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The information in this Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus is not complete and may be changed. This Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus are not nor do they seek an offer to buy the Notes in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration Statement No. 333-276823
Subject to completion, dated December 3, 2024
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement
(to Prospectus dated February 1, 2024)
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TAPESTRY, INC.
$     % Senior Notes due 2030
$     % Senior Notes due 2035
We are offering $      aggregate principal amount of our senior notes, consisting of $   aggregate principal amount of our   % Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”) and $   aggregate principal amount of our   % Senior Notes due 2035 (the “2035 Notes” and, together with the 2030 Notes, the “Notes”). The 2030 Notes will mature on   , 2030, and the 2035 Notes will mature on   , 2035. We will pay interest on the 2030 Notes on    and    of each year, commencing on   , 2025, and we will pay interest on the 2035 Notes on    and    of each year, commencing on   , 2025. Interest on the 2030 Notes will accrue at a rate of   % per annum, and interest on the 2035 Notes will accrue at a rate of   % per annum.
We may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time at the applicable redemption price determined as set forth under “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption.” Upon the occurrence of a “change of control triggering event,” we will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of repurchase, as described under “Description of the Notes—Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.”
The Notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations.
Each series of the Notes is a new issue of securities with no established trading market. We do not intend to apply for the Notes to be listed on any securities exchange or to arrange for the Notes to be quoted on any automated quotation system.
Investing in the Notes involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-7 for a discussion of certain risks that you should consider in connection with an investment in the Notes.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Notes or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
We expect that delivery of the Notes will be made to investors in book-entry form only through The Depository Trust Company for the benefit of its direct and indirect participants, including Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, on or about December  , 2024.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 
 
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
 
 
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SPECIAL NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
 
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SUMMARY
 
 
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RISK FACTORS
 
 
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USE OF PROCEEDS
 
 
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CAPITALIZATION
 
 
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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS
 
 
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
 
 
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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
 
 
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UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)
 
 
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LEGAL MATTERS
 
 
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CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF MARYLAND LAW AND OF OUR CHARTER AND BYLAWS
 
 
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This document consists of two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering and also adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The second part is the accompanying prospectus, which describes more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. You should read both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, together with the additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference.” To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus supplement and the information contained in the accompanying prospectus or any document incorporated by reference herein or therein filed prior to the date of this prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement; provided that if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date—for example, a document incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus—the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.
We and the underwriters have not authorized anyone to provide any information other than that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or any relevant free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We and the underwriters take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. It is important for you to read and consider all information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, and any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering, in their entirety before making your investment decision.
We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell the Notes in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference is accurate only as of their respective dates. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that relevant date. Neither this prospectus supplement nor the accompanying prospectus constitutes an offer, or a solicitation on our behalf or on behalf of the underwriters, to subscribe for and purchase any of the securities and may not be used for or in connection with an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation.
In this prospectus supplement, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, “Tapestry,” “ourselves,” “we,” “our,” “us,” and the “Company” refer to Tapestry, Inc. and its subsidiaries, and “Coach,” “Kate Spade,” “kate spade new york” or “Stuart Weitzman” refer only to the referenced brand.
References herein to “$,” “dollars” and “U.S. dollars” are to the currency of the United States.
We utilize a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to June 30. The fiscal year ended June 29, 2024 was a 52-week period, the fiscal year ended July 1, 2023 was a 52-week period and the fiscal year ended July 2, 2022 was a 52-week period. The first quarter of fiscal 2025 ended on September 28, 2024 and was a 13-week period.
This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and certain documents incorporated by reference herein include registered trademarks, trade names and service marks of the Company and its subsidiaries.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). You may obtain such SEC filings from the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, we maintain a website that contains information about us at http://www.tapestry.com/investors/. The information found on, or otherwise accessible through, our website is not incorporated into, and does not form a part of, this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any other report or document we file with or furnish to the SEC.
As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus does not contain all of the information we have included in the registration statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules we file with the SEC. You may refer to the registration statement, exhibits and schedules for more information about us and the Notes. The registration statement, exhibits and schedules are available through the SEC’s website.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
In this prospectus supplement, we “incorporate by reference” certain information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to that information. The information we incorporate by reference is an important part of this prospectus supplement, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. The following documents have been filed by us with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement:
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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2024 (filed on August 15, 2024) (the “2024 Form 10-K”);
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Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2024 (filed on November 7, 2024);
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Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on November 14, 2024, November 15, 2024 and November 22, 2024; and
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The portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (filed on September 27, 2024) which were incorporated by reference into the 2024 Form 10-K.
All documents and reports that we have filed with the SEC (other than any portion of such filings that are furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 (including any financial statements or exhibits relating thereto furnished pursuant to Item 9.01) under applicable SEC rules rather than filed) under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), from the date of this prospectus supplement until the termination of the offering under this prospectus supplement, shall be deemed to be incorporated in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus by reference.
You may request a copy of these filings, other than an exhibit to these filings unless we have specifically included or incorporated that exhibit by reference into the filing, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Tapestry, Inc.
10 Hudson Yards
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Investor Relations
Telephone: 212-946-8400
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SPECIAL NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus supplement, and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, 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 (the “Securities Act”), 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. In this context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as “may,” “can,” “continue,” “project,” “assumption,” “should,” “expect,” “confidence,” “goals,” “trends,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “on track,” “future,” “well positioned to,” “plan,” “potential,” “position,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “would,” “target,” similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, 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:
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the impact of economic conditions, recession and inflationary measures;
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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;
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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;
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our ability to successfully implement the initiatives under our 2025 growth strategy;
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the effect of existing and new competition in the marketplace;
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our ability to achieve intended benefits, cost savings and synergies from acquisitions;
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our ability to control costs;
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the effect of seasonal and quarterly fluctuations on our sales or operating results;
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the risk of cyber security threats and privacy or data security breaches;
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our ability to satisfy our outstanding debt obligations or incur additional indebtedness;
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the risks associated with climate change and other corporate responsibility issues;
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the impact of tax and other legislation;
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the risks associated with potential changes to international trade agreements and the imposition of additional duties on importing our products;
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our ability to protect against infringement of our trademarks and other proprietary rights; and
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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. A detailed discussion of significant risk factors that have the potential to cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations is described in “Risk Factors” on page S-7 of this prospectus supplement and in Part I, Item 1A of the 2024 Form 10-K, which we have filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference herein, and in future filings with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
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SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. This summary does not contain all of the information that you may wish to consider before investing in the Notes. You should read this entire prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein carefully, including the risks of investing in the Notes discussed under “Risk Factors.”
The Company
We are a house of iconic accessories and lifestyle brands. 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 business 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.
Our Brands
The Company has three reportable segments:
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Coach - Includes global sales of primarily Coach brand products to customers through our direct-to-customer (“DTC”), wholesale and licensing businesses. This segment represented 76.4% of total net sales in fiscal 2024.
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Kate Spade - Includes global sales of primarily kate spade new york brand products to customers through our DTC, wholesale and licensing businesses. This segment represented 20.0% of total net sales in fiscal 2024.
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Stuart Weitzman - Includes global sales of primarily Stuart Weitzman brand products to customers through our DTC and wholesale businesses. This segment represented 3.6% of total net sales in fiscal 2024.
Coach
Coach is a global fashion house of accessories and lifestyle collections, founded in New York in 1941. Inspired by the vision of Expressive Luxury and the inclusive and courageous spirit of its hometown, the brand makes beautiful things, crafted to last - for you to be yourself in. Coach has built a legacy of craftmanship and a community that champions the courage to be real.
Kate Spade
Since its launch in 1993 with a collection of six essential handbags, kate spade new york has always been colorful, bold and optimistic. Today, it is a global lifestyle brand that designs extraordinary things for the everyday, delivering seasonal collections of handbags, ready-to-wear, jewelry, footwear, gifts, home décor and more. Known for its rich heritage and unique brand DNA, kate spade new york offers a distinctive point of view, and celebrates communities of women around the globe who live their perfectly imperfect lifestyles.
Stuart Weitzman
Since 1986, New York City based global luxury footwear brand Stuart Weitzman has combined its signature artisanal craftsmanship and precise engineering to empower women to stand strong. Having perfected the art of shoemaking for over 35 years, the brand continues to expand its assortment to feature handbags and men’s footwear, all the while staying true to its ethos of inspiring strength and confidence with every step.
Recent Developments
Termination of Merger Agreement and Special Mandatory Redemption of Notes
On August 10, 2023, we, Sunrise Merger Sub, Inc., a British Virgin Islands business company limited by shares with BVI company number 2129509 incorporated under the laws of the territory of the British Virgin Islands and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Capri Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands
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business company limited by shares with BVI company number 524407 incorporated under the laws of the territory of the British Virgin Islands (“Capri” and, together with us and Merger Sub, the “Parties”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which and subject to the terms and conditions therein, Merger Sub would be merged with and into Capri (the “Merger”), with Capri surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
On November 13, 2024, the Parties entered into a Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”), pursuant to which the Parties agreed that the Merger Agreement, including all schedules, annexes and exhibits thereto, was terminated (the “Termination Date”), effective immediately. Pursuant to the Termination Agreement, the Company reimbursed Capri for its expenses in an amount equal to approximately $45.1 million in cash on November 14, 2024. The Parties also agreed to release each other from claims, demands, damages, actions, causes of action and liability relating to or arising out of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein or thereby.
On November 25, 2024, due to the termination of the Merger Agreement and pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, dated as of December 21, 2021, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by: (i) with respect to the Company’s €500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.350% senior unsecured notes due 2025 (the “2025 EUR Notes”), €500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2027 (the “2027 EUR Notes”) and €500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2031 (the “2031 EUR Notes” and, together with the 2025 EUR Notes and the 2027 EUR Notes, the “EUR Notes”), the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 27, 2023, among the Company, the Trustee, and U.S. Bank Europe DAC, UK Branch (f.k.a. Elavon Financial Services DAC, UK Branch), as paying agent; and (ii) with respect to the Company’s $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.050% senior unsecured notes due 2025 (the “2025 USD Notes”), $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.000% senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the “2026 USD Notes”), $1,000.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.350% senior unsecured notes due 2028 (the “2028 USD Notes”), $1,000.0 millionaggregate principal amount of 7.700% senior unsecured notes due 2030 (the “2030 USD Notes”) and $1,250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.850% senior unsecured notes due 2033 (the “2033 USD Notes” and, together with the 2025 USD Notes, the 2026 USD Notes, the 2028 USD Notes and the 2030 USD Notes, the “USD Notes”), the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 27, 2023, between the Company and the Trustee, the Company redeemed all outstanding EUR Notes and USD Notes at a redemption price of 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such EUR Notes and USD Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption (such redemption, the “Special Mandatory Redemption”). The Company funded the Special Mandatory Redemption with cash on hand.
Accelerated Share Repurchase Program
On November 13, 2024, our board of directors (the “Board”) authorized us to repurchase up to $2,000.0 million of our outstanding shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), pursuant to a new share repurchase program. Under the share repurchase program, we may repurchase shares on the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or in other transactions, including accelerated share repurchase programs.
On November 21, 2024, we entered into accelerated share repurchase agreements (the “ASR Agreements”) with Bank of America, N.A. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to repurchase an aggregate of up to $2,000.0 million of our outstanding shares of Common Stock. The Company funded the share repurchases under the ASR Agreements with $750.0 million of borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement (as defined below), $1,000.0 million of borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility (as defined under “Description of Other Indebtedness”) and cash on hand. After giving effect to the ASR Agreements, there will be $800.0 million of remaining availability for share repurchases under the share repurchase program authorized by the Board in May 2022.
Term Loan Credit Agreement
On November 21, 2024, in order to partially finance the share repurchases under the ASR Agreements, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a new $750.0 million senior unsecured term loan facility pursuant to that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, and appointed BofA Securities, Inc. and Morgan Stanley Senior Lending, Inc. as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners. On November 26, 2024, we drew down in full the $750.0 million principal amount of loans under the Term Loan Credit Agreement.
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We expect to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to repay the loans outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement. See “Use of Proceeds.” We refer to (i) the Special Mandatory Redemption, (ii) the borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Facility to fund the share repurchases under the ASR Agreements and (iii) the offering of the Notes offered hereby and the use of the net proceeds therefrom, collectively, as the “Transactions.”
Corporate Information
Founded in 1941, Coach, Inc., the predecessor to Tapestry, Inc., was incorporated in the state of Maryland in 2000. During fiscal 2015, the Company acquired Stuart Weitzman Holdings LLC, a luxury women’s footwear company. During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company acquired Kate Spade & Company, a lifestyle accessories and ready-to-wear company. Later in fiscal 2018, the Company changed its name to Tapestry, Inc.
The address of our principal executive offices and our telephone number at that location is:
Tapestry, Inc.
10 Hudson Yards
New York, New York 10001
(212) 946-8400
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The Offering
This summary is not a complete description of the Notes. For a more detailed description of the Notes, see “Description of the Notes” in this prospectus supplement.
Issuer
Tapestry, Inc.
Notes Offered
$    aggregate principal amount of   % Senior Notes due 2030.
$    aggregate principal amount of   % Senior Notes due 2035.
Maturity Dates
The 2030 Notes will mature on    , 2030.
The 2035  Notes will mature on    , 2035.
Interest Rates
The 2030 Notes will bear interest from December   , 2024 at the rate of   % per annum.
The 2035 Notes will bear interest from December   , 2024 at the rate of   % per annum.
Interest Payment Dates
Interest on the 2030 Notes is payable semi-annually on    and     of each year, beginning on   , 2025.
Interest on the 2035 Notes is payable semi-annually on    and    of each year, beginning on   , 2025.
Change of Control Triggering Event
Upon the occurrence of a “change of control triggering event,” as defined under “Description of the Notes—Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event,” we will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of repurchase.
Ranking
The Notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The Notes will be effectively junior to any of our future indebtedness that is secured to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and will be structurally subordinated to the liabilities of our subsidiaries.
As of September 28, 2024, on an as adjusted basis after giving effect to the Transactions:
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we would have had no secured indebtedness;
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we would have had unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of approximately $    million; and
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our subsidiaries would have had liabilities of approximately $1,500.0 million.
Optional Redemption
We may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time at the applicable redemption prices determined as set forth under “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption.”
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Certain Covenants
The indenture governing the Notes will contain covenants limiting our ability and our subsidiaries’ ability to:
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create certain liens;
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enter into sale and leaseback transactions; and
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consolidate or merge with, or sell, lease or convey all or substantially all of our or their properties or assets to, another person.
However, each of these covenants is subject to a number of significant exceptions. You should read “Description of the Notes—Certain Covenants” for a description of these covenants
Form and Denominations
We will issue the Notes in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Notes will be represented by one or more global securities registered in the name of a nominee of The Depository Trust Company (the “Depository”).
You will hold beneficial interests in the Notes through the Depository, and the Depository and its direct and indirect participants will record your beneficial interest in their books. Except under limited circumstances, we will not issue certificated Notes.
Further Issuances
We may, without consent of the holders of the Notes, create and issue additional Notes of any series ranking equally with the Notes of such series in all respects (other than with respect to the date of issuance, issue price and amount of interest payable on the first payment date applicable thereto). These additional Notes will be consolidated and form a single series with the previously outstanding Notes of that series; provided that if such additional Notes are not fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes with any Notes previously issued, such additional Notes will be issued under a separate CUSIP, ISIN and/or any other identifying number.
Timing and Delivery
We expect that delivery of the Notes will be made against payment therefor on or about December  , 2024, which will be the   business day following the date of the pricing of the Notes (this settlement cycle being referred to as “T+ ”). Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes prior to the first business day before delivery will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially will settle in T+ , to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers who wish to trade the Notes prior to the first business day before delivery should consult their own advisors.
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Use of Proceeds
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with cash on hand, to repay the loans outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and to repay borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, which were used to fund the share repurchases under the ASR Agreements, and for general corporate purposes.
Conflicts of Interest
Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates are lenders under the Term Loan Credit Agreement. As a result of the intended use of a portion of the net proceeds of this offering to repay the loans outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, such underwriters or their affiliates may receive at least 5% of the net proceeds of this offering. The receipt of at least 5% of the net proceeds of this offering by any underwriter or its affiliates would be considered a “conflict of interest” under Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) for such underwriters. Consequently, this offering will be conducted in accordance with the applicable requirements of FINRA Rule 5121. See “Use of Proceeds” and “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)—Conflicts of Interest.”
Absence of Public Market
for the Notes
Each series of the Notes is a new issue of securities with no established trading market. We do not intend to apply for the Notes to be listed on any securities exchange or to arrange for the Notes to be quoted on any automated quotation system. The underwriters have advised us that they intend to make a market in the Notes of each series, but they are not obligated to do so, and any market-making in the Notes may be discontinued at any time in their sole discretion. Accordingly, there can be no assurance as to the development or liquidity of any market for the Notes. See “Underwriting.”
Governing Law
New York.
Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association.
Risk Factors
An investment in the Notes involves risk. You should carefully consider the information set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-7 of this prospectus supplement and those risk factors incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in the Notes involves risk. Prior to making a decision about investing in the Notes, and in consultation with your own financial and legal advisors, you should carefully consider all of the information set forth in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. In particular, you should carefully consider the risk factors set forth below related to the Notes and the offering, and the risk factors that are incorporated by reference from the section of the 2024 Form 10-K entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” where we identify other factors that could affect our business. See “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference” of this prospectus supplement.
We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service our debt obligations, including our obligations under the Notes.
Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness, including the Notes, will depend on our financial and operating performance, which is subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business and other factors beyond our control. We may be unable to maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness, including the Notes.
If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures, or to sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness, including the Notes. These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations. In the absence of such operating results and resources, we could face substantial liquidity problems and might be required to dispose of material assets or operations to meet our debt service and other obligations.
The Notes will be effectively subordinated to any of our debt that is secured.
The Notes will be unsecured, unguaranteed obligations of Tapestry and will be effectively subordinated to any secured debt obligations that we may incur in the future to the extent of the value of the assets securing that debt. The effect of this subordination is that if we are involved in a bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or similar proceeding, or upon a default in payment on, or the acceleration of, any of our secured debt, if any, our assets that secure debt will be available to pay obligations on the Notes only after all of our secured debt, if any, has been paid in full from those assets. Holders of the Notes will share the value of any remaining assets ratably with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors, including trade creditors. We may not have sufficient assets remaining to pay amounts due on any or all of the Notes then outstanding. See “Description of the Notes.”
The Notes will be structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries.
The Notes will be our exclusive obligations. The Notes will not be obligations of any of our subsidiaries and will be effectively subordinated to the liabilities, including trade payables, of our subsidiaries. The incurrence of other indebtedness or other liabilities by any of our subsidiaries is not prohibited under the indenture governing the Notes and could adversely affect our ability to pay our obligations on the Notes. A significant portion of our operations is conducted through our subsidiaries and our cash flow and consequent ability to service our debt, including the Notes, depends in part on our subsidiaries. Our subsidiaries are separate legal entities that have no obligation to pay any amounts due under the Notes or to make any funds available therefor, whether by dividends, loans or other payments. Except to the extent we are a creditor with recognized claims against our subsidiaries, all claims of creditors, including trade creditors, and holders of the preferred stock, if any, of our subsidiaries will have priority with respect to the assets of such subsidiaries over our claims (and therefore the claims of our creditors, including holders of the Notes). Consequently, the Notes will be structurally subordinated to all liabilities, including trade payables of any of our subsidiaries and any subsidiaries that we may in the future acquire or establish. As of September 28, 2024, on an as adjusted basis after giving effect to the Transactions, our subsidiaries would have had liabilities of approximately $1,500.0 million.
We are permitted to incur more debt, which may increase risks associated with our leverage.
Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries will be restricted from incurring additional unsecured debt or other liabilities, including additional unsecured senior debt, under the indenture governing the Notes. If we incur additional debt or liabilities, our ability to pay our obligations on the Notes could be adversely affected. We expect that we will from time to time incur additional debt and other liabilities. In addition, we will not be restricted under the indenture governing the Notes from paying dividends or repurchasing our securities.
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The provisions in the indenture relating to change of control transactions will not necessarily protect you in the event of a highly leveraged transaction.
The provisions in the indenture will not necessarily afford you protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction that may adversely affect you, including a reorganization, restructuring, merger or other similar transaction involving us. These transactions may not involve a change in voting power or beneficial ownership or, even if they do, may not involve a change of the magnitude required under the definition of change of control triggering event in the indenture to trigger these provisions. Except as described under “Description of the Notes—Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event,” the indenture will not contain provisions that permit the holders of the Notes to require us to repurchase the Notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar transaction.
We may not be able to repurchase all of the Notes upon a change of control triggering event.
As described under “Description of the Notes—Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event,” we will be required to offer to repurchase the Notes upon the occurrence of events constituting a “Change of Control Triggering Event.” We may not have sufficient funds to repurchase the Notes in cash at such time or have the ability to arrange necessary financing on acceptable terms. Our failure to repurchase the Notes as required under the indenture would result in a default under the indenture and an event of default under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined herein), each of which could have material adverse consequences for us and the holders of the Notes. In addition, our ability to repurchase the Notes for cash may be limited by law or the terms of other agreements relating to our indebtedness outstanding at the time.
There are no existing markets for the Notes. If any develops, it may not be liquid.
Each series of the Notes is a new issue of securities and there is currently no established market for the Notes. We do not intend to list the Notes on any national securities exchange or to seek their quotation on any automated dealer quotation system. The underwriters have advised us that they currently intend to make a market in the Notes of each series following the offering, as permitted by applicable laws or regulations. However, the underwriters have no obligation to make a market in the Notes and they may cease market-making activities at any time without notice. Further, there can be no assurance as to the liquidity of any market that may develop for the Notes, your ability to sell your Notes or the price at which you will be able to sell your Notes. Future trading prices of the Notes will depend on many factors, including prevailing interest rates, our financial condition and results of operations, the then-current ratings assigned to the Notes and the market for similar securities. Any trading market that develops would be affected by many factors independent of and in addition to the foregoing, including:
•
the time remaining to the maturity of the Notes;
•
the outstanding amount of the Notes;
•
our financial performance;
•
our credit ratings with nationally recognized credit rating agencies; and
•
the level, direction and volatility of market interest rates generally.
The price at which you will be able to sell your Notes prior to maturity will depend on a number of factors and may be substantially less than the amount you originally invest.
We believe that the value of the Notes in any secondary market will be affected by the supply and demand for the Notes, the interest rate and a number of other factors. Some of these factors are interrelated in complex ways. As a result, the effect of any one factor may be offset or magnified by the effect of another factor. The following paragraphs describe what we expect to be the impact on the market value of the Notes of a change in a specific factor, assuming all other conditions remain constant.
U.S. interest rates. We expect that the market value of the Notes will be affected by changes in U.S. interest rates. In general, if U.S. interest rates increase, the market value of the Notes may decrease.
Our credit rating. Actual or anticipated changes in our credit ratings may affect the market value of the Notes.
Financial conditions and results. Actual or anticipated changes in our financial condition or results may affect the market value of the Notes. U.S. lawmakers are evaluating proposals for substantial changes to U.S. fiscal policies.
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The enactment of any such proposals could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations, which may affect the market value of the Notes.
The impact of one of the factors above, such as an increase in U.S. interest rates, may offset some or all of any change in the market value of the Notes attributable to another factor, such as an improvement in our credit rating or our financial condition.
Ratings of the Notes may change after issuance and affect the market prices and marketability of the Notes.
We currently expect that, upon issuance, the Notes will be rated by one or more rating agencies. Such ratings are limited in scope, and do not address all material risks relating to an investment in the Notes, but rather reflect only the view of each rating agency at the time the rating is issued. An explanation of the significance of such rating may be obtained from such rating agency. There is no assurance that such credit ratings will be issued or remain in effect for any given period of time or that such ratings will not be lowered, suspended or withdrawn entirely by the rating agencies, if, in each rating agency’s judgment, circumstances so warrant. It is also possible that such ratings may be lowered in connection with the application of the proceeds of this offering or in connection with future events, such as future acquisitions. Holders of Notes will have no recourse against us or any other parties in the event of a change in or suspension or withdrawal of such ratings. Any lowering, suspension or withdrawal of such ratings may have an adverse effect on the market price or marketability of the Notes. In addition, any decline in the ratings of the Notes may make it more difficult for us to raise capital on acceptable terms.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We estimate that we will receive net proceeds from this offering of $    (after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and our estimated offering expenses).
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with cash on hand, to repay the loans outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and to repay borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, which were used to fund the share repurchases under the ASR Agreements, and for general corporate purposes.
As of November 26, 2024, $750.0 million of borrowings were outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement mature on the date that is six months after the funding date and bear interest at a rate equal to the term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus an applicable rate of 1.125%.
As of November 26, 2024, $1,000.0 million of borrowings were outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility matures on May 11, 2027 and, as of November 26, 2024, bore interest at a rate equal to the term SOFR plus an applicable rate of 1.225%.
Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates are lenders under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Facility. As a result of the intended use of a portion of the net proceeds of this offering to repay the loans outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, such underwriters or their affiliates may receive at least 5% of the net proceeds of this offering. The receipt of at least 5% of the net proceeds of this offering by any underwriter or its affiliates would be considered a “conflict of interest” under FINRA Rule 5121 for such underwriters. Consequently, this offering will be conducted in accordance with the applicable requirements of FINRA Rule 5121. See “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)—Conflicts of Interest.”
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and short term investments and capitalization as of September 28, 2024:
•
on an actual basis; and
•
on an as adjusted basis giving effect to the Transactions, including this offering (after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and our estimated offering expenses and giving effect to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as described under “Use of Proceeds”).
This table should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this prospectus supplement and our consolidated financial statements and related notes incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, including under “Use of Proceeds.”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of September 28, 2024
(unaudited)
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
As Adjusted
 
 
 
(in millions, except for share numbers)
Cash and cash equivalents and short term investments
 
 
$7,305.2
 
 
$​(5)
Short-term debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term Loan Credit Agreement(1)
 
 
—
 
 
—
4.250% Senior Notes due 2025
 
 
303.4
 
 
303.4
Total short-term debt
 
 
$303.4
 
 
$303.4
Long-term debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revolving Credit Facility(2)
 
 
—
 
 
—
2030 Notes offered hereby
 
 
—
 
 
 
2035 Notes offered hereby
 
 
—
 
 
 
7.050% Senior Notes due 2025(3)
 
 
500.0
 
 
—
7.000% Senior Notes due 2026(3)
 
 
750.0
 
 
—
4.125% Senior Notes due 2027
 
 
396.6
 
 
396.6
7.350% Senior Notes due 2028(3)
 
 
1,000.0
 
 
—
7.700% Senior Notes due 2030(3)
 
 
1,000.0
 
 
—
3.050% Senior Notes due 2032
 
 
500.0
 
 
500.0
7.850% Senior Notes due 2033(3)
 
 
1,250.0
 
 
—
5.350% EUR Senior Notes due 2025(3)(4)
 
 
558.3
 
 
—
5.375% EUR Senior Notes due 2027(3)(4)
 
 
558.3
 
 
—
5.875% EUR Senior Notes due 2031(3)(4)
 
 
558.3
 
 
—
Less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs
 
 
(63.2)
 
 
 
Total long-term debt
 
 
$7,008.3
 
 
$​  
Total debt
 
 
$7,311.7
 
 
$​  
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 25.0 million shares authorized, none issued
 
 
—
 
 
—
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 1,000.0 million shares authorized; issued and outstanding – 233.0 million and 204.6 million shares, respectively, actual and as adjusted(6)
 
 
2.3
 
 
2.0
Additional paid-in capital(6)
 
 
3,789.0
 
 
3,389.0
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)(6)
 
 
(617.0)
 
 
(2,315.1)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
(192.4)
 
 
(192.4)
Total stockholders’ equity(6)
 
 
$2,981.9
 
 
$883.5
Total capitalization
 
 
$10,293.6
 
 
$​   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
As adjusted reflects the repayment of the $750.0 million of loans outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement used to partially fund the share repurchases under the ASR Agreements, with a portion of the net proceeds from this offering.
(2)
As adjusted reflects the repayment of the $1,000.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility used to partially fund the share repurchases under the ASR Agreements, with a portion of the net proceeds from this offering and cash on hand.
(3)
As adjusted reflects the redemption of the relevant series of notes pursuant to the Special Mandatory Redemption.
(4)
Actual includes the impact of changes in the exchange rate of the United States Dollar against the Euro.
(5)
We have historically generated higher net sales, operating income and cash flows in the second quarter as compared to the rest of the year due to holiday seasonality, and we expect to repay the Revolving Credit Facility with a portion of this additional cash.
(6)
As adjusted gives effect to the purchase of an aggregate of $2,000.0 million of our shares of Common Stock pursuant to the ASR Agreements, $2.6 million of interest expense under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and $2.8 million of interest expense under the Revolving Credit Agreement.
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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS
The following is a summary of our existing indebtedness. The following summary does not include intercompany obligations. Please see the information incorporated by reference herein for a further description of this indebtedness as well as our and our subsidiaries’ other indebtedness.
Revolving Credit Facility
On August 30, 2023, pursuant to that certain Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), the Company amended its Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below), originally dated as of May 11, 2022, among the Company, as borrower, certain of our subsidiaries, as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the financial institutions parties thereto as lenders (the “Existing Credit Agreement”, and as amended by the Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”). Under the Amended Credit Agreement, a syndicate of financial institutions and other lenders provided increases to the aggregate commitments to the revolving facility under the Existing Credit Agreement from $1,250.0 million to $2,000.0 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The Revolving Credit Facility will mature on May 11, 2027.
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, (i) for borrowings in U.S. Dollars, either (a) an alternate base rate or (b) a rate based on the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the administrative agent), (ii) for borrowings in Euros, the Euro Interbank Offered Rate, (iii) for borrowings in Pounds Sterling, the Sterling Overnight Index Average Reference Rate and (iv) for borrowings in Japanese Yen, the Tokyo Interbank Offer Rate, plus, in each case, an applicable margin. The applicable margin will be adjusted by reference to a grid (the “Pricing Grid”) based on the ratio of (a) consolidated debt to (b) consolidated EBITDAR. Additionally, the Company will pay facility fees, calculated at a rate per annum determined in accordance with the Pricing Grid, on the full amount of the Revolving Credit Facility, payable quarterly in arrears, and certain fees with respect to letters of credit that are issued. The Revolving Credit Facility may be used to finance the working capital needs, capital expenditures, permitted investments, share purchases, dividends and other general corporate purposes of the Company and its subsidiaries (which may include commercial paper backup). There were no outstanding borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility as of September 28, 2024. On November 26, 2024, the Company borrowed $1,000.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility to partially finance the share repurchases under the ASR Agreements.
Term Loan Credit Agreement
On November 21, 2024, in order to partially finance the share repurchases under the ASR Agreements, the Company entered into a new $750.0 million senior unsecured term loan facility pursuant to the Term Loan Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, (i) an alternate base rate or (ii) a rate based on the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the administrative agent). On November 26, 2024, we drew down in full the $750.0 million principal amount of loans under the Term Loan Credit Agreement. The loans are due to mature six months after the date the loans were funded.
4.250% Senior Notes due 2025
On March 2, 2015, the Company issued $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.250% senior unsecured notes due April 1, 2025 at 99.445% of par (the “2025 Senior Notes”). Interest is payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 beginning October 1, 2015. Prior to January 1, 2025 (90 days prior to the scheduled maturity date), the Company may redeem the 2025 Senior Notes in whole or in part, at its option at any time or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2025 Senior Notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon that would have been payable in respect of the 2025 Senior Notes calculated as if the maturity date of the 2025 Senior Notes was January 1, 2025 (not including any portion of payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption), discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the indenture for the 2025 Senior Notes) plus 35 basis points, plus, in the case of each of (1) and (2), accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. On and after January 1, 2025 (90 days prior to the scheduled maturity date), the Company may redeem the 2025 Senior Notes in whole or in part, at its option at any time or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2025 Senior Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid
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interest to the redemption date. The indenture governing the 2025 Senior Notes also contains certain covenants limiting the Company’s ability to: (i) create certain liens, (ii) enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions and (iii) merge, or consolidate or transfer, sell, or lease all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, as well as certain customary events of default.
4.125% Senior Notes due 2027
On June 20, 2017, the Company issued $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.125% senior unsecured notes due July 15, 2027 at 99.858% of par (the “2027 Senior Notes”). Interest is payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 beginning January 15, 2018. Prior to April 15, 2027 (the date that is three months prior to the scheduled maturity date), the Company may redeem the 2027 Senior Notes in whole or in part, at its option at any time or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2027 Senior Notes to be redeemed or (2) as determined by a quotation agent, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon that would have been payable in respect of the 2027 Senior Notes calculated as if the maturity date of the 2027 Senior Notes was April 15, 2027 (not including any portion of payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption), discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the indenture for the 2027 Senior Notes), plus, in the case of each of (1) and (2), accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. On and after April 15, 2027 (three months prior to the scheduled maturity date), the Company may redeem the 2027 Senior Notes in whole or in part, at its option at any time or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2027 Senior Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The indenture governing the 2027 Senior Notes also contains certain covenants limiting the Company’s ability to: (i) create certain liens, (ii) enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions and (iii) merge, or consolidate or transfer, sell, or lease all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, as well as certain customary events of default.
3.050% Senior Notes due 2032
In December 2021, the Company issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.050% senior unsecured notes due March 15, 2032 at 99.705% of par (the “2032 Senior Notes”) and completed cash tender offers for $203.4 million and $296.6 million of the outstanding aggregate principal amount under its 2027 Senior Notes and 2025 Senior Notes, respectively. Interest is payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 beginning March 15, 2022. Prior to December 15, 2031, the Company may redeem the 2032 Senior Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2032 Senior Notes to be redeemed or (2) as determined by a quotation agent, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon that would have been payable in respect of such Notes calculated as if the maturity date of the 2032 Senior Notes was December 15, 2031 (not including any portion of payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption), discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360 day year consisting of twelve 30 day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the indenture for the 2032 Senior Notes), plus, in the case of each of (1) and (2), accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. On and after December 15, 2031 (three months prior to the scheduled maturity date), the Company may redeem the 2032 Senior Notes in whole or in part, at its option at any time or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2032 Senior Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The indenture governing the 2032 Senior Notes contains certain covenants limiting the Company’s ability to: (i) create certain liens, (ii) enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions and (iii) merge, or consolidate or transfer, sell or lease all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, as well as certain customary events of default.
China Credit Facility
On May 20, 2024, the Company entered into a short-term credit facility (“China Credit Facility”) with Citibank, which may be used to fund general working capital needs, not to exceed 12 months, and is subject to annual renewal. The China Credit Facility provides the Company with a maximum facility amount of up to RMB 250.0 million (approximately $35.7 million), which includes a loan of up to RMB 85.0 million (approximately $12.1 million), a bank guarantee facility of up to RMB 15.0 million (approximately $2.2 million) and Accounts payable financing of up to RMB 150.0 million (approximately $21.4 million). As of September 28, 2024, there were no borrowings, bank guarantees or accounts payable financing outstanding under the China Credit Facility.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
The following description of the general terms of the Notes should be read in conjunction with the statements under “Description of Debt Securities” in the accompanying prospectus. If this summary differs in any way from the “Description of Debt Securities” in the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on this summary.
General
Tapestry, Inc. will issue $   aggregate principal amount of Notes under an indenture, to be dated as of the closing date of this offering (the “base indenture”), as supplemented by a supplemental indenture with respect to each series of Notes, to be dated as of the closing date of this offering, between Tapestry, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, referred to collectively with the supplemental indenture as the “indenture.”
The indenture will be subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The following description of the provisions of the indenture is only a summary. You should read the entire indenture carefully before investing in the Notes. You can obtain a copy of the indenture by following the directions under the caption “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in the following summary that are defined in the indenture have the meanings used in the indenture. As used in this “Description of the Notes,” references to “Tapestry,” “we,” us” and “our” refer to Tapestry, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and do not, unless the context otherwise indicates, include Tapestry’s subsidiaries.
Each series of the Notes will be unsecured debt securities under the indenture. The amount of debt securities that we may issue under the indenture is unlimited. After completion of this offering, we may issue additional notes of any series offered by this prospectus supplement without your consent and without notifying you. Any such additional notes may be consolidated and form a single series with, and have the same ranking, interest rate, maturity date, redemption rights and other terms as the applicable series of Notes offered hereby; provided that, if such additional notes are not fungible for United States federal income tax purposes with any Notes of the same series previously issued, such additional notes will be issued under a separate CUSIP, ISIN and/or any other identifying number. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “Notes” for all purposes of the indenture and this “Description of the Notes” include any additional notes that are actually issued. The Notes will be issued in minimum principal amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
The Notes will not have the benefit of a sinking fund.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
The 2030 Notes will mature on   , 2030 and will bear interest at the rate of   % per annum. Interest on the 2030 Notes will be payable semi-annually, in cash, in arrears on    and    of each year, commencing on   , 2025 to the registered holders of record thereof at the close of business on the immediately preceding    and    of each year.
The 2035 Notes will mature on   , 2035 and will bear interest at the rate of   % per annum. Interest on the 2035    Notes will be payable semi-annually, in cash, in arrears on    and    of each year, commencing on   , 2025 to the registered holders of record thereof at the close of business on the immediately preceding    and    of each year.
Interest on the Notes of a series will accrue from and including the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including the date of issuance of such series of Notes. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. If any interest payment date falls on a day that is not a business day, the payment of the interest payable on such date will be made on the next business day, and no interest shall accrue on the amount of interest due on that interest payment date for the period from and after such interest payment date to the date of payment.
Ranking
The Notes will be our senior unsecured obligations. Payment of the principal and interest on the Notes will rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and, to the extent we incur subordinated indebtedness in the future, rank senior in right of payment to our subordinated
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indebtedness. The Notes will be effectively subordinated to any of our current or future secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of any assets securing such indebtedness.
We conduct many of our operations through subsidiaries, which generate a substantial portion of our operating income and cash. Contractual provisions, laws or regulations, as well as any subsidiary’s financial condition and operating requirements, may limit our ability to obtain or receive cash from our subsidiaries in order to service our debt obligations, including making payments on the Notes. The Notes will be structurally subordinated to all existing and future obligations of our subsidiaries, including claims with respect to trade payables.
As of September 28, 2024, we had $7,311.7 million of outstanding senior indebtedness. As of September 28, 2024, on an as adjusted basis after giving effect to this offering and the other Transactions (as defined under “Summary—Recent Developments”): (i) we would have had no secured indebtedness; (ii) we would have had unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of approximately $   million; and (iii) our subsidiaries would have had liabilities of approximately $1,500.0 million. See “Capitalization.”
Optional Redemption
Prior to   , 20   with respect to the 2030 Notes (   months prior to their maturity date) (the “2030 Par Call Date”) or    , 20   with respect to the 2035    Notes (   months prior to their maturity date) (the “2035 Par Call Date” and, together with the 2030 Par Call Date, each a “Par Call Date”), we may redeem such Notes, as applicable, at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1)
(a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Notes matured on the 2030 Par Call Date or the 2035 Par Call Date, as applicable) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus    basis points with respect to the 2030 Notes and    basis points with respect to the 2035 Notes, in each case, less (b) interest accrued but not paid to, but excluding, the date of redemption, and
(2)
100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed,
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
On or after the 2030 Par Call Date with respect to the 2030 Notes or the 2035 Par Call Date with respect to the 2035 Notes, as applicable, we may redeem such Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by us in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
The Treasury Rate shall be determined by us after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities-Treasury constant maturities-Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, we shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the applicable Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields - one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life - and shall interpolate to the applicable Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.
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If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM is no longer published, we shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the relevant Par Call Date. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the applicable Par Call Date, but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the applicable Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding such Par Call Date, and one with a maturity date following such Par Call Date, we shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the applicable Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the applicable Par Call Date, or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, we shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
Our actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Notice of any redemption will be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary’s procedures) at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of the applicable series of Notes to be redeemed and will set forth the formula for calculations, and if available the calculation of, the redemption price of the applicable series of Notes. Once notice of redemption is delivered in accordance with the indenture, the applicable series of Notes called for redemption will become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price; provided that redemptions and notices of redemption may, at our discretion, be conditioned on one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of a corporate transaction that is pending (such as an equity or equity-linked offering, an incurrence of indebtedness or an acquisition or other strategic transaction involving a change of control in us or another entity). The date of redemption may, at our discretion, be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied or waived. Such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by the date of redemption or by the date of redemption as so delayed.
In the case of a partial redemption of Notes of any series, selection of the applicable series of Notes for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the trustee in its sole discretion deems appropriate and fair. No Notes of any series of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Note of any series is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to such Note will state the portion of the principal amount of the applicable Note to be redeemed. A new Note of any series in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the applicable Note will be issued in the name of the holder of such Note upon surrender for cancellation of such original Note. For so long as any series of Notes are held by the Depository, Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”) (or another depositary), the redemption of such series of Notes shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary.
Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the applicable series of Notes or the portion of the applicable series of Notes thereof called for redemption.
Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined below), unless we have exercised our right to redeem the relevant series of Notes as described above under “—Optional Redemption”, the indenture provides that each holder of any series of Notes will have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of such holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase (the “Change of Control Payment”), subject to the rights of holders of the applicable series of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.
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Within 30 days following the date upon which a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, or at our option, prior to any Change of Control but after the public announcement of the pending Change of Control, we will be required to send, by first-class mail, a notice to each holder of Notes at its registered address, with a copy to the trustee, which notice will govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice will state, among other things, the repurchase date, which must be no earlier than 10 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the “Change of Control Payment Date”). The notice, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, will state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date. Holders of the applicable series of Notes electing to have such series of Notes repurchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender their Notes of such series, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Repurchase” on the reverse of the note completed, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice, or transfer their Notes of such series to the paying agent by book-entry transfer pursuant to the applicable procedures of the paying agent, prior to the close of business on the third business day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.
Our ability to pay cash to the holders of the applicable series of Notes following the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event with respect to the applicable series of Notes may be limited by our then-existing financial resources. Therefore, sufficient funds may not be available when necessary to make any required repurchases.
The definition of Change of Control under the indenture includes a phrase relating to the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of “all or substantially all” of our and our subsidiaries’ assets taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of the applicable series of Notes to require us to repurchase such holder’s applicable series of Notes as a result of a sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of our and our subsidiaries’ assets taken as a whole to another person or group may be uncertain.
We will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer with respect to a series of Notes if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer if it had been made by us, and such third party purchases all the applicable series of Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer. In addition, we will not repurchase any series of Notes if there has occurred and is continuing on the Change of Control Payment Date an event of default under the indenture, other than an event of default resulting from failure to pay the Change of Control Payment.
We will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of a series of Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Offer provisions of the applicable series of Notes, we will comply with those securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached our obligations under the Change of Control Offer provisions of such series of Notes by virtue of any such conflict.
For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following: (1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person other than to our company or one of our subsidiaries; (2) the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (other than our company or one of our subsidiaries) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as such terms are defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of our outstanding Voting Stock or the Voting Stock of any parent company (as defined below) or other Voting Stock into which our Voting Stock or the Voting Stock of any parent company is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; (3) we or any parent company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any person, or any person consolidates with, or merges with or into, us or any parent company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of our outstanding Voting Stock, the Voting Stock of such parent company or the Voting Stock of such other person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property; (4) the adoption of a plan relating to our liquidation or dissolution; or (5) the occurrence of any Change of Control (as defined in the Existing Indentures
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for the Existing Notes) to the extent that and only for so long as any such Existing Notes are outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control under clause (1), (2) or (3) above if the persons that beneficially own our Voting Stock immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, shares with a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the surviving or transferee person that are entitled to vote generally in the election of that person’s board of directors, managers or trustees immediately after such transaction, provided that any series of related transactions shall be treated as a single transaction. The term “person,” as used in this definition, has the meaning given thereto in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a related Rating Event.
“Existing 2025 Notes” means our outstanding 4.250% senior unsecured notes due 2025.
“Existing 2027 Notes” means our outstanding 4.125% senior unsecured notes due 2027.
“Existing 2032 Notes” means our outstanding 3.050% senior unsecured notes due 2032.
“Existing Indentures” means that certain first supplemental indenture, dated as of March 2, 2015, relating to the Existing 2025 Notes and that certain third supplemental indenture, dated as of June 20, 2017, relating to the Existing 2027 Notes, in each case between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, supplementing that certain indenture, dated as of March 2, 2015, between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, and that certain first supplemental indenture, dated as of December 1, 2021, relating to the Existing 2032 Notes, between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, supplementing that certain indenture, dated as of December 1, 2021, between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee.
“Existing Notes” means the Existing 2025 Notes, the Existing 2027 Notes and the Existing 2032 Notes.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors.
“Investment Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating category), a rating of BBB- or better by Standard & Poor’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating category) and a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category).
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors.
“Rating Agency” means:
(1)
each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, and
(2)
if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the applicable series of Notes publicly available for reasons outside of our control, a Substitute Rating Agency in lieu thereof.
“Rating Event” with respect to a series of Notes means (i) the rating of such series of Notes is lowered by at least two of the three Rating Agencies during the period (the “Trigger Period”) commencing on the earlier of the first public notice of (a) the occurrence of a Change of Control or (b) our intention to effect a Change of Control and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of such series of Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) and (ii) such series of Notes are rated below an Investment Grade rating by at least two of the three Rating Agencies on any day during the Trigger Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Rating Event will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus will not be deemed a Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not publicly announce or confirm or inform the trustee in writing at our request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, such Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control has occurred at the time of the Rating Event). Unless at least two of the three Rating Agencies are providing a rating for such series of Notes at the commencement of any Trigger Period, there will be deemed to have been a Rating Event with respect to such series of Notes during that Trigger Period.
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“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and its successors.
“Substitute Rating Agency” means a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act, selected by us (as certified by a resolution of our board of directors and reasonably acceptable to the trustee) as a replacement agency for any or all of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, as the case may be.
“Voting Stock,” solely as used in the definition of the term “Change of Control,” means, with respect to any person as of any date, the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors (or other analogous managing body) of such person.
Restrictive Covenants
Some of the defined terms used in the following subsections are defined below under “—Definitions for Restrictive Covenants.”
Limitations on Liens
We have agreed under the indenture that we will not, and will not permit any Significant Subsidiary to, incur, issue, assume or guarantee any notes, bonds, debentures or other similar evidences of indebtedness for money borrowed (herein called “debt”) secured by a pledge of, or mortgage or other lien on, any Principal Property, now owned or hereafter owned by us or any Significant Subsidiary, or any shares of capital stock or debt of any Significant Subsidiary (herein called “liens”), without providing that the applicable series of Notes (together with, if we shall so determine, any other debt or obligations of Tapestry or any Significant Subsidiary ranking equally with the applicable series of Notes then existing or thereafter created) shall be secured equally and ratably with (or, at our option, prior to) such secured debt so long as such secured debt shall be so secured. The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:
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liens existing as of the issue date of the Notes;
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liens on any property acquired (whether by merger, consolidation, purchase, lease or otherwise), constructed or improved by us or any Significant Subsidiary after the issue date of the Notes which are created or assumed prior to, contemporaneously with, or within 360 days after, such acquisition, construction or improvement, to secure or provide for the payment of all or any part of the cost of such acquisition, construction or improvement (including related expenditures capitalized for federal income tax purposes in connection therewith) incurred after the issue date of the Notes;
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liens on any property, shares of capital stock or debt existing at the time of the acquisition thereof, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase, lease or otherwise (including liens on property, shares of capital stock or indebtedness of a corporation existing at the time such Person becomes a Significant Subsidiary); provided that such lien was not created in anticipation of the Person becoming a Significant Subsidiary;
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liens in favor of, or which secure debt owing to, us or any Significant Subsidiary; and
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any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, removals or replacements) as a whole or in part, of any lien referred to in the foregoing bullets, inclusive; provided that (i) such extension, renewal or replacement lien shall be limited to all or a part of the same property, shares of capital stock or debt that secured the lien extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements on such property) and (ii) the debt secured by such lien at such time is not increased.
Notwithstanding the restrictions described above, we or any Significant Subsidiary may incur, issue, assume or guarantee any debt secured by a lien which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions without equally and ratably securing the applicable series of Notes, provided that at the time of such incurrence, issuance, assumption or guarantee, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all outstanding debt secured by liens which could not have been incurred, issued, assumed or guaranteed by us or a Significant Subsidiary without equally and ratably securing the applicable series of Notes then outstanding except for the provisions of this paragraph, together with the aggregate amount of Attributable Debt (defined below) incurred after the issue date of the Notes pursuant to clause (i) of the first paragraph under the caption “—Limitations on Sale and Leaseback Transactions” below, does not at such time exceed 15% of our Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
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Limitations on Sale and Leaseback Transactions
We may not, and may not permit any Significant Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction involving any Principal Property, unless either of the following conditions are met:
(i)
after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all Attributable Debt with respect to Sale and Leaseback Transactions plus the aggregate amount of debt secured by a lien incurred without equally and ratably securing the applicable series of Notes after the issue date of the Notes pursuant to the last paragraph of the covenant “—Limitations on Liens” above would not exceed 15% of our Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, or
(ii)
within 180 days of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, Tapestry or such Significant Subsidiary applies to (a) the retirement or prepayment, and in either case, the permanent reduction, of Funded Debt of Tapestry or any Significant Subsidiary (including that in the case of a revolver or similar arrangement that makes credit available, such commitment is so permanently reduced by such amount) or (b) the purchase of other property that will constitute Principal Property, an amount not less than the Net Proceeds of the Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
This restriction will not apply to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, and there will be excluded from Attributable Debt in any computation described in this covenant or above under the covenant “—Limitations on Liens” with respect to any such transaction (x) solely between Tapestry and a Significant Subsidiary or solely between Significant Subsidiaries; and (y) in which the applicable lease is for a period, including renewal rights, of three years or less.
Definitions for Restrictive Covenants
“Attributable Debt” means, on the date of any determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for Net Rental Payments during the remaining term of the lease included in a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the interest rate set forth or implicit in the terms of such lease or, if not practicable to determine such rate, the weighted average interest rate per annum borne by the applicable series of Notes on such date of determination, in either case compounded semi-annually.
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, on the date of any determination, the aggregate amount of assets, less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items, after deducting from that net amount:
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all current liabilities, and
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goodwill, trademarks, trade names, patents, unamortized debt-discount and other like intangibles, in each case as set forth on our most recently available consolidated balance sheet, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
“Funded Debt” means all indebtedness for money borrowed, including purchase money indebtedness, (i) having a maturity of more than one year from the date of its creation or having a maturity of less than one year but by its terms being renewable or extendible, at the option of the obligor in respect of such indebtedness, beyond one year from its creation and (ii) which is not subordinated in right of payment to the applicable series of Notes.
“Hudson Yards Development” means (a) that certain Agreement of Severed Parcel Lease (Eastern Rail Yard Section of the John D. Caemmerer West Side Yard) (the “Ground Lease”), dated as of April 10, 2013, between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Legacy Yards Tenant LLC (“Legacy Yards Tenant”); (b) any improvements now or hereafter located on the land demised pursuant to the Ground Lease, including, but not limited to, that certain commercial building to be built thereon (the “Building”) and any condominium units or common areas that may be created therein and thereon; and/or (c) Legacy Yards Tenant.
“Net Proceeds” means, with respect to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the aggregate amount of cash or cash equivalents received by us or any of our Significant Subsidiaries, less the sum of all payments, fees, commissions and expenses incurred in connection with such transaction, and less the amount (estimated reasonably and in good faith by Tapestry) of income, franchise, sales and other applicable taxes required to be paid by us or any of our Significant Subsidiaries in connection with such transaction in the taxable year that such transaction is consummated or in the immediately succeeding taxable year, the computation of which shall take into account the reduction in tax liability resulting from any available operating losses and net operating loss carryovers, tax credits and tax credit carryforwards, and similar tax attributes.
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“Net Rental Payments” means the total amount of rent payable by the lessee after excluding amounts required to be paid on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water rates and similar charges.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Principal Property” means any manufacturing plant or other similar facility, office facility, warehouse, distribution center or any parcel of real estate or group of contiguous parcels of real estate located within the United States owned or leased by us or any of our Subsidiaries and the gross book value, without deduction of any depreciation reserves, of which on the date as of which the determination is being made exceeds 1% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; provided that the term ‘Principal Property’ shall not include any direct or indirect legal, beneficial or equitable interest in any corporate headquarters or any direct or indirect legal, beneficial or equitable interest in the Hudson Yards Development.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement whereby we or any of our Significant Subsidiaries has sold or transferred, or will sell or transfer, property and has or will take back a lease pursuant to which the rental payments are calculated to amortize the purchase price of the property substantially over the useful life of such property.
“Significant Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of ours which owns or leases a Principal Property.
“Subsidiary” means with respect to us at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which we, or Tapestry and one or more Subsidiaries, or any one or more Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly own more than 50% of the Voting Stock.
“Voting Stock” means capital stock the holders of which have general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the Board of Directors of a corporation; provided that, for the purpose of such definition, capital stock which carries only the right to vote conditioned on the occurrence of an event shall not be considered Voting Stock whether or not such event shall have occurred.
Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease
We may not consolidate or merge with or into, or transfer or lease all or substantially all our assets to another Person, unless:
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we are the surviving entity or, if not, the successor entity formed by such consolidation or into which we are merged or which acquires or leases our assets is organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, any of the Channel Islands, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom or any member of the European Union and expressly assumes our obligations with respect to the applicable series of Notes and under the indenture;
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no default or event of default exists or will occur immediately after giving effect to the transaction; and
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we have delivered to the trustee the certificates and opinions required under the indenture.
Reports
We will file with the trustee, within 15 days after we file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), to the extent we are required to make such filings, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents, and other reports which we may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. For the avoidance of doubt, we will not be required to file any reports, information or documents with the Commission to the extent we are no longer required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the trustee is for informational purposes only and the trustee’s receipt of such will not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including our compliance with any of our covenants under the indenture (as to which the trustee will be entitled to rely exclusively on officers’ certificates); provided, however, that any such information, document or report filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (or EDGAR) system or any successor thereto shall be deemed to be filed with the trustee; provided, further, however, that the trustee will have no responsibility whatsoever for the timelines or content of any such filing or to determine whether such filing has occurred.
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Events of Default
The following are events of default under the indenture with respect to each series of Notes:
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failure to pay any installment of interest on the Notes of such series when due and the continuance of such failure for 30 days;
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failure to pay principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes of such series when due;
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failure to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement in the Notes of such series or the indenture and the continuance of such failure for 90 days after receipt by us of notice of such failure, specifying such failure and requiring the same to be remedied, from the trustee or holders of at least 25% of the principal amount of the Notes of such series outstanding;
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failure to pay principal when due at maturity or a default that results in the acceleration of maturity of Tapestry’s or any of our Significant Subsidiary’s indebtedness for borrowed money in an aggregate amount of $100 million or more; and
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certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Tapestry.
If an event of default with respect to a particular series of Notes occurs and continues, either the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series outstanding may declare the principal amount of such series of Notes to be due and payable immediately; provided that, in the case of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Tapestry (or its successor by consolidation or merger), such principal amount, or portion thereof will automatically become due and payable without any action by the trustee or any holder. However, at any time after an acceleration with respect to a particular series of Notes has occurred, but before a judgment or decree based on such acceleration has been obtained, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration. For information as to waiver of defaults, see “Modification and Waiver” below.
Subject to the duty of the trustee during default to act with the required standard of care, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders, unless such holders have offered the trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the trustee. Subject to such indemnification and certain other limitations, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of a particular series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee, with respect to the Notes of such series.
Other than with respect to a lawsuit for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on any series of Notes when due, the indenture provides that no holder of such series of Notes may institute any action against us under the indenture without first complying with the conditions set forth in the indenture.
We will furnish to the trustee an annual statement as to our performance of certain of our obligations under the indenture in the form of an officers’ certificate.
Payment of Additional Amounts
A “Foreign Successor Issuer” is any Person that is organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and that assumes our obligations under each series of Notes after the date hereof in accordance with the provisions described in “Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease.”
All payments of principal, premium and interest made by a Foreign Successor Issuer in respect of the Notes of each series will be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature (“Taxes”) imposed or levied by or within any jurisdiction in which such Foreign Successor Issuer is incorporated or organized or where such Foreign Successor Issuer is otherwise considered by a taxing authority to be a resident or doing business for tax purposes or from or through which such Foreign Successor Issuer makes any payment on the Notes of each series (in each case, including any political subdivision or any authority therein or thereof having the power to tax) (each a “Relevant Jurisdiction”), unless such withholding or deduction of such Taxes is required by law. For the avoidance of doubt, a Relevant Jurisdiction shall not include the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia. If a Foreign Successor Issuer is required to make such withholding or deduction, the Foreign Successor Issuer will pay such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) as will result in receipt by each holder of any Notes of the applicable series of such
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amounts as would have been received by such holder had no such withholding or deduction of such Taxes been required, except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable:
(i)
in respect of any such Taxes that would not have been imposed, deducted or withheld but for the existence of any connection (whether present or former) between the holder or beneficial owner of a Note and the Relevant Jurisdiction other than merely holding such Note or receiving principal, premium (if any) or interest in respect thereof (including such holder or beneficial owner being or having been a national, domiciliary or resident of such Relevant Jurisdiction or treated as a resident thereof or being or having been physically present or engaged in a trade or business therein or having or having had a permanent establishment therein);
(ii)
in respect of any Note presented for payment (where presentation is required) more than 30 days after the relevant date, except to the extent that the holder thereof would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts on presenting the same for payment on the last day of such 30-day period. For this purpose, the “relevant date” in relation to any Note means the later of (a) the due date for such payment or (b) the date such payment was made available or duly provided for;
(iii)
in respect of any Taxes that would not have been imposed, deducted or withheld but for a failure of the holder or beneficial owner of a Note to comply with a timely request by the Foreign Successor Issuer addressed to the holder or beneficial owner to provide information or certification concerning such holder’s or beneficial owner’s nationality, residence, identity or connection with any Relevant Jurisdiction, if and to the extent that due and timely compliance with such request is required under the tax laws of such jurisdiction in order to reduce or eliminate any withholding or deduction as to which Additional Amounts would have otherwise been payable to such holder;
(iv)
in respect of any Taxes imposed as a result of a Note being presented for payment (where presentation is required) in the Relevant Jurisdiction, unless such Note could not have been presented for payment elsewhere;
(v)
in respect of any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar Taxes;
(vi)
to any holder of a Note that is a fiduciary, partnership or person other than the sole beneficial owner of any payment to the extent that such payment would be required to be included in the income under the laws of a Relevant Jurisdiction, for tax purposes, of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, or a member of that partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had that beneficiary, settlor, partner or beneficial owner been the holder thereof;
(vii)
with respect to any withholding or deduction that is imposed in connection with Sections 1471-1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (or any amended or successor versions of such Sections) and U.S. Treasury regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement between the United States and any other jurisdiction implementing or relating to such Sections or any non-U.S. law, regulation or guidance enacted or issued with respect to the foregoing;
(viii)
in respect of any such Taxes payable other than by deduction or withholding from payments under or with respect to any Note; or
(ix)
any combination of Taxes referred to in the preceding items (i) through (viii) above.
Any Foreign Successor Issuer will (i) make any such withholding or deduction required by applicable law and (ii) remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority in accordance with applicable law. The Foreign Successor Issuer will make reasonable efforts to obtain certified copies of tax receipts evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld from each Relevant Jurisdiction imposing such Taxes. The Foreign Successor Issuer will provide to the trustee, within a reasonable time after the date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld are due pursuant to applicable law, either a certified copy of tax receipts evidencing such payment, or, if such tax receipts are not reasonably available to the Foreign Successor Issuer, such other documentation that provides reasonable evidence of such payment by the Foreign Successor Issuer.
Any Foreign Successor Issuer will indemnify and hold harmless the holders of the applicable series of Notes, and, upon written request of any holder of the applicable series of Notes, reimburse such holder for the amount of (a) any Taxes levied or imposed by a Relevant Jurisdiction and payable by such holder in connection with payments
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made under or with respect to the applicable series of Notes held by such holder; and (b) any Taxes levied or imposed by a Relevant Jurisdiction with respect to any reimbursement under the foregoing clause (a) or this clause (b), so that the net amount received by such holder after such reimbursement will not be less than the net amount such holder would have received if the Taxes giving rise to the reimbursement described in clauses (a) and/or (b) had not been imposed, provided, however, that the indemnification obligation provided for in this paragraph shall not extend to Taxes imposed for which the holder of the applicable series of Notes would not have been eligible to receive payment of Additional Amounts hereunder by virtue of clauses (i) through (ix) in the second full paragraph above or to the extent such holder received Additional Amounts with respect to such payments.
In addition, any Foreign Successor Issuer will pay any stamp, issue, registration, court, documentation, excise or other similar taxes, charges and duties, including interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed by any Relevant Jurisdiction at any time after the merger described above in respect of the execution, issuance, registration or delivery of the applicable series of Notes or any other document or instrument referred to thereunder and any such taxes, charges or duties imposed by any Relevant Jurisdiction at any time after the merger described above as a result of, or in connection with, any payments made pursuant to the applicable series of Notes and/or the enforcement of the applicable series of Notes and/or any other such document or instrument.
Whenever there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of principal, premium or interest in respect of any Note, such mention shall be deemed to include the payment of Additional Amounts provided for in the indenture, to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the indenture.
The obligation to make payments of Additional Amounts under the terms and conditions described above will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of the indenture and will apply mutatis mutandis to any successor Person to any Foreign Successor Issuer (other than a Person organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia) and to any jurisdiction in which such successor is organized or is otherwise resident for tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made by such successor or its respective agents.
Optional Redemption for Changes in Withholding Taxes
A Foreign Successor Issuer may redeem any series of Notes at its option, at any time in whole but not in part, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice (which notice will be irrevocable), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the applicable series of Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption and any Additional Amounts (if any) then due and which will become due on the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date and Additional Amounts (if any) in respect thereof), in the event that such Foreign Successor Issuer determines in good faith that such Foreign Successor Issuer has become or would become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the applicable series of Notes, Additional Amounts and such obligation cannot be avoided by taking reasonable measures available to such Foreign Successor Issuer (including making payment through a paying agent located in another jurisdiction), as a result of:
(1)
a change in or an amendment to the laws (including any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of any Relevant Jurisdiction affecting taxation, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after the date on which a Foreign Successor Issuer becomes a Foreign Successor Issuer (or, where a jurisdiction in question does not become a Relevant Jurisdiction until a later date, such later date); or
(2)
any change in or amendment to any official position of a taxing authority in any Relevant Jurisdiction regarding the application, administration or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after the date on which a Foreign Successor Issuer becomes a Foreign Successor Issuer (or, where a jurisdiction in question does not become a Relevant Jurisdiction until a later date, such later date).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no notice of redemption for changes in withholding taxes may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which such Foreign Successor Issuer would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the applicable series of Notes were then due. At least five calendar days before
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such Foreign Successor Issuer provides notice of redemption of the applicable series of Notes, such Foreign Successor Issuer will deliver to the trustee and paying agent (a) an officers’ certificate stating that such Foreign Successor Issuer is entitled to effect such redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to its right to so redeem have occurred, (b) an opinion of independent legal counsel of recognized standing (which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the trustee) as to the satisfaction of conditions precedent in connection with such redemption, and (c) an opinion of independent legal counsel of recognized standing (which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the trustee and paying agent) that such Foreign Successor Issuer has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of the circumstances referred to in clause (1) or (2) of the preceding paragraph.
The trustee and paying agent shall receive and will be entitled to conclusively rely upon the officers’ certificate and opinion as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent described above, in which case they will be conclusive and binding on the holders.
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
The indenture provides that Tapestry may, at its option, elect to discharge its obligations with respect to any series of Notes (“Legal Defeasance”). If Legal Defeasance occurs, Tapestry will be deemed to have paid and discharged all amounts owed under the applicable series of Notes, and the indenture will cease to be of further effect as to such series of Notes, except that:
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holders will be entitled to receive timely payments for the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, such series of Notes, from the funds deposited for that purpose (as explained below);
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Tapestry’s obligations will continue with respect to the issuance of temporary Notes of such series, the registration of Notes of such series, and the replacement of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes of such series;
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the trustee will retain its rights, powers, trusts, duties, and immunities, and Tapestry will retain its obligations in connection therewith; and
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other Legal Defeasance provisions of the indenture will remain in effect.
In addition, Tapestry may, at its option and at any time, elect to cause the release of its obligations with respect to most of the covenants in the indenture (“Covenant Defeasance”) with respect to any series of Notes. If Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events (not including non-payment events and bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization events) relating to Tapestry described under “Events of Default” will no longer constitute events of default with respect to such series of Notes. Tapestry may exercise Legal Defeasance regardless of whether it previously exercised Covenant Defeasance.
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance (each, a “Defeasance”) with respect to any series of Notes:
(1)
Tapestry must irrevocably deposit with the trustee, in trust, for the benefit of holders of the Notes of such series, U.S. legal tender, U.S. government securities, a combination thereof or other obligations as may be provided with respect to such series of Notes, in amounts that will be sufficient, as determined by Tapestry, and expressed in a written certification thereof, signed by the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of Tapestry and delivered to the Trustee, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the applicable series of Notes on the stated date for payment or any redemption date thereof, and the trustee must have, for benefit of holders of such Notes, a valid and perfected security interest in the obligations so deposited;
(2)
in the case of Legal Defeasance, Tapestry must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States (which opinion shall be reasonably acceptable to the trustee) confirming that:
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Tapestry has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service, a ruling, or
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since the issue date of the Notes, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law,
in either case to the effect that beneficial owners of such series of Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
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(3)
in the case of Covenant Defeasance, Tapestry must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States (which opinion shall be reasonably acceptable to the trustee) confirming that beneficial owners of such series of Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
(4)
no default or event of default with respect to such series of Notes may have occurred and be continuing under the indenture on the date of the deposit with respect to such series of Notes (other than a default or event of default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit); in addition, no event of default relating to bankruptcy or insolvency may occur at any time from the date of the deposit to the 91st calendar day thereafter;
(5)
the Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance may not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (excluding the indenture) to which Tapestry or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Tapestry or any of its subsidiaries is bound;
(6)
Tapestry must deliver to the trustee an officers’ certificate stating that the deposit was not made by Tapestry with the intent of preferring the holders of such debt securities over any other creditors of Tapestry or the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any other of its creditors; and
(7)
Tapestry must deliver to the trustee an officers’ certificate confirming the satisfaction of conditions in clauses (1) through (6) above, and an opinion of counsel confirming the satisfaction of the conditions in clauses (1) (with respect to the validity and perfection of the security interest), (2), (3) and (5) above.
If the amount deposited with the trustee to effect a Covenant Defeasance is insufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the applicable series of Notes when due, then Tapestry’s obligations under the indenture and such series of Notes will be revived, and such Defeasance will be deemed not to have occurred.
Satisfaction and Discharge
The indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect with respect to a series of Notes, when:
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either:
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all Notes of such series that have been authenticated and, except for lost, stolen or destroyed Notes of such series that have been replaced or paid and Notes of such series for whose payment money has been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by us and thereafter repaid to us, have been delivered to the trustee for cancellation; or
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all Notes of such series that have not been delivered to the trustee for cancellation (1) have become due and payable, (2) will become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year or (3) if redeemable in accordance with the terms of such series of Notes, are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the trustee in our name, and at our expense;
and we have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders of Notes of such series, in amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness (including all principal, premium, if any, and interest) on such series of Notes not delivered to the trustee for cancellation (in the case of Notes of such series that have become due and payable on or prior to the date of such deposit) or to the stated maturity or redemption date, as the case may be:
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we have paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable by us under the indenture in respect of the Notes of such series; and
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we have delivered irrevocable instructions to the trustee under the indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of such series of Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.
In addition, we must deliver an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel to the trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.
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Modification and Waiver
Modifications and amendments of the indenture with respect to any series of Notes outstanding may be made by us and the trustee with the consent of holders of a majority in outstanding aggregate principal amount of such series of Notes, except that no such modification or amendment may, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding Notes of the applicable series affected thereby:
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extend the stated maturity date of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any such series of Notes, or reduce the principal amount of or the rate (or extend the time for payment) of interest on, or any premium payable upon the redemption of, any such series of Notes;
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reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity thereof;
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change the place or currency of payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any such series of Notes;
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impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on, or with respect to, any such series of Notes;
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reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of such series of Notes, the consent of the holders of which is required for any amendment, supplemental indenture or waiver provided for in the indenture;
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modify any of the waiver provisions, except to increase any required percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the holder of each Notes of the series affected thereby;
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cause any such series of Notes to become subordinate in right of payment to any other debt, except to the extent provided in the terms of such series of Notes; or
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if such series of Notes provides that the holder may require us to repurchase or convert such series of Notes, impair such holder’s right to require repurchase or conversion of such series of Notes on the terms provided therein.
We and the trustee may also modify and amend the indenture without the consent of any holder of Notes of a particular series:
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to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or mistake in the indenture; provided that such amendments or supplements shall not adversely affect the interests of the holders of such series of Notes in any material respect;
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to comply with any requirements of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”);
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to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under the indenture with respect to the Notes of any or all series by a successor trustee;
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to establish the form or forms or terms of debt securities of any series or of the coupons appertaining to such debt securities as permitted by the indenture;
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to add covenants for the benefit of the holders, to surrender any of our rights or to add circumstances under which we will pay additional interest on the Notes of such series; or
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to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of Notes of such series.
The holders of a majority in outstanding aggregate principal amount of any series of Notes may, on behalf of the holders of all Notes of such series, waive our compliance with certain restrictive provisions of the indenture or such series of Notes. The holders of a majority in outstanding aggregate principal amount of any series of Notes may, on behalf of the holders of all Notes of such series, waive any past default under the indenture, except a default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, such series of Notes or in respect of any provision of the indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of Notes of such series affected thereby.
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The Trustee
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association is trustee under the indenture and has been appointed by us as registrar and paying agent with regard to the Notes. All payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, and all registration, transfer, exchange, authentication and delivery of, the Notes will be effected initially by the trustee or its agent acting as trustee, paying agent or registrar as set forth in the indenture at an office designated by the trustee as its corporate trust office.
The indenture provides that, except during the continuance of an event of default, the trustee will perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in the indenture. During the existence of an event of default under the indenture, the trustee will exercise such rights and powers vested in it as a prudent person would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. Subject to these provisions, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request of any of the holders of the Notes, unless they shall have offered to the trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the trustee.
The indenture and provisions of the Trust Indenture Act contain limitations on the rights of the trustee, should it become a creditor of Tapestry, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases or to liquidate certain property received by it in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The trustee is permitted to engage in other transactions with us or any of our affiliates. If the trustee acquires any conflicting interest, it must eliminate such conflict or resign.
Governing Law and Consent to Jurisdiction
New York law governs the indenture and will govern the Notes. A Foreign Successor Issuer will irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York state court or any U.S. federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in respect of any legal action or proceeding arising out of or in relation to the indenture or the Notes, and will agree that all claims in respect of such legal action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York state or U.S. federal court and will waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding in any such court.
A Foreign Successor Issuer will agree that, to the extent that such Foreign Successor Issuer is or will become entitled to any sovereign or other immunity, such Foreign Successor Issuer will waive such immunity in respect of its obligations under the indenture.
Book-Entry System; Delivery and Form
The Notes will be deposited with the trustee on behalf of The Depository Trust Company (the “Depository”), in the form of one or more global notes. The Notes will be issued as fully registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (the Depository’s nominee) or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of the Depository. So long as the Depository or its nominee is the registered owner of a global note, the Depository or that nominee will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Notes represented by that global note for all purposes under the indenture and under the Notes. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global note will not be entitled to have Notes represented by that global note registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Notes and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the indenture or under the Notes for any purpose, including with respect to the giving of any direction, instruction or approval to the trustee. Accordingly, each holder owning a beneficial interest in a global note must rely on the procedures of the Depository and, if that holder is not a direct participant in the Depository, on the procedures of the participant through which that holder owns its interest, to receive any payments on or a Note or to exercise any rights of a holder of Notes under the indenture or the global note.
As long as the Depository is the depositary for the Notes, you may hold interests in the Notes through participants in the Depository, including Clearstream and Euroclear. Euroclear and Clearstream will hold interests, in each case, on behalf of their participants through customers’ securities accounts in the names of Euroclear and Clearstream on the books of their respective depositaries, which in turn will hold such interests in customers’ securities accounts in the depositaries’ names on the Depository’s books. The trustee has no liability or responsibility for the action or inaction of the Depository or any other depositary.
Payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices and other matters relating to the Notes made through Euroclear or Clearstream must comply with the rules and procedures of those systems. Those systems could change
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their rules and procedures at any time. We have no control over those systems or their participants and we take no responsibility for their activities. Transactions between participants in Euroclear or Clearstream, on the one hand, and other participants in the Depository, on the other hand, would also be subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository.
Investors will be able to make and receive through Euroclear and Clearstream payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices and other transactions involving any securities held through those systems only on days when those systems are open for business. Those systems may not be open for business on days when banks, brokers and other institutions are open for business in the United States. In addition, because of time-zone differences, U.S. investors who hold their interests in the Notes through these systems and wish to transfer their interests, or to receive or make a payment or delivery or exercise any other right with respect to their interests, on a particular day may find that the transaction will not be effected until the next business day in Luxembourg or Brussels, as applicable. Thus, investors who wish to exercise rights that expire on a particular day may need to act before the expiration date. In addition, investors who hold their interests through both the Depository and Euroclear or Clearstream may need to make special arrangements to finance any purchases or sales of their interests between the U.S. and European clearing systems, and those transactions may settle later than transactions within one clearing system.
If the Depository notifies us at any time that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository and a successor Depository is not appointed within 90 days of such notice or the Depository ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and a successor Depository is not appointed within 90 days, we will issue Notes in certificated form in exchange for global notes. The indenture permits us to determine at any time and in our sole discretion that Notes of any series shall no longer be represented by global notes. We would issue definitive certificates in exchange for any beneficial interests withdrawn. We will also issue Notes in certificated form in exchange for global notes if such exchange is made upon request by or on behalf of the Depository for such global notes in accordance with customary procedures, following the request of a Beneficial Owner seeking to exercise or enforce its rights under the Notes.
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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following discussion is a summary of material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Notes issued pursuant to this offering, but does not purport to be a complete analysis of all potential tax effects. The effects of other U.S. federal tax laws, such as estate and gift tax laws, and any applicable state, local or foreign tax laws are not discussed. This discussion is based on the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial decisions, and published rulings and administrative pronouncements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), in each case in effect as of the date hereof. These authorities may change or be subject to differing interpretations. Any such change or differing interpretation may be applied retroactively in a manner that could adversely affect a holder of the Notes. We have not sought and will not seek any rulings from the IRS regarding the matters discussed below. There can be no assurance the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position to that discussed below regarding the tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Notes.
This discussion is limited to holders who hold the Notes as “capital assets” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). In addition, this discussion is limited to persons purchasing the Notes for cash at original issue and at their original “issue price” within the meaning of Section 1273 of the Code (i.e., the first price at which a substantial amount of the Notes is sold to the public for cash). This discussion does not address all U.S. federal income tax consequences relevant to a holder’s particular circumstances, including the impact of the Medicare contribution tax on net investment income and any alternative minimum tax. In addition, it does not address consequences relevant to holders subject to special rules, including, without limitation:
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U.S. expatriates and former citizens or long-term residents of the United States;
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U.S. Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar;
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persons holding the Notes as part of a hedge, straddle or other risk reduction strategy or as part of a conversion transaction or other integrated investment;
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banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions;
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real estate investment trusts or regulated investment companies;
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brokers, dealers or traders in securities;
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“controlled foreign corporations,” “passive foreign investment companies,” and corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax;
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S corporations, partnerships or other entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and investors therein);
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tax-exempt organizations or governmental organizations;
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persons deemed to sell the Notes under the constructive sale provisions of the Code;
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persons with interests in our loans outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement that are repaid in connection with this offering; and
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persons subject to special tax accounting rules as a result of any item of gross income with respect to the Notes being taken into account in an applicable financial statement.
If an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes purchases and holds the Notes, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally will depend on the status of the partner, the activities of the partnership and certain determinations made at the partner level. Accordingly, partnerships purchasing and holding the Notes and the partners in such partnerships should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences to them.
THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF THE NOTES ARISING UNDER OTHER U.S. FEDERAL TAX LAWS (INCLUDING ESTATE AND GIFT TAX LAWS), UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. TAXING JURISDICTION OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE TAX TREATY.
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Tax Consequences Applicable to U.S. Holders
Definition of a U.S. Holder
For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of a Note that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is or is treated as:
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an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
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a corporation created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia;
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an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or
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a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and the control of one or more “United States persons” (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), or (2) has a valid election in effect to be treated as a United States person for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Payments of Interest
Interest on a Note generally will be taxable to a U.S. Holder as ordinary income at the time such interest is received or accrued, in accordance with such U.S. Holder’s method of tax accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is expected, and this discussion assumes, that the Notes will be issued without original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Additional Payments
In certain circumstances, we may be obligated to make payments on the Notes in excess of stated principal and interest. We intend to take the position that these contingencies should not cause the Notes to be treated as contingent payment debt instruments under the applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations. Assuming such position is respected by the IRS, a U.S. Holder generally would be required to include in income the amount of any such additional payments at the time such payments are received or accrued in accordance with such U.S. Holder’s method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Our position is binding on a U.S. Holder, unless the U.S. Holder discloses in the proper manner to the IRS that it is taking a different position. If the IRS successfully challenged our position, and the Notes were treated as contingent payment debt instruments, a U.S. Holder would be required to accrue interest income at a rate higher than the rate of stated interest, regardless of the U.S. Holder’s method of tax accounting, and to treat as ordinary income, rather than capital gain, any gain recognized on a sale, exchange, retirement or redemption of a Note. This discussion assumes that the Notes will not be considered contingent payment debt instruments. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the potential application to the Notes of the contingent payment debt instrument rules and the consequences thereof.
Sale or Other Taxable Disposition
A U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of a Note. The amount of such gain or loss will generally equal the difference between the amount received for the Note in cash or other property valued at fair market value (less amounts attributable to any accrued but unpaid interest, which will be taxable as interest to the extent not previously included in income) and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Note. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in a Note generally will be equal to the amount the U.S. Holder paid for the Note. Any gain or loss generally will be capital gain or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has held the Note for more than one year at the time of sale or other taxable disposition. Otherwise, such gain or loss will be short-term capital gain or loss. Long-term capital gains recognized by certain non-corporate U.S. Holders, including individuals, generally will be taxable at a reduced rate. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
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Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
A U.S. Holder may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding when such holder receives payments on a Note or receives proceeds from the sale or other taxable disposition of a Note (including a redemption or retirement of a Note). Certain U.S. Holders are exempt from backup withholding, including corporations and certain tax-exempt organizations. A U.S. Holder will be subject to backup withholding if such holder is not otherwise exempt and:
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the holder fails to furnish the holder’s taxpayer identification number, which for an individual is ordinarily his or her social security number;
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the holder furnishes an incorrect taxpayer identification number;
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the applicable withholding agent is notified by the IRS that the holder previously failed to properly report payments of interest or dividends; or
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the holder fails to certify under penalties of perjury that the holder has furnished a correct taxpayer identification number and that the IRS has not notified the holder that the holder is subject to backup withholding.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their qualification for an exemption from backup withholding and the procedures for obtaining such an exemption.
Tax Consequences Applicable to Non-U.S. Holders
Definition of a Non-U.S. Holder
For purposes of this discussion, a “Non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of a Note that is neither a U.S. Holder nor an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Payments of Interest
Interest paid on a Note to a Non-U.S. Holder that is not effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, or withholding tax of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty), provided that:
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the Non-U.S. Holder does not, actually or constructively, own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our voting stock;
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the Non-U.S. Holder is not a controlled foreign corporation related to us through actual or constructive stock ownership; and
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either (1) the Non-U.S. Holder certifies in a statement provided to the applicable withholding agent under penalties of perjury that it is not a United States person and provides its name and address (generally on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or other applicable form); (2) a securities clearing organization, bank or other financial institution that holds customers’ securities in the ordinary course of its trade or business and holds the Note on behalf of the Non-U.S. Holder certifies to the applicable withholding agent under penalties of perjury that it, or the financial institution between it and the Non-U.S. Holder, has received from the Non-U.S. Holder a statement under penalties of perjury that such holder is not a United States person and provides a copy of such statement to the applicable withholding agent; or (3) the Non-U.S. Holder holds its Note directly through a “qualified intermediary” (within the meaning of applicable Treasury Regulations) and certain conditions are satisfied.
If a Non-U.S. Holder does not satisfy the requirements above, such Non-U.S. Holder may be entitled to a reduction in or an exemption from withholding on such interest as a result of an applicable tax treaty. To claim such entitlement, the Non-U.S. Holder must provide the applicable withholding agent with a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or other applicable documentation) claiming a reduction in or exemption from withholding tax under the benefit of an income tax treaty between the United States and the country in which the Non-U.S. Holder resides or is established.
If interest paid to a Non-U.S. Holder is effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the Non-U.S. Holder maintains
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a permanent establishment in the United States to which such interest is attributable), the Non-U.S. Holder will be exempt from the U.S. federal withholding tax described above. To claim the exemption, the Non-U.S. Holder must furnish to the applicable withholding agent a valid IRS Form W-8ECI, certifying that interest paid on a Note is not subject to withholding tax because it is effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business within the United States.
Any such effectively connected interest generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular graduated rates. A Non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation also may be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on such effectively connected interest, as adjusted for certain items.
The certifications described above must be provided to the applicable withholding agent prior to the payment of interest and must be updated periodically. Non-U.S. Holders that do not timely provide the applicable withholding agent with the required certification, but that qualify for a reduced rate under an applicable income tax treaty, may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for refund with the IRS. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their entitlement to benefits under any applicable income tax treaty.
Sale or Other Taxable Disposition
A Non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized upon the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of a Note (such amount excludes any amount allocable to accrued and unpaid interest, which generally will be treated as interest subject to the rules discussed above in “-Payments of Interest”) unless:
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the gain is effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the Non-U.S. Holder maintains a permanent establishment in the United States to which such gain is attributable); or
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the Non-U.S. Holder is a nonresident alien individual present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year of the disposition and certain other requirements are met.
Gain described in the first bullet point above generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at the regular applicable rates. A Non-U.S. Holder that is a foreign corporation also may be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on such effectively connected gain, as adjusted for certain items.
Gain described in the second bullet point above will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty), which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses of the Non-U.S. Holder (even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United States), provided the Non-U.S. Holder has timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses.
Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding any applicable income tax treaties that may provide for different rules.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Payments of interest generally will not be subject to backup withholding, provided the applicable withholding agent does not have actual knowledge or reason to know the holder is a United States person and the holder certifies its non-U.S. status as described above under “—Payments of Interest.” However, information returns are required to be filed with the IRS in connection with any interest paid to the Non-U.S. Holder, regardless of whether any tax was actually withheld. In addition, proceeds of the sale or other taxable disposition of a Note (including a retirement or redemption of the Note) within the United States or conducted through certain U.S.-related brokers generally will not be subject to backup withholding or information reporting, if the applicable withholding agent receives the statement described above and does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that such holder is a United States person or the holder otherwise establishes an exemption. Proceeds of a disposition of a Note paid outside the United States and conducted through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker generally will not be subject to backup withholding or information reporting.
Copies of information returns that are filed with the IRS may also be made available under the provisions of an applicable treaty or agreement to the tax authorities of the country in which the Non-U.S. Holder resides or is established.
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Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
Additional Withholding Tax on Payments Made to Foreign Accounts
Withholding taxes may be imposed under Sections 1471 to 1474 of the Code (such Sections commonly referred to as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or “FATCA”) on certain types of payments made to non-U.S. financial institutions and certain other non-U.S. entities. Specifically, a 30% withholding tax may be imposed on payments of interest on, or (subject to the proposed Treasury Regulations discussed below) gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, a Note paid to a “foreign financial institution” or a “non-financial foreign entity” (each as defined in the Code), unless (1) the foreign financial institution undertakes certain diligence and reporting obligations, (2) the non-financial foreign entity either certifies it does not have any “substantial United States owners” (as defined in the Code) or furnishes identifying information regarding each substantial United States owner, or (3) the foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity otherwise qualifies for an exemption from these rules. If the payee is a foreign financial institution and is subject to the diligence and reporting requirements in (1) above, it must enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury requiring, among other things, that it undertake to identify accounts held by certain “specified United States persons” or “United States owned foreign entities” (each as defined in the Code), annually report certain information about such accounts, and withhold 30% on certain payments to non-compliant foreign financial institutions and certain other account holders. Foreign financial institutions located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the United States governing FATCA may be subject to different rules.
Under the applicable Treasury Regulations and administrative guidance, withholding under FATCA generally applies to payments of interest on a Note. While withholding under FATCA would have applied also to payments of gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of a Note, proposed Treasury Regulations eliminate FATCA withholding on payments of gross proceeds entirely. Taxpayers generally may rely on these proposed Treasury Regulations until final Treasury Regulations are issued.
Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the potential application of withholding under FATCA to their investment in the Notes.
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UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)
BofA Securities, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”) of each of the underwriters named below. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in a firm commitment underwriting agreement among us and the Representatives, on behalf of the underwriters, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and the Representatives have agreed, on behalf of the underwriters, severally and not jointly, to purchase from us, the principal amount of each series of the Notes set forth opposite its name below.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Underwriters
 
 
Principal
Amount of 2030
Notes to be
Purchased
 
 
Principal
Amount of 2035
Notes to be
Purchased
BofA Securities, Inc.
 
 
$    
 
 
$    
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, the Representatives have agreed, on behalf of the underwriters, severally and not jointly, to purchase all of the Notes sold under the underwriting agreement if any of these Notes are purchased. If an underwriter defaults, the underwriting agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the non-defaulting underwriters may be increased or the underwriting agreement may be terminated.
We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters and their controlling persons against certain liabilities in connection with this offering, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.
The underwriters are offering the Notes, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, including the validity of the Notes, and other conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, such as the receipt by the underwriters of officers’ certificates and legal opinions. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.
The Representatives have advised us that the underwriters propose initially to offer each series of the Notes to the public at the respective public offering prices set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement, and may offer the Notes to dealers at that price less a concession not in excess of   % of the principal amount of the 2030 Notes and   % of the principal amount of the 2035 Notes. The underwriters may allow, and the dealers may reallow, a discount not in excess of   % of the principal amount of the 2030 Notes and   % of the principal amount of the 2035 Notes to other dealers. After the initial offering, the public offering prices, concessions or any other terms of the offering may be changed.
The following table shows the underwriting discounts we will pay to the underwriters in respect to this offering:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paid by Us
 
 
 
Per Note
 
 
Total
2030 Notes
 
 
    %
 
 
$    
2035 Notes
 
 
    %
 
 
$    
Combined Total
 
 
 
 
 
$    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The expenses of the offering, not including the underwriting discounts, are estimated at $   and are payable by us.
New Issue of Notes
The Notes are new issues of securities with no established trading markets. We do not intend to apply for listing of the Notes on any national securities exchange or for inclusion of the Notes on any automated dealer quotation system. We have been advised by the underwriters that they presently intend to make a market in the Notes of each series after completion of the offering. However, they are under no obligation to do so and may discontinue any market-making activities at any time without any notice. We cannot assure the liquidity of the trading markets for
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the Notes or that active public markets for the Notes will develop. If active public trading markets for the Notes do not develop, the market prices and liquidity of the Notes may be adversely affected. If the Notes are traded, they may trade at discounts from their initial offering prices, depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our operating performance and financial condition, general economic conditions and other factors.
No Sales of Similar Securities
We have agreed that we will not, for a period commencing on the date of the underwriting agreement and ending on the closing date, without first obtaining the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities issued by the Company and having a tenor of more than one year, except for the Notes sold to the underwriters pursuant to the underwriting agreement.
Short Positions
In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell the Notes in the open market. These transactions may include short sales and purchases on the open market to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater principal amount of Notes than they are required to purchase in the offering. The underwriters must close out any short position by purchasing Notes of such series in the open market. A short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the Notes in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.
Similar to other purchase transactions, the underwriters’ purchases to cover the syndicate short sales may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of the Notes of such series or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Notes of such series. As a result, the price of the Notes of such series may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market.
Neither we nor any of the underwriters makes any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the prices of any of the Notes. In addition, neither we nor any of the underwriters makes any representation that the underwriters will engage in these transactions or that these transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.
Extended Settlement
We expect that delivery of the Notes will be made against payment therefor on or about December   , 2024, which will be the    business day following the date of the pricing of the Notes (this settlement cycle being referred to as “T+ ”). Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes prior to the first business day before delivery will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially will settle in T+ , to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers who wish to trade the Notes prior to the first business day before delivery should consult their own advisors.
Conflicts of Interest
Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates are lenders under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Facility. As a result of the intended use of a portion of the net proceeds of this offering to repay the loans outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Facility, such underwriters or their affiliates may receive at least 5% of the net proceeds of this offering. See “Use of Proceeds.” The receipt of at least 5% of the net proceeds of this offering by any underwriter or its affiliates would be considered a “conflict of interest” under FINRA Rule 5121 for such underwriters. Consequently, this offering will be conducted in accordance with the applicable requirements of FINRA Rule 5121. FINRA Rule 5121 requires prominent disclosure of the nature of the conflict of interest in the prospectus supplement for the public offering. Pursuant to FINRA Rule 5121(a)(1)(C), the appointment of a qualified independent underwriter is not necessary in connection with this offering as the securities offered are investment grade rated.
Other Relationships
Some of the underwriters and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, various financial advisory, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions.
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In particular, (i) BofA Securities, Inc. and certain of its affiliates and certain affiliates of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC are lenders and/or agents under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Facility, and (ii) Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and certain affiliates of BofA Securities, Inc. are dealers under the ASR Agreements.
In addition, in the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates that have a lending relationship with us routinely hedge, and certain other of those underwriters or their affiliates may hedge, their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, such underwriters and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities, including potentially the Notes offered hereby. Any such credit default swaps or short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the Notes offered hereby. The underwriters and their respective affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Canada
The Notes may be sold in Canada only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the Notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.
Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus supplement (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.
Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (“NI 33-105”), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the European Economic Area
The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a “qualified investor” as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended, the “Prospectus Regulation”).
Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
This prospectus supplement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in any Member State of the EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of Notes. This prospectus supplement is not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom
The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (“UK”). For these purposes, a retail
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investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “EUWA”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) not a “qualified investor” as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK Prospectus Regulation”).
Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation. This prospectus supplement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in the UK will be made pursuant to an exemption under the UK Prospectus Regulation and the FSMA from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of Notes. This prospectus supplement is not a prospectus for the purposes of the UK Prospectus Regulation or the FSMA.
This prospectus supplement is for distribution only to persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments and who qualify as investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the “Financial Promotion Order”), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.”) of the Financial Promotion Order, (iii) are outside the UK, or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of FSMA in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). This prospectus supplement is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this prospectus supplement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Switzerland
This prospectus supplement is not intended to constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or invest in the Notes. The Notes may not be publicly offered, directly or indirectly, in Switzerland within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FinSA”) and no application has or will be made to admit the Notes to trading on any trading venue (exchange or multilateral trading facility) in Switzerland. Neither this prospectus supplement nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Notes constitutes a prospectus pursuant to the FinSA, and neither this prospectus supplement nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Notes may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Taiwan
The Notes have not been, and will not be, registered with the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan, the Republic of China (“Taiwan”) pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations. No person or entity in Taiwan is authorized to distribute or otherwise intermediate the offering of the Notes or the provision of information relating to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The Notes may be made available for purchase outside Taiwan by investors residing in Taiwan (either directly or through properly licensed Taiwan intermediaries acting on behalf of such investors), but may not be issued, offered or sold in Taiwan. No subscription or other offer to purchase the Notes shall be binding on us until received and accepted by us or any underwriter outside of Taiwan (the “Place of Acceptance”), and the purchase/sale contract arising therefrom shall be deemed a contract entered into in the Place of Acceptance.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the Dubai International Financial Centre
This prospectus supplement relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”). This prospectus supplement is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with
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Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus supplement nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus supplement. The Notes to which this prospectus supplement relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the Notes offered should conduct their own due diligence on the Notes. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus supplement you should consult an authorized financial advisor.
In relation to its use in the Dubai International Financial Centre (the “DIFC”), this prospectus supplement is strictly private and confidential and is being distributed to a limited number of investors and must not be provided to any person other than the original recipient, and may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. The interests in the Notes may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly to the public in the DIFC.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Hong Kong
The Notes have not and may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of any document other than (i) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance of Hong Kong (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) (the “SFO”) and any rules made thereunder, or (ii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance of Hong Kong (Cap. 32, Laws of Hong Kong) (the “C(WUMP)O”) or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the C(WUMP)O; and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Notes has been or may be issued or has been or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to the Notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the SFO and any rules made thereunder.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Japan
The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (the “Financial Instruments and Exchange Law”) and each underwriter has agreed that it will not offer or sell any Notes, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Singapore
Each underwriter has acknowledged that this prospectus supplement has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, each underwriter has represented, warranted and agreed that it has not offered or sold any Notes or caused the Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and will not offer or sell any Notes or cause the Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, and has not circulated or distributed, nor will it circulate or distribute, this prospectus supplement or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Notes, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore, as modified or amended from time to time (the “SFA”)) pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA, or (ii) to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA.
Singapore Securities and Futures Act Product Classification-Solely for the purposes of its obligations pursuant to sections 309B(1)(a) and 309B(1)(c) of the SFA, we have determined, and hereby notify all relevant persons (as defined in Section 309A of the SFA) that the Notes are “prescribed capital markets products” (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).
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LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters in connection with the offered debt securities will be passed upon for us by Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, New York and Venable LLP, Baltimore, Maryland. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, New York, will pass on the validity of the Notes offered through this prospectus supplement for the underwriters in connection with this offering.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of Tapestry, Inc. as of June 29, 2024 and July 1, 2023, and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended June 29, 2024, incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, and the effectiveness of Tapestry, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports of such firm given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
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PROSPECTUS

 
Debt Securities
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Warrants
Rights
Depositary Shares
Purchase Contracts
Units
We may offer for sale from time to time, either separately or together in one or more offerings, our debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, warrants, rights, depositary shares, purchase contracts and units (collectively, the “securities”).
The specific terms of any securities to be offered will be contained in one or more supplements to this prospectus. Any prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein carefully before you invest in any securities. This prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering.
We may offer and sell the securities from time to time in amounts, at prices and on other terms to be determined at the time of offering. We may offer and sell the securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers or agents, or directly to purchasers, or through a combination of these methods, on a continuous or delayed basis. If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of the securities, their names, and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among us and them will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in any applicable prospectus supplement. See the sections of this prospectus entitled “About this Prospectus” and “Plan of Distribution” for more information.
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TPR.” Each prospectus supplement to this prospectus will indicate if the securities offered thereby will be listed on any securities exchange.
Investing in our securities involves risks. You should carefully review the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, and in any documents incorporated by reference herein or therein before investing in our securities.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this prospectus is February 1, 2024.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 
 
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
 
 
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
 
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THE COMPANY
 
 
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USE OF PROCEEDS
 
 
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that Tapestry, Inc., a Maryland corporation, which is also referred to as the “Company,” “Tapestry,” “we,” “us,” “ourselves” and “our,” has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration procedure. Under this procedure, we may offer and sell at any time and from time to time, in one or more offerings, any combination of the securities described in this prospectus.
Each time that we offer and sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the securities being offered and sold and the specific terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, you should rely on the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, as applicable. Before purchasing any securities, you should carefully read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus, together with the additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference.”
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectuses prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We do not take responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any information that others may give you. We are not making an offer of the securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should assume that the information in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus that we authorize is accurate only as of the date on its cover page, and that any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of such document incorporated by reference, unless we indicate otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
This prospectus incorporates by reference, and any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may contain and incorporate by reference, market data and industry statistics and forecasts that are based on independent industry publications and other publicly available information. Although we believe these sources are reliable, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information and we have not independently verified this information. In addition, the market and industry data and forecasts that may be included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any applicable free writing prospectus may involve estimates, assumptions and other risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on this information.
The registration statement containing this prospectus, including the exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the securities offered under this prospectus.
The exhibits to the registration statement contain the full text of certain contracts and other important documents we have summarized in this prospectus. You should review the full text of these documents because these summaries may not contain all the information that you may find important in deciding whether to purchase the securities we offer. The registration statement, including the exhibits, can be read at the SEC’s website mentioned under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may obtain such SEC filings from the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You can also obtain information about us at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 11 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005. Copies of our periodic and current reports and proxy statements may be obtained, free of charge, on our website at http://www.tapestry.com/investors/. This reference to our Internet address is for informational purposes only and the information contained on or accessible through such Internet address is not and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus does not contain all of the information we have included in the registration statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules we file with the SEC. You may refer to the registration statement, exhibits and schedules for more information about us and the securities. The registration statement, exhibits and schedules are available through the SEC’s website.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
In this prospectus, we “incorporate by reference” certain information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to that information. The information we incorporate by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information.
The following documents or information have been filed by us with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into this prospectus (other than, in each case, documents or information that are or are deemed to have been furnished rather than filed in accordance with SEC rules, including disclosure furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K):
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2023, filed with the SEC on August 17, 2023;
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our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2023;
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our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 10, 2023, September 1, 2023, September 19, 2023, November 3, 2023, November 6, 2023, November 9, 2023 (second report filed), November 21, 2023 and November 27, 2023;
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the portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on September 22, 2023, which were incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2023; and
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the description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, File No. 001-16153, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents and reports that we file with the SEC (other than, in each case, documents or information that are or are deemed to have been furnished rather than filed in accordance with SEC rules) under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to in this prospectus as the “Exchange Act,” from the date of this prospectus until the completion of the offering under this prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Unless specifically stated to the contrary, none of the information we disclose under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K that we may from time to time furnish to the SEC will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this prospectus. The information contained on or accessible through any websites, including http://www.tapestry.com/, is not and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
You may request a copy of these filings, other than an exhibit to these filings unless we have specifically included or incorporated that exhibit by reference into the filing, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Tapestry, Inc.
10 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001
Attention: Investor Relations
Telephone: 212-946-8400
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Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, or any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, and the documents incorporated by reference herein, contain certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, 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. In this context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as “may,” “can,” “continue,” “project,” “assumption,” “should,” “expect,” “confidence,” “goals,” “trends,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “on track,” “future,” “well positioned to,” “plan,” “potential,” “position,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “would,” “target,” similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, our results and our consolidated subsidiaries 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:
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the impact of economic conditions, recession and inflationary measures;
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the impact of the coronavirus pandemic;
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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;
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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;
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our ability to successfully implement the initiatives under our 2025 growth strategy;
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the effect of existing and new competition in the marketplace;
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our ability to control costs;
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the effect of seasonal and quarterly fluctuations on our sales or operating results;
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the risk of cyber security threats and privacy or data security breaches;
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our ability to protect against infringement of our trademarks and other proprietary rights;
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the impact of tax and other legislation;
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the risks associated with potential changes to international trade agreements and the imposition of additional duties on importing our products;
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our ability to achieve intended benefits, cost savings and synergies from acquisitions, including our proposed acquisition of Capri (as defined below);
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the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to consummation of the proposed acquisition of Capri, including the ability to secure regulatory approvals on the terms expected, at all or in a timely manner;
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the impact of pending and potential future legal proceedings;
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the risks associated with climate change and other corporate responsibility issues; and
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the other factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus and in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other documents and reports filed from time to time with the SEC.
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THE COMPANY
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.
On August 10, 2023, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among us, Sunrise Merger Sub, Inc., a British Virgin Islands business company limited by shares with BVI company number 2129509 incorporated under the laws of the territory of the British Virgin Islands and our wholly owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”), and Capri Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands business company limited by shares with BVI company number 524407 incorporated under the laws of the territory of the British Virgin Islands (“Capri”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into Capri (the “Merger”), with Capri surviving the Merger and continuing as our wholly owned subsidiary. The Merger is expected to close during calendar year 2024.
For a description of our business, financial condition, results of operations and other important information regarding us, see our filings with the SEC incorporated by reference into this prospectus. For instructions on how to find copies of the filings incorporated by reference in this prospectus, see “Where You Can Find More Information.”
The Company was incorporated in the state of Maryland in June 2000. Our principal executive office is located at 10 Hudson Yards, New York, New York 10001; Telephone: 212-946-8400.
The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is traded under the symbol “TPR.”
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in any securities offered pursuant to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement involves risks. Before investing in our securities, you should carefully consider the risk factors described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the most recent year, in any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, and all other information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act and other information contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus. These risks are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair or harm our business and financial results. Statements in or portions of a future document incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including, without limitation, those relating to risk factors, may update and supersede statements in and portions of this prospectus or such incorporated documents. Please also refer to the section of this prospectus entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We intend to use the net proceeds from the sales of the securities described in this prospectus as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The following is a general description of the debt securities that we may offer from time to time. We also may sell hybrid securities that combine certain features of debt securities and other securities described in this prospectus. The debt securities will be issued from time to time under an indenture and applicable supplemental indenture, if any, with respect to any series of debt securities, between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. The indenture and any supplemental indenture are technical documents with terms that have defined meanings. A prospectus supplement will contain a summary of the indenture and any applicable supplemental indenture. We urge you to read the indenture, any applicable supplemental indenture and the accompanying prospectus supplement describing the particular terms of the debt securities because they, and not this description, define the rights of the debt security holders. The form of indenture is filed as an exhibit to this registration statement.
General
The following briefly summarizes the material provisions of the indenture and the debt securities, other than pricing and related terms for a particular issuance, which will be described in an accompanying prospectus supplement.
A form of each debt security, reflecting the particular terms and provisions of a series of offered debt securities, will be filed with the SEC at the time of the offering.
Brief Description of the Debt Securities
The debt securities may be secured or unsecured. Except as otherwise provided in a supplemental indenture or prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be unsecured and will (i) rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness; (ii) rank senior in right of payment to our future subordinated indebtedness; (iii) be effectively subordinated to any of our current or future secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of any assets securing such indebtedness; and (iv) be structurally subordinated to, which means they rank behind, all of the liabilities of our subsidiaries.
All payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, and all registration, transfer, exchange, authentication and delivery of, the debt securities will be effected initially by the trustee or its agent acting as trustee, paying agent or registrar as set forth in the indenture at an office designated by the trustee as its corporate trust office.
Information in the Prospectus Supplement
The prospectus supplement for any offered series of debt securities will describe the following terms, as applicable:
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the title;
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any limit on the aggregate principal amount;
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the percentage of the principal amount at which the debt securities will be sold and, if applicable, the method of determining the price;
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the maturity date or dates;
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the rate at which the debt securities will bear interest, if any, and the interest payment dates;
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the date or dates from which any interest will accrue, or how such date or dates will be determined, and the interest payment dates and any related record dates;
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any provisions for the payment of additional amounts for taxes;
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the denominations in which the currency or currency unit of the debt securities will be issuable if other than denominations of  $2,000 and integral multiples of  $1,000 in excess thereof;
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the terms and conditions on which we may optionally redeem the debt securities;
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the terms and conditions on which we may be required to redeem the debt securities;
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any obligation for us to redeem, purchase or repay the debt securities at the option of a holder upon the happening of an event, and the terms and conditions of redemption, purchase or repayment;
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the names and duties of any co-trustees, depositaries, authenticating agents, calculation agents, paying agents, transfer agents or registrars for the debt securities;
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any changes in or additions to the covenants applicable to the particular debt securities being issued;
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any additions to or changes in the events of default with respect to the securities and any change in the right of the trustee or the holders to declare the principal and interest, if any, with respect to such securities to be due and payable;
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the terms and conditions, if any, pursuant to which the debt securities are secured;
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any material provisions of the indenture described in this prospectus that do not apply to the debt securities;
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any other terms of the debt securities, which may modify, supplement or delete any provision of the indenture as it applies to that series; and
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any other specific terms of the debt securities.
We will issue the debt securities only in registered form. As currently anticipated, debt securities of a series will trade in book-entry form. Unless otherwise provided in the accompanying prospectus supplement, we will issue debt securities denominated in U.S. Dollars and only in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
General
This prospectus describes the general terms of our capital stock. For a more detailed description of our capital stock, you should read the applicable provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law (“MGCL”) and our charter and bylaws.
Our charter provides that we may issue up to 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share (our “common stock”), and up to 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.01 par value per share (our “preferred stock”), and permits our board of directors, without stockholder approval, to amend the charter to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that we have authority to issue. As of October 27, 2023, there were 229,186,423 shares of our common stock outstanding and no shares of our preferred stock outstanding. Under the MGCL, stockholders generally are not personally liable for our debts or obligations solely as a result of their status as stockholders.
Common Stock
Holders of our common stock generally have no preference, conversion, exchange, sinking fund, redemption or appraisal rights and have no preemptive rights to subscribe for any of our securities. Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends if, as and when authorized by our board of directors and declared by us out of assets legally available for the payment of dividends. They are also entitled to share ratably in our assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, after payment of or adequate provision for all of our known debts and liabilities. These rights are subject to the preferential rights, if any, of any other class or series of our stock. All outstanding shares of our common stock are, and any shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus will be when issued and paid for, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Each outstanding share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. Except as provided with respect to any other class or series of stock, the holders of our common stock will possess the exclusive voting power. In uncontested elections, directors are elected by a majority of all of the votes cast in the election of directors, and in contested elections, directors are elected by a plurality of all of the votes cast in the election of directors. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors, which means that the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock can elect all of the directors then standing for election, and the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any directors.
Power to Classify or Reclassify Shares of Our Stock and Increase or Decrease Authorized Shares of Stock
Our charter (1) authorizes our board of directors to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of our common stock and preferred stock into other classes or series of stock and (2) permits our board of directors, without stockholder approval, to amend the charter to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that we have authority to issue. Prior to issuance of shares of each class or series, the board of directors is required by the MGCL and by our charter to set the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption for each class or series. Thus, the board of directors could authorize the issuance of shares of preferred stock with terms and conditions that could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for holders of our common stock or otherwise be in their best interest. Our board of directors may take these actions without stockholder approval unless stockholder approval is required by the terms of any other class or series of our stock or the rules of any stock exchange or automatic quotation system on which our securities may be listed or traded. No shares of our preferred stock are presently outstanding, and we have no present plans to issue any preferred stock.
Preferred Stock
Our board of directors has the authority, without stockholder approval, to issue, at any time and from time to time, up to 25,000,000 shares of our preferred stock in one or more classes or series. Each such class or series shall have such preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or
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other distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption as shall be determined by our board of directors and set forth in articles supplementary relating to such class or series. The rights of the holders of our common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. Such rights may include voting and conversion rights which could adversely affect the holders of the common stock. Satisfaction of any dividend or liquidation preferences of outstanding preferred stock would reduce the amount of funds available, if any, for the payment of dividends or liquidation amounts on common stock.
A prospectus supplement, relating to any offered class or series of preferred stock, will specify the following terms of such class or series, as applicable:
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the designation and par value of such class or series of preferred stock,
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the number of shares of such class or series of preferred stock offered, the liquidation preference per share and the offering price of such class or series of preferred stock,
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the dividend rate(s), period(s), and/or payment date(s) or method(s) of calculation thereof applicable to such class or series of preferred stock,
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whether dividends on such class or series of preferred stock are cumulative or not and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends on such class or series of preferred stock shall accumulate,
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the provision for a sinking fund, if any, for such class or series of preferred stock,
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the provision for redemption, if applicable, of such class or series of preferred stock,
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any listing of such class or series of preferred stock on any securities exchange,
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the preemptive rights, if any, of such class or series of preferred stock,
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the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which shares such class or series of preferred stock will be convertible into shares of our common stock or shares of any other class or series of our stock or other securities, including the conversion price (or manner of calculation thereof),
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a discussion of any additional material federal income tax consequences applicable to an investment in such class or series of preferred stock,
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the relative ranking and preferences of such class or series of preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of our Company,
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any limitations on issuance of any class or series of stock ranking senior to or on parity with such class or series of preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of our Company,
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any voting rights of such class or series of preferred stock, and
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any other specific terms, preferences, rights, limitations or restrictions of such class or series of preferred stock.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER SECURITIES
Warrants
We may issue warrants to purchase the securities described in this prospectus. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. Additional information regarding any warrants we may offer and the related warrant agreement will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Rights
We may issue rights to purchase the securities described in this prospectus. Additional information regarding any rights we may offer, the rights agreement relating to the rights and the rights certificates representing the rights, will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Depositary Shares
We may offer depositary shares representing fractional interests in shares of our preferred stock of any class or series. In connection with the issuance of any depositary shares, we will enter into a deposit agreement with a depositary. Depositary shares may be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the related deposit agreement. Additional information regarding any depositary shares we may offer, the class or series of preferred stock represented by those depositary shares and the related deposit agreement will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Purchase Contracts
We may issue purchase contracts for the purchase or sale of the securities described in this prospectus. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, each purchase contract will entitle the holder thereof to purchase or sell, and obligate us to sell or purchase, on specified dates, the securities specified in the applicable prospectus supplement at a specified price or prices, which may be based on a formula, all as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Additional information regarding any purchase contracts we may offer will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Units
We may issue units consisting of any of our other securities described in this prospectus. Additional information regarding any units that we may offer will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF MARYLAND LAW AND OF OUR CHARTER AND BYLAWS
The following summary of certain provisions of Maryland law and of our charter and bylaws does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to Maryland law and our charter and bylaws.
Our Board of Directors
Our charter and bylaws provide that the number of directors of our Company may be established, increased or decreased only by a majority of our entire board of directors but may not be fewer than the minimum number required by the MGCL, which is one.
We have elected to be subject to a provision of Maryland law requiring that, except as may be provided by our board of directors in setting the terms of any class or series of preferred stock, any vacancy on our board of directors may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum. Any director so elected will serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which the vacancy occurred and until a successor is duly elected and qualifies.
Each of our directors is elected by our stockholders to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies. Holders of shares of our common stock will have no right to cumulative voting in the election of directors. In uncontested elections, directors are elected by a majority of all of the votes cast in the election of directors, and in contested elections, directors are elected by a plurality of all of the votes cast in the election of directors.
Removal of Directors
We have elected to be subject to a provision of Maryland law that provides that a director may be removed only by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors. This provision, when coupled with the exclusive power of our board of directors to fill vacant directorships, may preclude stockholders from removing incumbent directors except by a substantial affirmative vote and filling the vacancies created by such removal with their own nominees.
Business Combinations
Under the MGCL, certain “business combinations” (including a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or, in certain circumstances specified under the statute, an asset transfer or issuance or reclassification of equity securities) between a Maryland corporation and any interested stockholder, or an affiliate of such an interested stockholder, are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Maryland law defines an interested stockholder as:
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any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock; or
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an affiliate or associate of the corporation who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the corporation.
A person is not an interested stockholder under the statute if the board of directors approved in advance the transaction by which the person otherwise would have become an interested stockholder. In approving a transaction, however, the board of directors may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at or after the time of the approval, with any terms and conditions determined by it.
After such five-year period, any such business combination must be recommended by the board of directors of the corporation and approved by the affirmative vote of at least:
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80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation; and
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two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock of the corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder with whom (or with whose affiliate) the business combination is to be effected or held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder.
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These supermajority approval requirements do not apply if, among other conditions, the corporation’s common stockholders receive a minimum price (as defined in the MGCL) for their shares and the consideration is received in cash or in the same form as previously paid by the interested stockholder for its shares.
These provisions of the MGCL do not apply, however, to business combinations that are approved or exempted by a corporation’s board of directors prior to the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder.
Control Share Acquisitions
The MGCL provides that holders of “control shares” of a Maryland corporation acquired in a “control share acquisition” have no voting rights with respect to their control shares except to the extent approved by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors, generally, excluding shares of stock in a corporation in respect of which any of the following persons is entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of the voting power in the election of directors: (1) the person who made or proposes to make a control share acquisition, (2) an officer of the corporation or (3) an employee of the corporation who is also a director of the corporation. “Control shares” are voting shares of stock that, if aggregated with all other such shares of stock previously acquired by the acquirer or in respect of which the acquirer is able to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), would cause the acquirer to be entitled to exercise voting power in electing directors within one of the following ranges of voting power:
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one-tenth or more but less than one-third;
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one-third or more but less than a majority; or
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a majority or more of all voting power.
Control shares do not include shares that the acquiring person is then entitled to vote as a result of having previously obtained stockholder approval or shares acquired directly from the corporation. A “control share acquisition” means the acquisition, directly or indirectly, of ownership of, or the power to direct the exercise of voting power with respect to, issued and outstanding control shares, subject to certain exceptions.
A person who has made or proposes to make a control share acquisition, upon satisfaction of certain conditions (including an undertaking to pay expenses and making an “acquiring person statement” as described in the MGCL), may compel the board of directors to call a special meeting of stockholders to be held within 50 days of demand to consider the voting rights of the control shares. If no request for a special meeting is made, the corporation may itself present the question at any stockholders meeting.
If voting rights of control shares are not approved at the meeting or if the acquiring person does not deliver an “acquiring person statement” as required by the statute, then, subject to certain conditions and limitations, the corporation may redeem any or all of the control shares (except those for which voting rights have previously been approved) for fair value determined, without regard to the absence of voting rights for the control shares, as of the date of any meeting of stockholders at which the voting rights of such shares are considered and not approved or, if no such meeting is held, as of the date of the last control acquisition by the acquirer. If voting rights for control shares are approved at a stockholders meeting and the acquirer becomes entitled to vote a majority of the shares entitled to vote, all other stockholders may exercise appraisal rights. The fair value of the shares as determined for purposes of such appraisal rights may not be less than the highest price per share paid by the acquirer in the control share acquisition.
The control share acquisition statute does not apply to: (1) shares acquired in a merger, consolidation or share exchange if the corporation is a party to the transaction or (2) acquisitions approved or exempted by the charter or bylaws of the corporation prior to the date of the acquisition.
Our bylaws contain a provision exempting from the control share acquisition statute any and all acquisitions by any person of shares of our stock. We cannot provide you any assurance, however, that our board of directors will not amend or eliminate this provision at any time in the future.
Subtitle 8
Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the MGCL permits a Maryland corporation with a class of equity securities registered under the Exchange Act and at least three independent directors to elect to be subject, by provision in
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its charter or bylaws or a resolution of its board of directors and notwithstanding any contrary provision in the charter or bylaws, to any or all of the following five provisions:
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a classified board;
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a two-thirds vote requirement for removing a director;
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a requirement that the number of directors be fixed only by the board of directors;
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a requirement that a vacancy on the board be filled only by the remaining directors and for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred; or
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a majority requirement for the calling by stockholders of a special meeting of stockholders.
We have elected to be subject to the provisions of Subtitle 8 relating to the removal of directors, the filling of vacancies on our board of directors and the board’s exclusive power to fix the number of directorships. Through provisions in our charter and bylaws unrelated to Subtitle 8, we already vest in the board the exclusive power to fix the number of directorships, subject to limitations set forth in our charter and bylaws, and require, unless called by the chairman of our board of directors, our chief executive officer, our president or our board of directors, the request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all votes entitled to be cast on a matter at such meeting to call a special meeting to consider and vote on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders.
Our charter contains a provision that prohibits us from classifying our board pursuant to Subtitle 8 without the approval of a majority of the votes cast on such matter by the holders of our common stock.
Extraordinary Actions; Amendments to Our Charter and Bylaws
Under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation generally cannot dissolve, merge, consolidate, convert, sell all or substantially all of its assets or engage in a statutory share exchange, unless approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders holding at least two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote on the matter. However, a Maryland corporation may provide in its charter for approval of these matters by a lesser percentage but not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Our charter provides for approval by a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast in these situations.
Our charter may be amended only if such amendment is declared advisable by our board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Our board of directors has the power to amend, alter or repeal any provision of our bylaws and to make new bylaws. In addition, our stockholders may amend, alter or repeal any provision of our bylaws and adopt new bylaws, but only with the approval of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.
Exclusive Forum
Our bylaws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of any duty owed by any director or officer or other employee to us or to our stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer or other employee arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL or our charter or bylaws or (d) any action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer or other employee that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, or, if that Court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division.
Advance Notice of Director Nominations and New Business
Our bylaws provide that:
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with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders, nominations of individuals for election to the board of directors and the proposal of business to be considered by stockholders at the annual meeting may be made only:
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pursuant to our notice of the meeting;
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by or at the direction of our board of directors;
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by a stockholder: (1) who was a stockholder of record as of the record date set by the our board of directors for the purposes of determining stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting, at the time of giving of the notice required by our bylaws and at the time of the annual meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof), (2) who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each individual so nominated or on such other business and (3) who has provided the information and certifications required by the advance notice procedures set forth in our bylaws; or
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by a stockholder or group of no more than 20 stockholders that satisfies the requirements of our bylaws who complied with the proxy access procedures set forth in our bylaws;
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with respect to special meetings of stockholders, only the business specified in our notice of meeting may be brought before the meeting of stockholders and except as contemplated by and in accordance with the bylaws no stockholder may nominate an individual for election to the board of directors or make a proposal of other business to be considered at the meeting, and nominations of individuals for election to our board of directors may be made only:
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by or at the direction of our board of directors; or
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provided that the meeting has been called for the purpose of electing directors, by a stockholder who is a stockholder of record as of the record date set by the our board of directors for the purposes of determining stockholders entitled to vote at the special meeting, at the time of giving of the notice required by our bylaws and at the time of the meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each individual so nominated and who has provided the information and certifications required by the advance notice procedures set forth in our bylaws.
The purpose of requiring stockholders to give advance notice of nominations and other proposals is to afford our board of directors the opportunity to consider the qualifications of the proposed nominees or the advisability of the other proposals and, to the extent considered necessary by our board of directors, to inform stockholders and make recommendations regarding the nominations or other proposals. The advance notice procedures also permit a more orderly procedure for conducting our stockholder meetings.
Proxy Access Procedures for Qualifying Stockholders.
Our bylaws permit a stockholder, or a group of up to 20 stockholders, that owns 3% or more of our common stock continuously for at least three years and through the date of the annual meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof) to nominate and include in our proxy materials candidates for election as directors of the Company, subject to certain terms and conditions. Generally, such stockholder(s) or group(s) of stockholders may nominate director candidates constituting up to the greater of two individuals or 20% of our board of directors, provided that the stockholder(s) and the director nominee(s) satisfy the eligibility, notice and other requirements specified in the bylaws.
Anti-takeover Effect of Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of Our Charter and Bylaws
Our election to be subject to the provisions of Subtitle 8 regarding the removal of directors and the exclusive power of our board of directors to fill vacancies on the board and the advance notice provisions of our bylaws could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change of control of our company that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of our common stockholders. Likewise, if the provision in our bylaws opting out of the control share acquisition provisions of the MGCL were amended or rescinded, these provisions of the MGCL could have similar anti-takeover effects.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the offered securities from time to time:
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through underwriters or dealers;
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through agents;
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directly to one or more purchasers; or
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through a combination of any of these methods of sale.
We will identify the specific plan of distribution, including any underwriters, dealers, agents or direct purchasers and their compensation, in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters in connection with the offered securities will be passed upon for us by Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, New York, and Venable LLP, Baltimore, Maryland. Any underwriters or agents will be represented by their own legal counsel, who will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of Tapestry, Inc., incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the effectiveness of Tapestry, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports of such firm, given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
The financial statements of Capri Holdings Limited as of April 1, 2023 and April 2, 2022, and for each of the three fiscal years ended April 1, 2023 incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and the effectiveness of Capri Holdings Limited’s internal control over financial reporting, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such financial statements have been incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports of such firm given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
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TAPESTRY, INC.
$     % Senior Notes due 2030
$     % Senior Notes due 2035
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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