Tapestry, Inc. Announces Agreements for $2.0 Billion Accelerated Share Repurchase Program
November 22 2024 - 6:45AM
Business Wire
Tapestry, Inc. (NYSE: TPR), a house of iconic accessories and
lifestyle brands consisting of Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart
Weitzman, today announced that it entered into Accelerated Share
Repurchase (“ASR”) agreements with Bank of America N.A. and Morgan
Stanley & Co. LLC (the “Dealers”) to repurchase $2.0 billion
shares of Tapestry common stock. The ASRs will be completed under
the Company’s recently expanded $2.8 billion share repurchase
authorization. With the ASRs, the Company expects to return over
100 percent of its free cash flow in Fiscal 2025 to shareholders
through dividends and share repurchases.
Under the ASR agreements, Tapestry will pay $2.0 billion to the
Dealers and expects to receive an initial delivery of 28.4 million
shares of Tapestry common stock on November 26, 2024, representing
approximately 80 percent of the expected shares to be repurchased
under the ASR agreements. The total number of shares purchased by
Tapestry pursuant to the ASR agreements will be based on the
volume-weighted average price of Tapestry common stock on specified
dates during the term of each ASR agreement, less a discount, and
subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
ASR agreements.
The final settlement of the transactions under the ASR
agreements is expected to occur no later than the first quarter of
Fiscal 2026 ending September 27, 2025.
Tapestry is funding the share repurchases under the ASR
agreements with $750 million of borrowings under a new term loan
credit agreement, $1.0 billion of borrowings under its revolving
credit facility, and $250 million in cash on hand.
In addition to the ASR program, the Company has $800 million of
capacity remaining under its share repurchase authorization for
incremental share repurchases over time.
About Tapestry, Inc.
Our global house of brands unites the magic of Coach, kate spade
new york and Stuart Weitzman. Each of our brands are unique and
independent, while sharing a commitment to innovation and
authenticity defined by distinctive products and differentiated
customer experiences across channels and geographies. We use our
collective strengths to move our customers and empower our
communities, to make the fashion industry more sustainable, and to
build a company that’s equitable, inclusive, and diverse.
Individually, our brands are iconic. Together, we can stretch
what’s possible. To learn more about Tapestry, please visit
www.tapestry.com. For important news and information regarding
Tapestry, visit the Investor Relations section of our website at
www.tapestry.com/investors. In addition, investors should continue
to review our news releases and filings with the SEC. We use each
of these channels of distribution as primary channels for
publishing key information to our investors, some of which may
contain material and previously non-public information. The
Company’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol TPR.
This press release may contain certain “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws,
including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, and are based on management’s
current expectations, that involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause our actual results to differ materially from our
current expectations. Forward statements in this press release
include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s
share repurchase program, the transactions under the ASRs, the
expected completion dates of the ASRs and the Company’s capital
deployment plans and statements that can be identified by use of
forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “can,” “continue,”
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“trends,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “on track,” “future,”
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uncertain. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties and
assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such
assumptions prove incorrect, our results could differ materially
from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements
and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical
fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking
statements. We assume no obligation to revise or update any such
forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by
law. Our actual results could differ materially from the results
contemplated by these forward-looking statements and are subject to
a number of risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions that
may cause actual results to differ materially from current
expectations due to a number of factors, including, but not limited
to: the impact of economic conditions, recession and inflationary
measures; our exposure to international risks, including currency
fluctuations and changes in economic or political conditions in the
markets where we sell or source our products; our ability to retain
the value of our brands and to respond to changing fashion and
retail trends in a timely manner, including our ability to execute
on our e-commerce and digital strategies; our ability to
successfully implement the initiatives under our 2025 growth
strategy; the effect of existing and new competition in the
marketplace; our ability to achieve intended benefits, cost savings
and synergies from acquisitions; our ability to control costs; the
effect of seasonal and quarterly fluctuations on our sales or
operating results; the risk of cyber security threats and privacy
or data security breaches; our ability to satisfy our outstanding
debt obligations or incur additional indebtedness; the risks
associated with climate change and other corporate responsibility
issues; the impact of tax and other legislation; the risks
associated with potential changes to international trade agreements
and the imposition of additional duties on importing our products;
our ability to protect against infringement of our trademarks and
other proprietary rights; and the impact of pending and potential
future legal proceedings. These factors are not necessarily all of
the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements.
Please refer to the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and
its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a
complete list of risks and important factors.
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Tapestry, Inc. Media: Andrea Shaw Resnick Chief Communications
Officer 212/629-2618 aresnick@tapestry.com
Analysts and Investors: Christina Colone Global Head of Investor
Relations 212/946-7252 ccolone@tapestry.com
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