Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 24, 2018, Michael Kors Holdings Limited (the
Company
) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the
Purchase Agreement
) with (1) Allegra Versace Beck, Donatella Versace and Santo Versace (collectively, the
Versace Parties
) and (2) Borgo Luxembourg S.à r.l., Blackstone GPV Capital Partners
(Mauritius)
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FDI Ltd. and Blackstone GPV Tactical Partners (Mauritius)N Ltd. (collectively, the Blackstone Parties and, together with the Versace Parties, the
Major
Sellers
), as well as a related stock purchase agreement with certain current and former management members of Gianni Versace S.p.A. (Versace) (the Management Sellers and, together with the Major Sellers, the
Sellers), providing for the acquisition by the Company of, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding equity interests of
Versace. The transaction includes the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity interests of GIVI
Holding S.p.A. (
GIVI
), which directly holds approximately 80% of the outstanding equity interests of Versace.
The
aggregate purchase price payable by the Company to the Sellers at the closing of the acquisition is based on an enterprise value of 1.83 billion (or approximately US$2.12 billion). The aggregate purchase price is subject to certain
adjustments, including, subject to limited exceptions, reductions (1) for any liabilities of GIVI as of the closing and (2) for dividends, distributions or other payments made by Versace to the Sellers or their affiliates during the period
beginning on July 1, 2018 through the closing. Concurrently with the closing, the Versace Parties will reinvest (the
Subscriptions
) an aggregate of 150 million of the cash received for their interests in GIVI in
exchange for 2,395,170 ordinary shares, no par value, of the Company (
Company Shares
).
In connection with the
Subscriptions, each of the Versace Parties has agreed to customary standstill restrictions in respect of the Company for a period beginning on the closing of the acquisition until the later of (1) the two year anniversary of the closing and (2) the
earlier of such time as (A) the Versace Parties collectively own less than one percent of the outstanding Company Shares for a period of one year and (B) the applicable Versace Party has ceased to own any Company Shares for a period of six months.
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants. Subject to specified limitations, the Sellers have
agreed to indemnify the Company for breaches of representations, warranties, covenants and specified liabilities. In addition, 100 million of the purchase price that would otherwise be payable at the closing to the Versace Parties will be
placed in an escrow account to secure certain indemnification obligations of the Sellers.
The closing of the
acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of specified conditions, including obtaining required regulatory approvals. The Purchase Agreement may be terminated under specified circumstances, including if the closing of the acquisition does not occur
on or prior to May 31, 2019.
In connection with the closing of the acquisition, the Company intends to change its name to
Capri Holdings Limited.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of
the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.