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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 15, 2024
THE CHILDREN’S PLACE, INC. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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Delaware |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
0-23071 |
31-1241495 |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey |
07094 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(201) 558-2400 |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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Not Applicable |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12-b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate
by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Securities registered pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading
Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on
which registered |
Common Stock, $0.10 par value |
PLCE |
NASDAQ Global Select Market |
The
Children’s Place, Inc. (the “Company”) previously announced that it has been seeking to improve its liquidity position
and strengthen its balance sheet to best position the Company for the future and that it has been working with its advisors to identify
potential lenders to obtain new financing necessary to support ongoing operations and to amend certain provisions of its existing Credit
Facility (defined below). As a result, on February 16, 2024, the Company announced its entry into
a non-binding term sheet dated February 15, 2024 with 1903P Loan Agent, LLC (“Gordon Brothers”), as Lender, Administrative
Agent and Collateral Agent, (the “Term Sheet”), for a $130 million term loan (the “Term Loan”). The net proceeds
from the Term Loan, after deducting related fees and expenses, are expected to be used, among other things, to (i) repay the Company’s
existing $50 million term loan under the Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 9, 2019, as amended, with Wells
Fargo, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), Bank of America, N.A., HSBC Bank (USA), N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Truist
Bank and PNC Bank, National Association, as lenders and Wells Fargo, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Swing Line Lender (the
“Credit Facility”) and (ii) reduce a portion of the Company’s accounts payable balances with vendors and other general
corporate purposes.
Consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Term Sheet is subject to the satisfaction of a number of conditions, including (i) satisfactory completion of customary
due diligence by Gordon Brothers, (ii) negotiation and execution of definitive documentation with Gordon Brothers and the existing lenders
under the Credit Facility, including an amendment to the Credit Facility to permit entry into the Term Loan and otherwise facilitate the
Term Loan transaction, and (iii) entry into an intercreditor agreement between the existing lenders under the Credit Facility and Gordon
Brothers. The Company expects to enter into definitive agreements for the Term Loan as expeditiously as possible during the month of March.
The Company previously announced that it has been working with its financial and legal advisors to consider all strategic alternatives
in the event that the Company is unable to consummate the financing contemplated by the Term Sheet or other financing of a similar nature
in a timely manner. The Company’s work on these alternatives remains in progress.
The Term Loan is expected
to have the following terms:
| · | The Term Loan is expected to (i) mature on November 15, 2026 (the maturity date under the Credit Facility),
(ii) bear interest at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 9.00% per annum and (iii) contain customary types
of fees for transactions of this nature, including a closing fee, an agent fee, a monitoring fee and an exit fee (providing for a multiple
on invested capital). |
| · | The Term Loan is expected to be secured by a first-priority security interest in the Company’s intellectual
property and certain other assets (collectively, the “Term Priority Collateral”), and a second-priority security interest
in inventory and certain other working capital assets, securing the Credit Facility on a first-priority basis. In connection with entering
into the Term Loan, the existing lenders under the Credit Facility are expected to be granted a second-priority security interest in the
Term Priority Collateral. |
Mr. Matthews, the Chairman
of the Board of Directors of the Company, also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Gordon Brothers, a private company.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statement and Exhibits. |
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on
Form 8-K contains or may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to statements relating to the Term Sheet and expected Term Loan. Forward-looking statements
typically are identified by use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “plan,” “project,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are
expressed differently. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s current expectations and assumptions and are
subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially. Some of these risks and
uncertainties are described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the “Risk Factors”
section of its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2023. Included among the risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results and performance to differ materially are the risk that the Company will be unsuccessful in gauging fashion
trends and changing consumer preferences, the risks resulting from the highly competitive nature of the Company’s business and its
dependence on consumer spending patterns, which may be affected by changes in economic conditions (including inflation), the risks related
to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business or the economy in general, the risk that the Company’s
strategic initiatives to increase sales and margin are delayed or do not result in anticipated improvements, the risk of delays, interruptions,
disruptions and higher costs in the Company’s global supply chain, including resulting from COVID-19 or other disease outbreaks,
foreign sources of supply in less developed countries, more politically unstable countries, or countries where vendors fail to comply
with industry standards or ethical business practices, including the use of forced, indentured or child labor, the risk that the cost
of raw materials or energy prices will increase beyond current expectations or that the Company is unable to offset cost increases through
value engineering or price increases, various types of litigation, including class action litigations brought under consumer protection,
employment, and privacy and information security laws and regulations, the imposition of regulations affecting the importation of foreign-produced
merchandise, including duties and tariffs, the uncertainty of weather patterns, the risk that we may be unable to consummate the Term
Loan as anticipated, or at all, or obtain alternative financing. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to
these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence
of unanticipated events.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 16, 2024 | | |
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| THE CHILDREN’S PLACE, INC. |
| | |
| By: | /s/ Jane Elfers |
| Name: Jane Elfers |
| Title: President and Chief
Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
THE COMPANY ANNOUNCES THAT IT HAS ENTERED INTO
A NON-BINDING TERM SHEET FOR $130 MILLION TERM LOAN
SECAUCUS, N.J., February 16, 2024
—The Children’s Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE), an omni-channel children’s specialty portfolio of brands with an industry-leading
digital-first model, today announced that it has entered into a non-binding term sheet with 1903P Loan Agent, LLC (“Gordon Brothers”),
as Lender, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, (the “Term Sheet”), for a $130 million term loan (the “Term Loan”).
Additional details concerning the
Term Sheet, certain of the expected terms of the Term Loan, and the Company’s ongoing activities concerning strategic alternatives,
may be found in the Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2024.
About The Children’s Place
The Children’s Place is an
omni-channel children’s specialty portfolio of brands with an industry-leading digital-first model. Its global retail and wholesale
network includes four digital storefronts, more than 500 stores in North America, wholesale marketplaces and distribution in 16 countries
through six international franchise partners. The Children’s Place is proud to be a women-led Company, including industry-leading
gender diversity in senior management and throughout all levels of its workforce, and of its commitment to sustainable business practices
that benefit its customers, associates, investors, suppliers and the communities it serves. The Children’s Place designs, contracts
to manufacture, and sells fashionable, high-quality apparel, accessories and footwear predominantly at value prices, primarily under its
proprietary brands: “The Children’s Place”, “Gymboree”, “Sugar & Jade”, and “PJ Place”.
For more information, visit: www.childrensplace.com, www.gymboree.com, www.sugarandjade.com and www.pjplace.com, as well as the Company’s
social media channels on Instagram, Facebook, X, formerly known as Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains or
may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including but not limited to statements relating to the Term Sheet and expected Term Loan. Forward-looking statements typically
are identified by use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “plan,” “project,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are
expressed differently. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s current expectations and assumptions and are
subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially. Some of these risks and
uncertainties are described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the “Risk Factors”
section of its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2023. Included among the risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results and performance to differ materially are the risk that the Company will be unsuccessful in gauging fashion
trends and changing consumer preferences, the risks resulting from the highly competitive nature of the Company’s business and its
dependence on consumer spending patterns, which may be affected by changes in economic conditions (including inflation), the risks related
to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business or the economy in general, the risk that the Company’s
strategic initiatives to increase sales and margin are delayed or do not result in anticipated improvements, the risk of delays, interruptions,
disruptions and higher costs in the Company’s global supply chain, including resulting from COVID-19 or other disease outbreaks,
foreign sources of supply in less developed countries, more politically unstable countries, or countries where vendors fail to comply
with industry standards or ethical business practices, including the use of forced, indentured or child labor, the risk that the cost
of raw materials or energy prices will increase beyond current expectations or that the Company is unable to offset cost increases through
value engineering or price increases, various types of litigation, including class action litigations brought under consumer protection,
employment, and privacy and information security laws and regulations, the imposition of regulations affecting the importation of foreign-produced
merchandise, including duties and tariffs, the uncertainty of weather patterns, the risk that we may be unable to consummate the Term
Loan as anticipated, or at all, or obtain alternative financing. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to
these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence
of unanticipated events.
Contact: Investor Relations
(201) 558-2400 ext. 14500
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