BORROWINGS

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2024

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

BORROWINGS

BORROWINGS

Details on the Company’s long-term borrowings, net, as of February 3, 2024 and January 28, 2023 are as follows:

(in thousands)	February 3, 2024		January 28, 2023
Long-term portion of borrowings, gross at carrying amount	$	223,214	$	299,730
Unamortized fees	(1,095)		(2,878)
Long-term portion of borrowings, net	$	222,119	$	296,852

Senior Secured Notes

On July 2, 2020, Abercrombie & Fitch Management Co. (“A&F Management”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of A&F, completed the private offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes (the “Senior Secured Notes”), at an offering price of 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Senior Secured Notes will mature on July 15, 2025, and bear interest at a rate of 8.75% per annum, with semi-annual interest payments, which began in January 2021. The Senior Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of July 2, 2020, by and among A&F Management, A&F and certain of A&F’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, as guarantors, and U.S. Bank National Association (now known as U.S. Bank Trust National Association), as trustee, and as collateral agent. During Fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, A&F Management purchased $76.5 million, $8.0 million and $42.3 million, respectively, of outstanding Senior Secured Notes and incurred a $2.0 million loss, $0.1 million gain and $5.3 million loss, respectively, on extinguishment of debt, recognized in interest expense, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The Company used the net proceeds from the offering of the Senior Secured Notes to repay outstanding borrowings and accrued interest of $223.6 million and $110.8 million under its prior term loan facility and the ABL Facility (defined below), respectively, with the remaining net proceeds used towards fees and expenses in connection with such repayments and the offering of the Senior Secured Notes.

The Company recorded deferred financing fees associated with the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes, which are being amortized to interest expense over the contractual term of the Senior Secured Notes.

ABL Facility

On April 29, 2021, A&F Management, in A&F Management’s capacity as the lead borrower, and the other borrowers and guarantors party thereto, amended and restated in its entirety the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2014, as amended on September 10, 2015, and on October 19, 2017 (as amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), among A&F Management, the other borrowers and guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for the lenders, and the other parties thereto.

The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement continues to provide for a senior secured revolving credit facility of up to $400.0 million (the “ABL Facility”), and (i) extended the maturity date of the ABL Facility to April 29, 2026; and (ii) modified the required fee on undrawn commitments under the ABL Facility from 0.25% per annum to either 0.25% or 0.375% per annum (with the ultimate amount dependent on the conditions detailed in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement).

On March 15, 2023, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to

eliminate LIBO rate based loans and to use the current market definitions with respect to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), as well as to reflect other conforming changes.

The Company did not have any borrowings outstanding under the ABL Facility as of February 3, 2024 or as of January 28, 2023.

The ABL Facility is subject to a borrowing base, consisting primarily of U.S. inventory, with a letter of credit sub-limit of $50 million and an accordion feature allowing A&F to increase the revolving commitment by up to $100 million subject to specified conditions. The ABL Facility is available for working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes.

As of February 3, 2024, the Company had availability under the ABL Facility of $332.5 million, net of $0.4 million in outstanding stand-by letters of credit. As the Company must maintain excess availability equal to the greater of 10% of the loan cap or $30 million under the ABL Facility, borrowing capacity available to the Company under the ABL Facility was $299.2 million as of February 3, 2024.

Obligations under the ABL Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by A&F and certain of A&F’s subsidiaries. The ABL Facility is secured by a first-priority security interest in certain working capital of the borrowers and guarantors consisting of inventory, accounts receivable and certain other assets. The ABL Facility is also secured by a second-priority security interest in certain property and assets of the borrowers and guarantors, including certain fixed assets, intellectual property, stock of subsidiaries and certain after-acquired material real property.

At the Company’s option, borrowings under the ABL Facility will bear interest at either (a) an adjusted LIBO rate plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% per annum, or (b) an alternate base rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50% per annum. As of February 3, 2024, the applicable margins with respect to LIBO rate loans and base rate loans, including swing line loans, under the ABL Facility were 1.25% and 0.25% per annum, respectively, and are subject to adjustment each fiscal quarter based on average historical availability during the preceding quarter. Following the March 15, 2023 amendment, borrowings under the ABL will bear interest using the current market SOFR rate. Customary agency fees and letter of credit fees are also payable in respect of the ABL Facility.

Representations, Warranties and Covenants

The agreements related to the Senior Secured Notes and the ABL Facility contain various representations, warranties and restrictive covenants that, among other things and subject to specified exceptions, restrict the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to: grant or incur liens; incur, assume or guarantee additional indebtedness; sell or otherwise dispose of assets, including capital stock of subsidiaries; make investments in certain subsidiaries; pay dividends, make distributions or redeem or repurchase capital stock; change the nature of their business; and consolidate or merge with or into, or sell substantially all of the assets of the Company or A&F Management to, another entity.

The Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis, jointly and severally, by A&F and each of the existing and future wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries of A&F that guarantee or will guarantee A&F Management’s ABL Facility or certain future capital markets indebtedness.

The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants under the agreements related to the Senior Secured Notes and the ABL Facility as of February 3, 2024.