SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended JUNE 26,September 25, 2004

Commission file number 1-08056

HANOVER DIRECT, INC. -------------------- (Exact

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 13-0853260 -------- ---------- (State of incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 115 RIVER ROAD, BUILDING 10, EDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY 07020 - -------------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Delaware

(State of incorporation)

13-0853260

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1500 Harbor Boulevard, Weehawken, New Jersey

(Address of principal executive offices)

07086

(Zip Code)

(201) 863-7300 -------------- (Telephone

(Telephone number)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X]_ NO [ ] X

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES [ ] NO [X] X

Common stock, par value $.66 2/3 $0.01per share: 224,518,39522,426,296 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of August 4,February 21, 2006.



EXPLANATORY NOTE

As explained herein, we have restated the condensed consolidated financial statements for all of the periods related to the fiscal year 2003 included in this Form 10-Q (collectively, the “Restatement”). By way of summary, the Restatement corrects a revenue recognition issue that resulted in revenue being recorded in advance of the actual receipt of merchandise by the customer, corrects an error in the accounting treatment of discount obligations due to members of the Company’s buyers’ club programs, corrects two errors in the accounting treatment of a reserve for post-employment benefits, including correcting the premature reversal of a reserve and other adjustments and recording legal fees in the proper periods that were inappropriately recorded related to the matter. The Restatement also records certain customer prepayments and credits inappropriately released and records other liabilities relating primarily to certain miscellaneous catalog costs and other miscellaneous costs that were inappropriately not accrued in the appropriate periods. We have made adjustments to the provision for state income taxes and the deferred tax asset and liability to reflect the effect of the Restatement adjustments. In addition we have classified our revolving loan facility as short-term debt in accordance with the provisions of EITF 95-22 “Balance Sheet Classification of Borrowings Outstanding under Revolving Credit Agreements That Include both a Subjective Acceleration Clause and a Lock-Box Agreement”. For a more complete description of the Restatement, refer to Note 2 to the attached condensed consolidated financial statements. We have not amended our previously filed Annual Reports on Form 10-K or Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the Restatement. As previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 10, 2004, the financial statements and related financial information contained in such reports for the fiscal years ended December 25, 1999, December 30, 2000, December 29, 2001, December 28, 2002 and December 27, 2003 and the fiscal quarters ended March 29, 2003, June 28, 2003, September 27, 2003, March 27, 2004 and June 26, 2004 should no longer be relied upon. Throughout this Form 10-Q all referenced amounts for prior periods and prior period comparisons reflect the balances and amounts after giving effect to the Restatement.

As a result of the Restatement, we were unable to timely file this Form 10-Q or our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2004. We are simultaneously filing this Form 10-Q and the Form 10-K for fiscal year 2004. In the interest of accurate and complete disclosure, we have included current information in each of those reports for all material events and developments that have taken place through the date of filing.


HANOVER DIRECT, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Part I - Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - June 26,

September 25, 2004, and Restated December 27, 2003 .............................................. 2 and Restated September 27, 2003

3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) - 13 and 26-39- weeks ended June 26,

September 25, 2004 and Restated June 28,September 27, 2003 .................................................. 4

5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - 13 and 26-39- weeks ended June 26,

September 25, 2004 and Restated June 28, 2003................................................... 5 September 27, 2003

6

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements......................................... 6 Statements

7

Item 2. Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and

Results of Operations...................................................................... 23 Operations

29

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk............................. 35 Risk

42

Item 4. Controls and Procedures................................................................ 35 Procedures

42

Part II - Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings...................................................................... 37 Proceedings

46

Item 2. Unregistered Sales3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

46

Item 4. Submission of Equity Securities and UseMatters to a Vote of Proceeds............................ 40 Item 5. Other Information...................................................................... 40 Security Holders

46

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K....................................................... 42 Signatures...................................................................................... 44

48

Signatures

49

1


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

HANOVER DIRECT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS) (UNAUDITED)
JUNE 26, DECEMBER 27, 2004 2003 ---- ---- (AS RESTATED) ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents $ 392 $ 2,282 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,035 and $1,105, respectively 13,332 13,802 Inventories 36,974 41,794 Prepaid catalog costs 15,780 11,945 Other current assets 3,132 3,951 --------- --------- Total Current Assets 69,610 73,774 --------- --------- PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST: Land 4,361 4,361 Buildings and building improvements 18,212 18,210 Leasehold improvements 10,108 10,108 Furniture, fixtures and equipment 53,519 53,212 --------- --------- 86,200 85,891 Accumulated depreciation and amortization (60,129) (58,113) --------- --------- Property and equipment, net 26,071 27,778 --------- --------- Goodwill 9,278 9,278 Deferred tax assets 2,213 2,213 Other assets 1,642 1,575 --------- --------- Total Assets $ 108,814 $ 114,618 ========= =========

(In thousands of dollars, except share amounts)

 

 

September 25,

2004

 

 

December 27,

2003

As Restated

 

 

September 27,

2003

As Restated

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$                    418

 

$             2,282

 

$                931

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,062, $1,105 and $1,275, respectively

 

13,448

 

 

14,335

 

 

12,539

Inventories, principally finished goods

51,102

 

42,806

 

56,541

Prepaid catalog costs

18,670

 

12,485

 

17,772

Other current assets

4,130

 

4,239

 

4,625

Total Current Assets

87,768

 

76,147

 

92,408

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST:

 

 

 

 

 

Land

4,361

 

4,361

 

4,361

 

Buildings and building improvements

18,213

 

18,210

 

18,210

 

Leasehold improvements

10,197

 

10,108

 

9,895

 

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

53,478

 

53,212

 

56,711

 

 

86,249

 

85,891

 

89,177

 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

(61,106)

 

(58,113)

 

(61,705)

 

Property and equipment, net

25,143

 

27,778

 

27,472

Goodwill

9,278

 

9,278

 

9,278

 

Deferred tax assets

1,769

 

1,769

 

2,734

 

Other assets

2,933

 

1,575

 

253

Total Assets

$           126,891

 

$      116,547

 

$       132,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continued on next page. 2


HANOVER DIRECT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED) (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS) (UNAUDITED)
JUNE 26, DECEMBER 27, 2004 2003 ---- ---- (AS RESTATED) LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Short-term debt and capital lease obligations $ 12,232 $ 13,468 Accounts payable 39,678 41,834 Accrued liabilities 12,004 12,907 Customer prepayments and credits 5,839 5,485 Deferred tax liability 2,213 2,213 ----------- ---------- Total Current Liabilities 71,966 75,907 ----------- ---------- NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: Long-term debt 6,970 9,042 Series C Participating Preferred Stock, authorized, issued and outstanding 564,819 shares; liquidation preference of $56,482 72,689 72,689 Other 3,692 4,609 ----------- ---------- Total Non-current Liabilities 83,351 86,340 ----------- ---------- Total Liabilities 155,317 162,247 ----------- ---------- SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY: Common Stock, $0.66 2/3 par value, authorized 300,000,000 shares; 222,294,562 shares issued and 220,173,633 shares outstanding 148,197 148,197 Capital in excess of par value 302,554 302,432 Accumulated deficit (493,908) (494,912) ----------- ---------- (43,157) (44,283) ----------- ---------- Less: Treasury stock, at cost (2,120,929 shares) (2,996) (2,996) Notes receivable from sale of Common Stock (350) (350) ----------- ---------- Total Shareholders' Deficiency (46,503) (47,629) ----------- ---------- Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficiency $ 108,814 $ 114,618 =========== ==========
(Continued)

(In thousands of dollars, except share amounts)

 

 

September 25,

2004

 

 

December 27,

2003

As Restated

 

 

September 27,

2003

As Restated

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt and capital lease obligations

$ 12,918

 

$ 13,468

 

$ 23,995

Accounts payable

33,275

 

42,742

 

41,311

Accrued liabilities

17,240

 

17,088

 

12,518

Customer prepayments and credits

17,227

 

11,479

 

18,109

Deferred tax liability

1,769

 

1,769

 

2,734

Total Current Liabilities

82,429

 

86,546

 

98,667

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt (including debt to a related party see note 9)

11,050

 

9,042

 

9,656

Series B Participating Preferred Stock, authorized, issued and outstanding 1,622,111 shares; liquidation preference of $112,964

--

 

--

 

104,437

Series C Participating Preferred Stock, authorized, issued and outstanding 564,819 shares; liquidation preference of $56,482

72,689

 

72,689

 

--

Other

3,457

 

4,609

 

7,748

Total Non-current Liabilities

87,196

 

86,340

 

121,841

Total Liabilities

169,625

 

172,886

 

220,508

SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY:

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 50,000,000 shares at September 25, 2004 and 30,000,000 shares at December 27, 2003 and September 27, 2003; 22,662,875 shares issued and 22,450,782 shares outstanding at September 25, 2004; 22,229,456 shares issued and 22,017,363 shares outstanding at December 27, 2003 and 14,043,673 shares issued and 13,831,580 shares outstanding at September 27, 2003

227

 

222

 

140

Capital in excess of par value

464,059

 

450,407

 

419,408

Accumulated deficit

(503,674)

 

(503,622)

 

(504,565)

 

(39,388)

 

(52,993)

 

(85,017)

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury stock, at cost (212,093 shares)

(2,996)

 

(2,996)

 

(2,996)

Notes receivable from sale of Common Stock

(350)

 

(350)

 

(350)

Total Shareholders’ Deficiency

(42,734)

 

(56,339)

 

(88,363)

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficiency

$ 126,891

 

$ 116,547

 

$ 132,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. 3


HANOVER DIRECT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE 13- WEEKS ENDED FOR THE 26- WEEKS ENDED ----------------------- ----------------------- JUNE 28, JUNE 28, JUNE 26, 2003 JUNE 26, 2003 2004 AS RESTATED 2004 AS RESTATED ---- ---- ---- ---- NET REVENUES $ 96,482 $ 105,883 $ 191,857 $ 207,412 --------- --------- --------- --------- OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES: Cost of sales and operating expenses 58,009 66,291 117,294 131,398 Special charges 43 211 11 488 Selling expenses 25,754 26,922 49,029 51,100 General and administrative expenses 10,419 9,491 20,786 20,746 Depreciation and amortization 1,004 1,138 2,016 2,321 --------- --------- --------- --------- 95,229 104,053 189,136 206,053 --------- --------- --------- --------- INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 1,253 1,830 2,721 1,359 Gain on sale of Improvements -- -- -- 1,911 --------- --------- --------- --------- INCOME BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAXES 1,253 1,830 2,721 3,270 Interest expense, net 790 1,120 1,712 2,568 --------- --------- --------- --------- INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 463 710 1,009 702 (Benefit) provision for Federal income taxes (62) -- 1 -- (Benefit) provision for state income taxes (38) (5) 4 10 --------- --------- --------- --------- NET INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 563 715 1,004 692 Preferred stock dividends -- 4,290 -- 7,922 Earnings applicable to Preferred Stock 1 -- 2 -- --------- --------- --------- --------- NET INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS $ 562 $ (3,575) $ 1,002 $ (7,230) --------- --------- --------- --------- NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE: Net income (loss) per common share - basic and diluted $ 0.00 $ (0.02) $ 0.00 $ (0.05) --------- --------- --------- --------- Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (thousands) 220,174 138,316 220,174 138,316 --------- --------- --------- --------- Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (thousands) 220,174 138,316 220,455 138,316 --------- --------- --------- ---------

(In thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

For the 13- Weeks Ended

 

For the 39- Weeks Ended

 

September 25,

2004

 

 

September 27,

2003

As Restated

 

September 25,

2004

 

 

September 27,

2003

As Restated

 

 

 

 

NET REVENUES

$     94,443

 

$        96,925

 

$        281,513

 

$    299,553

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales and operating expenses

56,384

 

62,779

 

171,705

 

192,120

Special charges

476

 

193

 

487

 

681

Selling expenses

23,756

 

22,957

 

71,566

 

73,141

General and administrative expenses

10,360

 

10,147

 

31,329

 

30,872

Depreciation and amortization

991

 

1,068

 

3,007

 

3,389

 

91,967

 

97,144

 

278,094

 

300,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

2,476

 

(219)

 

3,419

 

(650)

Gain on sale of Improvements

--

 

--

 

--

 

1,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INTEREST AND INCOME TAXES

2,476

 

(219)

 

3,419

 

1,261

Interest expense, net (including interest expense to a related party see note 9)

1,769

 

5,274

 

3,481

 

7,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES

707

 

(5,493)

 

(62)

 

(6,581)

(Benefit) provision for Federal income taxes

3

 

11,300

 

(2)

 

11,300

(Benefit) provision for state income taxes

(7)

 

17

 

(8)

 

23

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

(4)

 

11,317

 

(10)

 

11,323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

711

 

(16,810)

 

(52)

 

(17,904)

Preferred stock dividends

--

 

--

 

--

 

7,922

Earnings Applicable to Preferred Stock

--

 

--

 

--

 

--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

$           711

 

$      (16,810)

 

$               (52)

 

$     (25,826)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share – basic

$         0.03

 

$          (1.22)

 

$            (0.00)

 

$         (1.87)

Net income (loss) per common share – diluted

$         0.02

 

$          (1.22)

 

$            (0.00)

 

$         (1.87)

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic (thousands)

22,398

 

13,832

 

22,144

 

13,832

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted (thousands)

31,356

 

13,832

 

22,144

 

13,832

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. 4


HANOVER DIRECT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE 26- WEEKS ENDED ----------------------- JUNE 26, JUNE 28, 2004 2003 AS RESTATED ---- ---- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $ 1,004 $ 692 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization, including deferred fees 2,158 2,966 Provision for doubtful accounts 268 298 Special charges 11 488 Gain on the sale of Improvements -- (1,911) Gain on the sale of property and equipment -- (2) Compensation expense related to stock options 122 341 Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 202 2,114 Inventories 4,820 3,418 Prepaid catalog costs (3,835) (1,844) Accounts payable (2,156) (1,703) Accrued liabilities (914) (11,082) Customer prepayments and credits 354 2,396 Other, net (530) (1,087) -------- -------- Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 1,504 (4,916) -------- -------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Acquisitions of property and equipment (308) (1,202) Proceeds from the sale of Improvements -- 2,000 Costs related to the early release of escrow funds -- (89) Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment -- 2 -------- -------- Net cash (used) provided by investing activities (308) 711 -------- -------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Net (payments) borrowings under Congress revolving loan facility (1,050) 6,453 Payments under Congress Tranche A term loan facility (996) (994) Payments under Congress Tranche B term loan facility (900) (900) Payments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations (362) (6) Payment of debt issuance costs (125) (78) Refund (payment) of estimated Richemont tax obligation on Series B Participating Preferred Stock accretion 347 (347) -------- -------- Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (3,086) 4,128 -------- -------- Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (1,890) (77) Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 2,282 785 -------- -------- Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period $ 392 $ 708 ======== ======== SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Cash paid for: Interest $ 1,332 $ 1,642 Income taxes $ 8 $ 663 Non-cash investing and financing activities: Series B Participating Preferred Stock redemption price increase $ -- $ 7,575

(In thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

 

For the 39- Weeks Ended

 

 

September 25,

2004

 

 

September 27,

2003

As Restated

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$             (52)

 

$       (17,904)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization, including deferred fees

 

3,394

 

4,206

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

345

 

281

Special charges

 

487

 

681

Deferred tax expense

 

--

 

11,300

Gain on the sale of Improvements

 

--

 

(1,911)

(Gain) loss on the sale of property and equipment

 

(2)

 

70

Interest expense related to Series B Participating Preferred Stock redemption price increase

 

--

 

4,482

Compensation expense related to stock options

 

154

 

473

Accretion of common stock warrants

 

420

 

--

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

542

 

4,125

Inventories

 

(8,296)

 

(2,035)

Prepaid catalog costs

 

(6,185)

 

(3,486)

Accounts payable

 

(9,467)

 

(2,097)

Accrued liabilities

 

(335)

 

(15,377)

Customer prepayments and credits

 

5,748

 

8,108

Other, net

 

(1,327)

 

1,100

Net cash used by operating activities

 

(14,574)

 

(7,984)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions of property and equipment

 

(371)

 

(1,715)

Proceeds from the sale of Improvements

 

--

 

2,000

Costs related to the early release of escrow funds

 

--

 

(89)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

 

2

 

2

Net cash (used) provided by investing activities

 

(369)

 

198

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Net borrowings under Wachovia revolving loan facility

 

1,702

 

11,373

Payments under Wachovia Tranche A term loan facility

 

(1,171)

 

(1,493)

Payments under Wachovia Tranche B term loan facility

 

(6,011)

 

(1,350)

Borrowings under the Chelsey facility

 

7,061

 

--

Issuance of Common Stock Warrants to Chelsey Finance

 

12,939

 

--

Payments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

(543)

 

(8)

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

(1,045)

 

(243)

Payment of debt issuance costs to related party

 

(200)

 

--

Refund (payment) of estimated Richemont tax obligation on Series B Participating Preferred Stock accretion

 

347

 

(347)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

13,079

 

7,932

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,864)

 

146

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

 

2,282

 

785

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

 

$              418

 

$              931

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for:

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$           1,926

 

$           2,480

Income taxes

 

$                  8

 

$              665

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Issuance of Common Stock to related party for payment of waiver fee

 

$              563

 

$                 --

Series B Participating Preferred Stock redemption price increase

 

$                 --

 

$           7,575

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. 5


HANOVER DIRECT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

(Unaudited)

1.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Reference should be made to the annual financial statements, including the footnotes thereto, included in the Hanover Direct, Inc. (the "Company") Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2003, as amended. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements contain all material adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the interim periods. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. PursuantAll references in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements to Statementthe number of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterpriseshares outstanding, per share amounts, stock warrants, and Related Information,"stock option data relating to the consolidated operationsCompany’s common stock have been restated, as appropriate, to reflect the effect of the one-for-ten reverse stock split occurring at the close of business on September 22, 2004. See Note 12 for more information regarding the reverse stock split and additional amendments to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation.

The Company are reportedhas adjusted the calculation of its deferred tax assets and liabilities as one segment. of December 27, 2003 and September 27, 2003 to also consider the effect of deferred state income taxes as of that date, as well as the Company has calculated deferred taxes on only those Net Operating Loss Carryforwards that may be utilizable in the future. These adjustments resulted in a decrease of the deferred tax assets and liabilities by $0.8 million and $0.3 million as of December 27, 2003 and September 27, 2003, respectively. As the Company’s net deferred tax asset had a full valuation allowance at that date, there was no impact on the Company’s financial position, cash flows or operating results for this change.

Uses of Estimates and Other Critical Accounting Policies

The condensed consolidated financial statements include all subsidiaries of the Company and all intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations," found in

2.

RESTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS

We have restated the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-Kcondensed consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year13 and 39- week periods ended September 27, 2003 and the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 27, 2003 as amended, for additional information relatingincluded in this Form 10-Q (collectively, the “Restatement”).

Buyers’ Club Program. In the first quarter of 2004, we identified a potential issue with the accounting treatment of discount obligations due to members of certain of the Company’s buyers’ club programs, and at that time, an inappropriate conclusion regarding the accounting treatment was reached. During the third quarter of 2004, the issue was re-evaluated and we determined that an error in the accounting treatment had occurred. The impact of the error resulted in the overstatement of revenues and the omission of a liability related to the Company's useguarantee for discount obligations. The proper accounting treatment has been applied to all periods impacted including a calculation of estimates and other critical accounting policies. 2. RESTATEMENTS OF PRIOR PERIOD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS the cumulative impact of the


error on previously reported periods.

Revenue Recognition Issues. During the second quarter of 2004, the Company identified a revenue recognition cut-off issue that resulted in revenue being recorded in advance of the actual shipment of merchandise to the customer. The practice was stopped immediately. Subsequently, the Company determined that revenue should be recognized when merchandise is received by the customer rather than when shipped because the Company routinely replaces customer merchandise damaged or lost in transit as a customer service matter (even though risk of loss, as a legal matter, passes on shipment). As a consequence, the Company has restated all periods presented to recognize revenue when merchandise is received by the customer.

Kaul Accrual. During the year ended December 30, 2000, the Company estimated its liability related to Rakesh Kaul’s claims regarding benefits to which he was entitled as a result of his resignation as CEO on December 5, 2000. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain a restatement related to the Kaul reserve that corrects two errors in the accounting treatment of the reserve. The first error identified was the premature reversal of the reserve in the fourth quarter of 2003 based upon the summary judgment decision in January 2004. Because this decision could be, and subsequently was, appealed, management determined that the reversal was premature. The second error identified was the accounting for legal fees associated with litigating this claim. Due to the fact that the Kaul reserve was recorded prior to the initiation of litigation, the Company has determined that the appropriate basis of accounting for the legal fees related to the litigation would have been to treat such fees as period costs and, therefore, expensed as incurred. However, the Company had inappropriately recorded certain of these fees against the reserve as opposed to recording them as an expense in the income statement. As of September 25, 2004, the Company had accrued $4.5 million related to this matter. This accrual remained on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet until the third quarter of 2005 when Kaul’s rights to pursue this claim expired.

Customer Prepayments and Credits. Starting in fiscal 2001, the Company inappropriately reduced the liability for certain customer prepayments and credits. The impact of the restatementinappropriate reduction of this liability resulted in the understatement of general and administrative expenses and the omission of the related liability. During the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company re-evaluated the accounting treatment for these customer prepayments and credits. As a consequence, the Company has applied the proper accounting treatment to all periods impacted including recording a liability in each respective previously reported period equivalent to the cumulative impact of the error.

Other Accruals. The Company has recorded other liabilities relating primarily to certain miscellaneous catalog costs and other miscellaneous costs that were inappropriately not accrued in the appropriate periods.

Debt Classification. Based on the yearsprovisions of EITF 95-22, “Balance Sheet Classification of Borrowings Outstanding under Revolving Credit Agreements That Include both a Subjective Acceleration Clause and a Lock-Box Agreement,” and certain provisions in its senior secured credit facility (“Wachovia Facility”), the Company is required to classify its revolving loan facility as short-term debt. This had been previously restated in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000, December 29, 200127, 2003, as amended, and December 28, 2002 as well asis included in this filing for the comparable period ending September 27, 2003.

The summary of the effects of the Restatement, inclusive of any tax implications, on the Company’s quarterly and year-to-date condensed consolidated financial statements for each ofand the periodsyear ended March 29, 2003, June 28, 2003, September 27, 2003 and December 27, 2003 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is not material. as follows:


 

 

Quarter ended September 27, 2003

 

 

 

As

Previously Reported

 

 

Buyers’ Club Adjustment

 

Revenue Recognition Adjustments

 

Debt Classification Adjustment

 

 

Kaul Accrual Adjustment

Customer

Prepayments

And Credits

Adjustment

 

Other Accrual Adjustments

 

 

 

 

As Restated

 

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Inventories

 

$     53,000

--

3,541

--

--

--

--

 

$        56,541

Prepaid catalog costs

 

$     15,770

--

2,002

--

--

--

--

 

$        17,772

Other current assets

 

$       3,834

--

791

--

--

--

--

 

$         4,625

Total current assets

 

$     86,074

--

6,334

--

--

--

--

 

$        92,408

Deferred tax asset

 

$       2,017

--

717

--

--

---

--

 

$         2,734

Short-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

 

$     10,831

 

--

 

--

 

13,164

 

--

 

--

 

--

 

 

$        23,995

Accounts payable

 

$     40,522

--

--

--

--

--

789

 

$        41,311

Accrued liabilities

 

$     12,066

--

(602)

--

1,048

--

6

 

$        12,518

Customer prepayments and credits

 

$       6,705

1,669

8,892

--

--

843

--

 

$        18,109

Deferred tax liability

 

$       2,017

--

717

--

--

---

---

 

$         2,734

Total current liabilities

 

$     72,141

1,669

9,007

13,164

1,048

843

795

 

$        98,667

Long-term debt

��

$     22,820

--

--

(13,164)

--

--

--

 

$         9,656

Total non-current liabilities

 

$    135,005

--

--

(13,164)

--

--

--

 

$      121,841

Accumulated Deficit

 

$  (498,254)

(1,669)

(1,956)

--

(1,048)

(843)

(795)

 

$     (504,565)

Total Shareholders’ Deficiency

 

$    (82,052)

(1,669)

(1,956)

--

(1,048)

(843)

(795)

 

$      (88,363)

Net revenues

 

$     96,633

(217)

509

--

--

--

--

 

$        96,925

Cost of sales and operating expenses

 

$     62,557

--

222

--

--

--

--

 

$        62,779

Selling expenses

 

$     22,787

--

104

--

--

--

66

 

$        22,957

General and administrative expenses

 

$     10,092

--

17

--

--

25

13

 

$        10,147

Loss from operations

 

$        (64)

(217)

166

--

--

(25)

(79)

 

$         (219)

Loss before interest and income taxes

 

$        (64)

(217)

166

--

--

(25)

(79)

 

$         (219)

Loss before income taxes

 

$     (5,338)

(217)

166

--

--

(25)

(79)

 

$       (5,493)

Provision for state income taxes

 

$           7

--

--

--

--

--

10

 

$            17

Net loss and comprehensive loss

 

$    (16,645)

(217)

166

--

--

(25)

(89)

 

$      (16,810)

Net loss applicable to common shareholders

 

 

$    (16,645)

 

(217)

 

166

 

-

 

--

 

(25)

 

(89)

 

 

$      (16,810)

Net loss per share-basic and diluted

 

$      (1.20)

(0.02)

0.01

--

--

--

(0.01)

 

$        (1.22)

 

 

Nine months ended September 27, 2003

 

 

 

As

Previously Reported

 

 

Buyers’ Club Adjustment

 

Revenue Recognition Adjustments

 

Kaul Accrual Adjustment

Customer

Prepayments and Credits

Adjustment

 

Other Accrual Adjustment

 

 

 

As Restated

 

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Net revenues

 

$          304,872

(671)

(4,648)

--

--

--

$        299,553

Cost of sales and operating expenses

 

$          194,361

--

(2,241)

--

--

--

$        192,120

Selling expenses

 

$            74,099

--

(1,175)

--

--

217

$         73,141

General and administrative expenses

 

$            30,857

--

(103)

(8)

90

36

$         30,872

Income (loss) from operations

 

$             1,485

(671)

(1,129)

8

(90)

(253)

$          (650)

Income before interest and income taxes

 

$             3,396

(671)

(1,129)

8

(90)

(253)

$          1,261

Loss before income taxes

 

$           (4,446)

(671)

(1,129)

8

(90)

(253)

$        (6,581)

Provision for state income taxes

 

$                 17

--

--

--

--

6

$              23

Net loss and comprehensive loss

 

$          (15,763)

(671)

(1,129)

8

(90)

(259)

$       (17,904)

Net loss applicable to common shareholders

 

$          (23,685)

(671)

(1,129)

8

(90)

(259)

$       (25,826)

Net loss per share-basic and diluted

 

$             (1.71)

(0.05)

(0.08)

(0.00)

(0.01)

(0.02)

$          (1.87)


 

 

 

As of December 27, 2003

 

 

 

 

As Previously

Reported

 

Buyers’

Club

Adjustment

 

Revenue

Recognition

Adjustments

 

Kaul

Accrual

Adjustment

Customer

Prepayment

and Credit

Adjustment

 

Other

Accrual

Adjustments

 

 

 

As Restated

 

Inventories

 

$             41,576

--

1,230

--

--

--

$       42,806

 

Prepaid catalog costs

 

$             11,808

--

677

--

--

--

$       12,485

 

Other current assets

 

$               3,951

--

288

--

--

--

$         4,239

 

Total current assets

 

$             73,952

--

2,195

--

--

--

$       76,147

 

Deferred tax asset

 

$               1,453

--

316

--

--

--

$         1,769

 

Accounts payable

 

$             41,880

--

----

--

--

862

$       42,742

 

Accrued liabilities

 

$             12,918

--

(184)

4,354

--

--

$       17,088

 

Customer prepayments and credits

 

$               5,485

1,897

3,230

--

867

--

$       11,479

 

Deferred tax liability

 

$               1,453

--

316

--

--

--

$         1,769

 

Total current liabilities

 

$             75,204

1,897

3,362

4,354

867

862

$       86,546

 

Accumulated deficit

 

$          (494,791)

(1,897)

(851)

(4,354)

(867)

(862)

$    (503,622)

 

Total shareholders’ deficiency

 

$           (47,508)

(1,897)

(851)

(4,354)

(867)

(862)

$     (56,339)

The affected prior quarters' and annual periods' results have been restated as set forth below. 6
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 30, 2000 ---------------------------- AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS RESTATED -------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Accounts receivable, net $ 27,703 $ 27,357 Inventory $ 69,612 $ 69,731 Total Current Assets $ 128,446 $ 128,313 Accumulated Deficiency $(471,651) $(471,753) Total Shareholders' Deficiency $ (24,452) $ (24,554) Net revenues $ 603,014 $ 602,668 Loss before interest and income taxes $ (70,552) $ (70,652) Net loss and comprehensive income loss $ (80,800) $ (80,900) Net loss applicable to common shareholders $ (84,815) $ (84,915) Net loss per share-basic and diluted $ (0.40) $ (0.40)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 29, 2001 ---------------------------- AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS RESTATED -------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Net revenues $ 532,165 $ 532,519 Income before interest and income taxes $ 804 $ 906 Net loss and comprehensive income loss $ (5,845) $ (5,743) Net loss applicable to common shareholders $ (16,590) $ (16,488) Net loss per share-basic and diluted $ (0.08) $ (0.08)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 28, 2002 ---------------------------- AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS RESTATED -------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Accounts receivable, net $ 16,945 $ 16,938 Inventory $ 53,131 $ 53,134 Total Current Assets $ 88,287 $ 88,285 Accumulated Deficiency $(486,627) $(486,628) Total Shareholders' Deficiency $ (58,841) $ (58,842) Net revenues $ 457,644 $ 457,638 Net loss per share-basic and diluted $ (0.18) $ (0.18)
7
QUARTER ENDED MARCH 29, 2003 ---------------------------- AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS RESTATED -------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Accounts receivable, net $ 13,580 $ 12,652 Inventory $ 53,425 $ 53,787 Total Current Assets $ 90,837 $ 90,548 Accumulated Deficiency $(486,435) $(486,650) Total Shareholders' Deficiency $ (62,103) $ (62,318) Net revenues $ 102,474 $ 101,529 Income before interest and income taxes $ 1,655 $ 1,440 Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) $ 192 $ (23) Net loss applicable to common shareholders $ (3,440) $ (3,655) Net loss per share-basic and diluted $ (0.02) $ (0.03)
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 28, 2003 --------------------------- AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS RESTATED -------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Accounts receivable, net $ 15,360 $ 14,526 Inventory $ 49,382 $ 49,716 Total Current Assets $ 84,667 $ 84,381 Accumulated Deficiency $(485,745) $(485,935) Total Shareholders' Deficiency $ (65,540) $ (65,730) Net revenues $ 105,765 $ 105,883 Income before interest and income taxes $ 1,805 $ 1,830 Net income and comprehensive income $ 690 $ 715 Net loss applicable to common shareholders $ (3,600) $ (3,575) Net loss per share-basic and diluted $ (0.02) $ (0.02)
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 28, 2003 ------------------------------ AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS RESTATED -------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Net revenues $ 208,239 $ 207,412 Income before interest and income taxes $ 3,460 $ 3,270 Net income and comprehensive income $ 882 $ 692 Net loss applicable to common shareholders $ (7,040) $ (7,230) Net loss per share-basic and diluted $ (0.05) $ (0.05)
8
QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 27, 2003 -------------------------------- AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS RESTATED -------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Net revenues $ 96,633 $ 97,466 Income (loss) before interest and income taxes $ (64) $ 126 Net loss and comprehensive loss $ (16,645) $ (16,455) Net loss applicable to common shareholders $ (16,645) $ (16,455) Net loss per share-basic and diluted $ (0.12) $ (0.12)
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 27, 2003 ------------------------------------ AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS RESTATED -------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Net revenues $ 304,872 $ 304,878 Net loss per share-basic and diluted $ (0.17) $ (0.17)
QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 27, 2003 ------------------------------- AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS RESTATED -------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Accounts receivable, net $ 14,335 $ 13,802 Inventory $ 41,576 $ 41,794 Total Current Assets $ 73,952 $ 73,774 Accumulated Deficiency $(494,791) $(494,912) Total Shareholders' Deficiency $ (47,508) $ (47,629) Net revenues $ 110,002 $ 109,469 Income before interest and income taxes $ 4,621 $ 4,500 Net income and comprehensive income $ 364 $ 243 Net income applicable to common shareholders $ 364 $ 243 Net income per share-basic and diluted $ 0.00 $ 0.00
9
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 27, 2003 ---------------------------- AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS RESTATED -------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Net revenues $ 414,874 $ 414,347 Income before interest and income taxes $ 8,017 $ 7,896 Net loss and comprehensive loss $ (15,399) $ (15,520) Net loss applicable to common shareholders $ (23,321) $ (23,442) Net loss per share-basic and diluted $ (0.16) $ (0.16)
QUARTER ENDED MARCH 27,2004 ---------------------------- AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS RESTATED -------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Accounts receivable, net $ 12,614 $ 12,145 Inventory $ 37,646 $ 37,835 Total Current Assets $ 71,293 $ 71,152 Accumulated Deficiency $(494,373) $(494,470) Total Shareholders' Deficiency $ (47,086) $ (47,183) Net revenues $ 95,312 $ 95,375 Income before interest and income taxes $ 1,445 $ 1,468 Net income and comprehensive income $ 418 $ 441 Net income applicable to common shareholders $ 417 $ 440 Net income per share-basic and diluted $ 0.00 $ 0.00
The restatementsRestatement did not result in a change to the Company'sCompany’s cash flows during the restated periods; howeverperiods.

Audit Committee Investigation; SEC Inquiry

On November 17, 2004, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors began an investigation of matters relating to restatements of the Company’s financial statements and other accounting-related matters with the assistance of independent outside counsel, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (“Wilmer Cutler”).

On March 14, 2005, the Audit Committee reported that it did resulthad concluded its investigation and, with the assistance of Wilmer Cutler, reported its findings to the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee, again with the assistance of Wilmer Cutler, formulated a series of recommendations to the Company and the Board of Directors concerning potential improvements in technical defaultsthe Company’s internal controls and procedures for financial reporting. The Board of Directors and management have begun implementing these recommendations.

The Company was notified on January 11, 2005 by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that the SEC is conducting an informal inquiry relating to the Company’s financial results and financial reporting since 1998. The SEC indicated in its letter to the Company with its covenants underthat the Congress Credit Facility andinquiry should not be construed as an indication by the Term Loan Facility. Congress and Chelsey Finance have waived such defaults. 3. DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONSSEC that there has been any violation of the federal securities laws. The Company is restricted from paying dividends at any timecooperating fully with the SEC in connection with the inquiry and Wilmer Cutler has briefed the SEC and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP (“GGK”), on the results of its Common Stock or from acquiringinvestigation. The Company intends to continue to cooperate with the SEC in connection with its Common Stock by certain debt covenants contained in agreements to whichinformal inquiry concerning the Company is a party. 4. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE Company’s financial reporting.


3.

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

Net income (loss) per common share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS")SFAS No. 128, "Earnings“Earnings Per Share" ("FAS 128"Share” (“SFAS 128”). Basic net income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders, reduced for participatory interests, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding adjusted to include the potentially dilutive effect of convertible stock oroptions and stock options.warrants. The computations of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share are as follows (in thousands except per share amounts): 10
FOR THE 13- WEEKS ENDED FOR THE 26- WEEKS ENDED ----------------------- ----------------------- JUNE 26, JUNE 28, JUNE 26, JUNE 28, 2004 2003 2004 2003 AS RESTATED AS RESTATED ---- ---- ---- ---- Net income $ 563 $ 715 $ 1,004 $ 692 Less: Preferred stock dividends -- 4,290 -- 7,922 Earnings applicable to preferred stock 1 -- 2 -- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders $ 562 $ (3,575) $ 1,002 $ (7,230) ========= ========= ========= ========= Basic net income (loss) per common share $ 0.00 $ (0.02) $ 0.00 $ (0.05) ========= ========= ========= ========= Weighted-average common shares outstanding 220,174 138,316 220,174 138,316 ========= ========= ========= ========= Diluted net income (loss) $ 562 $ (3,575) $ 1,002 $ (7,230) ========= ========= ========= ========= Diluted net income (loss) per common share $ 0.00 $ (0.02) $ 0.00 $ (0.05) ========= ========= ========= ========= Weighted-average common shares outstanding 220,174 138,316 220,174 138,316 Effect of Dilution: Stock options -- -- 281 -- --------- --------- --------- --------- Weighted-average common shares outstanding assuming dilution 220,174 138,316 220,455 138,316 ========= ========= ========= =========

 

 

For the 13- Weeks Ended

 

For the 39- Weeks Ended

 

 

September 25,

2004

 

September 27,

2003

As Restated

 

September 25,

2004

 

September 27,

2003

As Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$                  711

 

$        (16,810)

 

$                (52)

 

$         (17,904)

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock dividends

 

--

 

--

 

--

 

7,922

Earnings Applicable to Preferred Stock

 

--

 

--

 

--

 

--

Net income (loss) applicable to

common shareholders

 

 

$                 711

 

 

$              (16,810)

 

 

$                (52)

 

 

$         (25,826)

Basic net income (loss) per

common share

 

 

$                0.03

 

 

$             (1.22)

 

 

$             (0.00)

 

 

$             (1.87)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares

outstanding

 

 

22,398

 

 

13,832

 

 

22,144

 

 

13,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net income (loss)

 

$                 711

 

$         (16,810)

 

$                (52)

 

$         (25,826)

Diluted net income (loss) per

common share

 

 

$                0.02

 

 

$             (1.22)

 

 

$             (0.00)

 

 

$             (1.87)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

22,398

 

13,832

 

22,144

 

13,832

Effect of Dilution:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options

 

--

 

--

 

--

 

--

Stock warrants

 

8,958

 

--

 

--

 

--

Weighted-average common shares outstanding assuming dilution

 

 

31,356

 

 

13,832

 

 

22,144

 

 

13,832

Diluted net income (loss) per common share excluded incremental weighted-average shares of 14.6 million2,998,123, 79,273 and 14.4 million27,086 for the 13-week periods39- weeks ended JuneSeptember 26, 2004 and June 28, 2003, respectively,13 and 12.3 million and 14.4 million incremental shares for the 26-week39-week periods ended June 26, 2004 and June 28,September 27, 2003, respectively. These incremental weighted-average shares were related to employee stock options and common stock warrants and were excluded due to their antidilutiveanti-dilutive effect. 5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES A

4.

CONTINGENCIES

Rakesh K. Kaul v. Hanover Direct, Inc., No. 04-4410(L)-CV, 2nd Cir.S.D.N.Y., on appeal from 296 F. Supp.2d (S.D. NY 2004). On June 28, 2001, Rakesh K. Kaul, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, filed a five-count complaint in the Federal District Court in New York seeking relief stemming from his separation of employment from the Company including short-term bonus and severance payments of $2,531,352, attorneys’ fees and costs, and damages due to the


Company’s failure to pay him a “tandem bonus” as well as Kaul’s alleged rights to benefits under a change in control plan and a long-term incentive plan. The Company filed a Motion for Summary Judgment and in July 2004, the Court entered a final judgment dismissing most of Mr. Kaul’s claims with prejudice and awarded Mr. Kaul $45,946 in vacation pay and $14,910 in interest. The Company paid Mr. Kaul the $60,856 in July 2004. In August 2004, Kaul filed an appeal on three issues: severance and short-term bonus, tandem bonus and legal fees. On June 28, 2005 the Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied Kaul’s appeal, affirming the Summary Judgment decision in the Company’s favor. Mr. Kaul’s rights to appeal the Second Circuit’s opinion expired in August 2005.

As of September 25, 2004, the Company has accrued $4.5 million related to this matter, which remained on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet until the final resolution of Kaul’s claims against the Company, which occurred in August 2005 when all of his rights to pursue this claim expired. During the third quarter ended September 24, 2005, the Company reversed this accrual due to the expiration of Kaul’s rights to further pursue the claim.

Class Action Lawsuits:

The Company was party to four class action/representative lawsuits that all involved allegations that the Company’s charges for insurance were invalid, unfair, deceptive and/or fraudulent. As described in greater detail below, the Company has, in large part, resolved all of these class action lawsuits.

Jacq Wilson v. Brawn of California, Inc., Case No. CGC-02-404454 (Supp. Ct. San Francisco, CA 2002) (“Wilson Case”). On February 13, 2002, Jacq Wilson, suing on behalf of himself and other similarly situated persons, filed a class action lawsuit was commenced on March 3, 2000 in the DistrictSuperior Court of the State of California, City and County of San Francisco, against the Company alleging that the Company charged an unlawful, unfair, and fraudulent insurance fee on orders, was engaged in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma entitled Edwin L. Martinuntrue, deceptive and misleading advertising and unfair competition under the state’s Business and Professions Code. Wilson and the class sought relief including restitution and disgorgement of all monies wrongfully collected by defendants, including interest, an order enjoining defendants from imposing insurance on its order forms, and compensatory damages, attorneys’ fees, pre-judgment interest and costs of the suit. In November, 2003, the Court, after a trial the previous April, entered judgment for the plaintiff and the class, requiring defendants to refund insurance charges collected from consumers for the period from February 13, 1998 through January 15, 2003, with interest. In April, 2004, the Court awarded plaintiff’s counsel approximately $445,000 of attorneys’ fees.

The Company appealed the Court’s decision and the order to pay attorneys’ fees issue, which appeals were consolidated. The enforcement of the judgment for insurance fees and the award of attorneys’ fees were stayed pending resolution of the appeal. On September 2, 2005 the California Court of Appeals reversed both the trial court’s findings on the merits and its award of attorneys’ fees and awarded the Company its cost on the appeal.

Teichman v. Hanover Direct, Inc. and John Does 1 through 10 ("Martin")et. al., which sets forth claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, recovery of money paid absent consideration, fraud and a claim under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act as a result of "insurance charges" paid to the Company by participants in the class action suit. The complaint alleges that the Company charges its customers for delivery insurance even though, among other things, the Company's common carriers already provide insurance and the insurance charge provides no benefit to the Company's customers. Plaintiff also seeks a declaratory judgment as to the validity of the delivery insurance. Plaintiff seeks an order (i) directing the Company to return to the plaintiff and class members the "unlawful revenue" derived from the insurance charges, (ii) declaring the rights of the parties, (iii) enjoining the Company from imposing an insurance charge, (iv) awarding threefold damages of less than $75,000 per plaintiff and per class member, and (v) awarding attorneys' fees and costs. On July 23, 2001, the Court certified a class comprised of all persons in the United States who are customers of any catalog or catalog company owned by the Company and who at any time purchased a product from any such company and paid money which was designated to be an `insurance charge.' The Company filed an appeal of the class certification. On January 20, 2004, the plaintiff filed a motion for oral argument on the appeal of the class certification. The Company believes it has defenses against the claims and plans to conduct a vigorous defense of this action. The Company believes that a loss is not probable; therefore, no accrual for potential losses was deemed necessary. No. 3L641 (Supp. Ct. San Francisco, CA 2001). On August 15, 2001, the Company was served withRandi Teichman filed a summons and four-count complaint entitled Teichman v. Hanover Direct, Inc., Hanover Brands, Inc., Hanover Direct Virginia, Inc., and Does 1-100 ("Teichman"), which was subsequently expanded to include other Hanover Direct, Inc. subsidiaries as defendants. The complaint was filed by a California resident in the Superior Court for the City and County of San Francisco seeking damages and other relief for herself and a class of all others similarly


situated persons arising out of the insurance fee charged by catalogs and Internet sites operated by subsidiaries of the Company. OnCompany subsidiaries. This case has been stayed since May 14, 2002 as a result of the Company having filed a Motion to Stay the Teichman action in favor of the previously-filed Martin action and a Motion to Dismiss the case against Hanover Direct, Inc., Hanover Brands, Inc., and Hanover Direct Virginia, Inc. for lack of personal jurisdiction, the Court (1) 11 granted the Company's Motion to Stay the action in favor of the previously-filed Martin action, and (2) granted the Company's Motion to Quash service, leaving only LWI Holdings, Hanover Company Store, Kitchen & Home, and Silhouettes as defendants. The Company believes it has defenses against the claims and plans to conduct a vigorous defense of this action. The Company believes that a loss is not probable; therefore, no accrual for potential losses was deemed necessary. A class action lawsuit was commenced on February 13, 2002 in the Superior Court of the State of California, City and County of San Francisco entitled Jacq Wilson, suing on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated, and the general public v. Brawn of California, Inc. dba International Male and Undergear, and Does 1-100 ("Brawn"). Does 1-100 are Internet and catalog direct marketers offering a selection of men's clothing, sundries, and shoes who advertise within California and nationwide. The complaint alleged that, for at least four years, members of the class had been charged an unlawful, unfair, and fraudulent insurance fee and tax on orders sent to them by Brawn; that Brawn was engaged in untrue, deceptive and misleading advertising in that it was not lawfully required or permitted to collect insurance, tax and sales tax from customers in California; and that Brawn has engaged in acts of unfair competition under the state's Business and Professions Code. Plaintiff and the class seek restitution and disgorgement of all monies wrongfully collected and earned by Brawn, including interest and other gains, reimbursement of the insurance charge with interest, an order enjoining Brawn from imposing insurance on its order forms; and compensatory damages, attorneys' fees, pre-judgment interest and costs of the suit. (Plaintiff lost at trial on the tax issue and has not appealed it so it is no longer among the issues being litigated in this case.) On November 25, 2003, the Court, after a trial, entered judgment for the plaintiff and the class, requiring Brawn, by June 30, 2004, to refund insurance charges collected from consumers for the period from February 13, 1998 through January 15, 2003 with interest from the date paid. On April 14, 2004, the Court awarded plaintiff's counsel approximately $445,000 of attorneys' fees. On April 23, 2004, the Company filed a Motion to Stay the enforcement of the insurance fees judgment pending resolution of the appeal, including a request to extinguish a lien filed on April 2, 2004, Martin Case.

The plaintiffs in both Wilson and including a request for a determination that an appellate bond will not be requiredTeichman were represented by the Company. This motion was heard on May 11, 2004same counsel and granted, the Court finding that enforcementplaintiffs in both cases agreed to dismiss the cases with prejudice in exchange for the Company’s agreement to not seek reimbursement of the judgment entered was stayed on January 23, 2004 when Brawn filed its Notice of Appeal. The Company has appealed the trial court's decision on the merits of the insurance fees issue as well as the decision on the attorneys' fees issue. On May 18, 2004, the Court of Appeals issued an Order consolidating the two appeals. The Company plans to conduct a vigorous defense of this action. The potential estimated exposure iscosts in the range of $0 to $4.0 million. Based upon the Company's policy of evaluating accruals for legal liabilities, the Company has not established a reserve as a result of management determining that it is not probable that an unfavorable outcome will result. A class action lawsuit was commenced on October 28, 2002 in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County - Law Division entitled Wilson case.

John Morris, individually and on behalf of all other persons &similarly situated person and entities similarly situated v. Hanover Direct, Inc., and Hanover Brands, Inc. (referred to in this paragraph as "Hanover"). The plaintiff brought the action, No. L 8830-02 (Supp. Ct. Bergen Co. – Law Div., NJ) October 28, 2002, John Morris, individually and on behalf of a class of allother similarly situated persons and entities in New Jersey who purchased merchandise from Hanover within six years prior to filing offiled an action alleging that (1) the lawsuit and continuing to the date of judgment. On the basis of a purchase made by plaintiff in August 2002 of clothing from a Hanover men's division catalog, plaintiff alleged that Hanover had a policy and practice ofCompany improperly addingadded a charge for "insurance" to“insurance” and (2) the orders it received, and concealed and failed to disclose the charge. Plaintiff claims that Hanover'sCompany’s conduct was in violation of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act as otherwise deceptive, misleading and unconscionable such as to constitute unjust enrichment of Hanover at the expense and to the detriment of plaintiff and the class and unconscionable per se under the Uniform Commercial Code for contracts related to the sale of goods. Plaintiff and the class seekunconscionable. Morris sought relief including damages equal to the amount of all insurance charges, interest, thereon, treble and punitive damages, injunctive relief, costs, and reasonable attorneys'attorneys’ fees. On February 14, 2005, the Court denied class certification which limited the damages being litigated, absent an appeal of the denial of class certification, to Plaintiff’s individual injury of the $1.48 he paid for insurance which could be trebled pursuant to the New Jersey consumer protection statute plus attorney’s fees. This case was settled effective as of August 29, 2005 and the Company paid $39,500 in the aggregate for a nominal amount of damages and legal fees.

Martin v. Hanover Direct, Inc., et. al., No. CJ-2000 (D.C. Sequoyah Co., Ok.) (“Martin Case”). On March 3, 2000, Edwin L. Martin filed a class action lawsuit against the Company claiming breach of contract, unjust enrichment, recovery of money paid absent consideration, fraud and a claim under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. The allegations stem from “insurance charges” paid to the Company by consumers who had placed orders from catalogs published by indirect subsidiaries of the Company over a number of years. Martin sought relief including (i) a declaratory judgment as to the validity of the delivery insurance, (ii) an order directing the Company to return to the plaintiff and class members the “unlawful revenue” derived from the insurance charges, (iii) threefold damages for each class member, and (iv) attorneys’ fees and such other relief as may be just, necessarycosts. In July 2001, the Court certified the class and appropriate. On December 13, 2002, the Company filed a Motion to Stay the action pending resolutionan appeal of the previously-filedclass certification. On October 25, 2005, the class certification was reversed. Martin action in Oklahoma. The Court granted the Company's Motion to Stay and the casefiled an Application for Rehearing which was stayed, and extended once, until March 31, 2004, at which time the stay was lifted.denied on January 3, 2006. On April 30, 2004, the Company responded to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint. The case isJanuary 18, 2006, Martin filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari in the discovery phase. The Company plans to conduct a vigorous defense of this action.Oklahoma Supreme Court. The Company believes that it is unlikely that the Oklahoma Supreme Court will grant Martin’s petition.

The Company established a loss is not probable; therefore, no accrual$0.5 million reserve during the third quarter of 2004 for potential losses was deemed necessary. On June 28, 2001, Rakesh K. Kaul, the former President and Chief Executive Officerall of the class action lawsuits described above for settlements and the Company’s current estimate of future legal fees to be incurred. The balance of the reserve as of September 25, 2004 was approximately $0.5 million.

Claims for Post-Employment Benefits:

The Company filed a five-countis involved in four lawsuits instituted by former employees arising from the Company’s denial of change in control (“CIC”) benefits under compensation continuation plans following the termination of employment.

Two of these cases arose from the circumstances surrounding the Restatement: 

Charles Blue v. Hanover Direct, Inc., William Wachtel, Stuart Feldman, Wayne Garten and Robert Masson, (Supp. Ct. N.J., Law Div. Hudson Cty, Docket No.: L-5153-05) is an action instituted by the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer who was terminated for cause on March 8, 2005. The complaint (the "Complaint") seekingseeks compensatory and punitive damages and other relief arising outattorney’s fees and alleges retaliation, mental


anguish and reputational damage, loss of his separation ofearnings and employment 12 from the Company. On or about July 13, 2004, a final judgment was entered whereby the Court ordered and adjudged that certain claims in the case are dismissed with prejudice and that Mr. Kaul is to recover from the Company $45,946, representing four weeks of vacation pay, together with interest thereon from December 5, 2000. The parties have agreed to a final payment, including interest, in the amount of $60,856. The Court is expected to shortly issue a final judgment implementing its summary judgment Opinion. Each party will have the right to appeal any aspect of that judgment. The Company has reserved $65,435 for payments due Mr. Kaul and the associated employer payroll taxes. Payment was made to Mr. Kaul on July 15, 2004 for the interest portion of the agreement and on July 16, 2004 for the four weeks vacation. The Company was named as one of 88 defendants in a patent infringement complaint filed on November 23, 2001 in the U.S. District Court in Arizona by the Lemelson Medical, Education & Research Foundation, Limited Partnership (the "Lemelson Foundation"). The complaint was not served on the Company until March 2002. In the complaint, the Lemelson Foundation accuses the named defendants of infringing seven U.S. patents, which allegedly cover "automatic identification" technology through the defendants' use of methods for scanning production markings such as bar codes. The Court entered a stay of the case on March 20, 2002, requested by the Lemelson Foundation, pending the outcome of a related case in Nevada being fought by bar code manufacturers. On January 23, 2004, the Nevada Court entered judgment declaring that the claims of each of the patents at issue in the Nevada case, including all seven patents asserted by the Lemelson Foundation against the Company in the Arizona case, are unenforceable under the doctrine of prosecution laches, are invalid for lack of written description and enablement, and are not infringed by the bar code equipment manufacturers. The Lemelson Foundation filed a notice of appeal before the deadline of May 28, 2004. The Arizona court confirmed that the stay of the Arizona case will extend until the entry of a final, non-appealable judgment in the Nevada litigation. The Company has analyzed the merits of the issues raised by the complaint, notified vendors of its receipt of the complaint and letter, evaluated the merits of joining a joint-defense group, and had discussions with attorneys for the Lemelson Foundation regarding their license offer. The Company will not agree to a settlement at this time and thus has not established a reserve. A preliminary estimate of the royalties and attorneys' fees, which the Company may pay if it decides to accept the license offer from the Lemelson Foundation, range from about $125,000 to $400,000. The Company believes it has defenses against the claims and plans to conduct a vigorous defense of this action.racial discrimination. The Company believes that Mr. Blue was properly terminated for cause and that his claims are groundless.

Frank Lengers v. Hanover Direct, Inc., Wayne Garten, William Wachtel, A. David Brown, Stuart Feldman, Paul S. Goodman,  Donald Hecht and Robert Masson, (Supp. Ct. N.J., Law Div. Hudson Cty, Docket No.: L-5795-05) was brought as a loss is not probable; therefore, no accrual for potential losses was deemed necessary. In early March 2003,result of the Company learned that oneterminating the employment of its business units had engaged in certain travel transactions that may have constituted violations under the provisionsformer Vice President, Treasury Operations & Risk Management, on March 8, 2005 for cause. The complaint seeks compensatory and punitive damages and attorney’s fees and alleges improper denial of U.S. government regulations promulgated pursuant to 50 U.S.C. App. 1-44, which proscribe certain transactions related to travel to certain countries. The Company immediately commenced an inquiry into the matter, incurred resulting charges, made an initial voluntary disclosure to the appropriate U.S. government agency under its program for such disclosuresCIC benefits, age and will submit to that agency a detailed report on the resultsdisability discrimination, handicap discrimination, aiding and abetting and breach of the inquiry. In addition, the Company has taken steps to ensure that all of its business units are acting in compliance with the travel and transaction restrictions and other requirements of all applicable U.S. government programs. Although the Company is uncertain of the extent of the penalties, if any, that may be imposed on it by virtue of the transactions being voluntarily disclosed, it does not currently believe that any such penalties will have a material effect on its business or financial condition.contract. The Company believes that Mr. Lengers was properly terminated for cause and that his claims are groundless.

The Company believes that it properly denied CIC benefits with respect to each of the four former employees and that it has meritorious defenses in all of the cases and plans a loss is not probable; therefore, no accrual for potential losses was deemed necessary. vigorous defense.

In addition, the Company is involved in various routine lawsuits of a nature that is deemed customary and incidental to its businesses. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these actions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company'sCompany’s financial position, or results of operations. 6. SPECIAL CHARGES operations, or cash flows.

5.

SPECIAL CHARGES

2004 Plan

On June 30, 2004 the Company announced its plan to consolidate the operations of the LaCrosse, Wisconsin fulfillment center and storage facility into the Roanoke, Virginia fulfillment center by June 30, 2005. The LaCrosse fulfillment center and storage facility were closed in June 2005 and August 2005 upon the expiration of their respective leases. The plan to consolidate operations was prompted by excess capacity at the Roanoke facility and the lack of sufficient warehouse space in the leased Wisconsin facilities to support the growth of The Company Store and reduce the overall cost structure of the Company. The Company substantially completed the consolidation into the Roanoke, Virginia fulfillment center by the end of June 2005. The Company accrued $0.5 million in severance and related costs during the third quarter associated with the LaCrosse operations and the elimination of 149 full and part-time positions, of which 96 employees will be provided severance benefits by the Company. Since the consolidation of our fulfillment centers, our Roanoke fulfillment center has experienced lower productivity that has negatively impacted fulfillment costs and the Company’s overall performance.

2000 Plan

In December 2000, the Company began a strategic business realignment program that resulted in the recording of special charges for severance, facility exit costs and fixed asset write-offs. The actions related to the strategic business realignment program were taken in an effort to direct the Company'sCompany’s resources primarily towards a loss reduction strategy and return to profitability.

Plan Summary

As of June 26,September 25, 2004, a liability of approximately $2.0$2.1 million was included within Accrued Liabilities and a liability of approximately $2.6$2.5 million was included within Other Non-current Liabilities relating to future payments in 13 connection with the Company's strategic business realignment program.Company’s 2000 Plan and 2004 Plan. They are expected to be satisfied no later than February 2010 and consist of the following (in thousands):
SEVERANCE & REAL ESTATE PERSONNEL LEASE & COSTS EXIT COSTS TOTAL ----- ---------- ----- Balance at December 27, 2003 $ 205 $ 5,589 $ 5,794 2004 revisions of previous estimate (31) 42 11 Paid in 2004 (174) (1,013) (1,187) ------- ------- ------- Balance at June 26, 2004 $ -- $ 4,618 $ 4,618 ======= ======= =======
A


 

 

Severance &

Personnel

Costs

 

Real Estate

Lease &

Exit Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004 Plan

2000 Plan

 

2000 Plan

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 27, 2003

 

$                 --

$               205

 

$             5,589

 

$         5,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004 expenses

 

497

--

 

--

 

497

2004 revisions of previous estimate

 

--

(31)

 

21

 

(10)

Paid in 2004

 

--

(174)

 

(1,501)

 

(1,675)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 25, 2004

 

$             497

$                   --

 

$              4,109

 

$         4,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the liability related to real estate lease and exit costs, by location, as of June 26,September 25, 2004, and December 27, 2003 is as followsand September 27, 2003 and includes lease and exit costs related to the Gump’s operations that was sold on March 14, 2005 (in thousands):

 

 

September 25,

2004

 

December 27, 2003

 

September 27, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gump’s facility, San Francisco, CA

 

$                 3,272

 

$            3,788

 

$               3,404

Corporate facility, Weehawken, NJ

 

668

 

1,447

 

1,695

Corporate facility, Edgewater, NJ

 

117

 

261

 

306

Administrative and telemarketing facility, San Diego, CA

 

52

 

93

 

109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Lease and

Exit Costs

 

 

$                 4,109

 

 

$            5,589

 

 

$               5,514

JUNE 26, DECEMBER 27, 2004 2003 ---- ---- Gump's facility, San Francisco, CA $3,422 $3,788 Corporate facility, Weehawken, NJ 943 1,447 Corporate facility, Edgewater, NJ 166 261 Administrative and telemarketing facility, San Diego, CA 87 93 ------ ------ Total Real Estate Lease and Exit Costs $4,618 $5,589 ------ ------

6.

SALE OF IMPROVEMENTS BUSINESS

7. SALE OF IMPROVEMENTS BUSINESS

On June 29, 2001,March 27, 2003, the Company sold certain assets and liabilities of its Improvements business to HSN, a division of USA Networks, Inc.'s’s Interactive Group and purchaser of certain assets and liabilities of the Company’s Improvements business on June 29, 2001, amended the asset purchase agreement to provide for approximately $33.0 million. In conjunction with the sale,release of the Company's Keystone Internet Services, Inc.remaining $2 million balance of the escrow fund and to terminate the escrow agreement. The asset purchase agreement had provided that if the Company’s subsidiary, (now Keystone Internet Services LLC or "Keystone"(“Keystone”) agreed to provide telemarketing and fulfillment services for the Improvements business under a services agreement with HSN for a period of three years. Effective June 28, 2004, the services agreement was extended an additional two years through June 27, 2006. The asset purchase agreement between the Company and HSN provided that if Keystone failed to perform its obligations during the first two years of the services contract, HSN could receive a reduction in the original purchase price of up to $2.0$2 million. An escrow fund of $3.0 million, which was withheld from the original proceeds of the sale, had been established for a period of two years under the terms of an escrow agreement between LWI Holdings, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company), HSN and The Chase Manhattan Bank as a result of these contingencies. On March 27, 2003, the Company and HSN amended the asset purchase agreement to provide for the release of the remaining $2.0 million balance of the escrow fund and to terminate the related escrow agreement. By agreeing to the terms of the amendment, HSN forfeited its ability to receive a reduction in the original purchase price of up to $2.0 million if Keystone failed to perform its obligations during the first two years of the services contract.price. In consideration for the release, Keystone issued a credit to HSN for $100,000, which could be applied by HSN against any invoices of Keystone to HSN. This credit was utilized by HSN during the March 2003 billing period.2003. On March 28, 2003, the remaining $2.0$2 million escrow balance was received by the Company, thus terminating the escrow agreement. The Company recognized a net gain on the sale of approximately $23.2 million, net of a non-cash goodwill charge of $6.1 million, in the second quarter of 2001.

During fiscal 2002, the Company recognized approximately $0.6 million of the deferred gain consistent with the terms of the escrow agreement. Proceeds related to the deferred gain were received on July 2, 2002 and December 30, 2002 for $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The Company recognized the remaining net deferred gain of $1.9 million upon the receipt of the escrow balance on March 28, 2003.


This gain was reported net of the costs incurred to provide the credit to HSN of approximately $0.1 million. 14 8. CHANGES IN MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Thomas C. Shull. Thomas C. Shull resigned as Chairman of

7.

CHANGES IN MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chief Executive Officer

Garten Employment Agreement. On May 6, 2004, Wayne P. Garten became the Board, President andCompany’s Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Garten is employed pursuant to the terms of a May 6, 2004 Employment Agreement. Under Mr. Garten’s Employment Agreement he will be paid an annual salary of $600,000 over a term expiring on May 6, 2006. The Company also granted Mr. Garten options to acquire 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, half pursuant to its 2000 Management Stock Option Plan and half outside the plan. All of the options have an exercise price of $1.95 per share, the Common Stock’s average closing price for the ten trading days preceding the grant date and the ten trading days after the grant date. One third of each of the options vested upon execution of the Employment Agreement and the balance will vest in two equal installments over a two-year period, vesting on the anniversary of the original grant date, subject to earlier vesting in the event of a change in control of the Company (as that term is defined in the Employment Agreement). Mr. Garten is entitled to participate in the Company’s bonus plan for executives, as established by the Board of Directors.

The Employment Agreement provides for a lump sum change in control payment equal to 200% of Mr. Garten’s annual salary if a change in control occurs during the term. The Employment Agreement also provides for 18 months of severance payments if Mr. Garten is not otherwise entitled to change in control benefits and (i) is terminated without cause or terminates his employment for good reason (as both terms are defined in the Employment Agreement) during the term or (ii) his Employment Agreement is not renewed.

Shull Employment and Severance Agreement. Thomas Shull, the Company’s prior Chief Executive Officer, resigned from the Company on May 5, 2004. In connection with Mr. Shull's resignation, effective May 5, 2004, Mr. Shull and the Company entered intoexecuted a General Release and Covenant Not to Sue (the "Shull Severance Agreement") in conjunction with Mr. Shull's resignation from all positions withSeparation Agreement dated effective as of May 5, 2004 which provided for the Company pursuant to whichpay Mr. Shull $900,000 of severance in lieu of any other benefits provided for in the Employment Agreement dated September 1, 2002, as amended (the “Shull Employment Agreement”). The severance was paid with a $300,000 lump sum on execution and the balance in biweekly installments that were completed in 2004. The Company also agreed to pay for 18 months of COBRA coverage for Mr. Shull.

Prior to his resignation, Mr. Shull $900,000 ("Severance") in multiple installments ofwas employed pursuant to the Shull Employment Agreement which the first installment of $300,000provided for an $855,000 base salary and had term expiring on March 31, 2006. Mr. Shull was paid on May 18, 2004 and the remaining $600,000 is to be payable in 16 installments of $35,625 payable every two weeks commencing May 21, 2004 with a final paymentparticipant in the amountCompany’s Key Executive Eighteen Month Compensation Continuation Plan (the “Change of $30,000 to be payable on or about December 31, 2004. In addition,Control Plan”) and its transaction bonus program. The Recapitalization Agreement (as described in note 10) was characterized as a change in control under the Change in Control Plan and, therefore, the Company agreed to pay the cost of continuing Mr. Shull's group health and dental benefits under COBRA and Exec-U-Care plan coverage ("Benefits Continuation" and together with Severance, "Termination Benefits") for a period of eighteen months. Under the Shull Severance Agreement, the Company andpaid Mr. Shull agreed that, except for the Termination Benefits and the reimbursement of previously submitted out-of-pocket expenses, no other monies or benefits will be due, become due or be$1,350,000 in 2003. The Company also paid to Mr. Shull by$450,000 under the Company; provided that Mr. Shull's options remain vested and exercisabletransaction bonus program in accordance with their terms. The Shull Severance Agreement contained a general release by Mr. Shull in favor2003.

Board of the Company, and a limited release by the Company of certain claims against Mr. Shull, and covenants not to sue. The Company accrued the $900,000 severance, as well as $26,795 of other benefits, in the second quarter of 2004. Wayne P. Garten. Wayne P. Garten was elected as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective May 5, 2004. In connection with Mr. Garten's election, effective May 5,Directors

Effective July 30, 2004, Mr. Garten and the Company entered into an Employment Agreement (the "Garten Employment Agreement") pursuant to which Mr. Garten is employed by the Company as its President and Chief Executive Officer, as described below. The term of the Garten Employment Agreement began on May 5, 2004 and will terminate on May 5, 2006 (the "Garten Employment Agreement Term"). Under the Garten Employment Agreement, Mr. Garten is to receiveBasil Regan resigned from the Company base compensation equal to $600,000 per annum, payable in accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures ("Base Compensation"). Mr. Garten is to be provided with the employee benefits the Company provides to its other senior executives, including but not limited to four weeks of paid vacation per year and participation in such bonus plans with such targets as the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may approve in its sole discretion, determined in a manner consistent with bonus opportunities affordedand would have continued to other senior executives under such plans. The Company is to reimburse Mr. Garten for his reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his employment byhold the Company. In addition, the Company is also to reimburse Mr. Garten for up to $12,500 of attorneys' fees incurred by him in connection with legal advice relating to, and the negotiation of, the Garten Employment Agreement. Under the Garten Employment Agreement, upon the closing of any transaction within the Garten Employment Agreement Term that constitutes a "change of control" thereunder (as defined in the Garten Employment Agreement), the Company will be required to make a lump sum cash payment to Mr. Garten in the amount of 200% of his Base Compensation (a "Change of Control Payment") within 30 days of the closing of the transaction resulting in the "change of control." Under the Garten Employment Agreement, additional amounts are payable to Mr. Garten by the Company under certain circumstances upon the termination of the Garten Employment Agreement. If the termination is on account of the expiration of the Garten Employment Agreement Term and no "change of control" has occurred thereunder, Mr. Garten shall be entitled to receive, subject to his continued compliance with his confidentiality and nonsolicitation obligations under the Garten Employment Agreement, monthly severance payments at the rate of Mr. Garten's Base Compensation for a period of 18 months, payable in accordance with the Company's normal payroll practices and policies and continued coverage under the Company's health, life insurance and long-term disability benefit plans for the 18-month period immediately following the end of the Garten Employment Agreement Term. If the termination is on account of the Company's termination of Mr. Garten's employment "For Cause," Mr. Garten's resignation other than "For Good Reason," or on account of Mr. Garten's death or "Disability" (all as defined in the Garten Employment Agreement), no additional amount (other than payment of Base Compensation through the end of the month in which the termination occurred) shall be payable to Mr. Garten. If the termination is on account of Mr. 15 Garten's resignation For Good Reason, or the Company's termination of Mr. Garten's employment other than For Cause, and in either such case Mr. Garten has not received or become entitled to receive a Change of Control Payment, Mr. Garten shall receive, subject to his continued compliance with his confidentiality and nonsolicitation obligations under the Garten Employment Agreement, continued payments of his monthly Base Compensation for a period equal to 18 months, payable in accordance with the Company's normal payroll practices and policies, the pro rated portion of bonuses earned for the fiscal year in which the effective date of termination occurs pursuant to the Company's bonus plans, accrued vacation and continued coverage under the Company's health, life insurance and long-term disability benefit plans for the 18-month period immediately following Mr. Garten's resignation or termination, as applicable. Under the Garten Employment Agreement, the Company is required to maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance for Mr. Garten during the Garten Employment Agreement Term. The Company is also required to indemnify Mr. Garten in certain circumstances. Under the Garten Employment Agreement, on May 5, 2004, the Company granted Mr. Garten an option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Company's 2000 Management Stock Option Plan at a price of $0.195 per share, and, subject to approval by the shareholders at the 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, an additional option to purchase an additional 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $0.195 per share, which option was granted under a Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Mr. Garten outside the Company's 2000 Management Stock Option Plan. All such options vest over a two-year period; one-third of such options vested on the execution of the Garten Employment Agreement, one-third will vest on May 5, 2005 and the final one-third will vest on May 5, 2006; provided that all such options will vest in their entirety and become fully exercisable upon the earliest to occur of Mr. Garten's resignation "For Good Reason," the Company's termination of Mr. Garten's services under the Garten Employment Agreement other than "For Cause," or a "change of control" under the Garten Employment Agreement. The Company expensed $113,337 during the second quarter of 2004 related to Mr. Garten's stock option grants. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Effective April 12, 2004, Paul S. Goodman joined the Company's Board of Directors as a designee of Chelsey Direct, LLC filling the vacancy created by the resignation effective February 15, 2004 of Martin L. Edelman from the Board of Directors. Thomas C. Shull resigned as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on May 5, 2004. William B. Wachtel was elected as Chairman of the Board and Wayne P. Garten was elected as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective the same date. On April 12, 2004, the Company issued options to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock to Mr. Goodman, the newly-appointed Board member, at a price of $0.23 per share and services rendered. On July 30, 2004, Basil P. Regan resigned as a member of the Company's Board of Directors. As a result, Mr. Regan has advised the Company that he will not be standing for reelection at the Company's August 12, 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Regan continues to have the right which is required to be exercised as promptly as practicable, to appoint a designee to the Company'sCompany’s Board of Directors until November 30, 2005 pursuant toassuming his continuation as a common shareholder. Upon the Company's Corporate Governance Agreement dated asJanuary 10, 2005 sale of November 30, 2003 among the Company, Chelsey Direct, LLC, Stuart Feldman,Common Stock held by Regan Partners, L.P., Regan International Fund Limited and Basil P.Mr. Regan so long as the Regan group collectively owns at least 29,128,762 shares of Common Stock ofto Chelsey, Mr. Regan’s right to appoint a designee terminated without exercise.


Other Severance and Compensation Related Matters

Brian C. Harriss. Effective February 15, 2004, the Company (as adjusted for stock splitseliminated Mr. Harriss’s position as Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, as part of its ongoing strategic business realignment program. Mr. Harriss and the like). 9. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDSCompany entered into a severance agreement providing for payments of $545,000, as well as other benefits that were accrued and paid in the first quarter of 2004. Mr. Harriss also received a payment of $61,091 under the Company’s 2003 Management Incentive Plan.

William C. Kingsford. William C. Kingsford, the Company’s Senior Vice President Treasury and Control (Corporate Controller) resigned from the Company effective September 22, 2004. In connection with his resignation, the Company and Mr. Kingsford entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release under which the Company agreed to pay him severance at his then current salary of $200,000 payable over the shorter of one year following resignation or the date Mr. Kingsford secured a new job. The Company accounts for goodwill in accordance with SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," which requires that goodwill no longer be amortized but reviewed for impairment if impairment indicators arise and, at a minimum, annually. During the second quarterspaid Mr. Kingsford one year of 2004 and 2003, the Company completed its annual reviews of goodwill, which did not result in an impairment charge. In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity" ("SFAS 150"). SFAS 150 establishes standards for how an issuer 16 classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within its scope as a liability, many of which had been previously classified as equity or between the liabilities and equity sections of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The provisions of SFAS 150 are effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise are effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The standard is to be implemented by reporting the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle for financial instruments created before the issuance of SFAS 150 and still existing at the beginning of the interim period of adoption. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 150, which resulted in the reclassification of its Series B Participating Preferred Stock to a liability rather than between the liabilities and equity sections of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Based upon the requirements set forth by SFAS 150, this reclassification was subject to implementation beginning on June 29, 2003. Upon implementation of SFAS 150, the Company reflected subsequent increases in liquidation preference as an increase in Total Liabilities with a corresponding reduction in capital in excess of par value because the Company has an accumulated deficit. Accretion was recorded as interest expense. severance payments.

8.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

On March 31, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"(“FASB”) issued Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 03-6 "Participating(“EITF 03-6”), “Participating Securities and the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No. 128" ("EITF 03-6").128.” SFAS 128 defines earnings per share ("EPS"(“EPS”) as "the“the amount of earnings attributable to each share of common stock"stock” and indicates that the objective of EPS is to measure the performance of an entity over the reporting period. SFAS 128 addresses conditions under which a participating security requires the use of the two-class method of computing EPS. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that treats a participating security as having rights to earnings that otherwise would have been available to common shareholders, but does not require the presentation of basic and diluted EPS for securities other than common stock. The Company'sCompany’s Series C Participating Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred”) is a participating security and, therefore, the Company calculateswe calculate EPS utilizing the two-class method, however, it hashave chosen not to present basic and diluted EPS for its preferred stock. 10. AMENDMENTS TO CONGRESS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs, an Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4” (“SFAS 151”), which clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and spoilage. We are required to adopt the provisions of SFAS 151 effective January 1, 2006; however, early adoption is permitted. We are currently in the process of determining the impact of the adoption of this Statement on our financial statements.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”). SFAS 123R requires measurement and recording of compensation expense for all employee share-based compensation awards using a fair value method. The Company currently accounts for its stock-based compensation to employees using the fair value-based methodology under SFAS 123. We are currently assessing the impact of the adoption of this Statement.

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (“SFAS 154”), which changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. We are required to adopt the provisions of SFAS 154 effective January 1, 2006; however, early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact of the adoption of this Statement.

9.

DEBT

The Company has two credit facilities: a senior secured credit facility (the “Wachovia Facility”) provided by Wachovia National Bank, as successor by merger to Congress Financial Corporation (“Wachovia”) and a $20 million junior secured facility (the “Chelsey Facility”), provided by Chelsey


Finance, LLC (“Chelsey Finance”), of which the entire $20 million was borrowed by the Company. Chelsey Finance is an affiliate of Chelsey, the Company’s principal shareholder.

Debt consists of the following (in thousands):

 

 

September 25,

2004

 

December 27,

2003

 

September 27,

2003

As Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wachovia facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A term loans – Current portion, interest rate of 5% at September 25, 2004 and 4.75% at December 27, 2003 and September 27, 2003

 

 

$ 1,825

 

 

$ 1,992

 

 

$ 1,992

Tranche B term loan – Current portion, interest rate of 13% in 2003

 

--

 

1,800

 

1,800

Revolver, interest rate of 5% at September 25, 2004 and 4.5% at December 27, 2003 and September 27, 2003

 

 

10,699

 

 

8,997

 

 

20,192

Capital lease obligations – Current portion

 

394

 

679

 

11

Short-term debt

 

12,918

 

13,468

 

23,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wachovia facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A term loans, interest rate of 5% at September 25, 2004 and 4.75% at December 27, 2003 and September 27, 2003

 

 

3,474

 

 

4,478

 

 

4,975

Tranche B term loan, interest rate of 13% in 2003

 

--

 

4,211

 

4,661

Chelsey facility – stated interest rate of 9.5% (5% above prime rate) in 2004

 

7,481

 

--

 

--

Capital lease obligations

 

95

 

353

 

20

Long-term debt

 

11,050

 

9,042

 

9,656

Total debt

 

$ 23,968

 

$ 22,510

 

$ 33,651

Wachovia Facility

Wachovia and the Company are parties to a Loan and Security Agreement dated November 14, 1995 (as amended by the First through Thirty-Fourth Amendments, the “Wachovia Loan Agreement”) pursuant to which Wachovia provided the Company with the Wachovia Facility which has included, since inception, one or more term loans and a revolving credit facility (“Revolver”). The Wachovia Facility expires on July 8, 2007.

Prior to the Chelsey Facility, there were two term loans outstanding, Tranche A and Tranche B, under the Wachovia Facility. The Tranche B term loan had a principal balance of approximately $4.9 million and bore interest at 13% when the Company used a portion of the proceeds of the Chelsey Facility to repay this loan on July 8, 2004. The Tranche A term loan had a principal balance of approximately $5.3 million as of September 25, 2004, of which approximately $1.8 million is classified as short term and approximately $3.5 million is classified as long term on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Tranche A term loan bears interest at 0.5% over the Wachovia prime rate and requires monthly principal payments of approximately $166,000.

The Revolver has a maximum loan limit of $34.5 million, subject to inventory and accounts receivable sublimits that limit the credit available to the Company’s subsidiaries, which are borrowers under the Revolver. The interest rate on the Revolver is currently 0.5% over the Wachovia prime rate. As of September 25, 2004, the interest rate on the Revolver was 5%.

The Wachovia Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and contains certain restrictive covenants, including a restriction against the incurrence of additional indebtedness and the payment of Common Stock dividends. In addition, all of the real estate owned by the Company is subject to a mortgage in favor of Wachovia and a second mortgage in favor of Chelsey Finance. The Wachovia Loan Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants typical for loan agreements for asset-based lending of this type including financial covenants requiring the Company to maintain


specified levels of Consolidated Net Worth, Consolidated Working Capital and EBITDA, as those terms are defined in the Wachovia Loan Agreement.

Due to, among other things, the Restatement, which resulted in the Company violating several financial covenants and the Company’s inability to timely file its periodic reports with the SEC, the Company was in technical default under the Wachovia and Chelsey Facilities. The Company has obtained waivers from both Wachovia and Chelsey Finance for such defaults.

Remaining availability under the Wachovia Facility as of September 25, 2004 was $9.9 million.

2004 Amendments to Wachovia Loan Agreement

On March 25, 2004, the Company and Wachovia amended the Wachovia Loan Agreement, which adjusted the levels of Consolidated Net Worth and Consolidated Working Capital that the Company had to maintain during each month commencing January 2004, and amended the EBITDA covenant to specify minimum levels of EBITDA that the Company had to achieve on a quarterly basis during 2004, 2005 and 2006. In addition, the definition of “Event of Default” was amended by changing an Event of Default from the occurrence of a material adverse change in the business, assets, liabilities or condition of the Company and its subsidiaries to the occurrence of certain specific events such as a decrease in consolidated net revenues beyond certain specified levels or aging of inventory or accounts payable beyond certain specified levels.

Concurrent with the closing of the Term LoanChelsey Facility on July 8, 2004, with Chelsey Finance (see Note 14), the Company and Wachovia amended its existing senior credit facility (the "Congress Credit Facility") with Congress Financial Corporation ("Congress") tothe Wachovia Loan Agreement in several respects including: (1) releasereleasing certain existing availability reserves and removeremoving the excess loan availability covenant increasingthat increased the Company’s availability to the Company by approximately $10 million, (2) reducereducing the amount of the maximum credit, the revolving loan limit and the inventory and accounts sublimits of the borrowers, and (3) defer for three months the payment of principal with respect to the Tranche A Term Loan, (4) permit the secured indebtedness topermitting Chelsey Finance arising underto have a junior secured lien on the Term Loan Facility, (5) modify certain provisions of the Congress Credit Facility with respect to asset sales and the application of proceeds thereof by borrowers, (6) extend the term of the Congress Credit Facility until July 8, 2007, and (7) amend certain other provisions of the Congress Credit Facility.Company’s assets. In addition, CongressWachovia consented to (a) the Company’s issuance by the Companyto Chelsey Finance of the Common Stock Warrant, the Series D Preferred Stock Warrant, the Common Stock pursuant to the Common Stock Warrant and the Series D PreferredCommon Stock pursuant to the Series D Preferred Stock Warrant (see note 14),as described below, (b) the filing of the Certificate of Designation of the Series D Preferred Stock, (c) the proposed reverse stock split of the Common Stock and the Company making payments in cash to holders of Common Stockpayments to repurchase fractional shares, of such Common Stock from such shareholders as contemplated by the proposed reverse split (pending shareholder approval at the August 2004 shareholder meeting), (d)(c) certain amendments to the Company'sCompany’s Certificate of Incorporation, and (e)(d) the issuance by the Company of Common Stock to Chelsey Finance as payment of a waiver fee. The amendment requiredCompany paid Wachovia a $400,000 fee in connection with this amendment. This fee was recorded as a deferred charge within Other Assets on the paymentCompany’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and is being amortized over the three-year term of feesthe amended Wachovia Facility.

2005 Amendments to Congress inWachovia Loan Agreement

On March 11, 2005 Wachovia consented to the sale of Gump’s and Gump’s By Mail (collectively “Gump’s”). Also on March 11, 2005 the Wachovia Loan Agreement was amended to temporarily increase the amount of $400,000. Asletters of credits that the Company could issue from $10 million to $13 million through June 26,30, 2005. The Company paid Wachovia a $25,000 fee in connection with this amendment.

Effective July 29, 2005 the Company and Wachovia amended the Wachovia Loan Agreement (“Thirty-Fourth Amendment”) to provide the terms under which the Company could enter into the World Financial Network National Bank (“WFNNB”) Credit Card Agreement which, among other things, prohibits the use of the proceeds of the Wachovia Facility to repurchase private label and co-brand accounts created under the WFNNB Credit Card Agreement should the Company become obligated to do so, prohibits the Company from terminating the WFNNB Credit Card Agreement without Wachovia’s consent and restricts the Company from borrowing on receivables generated under the WFNNB Credit Card Agreement. The amendment also waives enumerated defaults, resets the financial covenants,


reallocates the availability that was previously allocated to Gump’s among other Company subsidiaries and, retroactive to June 30, 2005, increases the amount of letter of credits that the Company can issue to $15 million. The Company paid Wachovia a $60,000 fee in connection with this amendment.

On July 29, 2005 the Company and Chelsey Finance entered into a similar amendment of the Chelsey Facility.

Based on the provisions of EITF 95-22, “Balance Sheet Classification of Borrowings Outstanding under Revolving Credit Agreements that Include Both a Subjective Acceleration Clause and a Lock-Box Arrangement,” and certain provisions in the Wachovia Loan Agreement, the Company is required to classify the Revolver as short-term debt.

Chelsey Facility

On July 8, 2004, the Company had $18.5closed on the Chelsey Facility, a $20 million junior secured credit facility with Chelsey Finance that was recorded net of cumulative borrowings outstanding undera debt discount, at $7.1 million at issuance. The Chelsey Facility has a three-year term, subject to earlier maturity upon the Congress Credit Facility, comprising $7.9 millionoccurrence of short-term borrowings undera change in control or sale of the Revolving Loan Facility, bearing anCompany (as defined), and carries a stated interest rate of 4.50%, $5.55% above the prime rate publicly announced by Wachovia. The financial and non-financial covenants contained in the Chelsey Facility mirror those in the Wachovia Facility except that the quantitative measures for the consolidated working capital and EBITDA covenants are 10% less restrictive and the consolidated net worth covenant is 5% less restrictive than the comparable financial covenants in the Wachovia. The Chelsey Facility is secured by a second priority lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company. As part of this transaction, Chelsey Finance entered into an intercreditor and subordination agreement with Wachovia. At September 25, 2004, the amount recorded as debt on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is $7.5 million, net of the un-accreted debt discount of $12.5 million.

Under the original terms of the Chelsey Facility, the Company was obligated to make payments of principal of up to the full outstanding amount of the Chelsey Facility in each quarter, provided, among other things: (1) the aggregate amount of availability under the Tranche A Term Loan, bearingWachovia Facility is at least $7 million, (2) the cumulative EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters immediately preceding the quarter in which the payment is made is at least $14 million, and (3) the aggregate amount of principal prepayments is no more than $2 million in any quarter. Subsequent to the closing of the Chelsey Facility, the Company and Chelsey Finance amended the Chelsey Facility to provide that the Company was not obligated to make principal payments prior to the July 8, 2007, except in the event of a change in control or sale of the Company. This resulted in the recorded amount of the Chelsey Facility plus the accreted cost of the debt discount (as described below) being classified as long term on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 25, 2004.

In consideration for providing the Chelsey Facility to the Company, Chelsey Finance received a closing fee of $200,000 and a warrant (the “Common Stock Warrant”) with a fair value of $12.9 million, exercisable immediately and for a period of ten years to purchase 30% of the fully diluted shares of Common Stock of the Company (equal to 10,259,366 shares of Common Stock) at an interest rateexercise price of 4.75%$0.01 per share. The closing fee of $200,000 was recorded as a deferred charge within Other Assets on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is being amortized over the three-year term of the Chelsey Facility utilizing the interest-method. Because the issuance of the Common Stock Warrant was subject to shareholder approval, the Company initially issued a warrant to Chelsey Finance to purchase newly-issued Series D Participating Preferred Stock (“Series D Preferred”) that was automatically exchanged for the Common Stock Warrant on September 23, 2004 following receipt of shareholder approval.


In connection with the closing of the Chelsey Facility, Chelsey waived its blockage rights over the issuance of senior securities and received in consideration a waiver fee equal to 1% of the liquidation preference of the Series C Preferred, payable in 434,476 shares of Common Stock (calculated based upon the fair market value thereof two business days prior to the closing date). The $0.6 million waiver fee was recorded as a deferred charge within other assets on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is being amortized over the remaining redemption period of the Series C Preferred utilizing the interest-method. After consideration of the waiver fee paid in Common Stock and the change in the par value of Common Stock (see Note 9), the Company’s Common Stock increased by less than $0.1 million and $5.1Capital in excess of par value increased by $0.1 million. Both the shares underlying the Common Stock Warrant and the shares issued in payment of the waiver fee are subject to an existing Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and Chelsey.

As part of the Chelsey Facility, the Company and its subsidiaries agreed to indemnify Chelsey Finance and its affiliates, which includes Chelsey, from any losses suffered arising out of the Chelsey Facility other than liabilities resulting from Chelsey Finance and its affiliates’ gross negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnification agreement is not limited as to term and does not include any limitations on maximum future payments thereunder.

The terms of the Chelsey Facility were approved by the Company’s Audit Committee, all of whose members are independent, and the Company’s Board of Directors.

On July 8, 2004, approximately $4.9 million underof the proceeds from the Chelsey Facility were used to repay the Tranche B Term Loan bearing anwith the balance used to provide ongoing working capital for the Company, which has been used to reduce outstanding payables and increase inventory. The Chelsey Facility, together with the concurrent amendment of the Wachovia Facility, increased the Company’s liquidity by approximately $25 million.

In accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 14, “Accounting for Convertible Debt and Debt Issued with Stock Purchase Warrants” (“APB 14”), proceeds received from the sale of debt with detachable stock purchase warrants should be allocated to both the debt and warrants, with the portion allocable to the warrants to be accounted for as Capital in excess of par value with the remaining portion classified as debt. The fair value of the Common Stock Warrant of $12.9 million was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and is being treated as debt discount, which will be accreted as interest expense utilizing the interest method over the 36-month term of the Chelsey Facility. The assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model were as follows: risk-free interest rate of 13.0%. 4.5%, expected volatility of 80.59%, an expected life of ten years and no expected dividends. A summary of the debt relating to the Chelsey Facility is as follows (in thousands):

Amount Borrowed Under the Term Loan Facility with Chelsey Finance

$           20,000

Fair Value of Common Stock Warrant (Recorded as Capital in excess of par value)

(12,939)

Accretion of Debt Discount (Recorded as Interest Expense)

420

Balance at September 25, 2004

$             7,481

The Tranche B Term Loan, originally scheduled to be repaid in January 2007, was repaid in full on July 9, 2004. Of the total borrowings on June 26, 2004, $11.7 million is classified as short-term, and $6.8 million classified as long-term, on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 27, 2003, the Company had $21.5 million of borrowings outstanding under the Congress Credit Facility comprising $9.0 million of short-term borrowings under the revolving loan facility, bearing anannual effective interest rate of 4.50%, $6.5 million under the Tranche A Term Loan, bearing an interest rate of 4.75%, and $6.0 million underChelsey Facility is approximately 63.9%. For the Tranche B Term Loan, bearing an interest rate of 13.0%. Of the aggregate borrowings at December 27, 2003, $12.8 17 million is classified as short-term, and $8.7 million classified as long-term, on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Remaining availability under the Congress Credit Facility as of June 26, 2004 was $5.1 million. On or before August 15,39- weeks ended September 25, 2004, the Company is required to enter intohas incurred approximately $0.4 million of interest expense.

10.

PREFERRED STOCK

Currently the Company has one series of preferred stock outstanding, Series C Preferred. Chelsey holds all 564,819 outstanding shares of Series C Preferred which it acquired after a restatementseries of transactions


that began with its May 19, 2003 acquisition of all of the loan agreement with Congress requiring no changesSeries B Participating Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred”) from Richemont Finance S.A. (“Richemont”). The transactions leading up to Chelsey’s acquisition of the Series C Preferred and the terms of the current agreement. Series C Preferred are summarized below.

Series A Cumulative Participating Preferred Stock and Series B Participating Preferred Stock

On April 14, 2004, the judge in the Wilson case (See Note 5) ruled on a motion filed by the plaintiff requesting attorneys' fees and costs, awarding plaintiff's counsel approximately $445,000. Prior thereto, on November 25, 2003, the Court entered judgment in the Wilson case in plaintiff's favor requiring the Company's Brawn of California subsidiary, which operates the International Male catalog business, to refund insurance fees collected from consumers for the period from February 13, 1998 through January 15, 2003 with interest from the date paid by June 30, 2004. The Company is appealing both of these decisions. On or about April 2, 2004, plaintiff's counsel filed a lien against Brawn of California's real property assets in the State of California with respect to the insurance fees judgment, which has subsequently been extinguished. Both the award of attorneys' fees and costs of $445,000 and the filing of a lien by plaintiff's counsel against Brawn of California's assets for the insurance fees judgment constituted defaults byAugust 24, 2000, the Company underissued 1.4 million shares of newly created Series A Cumulative Participating Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred”) to Richemont, the Congress Credit Facility. Congress agreed to conditionally waive such defaults so long as (1) the Company is diligently defending the Wilson action by all appropriate proceedings and sets aside adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP, (2) no action shall be taken by the plaintiff in the Wilson action against any collateralthen holder of Brawn of California or any other borrower or guarantor under the Congress Credit Facility, (3) Brawn shall not enter into any settlement agreement with the plaintiff in the Wilson action without prior written consent of Congress, (4) Congress' security interests remain senior to any interestapproximately 47.9% of the plaintiff in the Wilson action, and (5) no other event of default exists or occurs. The Company believes that it may be a number of years before all appeals in the Wilson action are exhausted and continues to believe that an unfavorable outcome to the Company is not probable. 11. SERIES B PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCKCompany’s Common Stock, for $70 million. On December 19, 2001, as partthe Company and Richemont agreed to exchange all of the Company's transaction (the "Richemont Transaction") withoutstanding shares of the Series A Preferred and 7,409,876 shares of the Common Stock held by Richemont Finance S.A. ("Richemont"), the Company issued to Richemontfor 1,622,111 shares of newly-created Series B ParticipatingPreferred. The effect of the exchange was to reflect the elimination of the Series A Preferred Stock. for the then $82.4 million carrying amount and the issuance of Series B Preferred in the amount of $76.8 million which was equal to the aggregate liquidation preference of the Series B Preferred on December 19, 2001. In addition, the Common Stock’s $49.4 million par value repurchased by the Company and subsequently retired was reflected as a reduction of Common Stock, with an offsetting increase to capital in excess of par value. The Company recorded a net decrease in shareholders’ deficiency of $5.6 million as a result of the Richemont transaction. The shares of the Series A Preferred repurchased from Richemont represented all of the outstanding Series A Preferred. The Company filed a certificate in Delaware eliminating the Series A Preferred.

The Series B Participating Preferred Stock had a par value of $0.01 per share. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Series B Participating Preferred Stock were entitled toshare and a liquidation preference which was initially of $47.36 per share, increasing thereafter to a maximum of $86.85 per share in 2005.

The Company was required to redeem the Series B Participating Preferred Stock on August 23, 2005 consistent with Delaware General Corporation Law. The Company could redeem all or less than all of the then outstanding shares of Series B Participating Preferred Stock at any time prior to that date. As a result oflearned from filings made by Richemont and certain related parties with the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC that on May 21,19, 2003 the Company learned that Richemont sold to Chelsey on May 19, 2003, all of Richemont'sits securities in the Company consisting of 29,446,8882,944,688 shares of Common Stock and 1,622,111 shares of 18 Series B Participating Preferred Stock for $40 million. The Company was not a party to suchthe transaction and did not provide Chelsey with any material non-public information in connection with such transaction, nor did the Company'sCompany’s Board of Directors endorse the transaction. As a result of the transaction, Chelsey succeeded to Richemont'sRichemont’s rights in the Common Stock and the Series B Participating Preferred, Stock, including the right of the holderrights of the Series B Participating Preferred Stockholder to a liquidation preference with respect to such shares which was equal to $98,202,600approximately $98.2 million on May 19, 2003, the date of the sale of the shares,by Richemont, and which could have increased to and capped at $146,168,422a maximum of approximately $146.2 million on August 23, 2005, the final redemption date of the Series B Participating Preferred Stock. redemption date.

Recapitalization Agreement

On November 30, 2003, the Company and Chelsey consummated the transactions contemplated by thea Recapitalization Agreement (the “Recapitalization”), dated as of November 18, 2003 with Chelsey andunder which the Company recapitalized, the Company completed the reconstitution of theits Board of Directors of the Company and settled outstanding litigation between the Company and Chelsey (the "Recapitalization"). Inwas settled. As part of the transaction,Recapitalization, the Company exchanged all of the 1,622,111 outstanding shares of theChelsey’s Series B Participating Preferred Stock held by Chelsey for the issuance to Chelsey of 564,819 shares of newly created $0.01 par value Series C Participating Preferred Stock and 81,857,833 additional8,185,783 shares of Common Stock ofStock. The Company filed a certificate in Delaware eliminating the Company. Series B Preferred.

Effective upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Recapitalization, Agreement, the size of the Board of Directors was increased to nine (9) members. For a period of two (2) years from the closing of the Recapitalization, five (5) of the nine (9) directors of the Company will at all timeswere to be directors of the Company designated by Chelsey and one (1) of the nine (9) directors of the Company will at all timeswas to be a director of the Company designated by Regan Partners. Partners, L.P.

Because itsthe Series B Participating Preferred Stock was mandatorily redeemable and thus accounted for as a liability pursuant to SFAS No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity” (“SFAS 150”), the Company accounted for the exchange of the 1,622,111 outstanding shares


of its Series B Participating Preferred Stock held by Chelsey for the issuance of the 564,819 shares of newly-created Series C Participating Preferred Stock and the 81,857,833 additional8,185,783 shares of Common Stock of the Company to Chelsey in accordance with SFAS No. 15, "Accounting“Accounting by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt Restructurings." As such, the $107.5 million carrying value of the Series B Participating Preferred Stock as of the consummation date of the exchange was compared with the fair value of the Common Stock of approximately $19.6 million issued to Chelsey as of the consummation date and the total maximum potential cash payments of approximately $72.7 million that could be made pursuant to the terms of the Series C Participating Preferred Stock.Preferred. Since the carrying value, net of issuance costs of approximately $1.3 million, exceeded these amounts by approximately $13.9 million, pursuant to SFAS No. 15, such excess was determined to be a "gain"“gain” and the Series C Participating Preferred Stock was recorded at the amount of total potential cash payments (including dividends and other contingent amounts) that could be required pursuant to its terms. SinceBecause Chelsey was a significant stockholder at the time of the exchange and, as a result, a related party, the "gain"“gain” was recorded to "Capital“Capital in Excess of Par Value"Value” within "Shareholders' Deficiency"“Shareholders’ Deficiency” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. 12. SERIES C CUMULATIVE PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK On November 30, 2003, as part of the Recapitalization, the Company issued to Chelsey 564,819 shares of

Series C Participating Preferred Stock.

The Series C Participating Preferred Stock has a par value of $.01 per share. The holders of the Series C Participating Preferred Stock are entitled to one hundred votes per share on any matter on which the Common Stock votes and are entitled to one hundred votes per share plus that number of votes as shall equal to the dollar value of any accrued, unpaid and compounded dividends with respect to such share. The holders of the Series C Participating Preferred Stock are also entitled to vote as a class on any matter that would adversely affect thesuch Series C Participating Preferred Stock.Preferred. In addition, in the event thatif the Company defaults on its obligations under the Certificate of Designations, the Recapitalization Agreement or the Congress CreditWachovia Facility, then the holders of the Series C Participating Preferred, Stock, voting as a class, shall be entitled to elect twice the number of directors as comprised the Board of Directors on the default date, and such additional directors shall be elected by the holders of record of Series C Participating Preferred Stock as set forth in the Certificate of Designations. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of

If the Company effective through December 31, 2005,liquidates, dissolves or is wound up, the holders of the Series C Participating Preferred Stock are entitled to a liquidation preference of $100 per share, or an aggregate amount of $56,481,900.approximately $56.5 million based on the shares of Series C Preferred currently owned by Chelsey, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series C Preferred. As described further below, commencing January 1, 2006, dividends will be payable quarterly on the Series C Preferred at the rate of 6% per annum, but such dividends may be accrued at the Company’s option. Effective October 1, 2008 and assuming the Company has elected to accrue all dividends from January 1, 2006 through such date, the maximum aggregate amount of the liquidation preference is $72,689,337, which would occur if the Company elects to accrueplus accrued and unpaid dividends as mentioned below. 19 on the Series C Preferred will be approximately $72.7 million.

Commencing January 1, 2006, dividends will be payable quarterly on the Series C Participating Preferred Stock at the rate of 6% per annum, with the preferred dividend rate increasing by 1 1/2% per annum on each subsequent January 1anniversary of the dividend commencement date until redeemed. At the Company'sCompany’s option, in lieu of cash dividends, the Company may instead elect to cause accrued and unpaidaccrue dividends tothat will compound at a rate equal to 1% higher than the applicable cash dividend rate. The Series C Participating Preferred Stock is entitled to participate ratably with the Common Stock on a share for share basis in any dividends or distributions paid to or with respect toon the Common Stock. The right to participate has anti-dilution protection. The Congress Credit Facility and the TermWachovia Loan FacilityAgreement currently prohibitprohibits the payment of dividends.

The Series C Participating Preferred Stock may be redeemed in whole and not in part, except as set forth below, at the option of the Company at any time for the liquidation preference and any accrued and unpaid dividends (the "Redemption Price"“Redemption Price”). The Series C Participating Preferred, Stock, if not redeemed earlier, must be redeemed by the Company on January 1, 2009 (the "Mandatory“Mandatory Redemption Date"Date”) for the Redemption Price. If the Series C Participating Preferred Stock is not redeemed on or before the Mandatory Redemption Date, or if other mandatory redemptions are not made, holders of the Series C Participating Preferred Stock will be entitled to elect one-half (1/2) of the Company'sCompany’s Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will redeem the maximum number of


shares of Series C Participating Preferred Stock as possible with the net proceeds of certain asset and equity sales not required to be used to repay CongressWachovia pursuant to the terms of the 19th Amendment to theWachovia Loan and Security Agreement, with Congress (as modified by the 29th Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement), and Chelsey will be required to accept such redemptions, as set forth in Section 5 of the Certificate of Designations of the Series C Participating Preferred Stock. Pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations of the Series C Participating Preferredredemptions.

11.

DELISTING OF COMMON STOCK

The Company’s Common Stock the Company's obligation to pay dividends on or redeem the Series C Participating Preferred Stock is subject to its compliance with its agreements with Congress and Chelsey Finance. 13. AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE NOTIFICATION The Company received a letter dated May 21, 2004 (the "Letter")was delisted from the American Stock Exchange (the "Exchange"“AMEX”) on February 16, 2005 as a result of the Company’s inability to comply with the AMEX’s continued listing standards and because the Company did not file on a timely basis its Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 25, 2004 as a result of the Restatement.

Initially the Company received a May 21, 2004 letter from the AMEX advising that a review of the Company'sCompany’s Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended December 27, 2003 indicatesindicated that the Company doesdid not meet certain of the Exchange'sfollowing continued listing standards as set forth in Part 10 of the Exchange'sAMEX’s Company Guide. Specifically, the Company is not in compliance withGuide: (i) Section 1003(a)(i) of the Company Guide with shareholders'shareholders’ equity of less than $2,000,000$2 million and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in two out of its three most recent fiscal years; and (ii) Section 1003(a)(ii) of the Company Guide with shareholders'shareholders’ equity of less than $4,000,000$4 million and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in three out of its four most recent fiscal years; and (iii) Section 1003(a)(iii) of the Company Guide with shareholders'shareholders’ equity of less than $6,000,000$6 million and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in its five most recent fiscal years. The Exchange requested thatTo maintain its AMEX listing, the Company contact the Exchange by June 4, 2004 to confirm receipt of the Letter, discuss any possible financial data of which the Exchange's staff may be unaware, and indicate whether or not the Company intends to submit a plan of compliance. In order to maintain its listing on the Exchange, the Company hadwas required to submit a plan to the American Stock ExchangeAMEX by June 22, 2004, advising the ExchangeAMEX of action it has taken, or will take, that would bring it into compliance with the continued listing standards of the ExchangeAMEX by November 21, 2005 (18 months of receipt of the Letter)original letter from the AMEX). The Company submitted a plan to the ExchangeAMEX on June 22, 2004 and on August 3, 2004 the ExchangeAMEX notified the Company that it accepted the Company'sCompany’s plan of compliance and granted the Company an extension of time until November 21, 2005 to regain compliance with the continued listing standards.

The Company will be subjectreceived a December 9, 2004 letter from the AMEX notifying the Company that it had failed to periodic reviewsatisfy an additional continued listing standard because the Company had yet to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 25, 2004, a condition for the Company’s continued listing on the AMEX under Sections 234 and 1101 of the Company Guide. The AMEX advised that if the Company did not file the Form 10-Q by ExchangeDecember 31, 2004, the AMEX staff duringwould initiate delisting proceedings as appropriate.

The Company received a January 24, 2005 letter from the extension period. FailureAMEX notifying it that the AMEX had determined to make progress consistentproceed with the plan orfiling of an application with the SEC to strike the Common Stock of the Company from listing and registration on the AMEX based on the Company’s failure to regain compliance with the AMEX’s filing requirements as set forth in Section 134 and 1101 of the Company Guide by December 31, 2004 and the fact that the Company was not in compliance with Sections 1003(a)(i), 1003(a)(ii) and 1003(a)(iii) of the Company Guide. The Company had a limited right to appeal the AMEX’s determination which it did not because, in addition to its continued inability to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 25, 2004 and its inability to satisfy the requirements for minimum stockholders’ equity, the Company did not meet the alternative financial standards set forth in Section 1003 of the Company Guide.

The Company’s common stock was formally suspended from trading on the AMEX on February 2, 2005 and removed from listing standardsand registration effective February 16, 2005. Current trading information about the Company’s common stock can be obtained from the Pink Sheets (www.pinksheets.com) under the trading symbol HNVD.PK.


12.

CAPITAL STOCK

General — At September 25, 2004 there were 22,426,296 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. Additionally, an aggregate of 1,486,683 and 10,259,366 shares of Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the exercise of outstanding options and common stock warrants, respectively, at September 25, 2004. After its January 10, 2005 purchase of an aggregate of 3,799,735 shares of Common Stock formerly held by Regan Partners, L.P., Regan International Fund Limited and Basil Regan, which was reported in an SEC filing, Chelsey and related affiliates beneficially own approximately 69% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock and approximately 75% of the Common Stock after giving effect to the exercise of all outstanding options and warrants to purchase Common Stock beneficially owned by Chelsey. In addition, Chelsey is holder of all of the Company’s Series C Preferred. Including the Series C Preferred and outstanding options and warrants (after giving effect to the exercise of all outstanding options and warrants) beneficially owned by Chelsey and its affiliate, Chelsey and its affiliates maintain approximately 91% of the voting rights of the Company. Effective July 30, 2004, Basil Regan resigned from the Board of Directors and continued to hold the right to appoint a designee to the Company’s Board of Directors until November 30, 2005. Upon the January 10, 2005 sale of Common Stock held by Regan Partners, L.P., Regan International Fund Limited and Basil Regan to Chelsey, Mr. Regan’s right to appoint a designee to the Board of Directors terminated without exercise.

Recapitalization — On November 30, 2003 as part of the Recapitalization, the Company issued 8,185,783 shares of Common Stock to Chelsey.

Reverse Stock Split — At the 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on August 12, 2004, the Company’s shareholders approved a one-for-ten reverse stock split of the Common Stock which became effective at the close of business on September 22, 2004. The number of shares of Common Stock in the condensed consolidated financial statements and footnotes have been adjusted to take into account the effect of the reverse stock split.

Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation — On September 22, 2004, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1) reducing the par value of the Common Stock from $0.66-2/3 to $0.01 per share and reclassifying the outstanding shares of Common Stock into such lower par value shares; (2) increasing the number of authorized shares of additional Preferred Stock from 5,000,000 shares to 15,000,000 shares and making a corresponding change to the aggregate number of authorized shares of all classes of preferred stock; and (3) after giving effect to the reverse split, increasing the authorized number of shares of Common Stock from 30,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares and making a corresponding change to the aggregate number of authorized shares of all classes of common stock.

Dividend Restrictions — The Company is restricted from paying dividends on its Common Stock or from acquiring its Common Stock under the Wachovia and Chelsey Facilities.

13.

MANAGEMENT SEVERANCE COSTS

For the 39- weeks ended September 25, 2004, the Company agreed to pay termination benefits to five director level and above positions (including the Shull Severance Agreement). These costs totaled $2.0 million, of which $0.8 million was recorded during the first quarter of 2004, $0.9 million recorded during the second quarter of 2004 and $0.3 million during the third quarter of 2004.


14.

GOODWILL

The Company accounts for goodwill in accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”), which requires that goodwill no longer be amortized but reviewed for impairment if impairment indicators arise and, at a minimum, annually. During the second quarters of 2004 and 2003, the Company completed its annual reviews of goodwill, which did not result in an impairment charge. The fair value is determined using a combination of market and discounted cash flow approaches.

15.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Gump’s Business

On March 14, 2005, the Company sold all of the stock of Gump’s to Gump’s Holdings, LLC, an unrelated third party (“Purchaser”) for $8.9 million, including a purchase price adjustment of $0.4 million, pursuant to the terms of a February 11, 2005 Stock Purchase Agreement. The Company recognized a gain on the sale of approximately $3.6 million in the quarter ended March 26, 2005. Chelsey, as the holder of all of the Series C Preferred, consented to the application of the sales proceeds to reduce the outstanding balance of the Wachovia Facility in lieu of the current redemption of a portion of the Series C Preferred. Chelsey expressly retained its right to require redemption of approximately $6.9 million (the Gump’s sales proceeds available for redemption) of the Series C Preferred subject to Wachovia’s approval.

After the sale, the Company continues as the guarantor of one of the two leases for the San Francisco building where the store is located (the Company was released from liability on the other lease). The Purchaser is required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to secure the Company’s release from the guarantee within a year of the closing. If the Purchaser cannot secure the Company’s release within a year of the closing, an affiliate of the Purchaser will either (i) transfer a percentage interest in its business so that the Company will own, indirectly, 5% interest of the Purchaser’s common stock, or (ii) provide the Company with a $2.5 million stand-by letter of credit or other form of compensation acceptable to the Company to reimburse the Company for any liabilities the Company may incur under the guarantee until the Company is released from the guarantee or the lease is terminated. As of February 6, 2006 there are $7.1 million (net of $0.5 million of expected sublease income) in lease commitments for which the Company is the guarantor. Based on its evaluation, the Company has concluded it is unlikely any payments will be required under the guarantee, thus has not established a guarantee liability as of the March 14, 2005 sale date or as of the end of the extension period on November 21,quarters ended March 25, 2005, could result inJune 25, 2005 or September 24, 2005.

The Company entered into a Direct Marketing Services Agreement with the Purchaser to provide telemarketing and fulfillment services for the Gump’s catalog and direct marketing businesses for 18 months. We have the option to extend the term for an additional 18 months.

New Officers

On April 4, 2005 John Swatek joined the Company being delisted fromas its Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Swatek reports directly to the Exchange. There can be no assurance thatCompany’s Chief Executive Officer. Under the March 15, 2005 Employment Agreement between the Company and Mr. Swatek, Mr. Swatek will be ablepaid an annual salary of $270,000 and has been granted options to maintainacquire 50,000 shares of the listingCompany’s common stock pursuant to its 2000 Management Stock Option Plan. All of itsthe options have an exercise price of $0.81 per share, the Common StockStock’s average closing price for the ten trading days preceding the grant date and the ten trading days after the grant date. One third of the options vested upon execution of


the Employment Agreement and the balance will vest in two equal annual installments over the next two years on the Exchange. 14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS TERM LOAN FACILITY WITH CHELSEY FINANCE On July 8, 2004,anniversary of the Company completed a $20 million junior secured term loan facility (the "Term Loan 20 Facility") with Chelsey Finance, LLC ("Chelsey Finance"), an affiliate of its controlling shareholder, Chelsey Direct LLC ("Chelsey"). The Term Loan Facility is for a three-year term,original grant date, subject to earlier maturity uponvesting in the occurrenceevent of a change in control or sale of the Company (as defined),that term is defined in the Employment Agreement). Mr. Swatek will be entitled to participate in the Company’s bonus plan for executives. The Employment Agreement expires on May 6, 2006 and carries an interest rateprovides for a sign-on bonus of 5% aboveup to $25,000 to the prime rate publicly announced by Wachovia Bank, N.A., whichextent his bonus from his prior employer was reduced as a result of his decision to join the Company. The Company paid Mr. Swatek $17,208 under this provision.

The Employment Agreement provides for a lump sum change in control payment equal to Mr. Swatek’s annual salary if his employment is calculatedterminated due to a change in control during the term of the agreement. The Employment Agreement also provides for one year of severance payments if Mr. Swatek is not otherwise entitled to change in control benefits and payable monthly.(i) is terminated without cause or terminates his employment for good reason (as both terms are defined in the Employment Agreement) or (ii) if his agreement is not renewed at the end of the term.

Charles E. Blue had been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective November 11, 2003, replacing Edward M. Lambert. Mr. Blue joined the Company in 1999 and prior to his appointment had most recently served as Senior Vice President, Finance. Mr. Lambert continued to serve as Executive Vice President of the Company until his January 2, 2004 resignation. Mr. Lambert and the Company entered into a severance agreement dated November 4, 2003 providing for payments of $640,000, as well as other benefits that were accrued and paid in the fourth quarter of 2003. Mr. Lambert received a payment of $72,512 under the Company’s 2003 Management Incentive Plan.

Mr. Blue’s employment with the Company was terminated effective March 8, 2005 and the Company reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K that he had resigned voluntarily. The Term Loan Facility is secured by a second priority lienCompany and Mr. Blue were unable to agree on the assetsterms of his voluntary resignation and the Company notified Mr. Blue that his employment was terminated for cause.

General Counsel

On January 31, 2005, the Company appointed Daniel J. Barsky as its Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Under a letter agreement with the Company, Mr. Barsky is paid an annual salary of $265,000 and was granted options to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock. One third of the options vested on February 17, 2005 and the balance will vest in two equal annual installments over the next two years on the anniversary of the original grant date, subject to earlier vesting in the event of a change in control of the Company. In connection therewith, Chelsey Finance concurrentlyAll of the options have an exercise price of $1.03 per share, the Common Stock’s average closing price for the ten trading days preceding the grant date and the ten trading days after the grant date. Mr. Barsky will be entitled to participate in the Company’s bonus plan for executives. The agreement also provides for six months of severance payments if Mr. Barsky is terminated without cause or terminates his employment for good reason. Mr. Barsky was appointed as the Company’s Secretary on March 7, 2005.

Private Label and Co-Brand Credit Card Agreement

On February 22, 2005, the Company entered into an intercreditora seven year co-brand and subordinationprivate label credit card agreement (as amended by Amendment Number One on March 30, 2005, the “Credit Card Agreement”) with World Financial Network National Bank (“WFNNB”) under which WFNNB will provide private label (branded) and co-brand credit cards to the Company's senior secured lender, Congress. In consideration for providingCompany’s customers. The Company began offering the Term Loan Facilityprivate label credit card to its customers in April 2005. The program extends credit to our customers at no credit risk to the Company Chelsey Finance receivedand is expected to lead to increased sales and lower expenses. WFNNB will provide a closingfixed dollar amount as marketing funds in the first year of which 25%


of any unused amount can be utilized in the first six months of the second year and a percentage of the lesser of private label net sales or average accounts receivable balance in later years to support the Company’s promotion of the program. In general, WFNNB will pay the Company proceeds from sales of Company merchandise using the cards issued under the program with no discount. In addition, WFNNB paid the Company an up front fee of $200,000, which was paid in cash,when the private label plan commences and will receivepay a warrant (the "Common Stock Warrant")per card fee for each card issued under the co-brand program and a percentage of the net finance charges on co-brand accounts.

If the Credit Card Agreement is terminated or expires other than as a result of a default by WFNNB, the Company will be obligated to purchase 30%any outstanding private label accounts at their fair market value. The Company will have the option of purchasing any outstanding co-brand accounts at their fair market value when the Credit Card Agreement terminates unless the termination is attributable to the Company’s default. Under the 34th Amendment to the Loan & Security Agreement executed by the Company and Wachovia on July 29, 2005, the Company is prohibited from using the Wachovia Facility to fund purchase of the fully dilutedprivate label and co-brand accounts. As a consequence, should the Company become obligated to purchase the private label accounts and should it not have secured a replacement credit card program with a new credit card issuer, the Company will be forced to seek financing from a different source which financing will be subject to Wachovia’s and Chelsey’s approval.

Men’s Apparel Business

The Company decided on November 9, 2004 to relocate and consolidate all functions of International Male and Undergear from San Diego, California to Weehawken, New Jersey by February 28, 2005. The decision was prompted by the business need to consolidate operations, reduce costs and leverage its catalog expertise in New Jersey. We accrued $0.9 million in severance and related costs during the fourth quarter of 2004 associated with the elimination of 32 California-based full-time equivalent positions. The payment of these costs began in February 2005 and continued through August 2005.

Retirement of Treasury Shares

The Company approved the retirement of the Company’s 212,093 treasury shares on November 16, 2004. Pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, such shares will assume the status of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock of the Company, whichCompany.

Consolidation of New Jersey Office Facilities

On February 12, 2005, we entered into a ten-year lease extension and modification for 50,000 square feet of the Company believes would be equivalent to85,000 square feet previously leased for our corporate headquarters and administrative offices located in Weehawken, New Jersey. Effective June 2005, the issuance of an additional 10,247,210 shares of Common Stock (adjustedannual rent is approximately $1,075,000 for the proposed one-for-ten reverse splitfirst five years of the Company's Common Stock) atextension, and increases to an exercise priceannual rent of $.01 per share. Pending shareholder approval of such issuance atapproximately $1,175,000 during the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for August 12, 2004, Chelsey Finance received a warrant (the "Series D Preferred Warrant") to purchase a newly-issued series of nonvoting preferred stockfinal five years.

The projected annual savings from the consolidation of the San Diego, California and the Edgewater, New Jersey facilities into the Weehawken, New Jersey facility is approximately $2.1 million, however with this relocation and consolidation, the transition has negatively impacted the performance of the Men’s Apparel catalogs in 2005.

Additional Warehouse Space

The Company called Series D Participating Preferred Stock (the "Series D Preferred Stock"), that will be automatically exchangedleased a 302,900 square foot warehouse and fulfillment facility located in Salem, Virginia for additional storage for the Common Stock Warrant upon the receipt of shareholder approval of the issuance thereof at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders. See the Series D Participating Preferred Stock discussion below forRoanoke distribution center under a description of the terms of the Series D Preferred Stock. In connection with the closing of the Term Loan Facility, Chelsey received a waiver fee equal to 1% of the liquidation preference of the Company's outstanding Series C Participating Preferred Stock, payable in Common Stock of the Company, or 4,344,762 additional shares of Common Stock (calculated based upon the fair market value thereof two business days prior to the closing date), in consideration for the waiver by Chelsey of its blockage rights over the issuance of senior securities. As part of the Term Loan Facility, the Companylease commencing March 28,


2005 and its subsidiaries agreed to indemnify Chelsey Finance and its affiliates and each of its and their respective directors, officers, partners, attorneys and advisors from any losses suffered arising out of, in any way related to or resulting from the Term Loan Facility and the related agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby other than liabilities resulting from such parties' gross negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnification agreement is not limited as to term and does not include any limitationsexpiring on maximum future payments thereunder. The terms of the Term Loan Facility with Chelsey Finance were approved by the Company's Audit Committee, all of whose members are independent, and the Company's Board of Directors. On July 8, 2004, proceeds from the Term Loan Facility with Chelsey Finance were used to repay, in full, the Tranche B Term Loan of approximately $4.9 million under the Congress Credit Facility (see Note 10) and the balance will be used to pay fees and expenses in connection with the transactions and will provide ongoing working capital for the Company which will be used to reduce outstanding payables. The Term Loan Facility, together with the concurrent amendment of the Congress Credit Facility discussed in Note 10, has increased the Company's liquidity by approximately $25 million. SERIES D PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK On the closing of the Term Loan Facility, Chelsey Finance received the Series D Preferred Warrant, which entitles Chelsey Finance to purchase 100 shares of a newly issued series of non-voting preferred stock, the Series D Preferred Stock, as part of the consideration for providing the Term Loan Facility. The Series D Preferred Warrant will be automatically exchanged for the Common Stock Warrant (see discussion above) upon receipt of shareholder approval thereof at the 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Common Stock Warrant will entitle Chelsey Finance to purchase 30% of the fully diluted shares of Common Stock of the Company at an exercise price of $.01 per share, which the Company believes would be equivalent to the issuance of an additional 10,247,210 shares of Common Stock (adjusted for the proposed one-for-ten reverse split of the Company's Common Stock). The Series D Preferred Warrant may not be exercised prior to September 30, 2004. The Series D Preferred Stock has a par value of $.01 per share. The holders of the Series D Preferred Stock have no voting rights except the right2006 (The lease was initially for 91,000 square feet and was amended in June 2005 and September 2005 to vote as a class on certain matters that would adversely affect the rights of the Series D Preferred Stock. 21 In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock are entitled to a liquidation preference equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock Warrant on July 8, 2004, or $81,868.40 per share ($8.2 million in the aggregate), plus declared but unpaid dividends thereon. The holders of the Series D Preferred Stock will be entitled to participate in dividends equal to the liquidation preference plusincrease the amount of any declared but unpaid dividends thereon as of the record date, multiplied by the dividend yield of a share of Common Stock as of the close of the business day immediately preceding the record date for the dividend on the Common Stock. At the election of the holders of a majority of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock, in the event of the approval by the shareholders of the Company of a sale of the Company or substantially all of its assets or certain mergers, or upon the election of any holder following a Change of Control (as defined), such transaction will be treated as a liquidation and entitle such holders to have their shares of Series D Preferred Stock redeemed for an amount equal to the liquidation preference plus declared but unpaid dividends thereon. The Series D Preferred Stock is entitled to participate with the Common Stock in any dividends or distributions paid to or with respect to the Common Stock based upon the liquidation preference per share of Series D Preferred Stock times a fraction, the numerator of which is the dividend per share of Common Stock and the denominator is the fair market value of the Common Stock immediately prior to the record date for the dividend. The Company's credit agreements with Congress and Chelsey Finance currently prohibit the payment of dividends. The Series D Preferred Stock may be redeemed in whole and not in part, except as set forth below, at the option of the Company at any time for the liquidation preference plus any declared but unpaid dividends (the "Redemption Price")leased space). The Series D Preferred Stock, if not redeemed earlier, must be redeemed by the Company out of the proceeds of certain equity sales, and any remaining outstanding shares shall be redeemed on January 1, 2009 (the "Mandatory Redemption Date") for the Redemption Price. Pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations of the Series D Preferred Stock, the Company's obligation to pay dividends on or redeem the Series D Preferred Stock is subject to compliance with its credit agreements with Congress and Chelsey Finance. 22 ------------------------

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'SMANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OPERATION

The following table sets forth, for the fiscal periods indicated, the percentage relationship to net revenues of certain items in the Company'sCompany’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss):
13- WEEKS ENDED 26- WEEKS ENDED --------------- --------- ------ June 28, June 28, June 26, 2003 June 26, 2003 2004 As Restated 2004 As Restated ---- ----------- ---- ----------- Net revenues 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Cost of sales and operating expenses 60.1 62.6 61.1 63.4 Special charges 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 Selling expenses 26.7 25.4 25.6 24.6 General and administrative expenses 10.9 9.0 10.8 10.0 Depreciation and amortization 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 Income from operations 1.3 1.7 1.4 0.7 Gain on sale of Improvements 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 Interest expense, net 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.3 (Benefit) provision for Federal and state income taxes (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Net income and comprehensive income 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.3%
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Company's second quarter results were negatively impacted by low inventory levels which resulted in substantially increased backorder levels, lower initial customer order fill ratesLoss:

 

13- Weeks Ended

 

 

39- Weeks Ended

 

 

September 25,

2004

 

 

 

September 27,

2003

As Restated

 

 

September 25,

2004

 

 

 

September 27,

2003

As Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales and operating expenses

59.7

 

 

64.8

 

 

61.0

 

 

64.2

 

Special charges

0.5

 

 

0.2

 

 

0.2

 

 

0.2

 

Selling expenses

25.2

 

 

23.7

 

 

25.4

 

 

24.4

 

General and administrative expenses

11.0

 

 

10.4

 

 

11.1

 

 

10.3

 

Depreciation and amortization

1.0

 

 

1.1

 

 

1.1

 

 

1.1

 

Income (loss) from operations

2.6

 

 

(0.2)

 

 

1.2

 

 

(0.2)

 

Gain on sale of Improvements

--

 

 

--

 

 

--

 

 

0.6

 

Interest expense, net

1.9

 

 

5.4

 

 

1.2

 

 

2.6

 

Provision (benefit) for Federal

and state income taxes

--

 

 

11.7

 

 

--

 

 

3.8

 

Net income (loss) and

comprehensive loss

0.7

 

 

(17.3)

 

 

--

 

 

(6.0)

 

Preferred stock dividends

--

 

 

--

 

 

--

 

 

2.6

 

Net income (loss) applicable to

common shareholders

0.7

%

 

(17.3)

%

 

--

%

 

(8.6)

%

Restatement of Prior Year Financial Information and higher customer order cancellations. The low inventory levels were caused by the Company's reduced borrowing availability under the Congress Credit Facility and tighter vendor credit. In order to alleviate these situations, the Company entered into a new $20 million Term Loan Facility with Chelsey Finance on July 8, 2004 and concurrently amended the terms of the Congress Credit Facility. The additional working capital will provide the Company with the ability to restore inventory to adequate levels in order to fulfill demand, reduce existing backorder levels and increase initial customer order fill rates to more normal levels. In addition, the increased working capital will allow the Company to circulate more catalogs in order to grow the business. On May 5, 2004, Wayne P. Garten was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company succeeding Thomas C. Shull. The Company accrued $0.9 million in severance and other benefit costs during the second quarter associated with the resignation of Mr. Shull. Related Matters

During the second quarter of 2004, the Company identified a revenue recognition cut-off issue that resulted in revenue being recorded in advance of the actual shipment of merchandise to the customer. The practice was stopped immediatelyimmediately. Subsequently, the Company determined that revenue should be recognized when merchandise is received by the customer rather than when shipped because the Company routinely replaces customer merchandise damaged or lost in transit as a customer service matter (even though risk of loss, as a legal matter, passes on shipment). As a consequence, the Company has restated all periods presented to recognize revenue when merchandise is received by the customer.

In the first quarter of 2004, we identified a potential issue with the accounting treatment for Buyers’ Club memberships that contained a guarantee. At that time, an inappropriate conclusion regarding the accounting treatment was reached and during the third quarter of 2004, the issue was re-evaluated and we determined that an error in the accounting treatment had occurred. The impact of the error resulted in the overstatement of revenues and the omission of a liability related to the guarantee for discount obligations. The proper accounting treatment has been applied to all periods impacted including a calculation of the cumulative impact of the error on previously reported periods.

Starting in fiscal 2001, the Company implemented proceduresinappropriately reduced the liability for certain customer prepayments and credits. The impact of the inappropriate reduction of this liability resulted in the


understatement of general and administrative expenses and the omission of the related liability. During the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company re-evaluated the accounting treatment for these customer prepayments and credits. As a consequence, the Company has applied the proper accounting treatment to ensureall periods impacted including recording a liability in each respective previously reported period equivalent to the cumulative impact of the error.

The Company also corrected its accounting for an accrual related to a claim for post-employment benefits by a former CEO. See Note 4, Rakesh Kaul v. Hanover Direct, Inc.

In addition, the Company has recorded other liabilities relating primarily to certain miscellaneous catalog costs and other miscellaneous costs that thiswere inappropriately not accrued in the necessary periods and has made adjustments to the deferred tax asset and liabilities to reflect the effect of the Restatement.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors conducted an investigation related to these issues (except for the revenue recognition issue does not recur. based on receipt of merchandise by the customer that was addressed by the Company subsequent to the conclusion of the investigation) and other accounting-related matters with the assistance of independent outside counsel. The Company’s inability to timely file its financial statements as well as its non-compliance with several of the American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”) listing criteria caused the Company’s common stock to no longer be traded on the AMEX as of February 16, 2005. In addition, the SEC is currently conducting an informal inquiry relating to the Company’s financial results and financial reporting since 1998. We intend to continue our cooperation with the SEC with its informal inquiry concerning our financial reporting.

See Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the Restatement.

Executive Summary

Financial Overview. The Company’s third quarter results were positively impacted by the increased liquidity provided by the closing on July 8, 2004 of a new $20 million Term Loan Facility with Chelsey Finance and the concurrent amendment of the Notesterms of the Wachovia Facility. The increased liquidity enabled the Company to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsrestore inventory to more adequate levels for the required restatements.second half of 2004, which resulted in substantial declines in backorder levels and higher initial customer order fill rates, reversing the trend experienced during the first six months of 2004. The improved inventory levels increased the Company’s borrowing availability under the Wachovia Facility and alleviated constraints on vendor credit previously experienced. In addition, the increased working capital allowed the Company to reduce order cancellation rates and invest in catalog circulation in order to strengthen its customer files and grow the business.

Management. On May 5, 2004, Wayne P. Garten was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company succeeding Thomas C. Shull. The Company announced onaccrued $0.9 million in severance and other benefit costs during the second quarter in connection with the resignation of Mr. Shull.

Consolidation of Fulfillment Centers. On June 30, 2004 the Company announced its intentionplan to consolidate the operations of the LaCrosse, Wisconsin fulfillment centerscenter and storage facility into the Roanoke, Virginia fulfillment center over the next twelve months.by June 30, 2005. The consolidation ofplan to consolidate operations was prompted by excess capacity at our Roanoke facility and the lack of sufficient warehouse space in the leased Wisconsin facilities to support the growth of The Company Store and to reduce the overall cost structure of the Company. A reviewThe Company substantially completed the consolidation into the Roanoke, Virginia fulfillment center by the end of June 2005. The Company accrued $0.5 million in severance and related


costs during the third quarter associated with the consolidation of the management structure leadingLaCrosse operations and the operationselimination of both the Domestications149 full and The Company Store brands determined the need for a separate management team to guide each brand. The size and diversitypart-time positions, of the brands were the primary factors influencing the decision. The Company hired an individual to fill the brand president level position for Domestications in mid-July. While the new president assembles a management team and implements changes throughout the business, circulationwhich 96 employees will be decreased inprovided severance benefits by the short-term to stabilizeCompany. Since the brand; 23 therefore, it is expectedconsolidation of our fulfillment centers, our Roanoke fulfillment center has experienced lower productivity that sales for Domestications will be lower thanhas negatively impacted fulfillment costs and the prior year comparable periods forCompany’s overall performance.

Results of Operations – 13- weeks ended September 25, 2004 compared with the remainder of the year. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - 13- WEEKS ENDED JUNE 26, 2004 COMPARED WITH THE 13- WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28,weeks ended September 27, 2003 AS RESTATED as restated

Net Income (Loss). Income. The Company reported net income applicable to common shareholders of $0.5$0.7 million, or $0.00$0.03 basic and $0.02 diluted income per share, for the 13- weeks ended June 26,September 25, 2004 compared with a net loss applicable to common shareholders of $3.6$16.8 million, or $0.02a $1.22 basic and diluted loss per share, for the comparable fiscal period in 2003. The $4.1 million

In addition to improved operating results, the increase in net income applicable to common shareholders was primarily due to: - a result of the following:

A favorable impact of $4.3$11.3 million due to a deferred Federal income tax provision recorded during the Recapitalization13- weeks ended September 27, 2003 to increase the valuation allowance and exchangefully reserve the remaining net deferred tax asset; and

A favorable impact of $4.4 million on net interest expense as the Series C Participating Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred”) was recorded as of its November 30, 2003 issuance date at its maximum potential cash payments in accordance with SFAS No. 15, “Accounting by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt Restructurings” (“SFAS 15”); thus, we are currently not required to record accretion of the Series C Preferred. In 2003, the Series B Participating Preferred Stock for the (“Series C Participating Preferred Stock with Chelsey. During the 13- weeks ended June 28, 2003 Preferred StockB Preferred”) dividends and accretion were recorded relating to the Series B Participating Preferred Stock. The Series C Participating Preferred Stock has been recorded at the maximum amount of future cash payments; thus, the Company is currently not required to recordas interest expense relating toafter the Series C Participating Preferred Stock; - A favorable impactimplementation of $1.2 million due to continued reductions in cost of sales and operating expenses primarily associated with reductions in product postage costs and inventory write-downs; - A favorable impact of $1.1 million due to an increase in product sales margins primarily associated with the shift from domestic to foreign-sourced goods; - A favorable impact of $0.3 million due to reductions in interest resulting from lower average borrowings and deferred amendment fees which have been fully amortized relating to the Congress Credit Facility; - A favorable impact of $0.2 million due to the reduction of special charges recorded; - A favorable impact of $0.1 million due to a reduction in the estimated effective tax rate for fiscal 2004; and - A favorable impact of $0.1 million due to a decrease in depreciation and amortization. SFAS 150.

Partially offset by: - An unfavorable impact of $1.2 million due to increases in selling expenses primarily associated with increases in third-party Web site fees, catalog preparation costs and postage costs for mailing catalogs; - An unfavorable impact of $1.0 million due to increases in general and administrative expenses resulting from severance related to the resignation of the former President and Chief Executive Officer and compensation costs incurred on the appointment of his successor; -

An unfavorable impact of $0.8 million due to a benefit recognized duringseverance, termination and facility exit costs in 2004 associated with the second quarter of 2003 from the revisionconsolidation of the Company's vacationLaCrosse and sick policy;Roanoke operations and - other strategies to reduce the Company’s infrastructure and

An unfavorable impact of $0.2 million due to the establishment of a reduction in variable contribution associated with$0.5 million reserve for risks of litigation related to all class action lawsuits including the decline in net revenues. Company’s current estimate of future legal fees to be incurred.

Net Revenues. Net revenues decreased $9.4$2.5 million (8.9%(2.6%) for the 13-week period ended June 26,September 25, 2004 to $96.5$94.4 million from $105.9$96.9 million for the comparable fiscal period in 2003. DueThe decrease was primarily due to lower inventory levels across all brands resulting from the Company's reduced borrowing availability and tighter vendor credit, the Company experienced a 20.1% decline in product fill rates causedDomestications revenue on an 11.9% reduction in circulation. During 2004, management purposely reduced circulation in Domestications during the first six months due to liquidity restraints and during the third quarter, due to the newly appointed President of Domestications assembling a team to stabilize and reposition the catalog. The impact of the decline in circulation and demand from Domestications was partially offset by increases in circulation for The Company Store, resulting in an increase in net revenue for this catalog. Certain catalogs benefited from increased fill rates and reductions in backorders and cancellations.lower order cancellations due to the additional capital secured through the Chelsey Facility and the amended Wachovia Facility. In addition, revenue relating to our membership programs increased by approximately $1.3 million for the decrease was due13- weeks ended September 25, 2004 to a continued reduction$3.4 million from $2.1 million in circulation for Domestications in order to limit the investment in catalog production costs and working capital necessary to maintain its inventory. For the balance of 2004, Domestications' circulation will be decreased while changes are implemented to stabilize the brand.2003. Internet sales continued to grow, not withstanding the negative impact of low inventory levels,increased and comprised 31.1%32.6% of


combined Internet and catalog revenues for the 13- weeks ended June 26,September 25, 2004 compared with 27.5%28.8% for the comparable fiscal period in 2003, and have increased by approximately $0.8$2.2 million, or 2.9%8.6%, to $28.3$28.1 million for the 13-week period ended June 26,September 25, 2004 from $27.5$25.9 million for the comparable fiscal period in 2003. 24

Cost of Sales and Operating Expenses. Cost of sales and operating expenses decreased by $8.3$6.4 million to $58.0$56.4 million for the 13- weeks ended June 26,September 25, 2004 as compared with $66.3$62.8 million for the comparable period in 2003. Cost of sales and operating expenses decreased to 60.1%59.7% of net revenues for the 13-week period ended June 26,September 25, 2004 ascompared with 62.6%64.8% of net revenues for the comparable period in 2003. As a percentage of net revenues, this decrease was primarily due to a decline in merchandise costs associated with a shift from domestic to foreign-sourced goods that have higher product margins for The Company StoreDomestications (1.7%), reductions in fixed and Domestications (1.1%variable distribution and telemarketing costs (1%), a decrease in product postageshipping costs resulting from utilizing more economical shipping sources and methods (1.0%(1%), a decrease in inventory write-downs due to reduced slow moving inventory that would be required to be discounted and increasing sales of clearance merchandise through the Internet, which has less variable costs than utilizing catalogs as the clearance avenue (0.8%), and decrease in information technology costs due to declines in equipment rentals and maintenance (0.6%).

Special Charges. In December 2000 and June 2004, the Company implemented strategic business realignment programs that resulted in the recording of special charges for severance, facility exit costs and fixed asset write-offs. The actions related to the strategic business realignment programs were taken in an effort to direct the Company’s resources primarily towards a loss reduction strategy and a return to profitability. Special charges increased by approximately $0.3 million for the 13- weeks ended September 25, 2004 as compared with the comparable period in 2003. This was primarily due to the Company recording $0.5 million in severance and related costs associated with the consolidation of the LaCrosse operations during the 13- weeks ended September 25, 2004. During the 13- weeks ended September 27, 2003, $0.2 million of costs were incurred to revise and increase estimated losses related to sublease arrangements in connection with the Gump’s office facilities in San Francisco, California.

Selling Expenses. Selling expenses increased by $0.8 million to $23.8 million for the 13- weeks ended September 25, 2004 as compared with $23.0 million for the comparable period in 2003. Selling expenses increased to 25.2% of net revenues for the 13- weeks ended September 25, 2004 from 23.7% for the comparable period in 2003. As a percentage of net revenues, this change was due primarily to an increase in Internet marketing and catalog paper costs, partially offset by reduced circulation.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by $0.2 million to $10.4 million for the 13- weeks ended September 25, 2004 as compared with $10.2 million for the comparable period in 2003. General and administrative expenses increased to 11.0% of net revenues for the 13-week period ended September 25, 2004 as compared with 10.4% of net revenues for the comparable period in 2003. As a percentage of net revenues, this increase was primarily due to the $0.5 million reserve established for all of the class action lawsuits, including the Company’s current estimate of future legal fees to be incurred.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased approximately $0.1 million to $1 million for the 13- weeks ended September 25, 2004 from $1.1 million for the comparable period in 2003. The decrease was primarily due to property and equipment that have become fully depreciated, partially offset by the depreciation of newly purchased property and equipment.

Income from Operations. The Company’s income from operations increased by approximately $2.7 million to $2.5 million for the 13- weeks ended September 25, 2004 from $0.2 million for the comparable period in 2003.


Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net, decreased $3.5 million to $1.8 million for the 13- weeks ended September 25, 2004 from $5.3 million for the comparable period in 2003. The decrease in interest expense is due to the recording of $4.5 million of Series B Participating Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred”) dividends and accretion as interest expense for the 13- weeks ended September 27, 2003 based upon the implementation of SFAS No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity” (“SFAS 150”) and lower average cumulative borrowings relating to the Wachovia Facility. In November 2003, we exchanged the Series B Preferred for the Series C Preferred, which was accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 15, “Accounting by Debtors and Creditors for Troubled Debt Restructurings.” Accordingly, the Series C Preferred was recorded at its total maximum potential cash payments including dividends and other contingent amounts, and thus no dividends or interest expense have been recorded for the 13- weeks ended September 25, 2004. These decreases were partially offset by increases in interest expense and amortization of deferred issuance costs incurred relating to the Chelsey Facility and increases in amortization for deferred financing costs relating to the Company’s amendments to the Wachovia Facility. See Note 9 of Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes. During the 13- weeks ended September 27, 2003, management lowered its projections of taxable income for fiscal years 2003 and 2004, due to a number of factors. As a result, the Company made a decision to fully reserve the remaining net deferred tax asset and increased the valuation allowance by $11.3 million. For the 13-weeks ended September 25, 2004, the net deferred tax asset remained fully reserved.

Results of Operations – 39- weeks ended September 25, 2004 compared with the 39- weeks ended September 27, 2003 as restated

Net Loss. The Company reported a net loss applicable to common shareholders of $0.1 million, or a $0.00 basic and diluted loss per share, for the 39- weeks ended September 25, 2004 compared with a net loss applicable to common shareholders of $25.8 million, or a $1.87 basic and diluted loss per share, for the comparable period in 2003.

In addition to improved operating results, the decrease in the net loss applicable to common shareholders was the result of the following:

A favorable impact of $11.3 million due to a deferred Federal income tax provision recorded during the 39-weeks ended September 27, 2003 to increase the valuation allowance and fully reserve the remaining net deferred tax asset;

A favorable impact of $7.9 million on preferred stock dividends due to the June 2003 implementation of SFAS 150. The accretion of the Series B Preferred was recorded as dividends through the June 2003 implementation of SFAS 150, and as interest expense thereafter; and

A favorable impact of $4.4 million on net interest expense as the Series C Preferred was recorded as of its November 30, 2003 issuance date at its maximum potential cash payments in accordance with SFAS 15; thus, we are currently not required to record accretion of the Series C Preferred. In 2003, the Series B Preferred dividends and accretion were recorded as interest expense after the implementation of SFAS 150.

Partially offset by:


An unfavorable impact of $2.5 million due to severance, termination and facility exit costs in 2004 associated with the consolidation of the LaCrosse and Roanoke operations and other strategies to reduce the Company’s infrastructure;

An unfavorable impact of $1.9 million due to the recognition of the deferred gain related to the 2001 sale of the Company’s Improvements business during the 39- week period ended September 27, 2003;

An unfavorable impact of $1.3 million due to a benefit recognized during 2003 from the revision of the Company’s vacation and sick policy and

An unfavorable impact due to the establishment of a $0.5 million reserve for risks of litigation related to all class action lawsuits including the Company’s current estimate of future legal fees to be incurred.

Net Revenues. Net revenues decreased by approximately $18.1 million (6.0%) for the 39-week period ended September 25, 2004 to $281.5 million from $299.6 million for the comparable period in 2003. The decrease was primarily due to a 21.4% decline in Domestications revenue on an 18.4% reduction in circulation. During 2004, management purposely reduced circulation in Domestications during the first six months due to liquidity restraints and during the third quarter, due to the newly appointed President of Domestications assembling a team to stabilize and reposition the catalog. The impact of the decline in circulation and demand from Domestications was partially offset by an increase in circulation for The Company Store resulting in an increase in net revenue for this catalog. Certain catalogs benefited from increased fill rates and reductions in backorders and lower order cancellations due to the additional capital secured through the Chelsey Facility and the amended Wachovia Facility. In addition, revenue relating to our membership programs increased by approximately $1 million for the 39- weeks ended September 25, 2004 to $7.6 million from $6.6 million in 2003. Internet sales increased and comprised 32% of combined Internet and catalog revenues for the 39- weeks ended September 25, 2004 compared with 27.6% for the comparable period in 2003, and have increased by approximately $6.3 million, or 8.2%, to $83.1 million for the 39-week period ended September 25, 2004 from $76.8 million for the comparable period in 2003.

Cost of Sales and Operating Expenses. Cost of sales and operating expenses decreased by $20.4 million to $171.7 million for the 39- weeks ended September 25, 2004 as compared with $192.1 million for the comparable period in 2003. Cost of sales and operating expenses decreased to 61.0% of net revenues for the 39-week period ended September 25, 2004 ascompared with 64.2% of net revenues for the comparable fiscal period in 2003. As a percentage of net revenues, this decrease was primarily due to a decline in merchandise costs associated with a shift from domestic to foreign-sourced goods that have higher product margins for The Company Store and Domestications (1.2%), a decrease in product shipping costs resulting from utilizing more economical shipping sources and methods (0.8%), a decrease in inventory write-downs due to reduced slow moving inventory that would be required to be discounted and increasing sales of clearance merchandise through the Internet, which has less variable costs than utilizing catalogs as the clearance avenue (0.7%), and a decrease in information technology costs due to declines in equipment rentals and maintenance (0.1%(0.3%). These, and reductions were partially offset by an increase in fixed and variable distribution and telemarketing costs (0.4%(0.2%).

Special Charges. In December 2000 and June 2004, the Company began aimplemented strategic business realignment programprograms that resulted in the recording of special charges for severance, facility exit costs and fixed asset write-offs. The actions related to the strategic business realignment programprograms were taken in an effort to direct the Company'sCompany’s resources primarily towards a loss reduction strategy and a return to profitability. Special charges decreaseddeclined by approximately $0.2 million for the 13-39- weeks ended June 26,September 25, 2004 as compared with the comparable period in fiscal 2003. During the 13-39- weeks ended June 28, 2003, $0.2September 25,


2004, the Company recorded $0.5 million of costs were incurred to revise estimated lossesin severance and related to sublease arrangements in connection with the office facilities in San Francisco, California. For the 13- weeks ended June 26, 2004, additional costs of less than $0.1 million were incurred relating to real estate lease and exit costs associated with the Weehawken, New Jersey and San Diego, California facilities. Selling Expenses. Selling expenses decreased by $1.1 million to $25.8 million forconsolidation of the 13-LaCrosse operations. During the 39- weeks ended June 26, 2004 as compared with $26.9 million for the comparable period in 2003. Selling expenses increased to 26.7% of net revenues for the 13- weeks ended June 26, 2004 from 25.4% for the comparable period in 2003. As a percentage of net revenues, this change was due primarily to an increase in fees paid to third-party Web sites for every click that leads to the Company's sites (0.5%), an increase in catalog preparation costs (0.4%), an increase in postage costs for mailing catalogs (0.3%) and an increase in costs associated with utilizing rented name lists from other mailers and compilers as a primary source of new customers (0.2%). These increases were partially offset by a reduction in paper and printing costs (0.1%). General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by $0.9 million to $10.4 million for the 13- weeks ended June 26, 2004 as compared with $9.5 million for the comparable period in 2003. As a percentage of net revenues, general and administrative expenses increased to 10.9% of net revenues for the 13- weeks ended June 26, 2004 compared with 9.0% of net revenues for the comparable period in 2003. This increase was primarily due to severance and other benefit costs associated with the resignation of the former Company President and for compensation of his replacement. Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased approximately $0.1 million to $1.0 million for the 13- weeks ended June 26, 2004 from $1.1 million for the comparable period in 2003. The decrease was primarily due to fixed assets that have become fully amortized. Income from Operations. The Company's income from operations decreased by $0.6 million to $1.2 million for the 13- weeks ended June 26, 2004 from income from operations of $1.8 million for the comparable period in 2003. See "Results of Operations - 13- weeks ended June 26, 2004 compared with the 13- weeks ended June 28, 2003 as restated - Net Income (Loss)" for further details. Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net, decreased $0.3 million to $0.8 million for the 13- weeks ended June 26, 2004 from $1.1 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2003. The decrease in interest expense is due to lower average cumulative borrowings relating to the Congress Credit Facility and decreases in amortization from deferred financing costs relating to the Company's amendments to the Congress Credit Facility that have become fully amortized. 25 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - 26- WEEKS ENDED JUNE 26, 2004 COMPARED WITH THE 26- WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28, 2003 AS RESTATED Net Income (Loss). The Company reported net income applicable to common shareholders of $1.0 million, or $0.00 per share, for the 26- weeks ended June 26, 2004 compared with a net loss of $7.2 million, or $0.05 per share, for the comparable period in fiscal 2003. The $8.2 million increase in net income applicable to common shareholders was primarily due to: - A favorable impact of $7.9 million due to the Recapitalization and exchange of the Series B Participating Preferred Stock for the Series C Participating Preferred Stock with Chelsey. During the 26- weeks ended June 28, 2003 Preferred Stock dividends and accretion were recorded relating to the Series B Participating Preferred Stock. The Series C Participating Preferred Stock has been recorded at the maximum amount of future cash payments; thus, the Company is currently not required to record interest expense relating to the Series C Participating Preferred Stock; - A favorable impact of $1.7 million comprising continued reductions in cost of sales and operating expenses primarily associated with reductions in product postage costs and inventory write-downs and a decrease in depreciation and amortization; - A favorable impact of $1.5 million due to an increase in product sales margins primarily associated with the shift from domestic to foreign-sourced goods; - A favorable impact of $0.9 million due to reductions in interest resulting from lower average borrowings and deferred amendment fees relating to the Congress Credit Facility, which have been fully amortized; and - A favorable impact of $0.5 million resulting from a reduction of special charges recorded. Partially offset by: - An unfavorable impact of $1.9 million due to the non-recurring deferred gain related to the June 29, 2001 sale of the Company's Improvements business recognized during the 26- weeks ended June 28, 2003; - An unfavorable impact of $1.0 million due to increases in general and administrative expenses resulting from severance related to the resignation of the former President and Chief Executive Officer and compensation costs incurred on the appointment of his successor; - An unfavorable impact of $0.8 million due to a benefit recognized during the second quarter of 2003 from the revision of the Company's vacation and sick policy; and - An unfavorable impact of $0.6 million due to a reduction in variable contribution associated with the decline in net revenues. Net Revenues. Net revenues decreased $15.5 million (7.5%) for the 26-week period ended June 26, 2004 to $191.9 million from $207.4 million for the comparable fiscal period in 2003. Due to lower inventory levels across all brands resulting from the Company's reduced borrowing availability and tighter vendor credit, the Company experienced a decline in product fill rates caused by increases in backorders and cancellations. In addition, the decrease was due to a reduction in circulation for Domestications in order to limit the investment in catalog production costs and working capital necessary to maintain its inventory. For the balance of 2004, Domestications' circulation will be decreased while changes are implemented to stabilize the brand. Internet sales continued to grow, not withstanding the negative impact of low inventory levels, and comprised 31.6% of combined Internet and catalog revenues for the 26- weeks ended June 26, 2004 compared with 27.1% for the comparable fiscal period in 2003, and have increased by approximately $3.9 million, or 7.3%, to $57.0 million for the 26-week period ended June 26, 2004 from $53.1 million for the comparable fiscal period in 2003. Cost of Sales and Operating Expenses. Cost of sales and operating expenses decreased by $14.1 million to $117.3 million for the 26- weeks ended June 26, 2004 as compared with $131.4 million for the comparable fiscal period in 2003. Cost of sales and operating expenses decreased to 61.1% of net revenues for the 26-week period ended June 26, 2004 as compared with 63.4% of net revenues for the comparable fiscal period in 2003. As a percentage of net revenues, this decrease was primarily due to a decline in merchandise costs associated with a shift from domestic 26 to foreign-sourced goods that have higher product margins for The Company Store and Domestications (0.8%), a decrease in product postage costs resulting from utilizing more economical shipping sources and methods (0.8%), a decrease in inventory write-downs due to less slow moving inventory that would be required to be discounted and increasing sales of clearance merchandise through the Internet, which has less variable costs than utilizing catalogs as the clearance avenue (0.7%), and a decrease in information technology costs due to declines in equipment rentals and maintenance (0.2%). These reductions were partially offset by an increase in fixed distribution and telemarketing costs (0.2%). Special Charges. In December 2000, the Company began a strategic business realignment program that resulted in the recording of special charges for severance, facility exit costs and fixed asset write-offs. The actions related to the strategic business realignment program were taken in an effort to direct the Company's resources primarily towards a loss reduction strategy and a return to profitability. Special charges decreased by $0.5 million for the 26- weeks ended June 26, 2004 as compared with the comparable period in fiscal 2003. During the 26- weeks ended June 28,September 27, 2003, the Company recorded $0.5$0.7 million of additional severance costs and charges incurred to revise estimated losses related to sublease arrangements for Gump’soffice facilities in San Francisco, California. IncreasedThe increase in the anticipated losses on sublease arrangements for the San Francisco office space resulted from the loss of a subtenant, coupled with declining market values in that area of the country. For the 26- weeks ended June 26, 2004, additional costs of less than $0.1 million were incurred relating to real estate lease and exit costs associated with the Weekhawken, New Jersey and San Diego, California facilities.

Selling Expenses. Selling expenses decreased by $2.1approximately $1.5 million to $49.0$71.6 million for the 26-39- weeks ended June 26,September 25, 2004 as compared with $51.1$73.1 million for the comparable period in 2003. Selling expenses increased to 25.6%25.4% of net revenues for the 26-39- weeks ended June 26,September 25, 2004 from 24.6%24.4% for the comparable period in 2003. As a percentage of net revenues, this change was due primarily to an increase in fees paid to third-party Web sites for every click that leads to the Company's sites (0.4%), an increase inInternet marketing and catalog paper costs, associated with utilizing rented name lists from other mailers and compilers as a primary source of new customers (0.3%), an increase in postage costs for mailing catalogs (0.1%) and an increase in catalog preparation costs (0.2%). partially offset by reduced circulation during 2004.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses remained constant at $20.8increased approximately $0.4 million to $31.3 million for the 26-39- weeks ended June 26,September 25, 2004 and June 28, 2003, respectively.from $30.9 million for the comparable period in 2003. As a percentage of net revenues, general and administrative expenses increased to 10.8%11.1% of net revenues for the 26-39- weeks ended June 26,September 25, 2004 compared with 10.0%10.3% of net revenues for the comparable period in 2003. This increase was primarily due to severance and other benefit costs associated with the resignation$0.5 million reserve established for all of three executives,the class action lawsuits, including the former Company President and costs incurred in compensating his replacement. Company’s current estimate of future legal fees to be incurred.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased approximately $0.3$0.4 million to $2.0$3 million for the 26-39- weeks ended June 26,September 25, 2004 from $2.3$3.4 million for the comparable period in 2003. The decrease was primarily due to fixed assetsproperty and equipment that have become fully amortized. depreciated, partially offset by the depreciation of newly purchased property and equipment.

Income from Operations. The Company'sCompany’s income from operations increased by $1.3approximately $4.1 million to $2.7$3.4 million for the 26-39- weeks ended June 26,September 25, 2004 from incomea loss from operations of $1.4$0.7 million for the comparable period in 2003. See "Results of Operations - 26- weeks ended June 26, 2004 compared with the 26- weeks ended June 28, 2003 as restated - Net Income (Loss)" for further details.

Gain on Sale of the Improvements Business. During the 26-39- weeks ended June 28,September 27, 2003, the Company recognized the remaining deferred gain of $1.9 million consistent with the terms of the March 27, 2003 amendment made to the asset purchase agreement relating to the sale of the Improvements business. Effective March 28, 2003, the remaining $2.0$2 million escrow balance was received by the Company, thus terminating the escrow agreement. See Note 76 of Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. condensed consolidated financial statements.

Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net, decreased $0.9$4.3 million to $1.7$3.5 million for the 26-39- weeks ended June 26,September 25, 2004 from $2.6$7.8 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2003. The decrease in interest expense is due to the recording of $4.5 million of Series B Preferred dividends and accretion as interest expense based upon the implementation of SFAS 150 for the 39- weeks ended September 27, 2003 and lower average cumulative borrowings relating to the Congress CreditWachovia Facility. In November 2003, we exchanged the Series B Preferred for the Series C Preferred, which was accounted for in accordance with SFAS 15. Accordingly, the Series C Preferred was recorded at its total maximum potential cash payments including dividends and other contingent amounts, and thus no dividends or interest expense have been recorded for the year ended December 25, 2004. In addition, the decrease is due to lower amortization of deferred costs as a result of the amendments to the Wachovia Facility, which have lengthened the life of the facility and therefore the amortization period. These decreases were partially offset by increases in interest expense and amortization fromof deferred financingissuance costs relating to the Company's amendmentsChelsey Facility. See Note 9 of Notes to the Congress Credit Facility that have becomecondensed consolidated financial statements.


Income Taxes. During the 39- weeks ended September 27, 2003, management had lowered its projections of taxable income for fiscal years 2003 and 2004. As a result, the Company made a decision to fully amortized.reserve the remaining net deferred tax asset and increased the valuation allowance by $11.3 million. For the 39-weeks ended September 25, 2004, the net deferred tax asset remained fully reserved.

Preferred Stock Dividends. During the 39- weeks ended September 27, 2003, the Company recorded preferred stock dividends and accretion relating to the Series B Preferred. Upon the implementation of SFAS 150 beginning in the third quarter of 2003, we were required to begin recording the preferred stock dividends as interest expense. Additionally, the Series C Preferred was recorded at the full liquidation preference value of $72.7 million. Therefore, during the 39- weeks ended September 25, 2004, no preferred stock dividends were recorded.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES OVERVIEW

Overview

By September 25, 2004, the Company’s liquidity significantly improved as compared to its position on September 27, 2003 and December 27, 2003. Our working capital at September 25, 2004 was $5.3 million, as compared with a working capital deficit of $6.3 million at September 27, 2003 and a working capital deficit of $10.4 million at December 27, 2003. As a result of securing a new $20 million Term Loan Facility with Chelsey Finance on July 8, 2004 and concurrently amending the terms of the Wachovia Facility, the Company’s liquidity increased by approximately $25 million. The additional working capital has provided the Company the ability to restore inventory to more adequate levels in order to more effectively fulfill demand, reduce existing backorder levels, and increase initial customer order fill rates. In addition, the funding has eliminated substantially all vendor restrictions involving the Company’s credit arrangements. With lower than expected inventory levels in the fourth quarter of 2003 and the interruptions in the flow of merchandise which prevented inventories from reaching adequate levels in the first quarterhalf of 2004, the Company experienced a significant negative impact on second quarter revenues and cash flow.flow in the first half of 2004. These lower inventory levels resulted in large part from tighter vendor credit and a more restrictive senior debt facility.borrowing restrictions under the Wachovia Facility. This had a compounding effect on the business as a whole; lower levels of inventory reduced the amount of the financing available under the Congress CreditWachovia Facility as well as the ability to meet customer demand, which resulted in a significant increase in the Company'sCompany’s backorder position and cancellation of customer orders. During the second quarter of 2004, management determined that this inventory position was not sustainable for the long-term, as the Company was experiencing a significant negative impact on second quarter net revenues due to the decreased inventory levels. Management'sManagement’s primary objective became the formulation and execution of a plan to address the liquidity issue facing the Company and afterCompany. After reviewing available alternatives, available, the Company entered into the Chelsey Finance Loan and Security Agreement, dated July 8, 2004Facility and concurrently amendednegotiated the amendment of the terms of the Congress CreditWachovia Facility. The additional availability of working capital resulting from these transactions will provide for the purchase and receipt of inventory to fulfill current demand, reduce existing backorder levels and increase initial customer order fill rates to more normal levels. Finally, the funding also alleviates the difficulties with certain vendors who were suggesting the need for more restrictive credit arrangements.

Net cash providedused by operating activities. During the 26-week39-week period ended June 26,September 25, 2004, net cash providedused by operating activities was $1.5$14.6 million. Cash provided by operations, netThis was due primarily to an increase in inventory purchases, payments to vendors to reduce accounts payable and increases in prepaid catalog costs. These uses of non-cash items, and receipts resulting from a decrease in accounts receivablecash were only partially offset by payments made to increase investment in working capital items such as prepaid catalog costs$4.7 million of operating cash provided by net income, when adjusted for depreciation, amortization and a reduction in accrued liabilities and accounts payable. other non cash items.

Net cash used by investing activities. During the 26-week39-week period ended June 26,September 25, 2004, net cash used by investing activities was $0.3$0.4 million. This entire amount comprised capital expenditures, consisting primarily of purchases and upgrades to various information technology hardware and software throughout the Company and purchases of equipment for the Company'sCompany’s Lacrosse, Wisconsin and Roanoke, Virginia locations.


Net cash usedprovided by financing activities. During the 26-week39-week period ended June 26,September 25, 2004, net cash usedprovided by financing activities was $3.1$13.1 million, which was primarily due to net paymentsthe receipt of $2.9$20 million under the Congress Credit Facility, payments of $0.4 million made to lessors relating to obligations under capital leasesthe Term Loan Facility with Chelsey Finance and a payment of $0.1 million to the Company's lender for fees relating to an amendment of the Congress Credit Facility. These payments were partially offset by a $0.3 million refund relating to withholding taxes remitted on behalf of Richemont Finance S.A. for estimated taxes due related to the Series B Participating Preferred Stock. These receipts were partially offset by net payments of $5.5 million under the Wachovia Facility, debt issuance costs of $1.2 million relating to the Chelsey Facility transaction and the amendment of the Wachovia Facility, and payments of $0.5 million for obligations under capital leases.

Financing Activities

Debt. As of September 25, 2004, December 27, 2003 and September 27, 2003, debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

September 25,

2004

 

December 27,

2003

 

September 27,

 

 

 

 

2003

As Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wachovia facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A term loans – Current portion, interest rate of 5% at September 25, 2004 and 4.75% at December 27, 2003 and September 27, 2003

 

 

$               1,825

 

 

$               1,992

 

 

$               1,992

Tranche B term loan – Current portion, interest rate of 13% in 2003

 

--

 

1,800

 

1,800

Revolver, interest rate of 5% at September 25, 2004 and 4.5% at December 27, 2003 and September 27, 2003

 

 

10,699

 

 

8,997

 

 

20,192

Capital lease obligations – Current portion

 

394

 

679

 

11

Short-term debt

 

12,918

 

13,468

 

23,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wachovia facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A term loans, interest rate of 5% at September 25, 2004 and 4.75% at December 27, 2003 and September 27, 2003

 

 

3,474

 

 

4,478

 

 

4,975

Tranche B term loan, interest rate of 13% in 2003

 

--

 

4,211

 

4,661

Chelsey facility – stated interest rate of 9.5% (5% above prime rate) in 2004

 

7,481

 

--

 

--

Capital lease obligations

 

95

 

353

 

20

Long-term debt

 

11,050

 

9,042

 

9,656

Total debt

 

$             23,968

 

$              22,510

 

$             33,651

Wachovia Facility. Wachovia and the Company are parties to a Loan and Security Agreement dated November 14, 1995 (as amended by the First through Thirty-Fourth Amendments, the “Wachovia Loan Agreement”) pursuant to which Wachovia provided the Company with the Wachovia Facility which has included, since inception, one or more term loans and a revolving credit facility (“Revolver”). The Wachovia Facility expires on July 8, 2007.

Prior to the Chelsey Facility, there were two term loans outstanding, Tranche A and Tranche B, under the Wachovia Facility. The Tranche B term loan had a principal balance of approximately $4.9 million and bore interest at 13% when the Company used a portion of the proceeds of the Chelsey Facility to repay this loan on July 8, 2004. The Tranche A term loan had a principal balance of approximately $5.3 million as of September 25, 2004, of which approximately $1.8 million was classified as short term and approximately $3.5 million was classified as long term on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Tranche A term loan bears interest at 0.5% over the Wachovia prime rate and requires monthly principal payments of approximately $166,000.


The Revolver has a maximum loan limit of $34.5 million, subject to inventory and accounts receivable sublimits that limit the credit available to the Company’s subsidiaries, which are borrowers under the Revolver. The interest rate on the Revolver is currently 0.5% over the Wachovia prime rate. As of September 25, 2004, the interest rate on the Revolver was 5%.

The Wachovia Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and contains certain restrictive covenants, including a restriction against the incurrence of additional indebtedness and the payment of Common Stock dividends. In addition, all of the real estate owned by the Company is subject to a mortgage in favor of Wachovia and a second mortgage in favor of Chelsey Finance. The Wachovia Loan Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants typical for loan agreements for asset-based lending of this type including financial covenants requiring the Company to maintain specified levels of Consolidated Net Worth, Consolidated Working Capital and EBITDA, as those terms are defined in the Wachovia Loan Agreement.

Due to, among other things, the Restatement, which resulted in the Company violating several financial covenants and the Company’s inability to timely file its periodic reports with the SEC, the Company was in technical default under the Wachovia and Chelsey Facilities. The Company has obtained waivers from both Wachovia and Chelsey for such defaults.

Remaining availability under the Wachovia Facility as of September 25, 2004 was $9.9 million.

2004 Amendments to Wachovia Loan Agreement. Concurrent with the Congress Credit Facility. Inclosing of the fourth quarter of 2003,Chelsey Facility on July 8, 2004, the Company re-examinedand Wachovia amended the Wachovia Loan Agreement in several respects including: (1) releasing certain existing availability reserves and removing the excess loan availability covenant, which increased the Company’s availability by approximately $10 million, (2) reducing the amount of the maximum credit, the revolving loan limit and the inventory and accounts sublimits of the borrowers, and (3) permitting Chelsey Finance to have a junior secured lien on the Company’s assets. In addition, Congress consented to (a) the Company’s issuance to Chelsey Finance of the Common Stock Warrant and the Common Stock as described below, (b) the proposed reverse stock split of the Common Stock and the Company making cash payments to repurchase fractional shares, (c) certain amendments to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, and (d) the issuance by the Company of Common Stock to Chelsey as payment of a waiver fee. The Company paid Wachovia a $400,000 fee in connection with this amendment. This fee was recorded as a deferred charge within Other Assets on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is being amortized over the three-year term of the amended Wachovia Facility.

2005 Amendments to Wachovia Loan Agreement. On March 11, 2005 Wachovia consented to the sale of Gump’s and Gump’s By Mail. Also on March 11, 2005 the Wachovia Loan Agreement was amended to temporarily increase the amount of letters of credits that the Company could issue from $10 million to $13 million through June 30, 2005. The Company paid Wachovia a $25,000 fee in connection with this amendment.

Effective July 29, 2005 the Company and Wachovia amended the Wachovia Loan Agreement (“Thirty-Fourth Amendment”) to provide the terms under which the Company could enter into the World Financial Network National Bank (“WFNNB”) Credit Card Agreement which, among other things, prohibits the use of the proceeds of the Wachovia Facility to repurchase private label and co-brand accounts created under the WFNNB Credit Card Agreement should the Company become obligated to do so, prohibits the Company from terminating the WFNNB Credit Card Agreement without Wachovia’s consent and restricts the Company from borrowing on receivables generated under the WFNNB Credit Card Agreement. The amendment also waives enumerated defaults, resets the financial covenants, reallocates the availability that was previously allocated to Gump’s among other Company subsidiaries


and, retroactive to June 30, 2005, increases the amount of letter of credits that the Company can issue to $15 million. The amendment also requires that the Company enter into an amended and restated loan agreement with Wachovia by October 31, 2005. The Company paid Wachovia a $60,000 fee in connection with this amendment.

On July 29, 2005 the Company and Chelsey Finance entered into a similar amendment of the Chelsey Facility.

Based on the provisions of the Congress Credit Facility and, based on EITF Issue No. 95-22, "Balance“Balance Sheet Classification of Borrowings Outstanding under Revolving Credit Agreements that Include Both a Subjective Acceleration Clause and a Lock-Box Arrangement" ("EITF 95-22")Arrangement,” and certain provisions in the credit agreement,Wachovia Credit Agreement, the Company has classified its revolving loan facilityis required to classify the Revolver as short-term debt.

Chelsey Facility. On July 8, 2004, the Company closed on the Chelsey Facility, a $20 million junior secured credit facility with Chelsey Finance that was recorded net of a debt discount at June 26,$7.1 million at issuance. The Chelsey Facility has a three-year term, subject to earlier maturity upon the occurrence of a change in control or sale of the Company (as defined), and carries an interest rate of 5% above the prime rate publicly announced by Wachovia. The financial and non-financial covenants contained in the Chelsey Facility mirror those in the Wachovia Facility except that the quantitative measures for the consolidated working capital and EBITDA covenants are 10% less restrictive and the consolidated net worth covenant is 5% less restrictive than the comparable financial covenants in the Wachovia Facility. The Chelsey Facility is secured by a second priority lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company. As part of this transaction, Chelsey Finance entered into an intercreditor and subordination agreement with Wachovia. At September 25, 2004, the amount recorded as debt on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is $7.5 million, net of the un-accreted debt discount of $12.5 million.

Under the original terms of the Chelsey Facility, the Company was obligated to make payments of principal of up to the full outstanding amount of the Chelsey Facility in each quarter, provided, among other things: (1) the aggregate amount of availability under the Wachovia Facility is at least $7 million, (2) the cumulative EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters immediately preceding the quarter in which the payment is made is at least $14 million, and December 27, 2003. Concurrent with(3) the aggregate amount of principal prepayments is no more than $2 million in any quarter. Subsequent to the closing of the Term LoanChelsey Facility, onthe Company and Chelsey Finance amended the Chelsey Facility to provide that the Company was not obligated to make principal payments prior to the July 8, 2004 with2007, except in the event of a change in control or sale of the Company. This resulted in the recorded amount of the Chelsey Finance (see Note 14Facility plus the accreted cost of Notes to the debt discount (as described below) being classified as long term on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements),Balance Sheets.

In consideration for providing the Company amended the Congress CreditChelsey Facility to (1) release certain existing availability reserves and remove the excess loan availability covenant, increasing availability to the Company, by approximately $10Chelsey Finance received a closing fee of $200,000 and a warrant (the “Common Stock Warrant”) valued at $12.9 million, (2) reduce the amountexercisable immediately and for a period of ten years to purchase 30% of the maximum credit, the revolving loan limit and the inventory and accounts sublimitsfully diluted shares of Common Stock of the borrowers, (3) defer for three monthsCompany (equal to 10,259,366 shares of Common Stock) at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The closing fee of $200,000 was recorded as a deferred charge within other assets on the payment of principal with respect toCompany’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is being amortized over the Tranche A Term Loan, (4) permit the secured indebtedness to Chelsey Finance arising under the Term Loan Facility, (5) modify certain provisions of the Congress Credit Facility with respect to asset sales and the application of proceeds thereof by borrowers, (6) extend thethree-year term of the Congress Credit Facility until July 8, 2007, and (7) amend certain other provisions ofChelsey Facility. Because the Congress Credit Facility. In addition, Congress consented to (a) the issuance by the Company of the Common Stock Warrant was subject to shareholder approval, the Company initially issued a warrant to Chelsey Finance to purchase newly-issued Series D Participating Preferred Stock Warrant, the Common Stock pursuant to(“Series D Preferred”) that was automatically exchanged for the Common Stock Warrant and the Series D Preferred Stock pursuanton September 23, 2004 following receipt of shareholder approval. See Note 9 to the Series D Preferred Stock Warrant, (b)Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on the 28 filing of the Certificate of Designation of the Series D Preferred Stock, (c) the proposed reverse split and the Company making payments in cash to holders of Common Stock to repurchase fractional shares of such Common Stock from such shareholders as contemplated by the proposed reverse split (pending shareholder approval at the August 2004 shareholder meeting), (d) certain amendments to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, and (e) the issuance by the Company of Common Stock to Chelsey Finance as payment of a waiver fee. The amendment required the payment of fees to Congress in the amount of $400,000. See Note 10 of Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Under the Congress Credit Facility, the Company is required to maintain minimum net worth, working capital and EBITDA as defined throughout the term of the agreement, which it was in compliance with as of June 26, 2004. However, the Company's restatements resulted in technical defaults by the Company with its covenants under the Congress Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility. CongressCommon Stock Warrant.


Other Activities

Consolidation of New Jersey Office Facilities. The Company entered into a 10-year extension of the lease for its Weehawken, New Jersey premises and Chelsey Finance have waived such defaults. Ashas relocated its executive offices to that facility in 2005. We consolidated all of our New Jersey operations into the Weehawken facility when the Edgewater, New Jersey facility closed upon the expiration of the lease on May 31, 2005.

Consolidation of Men’s Apparel Business. The Company decided on November 9, 2004 to relocate and consolidate all functions of International Male and Undergear from San Diego, California to Weehawken, New Jersey by February 28, 2005. The decision was prompted by the business need to consolidate operations, reduce costs and leverage its catalog expertise in New Jersey. We accrued $0.9 million in severance and related costs during the fourth quarter of 2004 associated with the elimination of 32 California-based full-time equivalent positions. The payment of these costs began in February 2005 and continued through August 2005.

The projected annual savings from the consolidation of the San Diego, California and the Edgewater, New Jersey facilities into the Weehawken, New Jersey facility is approximately $2.1 million, however with this relocation and consolidation, the transition has negatively impacted the performance of the Men’s Apparelcatalogs in 2005.

Consolidation of Fulfillment Centers. On June 26,30, 2004 the Company had $18.5announced its plan to consolidate the operations of the LaCrosse, Wisconsin fulfillment center and storage facility into the Roanoke, Virginia fulfillment center by June 30, 2005. The LaCrosse fulfillment center and the LaCrosse storage facility were closed in June 2005 and August 2005 upon the expiration of their respective leases. The plan to consolidate operations was prompted by excess capacity at the Roanoke facility and the lack of sufficient warehouse space in the leased Wisconsin facilities to support the growth of The Company Store and reduce the overall cost structure of the Company. The Company substantially completed the consolidation into the Roanoke, Virginia fulfillment center by the end of June 2005. The Company accrued $0.5 million in severance and related costs during the third quarter associated with the LaCrosse operations and the elimination of cumulative borrowings outstanding under149 full and part-time positions. As a result of voluntary employee departures after the Congress Credit Facility, comprising $7.9 millionannouncement of short-term borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility, bearing an interest rate of 4.50%, $5.5 million under the Tranche A Term Loan, bearing an interest rate of 4.75%, and $5.1 million under the Tranche B Term Loan, bearing an interest rate of 13.0%. The Tranche B Term Loan, originally scheduled to be repaid in January 2007, was repaid in full on July 9, 2004. Of the total borrowings on June 26, 2004, $11.7 million is classified as short-term, and $6.8 million classified as long-term, on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 27, 2003,LaCrosse facility closing, the Company had $21.5 millionwill provide severance benefits relating to 96 employees who were terminated. Since the consolidation of borrowings outstanding underour fulfillment centers, our Roanoke fulfillment center has experienced lower productivity that has negatively impacted fulfillment costs and the Congress Credit Facility comprising $9.0 million of short-term borrowings under the revolving loan facility, bearing an interest rate of 4.50%, $6.5 million under the Tranche A Term Loan, bearing an interest rate of 4.75%, and $6.0 million under the Tranche B Term Loan, bearing an interest rate of 13.0%. Of the aggregate borrowings on December 27, 2003, $12.8 million is classified as short-term, and $8.7 million classified as long-term, on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Remaining availability under the Congress Credit Facility as of June 26, 2004 was $5.1 million. On or before August 15, 2004, the Company is required to enter into a restatement of the loan agreement with Congress requiring no changes to the terms of the current agreement. Company’s overall performance.

Sale of Improvements Business. On June 29, 2001, the Company sold certain assets and liabilities of its Improvements business to HSN, a division of USA Networks, Inc.'s’s Interactive Group, for approximately $33.0$33 million. In conjunction with the sale, the Company'sCompany’s Keystone Internet Services, Inc. subsidiary (now Keystone Internet Services, LLC, or "Keystone"“Keystone”) agreed to provide telemarketing and fulfillment services for the Improvements business under a services agreement with HSN for a period of three years. Effective June 28, 2004, theThe services agreement for Improvements, which originally expired on June 27, 2006, was extended an additional two years through June 27, 2006. until August 31, 2007.

The asset purchase agreement between the Company and HSN provided that if Keystone failed to perform its obligations during the first two years of the services contract, HSN couldwould receive a reduction in the original purchase price of up to $2.0$2 million. An escrow fund of $3.0$3 million, which was withheld from the original proceeds of the sale, had been established for a period of two years under the terms of an escrow agreement between LWI Holdings, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company), HSN and The Chase Manhattan Bank as a result of these contingencies.

On March 27, 2003, the Company and HSN amended the asset purchase agreement to provide for the release of the remaining $2.0$2 million balance of the escrow fund and to terminate the related escrow agreement. By agreeing to the terms of the amendment, HSN forfeited its ability to receive a reduction in the original purchase price of up to $2.0 million if Keystone failed to perform its obligations during the first two years of the services contract. In consideration for the release, Keystone issued a credit to HSN for $100,000 which could be applied by HSN against any invoices of Keystone to HSN. This credit was utilized by HSN during the March 2003 billing period. On March 28, 2003,and the remaining $2.0$2 million escrow balance


was received by the Company, thus terminating the escrow agreement. The Company recognized a net gain on the sale of approximately $23.2 million, net of a non-cash goodwill charge of $6.1 million, in the second quarter of 2001. During fiscal 2002, the Company recognized approximately $0.6 million of the deferred gain consistent with the terms of the escrow agreement. The Company recognized the remaining net deferred gain of $1.9 million upon the receipt of the escrow balance on March 28, 2003. This gain

Delisting of Common Stock. The Common Stock was reported netdelisted from the AMEX on February 16, 2005 as a result of the costs incurredCompany’s inability to providecomply with the credit to HSNAMEX’s continued listing standards and because the Company did not file on a timely basis its Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 25, 2004 ultimately as a result of approximately $0.1 million. Americanthe Restatement. Trading in our Common Stock Exchange Notification. Thehad been halted on November 16, 2004 and formally suspended on February 2, 2005.

Initially the Company received a letter datedwas notified by the AMEX on May 21, 2004 (the "Letter") from 29 the American Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") advising that a review of the Company's Form 10-K for the period ended December 27, 2003 indicates that the Company doeswas not meet certain ofin compliance with the Exchange's continued listing standards as set forth in Part 10 of the Exchange's Company Guide. Specifically, the Company is not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(i) of theAMEX’s Company Guide with shareholders'because of insufficient shareholders equity and a series of less than $2,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in two out of its three most recent fiscal years; and Section 1003(a)(ii) of the Company Guide with shareholders' equity of less than $4,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in three out of its four most recent fiscal years; and Section 1003(a)(iii) of the Company Guide with shareholders' equity of less than $6,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in its five most recent fiscal years. The Exchange requested that the Company contact the Exchange by June 4, 2004 to confirm receipt of the Letter, discuss any possible financial data of which the Exchange's staff may be unaware, and indicate whether or not the Company intends to submit a plan of compliance. In order to maintain its listing on the Exchange, the Company had to submit a plan to the American Stock Exchange by June 22, 2004, advising the Exchange of action it has taken, or will take, that would bring it into compliance with the continued listing standards of the Exchange by November 24, 2005 (18 months of receipt of the Letter).operations. The Company submitted a plan to the Exchange on June 22, 2004 and on August 3, 2004AMEX to regain compliance with the Exchange notifiedcontinued listing standards which the Company that itAMEX accepted the Company's plan of compliance and granted the Company an extension of time until November 21, 2005 to regain compliance with the continued listing standards. TheBecause the Company will be subject to periodic review by Exchange staff duringcould not timely file its Form 10-Q for the extension period. Failure to make progress consistent withfiscal quarter ended September 25, 2004, a condition for the plan or to regain compliance with theCompany’s continued listing standards byon the end ofAMEX the extension period on November 21, 2005 could resultAMEX began the delisting proceedings which culminated in the Company being delistedFebruary 16, 2005 delisting.

Current trading information about the Company’s Common Stock can be obtained from the Exchange. There can be no assurance thatPink Sheets (www.pinksheets.com) under the Company will be able to maintain the listing of its Common Stock on the Exchange. General.trading symbol HNVD.PK.

General. At June 26,September 25, 2004, the Company had $0.4 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared with $2.3 million at December 27, 2003. Working capital and current ratio at September 25, 2004 were $5.3 million and 1.06 to 1, respectively. Total cumulative borrowings, including financing under capital lease obligations, as of June 26,September 25, 2004, aggregated $19.2$24 million. Remaining availability under the Congress CreditWachovia Facility as of June 26,September 25, 2004 was $5.1 million. There were nominal short-term capital commitments (less than $0.1 million)$9.9 million, compared with $7.2 million at June 26, 2004. Management continues to focus on enhancing shareholder value through the exploration of various avenues that will strengthen the Company's financial position and results of operations. The Company continues to pursue opportunistic sales of certain assets and other financing alternatives. This would provide additional liquidity for operational requirements and potentially enable the Company to retire a portion of the Series C Participating Preferred Stock obligation. September 27, 2003.

Management believes that the Company has sufficient liquidity and availability under its credit agreements to fund its planned operations through at least the next twelve months. See "Cautionary Statements"“Risk Factors” below. Continued flexibility among the Company'sCompany’s major vendors is critical to the maintenance of adequate liquidity as is compliance with the terms and provisions of the Congress CreditWachovia Facility and the Term LoanChelsey Facility as mentioned in Notes 10 and 14Note 9 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. USES OF ESTIMATES AND OTHER CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES condensed consolidated financial statements.

Uses of Estimates and Other Critical Accounting Policies

The condensed consolidated financial statements include all subsidiaries of the Company, and all intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations," found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2003, as amended, for additional information relating to the Company's use of estimates and other critical accounting policies. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS The Company accounts for goodwill in accordance with SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," which requires that goodwill no longer be amortized but reviewed for impairment if impairment indicators arise 30 and, at a minimum, annually. During the second quarters of 2004 and 2003, the Company completed its annual reviews of goodwill, which did not result in an impairment charge. In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity" ("SFAS 150"). SFAS 150 establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within its scope as a liability, many of which had been previously classified as equity or between the liabilities and equity sections of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The provisions of SFAS 150 are effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise are effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The standard is to be implemented by reporting the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle for financial instruments created before the issuance of SFAS 150 and still existing at the beginning of the interim period of adoption. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 150, which resulted in the reclassification of its Series B Participating Preferred Stock to a liability rather than between the liabilities and equity sections of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Based upon the requirements set forth by SFAS 150, this reclassification was subject to implementation beginning on June 29, 2003. Upon implementation of SFAS 150, the Company reflected subsequent increases in liquidation preference as an increase in Total Liabilities with a corresponding reduction in capital in excess of par value because the Company has an accumulated deficit. Accretion was recorded as interest expense.

New Accounting Pronouncements

On March 31, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"(“FASB”) issued Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 03-6 "Participating(“EITF 03-6”), “Participating Securities and the Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No. 128" ("EITF 03-6").128.” SFAS 128 defines earnings per share ("EPS"(“EPS”) as "the“the amount of earnings attributable to each share of common stock"stock” and indicates that the objective of EPS is to measure the performance of an entity over the reporting period. SFAS 128 addresses conditions under which a participating security requires the use of the two-class method of computing EPS. The two-class method


is an earnings allocation formula that treats a participating security as having rights to earnings that otherwise would have been available to common shareholders, but does not require the presentation of basic and diluted EPS for securities other than common stock. The Company'sCompany’s Series C Participating Preferred Stock is a participating security and, therefore, the Company calculateswe calculate EPS utilizing the two-class method, however, it hashave chosen not to present basic and diluted EPS for its preferred stock. See "Management's Discussion

In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs, an Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4” (“SFAS 151”), which clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and Analysisspoilage. We are required to adopt the provisions of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations," foundSFAS 151 effective January 1, 2006; however, early adoption is permitted. We are currently in the Company's Annual Reportprocess of determining the impact of the adoption of this Statement on Form 10-Kour financial statements.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”). SFAS 123R requires measurement and recording of compensation expense for all employee share-based compensation awards using a fair value method. The Company currently accounts for its stock-based compensation to employees using the fair value-based methodology under SFAS 123. We are currently assessing the impact of the adoption of this Statement.

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (“SFAS 154”), which changes the requirements for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2003, as amended,accounting for and Note 9reporting of a change in accounting principle. We are required to adopt the provisions of SFAS 154 effective January 1, 2006; however, early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information relating to new accounting pronouncements that the Company has adopted. OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS adoption of this Statement.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has entered into no "off-balance“off-balance sheet arrangements"arrangements” within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder other than operating leases, which are in the normal course of business. Provided below

Seasonality

Our business is subject to moderate variations in demand. Historically, a tabular disclosurelarger portion of contractual obligations as of June 26, 2004, as required by Item 303(a)(5) of SEC Regulation S-K. In addition to obligations recorded on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 26, 2004, the schedule includes purchase obligations, which are defined as legally binding and enforceable agreements to purchase goods or services that specify all significant terms (quantity, price and timing of transaction). 31 PAYMENT DUE BY PERIOD (IN THOUSANDS)
LESS THAN MORE THAN CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TOTAL 1 YEAR 1-3 YEARS 3-5 YEARS 5 YEARS ----------------------- ----- ------ --------- --------- ------- Debt Obligations, excluding the Series C Participating Preferred Stock $ 18,532 $ 11,739 $ 6,793 $ -- $ -- Total Minimum Lease Payments Under Capital Lease Obligations 707 524 182 1 -- Operating Lease Obligations 14,363 4,945 4,462 3,732 1,224 Operating Lease Obligations - Restructuring/Discontinued Operations 7,950 3,056 2,221 2,005 668 Purchase Obligations (a) 2,908 2,010 898 -- -- Other Long-Term Liabilities Reflected on the Registrant's Balance Sheet under GAAP (b) 72,689 -- -- 72,689 -- -------- -------- -------- ------ -------- Total $117,149 $ 22,274 $ 14,556 $78,427 $ 1,892 ======== ======== ======== ======= ========
(a) The Company's purchase obligations consist primarily of a total commitment of $2,000,000 to purchase telecommunication servicesour revenues have been realized during the period from May 1, 2004 through April 30, 2006,fourth quarter compared to each of which approximately $1,166,667 should be fulfilled during the next 12 months andfirst three quarters of the remaining $833,333 fulfilled by April 30, 2006; a total commitment of approximately $487,000 to purchase catalog photography services during the period from September 11, 2003 through September 10, 2005, of which approximately $172,000 had been fulfilled as of June 26, 2004, and of which approximately $250,000 should be fulfilled during the next twelve months and the remaining $65,000 fulfilled by September 10, 2005; a total commitment of $375,000 for list processing services representing the maximum exposure for a service contract which requires a three-month notice of termination for services costing $125,000 per month; a total commitment of $199,000 to purchase various packaging materials from several vendors during the next 12 months, under contracts wherein the vendors warehouse varying minimum and maximum levels of materials to ensure immediate availability; and several commitments totaling approximately $75,000 for various consulting services to be provided during the period August 2003 through July 2004, of which approximately $56,000 had been fulfilled as of June 26, 2004. (b) Represents Series C Participating Preferred Stock as disclosed in Note 12 to the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. SEASONALITY The Company does not consider its business seasonal. The revenues for the Company are proportionally consistent for each quarter during a fiscal year. The percentage of annual revenues for the first, second, third and fourth quarters recognized by the Company, respectively, were as follows: 2003 - 24.5%– 23.5%, 25.6%25.4%, 23.5%23.4% and 26.4%27.7%; and 2002 - 23.9%– 22.8%, 24.9%24.5%, 23.1%23.3% and 28.2%29.4%. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS The following statements from above constitute

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: "Management believes1995. The use of words such as “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” and “believes,” among others, generally identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are predictions of future trends and events and as such, there are substantial risks and uncertainties associated with forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond management’s control. Some of the more material risks and uncertainties are identified in “Risk Factors” below. We do not intend, and disclaim any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements.

Risk Factors

Factors That May Affect Future Results.


There are many risks and uncertainties relating to our business; we have described some of the more important ones below. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that the Company has sufficient liquidity and availability under its credit agreements to fund its planned operations through at least the next twelve months." 32 CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS The followingwe currently do not deem material identifiesmay also become important factors that may harm our business. The success of our business could cause actual resultsbe impacted by any of these risks and uncertainties.

We have experienced several years of operating losses.

We had a history of losses prior to differ materially from those expressedSeptember 25, 2004. As of September 25, 2004, our accumulated deficit was $503.7 million. We may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on an annual basis in the forward-looking statements identified abovefuture. If we are unable to maintain and increase profitability our financial condition could be adversely affected.

We are dependent on having sufficient financing to meet our requirements.

Our business is dependent upon our access to adequate financing from our senior lender, Wachovia and our junior lender, Chelsey Finance, so that we can support normal operations, purchase inventory, and secure letters of credit and other financial accommodations required to operate our business. Our credit facilities contain financial and other covenants and we have not been in any other forward-looking statements contained elsewhere herein: - A general deterioration in economic conditions incompliance with these covenants at all times. In the United States leadingpast Wachovia and Chelsey Finance have granted us waivers and agreed to reduced consumer confidence, reduced disposable incomeamendments to the Wachovia and increased competitive activity and the business failure of companies in the retail, catalog and direct marketing industries. Such economic conditions leadingChelsey Facilities, though there can be no assurances that they will continue to a reduction in consumer spending generally and in-home fashions specifically, and leadingdo so. Our ability to a reduction in consumer spending specifically with reference to other types of merchandise the Company offers in its catalogs or over the Internet, or which are offeredborrow is also limited by the Company's third party fulfillment clients. - Customer responsevalue of our inventory which is reappraised from time to time. Were either Wachovia or Chelsey Finance to deny or curtail the Company's merchandise offeringsCompany’s access to capital, our business would be adversely affected. Both lenders have liens on our assets and circulation changes; effects of shifting patterns of e-commerce versus catalog purchases; costs associated with printing and mailing catalogs and fulfilling orders; effects of potential slowdowns or other disruptions in postal service; dependencewere we to default, they could commence foreclosing on customers' seasonal buying patterns; and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The ability of the Company to reduce unprofitable circulation and to effectively manage its customer lists. - The ability of the Company to achieve projected levels of sales and the ability of the Company to reduce costs commensurate with sales projections. Increases in postage, printing and paper prices and/or the inability of the Company to reduce expenses generally as required for profitability and/or increase prices of the Company's merchandise to offset expense increases. - The failure of the Internet generally to achieve the projections for it with respect to growth of e-commerce or otherwise, and the failure of the Company to increase Internet sales. The imposition of regulatory, tax or other requirements with respect to Internet sales. Actual or perceived technological difficulties or security issues with respect to conducting e-commerce over the Internet generally or through the Company's Web sites or those of its third party fulfillment clients specifically. - The ability of the Company to attract and retain management and employees generally and specifically with the requisite experience in e-commerce, Internet and direct marketing businesses. The ability of employees of the Company who have been promoted as a result of the Company's strategic business realignment program to perform the responsibilities of their new positions. - A general deterioration in economic conditions in the United States leading to key vendors and suppliers reducing or withdrawing trade credit to companies in the retail, catalog and direct marketing industries. The risk that keyour assets.

We are also dependent on our vendors or suppliers may reduceproviding us with trade credit. If certain trade creditors were to deny us credit or withdraw trade credit to the Company, convert the Company to a cash basis or otherwise change credit terms, or require the Company to provide letters of credit or cash deposits to support its purchase of inventory, increasingpaper, printing and other items essential to its business, our costs would be increased and we might have inadequate liquidity to operate our business or operate profitably.

The Restatement, the Company's costdelay in filing financial statements and the commencement of capitalan informal SEC inquiry have adversely affected us and impactingmay continue to do so in the Company'sfuture.

We have restated our financial results as a result of various errors identified in 2004. This has led to our inability to file financial information for several quarters, the commencement of an investigation by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, the delisting of our Common Stock from the AMEX, the commencement of an informal SEC inquiry. We dismissed our former independent auditors, who had identified material weaknesses in our internal controls, after they informed us that they needed to perform additional audit procedures on our prior period financial statements. We engaged new auditors which further delayed the filing of our financial statements. As a consequence of the foregoing, our business has been and will continue to be adversely affected as a result of the increased professional expenses, the diversion of senior management’s attention to resolving these matters and the damage to our Company’s reputation. There can be no assurances that the consequences of these events will not continue to adversely affect our business for the foreseeable future.

The SEC inquiry is ongoing and we cannot predict the outcome at this time. Were the SEC to convert the informal inquiry into a formal investigation, we would likely incur significant professional fees in addressing such investigation, and our relationships with our lenders, vendors, customers and other third parties could be adversely affected. Should the SEC find wrongdoing on our part, we may be subject


to a censure or penalty that could adversely affect our results of operations, our relationships with our lenders, vendors, customers and other third parties, our reputation and our business in general.

There is limited liquidity in our shares of Common Stock.

The AMEX halted trading in our Common Stock during the fourth quarter of 2004 and delisted it on February 16, 2005. Current trading information about our Common Stock is available on the Pink Sheets. There is very little liquidity in our Common Stock at this point in time which adversely affects its price. There can be no assurances that an active market in our Common Stock will develop at any time in the foreseeable future.

There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully remedy material weaknesses in our internal controls.

In connection with its audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 25, 2004, material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and other matters relating to the Company’s internal controls were identified. Although our current auditors have not brought to our attention any material weaknesses, there can be no assurance that additional weaknesses will not develop or be discovered in the future.

Our success depends on our ability to obtainpublish the optimal number of catalogs to the correct target customer with merchandise that our target customers will purchase.

Historically our catalogs have been the primary drivers of our sales. We must create, design, publish and distribute catalogs that offer and display merchandise that our customers want to purchase at prices that are attractive. Our future success depends on our ability to anticipate, assess and react to the changing demands of the customer-base of our catalogs and to design and publish catalogs that appeal to our customers. If we fail to anticipate fashion trends, select the right merchandise assortment, maintain appropriate inventory levels and creatively present merchandise in a timely manner. The abilityway that is appealing to our customer-base on a consistent basis, our sales could decline significantly. We must also accurately determine the optimal number of issues to publish for each catalog and the Companycontents thereof and the optimal circulation for each of our catalogs to find alternative vendorsmaximize sales at an appropriate cost level to achieve profitability while growing our customer base. Correctly determining the universe of catalog recipients also directly impacts our results. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to identify and suppliersoffer merchandise that appeals to our customer-base or that the introduction of new merchandise categories will be successful or profitable or that we will mail the optimal number of catalogs to the appropriate target customer base.

Our catalogs are in highly competitive markets.

Our catalogs are in highly competitive markets. Many of our competitors are considerably larger and have substantially greater financial, marketing and other resources, and we can provide no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully with them in the future.

We must effectively manage our inventories and control our product fulfillment costs.

We must manage our inventories to track customer preferences and demand. We order merchandise based on competitive termsour best projection of consumer tastes and anticipated demand in the future, but we cannot guarantee that our projections of consumer tastes and the demand for our merchandise will be accurate. It is critical to our success that we stock our product offerings in appropriate quantities. If demand for one or more products outstrips our available supply, we may have large backorders and cancellations and lose sales. On the other hand, if vendorsone or suppliers who exist cease doingmore products do not achieve projected sales


levels, we may have surplus or un-saleable inventory that would force us to take significant inventory markdowns, which could reduce our net sales and gross margins.

We must also effectively manage our product fulfillment and distribution costs. During 2005, we consolidated our La Crosse distribution facility into our Roanoke facility because of capacity constraints at our La Crosse facility and lower shipping costs available from the Roanoke facility. However since our consolidation into the Roanoke facility, we have experienced lower productivity and high employee turnover due, in part, to a tight labor market in Roanoke. This drop in productivity has increased our product fulfillment costs and adversely affected out results. There can be no assurances that this trend will not continue.

We may have difficulty sourcing our products, especially those sourced overseas.

Most of our products are manufactured by third-party suppliers. Some of these products are manufactured exclusively for us using our designs. If any of these manufacturers were to stop supplying us with merchandise or go out of business, it would take several weeks to secure a new manufacturer and there could be a disruption in our supply of merchandise. If we are unable to provide our customers with the Company. - The inabilitycontinued access to popular merchandise manufactured exclusively for us, our operating results could be harmed.

We also source many of the Company to timely obtain and distribute merchandise, leading toour products overseas. While products sourced overseas typically have lower costs, our product margins may be slightly offset by an increase in backordersinbound freight costs. As security measures around shipping ports increase, these additional costs may result in higher inbound freight costs. As we increase our overseas sourcing, we face the risk of these delays which could harm our business and cancellations. - Defaults underresults of operations. We cannot predict whether any of the Congress Credit Facility,countries in which our merchandise currently is manufactured or inadequacymay be manufactured in the future will be subject to additional trade restrictions imposed by the U.S. and other foreign governments, including the likelihood, type or effect of any such restrictions. Trade restrictions, including increased tariffs or quotas, embargoes, and customs restrictions, against items that we offer or intend to offer to our customers, as well as U.S. or foreign labor strikes, work stoppages or boycotts, could increase the cost or reduce the supply of items available borrowings thereunder, reducing to us and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our sourcing operations also may be adversely affected by political and financial instability resulting in the disruption of trade from exporting countries, significant fluctuation in the value of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies, restrictions on the transfer of funds and/or impairingother trade disruptions. Any disruption or delays in, or increased costs of, importing our products could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

Our success is dependent on the Company'sperformance of our vendors and service providers.

Our business depends on the performance of third parties, including merchandise manufacturers and foreign buying agents, telecommunications service providers, the United States Postal Service (“USPS”), shipping companies, printers, professionals, photographers, creative designers and models, credit card processing companies and the service bureau that maintains our customer database.

Any interruptions or delays in the provision of these goods and services could materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition. Although we believe that, in general, the goods and services we obtain from third parties could be purchased from other sources, identifying and obtaining substitute goods and services could result in delays and increased costs. If any significant merchandise vendor or buying agent were to suddenly discontinue its relationship with us, we could experience temporary delivery delays until a substitute supplier could be found.


Our business is subject to a number of external costs that we are unable to control.

Our business is subject to a number of external costs that we are unable to control, including labor costs, insurance costs, printing, paper and postage expenses, shipping charges associated with distributing merchandise to our customers and inventory acquisition costs, including product costs, quota and customs charges. In particular, the paper market is extremely tight at this time and we are experiencing increased costs for our paper needs for 2005. We also ship a majority of our merchandise by USPS and have experienced increases in postal rates in 2006. Increases in these or other external costs could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows unless we are able to pass these increased costs along to our customers.

We have a new management team that is critical to our success.

Our success depends to a significant extent upon our ability to obtain lettersattract and retain key personnel. Moreover, four members of our senior management team, the new CEO, the new CFO, the General Counsel and the president of one of our catalogs, have each been with the Company for less than two years. Our success is dependent on the ability of our senior management and catalog presidents to successfully integrate into and manage our business and the individual catalogs. The loss of the services of one or more of our current members of senior management, or our failure to attract talented new employees, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

We are dependent on the continued growth of Internet sales.

We derive an increasing portion of our revenue from our websites. While we continue to believe that our catalogs are the primary sales drivers of our merchandise, e-commerce is an important part of our business. Factors which could reduce the widespread use of the Internet include actual or perceived lack of privacy protection, actual or perceived lack of security of credit card information, possible disruptions or other creditdamage to support itsthe Internet or telecommunications infrastructure, increased governmental regulation and taxation and decreased use of personal computers. Our business would be harmed by any decrease or less than anticipated growth in Internet usage.

We have a majority shareholder who controls the Board and is also a secured lender.

Chelsey and Chelsey Finance, a Chelsey affiliate, control over 90% of the voting power (after giving effect to the exercise of all outstanding options and warrants to purchase Common Stock beneficially owned by Chelsey) and owns approximately 69% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock (including the January 10, 2005 purchase of inventory3,799,735 shares). Chelsey has appointed a majority of our Board of Directors including our Chairman, and support normal operations, impactingChelsey Finance is the Company's abilityCompany’s junior secured lender. The interests of Chelsey and Chelsey Finance as the majority owners of the Common Stock, the holders of all of the Series C Preferred and as a secured lender may be in conflict with that of our other Common Stock holders, which may adversely affect their investment in the Common Stock. In addition, Chelsey has sufficient voting power to obtain,cause an extraordinary transaction (such as a merger or other business combination, a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or a going private transaction) to take place without the vote of any other shareholders.

Our Series C Preferred Stock begins to accrue dividends in 2006 and is subject to mandatory redemption in 2009.

Commencing January 1, 2006, dividends will be payable quarterly on the Series C Preferred at the rate of 6.0% per annum, with the preferred dividend rate increasing by 1 1/2% per annum on each anniversary of the dividend commencement date until redeemed. At the Company’s option, in lieu of cash dividends, the Company may accrue dividends that will compound at a rate 1.0% higher than the


applicable cash dividend rate. The Wachovia Loan Agreement currently prohibits the payment of cash dividends. The Series C Preferred, if not redeemed earlier, must be redeemed by the Company on January 1, 2009 for the liquidation preference and all accrued and unpaid dividends. Assuming the Company has elected to accrue all dividends from and after January 1, 2006, the maximum aggregate amount of the liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series C Preferred will be approximately $72.7 million.

We have not fully assessed the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting.

We are in the process of assessing the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting in connection with the rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The SEC delayed implementation of Section 404 for companies with a market capitalization of less than $75.0 million such as the Company. Under the current rules and sell merchandisethe Company’s current market capitalization, Section 404 would apply to our 2007 financial statements. There can be no assurance that management will not identify significant deficiencies that would result in one or more material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting. We cannot provide any assurance that testing of our internal controls will not uncover significant deficiencies that would result in a timely manner. - The inadequacy of available borrowings under the Congress Credit Facility preventing the Company from paying vendors or suppliersmaterial weakness in a timely fashion. - Defaults under the Term Loan Facility impacting the Company's abilityour internal controls over financial reporting.

If we fail to obtain, market and sell merchandisecomply in a timely manner or preventing the Company from paying vendors or suppliers in a timely fashion. 33 - Continued compliance by the Company with and the enforcement by Congress of financial and other covenants and limitations contained in the Congress Credit Facility, including net worth, net working capital, capital expenditure and EBITDA covenants, and limitations based upon specified percentages of eligible receivables and eligible inventory, affecting the ability of the Company to continue to make borrowings under the Congress Credit Facility. - Continuation of the Company's history of operating losses, and the incidence of costs associated with the Company's strategic business realignment program, resulting in the Company failing to comply with certain financial and other covenants contained in the Congress Credit Facility and/or the Term Loan Facility, including net worth, net working capital, capital expenditure and EBITDA covenants and the abilityrequirements of the Company to obtain waivers from Congress and/or Chelsey Finance in the event that future internal and/or external events result in performance that results in noncompliance by the Company with the terms of the Congress Credit Facility and/or the Term Loan Facility requiring remediation. - The ability of the Company to realize the aggregate cost savings and other objectives anticipated in connection with the strategic business realignment program, or within the time periods anticipated therefor. The aggregate costs of effecting the strategic business realignment program may be greater than the amounts anticipated by the Company. - The ability of the Company to achieve its business plan. - The ability of the Company to maintain advance rates under the Congress Credit Facility that are at least as favorable as those obtained in the past due to market conditions affecting the value of the inventory which is periodically re-appraised in order to re-set such advance rates. - The ability of the Company to dispose of assets related to its third party fulfillment business, to the extent not transferred to other facilities. - The initiation by the Company of additional cost cutting and restructuring initiatives, the costs associated therewith, and the ability of the Company to timely realize any savings anticipated in connection therewith. - The ability of the Company to maintain insurance coverage required in order to operate its businesses and as required by the Congress Credit Facility. The ability of the Company to obtain certain types of insurance, including directors' and officers' liability insurance, or to accept reduced policy limits or coverage, or to incur substantially increased costs to obtain the same or similar coverage, due to recently enacted and proposed changes to laws and regulations affecting public companies, including the provisionsSection404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or to remedy any material weaknesses in our internal controls that we may identify, such failure could result in material misstatements in our financial statements and rulescause a default under the Company’s credit facilities, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock.

For those material weaknesses previously identified and those that may be identified in the future, we will adopt and implement policies and procedures to remediate such material weaknesses. Designing and implementing effective internal controls is a continuous process that requires us to anticipate and react to changes in our business and the economic environment in which we operate, and to expend significant resources to maintain a system of internal controls that is adequate to satisfy our reporting obligations as a public company. We cannot assure you that the measures we will take will remediate any material weaknesses that we may identify, or that we will implement and maintain adequate controls over our financial process and reporting in the future.

Any failure to complete our assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting, to remediate any material weaknesses that we may identify, or to implement new or improved controls, could harm our operating results, cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, or result in material misstatements in our financial statements and cause a default under the Company’s credit facilities. Any such failure also could adversely affect the results of the Securitiesperiodic management evaluations and, Exchange Commission thereunder. - The inabilityin the case of a failure to remediate any material weaknesses that we may identify, would adversely affect the annual auditor attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that are required under Section 404 in 2007. Inferior internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock.

We receive a material portion of our operating profits from our sale of third party membership services and derive a material portion of our revenues by providing fulfillment services to third parties.

In 2004, we received approximately $7.0 million in revenues from our sale of Vertrue membership programs, which generates a material portion of our operating profit. Our agreement with Vertrue continues through March 2006 and we are evaluating proposals from membership program providers to market membership programs to our customers after the Vertrue agreement expires. Were we to lose this revenue stream, our operating results would be adversely affected. In addition, as more of our


business transitions to the Internet, where customer response rates in these programs is lower than for those customers who place orders over the phone, this could negatively impact revenues generated from these programs.

We also derive a material portion of our revenues by providing order processing and product fulfillment services to third parties. These revenues offset some of our fixed costs associated with operating our distribution facility and our call centers and were we to lose this revenue stream, our results would be adversely affected unless our direct marketing operations made up for the lost revenues.

In light of these risks and uncertainties and others not mentioned above, the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report may not occur. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which only reflect the views of the Company to access the capital markets due to market conditions generally, including a loweringmanagement as of the market valuationdate of companies in the direct marketing and retail businesses, and the Company's business situation specifically. -this report. The inability of the Company to sell non-core or other assets due to market conditions or otherwise. - The inability of the Company to redeem the Series C Participating Preferred Stock. - The ability of the Company to maintain the listing of its Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange due to a failure to maintain $15 million of public float or otherwise. - The continued willingness of customers to place and receive mail orders in light of worries about bio-terrorism. - The ability of the Company to sublease, terminate or renegotiate the leases of its vacant facilities in Weehawken, New Jersey and other locations. - The ability of the Company to smoothly transition its operations at its leased fulfillment facility in LaCrosse, WI to its owned facility in Roanoke, VA. 34 - The ability of the Company to achieve a satisfactory resolution of the various class action lawsuits that are pending against it, including the Wilson case. The possibility that the Company may be required to post a significant bond or bonds in the Wilson case or the other class action lawsuits when appealing an adverse decision of the courts. - The ability of the Company to evaluate and implement the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, as well as recent changes to listing standards by the American Stock Exchange, in a cost effective manner. - The ability of the Company to achieve cross channel synergies, create successful affiliate programs, effect profitable brand extensions or establish popular loyalty and buyers' club programs. - Uncertainty in the U.S. economy and decreases in consumer confidence leading to a slowdown in economic growth and spending resulting from the invasion of, war with and occupation of Iraq, which may result in future acts of terror. Such activities, either domestically or internationally, may affect the economy and consumer confidence and spending within the United States and adversely affect the Company's business. - Softness in demand for the Company's products. - The inability of the Company to continue to source goods from foreign sources, particularly India and Pakistan, leading to increased costs of sales. - The possibility that all or part of the summary judgment decision in the matter of Rakesh K. Kaul v. Hanover Direct, Inc. will be overturned on appeal. - Reductions in unprofitable circulation leading to loss of revenue, which is not offset by a reduction in expenses. - Any significant increase in the Company's return rate experienceunder any obligation and does not intend to publicly update or review any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of the recent change in its return policynew information, future events or otherwise. - The inability of the Company to achieve its targeted annual conversion rate of buyers' club customers leading to a loss of the agreed-upon year-end bonus. - Any significant increase in the cost of down as a result of the Asian bird virusotherwise, even if experience or otherwise. future events make it clear that any expected results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements will not be realized.

ITEM 3. QUANTITIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK INTEREST RATES:

Interest Rates: The Company'sCompany’s exposure to market risk relates to interest rate fluctuations for borrowings under the Congress revolving credit facility and itsWachovia Facility, including the term financing facilities,loans, which bear interest at variable rates, and the Term LoanChelsey Facility, with Chelsey Finance, which bears interest at 5% above the prime rate publicly announced by Wachovia Bank, N.A. At June 26,September 25, 2004, outstanding principal balances under the Congress CreditWachovia Facility and Chelsey Facility subject to variable rates of interest were approximately $13.4 million.$16 million and $20 million, respectively. If interest rates were to increase by one percent from current levels, the resulting increase in interest expense, based upon the amount outstanding at June 26,September 25, 2004, would be approximately $0.13$0.4 million on an annual basis.

In addition, the Company'sCompany’s exposure to market risk relates to customer response to the Company'sCompany’s merchandise offerings and circulation changes, effects of shifting patterns of e-commerce versus catalog purchases, costs associated with printing and mailing catalogs and fulfilling orders, effects of potential slowdowns or other disruptions in postal service, dependence on customers'customers’ seasonal buying patterns, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and the ability of the Company to reduce unprofitable circulation and effectively manage its customer lists.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. The Company's

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of the 35 Company'sour Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluatedcompleted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company'sdesign and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is detaileddefined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"“Exchange Act”)) aspursuant to Item 307 of Regulation S-K for the end of the periodfiscal quarter covered by this quarterly report. Based on suchThis evaluation has allowed management to make conclusions, as set forth below, regarding the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, asstate of the end of such period, the Company'sCompany’s disclosure controls and procedures areas of September 25, 2004. While management has made significant improvements in its disclosure controls and procedures and has completed various action plans to remedy identified weaknesses in these controls (as more fully discussed below), based on management’s evaluation, management has concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting,alerting management on a timely basis to material information relating to the Company required to be disclosed by the Companyincluded in the reports it files or submitsCompany’s periodic filings under the Exchange Act. INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING. There have not been any changesIn coming to this conclusion, management considered, among other things, the control


deficiency related to periodic review of the application of generally accepted accounting principles, which resulted in the Company'sRestatement as disclosed in Note 2 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

As background, the following occurred during 2004 and 2005:

During the second quarter of 2004, the Company identified a revenue recognition cut-off issue that resulted in revenue being recorded in advance of the actual shipment of merchandise to the customer. The practice was stopped immediately. Subsequently, the Company determined that revenue should be recognized when merchandise is received by the customer rather than when shipped because the Company routinely replaces customer merchandise damaged or lost in transit as a customer service matter (even though risk of loss, as a legal matter, passes on shipment). As a consequence, the Company has restated all affected periods presented to recognize revenue when merchandise is received by the customer.

In the first quarter of 2004, former management identified a potential issue with the accounting treatment of discount obligations due to members of certain of the Company’s buyers’ club programs, and at that time, an inappropriate conclusion regarding the accounting treatment was reached. During the third quarter of 2004, the issue was re-evaluated and it was determined that an error in the accounting treatment had occurred. The cumulative impact of the error for which the Company restated resulted in the overstatement of revenues and the omission of the related liability to the guarantee of these discount obligations that aggregated $2.4 million as of June 26, 2004 (the end of the second quarter of 2004). The Company immediately implemented accounting policies to appropriately account for all obligations due to members of the buyers’ club programs.

On November 9, 2004, the Company’s Audit Committee discussed the two matters noted above with the Company’s former independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) and then on November 17, 2004, the Audit Committee launched an investigation relating to the restatement of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and other accounting-related matters and engaged Wilmer Cutler as its independent outside counsel to assist with the investigation.

The Company was notified on January 11, 2005 by the SEC that the SEC was conducting an informal inquiry relating to the Company’s financial results and financial statements since 1998. The Audit Committee, the Board of Directors and the Company’s management have been cooperating fully with the SEC in connection with the inquiry.

On February 3, 2005, the Company reported that its Common Stock was being delisted by the AMEX as a consequence, among other reasons, of the Company’s inability to meet the AMEX’s continued listing requirements and its inability to timely file its Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 25, 2004.

On March 14, 2005, the Audit Committee reported that it had concluded its investigation and, with the assistance of Wilmer Cutler, reported its findings to the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee, with Wilmer Cutler’s assistance, formulated recommendations to the Company and the Board of Directors concerning ways of improving the Company’s internal controls and procedures for financial reporting which the Board of Directors and the Company began to implement.

The Audit Committee subsequently instructed Wilmer Cutler to cooperate fully with the SEC in connection with its inquiry and share the results of its investigation with the SEC, KPMG and Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP (“GGK”), whom had been engaged by the Audit Committee on November 2, 2005 as the Company’s new auditors after the dismissal of KPMG on October 20, 2005. Wilmer Cutler has presented the results of its investigation to the SEC, KPMG and GGK.


During the course of preparing its 2004 consolidated financial statements, the Company evaluated a previously reversed litigation reserve relating to post employment benefits allegedly owed to its former CEO. In the course of evaluating the accounting treatment of the restoration of the reserve, the Company identified that the original reserve had been improperly established as a litigation reserve rather than an accrual for post employment benefits and that legal expenses had been improperly charged against the reserve rather than treated as period expenses. Management corrected these errors and restated all affected periods presented in accordance with the corrected treatment of the reserve.

During the course of preparing its 2004 consolidated financial statements, the Company determined that an accrual related to certain customer prepayments and credits had been inappropriately released and that other liabilities relating primarily to certain miscellaneous catalog costs and other miscellaneous costs had not been appropriately accrued in the appropriate periods. The Company re-established the improperly released accrual and accrued certain miscellaneous catalog costs in the appropriate periods and restated all affected periods presented in accordance with the corrected treatment of these items.

Internal Control Over Financing Reporting

KPMG, the Company’s former auditors, identified material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting (as such term is definedbased upon its audit of the 2004 consolidated financial statements which it did not complete. After their engagement, we informed GGK of the identified material weaknesses in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. 36 reporting and other matters relating to the Company’s internal controls based upon KPMG’s incomplete audit of the 2004 consolidated financial statements. Upon completion of their audit of fiscal 2004, GGK has not brought to our attention any material weaknesses. Our management considered the material weaknesses identified by KPMG in evaluating the adequacy of the Company’s internal controls.

A control deficiency exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to detect or prevent misstatements on a timely basis. A deficiency in design exists when (a) a control necessary to meet the control objective is missing, or (b) an existing control is not properly designed so that even if the control operates as designed, the control objective is not always met. A deficiency in operation exists when a properly designed control does not operate as designed, or when the person performing the control does not posses the necessary authority or qualification to perform the control effectively. A material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that result in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. The following material weaknesses had been identified:

The Company lacks a sufficient number of financial and tax personnel with the appropriate level of expertise to independently monitor, interpret and implement the application of financial accounting standards in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,

The environment of the Company was such that members of management were not encouraged to discuss transactions and events that could impact the appropriate financial reporting of the Company, and

The Company does not have adequate policies and procedures relating to the origination and maintenance of contemporaneous documentation to support key accounting judgments or to effectively document the terms of all significant contracts and agreements and the related accounting treatment for these contracts and agreements.


The Company has strengthened and replaced its senior management commencing with the May 5, 2004 appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer. Under new management, the Company is committed to meeting and enhancing its internal control obligations as part of the Company’s overall commitment to establishing a new corporate culture that focuses on ethics, unfettered communication within the organization and compliance, and sets a new standard for corporate behavior within the Company. Toward this end during 2004, the Company has:

Appointed a new Chief Executive Officer;

Replaced its Corporate Controller and Director of Internal Audit; 

Instituted a policy of open channels of communication including regularly scheduled meetings of and with senior management;

Instituted weekly meetings between the CEO and Director of Internal Audit to review the status of internal audits and assess internal controls; and

Instituted periodic trips by senior management to the Company’s remote facilities to foster communication and ensure compliance with the Company’s reporting, internal control and ethics policies.

The Company continued to implement changes to its internal controls during 2005 and has:

Replaced its Chief Financial Officer, and filled other open finance positions which resulted from earlier terminations and other departures; 

Hired a General Counsel and replaced its outside counsel;  

Instituted weekly reviews of financial results with the Chief Financial Officer and senior management to enhance transparency and accountability;

Instituted a policy that requires review and approval of all material agreements and marketing plans by the legal and financial departments;

Instituted a policy that requires all systems changes that could impact financial reporting be subject to approval by the financial department;

Revised the Company’s reporting structure to have the catalog finance directors report to the CFO;

Documented the Company’s significant accounting policies and implemented a procedure to periodically review and update these policies; and

Implemented a policy that requires the preparation of contemporaneous memoranda and related documentation to support key accounting judgments and to maintain and document the significant terms of material contracts and the accounting treatment thereof.

As a result of the restatement of our prior period financial statements and the delay in the completion of the audits and reviews of those statements and the change in our auditors, the burden on


our accounting and financial staff has been greatly increased and has thus far caused us to be unable to file our periodic SEC reports on a timely basis. While management believes that current practices and procedures are sufficient to bring to its attention items required to be disclosed in our periodic SEC filings, after an evaluation of those practices, we have determined to institute procedures to enhance the effectiveness of our disclosure controls. Subject to the foregoing, management believes that our disclosure controls are effective for purposes of Item 307 of Regulation S-K.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS A class action lawsuit was commenced on March 3, 2000 in the District Court in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma entitled Edwin L. Martin v. Hanover Direct, Inc. and John Does 1 through 10 ("Martin"), which sets forth claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, recovery of money paid absent consideration, fraud and a claim under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act as a result of "insurance charges" paid

See Note 4 to the Company by participants incondensed consolidated financial statements for information relating to the class action suit. The complaint alleges that the Company charges its customers for delivery insurance even though,Company’s legal proceedings.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Due to, among other things, the Company's common carriers already provide insuranceRestatement, which resulted in the Company violating several financial covenants and the insurance charge provides no benefitCompany’s inability to timely file its periodic reports with the Company's customers. Plaintiff also seeks a declaratory judgment as to the validity of the delivery insurance. Plaintiff seeks an order (i) directing the Company to return to the plaintiff and class members the "unlawful revenue" derived from the insurance charges, (ii) declaring the rights of the parties, (iii) enjoining the Company from imposing an insurance charge, (iv) awarding threefold damages of less than $75,000 per plaintiff and per class member, and (v) awarding attorneys' fees and costs. On July 23, 2001, the Court certified a class comprised of all persons in the United States who are customers of any catalog or catalog company owned by the Company and who at any time purchased a product from any such company and paid money which was designated to be an `insurance charge.' The Company filed an appeal of the class certification. On January 20, 2004, the plaintiff filed a motion for oral argument on the appeal of the class certification. The Company believes it has defenses against the claims and plans to conduct a vigorous defense of this action. The Company believes that a loss is not probable; therefore, no accrual for potential losses was deemed necessary. On August 15, 2001,SEC the Company was served with a summonsin technical default under the Wachovia and four-count complaint entitled Teichman v. Hanover Direct, Inc., Hanover Brands, Inc., Hanover Direct Virginia, Inc.,Chelsey Facilities. The Company has obtained waivers from both Wachovia and Does 1-100 ("Teichman"), which was subsequently expandedChelsey Finance for such defaults pursuant to include other Hanover Direct, Inc. subsidiaries as defendants. amendments to the Wachovia and Chelsey Facilities dated July 29, 2005.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The complaint was filed by a California resident in the Superior Court for the City and County2004 annual meeting of San Francisco seeking damages and other relief for herself and a class of all others similarly situated arising out of the insurance fee charged by catalogs and Internet sites operated by subsidiaries of the Company. On May 14, 2002, as a resultshareholders of the Company having filed a Motionwas held in East Rutherford, New Jersey on August 12, 2004. Holders of 219,142,844 shares (prior to Stayone-for-ten reverse stock split) of Common Stock (“Common Shares”) and 564,819 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (“Series C Shares”) outstanding and entitled to vote at the Teichman action in favormeeting, or 98% of the previously-filed Martin action andoutstanding shares, were present at the meeting in person or by proxy.

1.

The following seven (7) directors were elected to a one-year term expiring in 2005:

Name

For

Withheld

 

 

 

A. David Brown

273,719,007

1,905,635

Stuart Feldman

273,164,588

2,460,050

Wayne P. Garten

273,232,814

2,391,824

Paul S. Goodman

273,722,830

1,901,808

Donald Hecht

273,502,830

2,121,808

Robert H. Masson

273,709,681

1,914,957

William B. Wachtel

273,153,172

2,471,466

2.         The proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to effect a Motion to Dismiss the case against Hanover Direct, Inc., Hanover Brands, Inc., and Hanover Direct Virginia, Inc. for lack of personal jurisdiction, the Court (1) granted the Company's Motion to Stay the action in favorone-for-ten reverse stock split of the previously-filed Martin action,Company’s Common Stock received the following votes:

Common Shares and (2) grantedSeries C Shares Voting Together as a Class: 271,661,332 shares voted in favor; 3,921,107 shares voted against; and 42,198 shares abstained;

Common Shares Voting Separately as a Class: 215,179,432 shares voted in favor; 3,921,107 shares voted against; and 42,198 shares abstained; and


Series C Shares Voting Separately as a Class: 56,481,900 shares voted in favor; 0 shares voted against; and 0 shares abstained.

3.         The proposal to approve an amendment to the Company's MotionCompany’s Certificate of Incorporation to Quash service, leaving only LWI Holdings, Hanoverreduce the par value of each share of Common Stock from $0.66 2/3 per share to $0.01 per share received the following votes:

Common Shares and Series C Shares Voting Together as a Class: 271,148,151 shares voted in favor; 4,381,007 shares voted against; and 95,479 shares abstained;

Common Shares Voting Separately as a Class: 214,666,251 shares voted in favor; 4,381,007 shares voted against; and 95,479 shares abstained; and

Series C Shares Voting Separately as a Class: 56,481,900 shares voted in favor; 0 shares voted against; and 0 shares abstained.

4.          The proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation that would increase the number of shares of all classes of stock which the Company Store, Kitchen & Home,would have authority to issue by 10,000,000 shares which would be allocated to the number of shares of Additional Preferred Stock which the Company would have authority to issue received the following votes:

Common Shares and SilhouettesSeries C Shares Voting Together as defendants.a Class: 212,481,809 shares voted in favor; 6,612,638 shares voted against; and 38,258 shares abstained; and

Series C Shares Voting Separately as a Class: 56,481,900 shares voted in favor; 0 shares voted against; and 0 shares abstained.

5.          The Company believes it has defenses againstproposal to ratify and approve the claimsadoption of the 2004 Stock Option Plan for Directors received the following votes: 213,865,718 shares voted in favor; 5,192,274 shares voted against; and plans74,713 shares abstained.

6.         The proposal to conduct a vigorous defense of this action. The Company believes that a loss is not probable; therefore, no accrualratify and approve certain amendments to the 2002 Stock Option Plan for potential losses was deemed necessary. A class action lawsuit was commenced on February 13, 2002Directors as set forth in the Superior Courtproxy statement received the following votes: 213,977,692 shares voted in favor; 5,075,620 shares voted against; and 79,393 shares abstained.

7.         The proposal to delegate to the Audit Committee of the StateBoard of California, CityDirectors the authority to select the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 25, 2004 from amongst established national audit firms received the following votes: 272,821,541 shares voted in favor; 2,658,171 shares voted against; and County of San Francisco entitled Jacq Wilson, suing on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated,144,925 shares abstained.

8.          The proposal to ratify and approve the general public v. Brawn of California, Inc. dba International Male and Undergear, and Does 1-100 ("Brawn"). Does 1-100 are Internet and catalog direct marketers offering a selection of men's clothing, sundries, and shoes who advertise within California and nationwide. The complaint alleged that, for at least four years, membersadoption of the class had been charged an unlawful, unfair, and fraudulent insurance fee and tax on orders sent to them by Brawn; that Brawn was engaged in untrue, deceptive and misleading advertising in that it was not lawfully required or permitted to collect insurance, tax and sales tax from customers in California; and that Brawn has engaged in acts of unfair competition underCompany’s Stock Option Agreement with Wayne P. Garten, the state's Business and Professions Code. Plaintiff and the class seek restitution and disgorgement of all monies wrongfully collected and earned by Brawn, including interest and other gains, reimbursement of the insurance charge with interest, an order enjoining Brawn from imposing insurance on its order forms; and compensatory damages, attorneys' fees, pre-judgment interest and costs of the suit. (Plaintiff lost at trial on the tax issue and has not appealed it so it is no longer among the issues being litigated in this case.) On November 25, 2003, the Court, after a trial, entered judgment for the plaintiff and the class, requiring Brawn, by June 30, 2004, to refund insurance charges collected from consumers for the period from February 13, 1998 through January 15, 2003 with interest from the date paid. On April 14, 2004, the Court awarded plaintiff's counsel approximately $445,000 of attorneys' fees. On April 23, 2004, the Company filed a Motion to Stay the enforcement of the insurance fees judgment pending resolution of the appeal, including a request to extinguish a lien filed on April 2, 2004, and including a request for a determination that an appellate bond will not be required by the Company. This motion was heard on May 11, 2004 and granted, the Court 37 finding that enforcement of the judgment entered was stayed on January 23, 2004 when Brawn filed its Notice of Appeal. The Company has appealed the trial court's decision on the merits of the insurance fees issue as well as the decision on the attorneys' fees issue. On May 18, 2004, the Court of Appeals issued an Order consolidating the two appeals. The Company plans to conduct a vigorous defense of this action. The potential estimated exposure is in the range of $0 to $4.0 million. Based upon the Company's policy of evaluating accruals for legal liabilities, the Company has not established a reserve as a result of management determining that it is not probable that an unfavorable outcome will result. A class action lawsuit was commenced on October 28, 2002 in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County - Law Division entitled John Morris, individually and on behalf of all other persons & entities similarly situated v. Hanover Direct, Inc., and Hanover Brands, Inc. (referred to in this paragraph as "Hanover"). The plaintiff brought the action individually and on behalf of a class of all persons and entities in New Jersey who purchased merchandise from Hanover within six years prior to filing of the lawsuit and continuing to the date of judgment. On the basis of a purchase made by plaintiff in August 2002 of clothing from a Hanover men's division catalog, plaintiff alleged that Hanover had a policy and practice of improperly adding a charge for "insurance" to the orders it received, and concealed and failed to disclose the charge. Plaintiff claims that Hanover's conduct was in violation of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act as otherwise deceptive, misleading and unconscionable such as to constitute unjust enrichment of Hanover at the expense and to the detriment of plaintiff and the class and unconscionable per se under the Uniform Commercial Code for contracts related to the sale of goods. Plaintiff and the class seek damages equal to the amount of all insurance charges, interest thereon, treble and punitive damages, injunctive relief, costs and reasonable attorneys' fees, and such other relief as may be just, necessary and appropriate. On December 13, 2002, the Company filed a Motion to Stay the action pending resolution of the previously-filed Martin action in Oklahoma. The Court granted the Company's Motion to Stay and the case was stayed, and extended once, until March 31, 2004, at which time the stay was lifted. On April 30, 2004, the Company responded to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint. The case is in the discovery phase. The Company plans to conduct a vigorous defense of this action. The Company believes that a loss is not probable; therefore, no accrual for potential losses was deemed necessary. On June 28, 2001, Rakesh K. Kaul, a former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, filed a complaintreceived the following votes: 214,121,175 shares voted in New York State Court against the Company seeking damagesfavor; 4,892,883 shares voted against; and other relief arising out of his separation of employment from the Company including, among other things, severance payments of $2,531,352 and attorneys' fees and costs incurred in connection with the prosecution and defense of the lawsuit, and damages due118,647 shares abstained.

9.          The proposal to approve an amendment to the Company's purported breachCompany’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the termsnumber of the "Long-Term Incentive Plan for Rakesh K. Kaul" by failing to pay him a "tandem bonus" he alleges was due and payable to him on the 30th day following his termination of employment. The case was removed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York whereupon Mr. Kaul amended his complaint to add ERISA claims. On October 11, 2001, the Company filed its Answer, Defenses and Counterclaim to the amended complaint, denying liability under each of Mr. Kaul's eight causes of action, raising several defenses and stating nine counterclaims of its own against Mr. Kaul including, among other things, (1) breach of contract; (2) breach of fiduciary duty; (3) unjust enrichment; and (4) unfair competition. The Company moved to amend its counterclaims, and the parties each moved for summary judgment. The Company requested judgment dismissing Mr. Kaul's claims and judgment awarding damages on the Company's claim for reimbursement of a tax loan. Mr. Kaul requested judgment dismissing certain of the Company's counterclaims and defenses. On January 7, 2004, the Court rendered an Opinion and Order dismissing in part and granting in part the motions on summary judgment. The Court: granted summary judgment in favor of the Company dismissing Mr. Kaul's claim for severance under his employment agreement on the ground that he failed to provide the Company with a general release; granted in part the Company's motion for summary judgment on Mr. Kaul's claim for attorneys' fees, finding as a matter of law that Mr. Kaul is not entitled to fees incurred in prosecuting this lawsuit but finding an issue of fact as to the amount of reasonable fees he may have incurred in seeking advice and representation in connection with the termination of his employment; granted summary judgment in favor of the Company dismissing Mr. Kaul's claims related to change in control benefits on the grounds that Mr. Kaul's participation in the plan was properly terminated when his employment was terminated, the plan was properly terminated, and the administrator and appeals committee properly denied Mr. Kaul's claim; granted summary judgment in favor of the Company dismissing Mr. Kaul's claim for a tandem bonus payment on the ground that payment is not owed to him; granted summary judgment in part and denied 38 summary judgment in part on Mr. Kaul's claims for vacation pay, deeming Mr. Kaul to have abandoned claims for vacation pay in excess of five weeks but finding him entitled to four weeks vacation pay based on the Company's policy and finding an issue of fact as to Mr. Kaul's claim for an additional week of vacation pay in dispute for 2000; and denied summary judgment on the Company's counterclaim for payment under a tax note based on disputed issues of fact. The Court dismissed the Company's affirmative defenses as largely moot and the Court: granted summary judgment in favor of Mr. Kaul dismissing certain of the Company's counterclaims. The Court denied in part and granted in part the Company's motion to amend its Answer and Counterclaims. The Court granted the Company's motion with respect to its claim for reimbursement of amounts paid to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") on Mr. Kaul's behalf. Only three claims remained in the case: (i) Mr. Kaul's claim for attorneys' fees pursuant to Section 12 of the employment agreement; (ii) Mr. Kaul's claim for an additional week of vacation pay in the amount of approximately $11,500; and (iii) the Company's counterclaim for $211,729 plus interest it paid to the IRS on Mr. Kaul's behalf. On or about July 13, 2004 a final judgment was entered whereby the Court dismissed the remaining claims (except for Mr. Kaul's claim to attorney's fees incurred in prosecuting and defending the law suit) and ordered a payment to Mr. Kaul in the amount of $45,946, representing four weeks of vacation pay, together with interest thereon from December 5, 2000. The parties have agreed to a final payment, including interest, in the amount of $60,856. The Court is expected to shortly issue a final judgment implementing its summary judgment Opinion. Each party shall have the right to appeal any aspect of that judgment. The Company has reserved $65,435 for payments due Mr. Kaul including the associated employer payroll taxes. Payment was made to Mr. Kaul on July 15, 2004 for the interest portion of the agreement and on July 16, 2004 for the four weeks vacation. The Company was named as one of 88 defendants in a patent infringement complaint filed on November 23, 2001 in the U.S. District Court in Arizona by the Lemelson Medical, Education & Research Foundation, Limited Partnership (the "Lemelson Foundation"). The complaint was not served on the Company until March 2002. In the complaint, the Lemelson Foundation accuses the named defendants of infringing seven U.S. patents, which allegedly cover "automatic identification" technology through the defendants' use of methods for scanning production markings such as bar codes. The Court entered a stay of the case on March 20, 2002, requested by the Lemelson Foundation, pending the outcome of a related case in Nevada being fought by bar code manufacturers. On January 23, 2004, the Nevada Court entered judgment declaring that the claims of each of the patents at issue in the Nevada case, including all seven patents asserted by the Lemelson Foundation against the Company in the Arizona case, are unenforceable under the doctrine of prosecution laches, are invalid for lack of written description and enablement, and are not infringed by the bar code equipment manufacturers. The Lemelson Foundation filed a notice of appeal before the deadline of May 28, 2004. The Arizona court confirmed that the stay of the Arizona case will extend until the entry of a final, non-appealable judgment in the Nevada litigation. The Company has analyzed the merits of the issues raised by the complaint, notified vendors of its receipt of the complaint and letter, evaluated the merits of joining a joint-defense group, and had discussions with attorneys for the Lemelson Foundation regarding their license offer. The Company will not agree to a settlement at this time and thus has not established a reserve. A preliminary estimate of the royalties and attorneys' fees which the Company may pay if it decides to accept the license offer from the Lemelson Foundation range from about $125,000 to $400,000. The Company believes it has defenses against the claims and plans to conduct a vigorous defense of this action. The Company believes that a loss is not probable; therefore, no accrual for potential losses was deemed necessary. In early March 2003, the Company learned that one of its business units had engaged in certain travel transactions that may have constituted violations under the provisions of U.S. government regulations promulgated pursuant to 50 U.S.C. App. 1-44, which proscribe certain transactions related to travel to certain countries. The Company immediately commenced an inquiry into the matter, incurred resulting charges, made an initial voluntary disclosure to the appropriate U.S. government agency under its program for such disclosures and will submit to that agency a detailed report on the results of the inquiry. In addition, the Company has taken steps to ensure that all of its business units are acting in compliance with the travel and transaction restrictions and other requirements of all applicable U.S. government programs. Although the Company is uncertain of the extent of the penalties, if any, that may be imposed on it by virtue of the transactions being voluntarily disclosed, it does not currently believe that any such penalties will have a material effect on its business or financial condition. The Company believes that a loss is not probable; therefore, no accrual for potential losses was deemed necessary. 39 In addition, the Company is involved in various routine lawsuits of a nature that is deemed customary and incidental to its businesses. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these actions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations. ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS In consideration for providing the $20 million Term Loan Facility to the Company, the Company will issue to Chelsey Finance a warrant (the "Common Stock Warrant") to purchase 30% of the fully diluted shares of Common Stock of the Company, which the Company believes would be approximately 10,247,210 shares of Common Stock (adjusted forhave authority to issue, after giving effect to the proposed one-for-ten reverse split of the Company'sCompany’s Common Stock) at an exercise priceStock, from 30,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares and to make a corresponding change in the aggregate number of $.01 per share. Pending shareholder approvalshares of such issuance at the Company's Annual Meetingall classes of Shareholders scheduled for August 12, 2004, on July 8, 2004,stock which the Company issuedhas authority to Chelsey Financeissue received the following votes:


Common Shares and Series C Shares Voting Together as a warrant (the "Series D Preferred Warrant")class: 270,873,190 shares voted in favor; 4,662,148 shares voted against; and 89,299 shares abstained;

Common Shares Voting Separately as a Class: 214,391,290 shares voted in favor; 4,662,148 shares voted against; and 89,299 shares abstained; and

Series C Shares Voting Separately as a Class: 56,481,900 shares voted in favor; 0 shares voted against; and 0 shares abstained.

10.        The proposal to purchase 100 sharesapprove (i) the issuance and potential issuance of a newly-issued series of nonvoting preferred stock of the Company, called Series D Participating Preferred Stock (the "Series D Preferred Stock"), that will be automatically exchanged for such Common Stock Purchase Warrant upon the receipt of shareholder approval of the issuance thereof at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for August 12, 2004. See Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the terms of the Term Loan Facility and the Series D Preferred Stock. In connection with the closing of the Term Loan Facility, on July 8, 2004, the Company paid Chelsey a waiver fee equal to 1% of the liquidation preference of the Company's outstanding Series C Participating Preferred Stock, in Common Stock of the Company, issuing to Chelsey 4,344,762 additional shares of Common Stock (calculated based upon the fair market value of the Common Stock two business days prior to the closing date), in consideration for the waiver by Chelsey of its blockage rights over the issuance of senior securities. The Board of Directors of the Company determined that the value of the waiver was at least equal to the aggregate par value of the 4,344,762 shares of Common Stock issued to Chelsey. The Series D Preferred Stock Warrant issued to Chelsey Finance and the shares of Common Stock paid as a waiver fee to Chelsey were not publicly offered and there were no underwriters involved in their offering. The Company issued the Series D Preferred Stock Warrant to Chelsey Finance and the 4,344,762 shares of Common Stock to Chelsey pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D promulgated thereunder as a transaction by the Company not involving a public offering. ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE NOTIFICATION The Company received a letter dated May 21, 2004 (the "Letter") from the American Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") advising that a review of the Company's Form 10-K for the period ended December 27, 2003 indicates that the Company does not meet certain of the Exchange's continued listing standards as set forth in Part 10 of the Exchange's Company Guide. Specifically, the Company is not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(i) of the Company Guide with shareholders' equity of less than $2,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in two out of its three most recent fiscal years; and Section 1003(a)(ii) of the Company Guide with shareholders' equity of less than $4,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in three out of its four most recent fiscal years; and Section 1003(a)(iii) of the Company Guide with shareholders' equity of less than $6,000,000 and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in its five most recent fiscal years. The Exchange requested that the Company contact the Exchange by June 4, 2004 to confirm receipt of the Letter, discuss any possible financial data of which the Exchange's staff may be unaware, and indicate whether or not the Company intends to submit a plan of compliance. In order to maintain its listing on the Exchange, the Company had to submit a plan to the American Stock Exchange by June 22, 2004, advising the Exchange of action it has taken, or will take, that would bring it into compliance with the continued listing standards of the Exchange by November 24, 2005 (18 months of receipt of the Letter). The Company submitted a plan to the Exchange on June 22, 2004 and on August 3, 2004 the Exchange notified the Company that it accepted the Company's plan of compliance and granted the Company an extension of time until November 21, 2005 to regain compliance with the continued listing standards. The Company will be subject to periodic review by Exchange staff during the extension period. Failure to make progress consistent with the plan or to regain compliance with the 40 continued listing standards by the end of the extension period on November 21, 2005 could result in the Company being delisted from the Exchange. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to maintain the listing of its Common Stock on the Exchange. BOARD RESIGNATION On July 30, 2004, Basil P. Regan resigned as a member of the Company's Board of Directors. As a result, Mr. Regan has advised the Company that he will not be standing for reelection at the Company's August 12, 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Regan continues to have the right, which is required to be exercised as promptly as practicable, to appoint a designee to the Company's Board of Directors until November 30, 2005 pursuant to the Company's Corporate Governance Agreement dated as of November 30, 2003 among the Company, Chelsey Direct, LLC, Stuart Feldman, Regan Partners L.P., Regan International Fund Limited and Basil P. Regan so long as the Regan group collectively owns at least 29,128,762 shares of Common Stock of the Company (as adjusted for stock splits and the like). 41 ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Exhibits: 3.1 Amendment to By-laws of the Company 10.1 Employment Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2004, between Wayne P. Garten and the Company 10.2 General Release and Covenant Not to Sue, dated as of May 5, 2004, between Thomas C. Shull and the Company 31.1 Certification signed by Wayne P. Garten 31.2 Certification signed by Charles E. Blue. 32.1 Certification signed by Wayne P. Garten and Charles E. Blue. (b) Reports on Form 8-K: 1.1 Form 8-K, filed March 29, 2004 -- reporting pursuant to Item 5 of such Form the filing of a Form 12b-25 Notification of Late Filing for its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2003. 1.2 Form 8-K, filed April 2, 2004 -- reporting pursuant to Item 5 of such Form certain letters sent to Chelsey Direct, LLC. 1.3 Form 8-K, filed April 12, 2004 -- reporting pursuant to Item 7 of such Form (information furnished pursuant to Item 12 of such Form) the issuance of a press release announcing operating results for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2003. 1.4 Form 8-K, filed April 12, 2004 -- reporting pursuant to Item 5 of such Form the appointment of Paul S. Goodman as a director. 1.5 Form 8-K, filed April 13, 2004 -- reporting pursuant to Item 9 of such Form a statement of guidance as to where the Company sees fiscal year 2004. 1.6 Form 8-K, filed April 16, 2004 -- reporting pursuant to Item 9 of such Form an unofficial transcript of its conference call with management to review the operating results for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2003. 1.7 Form 8-K, filed May 6, 2004 -- reporting pursuant to Item 5 of such Form the resignation of Thomas C. Shull as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the election of William B. Wachtel as Chairman of the Board and Wayne P. Garten as President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. 1.8 Form 8-K, filed May 12, 2004 -- reporting pursuant to Items 7 and 9 of such Form (information furnished pursuant to Item 12 of such Form) the issuance of a press release announcing operating results for the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2004. 1.9 Form 8-K, filed May 25, 2004 -- reporting pursuant to Item 5 of such Form the receipt of a letter dated May 21, 2004 from the American Stock Exchange as to the Company's compliance with the Exchange's continued listing standards. 2.0 Form 8-K, filed June 17, 2004 -- reporting pursuant to Items 5 and 7 of such Form the Company's signing of a commitment letter with Chelsey Direct LLC for a $20 million junior secured loan facility and an agreement in principle to amend its existing senior credit facility with Congress Financial Corporation and that it had notified the American Stock Exchange that it intends to submit a plan to the Exchange by June 22, 2004 to address its compliance with the Exchange's continued listing standards. 42 2.1 Form 8-K, filed July 12, 2004 -- reporting pursuant to Items 5 and 7 of such Form the closing and funding of the $20 million junior secured term loan facility with Chelsey Finance, LLC, and (ii) the amendment toissuance and potential issuance under the Company's existing senior credit facility with Congress Financial Corporation. 2.2 Form 8-K, filed August 3, 2004 -- reporting pursuant to Items 5Common Stock Purchase Warrant of 30% of the Company’s issued and 7 of such Formoutstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted basis received the resignation of Basil P. Regan from the Company's Board of Directors effective July 30, 2004. 43 following votes:

Common Shares and Series C Shares Voting Together as a class: 213,001,495 shares voted in favor; 6,032,109 shares voted against; and 99,101 shares abstained;

Common Shares Voting Separately as a Class: 156,519,595 shares voted in favor; 6,032,109 shares voted against; and 99,101 shares abstained; and

Series C Shares Voting Separately as a Class: 56,481,900 shares voted in favor; 0 shares voted against; and 0 shares abstained.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number

Item 601 of

Regulation S-K

Description of Document and Incorporation by Reference Where Applicable

3.1

Certificate of the Designations, Powers, Preferences and Rights of Series D Participating Preferred Stock of Hanover Direct, Inc., dated July 8, 2004. Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed on July 12, 2004.

3.2

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated September 22, 2004.

3.3

Certificate of Elimination of the Series D Participating Preferred Stock dated September 30, 2004.

10.1

Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2004, among Chelsey Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the Borrowers named therein. Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed on July 12, 2004.

10.2

Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, dated as of July 8,2004, between Lender and Congress Financial Corporation, as acknowledged by Borrowers and Guarantors. Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed on July 12, 2004.

10.3

Thirty-first Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2004, among Congress Financial Corporation and the Borrowers and Guarantors named therein. Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed on July 12, 2004.

10.4

Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Warrant dated July 8, 2004 issued by Hanover Direct, Inc. to Chelsey Finance, LLC. Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed on July 12, 2004.

10.5

Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated September 23, 2004 issued by Hanover Direct, Inc. to Chelsey Finance, LLC.

10.6

2002 Stock Option Plan for Directors. Incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Definitive Proxy Statement filed on July 13, 2004.


10.7

2004 Stock Option Plan for Directors. Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Definitive Proxy Statement filed on July 13, 2004.

10.8

Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2004 by the Company in favor of Wayne P. Garten. Incorporated by reference to Appendix E to the Definitive Proxy Statement filed on July 13, 2004.

31.1

Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) signed by Wayne P. Garten.

31.2

Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) signed by John W. Swatek.

32.1

Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) or 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) signed by Wayne P. Garten.

32.2

Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) or 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) signed by John W. Swatek.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. HANOVER DIRECT, INC. Registrant By: /s/ Charles E. Blue ---------------------------------------- Charles E. Blue Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (On behalf of the Registrant and as principal financial officer) Date: August 10, 2004 44

HANOVER DIRECT, INC.

(Registrant)

February 21, 2006

By:

/s/ John W. Swatek

John W. Swatek

Senior Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(On behalf of the Registrant and as principal financial officer)

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