim, Mönchengladbach, Munich, Münster, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Wiesbaden, Wuppertal, all in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Chair. Minutes.
Article 37
| 37.1 | The chairperson of the supervisory board shall act as the chairperson of the general meeting. In the absence of the chairperson of
the supervisory board, the vice-chairperson of the supervisory board shall act as the chairperson of the general meeting. In the absence
of both, the supervisory directors present at the general meeting shall appoint the chairperson of the general meeting. In the absence
of all supervisory directors, the general meeting shall appoint its own chairperson. The chairperson appoints a secretary and an inspector
of elections. If no inspector of elections is appointed, the secretary shall act as inspector of elections. |
| 37.2 | The secretary shall take minutes of the proceedings at each general meeting. The said minutes shall be confirmed and signed in evidence
thereof by the chairperson and the secretary. The inspector of elections shall tabulate all votes on the resolutions proposed at the general
meeting and shall prepare a certificate of tabulation for approval and signature of the chairperson and the secretary. |
| 37.3 | The chairperson of the general meeting or the party who convened the meeting may
resolve to have a notarial report made of the proceedings at the meeting. |
| 37.4 | The board of managing directors is required to keep records of the resolutions adopted by the general meeting and deposit them at
the company’s office for inspection by the shareholders and other holders of a meeting right. Upon request, each shareholder and
holder of a meeting right will be provided with a copy of or excerpt from the records at no more than cost. |
| 37.5 | If no managing directors are present at a general meeting, the chairperson of the meeting is responsible
for ensuring that the board of managing directors is given a copy of the resolutions adopted as soon as possible after the meeting. |
| 37.6 | A written confirmation signed by the chairperson of the supervisory board or by the chairperson of the
general meeting stating that the general meeting has adopted a resolution constitutes valid proof of that resolution towards third parties. |
| 37.7 | All issues relating to the proceedings at or concerning the meeting are decided by the chairperson of the general meeting. |
Meeting right. Right to attend and vote
Article 38
| 38.1 | A meeting right is allocated to shareholders and to usufructuaries and pledgees who hold voting rights. Each person with a meeting
right has the right to attend, address and, if applicable, vote at general meetings, whether in person or represented by the holder of
a written proxy. Usufructuaries and pledgees who do not hold voting rights shall not have a meeting right unless provisions to the contrary
were agreed upon the creation or transfer of the usufruct or right of pledge. |
| 38.2 | Each holder of a meeting right or its representative who attends a meeting must sign
the attendance list. |
| 38.3 | Each holder of a meeting right or its representative participating, where permitted
in accordance with these articles of association, in the general meeting by way of electronic means of communication shall be identified
by the chairperson of the general meeting in the manner as stated in the terms
and conditions mentioned in paragraph 6 of this article. The name of the holder of a meeting right and the name of any representative
participating in the general meeting by way of electronic means of communication shall be added to the attendance list. |
| 38.4 | The managing directors and the supervisory directors have, in that capacity, an advisory
vote at general meetings. |
| 38.5 | Each of the general meeting, the supervisory board and the board of managing directors may resolve to allow persons, other than those
referred to in this article, to attend general meetings. |
| 38.6 | The board of managing directors may determine that a holder of a meeting right or its representative may
attend and address general meetings, and, insofar as possible, exercise its voting right by electronic means of communication. The board
of managing directors sets the terms and conditions for electronic participation to the meeting as mentioned in the previous sentence
and announces those in the convening notice. These conditions in any case encompass the method by which the holder of a meeting right
or its representative can (i) be identified through the electronic means of communication, (ii) take direct cognizance of the proceedings
at the meeting and (iii) insofar as possible, exercise its voting right. |
Resolutions of the general meeting
Article 39
| 39.1 | Resolutions are passed by a simple majority of the votes cast, unless the law or
these articles of association require a greater majority. |
| 39.2 | Each share confers the right to cast one (1) vote. No votes may be cast during the general meeting for
a share held by the company or any of its subsidiaries. Holders of a right of usufruct or a right of pledge on shares belonging to the
company or any of its subsidiaries are not excluded from voting if the right of usufruct or the right of pledge was created before the
share concerned belonged to the company or one of its subsidiaries. The company or a subsidiary may not cast a vote in respect of a share
on which it holds a right of usufruct or a right of pledge. |
| 39.3 | In the event the of a tie vote, the proposal is rejected. |
| 39.4 | Blank votes, abstentions and invalid votes will be deemed not to have been cast. |
| 39.5 | The chairperson of the general meeting determines the method of voting. |
| 39.6 | The ruling by the chairperson of the general meeting on the outcome of a vote is decisive. |
| 39.7 | All disputes concerning voting for which neither the law nor the articles of association
provide a solution are decided by the chairperson of the general meeting. |
| 39.8 | The conditions as referred to in article 38 paragraph 6 of these articles of association mention the manner
in which a shareholder or its representative may participate in the voting by way of electronic means. |
Amendment to the articles of association
Article 40
| 40.1 | The general meeting is authorized to adopt a resolution to amend the articles of association. The general
meeting can only resolve to amend the articles of association on proposal of the board of managing directors, which proposal has been
approved by the supervisory board. |
| 40.2 | If a proposal to amend the articles of association is submitted to the general meeting, this must always
be stated in the notice convening the general meeting and simultaneously a copy of the proposal containing the proposed amendment verbatim
must be deposited at the company’s office for inspection by the shareholders and other holders of a meeting right until
the end of the meeting. |
Dissolution and liquidation
Article 41
| 41.1 | The general meeting is authorized to adopt a resolution to dissolve the company upon the submission of
such matter to the general meeting by the supervisory board. If a resolution is to be proposed to the general meeting for dissolving the
company, such shall be stated in the convening notice. |
| 41.2 | In the event of the company being dissolved, the managing directors shall be the liquidators of the assets
of the dissolved company, unless the general meeting appoints other persons to do so. The supervisory board shall be charged with the
supervision of the liquidation. |
| 41.3 | The liquidators have the same powers, duties and liabilities as managing directors, insofar as such is
compatible with their task as liquidator. |
| 41.4 | Any surplus assets remaining after the company’s debts have been settled shall be distributed to the shareholders in proportion to the aggregate
nominal value of their individual shareholding. |
| 41.5 | After the company has ceased to exist, the company’s accounts, records and other
data carriers must be kept for seven (7) years by the person designated for that purpose by the general meeting or, if no such designation
is made, the person designated for that purpose by the liquidators. |
Exclusive forum for claims and proceedings
Article
42
| 42.1 | Unless, to the extent permitted under applicable law, the company consents in writing to the selection
of an alternative forum, the competent court in Amsterdam shall be the sole and exclusive forum for: |
| a. | any action asserting a claim for breach of a fiduciary or other duty owed by any supervisory
director, managing director, officer, employee, or agent of the company to the company or the company’s shareholders; |
| b. | any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Dutch Civil Code, the articles of
association of the company or the rules of procedure of the supervisory board or the board of managing directors; or |
| c. | any action asserting a claim pertaining to the internal affairs of the company. |
| 42.2 | In each case of an action or proceeding that is subject to paragraph 1 of this article, if any such action or proceeding is filed
in a court other than the competent court in Amsterdam (a “foreign action”) in the name of any shareholder, such shareholder
shall be deemed to have consented to: (x) the personal jurisdiction of the competent court in Amsterdam in connection with any action
or proceeding brought in such court to enforce the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article (an “enforcement action”), and
(y) having service of process made upon such shareholder in any such enforcement action by service upon such shareholder’s counsel
in the foreign action as agent for such shareholder. |
| 42.3 | Unless, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal
district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of
action arising under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or the rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to such statutes. |
| 42.4 | Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any direct or indirect
interest in shares of the company shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this article. |
FINAL PROVISIONS
The underlined headings in this deed have been included for
ease of reference only. The appearing person is known to me, notary,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the original of this deed was drawn up and executed in Amsterdam, the
Netherlands on the date in the first paragraph of this deed. The substance of this deed was stated and clarified to the appearing person.
The appearing person declared to have taken note of the content of this deed in time before its execution, agreed to its content and did
not require a full reading of this deed. Subsequently, after limited reading in accordance with the law, this deed was signed by the appearing
person and me, notary.
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