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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Oct. 28, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

Note 11. Related Party Transactions

Sourcing Arrangement

On July 13, 2017, Vince, LLC (“Vince”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an agreement (the “Sourcing Arrangement”) with Rebecca Taylor, Inc. (“RT”) relating to the purchase and resale of certain Vince branded finished goods (“Vince Goods”), whereby RT has agreed to purchase Vince Goods from approved suppliers pursuant to purchase orders issued to such suppliers (each, a “RT Purchase Order”) at a price specified therein (a “RT Price”) and Vince has agreed to purchase such Vince Goods from RT pursuant to purchase orders issued to RT (each, a “Vince Purchase Order”) at a price specified therein (a “Vince Price”). The Vince Price is at all times equal to 103.5% of the RT price.

Upon receipt of the Vince Purchase Order, RT must issue the RT Purchase Order and apply for a letter of credit to be issued to the applicable supplier in the amount equal to the RT Price, subject to availability under RT’s credit facility.  When the Vince Goods are ready to be delivered, RT must invoice Vince in the amount equal to the Vince Price, which invoice shall be payable by Vince within two business days of receipt of the invoice, which payment term may be extended by RT. In the event Vince fails to make timely payment for any Vince Goods, RT has the right to liquidate such goods in a manner and at a price it deems appropriate in its sole discretion. 

The Sourcing Arrangement contains customary indemnification and representations and warranties. The Sourcing Arrangement may be terminated by either party upon 60 days’ prior written notice to the other party. 

RT is owned by affiliates of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., whose affiliates owned approximately 73% of the outstanding common stock of the Company as of October 28, 2017. During the nine months ended October 28, 2017, the Company placed $18,047 of orders under the Sourcing Arrangement, of which $14,163 was paid as of October 28, 2017. No new orders have been placed under the Sourcing Arrangement since September 2017.

Shared Services Agreement

In connection with the consummation of the Company’s IPO on November 27, 2013, Vince, LLC entered into a Shared Services Agreement with Kellwood (the “Shared Services Agreement”), pursuant to which Kellwood would provide support services in various areas. As of the end of fiscal 2016, the Company completed the transition of all functions and systems from Kellwood to the Company’s own systems or processes as well as to third-party service providers. In connection with the Kellwood Sale, the Shared Services Agreement was contributed to St. Louis, LLC. St. Louis, LLC continues to provide certain services, including those related to historical records and legacy functions, which the Company is in the process of winding down. The Shared Services Agreement will terminate automatically upon the termination of all services provided thereunder. After termination of the agreement, St. Louis, LLC will have no obligation to provide any services to the Company.

The Company is invoiced monthly for the services provided under the Shared Services Agreement and generally is required to pay within 15 business days of receiving such invoice. The payments can be trued-up and disputed once each fiscal quarter. During the three months ended October 28, 2017 and October 29, 2016, the Company recognized $83 and $635, respectively, of expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for services provided under the Shared Services Agreement. During the nine months ended October 28, 2017 and October 29, 2016, the Company recognized $242 and $4,040, respectively, of expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for services provided under the Shared Services Agreement. As of October 28, 2017, the Company has recorded $119 in Other accrued expenses to recognize amounts payable under the Shared Services Agreement.

Tax Receivable Agreement

VHC entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement with the Pre-IPO Stockholders on November 27, 2013. The Company and its former subsidiaries generated certain tax benefits (including NOLs and tax credits) prior to the Restructuring Transactions consummated in connection with the Company’s IPO and will generate certain section 197 intangible deductions (the “Pre-IPO Tax Benefits”), which would reduce the actual liability for taxes that the Company might otherwise be required to pay. The Tax Receivable Agreement provides for payments to the Pre-IPO Stockholders in an amount equal to 85% of the aggregate reduction in taxes payable realized by the Company and its subsidiaries from the utilization of the Pre-IPO Tax Benefits (the “Net Tax Benefit”).

For purposes of the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Net Tax Benefit equals (i) with respect to a taxable year, the excess, if any, of (A) the Company’s liability for taxes using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the relevant company return assuming there were no Pre-IPO Tax Benefits over (B) the Company’s actual liability for taxes for such taxable year (the “Realized Tax Benefit”), plus (ii) for each prior taxable year, the excess, if any, of the Realized Tax Benefit reflected on an amended schedule applicable to such prior taxable year over the Realized Tax Benefit reflected on the original tax benefit schedule for such prior taxable year, minus (iii) for each prior taxable year, the excess, if any, of the Realized Tax Benefit reflected on the original tax benefit schedule for such prior taxable year over the Realized Tax Benefit reflected on the amended schedule for such prior taxable year; provided, however, that to the extent any of the adjustments described in clauses (ii) and (iii) were reflected in the calculation of the tax benefit payment for any subsequent taxable year, such adjustments shall not be taken into account in determining the Net Tax Benefit for any subsequent taxable year. To the extent that the Company is unable to make the payment under the Tax Receivable Agreement when due under the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement for any reason, such payment would be deferred and would accrue interest at a default rate of LIBOR plus 500 basis points until paid, instead of the agreed rate of LIBOR plus 200 basis points per annum in accordance with the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement.

As of October 28, 2017, the Company’s total obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement is estimated to be $140,618, of which $2,788 is included as a component of Other accrued expenses and $137,830 is included as a component of Other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. In accordance with the Term Loan Amendment (see Note 4 “Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements”), the Company is prohibited from making any payments on the Tax Receivable Agreement before the first amortization payment is made or if the Borrowers are not current on any of the foregoing amortization payments. Management anticipates that the tax benefit payment, plus accrued interest, with respect to the 2016 taxable year will be paid in the first quarter of 2018. The Tax Receivable Agreement expires on December 31, 2023.

2017 Investment Agreement and 2017 Rights Offering

On August 10, 2017, the Company entered into an Investment Agreement (the “2017 Investment Agreement”) with Sun Cardinal, LLC and SCSF Cardinal, LLC (collectively, the “Sun Cardinal Investors”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Sun Cardinal Investors, and the Sun Cardinal Investors agreed to purchase, an aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to (x) $30,000 minus (y) the aggregate proceeds of the 2017 Rights Offering, at the 2017 Rights Offering subscription price per share (prior to adjustment for the Reverse Stock Split) of $0.45, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the 2017 Investment Agreement (the “Backstop Commitment”). The 2017 Investment Agreement superseded the Rights Offering Commitment Letter, dated May 18, 2017, from Sun Capital Partners V, L.P.

On August 15, 2017, the Company commenced the 2017 Rights Offering, whereby the Company distributed, at no charge, to stockholders of record as of August 14, 2017 (the “Rights Offering Record Date”), rights to purchase new shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.45 per share (prior to adjustment for the Reverse Stock Split). Each stockholder as of the Rights Offering Record Date (“Rights Holders”) received one non-transferrable right to purchase 1.3475 shares for every share of common stock owned on the Rights Offering Record Date (the “subscription right”). Rights Holders who fully exercised their subscription rights were entitled to subscribe for additional shares that remained unsubscribed as a result of any unexercised subscription rights (the “over-subscription right”). The over-subscription right allowed a Rights Holder to subscribe for an additional amount equal to up to an aggregate of 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the 2017 Rights Offering and the 2017 Investment Agreement, subject to certain limitations and pro rata allocations. Subscription rights could only be exercised for whole numbers of shares; no fractional shares of common stock were issued in the 2017 Rights Offering. The 2017 Rights Offering period expired on August 30, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. New York City time and the Company received subscriptions and oversubscriptions from its existing stockholders (including the Sun Cardinal Investors and their affiliates) resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of $21,976. Additionally, in accordance with the related 2017 Investment Agreement, the Company received $8,024 of gross proceeds from the Sun Cardinal Investors. In total, the Company received gross proceeds of $30,000 as a result of the 2017 Rights Offering and related 2017 Investment Agreement transactions and the Company issued 66,666,667 shares of its common stock prior to adjustment for the Reverse Stock Split.

The Company used a portion of the net proceeds received from the 2017 Rights Offering and related 2017 Investment Agreement to (1) repay $9,000 under the Company’s Term Loan Facility and (2) repay $15,000 under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility, without a concurrent commitment reduction. The Company used the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, except for $1,823 which was retained at VHC.

As of October 28, 2017, affiliates of Sun Fund V collectively beneficially owned approximately 73% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

Sun Capital Consulting Agreement

On November 27, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with Sun Capital Management to (i) reimburse Sun Capital Management Corp. (“Sun Capital Management”) or any of its affiliates providing consulting services under the agreement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing consulting services to the Company and (ii) provide Sun Capital Management with customary indemnification for any such services.

During the three months ended October 28, 2017 and October 29, 2016, the Company incurred expenses of $11 and $27, respectively, under the Sun Capital Consulting Agreement. During the nine months ended October 28, 2017 and October 29, 2016, the Company incurred expenses of $29 and $80, respectively, under the Sun Capital Consulting Agreement.

Bank of Montreal Facility

On June 22, 2017, Vince, LLC entered into a credit facility agreement with the Bank of Montreal to issue the Specified LCs, as discussed in Note 4 “Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements.” The BMO LC Line is guaranteed by Sun Capital Fund V, L.P., an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. On October 31, 2017, at the request of the Company, the BMO LC Line was released.