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