0001336545-12-000041.txt : 20120910 0001336545-12-000041.hdr.sgml : 20120910 20120910172037 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001336545-12-000041 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120910 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20120910 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120910 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN APPAREL, INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001336545 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BLANK CHECKS [6770] IRS NUMBER: 203200601 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32697 FILM NUMBER: 121083835 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 747 WAREHOUSE STREET CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90021 BUSINESS PHONE: 213-488-0226 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 747 WAREHOUSE STREET CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90021 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Endeavor Acquisition Corp. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050818 8-K 1 a8-k_201208sr.htm FORM 8-K 8-K_2012.08 SR


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 10, 2012

American Apparel, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


 
 
 
Delaware
001-32697
20-3200601
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
747 Warehouse Street, Los Angeles, CA
90021-1106
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (213) 488-0226
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On September 10, 2012, American Apparel, Inc. (NYSE Amex: APP), a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of branded fashion basic apparel, announced preliminary sales for the month ended August 31, 2012. The information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
August 2012 Preliminary Sales
The Company reported that for the month ended August 31, 2012, total preliminary net sales increased 21% to $56.4 million when compared to the month ended August 31, 2011. Between the same periods, comparable retail and online sales on a preliminary basis increased an estimated 26% and wholesale net sales increased an estimated 12%.
The following table delineates the components of the increases when compared to the corresponding month of the prior year:
 
 
June
 
July
 
August*
Comparable Store Sales
 
21%
 
20%
 
27%
Comparable Online Sales
 
16%
 
26%
 
20%
Comparable Retail & Online
 
20%
 
21%
 
26%
Wholesale Net Sales
 
7%
 
7%
 
12%
*Preliminary, subject to adjustment










Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.                 
 
 
 
AMERICAN APPAREL, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated:
September 10, 2012
 
By:
 /s/ John J. Luttrell
 
 
 
 
Name:
John J. Luttrell
 
 
 
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer