424B3 1 d317495d424b3.htm FINAL PROSPECTUS Final Prospectus
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-180481

PROSPECTUS

 

LOGO

VISANT CORPORATION

$750,000,000

10.00% Senior Notes due 2017

 

 

The Company:

 

   

We are a leading marketing and publishing services enterprise servicing the school affinity, direct marketing, fragrance, cosmetics and personal care sampling, and educational and trade publishing segments.

The notes:

 

   

Maturity: October 1, 2017.

 

   

Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1 of each year.

 

   

Optional Redemption:

 

   

Prior to October 1, 2013, we may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the make-whole premium described under “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption”.

 

   

We may redeem some or all of the notes at any time and from time to time on or after October 1, 2013, in whole or in part, in cash at the redemption prices described under “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption”, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption.

 

   

In addition, until October 1, 2013, we may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings. See “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption”.

 

   

Ranking: The notes are unsecured senior obligations of Visant Corporation (“Visant”). The notes rank:

 

   

equally in right of payment with all of Visant’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness;

 

   

senior to all of Visant’s existing and any of Visant’s future subordinated indebtedness;

 

   

effectively junior to all of Visant’s existing and future secured obligations and the existing and future secured obligations of the subsidiary guarantors, including indebtedness under our senior secured credit facilities, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations; and

 

   

structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of Visant’s existing and future subsidiaries that do not guarantee the notes.

You should consider carefully the “Risk Factors” beginning on page 12 of this prospectus.

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.

This prospectus has been prepared for and may be used by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and its affiliates in connection with offers and sales of the securities related to market-making transactions in the securities in the secondary market effected from time to time. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and its affiliates may act as principal or agent in such transactions, including as agent for the counterparty when acting as principal or as agent for both counterparties, and may receive compensation in the form of discounts and commissions, including from both counterparties, when it acts as agent for both. Sales of securities pursuant to this prospectus will be made at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related thereto or at negotiated prices. We do not intend to list the securities, and we will not receive any proceeds from such sales.

The date of this prospectus is April 11, 2012.


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AVAILABLE INFORMATION

     ii   

SUMMARY

     1   

RISK FACTORS

     12   

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     28   

USE OF PROCEEDS

     30   

CAPITALIZATION

     30   

SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

     31   

MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     35   

BUSINESS

     55   

MANAGEMENT

     63   

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

     67   

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

     93   

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS , AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

     96   

DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS

     99   

DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

     100   

CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS

     150   

MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

     151   

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     155   

LEGAL MATTERS

     156   

EXPERTS

     156   

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     F-1   

 

 

 

 

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AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We and our guarantor subsidiaries have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the notes being offered hereby. The prospectus, which forms a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement. For further information with respect to us and the notes, reference is made to the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete. Otherwise, we are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We therefore file periodic reports and other information with the SEC. We make available free of charge on our Internet website at http://www.visant.net our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are filed with the SEC. These reports are available as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. From time to time, we may use our Internet website as a channel of distribution of material company information. Financial and other material information regarding us is routinely posted on our website and is readily accessible. The public may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Furthermore, the public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The reference to our website address does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on the website, and the information contained on the website is not part of this document. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site at http://www.sec.gov that contains periodic reports and other information regarding issuers that file electronically.

You should rely only upon the information provided in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of this prospectus.

 

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SUMMARY

This summary highlights information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. You should read the entire prospectus carefully. This prospectus contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors which may affect our business, including those set forth in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus.

Except where otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in this prospectus to (1) the “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us” refers to Visant Corporation (“Visant” or, the “Issuer”) together with its consolidated subsidiaries, (2) “Visant Secondary” refers to Visant Secondary Holdings Corp., our direct parent company, (3) “Holdings”, “our parent” or “our parent company” refers to Visant Holding Corp. (“Holdco”), our indirect parent company, together with Visant and its consolidated subsidiaries, (4) “Jostens” refers to Jostens, Inc. and its subsidiaries, (5) “Lehigh” refers to The Lehigh Press LLC (formerly known as The Lehigh Press, Inc.), (6) “Arcade” refers to AKI, Inc. and its subsidiaries (other than Dixon), (7) “Dixon” refers to Dixon Direct LLC (formerly known as Dixon Direct Corp.), (8) “Neff” refers to Neff Holding Company together with Neff Motivation, Inc. and its subsidiaries, (9) “Phoenix Color” refers to Phoenix Color Corp. and its subsidiaries and (10) “Color Optics” refers to Color Optics, Inc. Visant Secondary holds 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Visant, and Holdco holds 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Visant Secondary. All references to a particular fiscal year are to the four fiscal quarters ended the Saturday nearest to December 31st.

Our Company

We are a leading marketing and publishing services enterprise servicing the school affinity, direct marketing, fragrance, cosmetic and personal care sampling, and educational and trade publishing segments. Our parent company was created in October 2004 when affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”) and affiliates of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P. (“DLJMBP III” and, together with KKR, the “Sponsors”) completed a series of transactions that combined Jostens, Von Hoffmann Corporation (“Von Hoffmann”) and Arcade (the “Transactions”). Visant was formed to create a platform of businesses with leading positions in attractive end market segments and to establish a highly experienced management team that could leverage a shared services infrastructure and capitalize on margin and growth opportunities. Since 2004, we have developed a unified marketing and publishing services organization with a leading and differentiated approach in each of our segments. Our management team has created and integrated central services and management functions and has reshaped the business to focus on the most attractive and highest growth market opportunities.

We sell our products and services to end customers through several different sales channels, including independent sales representatives and dedicated sales forces. Our sales and results of operations are impacted by a number of factors, including general economic conditions, seasonality, cost of raw materials, school population trends, the availability of school funding, product and service offerings and quality and price. Visant (formerly known as Jostens IH Corp.) was originally incorporated in Delaware in 2003.

We have demonstrated our ability over the last seven years since our inception to execute acquisitions and dispositions that have allowed us to complement and expand our core capabilities, accelerate into market segment adjacencies, as well as enabled us to divest non-core businesses and deleverage. We anticipate that we will continue to pursue this strategy of consummating complementary acquisitions to support expansion of our product offerings and services, including to address marketplace dynamics, developments in technology and changing consumer behaviors, and broaden our geographic reach, as well as availing ourselves of strategic opportunities and market conditions for transacting on businesses in the Visant portfolio.

 

 

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Our three reportable segments as of December 31, 2011 consisted of:

 

   

Scholastic—provides services in conjunction with the marketing, sale and production of class rings and an array of graduation products and other scholastic affinity products to students and administrators primarily in high schools, colleges and other post-secondary institutions;

 

   

Memory Book—provides services in conjunction with the publication, marketing, sale and production of school yearbooks, memory books and related products that help people tell their stories and chronicle important events; and

 

   

Marketing and Publishing Services—provides services in conjunction with the development, marketing, sale and production of multi-sensory and interactive advertising sampling systems and packaging, primarily for the fragrance, cosmetic and personal care segments, and provides innovative products and related services to the direct marketing sector. The group also produces book components primarily for the educational and trade publishing segments.

Scholastic

We are one of the leading providers of services in conjunction with the marketing, sale and production of class rings and an array of graduation products, such as caps, gowns, diplomas and announcements, graduation-related accessories and other scholastic affinity products. In the Scholastic segment, we target the school channel and primarily serve U.S. high schools, colleges and universities, marketing and selling products to students and administrators. Jostens relies on a network of independent sales representatives to sell its scholastic products. We provide a high level of customer service in the marketing and sale of class rings and certain other graduation products, which often involves a high degree of customization. We also provide ongoing warranty service on our class and affiliation rings. Jostens maintains product-specific tooling as well as a library of school logos and mascots that can be used repeatedly for specific school accounts over time. In addition to its class ring offerings, Jostens also designs, manufactures, markets and sells championship rings for professional sports and affinity rings for a variety of specialty markets. Since the acquisition of Neff, a single source provider of custom award programs and apparel, in March 2007, and our subsequent acquisitions in 2009 and 2010 in the varsity jacket business, we also market, manufacture and sell an array of additional scholastic products, including chenille letters, varsity jackets, mascot mats, plaques and sports apparel in schools and through a dealer network.

Memory Book

Through our Jostens subsidiary, we are one of the leading sales and marketing organizations providing services in conjunction with the publication, marketing, sale and production of memory books and related products that help people tell their stories and chronicle important events. Jostens’ strong brand recognition is deeply rooted in its school-by-school relationships and in its consistent ability to deliver high quality products and services and innovate to meet market demands. Jostens primarily services U.S. high schools, colleges, universities, elementary and middle schools. Jostens generates the majority of its revenues from high school accounts. Jostens’ independent sales representatives and technical support employees assist students and faculty advisers with the planning and layout of yearbooks, including through the provision of online layout and editorial tools to assist the schools in the publication of the yearbook. With a new class of students each year and periodic faculty advisor turnover, Jostens’ independent sales representatives and customer service employees are the main point of continuity for the yearbook production process on a year-to-year basis. Jostens also offers online memory book products and related services, enabling the consumer to create personal, hard or soft-cover memory books to chronicle important events.

Marketing and Publishing Services

The Marketing and Publishing Services segment includes operations in sampling, direct marketing and publishing services. Our sampling operations provide services in conjunction with the development, marketing, sale and production of multi-sensory and interactive advertising sampling systems and packaging, primarily for

 

 

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the fragrance, cosmetics and personal care segments. With over a 100-year history, Arcade pioneered our leading ScentStrip® product in 1980. Since then, we have developed an extensive portfolio of proprietary, patented and patent-pending technologies that can be incorporated into various conventional and on-line marketing programs designed to reach the consumer at home or in-store, including magazine and catalog inserts, remittance envelopes, statement enclosures, blow-ins, direct mail, direct sell and point-of-sale materials and gift-with-purchase/purchase-with-purchase programs. Since the acquisition of Color Optics, a specialty packaging provider, we also market, manufacture and sell highly decorated packaging solutions to the cosmetic and consumer products industries. Our direct marketing operations specialize in high-quality, in-line printed products and can accommodate large marketing projects with a wide range of dimensional printed products and in-line finishing production, data processing and mailing services. Our products range from conventional direct marketing pieces to integrated offerings with data collection and tracking features. Our personalized imaging capabilities can offer individualized messages to each recipient within a geographical area or demographic group for targeted marketing efforts. Our publishing services business produces book components, including book covers and jackets, and employs specialized techniques to create highly decorated covers. We have long-standing relationships with many of our customers in this segment, including the world’s leading fragrance, beauty and cosmetic purveyors and educational and trade publishers.

 

 

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Ownership and Corporate Structure

The chart below illustrates our ownership and corporate structure. This chart is not necessarily meant to show the complete organizational structure of Holdco, Visant Secondary, Visant, KKR and DLJMBP III but rather is illustrative in nature. It omits certain intermediate legal entities and subsidiaries and combines others.

 

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(1) As of March 20, 2012, affiliates of KKR and DLJMBP III held approximately 49.2% and 41.1%, respectively, of Holdco’s voting interest, while each continued to hold approximately 44.7% of Holdco’s economic interest. As of March 20, 2012, the other co-investors held approximately 8.4% of the voting interest and 9.1% of the economic interest of Holdco, and members of management held approximately 1.3% of the voting interest and approximately 1.5% of the economic interest of Holdco (exclusive of exercisable options).
(2) Visant Secondary pledged the stock of Visant as security for the benefit of the lenders under the Credit Facilities (defined below) and is a guarantor of the Credit Facilities.
(3) As of December 31, 2011, we had $1,174.4 million outstanding under our term loan B facility maturing in 2016 (the “Term Loan Credit Facility”). Our $175.0 million revolving credit facility expiring in 2015 (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and together with the Term Loan Credit Facility, the “Credit Facilities”) was fully undrawn as of December 31, 2011 (exclusive of standby letters of credit then outstanding). The amount outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Facility reflects an optional prepayment of $60.0 million on the Term Loan Credit Facility made by Visant on December 22, 2011.
(4) Jostens Canada Ltd. (“Jostens Canada”) is organized under the laws of Manitoba, Canada and is the co-borrower under the $10.0 million (U.S. dollar denominated) Canadian sub-facility under the Revolving Credit Facility.
(5) Includes, as applicable, Visant’s other material wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries that are guarantors of the Credit Facilities and the notes.

 

 

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Summary of Terms of the Notes

The summary below describes the principal terms of the notes. Certain of the terms and conditions described below are subject to important limitations and exceptions. The section entitled “Description of the Notes” of this prospectus contains more detailed descriptions of the terms and conditions of the notes.

 

Issuer

Visant Corporation

 

Securities Offered

$750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10.00% Senior Notes due 2017.

 

Maturity

October 1, 2017.

 

Interest

10.00% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1, commencing on April 1, 2011. Interest began to accrue from the issue date of the notes.

 

Guarantees

All of Visant’s material wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries that guarantee obligations under the Credit Facilities guarantee the notes on a senior unsecured basis.

 

Ranking

The notes are unsecured senior obligations of Visant Corporation. The notes rank:

 

   

equally in right of payment with all of Visant’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness;

 

   

senior to all of Visant’s existing and any of Visant’s future subordinated indebtedness;

 

   

effectively junior to all of our existing and future secured obligations and the existing and future secured obligations of the subsidiary guarantors, including indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations; and

 

   

structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of our existing and future subsidiaries that do not guarantee the notes.

 

  As of December 31, 2011, Visant and the guarantors of the notes had approximately $1,936.8 million of indebtedness outstanding (exclusive of $11.9 million of letters of credit outstanding and $19.2 million of original issue discount related to the Term Loan Credit Facility), including approximately $1,174.4 million of secured indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, $750 million principal amount outstanding under the notes and $12.4 million of outstanding borrowings under capital lease and equipment financing arrangements. See “Description of the Notes—Ranking”.

 

  Our non-guarantor subsidiaries accounted for $86.4 million, or 7.1%, of our total revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. In addition, as of December 31, 2011, our non-guarantor subsidiaries accounted for $63.8 million, or 3.1%, of our assets (excluding intercompany receivables) and had $18.2 million, or 0.7%, of our liabilities (excluding intercompany liabilities).

 

 

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Optional Redemption

Prior to October 1, 2013, Visant may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the make-whole premium described under “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption”.

 

  Visant may redeem some or all of the notes at any time and from time to time on or after October 1, 2013, in whole or in part, in cash at the redemption prices described under “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption”, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption.

 

  In addition, until October 1, 2013, Visant may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings. See “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption”.

 

Change of Control

If a change of control occurs, each holder of the notes may require Visant to repurchase all or a portion of such holder’s notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.

 

Restrictive Covenants

The terms of the notes place certain limitations on our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to, among other things,

 

   

pay dividends or make other equity distributions;

 

   

repurchase or redeem capital stock;

 

   

make investments;

 

   

incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue disqualified or preferred stock;

 

   

create liens;

 

   

sell assets or consolidate or merge with or into other companies;

 

   

create limitations on the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to make dividends or distributions to us; and

 

   

engage in transactions with affiliates.

 

  These covenants are subject to important exceptions and qualifications, which are described under “Description of the Notes—Certain Covenants”.

 

No Established Market

The notes were offered and sold in September 2010 to a small number of institutional investors. Although we understand that Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC presently intends to make a market in the notes, they are not obligated to do so and may discontinue market-making at any time without notice. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that a liquid market for the notes will develop or be maintained.

 

 

Investment in the notes involves substantial risks. See “Risk Factors” immediately following this summary for a discussion of certain risks relating to our business, our indebtedness and an investment in the notes.

 

 

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Information about Us

Visant’s principal executive offices are located at 357 Main Street, 1st Floor, Armonk, New York 10504 and Visant’s telephone number there is (914) 595-8200. Visant was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 2003. Visant’s website is located at http://www.visant.net. The information on, or accessible through, our website is not a part of, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus.

 

 

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Summary Historical Consolidated Financial Data

The following table sets forth a summary of our historical consolidated financial data at the dates and for the periods indicated. You should read this information in conjunction with “Capitalization”, “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the annual consolidated and related notes included in this prospectus.

 

    Visant Corporation and Subsidiaries  

In millions, except for ratios

  2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Statement of Operations Data(1):

         

Net sales

  $ 1,217.8      $ 1,240.9      $ 1,255.3      $ 1,365.6      $ 1,270.2   

Cost of products sold

    572.6        576.9        588.8        675.8        623.1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

    645.2        664.0        666.5        689.8        647.2   

Selling and administrative expenses

    449.8        461.2        451.3        463.7        425.5   

(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets

    (0.9     0.3        (1.4     1.0        0.6   

Special charges(2)

    44.4        4.7        14.5        14.4        2.9   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

    151.9        197.8        202.2        210.8        218.1   

Loss on repurchase and redemption of debt(3)

    —          9.7        —          —          —     

Interest expense, net

    164.1        91.3        55.3        69.1        90.2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

    (12.3     96.8        146.9        141.7        127.9   

Provision for income taxes

    2.6        40.7        56.2        54.6        49.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

    (14.9     56.2        90.7        87.0        78.2   

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

    —          —          —          —          110.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

  $ (14.9   $ 56.2      $ 90.7      $ 87.0      $ 188.9   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statement of Cash Flows:

         

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 122.5      $ 204.7      $ 207.1      $ 221.2      $ 177.3   

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

    (53.7     (60.4     (44.4     (274.3     280.6   

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (92.5     (197.0     (167.0     112.1        (417.9
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Data(1):

         

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(4)

    —          2.0x        3.5x        3.0x        2.4x   

Depreciation and amortization

  $ 106.1      $ 104.6      $ 102.5      $ 103.0      $ 87.0   

Adjusted EBITDA(5)

    327.7        340.1        330.2        339.9        313.1   

Capital expenditures

    55.5        50.2        46.1        52.4        56.4   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

In millions

  2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Balance Sheet Data (at period end):

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 36.0      $ 60.2      $ 113.1      $ 117.6      $ 59.1   

Property and equipment, net

    210.1        214.5        210.8        221.8        181.1   

Total assets

    2,044.5        2,144.0        2,187.2        2,288.9        2,092.8   

Total debt

    1,917.6        1,988.7        826.3        953.5        817.2   

Stockholder’s (deficit) equity

    (558.6     (510.2     739.8        687.3        681.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Certain selected financial data have been reclassified for 2007 to reflect the results of discontinued operations consisting of the Von Hoffmann business, which was discontinued in December 2006, our Jostens photography business, which was discontinued in June 2006, and our exit from Jostens’ recognition business in December 2001.

 

 

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(2) Special charges for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 included $35.3 million of costs in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment, consisting of $31.9 million of non-cash impairment charges associated with the write-down of goodwill in the amount of $24.9 million and other indefinite-lived intangible assets in the amount of $7.0 million, and $1.0 million of severance and related benefit costs and $2.4 million of non-cash asset related impairment charges associated with the closure of our Milwaukee, Wisconsin facility. Special charges in the Memory Book segment included $6.6 million of costs consisting of $4.3 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with reductions in force and approximately $2.2 million of non-cash asset related impairment charges, in each case associated with the consolidation of our Clarksville, Tennessee and State College, Pennsylvania facilities. Special charges in the Scholastic segment included $2.2 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with reductions in force in connection with the consolidation of certain diploma operations. Also included in special charges were $0.3 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with the elimination of certain corporate management positions. Special charges for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 included $2.4 million and $0.6 million related to cost reduction initiatives in our Scholastic and Memory Book segments, respectively, and $1.7 million of costs related to cost reduction initiatives and facility consolidations in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment. Included in these costs was approximately $0.2 million in the aggregate of non-cash asset impairment charges in our Scholastic and Marketing and Publishing Services segments. Special charges for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 included $8.4 million in the Memory Book segment primarily related to cost reduction initiatives and the closure of Jostens’ Winston-Salem, North Carolina facility. These charges included approximately $4.0 million of severance and related benefits for associated headcount reductions with respect to the Winston-Salem facility closure and certain other reductions in force and $4.1 million of non-cash facility related asset impairment charges related to facility consolidation activity. The Scholastic segment reported $1.0 million of cost reduction initiatives and $0.5 million of non-cash asset impairment charges related to the closure of Jostens’ Attleboro, Massachusetts facility. Additionally, the Marketing and Publishing Services segment reported $4.6 million of costs related to facility consolidation activity and other reductions in force which included $2.6 million of severance and related benefits for associated headcount reductions, $1.4 million of non-cash costs related to asset impairment charges and $0.6 million of other facility consolidation costs. Special charges of $14.4 million for the year ended January 3, 2009 represented $12.8 million of costs associated with the closure of the Pennsauken, New Jersey and Attleboro, Massachusetts facilities, and certain international operations, as well as the consolidation of the Chattanooga, Tennessee facilities. These charges included approximately $6.1 million of non-cash costs, including $3.1 million resulting from the write-off of accumulated currency translation balances, $2.7 million of facility related asset impairment charges and $0.3 million related to the impairment of certain asset balances associated with the closure of certain international operations. Additionally, we incurred approximately $1.6 million of other severance and related benefits associated with headcount reductions during the twelve month period. For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2007, we recorded $2.3 million of restructuring for severance and related benefit costs primarily in the Scholastic segment related to the closure of Jostens’ Attleboro, Massachusetts facility announced on December 4, 2007, which was substantially completed by the end of the first quarter of 2008, and $1.0 million related to termination benefits for management executives offset by a reversal of $0.4 million associated with the reductions in severance liability for the Scholastic and Memory Book segments.
(3) For the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011, Visant recognized a loss on repurchase and redemption of debt of $9.7 million in connection with the Refinancing. Visant repurchased its then outstanding 7.625% senior subordinated notes due 2012 (the “Senior Subordinated Notes”) pursuant to a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) or satisfied and discharged the remaining Senior Subordinated Notes by delivering to the trustee amounts sufficient to pay the redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the date of redemption pursuant to notice given by Visant with respect to the Senior Subordinated Notes. In connection with these transactions, Visant recorded $1.1 million of consent payments paid to holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes who tendered by the early tender date under the Tender Offer and $8.6 million of non-cash unamortized deferred financing costs.
(4) For the purpose of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings represent income before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense (including capitalized interest) on all indebtedness plus amortization of debt issuance costs and the portion of rental expense that we believe is representative of the interest component of rental expense.
(5)

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income plus net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding certain non-recurring items. Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain items that are also excluded for purposes of calculating required covenant ratios and compliance under our material debt instruments. As such, Adjusted EBITDA is a material component of these covenants. Non-compliance with the financial ratio maintenance covenants contained in our Credit Facilities could result in the requirement to immediately repay all

 

 

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amounts outstanding thereunder, while non-compliance with the debt incurrence ratio in the indenture governing the Senior Notes would prohibit us and our restricted subsidiaries from being able to incur additional indebtedness other than pursuant to specified exceptions. Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), is not a measure of financial condition or profitability, and should not be considered as an alternative to (a) net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP or (b) operating cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for management’s discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments and debt service requirements. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. The following sets forth a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA:

 

     Visant Corporation and Subsidiaries  

In millions

   2011     2010      2009     2008      2007  

Net (loss) income

   $ (14.9   $ 56.2       $ 90.7      $ 87.0       $ 188.9   

Interest expense, net

     164.1        91.3         55.3        69.1         90.2   

Provision for income taxes

     2.6        40.7         56.2        54.8         49.7   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     106.1        104.5         102.5        103.0         87.0   

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax(a)

     —          —           —          —           (110.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

EBITDA

     257.9        292.7         304.7        313.9         305.1   

Special charges(b)

     44.4        4.7         14.5        14.4         2.9   

Loss on repurchase and redemption of debt(c)

     —          9.7         —          —           —     

(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets(d)

     (0.9     0.3         (1.4     1.0         0.6   

Stock-based compensation(e)

     7.0        13.4         —          —           —     

Costs of legal proceedings and associated resolution(f)

     —          9.3         2.4        —           —     

Other(g)

     19.3        10.0         10.0        10.6         4.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 327.7      $ 340.1       $ 330.2      $ 339.9       $ 313.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) For 2007, income from discontinued operations, net of tax, consists of charges from the closure of Jostens’ recognition business and the results of operations and the sale of Jostens’ photography businesses and the Von Hoffmann businesses.
(b) Consists of restructuring costs and special charges incurred for fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 in connection with a variety of initiatives and, for 2011, $31.9 million of non-cash impairment charges associated with the write-down of certain intangible assets in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment.
(c) For the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011, Visant recognized a loss on repurchase and redemption of debt of $9.7 million in connection with the Refinancing. Visant repurchased its Senior Subordinated Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer or satisfied and discharged the remaining Senior Subordinated Notes by delivering to the trustee amounts sufficient to pay the redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the date of redemption pursuant to notice given by Visant with respect to the Senior Subordinated Notes. In connection with these transactions, Visant recorded $1.1 million of consent payments paid to holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes who tendered by the early tender date under the Tender Offer and $8.6 million of non-cash unamortized deferred financing costs.
(d) Represents losses on disposal of fixed assets for fiscal years 2010, 2008 and 2007. Fiscal years 2011 and 2009 each includes a gain on the donation of redundant facilities to local governments in connection with our consolidation efforts.
(e) Consists of stock-based compensation expense related to all equity and phantom equity awards granted, including awards modified, repurchased or cancelled based on fair values of the awards at the grant date.
(f) Reflects non-recurring costs incurred during the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 in connection with our defense and prosecution of previously disclosed legal proceedings with each of U.S. Customs and Herff Jones and related parties and actions taken to resolve such matters.
(g)

Other charges for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 included $7.4 million of costs related to the relocation of certain manufacturing equipment and facility consolidation in connection with the closure of certain facilities in the Scholastic and Memory Book segments, $3.6 million of management fees, $2.4 million of consulting fees and $1.9 million of other costs that are non-recurring in nature. Other charges for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 included $3.5 million of management fees, $2.5 million of costs related to the relocation of certain manufacturing

 

 

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equipment and facility consolidation in connection with the closure of certain facilities in the Scholastic and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, $0.4 million of acquisition-related costs, $0.7 million of non-recurring inventory costs associated with our strategic decision to no longer sell certain products in the Scholastic segment and $2.9 million of other costs that are non-recurring in nature. Other charges for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 included $6.0 million of consolidation costs in connection with the closure of certain facilities, $3.4 million of management fees, $0.5 million of additional rent in connection with the relocation of certain operating facilities and $0.1 million of other costs that are non-recurring in nature. For the fiscal year ended January 3, 2009, other charges primarily consisted of $4.7 million of equipment relocation and other costs associated with the closure of the Pennsauken, New Jersey and Attleboro, Massachusetts facilities as well as certain costs related to the realignment of international operations, $3.3 million of management fees, $1.9 million of non-recurring inventory costs associated with the company’s strategic decision to no longer sell certain products in the Scholastic segment and $0.8 million of other costs that are non-recurring in nature. For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2007, other charges primarily consisted of $3.1 million of management fees, $0.6 million of additional rent in connection with the relocation of certain operating facilities, $0.4 million of non-recurring facility moving costs and $0.3 million related to costs incurred in making required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to market-making transactions in certain of the company’s debt securities that may be made by certain affiliates of Visant.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in the notes involves substantial risks. You should carefully consider the following factors in addition to the other information set forth in this prospectus before you decide to purchase the notes offered hereby. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties that we do not presently know about or that we currently believe are immaterial may also adversely impact our business operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition and our ability to make payments on the notes would likely suffer. In such case, the trading price of the notes could fall, and you may lose all or part of your original investment.

Risks Relating to Our Business

If we fail to implement our business strategy, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Our future financial performance and success are dependent in large part upon our ability to implement our business strategy successfully. Our business strategy envisions several initiatives, including marketing and selling strategies to drive growth, moving into new product and service offerings and geographies, enhancing our core product and service offerings and continuing to improve operating efficiencies and asset utilization. We may not be able to implement our business strategy successfully or achieve the benefits of our business plan. If we are unable to do so, our long-term growth and profitability may be adversely affected. Even if we are able to implement some or all of the initiatives of our business plan successfully, our operating results may not improve to the extent we expect, or at all.

Implementation of our business strategy could also be affected by a number of factors beyond our control, such as increased competition, changes in demand and buying habits, legal and regulatory developments, conditions in the global economy and in the credit and capital markets, developments within the primary industries we serve and increased operating costs or expenses. In addition, to the extent we have misjudged the nature and extent of industry trends or our competition, we may have difficulty achieving our strategic objectives. We may also decide to alter or discontinue certain aspects of our business strategy at any time. Any failure to successfully implement our business strategy may adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition and thus our ability to service our indebtedness, including our ability to make principal and interest payments on the notes.

Economic weakness and uncertainty, as well as the effects of these conditions on our customers’ and suppliers’ businesses and their demand for our products and services, could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Our business and operating results are affected by global economic conditions and, in particular, conditions in our customers’ and suppliers’ businesses and the market segments they serve. We have experienced and may continue to experience reduced demand for certain of our products and services. As a result of continued economic weakness and uncertainty in the pace and extent of the economic recovery, including factors such as a high rate of unemployment, bankruptcies, the European debt crisis and other challenges which continue to affect the global economy, our customers and suppliers may experience further deterioration of their businesses or suffer cash flow shortages. In turn, existing or potential customers may delay or decline to purchase our products and related services, and our suppliers and customers may not be able to fulfill their obligations to us in a timely fashion.

Revenues, particularly in our Marketing and Publishing Services business, are dependent on the level of marketing and advertising spending by our customers. Demand for marketing and advertising tends to correlate with changes in the level of economic activity in the market segments our customers serve, and therefore continued weakness and uncertainty in the pace and extent of recovery in the global economy could negatively affect the demand for the products and related services that we provide these customers. Our educational textbook cover and component business is reliant on continued government funding for educational spending

 

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which impacts demand by our customers and may be affected by changes in or continued restrictions on local, state and/or federal funding and school budgets. Continued economic weakness and uncertainty in the pace and extent of recovery in the global economy may continue to constrain marketing and advertising spending resulting in decreased revenue, gross margin, earnings or growth rates and increased challenges with respect to collection of customer receivables. In addition, customer difficulties could result in increases in bad debt write-offs and increases to our allowance for doubtful accounts receivable. Further, our suppliers may experience similar conditions as our customers, which may impact their viability and their ability to fulfill their obligations to us. Negative changes in the global economy, including as a result of political unrest, a slow economic recovery or a prolonged period of uncertainty in the economic environment, could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We are subject to direct competition in each of our respective industries which may have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We face competition in our businesses from a number of companies, some of which have substantial financial and other resources. Our future financial performance will depend, in large part, on our ability to maintain an advantageous market position. It is possible that certain of our competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer preferences or to devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their products than we can. We expect to meet significant competition from existing competitors with entrenched positions and may face additional competition from new competitors, both with respect to our existing product and service lines and new products and services we might introduce. Further, competitors might expand their product offerings, either through internal product development or acquisitions of our direct competitors. These competitors could introduce products or establish prices for their products in a manner that could adversely affect our ability to compete or could otherwise result in downward pressure on pricing. To maintain a competitive advantage, we may need to increase our investment in product and service development, manufacturing capabilities and sales and marketing and will need to continue to improve our cost structure and operating efficiencies. Increases in competition could have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We are subject to fluctuations in the cost and availability of raw materials and the possible loss of suppliers.

We are dependent upon the availability of raw materials to produce our products. The principal raw materials that Jostens purchases are gold and other precious metals, paper and precious, semi-precious and synthetic stones. The price of gold and other precious metals has increased dramatically since 2009, and we anticipate continued volatility in the price of gold for the foreseeable future driven by numerous factors, such as changes in supply and demand and investor sentiment. From time to time, we may enter into forward contracts to purchase gold, platinum and silver based upon the estimated quantity needed to satisfy projected customer demand. Higher gold prices have impacted, and could further impact, our jewelry sales metal mix. Our Marketing and Publishing Services business primarily uses paper, ink and adhesives. Similarly, our sampling system business utilizes specific grades of paper and foil in producing its sampling products. The price and availability of these raw materials are affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include:

 

   

the level of consumer demand for these materials and downstream products containing or using these materials;

 

   

the supply of these materials and the impact of industry consolidation;

 

   

foreign government regulation and taxes;

 

   

market uncertainty;

 

   

volatility in the capital and credit markets;

 

   

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Any material increase in the price of these raw materials could adversely impact our cost of sales. When these fluctuations result in significantly higher raw material costs, our operating results are adversely affected to the extent we are unable to pass on these increased costs to our customers or to the extent they materially affect customer buying habits. Therefore, significant fluctuations in prices for gold, paper or precious, semi-precious and synthetic stones and other of our critical materials could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We rely on a limited number of suppliers for certain of our raw materials and outside services. Global market and economic conditions may affect our suppliers and impact their viability and their ability to fulfill their obligations to us. Jostens purchases substantially all of its precious, semi-precious and synthetic stones from a single supplier located in Germany with manufacturing sites in Germany and Sri Lanka. We believe this supplier provides stones to almost all of the class ring manufacturers in the United States. If access to this supplier were lost or curtailed, we may not be able to secure alternative supply arrangements in a timely and cost-efficient fashion. Similarly, all of our ScentStrip® sampling systems, which account for a substantial portion of net sales from our sampling system business, utilize specific grades of paper for which we rely primarily on two domestic suppliers, with whom we do not have written supply agreements in place. A loss of this supply of paper could have a material adverse effect on our sampling system business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition to the extent that we are unable to obtain the specific paper in sufficient quantities from other suppliers or elsewhere. Moreover, certain of our other primary label sampling systems utilize certain foil laminates that are presently sourced primarily from one supplier, with whom we do not have a written supply agreement in place. A significant deterioration in or loss of supply could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows, financial condition and competitive advantage.

Certain of our businesses are dependent on fuel and natural gas in their operations. Prices of fuel and natural gas have shown volatility over time and in particular as of late. Higher prices and volatility could impact our operating expenses.

Any failure to obtain raw materials and certain services for our business on a timely basis at an affordable cost, or any significant delays or interruptions of supply, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We are subject to seasonality in our businesses tied to the North American school year and the inherent seasonality of our customers’ businesses.

We experience seasonal fluctuations in our net sales and cash flow from operations tied primarily to the North American school year. We recorded approximately 40% of our annual net sales for fiscal year 2011 during the second quarter of our fiscal year and a majority of our annual cash flow from operations during the fourth quarter of our fiscal year. In particular, Jostens generates a significant portion of its annual net sales in the second quarter in connection with the delivery of caps, gowns and diplomas for spring graduation ceremonies and spring deliveries of school yearbooks, and a significant portion of its annual cash flow in the fourth quarter is driven by the receipt of customer deposits in our Scholastic and Memory Book segments. The net sales of our sampling and other direct mail and commercial printed products have also historically reflected seasonal variations, and we generate a majority of the annual net sales in this segment during the third and fourth quarters, including based on the timing of customers’ advertising campaigns which have traditionally been concentrated prior to the Christmas and spring holiday seasons. Net sales of textbook components are impacted seasonally by state and local schoolbook purchasing schedules, which commence in the spring and peak in the summer months preceding the start of the school year. Significant amounts of inventory are acquired by publishers prior to those periods in order to meet customer delivery requirements.

The seasonality of each of our businesses requires us to manage our working capital carefully over the course of the year. If we fail to manage our working capital effectively in response to seasonal fluctuations, we may be unable to offset the results from any such period with results from other periods, which could impair our

 

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ability to service our debt. These seasonal fluctuations also require us to allocate our resources to manage our manufacturing capacity, which often operates at full or near full capacity during peak seasonal demand periods. If we fail to monitor production and distribution accurately during these peak seasonal periods and are unable to satisfy our customers’ delivery requirements, we could jeopardize our relationships with our customers.

A substantial decrease or interruption in business from our significant customers could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We have significant customer concentration within our Marketing and Publishing Services segment. Our top five customers in our sampling system business, for example, represented approximately 23% of our net sales within our Marketing and Publishing Services segment for 2011. We do not generally have long-term contracts for committed volume with our sampling customers. Our top five customers in our cover and component business represented approximately 19% of our net sales within our Marketing and Publishing Services segment for 2011. Customers in our cover and component business include the three major educational textbook publishers, Pearson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and McGraw-Hill, all of whom have written agreements with us for committed volume. Any significant cancellation, deferral or reduction in the quantity or type of product sold to these principal Marketing and Publishing Services customers or a significant number of smaller customers, including as a result of our failure to perform, the impact of economic weakness and challenges on their businesses, a change in buying habits or the impact of any shift to alternative methods of content delivery by customers, could have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition of our Marketing and Publishing Services business.

Many of our customer sales arrangements are conducted by purchase order on an order-by-order basis or are terminable at will at the option of either party. A substantial decrease or interruption in business from our significant customers could result in write-offs or in the loss of future business and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Jostens relies on relationships with schools, school administrators and students for the sale of its products. Jostens’ failure to deliver high quality products in a timely manner or failure to respond to changing consumer preferences could jeopardize its customer relationships. Significant customer losses at our Jostens business could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Changes in Jostens’ relationships with its independent sales representatives may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The success of our Jostens business is highly dependent upon the efforts and abilities of Jostens’ network of independent sales representatives. Many of Jostens’ relationships with customers and schools are cultivated and maintained by its independent sales representatives. Jostens’ independent sales representatives typically operate under one- to three-year contracts for the sale of Jostens products and services. These contracts are generally terminable upon 90 days’ notice from the end of the current contract year and contain post-termination restrictive covenants. Jostens’ sales representatives can terminate or fail to renew their contracts with Jostens due to factors outside of our control. If Jostens were to experience a significant change in the terms of its relationship with, or loss of, its independent sales representatives or material disruption or disputes arising out of the engagement or termination of its representatives, such an occurrence could have a material adverse effect upon our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Our businesses depend on numerous complex information systems, and any failure to successfully maintain these systems or implement new systems could materially harm our operations.

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systems that can successfully integrate our business efforts. Furthermore, we may experience unanticipated delays, complications and expenses in acquiring licenses for certain systems or implementing, integrating and operating such systems. In addition, our information systems may require modifications, improvements or replacements that may involve substantial expenditures and may necessitate interruptions in operations during periods of implementation. Implementation of these systems is further subject to our ability to access and license certain proprietary software in certain cases and in other cases the availability of information technology and other skilled personnel to assist us in developing and implementing systems. Our failure to implement and maintain operational, financial and billing information systems successfully at our businesses could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We may be required to make significant capital expenditures for our businesses in order to remain technologically and economically competitive.

We are required to invest capital in order to expand and update our capabilities in our businesses. We expect our capital expenditure requirements in the Jostens business to continue to relate primarily to capital improvements and growth initiatives, including digital and e-commerce initiatives and information technology. Our capital expenditure requirements in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment primarily relate to efforts to maintain efficiency and innovation and technological advancement in order to remain competitive. Changing competitive conditions or the emergence of any significant technological advances utilized by competitors could require us to invest significant capital in additional production technology in order to remain competitive. If we are unable to fund any such investment, including as a result of constraints in the availability of capital, or otherwise fail to invest in new technologies, our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

Our businesses are subject to changes arising from developments in technology and changes in consumer behavior facilitated by these developments that could render our products obsolete or reduce product consumption.

Emerging technologies, including those involving the Internet, social networking or alternative methods of content delivery, have resulted in new distribution channels and new products and services being provided that compete with our products and services. As a result of these factors, our growth and future financial performance depend on our ability to develop and market new products and services and create new distribution channels, while enhancing existing products, services and distribution channels, in order to incorporate the latest technological advances and accommodate changing customer and consumer preferences and demands, including through the use of the Internet, social networking or alternative methods of content delivery. Accepted methods for delivery of media content that serve as an alternative to obtaining products or services from us may impact our business. The trade book publishing industry is experiencing an accelerated shift towards digital books which, trend negatively impacts our publishing services business in terms of fewer printed copies of books as well as shorter print runs.

If we fail to anticipate or respond adequately to changes in technology, consumer behavior and user preferences and demands or are unable to finance the capital expenditures necessary, or develop an ability to respond to such changes, our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

Any disruption at our principal production facilities could adversely affect our results of operations.

We are dependent on certain key production facilities. Certain of our sampling system, book component, jewelry and graduation products are each produced in dedicated facilities. Any disruption of production capabilities due to unforeseen events at any of our key dedicated facilities could adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

 

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Actions taken by the U.S. Postal Service, including the approval of alternative sampling products for use in periodicals without a postal surcharge, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Postal costs are a significant component of many of our marketing and advertising customers’ cost structures. Postal rate and format changes can influence the number of pieces and types of products that our customers mail. We do not directly bear the cost of higher postal rates and changes in postal classifications. Demand for products distributed by mail, however, could be adversely affected by continued increases in postal rates. Any resulting decline in the volume of products mailed would have an adverse effect on our business.

Sampling products are subject to approval by the U.S. Postal Service (the “USPS”) for inclusion in periodicals mailed at periodical postage rates. Our USPS-approved “flat” sampling systems have historically enjoyed significant advantage over alternative sampling devices, such as miniatures, vials, packettes, sachets and blisterpacks, because the inclusion of these alternative products in periodicals may be not be viable for mailing or result in an increase from periodical postage rates to the higher third-class rates for a periodical’s entire circulation. Periodical sampling inserts delivered to consumers through the USPS are currently an important part of our sampling business. In 2010, the USPS approved certain alternative types of sampling products such as packettes for use in periodicals without requiring a postal surcharge, subject to such samples meeting certain conditions and restrictions, including with respect to combined weight, structure and placement in the periodical. We have not seen any impact on our business as a result of the change in standards and believe that the attributes of our advanced sampling technology and “flat” sampling devices continue to have competitive advantages over such other sampling devices. However, if such alternative sampling devices were to have widespread acceptance for mailing in periodicals or if the USPS were to make additional modifications to postal standards negatively affecting our sampling products, our sampling business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be adversely affected.

A deterioration in labor relations or labor availability could have an adverse impact on our operations.

As of December 31, 2011, we had approximately 4,328 full-time employees. As of December 31, 2011, approximately 258 of Jostens’ full-time employees were represented under collective bargaining agreements that expire in August 2012 and June 2013, and approximately 258 full-time employees from our Marketing and Publishing Services business were represented under collective bargaining agreements that expire in March 2012, June 2012 and December 2012. The terms of a new three year collective bargaining agreement to replace the collective bargaining agreement expiring in March 2012 was recently ratified pursuant to a vote of employees. The collective bargaining agreement expiring in June 2012 is currently under negotiation.

We may not be able to negotiate future labor agreements on satisfactory terms. If any of the employees covered by the collective bargaining agreements were to engage in a strike, work stoppage or other slowdown, we could experience disruptions to our operations and/or higher ongoing labor costs, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. In addition, if other of our employees were to become unionized, we could experience further disruptions to our operations and/or higher ongoing labor costs, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Given the seasonality of our businesses, we utilize a high percentage of seasonal and temporary employees to maximize efficiency and manage our costs. If these seasonal or temporary employees were to become unavailable to us on acceptable terms, we may not be able to find replacements in a timely or cost effective manner, which could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to environmental obligations and liabilities that could impose substantial costs upon us and may adversely affect our financial results and our ability to service our debt.

Our operations are subject to a variety of federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations governing emissions to air, discharge to water, the generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of hazardous substances and other materials, and employee health and safety matters.

 

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Also, as an owner and operator of real property and a generator of hazardous substances, we may be subject to environmental cleanup liability, regardless of fault, pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act or analogous state laws, as well as to claims for harm to health or property or for natural resource damages arising out of contamination or exposure to hazardous substances. Some of our current or past operations have involved metalworking and plating, printing and other activities that have resulted in or could result in environmental conditions giving rise to liabilities.

We are subject to risks that our intellectual property may not be adequately protected, and we may be adversely affected by the intellectual property rights of others.

We use a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks, confidentiality and licensing agreements and unpatented proprietary know-how and trade secrets to establish and protect our intellectual property rights, particularly those in our Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, which derive a substantial portion of revenue from processes or products with some proprietary protections. We generally enter into confidentiality agreements with customers, vendors, employees, consultants and potential acquisition candidates to protect our know-how, trade secrets and other proprietary information. However, these measures and our patents and trademarks may not afford complete protection of our intellectual property, and it is possible that third parties may copy or otherwise obtain and use our proprietary information and technology without authorization or may otherwise infringe, impair, misappropriate, dilute or violate our intellectual property rights. In addition, a portion of our manufacturing processes involved in the production of our products and services are not covered by any patent or patent application. Furthermore, the patents that we use in our businesses will expire over time. Our ongoing research and development efforts may not result in new proprietary processes or products. Our competitors may independently develop equivalent or superior know-how, trade secrets or other proprietary processes or production methods as compared to those employed by us.

In addition, we are involved in proceedings from time to time in the course of our businesses to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights. Third parties may initiate proceedings against us asserting that our businesses infringe or otherwise violate their intellectual property rights. Our intellectual property rights may not have the value that we believe them to have, and our products or processes may be found to infringe, impair, misappropriate, dilute or otherwise violate the intellectual property rights of others. Further, we may not prevail in proceedings to enforce our intellectual property rights, and the results or costs of any such proceedings may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Any proceedings concerning intellectual property could be protracted and costly, are inherently unpredictable and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations regardless of their outcome. The expense involved in protecting our intellectual property has been and could continue to be significant.

Changes in the rules and regulations to which we and our customers are subject may impact demand for our products and services.

We and many of our customers are subject to various government regulations, including applicable rules and regulations governing product safety and the regulation of hazardous substances as well as protecting the privacy of consumer data. Continually evolving and changing regulations, both in the United States and abroad, may impact our and our customers’ businesses and could reduce demand, or increase the cost, for the related products and services.

We are subject to privacy and other related obligations and liabilities that could impose substantial costs upon us and may adversely affect our business or our financial results.

Several of our businesses use, process and store customer or consumer information that may include confidential or personal information. Privacy laws and similar regulations in many jurisdictions where we or our customers do business, as well as contractual provisions, require that we take steps to safeguard this information. Our failure to comply with any of these laws, regulations or contractual provisions or to adequately safeguard this information could adversely affect our reputation and business and subject us to significant liability in the event such information were to be disclosed in breach of our obligations.

 

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Our results of operations in our educational textbook cover and component business are subject to variations due to the textbook adoption cycle and government funding for spending on education.

Our educational textbook cover and component business experiences fluctuations in its results of operations due to the textbook adoption cycle and government funding for spending on education. The cyclicality of the elementary and high school market is primarily attributable to the textbook adoption cycle. Our results of operations are also affected by reductions in local, state and/or federal school funding for textbook purchasing. In school districts in states that primarily rely on local tax proceeds, significant reductions in those proceeds, including as a result of continued unfavorable economic conditions and volatility in real property values, can severely restrict district purchases of instructional materials. In districts and states that primarily rely on state funding for instructional materials, a reduction in state allocations, changes in announced school funding or additional restrictions on the use of those funds may affect our results of operations in our educational textbook component business.

Lower than expected sales by us due to the cyclicality of the textbook adoption cycle, pricing pressures that may result during any downturn in our business from increased competition or as a result of a reduction in government funding for spending on educational textbooks could have a material adverse effect on our cash flows and, therefore, on our ability to service our obligations with respect to our indebtedness.

There are risks associated with operations outside the United States.

Certain of our businesses are expanding their operations outside the United States. Accordingly, we are subject to increased risks inherent in conducting business outside the United States, including the impact of varying local economic, political, regulatory, tax and currency requirements and conditions in the countries in which we operate, and our performance could be adversely affected as a result of such factors.

We may not be able to consummate additional acquisitions and dispositions on acceptable terms, and future acquisitions and dispositions may be disruptive.

As part of our business strategy, we may continue to pursue strategic acquisitions and dispositions to leverage our existing infrastructure, expand our geographic reach, broaden our product and service offerings and focus on our higher growth businesses. Acquisitions and dispositions involve a number of risks and present financial, managerial and operational challenges, including:

 

   

diversion of management attention from existing businesses;

 

   

difficulty with integration of personnel and financial and other systems;

 

   

increased expenses, including compensation expenses resulting from newly hired employees and/or workforce integration and restructuring;

 

   

regulatory challenges; and

 

   

potential disputes (including with respect to indemnification claims) with the buyers of disposed businesses or with the sellers of acquired businesses, technologies, services or products.

We may not be able to continue to consummate acquisitions or dispositions, and we may experience disruption in our businesses as a result. Our ability to continue to consummate acquisitions will be limited by our ability to identify appropriate acquisition candidates on acceptable terms and our access to financial resources, including available cash and borrowing capacity. In addition, we could experience financial or other setbacks if any material business that we acquired or invested in encountered problems or liabilities which we were not aware of or were more extensive than believed.

 

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The controlling stockholders of Holdco, which are affiliates of KKR and DLJMBP III, may have interests that conflict with other investors.

Holdco, our indirect parent which owns 100% of Visant Secondary, which in turn owns 100% of Visant, is controlled by an affiliate of KKR and by DLJMBP III and certain of its affiliates. On a collective basis, the Sponsors indirectly control our affairs and policies. Circumstances may occur in which the interests of the Sponsors could be in conflict with the interests of our debtholders. In addition, the Sponsors may have an interest in pursuing acquisitions, divestitures or other transactions that, in their judgment, could enhance their equity investment, even though such transactions might involve risks to our debtholders if the transactions resulted in our becoming more leveraged or significantly changed the nature of our business operations or strategy. In addition, if we encounter financial difficulties, or we are unable to pay our debts as they mature, the interests of the Sponsors may conflict with those of our debtholders. In that situation, for example, our debtholders might want Holdco to raise additional equity from the Sponsors or other investors for capital contributions to us to reduce our leverage and pay our debts, while the Sponsors might not be in a position to increase their investment in Holdco or have their ownership diluted and instead choose to take other actions, such as selling our assets. Additionally, the Sponsors and certain of their affiliates are in the business of making investments in companies and currently hold, and may from time to time in the future acquire, interests in businesses that directly or indirectly compete with certain portions of our business or are suppliers or customers of ours. For instance, certain of the Sponsors currently have investments in Merrill Corp and First Data Corporation. Further, if they pursue acquisitions or make further investments in our industries, those acquisition and investment opportunities may not be available to us. So long as the Sponsors continue to indirectly own a significant amount of Holdco’s equity, even if such amount is less than 50%, they will continue to be able to influence or effectively control us.

Changes in market factors and declines in the market value of the securities held by our pension plans could materially reduce the funded status of the plans and affect the level of pension expense and required pension contributions in future years.

The funded status of our pension plans is dependent upon many factors, including return on invested assets, the level of certain market interest rates used in determining the value of our obligations and changes to regulatory requirements, each of which can affect our assumptions and have an impact on our cash funding requirements under our plans. Declines in the market value of the securities held by the plans due to the disruption in financial markets during 2008 and in 2011 materially reduced the asset values under our plans. Such changes in asset values in combination with regulatory and other market factors have affected the level of pension income associated with the pension plans that we have historically realized and have increased the level of pension expense being recognized by us and will obligate us to make pension contributions in future years. Based on current funding levels and expected rate of return, we anticipate beginning to need to make pension cash contributions after 2012. In the event that sustained declines in market conditions continue for an extended period of time, our expense and level of required cash contributions associated with our pension plans may substantially increase in future periods.

We are dependent upon certain members of our senior management.

We are substantially dependent on the personal efforts, relationships and abilities of certain members of our senior management, particularly Marc L. Reisch, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. The loss of Mr. Reisch’s services or the services of other members of senior management could have a material adverse effect on our company.

 

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Risks Relating to Our Indebtedness

Our high level of indebtedness could adversely affect our cash flow and our ability to operate our business, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or industry dynamics and prevent us from meeting our obligations with respect to our indebtedness.

We are highly leveraged. As of December 31, 2011, total indebtedness for Visant and its guarantors was $1,936.8 million (exclusive of $11.9 million of standby letters of credit outstanding and $19.2 million of original issue discount related to the Term Loan Credit Facility), including $1,174.4 million under the Credit Facilities, $750 million principal amount outstanding under the notes and $12.4 million of outstanding borrowings under capital lease and equipment financing arrangements. As of December 31, 2011, Visant had availability of $163.1 million (net of standby letters of credit of $11.9 million) under the Revolving Credit Facility and cash and cash equivalents totaling $36.0 million. Total outstanding indebtedness (inclusive of letters of credit) for Visant and its guarantors represented approximately 150.7% of its total consolidated capitalization at December 31, 2011.

Our substantial indebtedness could have important consequences. For example, it could:

 

   

make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our indebtedness, and any failure to comply with the obligations of any of our debt instruments, including financial and other restrictive covenants, could result in an event of default under agreements governing our indebtedness;

 

   

require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;

 

   

limit our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our businesses and in the industries in which we operate;

 

   

make us more vulnerable to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation;

 

   

limit our ability to borrow additional amounts for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our business strategy and other purposes; and

 

   

place us at a disadvantage compared to our competitors who have less debt.

Any of the above listed factors could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Furthermore, our interest expense could increase if interest rates increase, because the entire amount of our debt under our Revolving Credit Facility and approximately $574.4 million of the Term Loan Credit Facility bears interest at a variable rate, subject to adjustment based on a leverage-based pricing grid. In 2011, we entered into pay-fixed/receive-floating interest rate swap transactions (the “Swap Transactions”) in an aggregate initial notional principal amount of $600.0 million with respect to our variable rate term loan indebtedness under the Credit Facilities. Each of the Swap Transactions has an effective date of January 3, 2012 and a maturity date of July 5, 2016, and is designed to mitigate the effect of increases in interest rates between the effective date of the Swap Transactions and their maturity or earlier termination. However, if we do not have sufficient earnings to service our debt, we may be required to refinance all or part of our existing debt, sell assets, borrow more money or sell securities, none of which we can guarantee we will be able to do.

In addition, we may be able to incur significant additional indebtedness in the future. For example, we may seek to obtain additional term loans under the Term Loan Credit Facility, or under a new term facility, in either case in an aggregate principal amount of up to $300.0 million, which additional term loans will have the same security and guarantees as the Term Loan Credit Facility. Although the indenture governing the notes and the credit agreement governing the Credit Facilities contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, those restrictions are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions, and under certain circumstances, the indebtedness incurred in compliance with those restrictions could be substantial. The Credit Facilities, for example, allow us to incur (1) an unlimited amount of “purchase money” indebtedness to finance

 

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capital expenditures permitted to be made under the Credit Facilities and to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of fixed or capital assets, (2) an unlimited amount of indebtedness to finance acquisitions permitted under the Credit Facilities and (3) additional indebtedness, including indebtedness at subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the notes. All of those borrowings would be senior secured indebtedness and, as a result, would be effectively senior to the notes and the subsidiary guarantees by the guarantors to the notes. To the extent we incur additional indebtedness, the risks described above will increase.

To service our indebtedness, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control, and any failure to meet our debt service obligations could harm our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We are a highly leveraged company and require a significant amount of cash to meet our debt service obligations. Our annual payment obligations for 2011 with respect to existing indebtedness consisted of approximately $152.3 million of interest payments on the notes and the Term Loan Credit Facility and an aggregate of $3.5 million of principal payments under our capital lease and equipment financing obligations. Our ability to make interest payments and payments with respect to the principal amount of our debt obligations primarily depends upon our future operating performance. As a result, prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, will affect our ability to make these payments. Changes in global economic conditions, including any decreases in economic activity in many of the industries we serve, may significantly impact our ability to generate funds from operations.

If we do not generate sufficient cash flow from operations to satisfy our debt service obligations, we may have to undertake alternative financing plans, such as refinancing our indebtedness, selling assets, reducing or delaying capital investments or seeking to raise additional capital. Our ability to refinance our debt or undertake alternative financing plans will depend on the credit markets and our financial condition at such time. Any refinancing of our debt could be on less favorable terms, including being subject to higher interest rates. In addition, the terms of our existing or future debt instruments may restrict certain of our alternatives. Our inability to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy our debt service obligations, or to refinance our obligations on commercially reasonable terms, would have an adverse effect, which could be material, on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, as well as on our ability to satisfy our obligations in respect of our indebtedness.

Repayment of our debt, including the notes and the Credit Facilities, is dependent on cash flow generated by our subsidiaries.

Visant is a holding company, and all of its assets are owned by its subsidiaries. Repayment of our indebtedness is dependent on the generation of cash flow by our subsidiaries and their ability to make such cash available to it, by dividend, debt repayment or otherwise. Visant’s non-guarantor subsidiaries do not have any obligation to pay amounts due on the notes or to make funds available for that purpose. Visant’s non-guarantor subsidiaries may not be able, or may not be permitted, to make distributions to enable Visant to make payments in respect of its indebtedness, including the notes. Each of Visant’s subsidiaries is a distinct legal entity, and legal and contractual restrictions may limit Visant’s ability to obtain cash from its subsidiaries. While the indenture governing the notes and the Credit Facilities limit the ability of Visant’s subsidiaries to incur consensual restrictions on their ability to pay dividends or make other intercompany payments to Visant, these limitations are subject to qualifications and exceptions. In addition, Visant’s guarantor subsidiaries may have their obligations under the guarantees of the notes reduced to insignificant amounts pursuant to the terms of the guarantees or subordinated if the guarantees are held to violate applicable fraudulent conveyance laws. If Visant does not receive distributions from its subsidiaries, it may be unable to make required principal and interest payments on its indebtedness, including the Credit Facilities and the notes.

 

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Restrictive covenants in our and our subsidiaries’ debt instruments may restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes in our business or to take certain actions. Failure to comply with these covenants may result in the acceleration of our indebtedness.

The Credit Facilities and the indenture governing the notes contain, and any future indebtedness of Visant or of its subsidiaries would likely contain, a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions, including restrictions on our ability to engage in acts that may be in our long-term best interests.

The Credit Facilities include financial covenants, including requirements that Visant maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and not exceed a maximum total leverage ratio, and these financial covenants will become more restrictive over time. In addition, the Credit Facilities limit our ability to make capital expenditures and require that we use a portion of excess cash flow and proceeds of certain asset sales that are not reinvested in our business to repay indebtedness under the Credit Facilities.

The Credit Facilities and the indenture governing the notes also include covenants restricting, among other things, our ability to: create liens; incur indebtedness (including guarantees, debt incurred by direct or indirect subsidiaries, and obligations in respect of foreign currency exchange and other hedging arrangements); pay dividends, or make redemptions and repurchases with respect to capital stock; prepay, or make redemptions and repurchases with respect to subordinated indebtedness; make loans and investments; engage in mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, sale/leaseback transactions and transactions with affiliates and change the business conducted by us.

Any default under the agreements governing our indebtedness, including a default under our Credit Facilities, that is not waived by the required lenders or holders of such indebtedness, and the remedies sought by the holders of such indebtedness could prevent us from paying principal, premium, if any, and interest on the notes and could substantially decrease the market value of the notes. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow or are otherwise unable to obtain funds necessary to meet required payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness, or if we otherwise fail to comply with the various covenants in the agreements governing our indebtedness, including the covenants contained in the Credit Facilities, we would be in default under the terms of the agreements governing such indebtedness. If any such default occurs, the lenders under the Credit Facilities may elect to declare all outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest and other fees, to be immediately due and payable, enforce their security interest or require us to apply all of our available cash to repay these borrowings, any of which would result in an event of default under the notes. The lenders under the Credit Facilities will also have the right in these circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings.

Risks Relating to the Notes

The notes are effectively subordinated to our and our subsidiary guarantors’ indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, including reimbursement obligations under the letter of credit facility included therein, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness.

The notes and the guarantees are effectively subordinated to our and our subsidiary guarantors’ indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, including any reimbursement obligations under the letter of credit facility included therein, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness. As of December 31, 2011, we and the guarantors of the notes had approximately $1,936.8 million of indebtedness outstanding (exclusive of $11.9 million of letters of credit outstanding and $19.2 million of original issue discount related to the Term Loan Credit Facility), of which approximately $1,174.4 million was secured indebtedness under the Credit Facilities and $12.4 million of which was outstanding borrowings under including capital lease and equipment financing arrangements. In addition, we may incur additional secured debt in the future. The effect of this is that upon a default in payment on, or the acceleration of, any of our secured indebtedness, or in the event of our or our subsidiary guarantors’, bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or similar proceeding, the proceeds from the sale

 

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of the collateral that secures our secured indebtedness will be available to pay obligations on the notes only after all of our secured indebtedness, including all amounts owing under the Credit Facilities, have been paid in full. As a result, the holders of the notes may receive less, ratably, than the holders of our secured debt in the event of our or our subsidiary guarantors’ bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or similar proceeding. Also, there can be no assurance that, after the sale of the collateral to satisfy our secured obligations, we would have any material assets available to satisfy our remaining unsecured obligations, including the notes.

Not all of our subsidiaries guarantee the notes and, under certain circumstances, the subsidiary guarantees will be released.

Certain of our subsidiaries do not guarantee the notes. Additionally, under the terms of the indenture governing the notes, under certain circumstances, some or all of the guarantors may cease to guarantee the notes. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of any of these non-guarantor subsidiaries, holders of their indebtedness and preferred stock and their trade creditors will generally be entitled to payment of their claims from the assets of those subsidiaries before any assets are made available for distribution to us or a guarantor. As a result, the notes are structurally subordinated to the debt, preferred stock and other liabilities of our non-guarantor subsidiaries. Our non-guarantor subsidiaries accounted for $86.4 million, or 7.1%, of our total revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and as of December 31, 2011, accounted for $63.8 million, or 3.1%, of our assets (excluding intercompany receivables) and $18.2 million, or 0.7%, of our liabilities (excluding intercompany liabilities).

A subsidiary guarantor will be released from its guarantee of the notes if such subsidiary guarantor is designated as an unrestricted subsidiary, is released or discharged of its guarantee or indebtedness under the Credit Facilities (and any other guarantee or indebtedness that resulted in the creation of the guarantee of the notes by such subsidiary guarantor) or upon the sale or other disposition, including the sale of substantially all the assets, of such subsidiary guarantor. If all of the subsidiary guarantors are released from their guarantees of these notes, our subsidiaries will have no obligation to pay any amounts due on the notes. In the event of the release of any subsidiary guarantor’s guarantee, Visant’s right, as an equity holder of such subsidiary, to receive any assets of such subsidiary upon its liquidation or reorganization, and therefore the right of the holders of the notes to participate in those assets, will be effectively subordinated to the claims of that subsidiary’s creditors, including trade creditors and holders of preferred stock.

Federal and state statutes may allow courts, under specific circumstances, to void the notes and the guarantees, subordinate claims in respect of the notes and the guarantees and require noteholders to return payments received.

As part of the refinancing consummated by Visant in September 2010 (the “Refinancing”), Visant paid a significant dividend to its immediate parent company. Visant’s issuance of the notes and the issuance of the guarantees by the guarantors to fund such dividend may be subject to review under state and Federal laws if a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization case or a lawsuit, including in circumstances in which bankruptcy is not involved, were commenced at some future date by us, by the guarantors or on behalf of our unpaid creditors or the unpaid creditors of a guarantor. Under the Federal bankruptcy laws and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer and fraudulent conveyance laws, a court may void or otherwise decline to enforce the notes and a guarantor’s guarantee, or a court may subordinate the notes and such guarantee to our or the applicable guarantor’s existing and future debt obligations.

While the relevant laws may vary from state to state, a court might void or otherwise decline to enforce the notes and the guarantees if it found that when we issued the notes or when the applicable guarantor entered into its guarantee, Visant or the applicable guarantor received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration and either:

 

   

Visant or the applicable guarantor was insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of such incurrence;

 

   

Visant or the applicable guarantor was engaged in a business or transaction for which Visant’s or the applicable guarantor’s remaining assets constituted unreasonably small capital;

 

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Visant or the applicable guarantor intended to incur, or believed or reasonably should have believed that we or the applicable guarantor would incur, debts beyond Visant’s or such guarantor’s ability to pay such debts as they mature; or

 

   

Visant or the applicable guarantor was a defendant in an action for money damages, or had a judgment for money damages docketed against us or such guarantor if, in either case, after final judgment, the judgment is unsatisfied.

The court might also void the notes or a guarantee without regard to the above factors, if the court found that Visant issued the notes or the applicable guarantor entered into its guarantee with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud our creditors.

A court would likely find that Visant or a guarantor did not receive reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the notes or such guarantee if Visant or such guarantor did not substantially benefit directly or indirectly from the issuance of the notes or the applicable guarantee. As a general matter, value is given for a note or guarantee if, in exchange for the note or guarantee, property is received or an antecedent debt is satisfied. A debtor will generally not be considered to have received value in connection with a debt offering if the debtor uses the proceeds of that offering to make a dividend payment with respect to or otherwise retires or redeems equity securities issued by the debtor. For example, in a transaction such as the private offering of the outstanding notes, there is increased risk of a determination that we incurred the debt obligations represented by the notes and the guarantees for less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration as a court may find that the benefit of the transaction went to Visant Secondary or Holdco or its equity or option holders, while neither Visant nor the guarantors benefited substantially or directly from the notes or the guarantees. Even if a court found that the issuer of the notes received reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration because the issuer received the net cash proceeds from the sale of the notes, in order to avoid a finding that there was a fraudulent transfer, there is an additional requirement of a determination that the guarantors also received reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in exchange for the guarantees that they will grant with respect to the notes.

The measures of insolvency applied by the courts will vary depending upon the particular fraudulent transfer law applied in any proceeding to determine whether a fraudulent transfer has occurred. Generally, however, an entity would be considered insolvent if:

 

   

the sum of its debts, including subordinated and contingent liabilities, was greater than the fair saleable value of its assets;

 

   

if the present fair saleable value of its assets were less than the amount that would be required to pay the probable liability on its existing debts, including subordinated and contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and mature; or

 

   

it cannot pay its debts as they become due.

In the event of a finding that a fraudulent conveyance or transfer has occurred, the court may void, or hold unenforceable, the notes or any of the guarantees, which could mean that you may not receive any payments on the notes, and the court may direct you to repay any amounts that you have already received from us or any guarantor to us, such guarantor or a fund for the benefit of our or such guarantor’s creditors. Furthermore, the holders of voided notes would cease to have any direct claim against us or the applicable guarantor. Consequently, our or the applicable guarantor’s assets would be applied first to satisfy our or the applicable guarantor’s other liabilities, before any portion of its assets could be applied to the payment of the notes. Sufficient funds to repay the notes may not be available from other sources, including the remaining guarantors, if any. Moreover, the voidance of the notes or a guarantee could result in an event of default with respect to our and our guarantors’ other debt that could result in acceleration of such debt (if not otherwise accelerated due to our or our guarantors’ insolvency or other proceeding).

 

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Each guarantee of the notes contains a provision intended to limit the guarantor’s liability to the maximum amount that it could incur without causing its guarantee to be a fraudulent transfer. However, this provision may reduce the guarantor’s obligations to an amount that effectively makes the guarantee worthless and, in any case, this provision may not be effective to protect a guarantee from being voided under fraudulent transfer laws.

We may not be able to repurchase the notes upon a change of control.

Upon the occurrence of specific kinds of change of control events, Visant will be required to offer to repurchase all notes that are outstanding at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the purchase date. Additionally, under the Credit Facilities, a change of control (as defined therein) will constitute an event of default that permits the lenders to accelerate the maturity of borrowings under the Credit Facilities and terminate their commitments to lend. The source of funds for any purchase of the notes and repayment of borrowings under the Credit Facilities would be our available cash or cash generated from our subsidiaries’ operations or other sources, including borrowings, sales of assets or sales of equity. Visant may not be able to repurchase the notes upon a change of control because we may not have sufficient financial resources to purchase all of the notes that are tendered upon a change of control and repay our other indebtedness that will become due. We may require additional financing from third parties to fund any such purchases, and we may be unable to obtain financing on satisfactory terms or at all. Further, Visant’s ability to repurchase the notes may be limited by law. In order to avoid the obligations to repurchase the notes and events of default and potential breaches of the credit agreement governing the Credit Facilities, we may have to avoid certain change of control transactions that would otherwise be beneficial to us.

In addition, some important corporate events, such as leveraged recapitalizations, may not, under the indenture governing the notes, constitute a “change of control” that would require us to repurchase the notes, even though those corporate events could increase the level of our indebtedness or otherwise adversely affect our capital structure, credit ratings or the value of the notes. See “Description of the Notes—Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Change of Control”.

Holders of the notes may not be able to determine when a change of control giving rise to their right to have the notes repurchased has occurred following a sale of “substantially all” of our assets.

The definition of change of control in the indenture governing the notes includes a phrase relating to the sale of “all or substantially all” of our assets. There is no precise established definition of the phrase “substantially all” under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of notes to require us to repurchase its notes as a result of a sale of less than all our assets to another person may be uncertain.

Your ability to transfer the notes may be limited by the absence of an active trading market, and an active trading market may not develop for the notes.

We understand that Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC presently intends to make a market with respect to the notes, as permitted by applicable laws and regulations. However, it is not obligated to do so and may discontinue its market-making activities at any time without notice. Therefore, an active market for the notes may not develop or be maintained, which could adversely affect the market price and liquidity of the notes. In that case, the holders of the notes may not be able to sell their notes at a particular time or at a favorable price.

Even if an active trading market for the notes does develop, there is no guarantee that it will continue. Historically, the market for non-investment grade debt has been subject to severe disruptions that have caused substantial volatility in the prices of securities similar to the notes. The market, if any, for the notes may experience similar disruptions, and any such disruptions may adversely affect the liquidity in that market or the prices at which you may sell your notes. In addition, subsequent to their initial issuance, the notes may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending upon prevailing interest rates, the market for similar notes, our performance and other factors.

 

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DLJMBP III is an affiliate of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, which was an initial purchaser of the notes. As a result of this affiliate relationship, if Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC conducts any market making activities with respect to the notes, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC will be required to deliver a market making prospectus when effecting offers and sales of the notes. For as long as a market making prospectus is required to be delivered, the ability of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC to make a market in the notes may, in part, be dependent on our ability to maintain a current market making prospectus for their use. If we are unable to maintain a current market making prospectus, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC may be required to discontinue their market making activities without notice.

A lowering or withdrawal of the ratings assigned to our debt securities by rating agencies may increase our future borrowing costs and reduce our access to capital.

Our debt currently has a non-investment grade rating, and any rating assigned could be lowered or withdrawn entirely by a rating agency if, in that rating agency’s judgment, future circumstances relating to the basis of the rating, such as adverse changes, so warrant. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in our credit ratings will generally affect the market value of the notes. Credit ratings are not recommendations to purchase, hold or sell the notes and may not reflect the potential effect of risks relating to the structure or marketing of the notes.

Any future lowering of our ratings may make it more difficult or more expensive for us to obtain additional debt financing. If any credit rating initially assigned to the notes is subsequently lowered or withdrawn for any reason, you may not be able to resell your notes without conceding a substantial discount.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements concerning the conditions in our industry, expectations with respect to future cost savings, our operations, our economic performance and financial condition, including, in particular, statements relating to our business and growth strategy and product development efforts. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather predictions and generally can be identified by use of statements that include such words as “may”, “might”, “will”, “should”, “estimate”, “project”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “intend”, “outlook”, “believe” and other similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements and information. These forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions by our management that, although we believe to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain and subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those identified under “Risk Factors”, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this prospectus.

The following list represents some, but not necessarily all, of the factors that could cause actual results to differ from historical results or those anticipated or predicted by these forward-looking statements:

 

   

our substantial indebtedness and our ability to service the indebtedness;

 

   

our inability to implement our business strategy in a timely and effective manner;

 

   

global market and economic conditions;

 

   

levels of customers’ advertising and marketing spending, including as may be impacted by economic factors and general market conditions;

 

   

competition from other companies;

 

   

fluctuations in raw material prices;

 

   

our reliance on a limited number of suppliers;

 

   

the seasonality of our businesses;

 

   

the loss of significant customers or customer relationships;

 

   

Jostens’ reliance on independent sales representatives;

 

   

our reliance on numerous complex information systems;

 

   

the amount of capital expenditures required at our businesses;

 

   

developments in technology and related changes in consumer behavior;

 

   

the reliance of our businesses on limited production facilities;

 

   

actions taken by the U.S. Postal Service and changes in postal standards and their effect on our marketing services business, including as such changes may impact competition for our sampling systems;

 

   

labor disturbances;

 

   

environmental obligations and liabilities;

 

   

adverse outcome of pending or threatened litigation;

 

   

the enforcement of intellectual property rights;

 

   

the impact of changes in applicable law and regulations;

 

   

the application of privacy laws and other related obligations on our business;

 

   

the textbook adoption cycle and levels of government funding for education spending;

 

   

local conditions in the countries in which we operate;

 

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control by our stockholders;

 

   

changes in market value of the securities held in our pension plans; and

 

   

our dependence on members of senior management.

We caution you that the foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive. In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus may not in fact occur. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and we undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any of them in light of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Comparisons of results for current and prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

This prospectus is being delivered in connection with the sale of notes by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC in market-making transactions. We will not receive any cash proceeds from these transactions.

CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of December 31, 2011. You should read this table in conjunction with the information contained in “Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this prospectus.

 

     As of December 31, 2011  

Dollars in millions

   Actual  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 36.0   
  

 

 

 

Credit Facilities:

  

Standby letters of credit

     11.9   

Term Loan Credit Facility

     1,174.4   

Outstanding notes

     750.0   

Capital lease and equipment financing

     12.4   
  

 

 

 

Total debt

   $ 1,948.7   

Stockholder’s deficit

     (558.6
  

 

 

 

Total capitalization

   $ 1,390.1   
  

 

 

 

 

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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

The following tables set forth our selected historical consolidated financial data for, or as of the end of, the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011, January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010, January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007. Our statements of operations and statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2011, January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010, and balance sheet data as of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011 were derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which is included in this prospectus. Our statements of operations and statements of cash flows for the years ended January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007 and balance sheet data as of January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 were derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2010. Our balance sheet data as of December 29, 2007 was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2009. You should read this information in conjunction with “Capitalization”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the annual consolidated and interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this prospectus.

 

     Visant Corporation and Subsidiaries  

In millions, except for ratios

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Statement of Operations Data(1):

          

Net sales

   $ 1,217.8      $ 1,240.9      $ 1,255.3      $ 1,365.6      $ 1,270.2   

Cost of products sold

     572.6        576.9        588.8        675.8        623.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     645.2        664.0        666.5        689.8        647.2   

Selling and administrative expenses

     449.8        461.2        451.3        463.7        425.5   

(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets

     (0.9     0.3        (1.4     1.0        0.6   

Special charges(2)

     44.4        4.7        14.5        14.4        2.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     151.9        197.8        202.2        210.8        218.1   

Loss on repurchase and redemption of debt(3)

     —         9.7        —         —         —    

Interest expense, net

     164.1        91.3        55.3        69.1        90.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

     (12.3     96.8        146.9        141.7        127.9   

Provision for income taxes

     2.6        40.7        56.2        54.6        49.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

     (14.9     56.2        90.7        87.0        78.2   

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —         —         —         —         110.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (14.9   $ 56.2      $ 90.7      $ 87.0      $ 188.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statement of Cash Flows:

          

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 122.5      $ 204.7      $ 207.1      $ 221.2      $ 177.3   

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (53.7     (60.4     (44.4     (274.3     280.6   

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (92.5     (197.0     (167.0     112.1        (417.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Data(1):

          

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(4)

     —         2.0x        3.5x        3.0x        2.4x   

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 106.1      $ 104.6      $ 102.5      $ 103.0      $ 87.0   

Adjusted EBITDA(5)

     327.7        340.1        330.2        339.9        313.1   

Capital expenditures

     55.5        50.2        46.1        52.4        56.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

In millions

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Balance Sheet Data (at period end):

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 36.0      $ 60.2      $ 113.1      $ 117.6      $ 59.1   

Property and equipment, net

     210.1        214.5        210.8        221.8        181.1   

Total assets

     2,044.5        2,144.0        2,187.2        2,288.9        2,092.8   

Total debt

     1,917.6        1,988.7        826.3        953.5        817.2   

Stockholder’s (deficit) equity

     (558.6     (510.2     739.8        687.3        681.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(1) Certain selected financial data have been reclassified for 2007 to reflect the results of discontinued operations consisting of the Von Hoffmann business, which was discontinued in December 2006, our Jostens photography business, which was discontinued in June 2006, and our exit from Jostens’ recognition business in December 2001.
(2) Special charges for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 included $35.3 million of costs in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment, consisting of $31.9 million of non-cash impairment charges associated with the write-down of goodwill in the amount of $24.9 million and other indefinite-lived intangible assets in the amount of $7.0 million, and $1.0 million of severance and related benefit costs and $2.4 million of non-cash asset related impairment charges associated with the closure of our Milwaukee, Wisconsin facility. Special charges in the Memory Book segment included $6.6 million of costs consisting of $4.3 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with reductions in force and approximately $2.2 million of non-cash asset related impairment charges, in each case associated with the consolidation of our Clarksville, Tennessee and State College, Pennsylvania facilities. Special charges in the Scholastic segment included $2.2 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with reductions in force in connection with the consolidation of certain diploma operations. Also included in special charges were $0.3 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with the elimination of certain corporate management positions. Special charges for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 included $2.4 million and $0.6 million related to cost reduction initiatives in our Scholastic and Memory Book segments, respectively, and $1.7 million of costs related to cost reduction initiatives and facility consolidations in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment. Included in these costs was approximately $0.2 million in the aggregate of non-cash asset impairment charges in our Scholastic and Marketing and Publishing Services segments. Special charges for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 included $8.4 million in the Memory Book segment primarily related to cost reduction initiatives and the closure of Jostens’ Winston-Salem, North Carolina facility. These charges included approximately $4.0 million of severance and related benefits for associated headcount reductions with respect to the Winston-Salem facility closure and certain other reductions in force and $4.1 million of non-cash facility related asset impairment charges related to facility consolidation activity. The Scholastic segment reported $1.0 million of cost reduction initiatives and $0.5 million of non-cash asset impairment charges related to the closure of Jostens’ Attleboro, Massachusetts facility. Additionally, the Marketing and Publishing Services segment reported $4.6 million of costs related to facility consolidation activity and other reductions in force which included $2.6 million of severance and related benefits for associated headcount reductions, $1.4 million of non-cash costs related to asset impairment charges and $0.6 million of other facility consolidation costs. Special charges of $14.4 million for the year ended January 3, 2009 represented $12.8 million of costs associated with the closure of the Pennsauken, New Jersey and Attleboro, Massachusetts facilities, and certain international operations, as well as the consolidation of the Chattanooga, Tennessee facilities. These charges included approximately $6.1 million of non-cash costs, including $3.1 million resulting from the write-off of accumulated currency translation balances, $2.7 million of facility related asset impairment charges and $0.3 million related to the impairment of certain asset balances associated with the closure of certain international operations. Additionally, we incurred approximately $1.6 million of other severance and related benefits associated with headcount reductions during the twelve month period. For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2007, we recorded $2.3 million of restructuring for severance and related benefit costs primarily in the Scholastic segment related to the closure of Jostens’ Attleboro, Massachusetts facility announced on December 4, 2007, which was substantially completed by the end of the first quarter of 2008, and $1.0 million related to termination benefits for management executives offset by a reversal of $0.4 million associated with the reductions in severance liability for the Scholastic and Memory Book segments.
(3) For the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011, Visant recognized a loss on repurchase and redemption of debt of $9.7 million in connection with the Refinancing. Visant repurchased its then outstanding Senior Subordinated Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer or satisfied and discharged the remaining Senior Subordinated Notes by delivering to the trustee amounts sufficient to pay the redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the date of redemption pursuant to notice given by Visant with respect to the Senior Subordinated Notes. In connection with these transactions, Visant recorded $1.1 million of consent payments paid to holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes who tendered by the early tender date under the Tender Offer and $8.6 million of non-cash unamortized deferred financing costs.

 

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(4) For the purpose of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings represent income before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense (including capitalized interest) on all indebtedness plus amortization of debt issuance costs and the portion of rental expense that we believe is representative of the interest component of rental expense.
(5) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income plus net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding certain non-recurring items. Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain items that are also excluded for purposes of calculating required covenant ratios and compliance under our material debt instruments. As such, Adjusted EBITDA is a material component of these covenants. Non-compliance with the financial ratio maintenance covenants contained in our Credit Facilities could result in the requirement to immediately repay all amounts outstanding thereunder, while non-compliance with the debt incurrence ratio in the indenture governing the Senior Notes would prohibit us and our restricted subsidiaries from being able to incur additional indebtedness other than pursuant to specified exceptions. Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), is not a measure of financial condition or profitability, and should not be considered as an alternative to (a) net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP or (b) operating cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for management’s discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments and debt service requirements. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. The following sets forth a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA:

 

     Visant Corporation and Subsidiaries  

In millions

   2011     2010      2009     2008      2007  

Net (loss) income

   $ (14.9   $ 56.2       $ 90.7      $ 87.0       $ 188.9   

Interest expense, net

     164.1        91.3         55.3        69.1         90.2   

Provision for income taxes

     2.6        40.7         56.2        54.8         49.7   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     106.1        104.5         102.5        103.0         87.0   

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax(a)

     —         —          —         —          (110.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

EBITDA

     257.9        292.7         304.7        313.9         305.1   

Special charges(b)

     44.4        4.7         14.5        14.4         2.9   

Loss on repurchase and redemption of debt(c)

     —         9.7         —         —          —    

(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets(d)

     (0.9     0.3         (1.4     1.0         0.6   

Stock-based compensation(e)

     7.0        13.4         —         —          —    

Costs of legal proceedings and associated resolution(f)

     —         9.3         2.4        —          —    

Other(g)

     19.3        10.0         10.0        10.6         4.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 327.7      $ 340.1       $ 330.2      $ 339.9       $ 313.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) For 2007, income from discontinued operations, net of tax, consists of charges from the closure of Jostens’ recognition business and the results of operations and the sale of Jostens’ photography businesses and the Von Hoffmann businesses.
(b) Consists of restructuring costs and special charges incurred for fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 in connection with a variety of initiatives and, for 2011, $31.9 million of non-cash impairment charges associated with the write-down of certain intangible assets in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment.
(c) For the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011, Visant recognized a loss on repurchase and redemption of debt of $9.7 million in connection with the Refinancing. Visant repurchased its Senior Subordinated Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer or satisfied and discharged the remaining Senior Subordinated Notes by delivering to the trustee amounts sufficient to pay the redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the date of redemption pursuant to notice given by Visant with respect to the Senior Subordinated Notes. In connection with these transactions, Visant recorded $1.1 million of consent payments paid to holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes who tendered by the early tender date under the Tender Offer and $8.6 million of non-cash unamortized deferred financing costs.

 

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(d) Represents losses on disposal of fixed assets for fiscal years 2010, 2008 and 2007. Fiscal years 2011 and 2009 each includes a gain on the donation of redundant facilities to local governments in connection with our consolidation efforts.
(e) Consists of stock-based compensation expense related to all equity and phantom equity awards granted, including awards modified, repurchased or cancelled based on fair values of the awards at the grant date.
(f) Reflects non-recurring costs incurred during the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 in connection with our defense and prosecution of previously disclosed legal proceedings with each of U.S. Customs and Herff Jones and related parties and actions taken to resolve such matters.
(g) Other charges for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 included $7.4 million of costs related to the relocation of certain manufacturing equipment and facility consolidation in connection with the closure of certain facilities in the Scholastic and Memory Book segments, $3.6 million of management fees, $2.4 million of consulting fees and $1.9 million of other costs that are non-recurring in nature. Other charges for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 included $3.5 million of management fees, $2.5 million of costs related to the relocation of certain manufacturing equipment and facility consolidation in connection with the closure of certain facilities in the Scholastic and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, $0.4 million of acquisition-related costs, $0.7 million of non-recurring inventory costs associated with our strategic decision to no longer sell certain products in the Scholastic segment and $2.9 million of other costs that are non-recurring in nature. Other charges for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 included $6.0 million of consolidation costs in connection with the closure of certain facilities, $3.4 million of management fees, $0.5 million of additional rent in connection with the relocation of certain operating facilities and $0.1 million of other costs that are non-recurring in nature. For the fiscal year ended January 3, 2009, other charges primarily consisted of $4.7 million of equipment relocation and other costs associated with the closure of the Pennsauken, New Jersey and Attleboro, Massachusetts facilities as well as certain costs related to the realignment of international operations, $3.3 million of management fees, $1.9 million of non-recurring inventory costs associated with the company’s strategic decision to no longer sell certain products in the Scholastic segment and $0.8 million of other costs that are non-recurring in nature. For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2007, other charges primarily consisted of $3.1 million of management fees, $0.6 million of additional rent in connection with the relocation of certain operating facilities, $0.4 million of non-recurring facility moving costs and $0.3 million related to costs incurred in making required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to market-making transactions in certain of the company’s debt securities that may be made by certain affiliates of Visant.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in this report under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors”. You should read the following discussion in conjunction with “—Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data”, and the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes included herein.

Presentation

Except where otherwise indicated, management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is provided with respect to Visant and its subsidiaries. Visant is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco.

Company Background

On October 4, 2004, an affiliate of KKR and affiliates of DLJMBP III completed the Transactions, which created a marketing and publishing services enterprise through the consolidation of Jostens, Von Hoffmann and Arcade. The Transactions were accounted for as a combination of interests under common control.

Prior to the Transactions, Von Hoffmann and Arcade were each controlled by affiliates of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P., and DLJMBP III owned approximately 82.5% of Holdco’s outstanding equity, with the remainder held by other co-investors and certain members of management. Upon consummation of the Transactions, an affiliate of KKR invested $256.1 million and was issued equity interests representing approximately 49.6% of Holdco’s voting interest and 45.0% of Holdco’s economic interest, while affiliates of DLJMBP III held equity interests representing approximately 41.0% of Holdco’s voting interest and 45.0% of Holdco’s economic interest, with the remainder held by other co-investors and certain members of management. Approximately $175.6 million of the proceeds were distributed to certain stockholders, and certain treasury stock held by Von Hoffmann was redeemed. As of March 20, 2012, affiliates of KKR and DLJMBP III held approximately 49.2% and 41.1%, respectively, of Holdco’s voting interest, while each continued to hold approximately 44.7% of Holdco’s economic interest. As of March 20, 2012, the other co-investors held approximately 8.4% of the voting interest and 9.1% of the economic interest of Holdco, and members of management held approximately 1.3% of the voting interest and approximately 1.5% of the economic interest of Holdco (exclusive of exercisable options).

Overview

Our Company

We are a leading marketing and publishing services enterprise servicing the school affinity, direct marketing, fragrance, cosmetic and personal care sampling, and educational and trade publishing segments. Visant was formed to create a platform of businesses with leading positions in attractive end market segments and to establish a highly experienced management team that could leverage a shared services infrastructure and capitalize on margin and growth opportunities. Since 2004, we have developed a unified marketing and publishing services organization with a leading and differentiated approach in each of our segments. Our management team has created and integrated central services and management functions and has reshaped the business to focus on the most attractive and highest growth market opportunities.

We have demonstrated our ability over the last seven years since our inception to execute acquisitions and dispositions that have allowed us to complement and expand our core capabilities, accelerate into market segment adjacencies, as well as enabled us to divest non-core businesses and deleverage. We anticipate that we

 

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will continue to pursue this strategy of consummating complementary acquisitions to support expansion of our product offerings and services, including to address marketplace dynamics, developments in technology and changing consumer behaviors, and broaden our geographic reach, as well as availing ourselves of strategic opportunities and market conditions for transacting on businesses in the Visant portfolio.

Our Segments

Our three reportable segments as of December 31, 2011 consisted of:

 

   

Scholastic—provides services in conjunction with the marketing, sale and production of class rings and an array of graduation products and other scholastic affinity products to students and administrators primarily in high schools, colleges and other post-secondary institutions;

 

   

Memory Book—provides services in conjunction with the publication, marketing, sale and production of school yearbooks, memory books and related products that help people tell their stories and chronicle important events; and

 

   

Marketing and Publishing Services—provides services in conjunction with the development, marketing, sale and production of multi-sensory and interactive advertising sampling systems and packaging, primarily for the fragrance, cosmetic and personal care segments, and provides innovative products and related services to the direct marketing sector. The group also produces book components primarily for the educational and trade publishing segments.

For additional financial and other information about our operating segments, see Note 16, Business Segments, to the consolidated financial statements.

We sell our products and services to end customers through several different sales channels, including independent sales representatives and dedicated sales forces. Visant (formerly known as Jostens IH Corp.) was originally incorporated in Delaware in 2003.

Acquisitions and Dispositions

Our business has expanded through a number of acquisitions. These acquisitions have most recently included the acquisition of the capital stock of Rock Creek Athletics, Inc. (“Rock Creek”) (a producer of varsity jackets) in February 2010 and the acquisition of certain assets of Daden Group, Inc. (a producer of varsity jackets under the DeLong Brand) (the “Daden Assets”) in July 2010. During May 2010, we completed the acquisition of Intergold Ltd. (“Intergold”) (a custom jewelry manufacturer) through a cash tender offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Intergold, to complement the jewelry business in our Scholastic segment. The results of these acquisitions are reported as part of the Scholastic segment from the respective dates of acquisition.

In April 2011, Arcade acquired the capital stock of Color Optics, Inc. (“Color Optics”), a specialty packaging provider, serving the cosmetic and consumer products industries with highly decorated packaging solutions. The results of the Color Optics operations are reported as part of the Marketing and Publishing Services segment from the date of acquisition.

General

We experience seasonal fluctuations in our net sales and cash flow from operations, tied primarily to the North American school year. In particular, Jostens generates a significant portion of its annual net sales in the second quarter in connection with the delivery of caps, gowns and diplomas for spring graduation ceremonies and spring deliveries of school yearbooks, and a significant portion of its annual cash flow in the fourth quarter is driven by the receipt of customer deposits in our Scholastic and Memory Book segments. The net sales of our sampling and other direct mail and commercial printed products have also historically reflected seasonal

 

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variations, and we generate a majority of the annual net sales in this segment during the third and fourth quarters, including based on the timing of customers’ advertising campaigns which have traditionally been concentrated prior to the Christmas and spring holiday seasons. Net sales of textbook components are impacted seasonally by state and local schoolbook purchasing schedules, which commence in the spring and peak in the summer months preceding the start of the school year. The seasonality of each of our businesses requires us to allocate our resources to manage our manufacturing capacity, which often operates at full or near full capacity during peak seasonal demand periods. Based on the seasonality of our cash flow, we traditionally borrow under our Revolving Credit Facility during the third quarter to fund general working capital needs during this period of time when schools are generally not in session and orders are not being placed, and repay the amount borrowed for general working capital purposes in the fourth quarter when customer deposits in the Scholastic and Memory Book segments are received and customers’ advertising campaigns in anticipation of the holiday season generally increase.

Our net sales include sales to certain customers for whom we purchase paper. The price of paper, a primary material across most of our products and services, is volatile over time and may cause swings in net sales and cost of sales. We generally are able to pass on increases in the cost of paper to our customers across most of our product lines at the time we are impacted by such increases.

The price of gold and other precious metals has increased dramatically since 2009, and we anticipate continued volatility in the price of gold for the foreseeable future driven by numerous factors, such as changes in supply and demand and investor sentiment. These higher metal prices have impacted, and could further impact, our jewelry sales metal mix. While historically the purchase of class rings has been relatively resistant to economic conditions, we have seen a continuing shift in jewelry metal mix from gold to lesser priced metals over the past several years, which we believe is primarily attributable to the impact of significantly higher precious metal costs on our jewelry prices. In 2011, there continued to be unprecedented volatility in the price of gold which continued to impact our manufacturing costs through 2011. To mitigate continued volatility we have entered into purchase commitments which we believe will cover substantially all of our needs for 2012.

The continued uncertainty in market conditions and excess capacity that exists in the print and related services industry, as well as the variety of other advertising media with which we compete, have amplified competitive and pricing pressures, which we anticipate will continue for the foreseeable future. We continue to see the impact of restrictions on school budgets, which affects spending at the state and local levels, resulting in reduced spending for our Memory Book, Scholastic and elementary/high school publishing services products and services and heightened pricing pressure on our core Memory Book products and services. Funding constraints have impacted textbook adoption cycles, which are being extended in many states due to fiscal pressures, continuing to affect volume in our elementary/high school publishing services products and services. During 2011, trade book publishing experienced an accelerated shift towards digital books, which negatively impacted our publishing services business in terms of fewer printed copies of books as well as shorter print runs. It is anticipated that the impact of digital books and the lower volume of book purchases through retail stores will likely continue to impact demand for trade books during 2012.

We seek to distinguish ourselves based on our capabilities, innovative service offerings to our customers, quality and organizational and financial strength. We continue to diversify, expand and improve our product and service offerings, including to address changes in technology, consumer behavior and user preferences.

In addition, we have continued to implement efforts to reduce costs and drive operating efficiencies, including through the restructuring and integration of our operations and the rationalization of sales, administrative and support functions. We expect to initiate additional efforts focused on cost reduction and containment to address continued challenging marketplace conditions as well as competitive and pricing pressures demanding innovation and a lower cost structure.

 

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Restructuring Activity and Other Special Charges

For the year ended December 31, 2011, we recorded $7.9 million of restructuring costs and $36.5 million of other special charges. Included in these charges were $35.3 million of costs in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment, consisting of $31.9 million of non-cash impairment charges associated with the write-down of goodwill in the amount of $24.9 million and other indefinite-lived intangible assets in the amount of $7.0 million and $1.0 million of severance and related benefit costs and $2.4 million of non-cash asset related impairment charges associated with the closure of our Milwaukee, Wisconsin facility. Special charges in the Memory Book segment included $6.6 million of costs consisting of $4.4 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with reductions in force and approximately $2.2 million of non-cash asset related impairment charges, in each case associated with the consolidation of our Clarksville, Tennessee and State College, Pennsylvania facilities. Special charges in the Scholastic segment included $2.2 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with reductions in force in connection with the consolidation of certain diploma operations. Also included in special charges were $0.3 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with the elimination of certain corporate management positions. The associated employee headcount reductions were 242, 137 and 46 in the Memory Book, Scholastic and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively.

Restructuring accruals of $2.9 million as of December 31, 2011 and $1.7 million as of January 1, 2011 are included in other accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These accruals as of December 31, 2011 included amounts provided for severance and related benefits related to headcount reductions in each segment.

On a cumulative basis through December 31, 2011, we incurred $31.8 million of employee severance costs related to the 2009, 2010 and 2011 initiatives, which affected an aggregate of 1,142 employees. We have paid $28.9 million in cash related to these initiatives as of December 31, 2011.

Changes in the restructuring accruals during fiscal 2011 were as follows:

 

In thousands

   2011
Initiatives
    2010
Initiatives
    2009
Initiatives
    Total  

Balance at January 1, 2011

   $ —        $ 1,209      $ 490      $ 1,699   

Restructuring charges

     7,831        76        5        7,912   

Severance paid

     (5,447     (1,044     (228     (6,719
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

   $ 2,384      $ 241      $ 267      $ 2,892   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

We expect the majority of the remaining severance and related benefits associated with the 2011, 2010 and 2009 initiatives to be paid by the end of fiscal 2012.

Other Factors Affecting Comparability

Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to December 31st, and, as a result, a 53rd week is added approximately every sixth year. Our 2011 fiscal year ended on December 31, 2011. Fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009 each consisted of 52 weeks. Our 2008 fiscal year included a 53rd week. While quarters normally consist of 13-week periods, the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 included a 14th week.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

In the ordinary course of business, management makes a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of results of operations and our financial condition in the preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. We believe that the following discussion addresses our most critical accounting policies, which are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results and require management’s judgment about the effect of matters that are uncertain.

 

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On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and assumptions, including those related to revenue recognition, the continued value of goodwill and other intangibles, the recoverability of long-lived assets, pension and other postretirement benefits and income tax. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience, the use of independent third-party specialists and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable at the time the estimates and assumptions are made. Actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions under different circumstances or conditions.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when the earnings process is complete, evidenced by an agreement between us and the customer, delivery and acceptance has occurred, collectability is probable and pricing is fixed or determinable. Revenue is recognized (1) when products are shipped (if shipped free on board “FOB” shipping point), (2) when products are delivered (if shipped FOB destination) or (3) as services are performed as determined by contractual agreement, but in all cases only when risk of loss has transferred to the customer and we have no further performance obligations.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the fair value assigned to identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. We are required to test goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives for impairment annually, or more frequently if impairment indicators occur. The impairment test requires management to make judgments in connection with identifying reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets to reporting units and determining the fair value of each reporting unit.

As part of the annual impairment analysis for each reporting unit, we engaged a third-party appraisal firm to assist in the determination of the estimated fair value of each unit. This determination included estimating the fair value using both the income and market approaches. The income approach requires management to estimate a number of factors for each reporting unit, including projected future operating results, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows and discount rates. The market approach estimates fair value using comparable marketplace fair value data from within a comparable industry grouping. Where applicable, we weighted both the income and market approach equally to estimate the concluded fair value of each reporting unit. The projections are based on management’s best estimate given recent financial performance, market trends, strategic plans and other available information. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or impairment for each reporting unit.

The most recent impairment testing was completed as of the beginning of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, at which time we recognized aggregate impairment charges of $31.9 million relating to an impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets in our publishing services reporting unit which is included in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment. The impairment charges were primarily attributable to ongoing negative industry-specific factors, including continued constraints in government funding for educational textbook purchasing, the shift towards digital books in the trade book industry and the widespread impact of the Borders Group liquidation. We observed a decline in the operating results of the publishing services reporting unit which led management to reduce forecasted sales and profitability for the remainder of 2011 and the discrete periods included in the projections.

As part of such impairment test, we first determined that the fair value of the publishing services reporting unit’s indefinite-lived intangible assets was $11.0 million as of the testing date and, after comparing the fair value to the carrying value of $18.0 million for such assets, we recognized a pre-tax impairment of $7.0 million. We next evaluated the recoverability of the publishing services reporting unit’s amortizable and depreciable long-lived assets by comparing the carrying value of the respective asset group to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated from such assets. Based on the fact that the undiscounted future cash flows of the asset group over its expected remaining useful life exceeded its carrying value, there was no

 

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indication of a lack of recoverability of such cash flows and, therefore, no impairment was measured. We then commenced a two-step impairment test of the publishing services reporting unit’s goodwill which had a pre-impairment carrying value of $111.2 million. In Step 1, the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeded its estimated fair value and, therefore, we proceeded to Step 2. In Step 2, the calculation determined that the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill was $86.3 million and, accordingly, we recognized a pre-tax impairment charge of $24.9 million relating to the carrying value of goodwill.

The fair value of each of the other reporting units tested for impairment exceeded its carrying value by between 35% and 139%. The reported value of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets at the end of 2011 and 2010 totaled approximately $1,244.6 million and $1,277.0 million, respectively.

Income Taxes

As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating our actual current tax liability together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items (such as, for example, capital assets) for tax and accounting purposes. These temporary differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included in our consolidated balance sheets. We must then assess the likelihood that any deferred tax assets will be recovered from taxable income of the appropriate character within the carryback or carryforward period, and to the extent that recovery is not likely, a valuation allowance must be established. Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets.

On a consolidated basis, we have established a tax valuation allowance of $14.0 million as of the end of fiscal year 2011 related to foreign tax credit carryforwards, because we believe the tax benefits are not likely to be fully realized. As described in Note 13, Income Taxes, to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, we repatriated a total of $4.1 million of earnings from our foreign subsidiaries during fiscal year 2011. Due to our consolidated loss for U.S. income tax purposes as of December 31, 2011, no foreign tax credits were generated or utilized for the 2011 fiscal year.

Significant judgment is also required in determining and evaluating our tax reserves. Tax reserves are established for uncertain tax positions which are potentially subject to challenge by applicable taxing authorities. We review our tax reserves as facts and circumstances change. Although the resolution of issues currently under tax audit is uncertain, based on currently available information, we believe the ultimate outcomes will not have a material adverse effect on our financial statements.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Jostens sponsors several defined benefit pension plans that cover the majority of its employees and certain employees of Visant. Participation in such plans was closed to employees hired after December 31, 2005, other than for certain union employees. Effective January 1, 2008 and July 1, 2008, respectively, the pension plans covering Jostens’ hourly employees subject to Jostens’ two collective bargaining agreements (“Plan A” and “Plan B”) were closed to new hires. Jostens also provides certain medical and life insurance benefits for eligible retirees. This plan was closed after December 31, 2005, other than for certain union employees and certain employees grandfathered into the plan on the basis of their age and tenure with Jostens as of December 31, 2005. Eligible employees from Lehigh also participate in a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan, which was merged with a Jostens plan effective December 31, 2004. Effective December 31, 2006, Lehigh closed participation for hourly employees hired after December 31, 2006 (currently there are no active hourly employees in such plan) and froze the plan for salaried and office administrative employees.

Jostens also maintains an unfunded supplemental retirement plan (the “Jostens ERISA Excess Plan”) that gives additional credit for years of service as a Jostens’ sales representative to those salespersons who were hired as employees of Jostens prior to October 1, 1991, calculating the benefits as if such years of service were

 

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credited under Jostens’ tax-qualified, non-contributory pension plan for salaried employees (“Plan D”). Benefits specified in Plan D may exceed the level of benefits that may be paid from a tax-qualified plan under the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”). The Jostens ERISA Excess Plan also pays benefits that would have been provided under Plan D but cannot because they exceed the level of benefits that may be paid from a tax-qualified plan under the Code. Plan D was merged into the Jostens Pension Plan C (“Plan C”) on December 31, 2008, but the respective plan benefit formulas remain the same following the merger. Plan C was merged into Plan A on December 31, 2011, but the respective plan benefit formulas remain the same following the merger. We also maintain non-contributory, unfunded supplemental retirement plans for certain executive officers.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued accounting guidance related to pensions and postretirement benefits that requires management to use three key assumptions when computing estimated annual pension expense. These assumptions are the discount rate applied to the projected benefit obligation, the expected return on plan assets and the rate of expected compensation increases.

Of the three key assumptions, only the discount rate is based on external market indicators, such as the yield on currently available high-quality, fixed-income investments or annuity settlement rates. The discount rate used to value the pension obligation at any year-end is used for expense calculations the next year. For the rates of expected return on assets and compensation increases, management uses estimates based on experience as well as future expectations. Due to the long-term nature of pension liabilities, management attempts to choose rates for these assumptions that will have long-term applicability.

The following is a summary of the three key assumptions that were used in determining 2011 pension expense, along with the impact of a 1% change in each assumed rate. Amounts appearing in parentheses indicate the amount by which annual pension expense would be reduced by a 1% change in the assumed rate. Modification of these assumptions does not impact the funding requirements for the qualified pension plans.

 

In thousands

   Rate     Impact of
1%  increase
    Impact of
1% decrease
 

Discount rate(1)

     5.75   $ (2,172   $ 4,161   

Expected return on plan assets(2)

     9.00   $ (2,744   $ 2,744   

Rate of compensation increases(3)

     5.50   $ 484      $ (488

 

(1) A discount rate of 5.75% was used for both the qualified and non-qualified pension plans.
(2) The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was 9.00% for Plan A, Plan B and Plan C.
(3) The average compensation rate was 5.50% for the Jostens salary-related plans.

As of December 31, 2011, we did not expect to have an obligation to contribute to our qualified pension plans in 2012 due to the funded status and credit balances of the plans. Based on current funding levels and expected rate of return, we anticipate beginning to need to make pension cash contributions after 2012. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we did not make any contributions to our qualified pension plans and contributed $2.5 million and $0.3 million to our non-qualified pension plans and postretirement welfare plans, respectively.

 

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth selected information derived from our Consolidated Statements of Operations for fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009. In the text below, amounts and percentages have been rounded and are based on the amounts in our consolidated financial statements.

 

     Visant Corporation and Subsidiaries     %  Change
between
2010 and
2011
    %  Change
between
2009 and
2010
 

In thousands

   2011     2010     2009      

Net sales

   $ 1,217,792      $ 1,240,887      $ 1,255,325        (1.9 %)      (1.2 %) 

Gross profit

     645,181        664,037        666,542        (2.8 %)      (0.4 %) 

% of net sales

     53.0     53.5     53.1    

Selling and administrative expenses

     449,801        461,227        451,303        (2.5 %)      2.2

% of net sales

     36.9     37.2     36.0    

(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets

     (910     269        (1,405     NM        NM   

Special charges

     44,413        4,720        14,486        NM        NM   

Operating income

     151,877        197,821        202,158        (23.2 %)      (2.1 %) 

% of net sales

     12.5     15.9     16.1    

Interest expense, net

     164,136        91,293        55,289        79.8     65.1

Loss on repurchase and redemption of debt

     —          9,693        —          NM        NM   

Provision for income taxes

     2,625        40,668        56,209        (93.5 %)      (27.6 %) 

Net (loss) income

     (14,884     56,167        90,660        (126.5 %)      (38.0 %) 

 

NM = Not meaningful

          

Our business is managed on the basis of three reportable segments: Scholastic, Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services. The following table sets forth selected segment information derived from our condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009. For additional financial information about our operating segments, see Note 16, Business Segments, to the consolidated financial statements.

 

     Visant Corporation and Subsidiaries     % Change
between

2010 and
2011
   % Change
between

2009 and
2010

In thousands

   2011     2010     2009       

Net sales

           

Scholastic

   $ 474,667      $ 469,730      $ 462,718      1.1%    1.5%

Memory Book

     362,380        375,866        386,848      (3.6%)    (2.8%)

Marketing and Publishing Services

     380,774        395,310        406,032      (3.7%)    (2.6%)

Inter-segment eliminations

     (29     (19     (273   NM    NM
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      
   $ 1,217,792      $ 1,240,887      $ 1,255,325      (1.9%)    (1.2%)
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      

Operating income

           

Scholastic

   $ 34,948      $ 25,635      $ 45,529      36.3%    (43.7%)

Memory Book

     103,137        116,549        105,767      (11.5%)    10.2%

Marketing and Publishing Services

     13,792        55,637        50,862      (75.2%)    9.4%
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      
   $ 151,877      $ 197,821      $ 202,158      (23.2%)    (2.1%)
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

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Year Ended December 31, 2011 Compared to the Year Ended January 1, 2011

Net Sales. Consolidated net sales decreased $23.1 million, or 1.9%, to $1,217.8 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 compared to $1,240.9 million for the prior year comparable period. Included in consolidated net sales for fiscal year 2011 were approximately $15.2 million of incremental sales from acquisitions completed in 2010 and 2011. Excluding the impact of these acquisitions, consolidated net sales decreased $38.3 million for fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior year comparable period, a decline of 3.1%.

Net sales for our Scholastic segment for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 increased by $5.0 million, or 1.1%, to $474.7 million compared to $469.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011. This increase was primarily attributable to championship jewelry volume as well as higher prices for jewelry products as compared to the comparative period in 2010.

Net sales for our Memory Book segment were $362.4 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, a decrease of 3.6%, compared to $375.9 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower volume.

Net sales for our Marketing and Publishing Services segment decreased $14.5 million, or 3.7%, to $380.8 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, compared to $395.3 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower volume in our publishing services and direct mail operations offset by significant organic growth in sampling sales and sales attributed to the acquisition of Color Optics which was completed in April 2011.

Gross Profit. Consolidated gross profit decreased $18.8 million, or 2.8%, to $645.2 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 from $664.0 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit margin decreased slightly to 53.0% for fiscal year 2011 from 53.5% for the comparative prior year period. This decrease in gross profit margin was primarily due to a greater portion of total sales coming from lower margin businesses.

Selling and Administrative Expenses. Selling and administrative expenses decreased $11.4 million, or 2.5%, to $449.8 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 from $461.2 million for fiscal year 2010. This decrease was mainly due to lower overall commissions and stock-based compensation expense. As a percentage of net sales, selling and administrative expenses were 36.9% for fiscal year 2011 compared to 37.2% for the prior year comparative period.

Special Charges. For the year ended December 31, 2011, we recorded $7.9 million of restructuring costs and $36.5 million of other special charges. Included in these charges were $35.3 million of costs in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment consisting of $31.9 million of non-cash impairment charges associated with the write-down of goodwill in the amount of $24.9 million and other indefinite-lived intangible assets in the amount of $7.0 million and $1.0 million of severance and related benefit costs and $2.4 million of non-cash asset related impairment charges associated with the closure of our Milwaukee, Wisconsin facility. Special charges in the Memory Book segment included $6.6 million of costs consisting of $4.4 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with reductions in force and approximately $2.2 million of non-cash asset related impairment charges, in each case associated with the consolidation of our Clarksville, Tennessee and State College, Pennsylvania facilities. Special charges in the Scholastic segment included $2.2 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with reductions in force in connection with the consolidation of certain diploma operations. Also included in special charges were $0.3 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with the elimination of certain corporate management positions. The associated employee headcount reductions were 242, 137 and 46 in the Memory Book, Scholastic and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively.

For the year ended January 1, 2011, we recorded $4.5 million of restructuring costs and $0.2 million of other special charges. Included in these charges were $2.4 million and $0.6 million related to cost reduction initiatives in our Scholastic and Memory Book segments, respectively, and $1.7 million of cost reduction initiatives and facility consolidation costs in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment. Included in these

 

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costs were approximately $0.2 million in the aggregate of non-cash asset impairment charges in the Scholastic and Marketing and Publishing Services segments. The associated employee headcount reductions were 181, 16 and 47 in the Scholastic, Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively.

Operating Income. As a result of the foregoing, our consolidated operating income decreased $45.9 million to $151.9 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 compared to $197.8 million for the comparable period in 2010. As a percentage of net sales, operating income was 12.5% and 15.9% for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, respectively.

Net Interest Expense. Net interest expense is comprised of the following:

 

In thousands

   2011     2010  

Visant Corporation and Subsidiaries:

    

Interest expense

   $ 149,323      $ 84,014   

Amortization of debt discount, premium and deferred financing costs

     14,910        7,437   

Interest income

     (97     (158
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

   $ 164,136      $ 91,293   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest expense increased $72.8 million to $164.1 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 compared to $91.3 million for the comparative prior year period, primarily due to higher average borrowings and incremental interest charges arising from the Refinancing.

Loss on Repurchase and Redemption of Debt. During the year ended January 1, 2011, Visant recognized a loss on repurchase and redemption of debt of $9.7 million consisting of $1.1 million of consent payments paid to holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes who tendered by the early date under the Tender Offer and $8.6 million of non-cash unamortized deferred financing costs in connection with the Refinancing.

Provision For Income Taxes. Our consolidated effective income tax rate was (21.4%) and 42.0% for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, respectively. The effective tax rate for 2011 was significantly more unfavorable compared with the rate for 2010 due to the impact of the goodwill write-off in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment as of year end 2011, $23.5 million of which did not provide an income tax benefit. The impact of the unfavorable tax rate effect associated with foreign earnings repatriations was lower in 2011 than in 2010. The impact of changes in the effective tax rate at which we expected deferred tax assets and liabilities to be realized or settled in the future was more favorable in 2011 than in 2010. The change in effective deferred tax rates reflects our 2010 state income tax returns and the effects of certain changes in state tax laws. For 2012, we anticipate a consolidated effective tax rate between 41% and 45% before the impact of any resolution of outstanding income tax audits.

Net (Loss) Income. As a result of the foregoing, we incurred a net loss for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 of $14.9 million compared to net income of $56.2 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011.

Year Ended January 1, 2011 Compared to the Year Ended January 2, 2010

Net Sales. Consolidated net sales decreased $14.4 million, or 1.2%, to $1,240.9 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 compared to $1,255.3 million for the prior year comparable period. Included in consolidated net sales for fiscal year 2010 were approximately $11.8 million of incremental sales from acquisitions completed in 2009 and 2010. Excluding the impact of these acquisitions, consolidated net sales decreased $26.2 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 compared to the prior year comparable period, a decline of 2.1%.

For the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011, net sales for the Scholastic segment were $469.7 million, an increase of 1.5% compared to $462.7 million for the 2009 fiscal year. This increase was primarily attributable to the incremental impact from acquisitions completed during 2009 and 2010 as well as higher prices offset slightly by lower overall volumes.

 

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Net sales for the Memory Book segment were $375.9 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011, a decrease of 2.8% compared to $386.8 million for the 2009 fiscal year. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower volume.

Net sales for the Marketing and Publishing Services segment decreased $10.7 million, or 2.6%, to $395.3 million during the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 from $406.0 million for fiscal 2009. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower volume in our publishing services operations offset in part by higher volume in our sampling and direct marketing operations.

Gross Profit. Consolidated gross profit decreased $2.5 million, less than 1%, to $664.0 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 from $666.5 million for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit margin increased slightly to 53.5% for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 from 53.1% for the comparative prior year period in 2009. This increase in gross profit margin was due to the impact of cost reduction initiatives.

Selling and Administrative Expenses. Selling and administrative expenses increased $9.9 million, or 2.2%, to $461.2 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 from $451.3 million for fiscal year 2009. This increase was mainly due to recognition of stock-based compensation expense and costs associated with the defense and resolution of certain legal proceedings. Excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense and the costs related to legal proceedings, selling and administrative expenses decreased $10.4 million to 35.3% as a percentage of net sales for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 compared to 35.8% for the comparative period in 2009. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower overall commissions due to lower sales in our Memory Book segment and savings resulting from cost reduction initiatives offset somewhat by $5.2 million of incremental costs incurred related to investments in new growth initiatives in our Jostens operations and $4.4 million of incremental costs from acquisitions completed in 2009 and 2010.

Special Charges. For the year ended January 1, 2011, we recorded $4.5 million of restructuring costs and $0.2 million of other special charges. Included in these charges were $2.4 million and $0.6 million related to cost reduction initiatives in our Scholastic and Memory Book segments, respectively, and $1.7 million of cost reduction initiatives and facility consolidation costs in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment. Included in these costs were approximately $0.2 million in the aggregate of non-cash asset impairment charges in the Scholastic and Marketing and Publishing Services segments. The associated employee headcount reductions were 181, 16 and 47 in the Scholastic, Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively.

For the year ended January 2, 2010, we recorded $8.5 million of restructuring costs and $6.0 million of other special charges. Restructuring charges included $1.0 million of cost reduction initiatives and severance and related benefits in the Scholastic segment and $4.3 million of severance and related benefits for associated headcount reductions in connection with the closure of the Winston Salem, North Carolina Memory Book facility and certain other reductions in force in the Memory Book segment. Additionally, the Marketing and Publishing Services segment reported $3.2 million of costs related to facility consolidation activity and other reductions in force, which included $2.6 million of severance and related benefits for associated headcount reductions, and $0.6 million of other facility consolidation costs. Other special charges included $0.5 million of non-cash asset impairment charges in the Scholastic segment related to the closure of Jostens’ Attleboro, Massachusetts facility and $4.1 million of non-cash asset impairment charges in the Memory Book segment related to the closure of the Winston-Salem, North Carolina facility. Additionally, the Marketing and Publishing Services segment reported $1.4 million of non-cash costs related to asset impairment charges. The associated employee headcount reductions related to the above actions were 92, 227 and 154 in the Scholastic, Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively.

Operating Income. As a result of the foregoing, our consolidated operating income decreased $4.4 million to $197.8 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 compared to $202.2 million for the comparable period in 2009. As a percentage of net sales, operating income was 15.9% and 16.1% for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010, respectively.

 

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Net Interest Expense. Net interest expense is comprised of the following:

 

In thousands

   2010     2009  

Visant Corporation and Subsidiaries:

    

Interest expense

   $ 84,014      $ 49,608   

Amortization of debt discount, premium and deferred financing costs

     7,437        5,914   

Interest income

     (158     (233
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

   $ 91,293      $ 55,289   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest expense increased $36.0 million to $91.3 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 compared to $55.3 million for the comparative prior year period, primarily due to higher average borrowings and incremental interest charges related to the Refinancing.

Loss on Repurchase and Redemption of Debt. During the year ended January 1, 2011, Visant recognized a loss on repurchase and redemption of debt of $9.7 million consisting of $1.1 million of consent payments paid to holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes who tendered by the early tender date under the Tender Offer and $8.6 million of non-cash unamortized deferred financing costs in connection with the Refinancing.

Provision For Income Taxes. Our consolidated effective income tax rate was 42.0% and 38.3% for the fiscal years ended January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010, respectively. The increase in tax rate was primarily due to the impact of the Refinancing, in particular, the purchase and redemption of the 10.25% senior discount notes due 2013 (the “Senior Discount Notes”) by our indirect parent company, Holdco. Our consolidated results are included in the consolidated federal income tax filing by Holdings, and as a result of the Refinancing, $97.2 million of tax deferred original issue discount became deductible by Holdings in 2010, creating a consolidated U.S. tax loss. The 2010 consolidated tax loss resulted in the loss of the favorable domestic manufacturing deduction and more tax cost associated with repatriating foreign earnings. The impact of state income taxes increased significantly for 2010 because the comparable base amount of earnings decreased from 2009 as a result of Refinancing related costs. The impact of unfavorable tax rates was partially offset by the favorable effect in 2010 of a Canadian tax audit settlement and the favorable effect of the decrease in our state deferred tax rate based on 2009 state tax filings.

Net Income. As a result of the foregoing, our net income decreased $34.5 million to $56.2 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 compared to net income of $90.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table presents cash flow activity for applicable periods noted below and should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The following presentation is solely with respect to Visant and its subsidiaries and does not reflect disclosure regarding Holdco and its financing activities, which has historically been included for periods prior to the Refinancing. In connection with the Refinancing, all Holdco indebtedness was extinguished and the senior indebtedness was placed at Visant.

 

In thousands

   2011     2010     2009  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 122,529      $ 204,735      $ 207,090   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (53,684     (60,398     (44,433

Net cash used in financing activities

     (92,527     (196,957     (166,968

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (501     (276     (197
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

   $ (24,183   $ (52,896   $ (4,508
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Full Fiscal Year 2011

In 2011, cash provided by operating activities was $122.5 million compared with $204.7 million for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in cash from operating activities of $82.2 million was attributable to lower cash earnings, primarily due to increased interest payments arising from the Refinancing.

Net cash used in investing activities for 2011 was $53.7 million compared with $60.4 million for the comparative 2010 period. The $6.7 million change was primarily driven by decreased acquisition activity of $5.2 million, increased proceeds from the sale of property plant and equipment of $6.0 million offset somewhat by increased capital expenditures for purchases of property, plant and equipment of $5.3 million in 2011 versus the comparable 2010 period. Our capital expenditures relating to purchases of property, plant and equipment were $55.5 million and $50.2 million for 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Net cash used in financing activities for 2011 was $92.5 million compared with $197.0 million for the comparable 2010 period. Net cash used in financing activities for 2011 primarily consisted of $76.3 million of long-term debt repayments and $16.6 million related to debt financing costs and related expenses in connection with the Repricing (defined below) in March 2011. Net cash used in financing activities for 2010 primarily consisted of $654.7 million for the payment of the Distributions described below, offset by an increase of $540.0 million in net borrowings related to the Refinancing. During 2010, we incurred $52.3 million of debt financing costs related to the Refinancing.

On March 1, 2011, Visant announced the completion of the repricing of the Term Loan Credit Facility (the “Repricing”) providing for the incurrence of new term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,246.9 million, with the proceeds of the new term loans, together with cash on hand, being used to repay the then existing term B loans outstanding in full. The amended Term Loan Credit Facility provides for an interest rate for each term loan based upon LIBOR or an ABR plus a spread of 4.00% or 3.00%, respectively, with a 1.25% LIBOR floor. In connection with the amendment, Visant was required to pay a prepayment premium of 1% of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan Credit Facility along with certain other fees and expenses.

In 2011, we entered into the Swap Transactions in an aggregate initial notional principal amount of $600.0 million with respect to our variable rate term loan indebtedness under the Credit Facilities. Each of the Swap Transactions has an effective date of January 3, 2012 and a maturity date of July 5, 2016, and is designed to mitigate the effect of increases in interest rates between the effective date of the Swap Transactions and their maturity or earlier termination.

On December 22, 2011, Visant made an optional prepayment of $60.0 million on its Term Loan Credit Facility.

Full Fiscal Year 2010

In 2010, cash provided by operating activities was $204.7 million compared with $207.1 million for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities of $2.4 million was attributable to an increase in net working capital, primarily due to changes in accounts receivable due to timing of collections year over year, offset primarily by lower cash taxes paid.

Net cash used in investing activities for 2010 was $60.4 million compared with $44.4 million for the comparative 2009 period. The $16.0 million change was primarily driven by increased cash used in acquisitions of $9.0 million and higher capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment of $4.1 million in 2010 versus the comparable 2009 period. Our capital expenditures relating to purchases of property, plant and equipment were $50.2 million and $46.1 million for 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Net cash used in financing activities for 2010 was $197.0 million compared with $167.0 million for the comparable 2009 period. Net cash used in financing activities for 2010 primarily consisted of $654.7 million for the payment of the Distributions (as described below), offset by an increase in net borrowings related primarily to

 

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our borrowings pursuant to the Refinancing. During 2010, we incurred $52.3 million of debt financing costs related to the Refinancing. Net cash used in financing activities for 2009 primarily consisted of a net repayment of short term borrowings of $135.9 million under the revolving credit facilities in existence prior to the Refinancing, a distribution to Holdco of $36.6 million to allow Holdco to pay interest on its then outstanding 8.75% senior notes due 2013 and its Senior Discount Notes as well as to repurchase Class A Common Stock of Holdco (“Class A Common Stock”) from separated management stockholders and to settle certain outstanding vested stock option awards totaling in the aggregate $9.5 million, offset by an increase in long-term borrowings of $8.3 million related to various capital lease and equipment financing arrangements. During 2009, we incurred $2.8 million of debt financing costs.

On February 26, 2010, the Board of Directors of Holdco declared an extraordinary cash distribution in the aggregate amount of $137.7 million (inclusive of the dividend equivalent payment to holders of vested stock options), or $22.00 per share (the “February 2010 Distribution”), on Holdco’s outstanding Class A Common Stock. The February 2010 Distribution was paid on March 1, 2010 to stockholders/optionholders of record on February 26, 2010. The February 2010 Distribution was funded from cash on hand.

On September 20, 2010, the Board of Directors of Holdco declared an extraordinary cash distribution in the aggregate amount of $517.0 million (inclusive of the dividend equivalent payment to holders of vested stock options), or $82.55 per share (the “September 2010 Distribution” and together with the February 2010 Distribution, the “Distributions”), on Holdco’s outstanding Class A Common Stock. The September 2010 Distribution was paid on September 22, 2010 to stockholders and optionholders of record on September 20, 2010 and was funded from the net proceeds of the Refinancing.

Visant transferred approximately $654.7 million of cash through Visant Secondary to Holdco to allow Holdco to make the February 2010 Distribution and the September 2010 Distribution. The Distributions were reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as a reduction in accumulated earnings and presented in our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows as a distribution to stockholder.

In connection with the Refinancing, Visant entered into the Credit Facilities. The borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility can also be used for the issuance of up to $35.0 million of letters of credit (inclusive of a Canadian letter of credit facility). The Credit Facilities allow Visant, subject to certain conditions, to incur additional term loans under the Term Loan Credit Facility in either case in an aggregate principal amount of up to $300.0 million, which additional term loans will have the same security and guarantees as the Term Loan Credit Facility. Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan Credit Facility that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

Visant’s obligations under the Credit Facilities are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed jointly and severally by Visant Secondary and all of Visant’s material current and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (the “U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors”). The obligations of Jostens Canada under the Credit Facilities are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed jointly and severally by Visant Secondary, Visant, the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors and by any future Canadian subsidiaries of Visant. Visant’s obligations under the Credit Facilities and the guarantees are secured by substantially all of Visant’s assets and substantially all of the assets of Visant Secondary and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors. The obligations of Jostens Canada under the Credit Facilities and the guarantees are also secured by substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of Jostens Canada and any future Canadian subsidiaries of Visant.

The Credit Facilities require that Visant not exceed a maximum total leverage ratio, that it meet a minimum interest coverage ratio and that it abide by a maximum capital expenditure limitation. In addition, the Credit Facilities contain certain restrictive covenants which, among other things, limit Visant’s and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional indebtedness and liens, pay dividends, prepay subordinated and senior unsecured debt, make investments, merge or consolidate, change the business, amend the terms of its subordinated and senior unsecured debt, engage in certain dispositions of assets, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, engage in

 

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certain transactions with affiliates and engage in certain other activities customarily restricted in such agreements. It also contains certain customary events of default, subject to applicable grace periods, as appropriate.

In connection with the issuance of the notes as part of the Refinancing, Visant and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors entered into an Indenture among Visant, the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Indenture”). The notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors. Interest on the notes accrues at the rate of 10.00% per annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 to holders of record on the immediately preceding March 15 and September 15.

The notes are senior unsecured obligations of Visant and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors and rank (i) equally in right of payment with any existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness of Visant and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors; (ii) senior to all of Visant’s and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors’ existing, and any of Visant’s and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors’ future, subordinated indebtedness; (iii) effectively junior to all of Visant’s existing and future secured obligations and the existing and future secured obligations of the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors, including indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations; and (iv) structurally subordinated to all liabilities of Visant’s existing and future subsidiaries that do not guarantee the notes. The notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, under certain circumstances. Upon the occurrence of certain change of control events, Visant must offer to purchase the notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any.

The Indenture contains restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of Visant and its restricted subsidiaries to (i) incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred stock, (ii) pay dividends on or make other distributions or repurchase capital stock or make other restricted payments, (iii) make investments, (iv) limit dividends or other payments by restricted subsidiaries to Visant or other restricted subsidiaries, (v) create liens on pari passu or subordinated indebtedness without securing the notes, (vi) sell certain assets or merge with or into other companies or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of Visant’s assets, (vii) enter into certain transactions with affiliates and (viii) designate Visant’s subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. The Indenture also contains customary events of default, including the failure to make timely payments on the notes or other material indebtedness, the failure to satisfy certain covenants and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency.

 

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Contractual Obligations

The following table shows due dates and amounts of our contractual obligations for future payments as of December 31, 2011:

 

    Payments due by calendar year  

In thousands

  Total     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     Thereafter  

Notes outstanding

  $ 750,000      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 750,000   

Term loans

    1,174,406        —          —          —          —          1,174,406        —     

Operating leases

    24,689        6,694        4,695        3,745        3,075        2,956        3,524   

Capital leases

    6,903        2,707        2,288        1,883        25        —          —     

Equipment financing arrangements

    6,519        1,872        2,221        1,839        587        —          —     

Precious metals forward contracts

    25,733        25,733        —          —          —          —          —     

Benefit obligations (qualified)(1)

    74,092        —          13,354        20,157        18,257        16,456        5,868   

Benefit obligations (unqualified)(2)

    28,333        2,614        2,734        2,658        2,499        2,446        15,382   

Interest expense(3)

    774,030        140,436        140,121        139,806        139,491        139,176        75,000   

Management agreements(4)

    24,045        3,717        3,829        3,944        4,062        4,184        4,309   

Contractual capital equipment purchases

    5,645        5,645        —          —          —          —          —     

Promissory notes to former employees

    817        —          336        481        —          —          —     

Consulting contract

    148        54        42        42        10        —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total contractual cash obligations(5)

  $ 2,895,360      $ 189,472      $ 169,620      $ 174,555      $ 168,006      $ 1,339,624      $ 854,083   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts represent projected future benefit payments for our funded qualified pension plans based on current assumptions. We do not expect to have an obligation to contribute to our funded qualified pension plans in 2012. The estimated amount of our contributions to our funded qualified pension plans beyond 2012 is reflected but will be subject to change based on future asset and liability experience. Actual obligations may differ.
(2) Amounts represent projected future benefit payments for our unfunded non-qualified pension plans and postretirement welfare plans based on current assumptions.
(3) Projected interest expense related to the variable rate term loans is based on market rates as of the end of 2011.
(4) In October 2004, Holdco entered into a management agreement with KKR and DLJMBP III to provide management and advisory services to us. Holdco agreed to pay an annual fee of $3.0 million, effective October 2004, subject to 3% annual increases. Since the agreement does not have an expiration date other than in connection with the Sponsors no longer owning us, the obligation as presented above only reflects one additional year of management fees beyond 2016.
(5) Our gross unrecognized tax benefit obligation at December 31, 2011 was $16.1 million of which $1.0 million is payable in 2012. It is not presently possible to estimate the years in which part or all of the balance would result in a cash disbursement. Also outstanding as of December 31, 2011 was $11.9 million in the form of letters of credit against the Revolving Credit Facility.

Liquidity

We use cash generated from operations primarily for debt service obligations and capital expenditures and to fund other working capital requirements. In assessing our liquidity, we review and analyze our current cash on-hand, the number of days our sales are outstanding and capital expenditure commitments. Our ability to make scheduled payments of principal, or to pay the interest on, or to refinance our indebtedness, or to fund planned

 

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capital expenditures will depend on our future operating performance. Future principal debt payments are expected to be paid out of cash flows from operations, cash on hand and, if consummated, future financings. Based upon the current level of operations, management expects our cash flows from operations along with availability under our Credit Facilities will provide sufficient liquidity to fund our obligations, including our projected working capital requirements, debt interest and retirement obligations and related costs, and capital spending for the foreseeable future. To the extent we make future acquisitions, we may require new sources of funding, including additional debt or equity financing or some combination thereof.

We experience seasonal fluctuations in our net sales and cash flow from operations, tied primarily to the North American school year. In particular, Jostens generates a significant portion of its annual net sales in the second quarter in connection with the delivery of caps, gowns and diplomas for spring graduation ceremonies and spring deliveries of school yearbooks, and a significant portion of its annual cash flow in the fourth quarter is driven by the receipt of customer deposits in our Scholastic and Memory Book segments. The net sales of our sampling and other direct mail and commercial printed products have also historically reflected seasonal variations, and we generate a majority of the annual net sales in this segment during the third and fourth quarters, including based on the timing of customers’ advertising campaigns which have traditionally been concentrated prior to the Christmas and spring holiday seasons. Based on the seasonality of our cash flow, we traditionally borrow under our Revolving Credit Facility during the third quarter to fund general working capital needs during this period of time when schools are generally not in session and orders are not being placed, and repay the amount borrowed for general working capital purposes in the fourth quarter when customer deposits in the Scholastic and Memory Book segments are received and customers’ advertising campaigns in anticipation of the holiday season generally increase.

We have substantial debt service requirements and are highly leveraged. As of December 31, 2011, we had total indebtedness of $1,936.8 million (exclusive of $11.9 million of standby letters of credit outstanding and $19.2 million of original issue discount related to the Term Loan Credit Facility), including $1,174.4 million outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Facility, $750.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under the notes and $12.4 million of outstanding borrowings under capital lease and equipment financing arrangements. Our cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2011 totaled $36.0 million. We had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2011 (other than the $11.9 million outstanding in the form of standby letters of credit). As of December 31, 2011, we were in compliance with the financial covenants under our outstanding material debt obligations, including our consolidated total debt to consolidated EBITDA covenant. Our principal sources of liquidity are cash flows from operating activities and available borrowings under the Credit Facilities, which included $163.1 million of available borrowings under the $175.0 million Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2011.

Our liquidity and our ability to fund our capital requirements will depend on the credit markets and our financial condition. The extent of any impact of credit market conditions on our liquidity and ability to fund our capital requirements or to undertake future financings will depend on several factors, including our operating cash flows, credit conditions, our credit ratings and credit capacity, the cost of financing and other general economic and business conditions that are beyond our control. If those factors significantly change or other unexpected factors adversely affect us, our business may not generate sufficient cash flows from operations or we may not be able to obtain future financings to meet our liquidity needs. Any refinancing of our debt could be on less favorable terms, including becoming subject to higher interest rates. In addition, the terms of existing or future debt instruments, including the Credit Facilities and the indenture governing the notes, may restrict certain of our alternatives. We anticipate that, to the extent additional liquidity is necessary to fund our operations or make additional acquisitions, it would be funded through borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility, the incurrence of other indebtedness, additional equity issuances or a combination of these potential sources of liquidity. The possibility of consummating any such financing will be subject to conditions in the capital markets at such time. We may not be able to obtain this additional liquidity when needed on terms acceptable to us or at all.

 

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As market conditions warrant, we and our Sponsors, including KKR and DLJMBP III and their affiliates, may from time to time redeem or repurchase debt securities, in privately negotiated or open market transactions, by tender offer, exchange offer or otherwise subject to the terms of applicable contractual restrictions. We cannot give any assurance as to whether or when such repurchases or exchanges will occur and at what price.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Precious Metals Consignment Arrangement

We are party to a precious metals consignment agreement with a major financial institution whereby we currently have the ability to obtain up to the lesser of a certain specified quantity of precious metals and $57.0 million in dollar value of consigned inventory. As required by the terms of the agreement, we do not take title to consigned inventory until payment. Accordingly, we do not include the value of consigned inventory or the corresponding liability in our consolidated financial statements. The value of consigned inventory at December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011 was $32.1 million and $31.5 million, respectively. The agreement does not have a stated term, and it can be terminated by either party upon 60 days written notice. Additionally, we incurred expenses for consignment fees related to this facility of $1.1 million for 2011, $0.9 million for 2010 and $0.6 million for 2009. The obligations under the consignment agreement are guaranteed by Visant.

Other than our precious metals consignment arrangement and general operating leases, we have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that, in any case, are material to investors.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the FASB issued guidance which expanded the required disclosures about fair value measurements. This guidance requires (1) separate disclosure of the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements along with the reasons for such transfers, (2) information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements to be presented separately in the reconciliation for Level 3 fair value measurements, (3) fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities and (4) disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3. This guidance became effective for the first reporting period beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity of purchases, sales, issuances, and settlement on a gross basis, which became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. Our adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB amended its authoritative guidance related to Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more-likely-than-not that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more-likely-than-not that a goodwill impairment exists, consideration should be made as to whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist. This guidance is effective for the first reporting period beginning after December 15, 2011. We are currently evaluating the impact and disclosure of this standard but do not expect this standard to have a significant impact, if any, on our financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB amended its authoritative guidance related to business combinations entered into by an entity that is material on an individual or aggregate basis. These amendments clarify existing guidance that, if an entity presents comparative financial statements that include a material business combination, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period. The amendments also require expanded supplemental pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included

 

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in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. This guidance became effective, on a prospective basis, for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the first annual reporting period after December 15, 2010. Our adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-04 (“ASU 2011-04”) which generally provides a uniform framework for fair value measurements and related disclosures between GAAP and the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). Additional disclosure requirements in ASU 2011-04 include: (1) for Level 3 fair value measurements, quantitative information about unobservable inputs used, a description of the valuation processes used by the entity and a qualitative discussion about the sensitivity of the measurements to changes in the unobservable inputs, (2) for an entity’s use of a nonfinancial asset that is different from the asset’s highest and best use, the reason for the difference, (3) for financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which disclosure of fair value is required, the fair value hierarchy level in which the fair value measurements were determined and (4) the disclosure of all transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. ASU 2011-04 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. We are currently evaluating the impact and disclosure of this standard but do not expect this standard to have a significant impact, if any, on our financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-05 (“ASU 2011-05”) which revises the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. This new guidance amends existing guidance by allowing only two options for presenting the components of net income and other comprehensive income: (1) in a single continuous financial statement, referred to as the statement of comprehensive income, or (2) in two separate but consecutive financial statements, consisting of an income statement followed by a separate statement of other comprehensive income. Also, items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income must be presented on the face of the financial statements. ASU 2011-05 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. We are currently evaluating the impact and disclosure of this standard but do not expect this standard to have a significant impact, if any, on our financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-08 (“ASU 2011-08”) which gives entities testing goodwill for impairment the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of a reporting unit in Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test. If an entity determines, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of a reporting unit is, more likely than not, less than the carrying amount for such reporting unit, then the two-step goodwill impairment test would be required. Otherwise, further goodwill impairment testing would not be required. Companies are not required to perform the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any period and may proceed directly to Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test. A company that validates its conclusion by measuring fair value can resume performing the qualitative assessment in any subsequent period. ASU 2011-08 is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed with respect to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the requirements and impact of this standard but do not expect this standard to have a significant impact, if any, on our financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-09 (“ASU 2011-09”), which amends ASC 715-80 by increasing the quantitative and qualitative disclosures an employer is required to provide about its participation in significant multiemployer plans that offer pension or other postretirement benefits. The objective of ASU 2011-09 is to enhance the transparency of disclosures about (1) the significant multiemployer plans in which an employer participates, (2) the level of the employer’s participation in those plans, (3) the financial health of the plans, and (4) the nature of the employer’s commitments to the plans. ASU 2011-09 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2011. Our adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

On December 23, 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-12 (“ASU 2011-12”) which defers certain provisions of ASU 2011-05. One provision of ASU 2011-05 required entities to present reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component in both the statement

 

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in which net income is presented and the statement in which other comprehensive income is presented (for both interim and annual financial statements). This requirement is indefinitely deferred under ASU 2011-12 and will be further deliberated by the FASB at a future date. During the deferral period, all entities are required to comply with existing requirements for reclassification adjustments in Accounting Standards Codification 220 (“ASC 220”), Comprehensive Income, which indicates that “[a]n entity may display reclassification adjustments on the face of the financial statement in which comprehensive income is reported, or it may disclose reclassification adjustments in the notes to the financial statements.” The effective date of ASU 2011-12 for public entities is for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2011. We are currently evaluating the impact and disclosure of this standard but do not expect this standard to have a significant impact, if any, on our financial statements.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market Risk

We are subject to market risk associated with changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. To reduce any one of these risks, we may at times use financial instruments. All hedging transactions are authorized and executed under clearly defined company policies and procedures, which prohibit the use of financial instruments for trading purposes.

Interest Rate Risk

We are subject to market risk associated with changes in LIBOR and other variable interest rates in connection with the Credit Facilities. If short-term interest rates or LIBOR averaged 10% more or less, interest expense would have changed by $0.1 million for 2011, $3.3 million for 2010 and $1.1 million for 2009.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

We are exposed to market risks from changes in exchange rates of the currencies in the countries in which we do business. Although operating in local currencies may limit the impact of currency rate fluctuations on the operating results of our non-U.S. operations, fluctuations in such rates may affect the translation of these results into our consolidated financial statements. We currently have foreign operations primarily in Canada, Europe and Brazil where substantially all transactions are denominated in Canadian dollars, Euros and Real, respectively. From time to time, Jostens enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge certain purchases of inventory denominated in foreign currencies. We may also periodically enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge certain exposures related to selected transactions that are relatively certain as to both timing and amount and to hedge a portion of the production costs expected to be denominated in foreign currencies. The purpose of these hedging activities is to minimize the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on our results of operations and cash flows. We consider our market risk in such activities to be immaterial.

Commodity Price Risk

We are subject to market risk associated with changes in the price of precious metals. To mitigate our commodity price risk, we enter into forward contracts from time to time to purchase gold, platinum and silver, in each case, based upon the estimated quantity needed to satisfy projected customer demand. We periodically prepare a sensitivity analysis to estimate our exposure to market risk on our open precious metal forward purchase contracts. We consider the market rate risk of approximately $4.0 million with respect to such contracts as of the end of 2011 to be immaterial. There was no market risk associated with these contracts at the end of 2010. Market risk was estimated as the potential loss in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in fair value and giving effect to the increase or decrease in fair value over our aggregate forward contract commitment.

 

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BUSINESS

Overview

We are a leading marketing and publishing services enterprise servicing the school affinity, direct marketing, fragrance, cosmetic and personal care sampling, and educational and trade publishing segments. Our parent company was created in October 2004 when affiliates of KKR and affiliates of DLJMBP III completed the Transactions. Visant was formed to create a platform of businesses with leading positions in attractive end market segments and to establish a highly experienced management team that could leverage a shared services infrastructure and capitalize on margin and growth opportunities. Since 2004, we have developed a unified marketing and publishing services organization with a leading and differentiated approach in each of our segments. Our management team has created and integrated central services and management functions and has reshaped the business to focus on the most attractive and highest growth market opportunities.

We sell our products and services to end customers through several different sales channels, including independent sales representatives and dedicated sales forces. Our sales and results of operations are impacted by a number of factors, including general economic conditions, seasonality, cost of raw materials, school population trends, the availability of school funding, product and service offerings and quality and price. Visant (formerly known as Jostens IH Corp.) was originally incorporated in Delaware in 2003.

Our business has expanded through a number of acquisitions. These acquisitions have most recently included the acquisition of the capital stock of Rock Creek (a producer of varsity jackets) in February 2010 and the acquisition of the Daden Assets in July 2010. During May 2010, we completed the acquisition of Intergold (a custom jewelry manufacturer) through a cash tender offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Intergold, to complement the jewelry business in our Scholastic segment. The results of these acquisitions are reported as part of the Scholastic segment from the respective dates of acquisition.

In April 2011, Arcade acquired the capital stock of Color Optics, a specialty packaging provider, serving the cosmetic and consumer products industries with highly decorated packaging solutions. The results of the Color Optics operations are reported as part of the Marketing and Publishing Services segment from the date of acquisition.

We have demonstrated our ability over the last seven years since our inception to execute acquisitions and dispositions that have allowed us to complement and expand our core capabilities, accelerate into market segment adjacencies, as well as enabled us to divest non-core businesses and deleverage. We anticipate that we will continue to pursue this strategy of consummating complementary acquisitions to support expansion of our product offerings and services, including to address marketplace dynamics, developments in technology and changing consumer behaviors, and broaden our geographic reach, as well as availing ourselves of strategic opportunities and market conditions for transacting on businesses in the Visant portfolio.

Our Segments

Our three reportable segments as of December 31, 2011 consisted of:

 

   

Scholastic—provides services in conjunction with the marketing, sale and production of class rings and an array of graduation products and other scholastic affinity products to students and administrators primarily in high schools, colleges and other post-secondary institutions;

 

   

Memory Book—provides services in conjunction with the publication, marketing, sale and production of school yearbooks, memory books and related products that help people tell their stories and chronicle important events; and

 

 

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Marketing and Publishing Services—provides services in conjunction with the development, marketing, sale and production of multi-sensory and interactive advertising sampling systems and packaging, primarily for the fragrance, cosmetic and personal care segments, and provides innovative products and related services to the direct marketing sector. The group also produces book components primarily for the educational and trade publishing segments.

We experience seasonal fluctuations in our net sales and cash flow from operations, tied primarily to the North American school year. In particular, Jostens generates a significant portion of its annual net sales in the second quarter in connection with the delivery of caps, gowns and diplomas for spring graduation ceremonies and spring deliveries of school yearbooks, and a significant portion of its annual cash flow in the fourth quarter is driven by the receipt of customer deposits in our Scholastic and Memory Book segments. The net sales of our sampling and other direct mail and commercial printed products have also historically reflected seasonal variations, and we generate a majority of the annual net sales in this segment during the third and fourth quarters, including based on the timing of customers’ advertising campaigns which have traditionally been concentrated prior to the Christmas and spring holiday seasons. Net sales of textbook components are impacted seasonally by state and local schoolbook purchasing schedules, which commence in the spring and peak in the summer months preceding the start of the school year. The seasonality of each of our businesses requires us to allocate our resources to manage our manufacturing capacity, which often operates at full or near full capacity during peak seasonal demand periods. Based on the seasonality of our cash flow, we traditionally borrow during the third quarter to fund general working capital needs during this period of time when schools are generally not in session and orders are not being placed, and repay the amount borrowed for general working capital purposes in the fourth quarter when customer deposits in the Scholastic and Memory Book segments are received and customers’ advertising campaigns in anticipation of the holiday season generally increase.

Our net sales include sales to certain customers for whom we purchase paper. The price of paper, a primary material across most of our products and services, is volatile over time and may cause swings in net sales and cost of sales. We generally are able to pass on increases in the cost of paper to our customers across most of our product lines at the time we are impacted by such increases.

The price of gold and other precious metals has increased dramatically since 2009, and we anticipate continued volatility in the price of gold for the foreseeable future driven by numerous factors, such as changes in supply and demand and investor sentiment. These higher metal prices have impacted, and could further impact, our jewelry sales metal mix. While historically the purchase of class rings has been relatively resistant to economic conditions, we have seen a continuing shift in jewelry metal mix from gold to lesser priced metals over the past several years, which we believe is primarily attributable to the impact of significantly higher precious metal costs on our jewelry prices. In 2011, there continued to be unprecedented volatility in the price of gold which continued to impact our manufacturing costs through 2011. To mitigate continued volatility we have entered into purchase commitments which we believe will cover substantially all of our needs for 2012.

The continued uncertainty in market conditions and excess capacity that exists in the print and related services industry, as well as the variety of other advertising media with which we compete, have amplified competitive and pricing pressures, which we anticipate will continue for the foreseeable future. We continue to see the impact of restrictions on school budgets, which affects spending at the state and local levels, resulting in reduced spending for our Memory Book, Scholastic and elementary/high school publishing services products and services and heightened pricing pressure on our core Memory Book products and services. Funding constraints have impacted textbook adoption cycles, which are being extended in many states due to fiscal pressures, continuing to affect volume in our elementary/high school publishing services products and services. During 2011, trade book publishing experienced an accelerated shift towards digital books, which negatively impacted our publishing services business in terms of fewer printed copies of books as well as shorter print runs. It is anticipated that the impact of digital books and the lower volume of book purchases through retail stores will likely continue to impact demand for trade books during 2012.

 

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We seek to distinguish ourselves based on our capabilities, innovative service offerings to our customers, quality and organizational and financial strength. We continue to diversify, expand and improve our product and service offerings, including to address changes in technology, consumer behavior and user preferences.

In addition, we have continued to implement efforts to reduce costs and drive operating efficiencies, including through the restructuring and integration of our operations and the rationalization of sales, administrative and support functions. We expect to initiate additional efforts focused on cost reduction and containment to address continued challenging marketplace conditions as well as competitive and pricing pressures demanding innovation and a lower cost structure.

For additional financial and other information about our operating segments, see Note 16, Business Segments, to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein.

Scholastic

We are one of the leading providers of services in conjunction with the marketing, sale and production of class rings and an array of graduation products, such as caps, gowns, diplomas and announcements, graduation-related accessories and other scholastic affinity products. In the Scholastic segment, we target the school channel and primarily serve U.S. high schools, colleges and universities, marketing and selling products to students and administrators. Jostens relies on a network of independent sales representatives to sell its scholastic products. We provide a high level of customer service in the marketing and sale of class rings and certain other graduation products, which often involves a high degree of customization. We also provide ongoing warranty service on our class and affiliation rings. Jostens maintains product-specific tooling as well as a library of school logos and mascots that can be used repeatedly for specific school accounts over time. In addition to its class ring offerings, Jostens also designs, manufactures, markets and sells championship rings for professional sports and affinity rings for a variety of specialty markets. Since the acquisition of Neff, a single source provider of custom award programs and apparel, in March 2007, and our subsequent acquisitions in 2009 and 2010 in the varsity jacket business, we also market, manufacture and sell an array of additional scholastic products, including chenille letters, varsity jackets, mascot mats, plaques and sports apparel in schools and through a dealer network.

Memory Book

Through our Jostens subsidiary, we are one of the leading sales and marketing organizations providing services in conjunction with the publication, marketing, sale and production of memory books and related products that help people tell their stories and chronicle important events. Jostens’ strong brand recognition is deeply rooted in its school-by-school relationships and in its consistent ability to deliver high quality products and services and innovate to meet market demands. Jostens primarily services U.S. high schools, colleges, universities, elementary and middle schools. Jostens generates the majority of its revenues from high school accounts. Jostens’ independent sales representatives and technical support employees assist students and faculty advisers with the planning and layout of yearbooks, including through the provision of online layout and editorial tools to assist the schools in the publication of the yearbook. With a new class of students each year and periodic faculty advisor turnover, Jostens’ independent sales representatives and customer service employees are the main point of continuity for the yearbook production process on a year-to-year basis. Jostens also offers online memory book products and related services, enabling the consumer to create personal, hard or soft-cover memory books to chronicle important events.

Marketing and Publishing Services

The Marketing and Publishing Services segment includes operations in sampling, direct marketing and publishing services. Our sampling operations provide services in conjunction with the development, marketing, sale and production of multi-sensory and interactive advertising sampling systems and packaging, primarily for

 

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the fragrance, cosmetics and personal care segments. With over a 100-year history, Arcade pioneered our leading ScentStrip® product in 1980. Since then, we have developed an extensive portfolio of proprietary, patented and patent-pending technologies that can be incorporated into various conventional and on-line marketing programs designed to reach the consumer at home or in-store, including magazine and catalog inserts, remittance envelopes, statement enclosures, blow-ins, direct mail, direct sell and point-of-sale materials and gift-with-purchase/purchase-with-purchase programs. Since the acquisition of Color Optics, a specialty packaging provider, we also market, manufacture and sell highly decorated packaging solutions to the cosmetic and consumer products industries. Our direct marketing operations specialize in high-quality, in-line printed products and can accommodate large marketing projects with a wide range of dimensional printed products and in-line finishing production, data processing and mailing services. Our products range from conventional direct marketing pieces to integrated offerings with data collection and tracking features. Our personalized imaging capabilities can offer individualized messages to each recipient within a geographical area or demographic group for targeted marketing efforts. Our publishing services business produces book components, including book covers and jackets, and employs specialized techniques to create highly decorated covers. We have long-standing relationships with many of our customers in this segment, including the world’s leading fragrance, beauty and cosmetic purveyors and educational and trade publishers.

Products

The following table presents our revenue by product.

 

    In thousands   For the year ended  
    Revenue by product   2011     %     2010     %     2009     %  
Memory Book:  

Memory book and yearbook products and services

  $ 362,380        29.8   $ 375,866        30.3   $ 386,783        30.8
Scholastic:  

Graduation and affinity products

    261,849        21.5     261,383        21.1     254,458        20.3
 

Class ring and jewelry products

    212,818        17.5     208,347        16.8     208,260        16.6
Marketing &
Publishing
Services:
 

Sampling products and services

    174,831        14.4     146,757        11.8     139,506        11.1
 

Book components

    108,784        8.9     132,109        10.6     154,858        12.3
 

Direct marketing products and services

    97,130        8.0     116,425        9.4     111,460        8.9
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Total revenue

  $ 1,217,792        100.0   $ 1,240,887        100.0   $ 1,255,325        100.0
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Competition

Scholastic

Jostens’ primary competition in class rings consists of two national firms, Herff Jones, Inc. (“Herff Jones”) and American Achievement Corporation (“American Achievement”), which market the Balfour and ArtCarved brands, as well as a host of regional companies, retailers and traditional jewelry stores, which may compete more effectively based on technology and manufacturing advances. Herff Jones distributes its products within schools, while American Achievement distributes its products through multiple distribution channels including schools, independent and jewelry chain retailers, and mass merchandisers. Jostens distributes its products primarily within schools and through online offerings. In the affiliation ring space, Jostens competes primarily with national manufacturers, consumer product and jewelry companies and a number of small regional competitors. Class rings sold through independent and jewelry chain retailers and mass merchandisers are generally less customized and, accordingly, are lower priced than class rings sold through schools. Customer service is particularly important in the sale of class rings because of the high degree of customization and the emphasis on timely delivery. In the marketing and sale of other scholastic affinity products, we compete primarily with American Achievement and Herff Jones, in the case of graduation products, as well as numerous local and regional competitors, including dealers and retailers, who offer products similar to ours. Each competes on the basis of service, on-time delivery, product quality, price and product offerings, with particular importance given to establishing a proven track record of timely delivery of quality products.

 

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Memory Book

In the sale of yearbooks and memory books to schools and students, Jostens competes primarily with American Achievement (which markets under the Taylor Publishing brand), Herff Jones, Walsworth Publishing Company and Lifetouch Inc. as well as a host of other companies providing conventional and online memory book offerings. Each competes on the basis of service, product customization and personalization, on-time delivery, print quality, price and product offerings. Customization and personalization capabilities, combined with technical assistance and customer service, are important factors in yearbook production.

Marketing and Publishing Services

The Marketing and Publishing Services business competes primarily with Orlandi, Inc., Ileos, Klocke, Marietta and a number of smaller competitors in the fragrance and cosmetic sampling business. Our sampling system business also competes with numerous manufacturers of sampling products such as miniatures, vials, packets, sachets, blister packs and scratch and sniff products. The packaging portion of our Marketing and Publishing Services business competes with a host of packaging manufacturers, including Arkay, Hub Folding Carton and Curtis Packaging, but we believe we distinguish ourselves based on our highly customized capabilities and offerings as well as the proprietary offerings through coordination with our sampling business. Our direct marketing products and services compete with numerous other marketing and advertising venues for limited marketing dollars that customers have available to allocate to various types of advertising, marketing and promotional efforts such as television and in-store promotions as well as other printed products produced by numerous national and regional printers and more recently, on-line offerings. We seek to differentiate ourselves based on our capabilities, innovative products and services, quality and organizational and financial strength. We compete primarily with Coral Graphics Services, Inc., Brady Palmer, Courier, Worzalla Publishing Company and John P. Pow in the production and sale of book covers and components.

Seasonality

We experience seasonal fluctuations in our net sales and cash flow from operations, tied primarily to the North American school year. In particular, Jostens generates a significant portion of its annual net sales in the second quarter in connection with the delivery of caps, gowns and diplomas for spring graduation ceremonies and spring deliveries of school yearbooks, and a significant portion of its annual cash flow in the fourth quarter is driven by the receipt of customer deposits in our Scholastic and Memory Book segments. The net sales of our sampling and other direct mail and commercial printed products have also historically reflected seasonal variations, and we generate a majority of the annual net sales in this segment during the third and fourth quarters, including based on the timing of customers’ advertising campaigns which have traditionally been concentrated prior to the Christmas and spring holiday seasons. Net sales of textbook components are impacted seasonally by state and local schoolbook purchasing schedules, which commence in the spring and peak in the summer months preceding the start of the school year. The seasonality of each of our businesses requires us to allocate our resources to manage our manufacturing capacity, which often operates at full or near full capacity during peak seasonal demand periods.

Raw Materials

The principal raw materials that Jostens purchases are gold and other precious metals, paper and precious, semi-precious and synthetic stones. The cost of precious metals and precious, semi-precious and synthetic stones is affected by market volatility. To manage the risk associated with changes in the prices of precious metals, we may from time to time enter into forward contracts to purchase gold, platinum and silver based upon the estimated quantity needed to satisfy projected customer demand. The price of gold and other precious metals has increased dramatically since 2009, and we anticipate continued volatility in the price of gold for the foreseeable future driven by numerous factors, such as changes in supply and demand and investor sentiment. These higher metal prices have impacted, and could further impact, our jewelry sales metal mix. Jostens purchases

 

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substantially all precious, semi-precious and synthetic stones from a single supplier located in Germany, whom we believe is also a supplier to Jostens’ major class ring competitors in the United States.

The principal raw materials purchased by the Marketing and Publishing Services business consist of paper, ink and adhesives. Paper costs generally flow through to the customer as paper is ordered for specific jobs, and we do not take significant commodity risk on paper. Our sampling system business utilizes specific grades of paper and foil laminates, which are each available from only a limited number of suppliers, which could affect availability and other terms. We enter into contractual arrangements with suppliers to obtain purchasing efficiencies on key raw materials.

We continue to monitor the impact of changes and volatility in the price of crude oil and other energy costs, which impact our ink and substrate suppliers and may impact our logistics and manufacturing costs. We believe that contractual arrangements with our logistics providers should allow us to continue to manage our logistics costs despite increases in energy prices. The impact of higher energy prices, particularly sharp volatility, however, may impact our operating costs and those of our customers.

Matters pertaining to our market risks are set forth under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk”.

Backlog

Because of the nature of our business, all orders are generally filled within a few months from the time of placement. However, Jostens typically obtains contracts in the second quarter of one year for student yearbooks to be fulfilled in the second and third quarters of the subsequent year. Orders for yearbooks under these contracts are primarily placed during the third and fourth quarters. Often the total revenue pertaining to a yearbook order is not established at the time of the order because the content of the book is not final. Subject to the foregoing qualifications, we estimate the backlog of orders, related primarily to our Memory Book and Scholastic businesses, was in the aggregate $416.6 million and $422.1 million as of the end of fiscal years 2011 and 2010, respectively. We expect most of the 2011 backlog to be confirmed and filled by the end of the first half of 2012.

Environmental

Our operations are subject to a variety of federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations governing emissions to air, discharge to water, the generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of hazardous substances and other materials, and employee health and safety matters, and from time to time, we may be involved in remedial and compliance efforts.

Intellectual Property

Our businesses rely on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks, confidentiality and licensing agreements and unpatented proprietary know-how and trade secrets to establish and protect the intellectual property rights we employ in our businesses. We also have trademarks registered in the United States and in jurisdictions around the world. We have a number of registered patents in the United States and abroad covering certain of the proprietary processes and products particularly as used in our Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, and we have submitted patent applications for certain other manufacturing processes and products. Many of our processes and products and services are not, however, covered by any patent or patent application. As a result, our businesses may be adversely affected by competitors who independently develop equivalent or superior technologies, know-how, trade secrets or production methods or processes as compared to those employed by us. We are involved in proceedings from time to time in the course of our businesses to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights, and third parties from time to time may initiate proceedings against us asserting that our businesses infringe or otherwise violate their intellectual property rights.

 

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Our company has ongoing research and development efforts and expects to seek additional intellectual property protection in the future covering results of its research. Pending patent applications filed by us may not result in patents being issued. Furthermore, the patents that we use in our businesses will expire over time. Similarly, patents now or hereafter owned by us may not afford protection against competitors with similar or superior technology. Our patents may be infringed upon, designed around by others, challenged by others or held to be invalid or unenforceable.

Employees

As of December 31, 2011, we had approximately 4,328 full-time employees. As of December 31, 2011, approximately 258 of Jostens’ full-time employees were represented under collective bargaining agreements that expire in August 2012 and June 2013, and approximately 258 full-time employees from our Marketing and Publishing Services business were represented under collective bargaining agreements that expire in March 2012, June 2012 and December 2012. The terms of a new three year collective bargaining agreement to replace the collective bargaining agreement expiring in March 2012 was recently ratified pursuant to a vote of employees. The collective bargaining agreement expiring in June 2012 is currently under negotiation. We routinely rely on seasonal employees to augment our workforce to meet our regular seasonal demand. Many of our seasonal employees return year after year allowing us to enjoy the benefits of a well-trained seasonal workforce.

We consider our relations with our employees to be satisfactory.

International Operations

During 2011, our foreign sales were derived primarily from operations in Canada, Europe and Brazil. Local taxation and regulatory requirements, import duties, fluctuation in currency exchange rates and restrictions on expatriation of funds are among the risks attendant to our foreign operations.

For information on net sales from external customers attributed to the United States and outside the United States and on long-lived assets located in and outside the United States, see Note 16, Business Segments, to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein.

 

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Properties

A summary of the physical properties we currently use follows:

 

Segment

  

Facility Location(1)

   Approximate
Sq. Ft.
     Interest  

Scholastic

   Santiago, Dominican Republic      140,000         Leased   
   Laurens, South Carolina      98,000         Owned   
   Shelbyville, Tennessee      87,000         Owned   
   Denton, Texas      70,000         Owned   
   Greenville, Ohio      69,000         Owned   
   Grinnell, Iowa      60,000         Leased   
   Eagan, Minnesota      34,000         Leased   
   Owatonna, Minnesota      30,000         Owned   
   Montreal, Quebec      10,400         Leased   
   Grinnell, Iowa      5,000         Owned   

Memory Book

   Clarksville, Tennessee      575,000         Owned   
   Topeka, Kansas      236,000         Owned   
   Visalia, California      96,000         Owned   
   Sedalia, Missouri      26,000         Leased   
   Sedalia, Missouri      15,000         Leased   

Marketing and Publishing Services

   Broadview, Illinois      212,000         Owned   
   Hagerstown, Maryland      200,000         Owned   
   Dixon, Illinois      160,000         Owned   
   Chattanooga, Tennessee      124,000         Owned   
   Rockaway, New Jersey      84,000         Leased   
   Hagerstown, Maryland      50,000         Owned   
   Chattanooga, Tennessee      45,000         Owned   
   Saddle Brook, New Jersey      42,500         Leased   
   Chattanooga, Tennessee      29,500         Owned   
   Wujiang City, China      26,000         Leased   

 

(1) Excludes properties held for sale and warehouse facilities supporting our operations.

We also lease key administrative and sales offices in Armonk, New York (Visant headquarters), Minneapolis, Minnesota (Jostens headquarters), Winnipeg, Manitoba (Jostens Canada), and New York, New York, Paris, France and São Paulo, Brazil (Arcade). In addition, we lease other sales and administrative office space. In management’s opinion, all buildings, machinery and equipment are suitable for their purposes and are maintained on a basis consistent with sound operations. The extent of utilization of individual facilities varies significantly due to the seasonal nature of our business.

Legal Proceedings

We are party from time to time to litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. This litigation may include actions related to petitions for reorganization under the U.S. bankruptcy laws filed by our customers or others resulting in claims against us for the return of certain pre-petition payments that may be deemed preferential. We regularly analyze current information and, as necessary, provide accruals for probable and estimable liabilities on the eventual disposition of these matters. We do not believe that the disposition of these matters will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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MANAGEMENT

Set forth below are the names, ages, positions and business backgrounds of our executive officers and directors as of March 20, 2012.

 

Name

   Age     

Position

Marc L. Reisch

     56       Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Marie D. Hlavaty

     48       Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Paul B. Carousso

     43       Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Timothy M. Larson

     38       President and Chief Executive Officer, Jostens

David F. Burgstahler

     43       Director

George M.C. Fisher

     71       Director

Alexander Navab

     46       Director

Tagar C. Olson

     34       Director

Charles P. Pieper

     65       Director

Susan C. Schnabel

     50       Director

Marc L. Reisch joined Visant as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer upon the consummation of the Transactions in October 2004. Mr. Reisch had been a director of Jostens since November 2003. Mr. Reisch has served as the Chairman of the Board of Yellow Pages Income Fund since December 2002.

Marie D. Hlavaty has served as an advisor to our businesses since August 2004 and joined Visant upon the consummation of the Transactions in October 2004. Ms. Hlavaty currently serves as our Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary.

Paul B. Carousso joined Visant in October 2004 upon consummation of the Transactions and currently serves as our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer.

Timothy M. Larson joined Jostens full-time in 1994. He has held a variety of leadership positions at Jostens in general management, technology, e-business and marketing. Mr. Larson became senior vice president and general manager of Jostens’ Memory Book business in 2005. Mr. Larson was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Jostens in January 2008.

David F. Burgstahler is President of Avista Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm. Prior to joining Avista Capital Partners in 2005, Mr. Burgstahler was a Partner with DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, the private equity investment arm of Credit Suisse. Mr. Burgstahler joined Credit Suisse in 2000 when it merged with the investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. Mr. Burgstahler joined Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette in 1995. Mr. Burgstahler also serves on the boards of WideOpenWest Holdings, Inc., Armored AutoGroup, INC Research, Navilyst Medical, Inc., Lantheus Medical Imaging and ConvaTec. Mr. Burgstahler is a past member of the boards of BioReliance Corporation and Warner Chilcott plc.

George M.C. Fisher is currently a senior advisor to KKR. Mr. Fisher served as Chairman of the Board of Eastman Kodak Company from December 1993 to December 2000 and was Chief Executive Officer from December 1993 to January 2000. Before joining Kodak, Mr. Fisher was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Motorola, Inc. Mr. Fisher is a past member of the boards of AT&T, American Express Company, Comcast Corporation, Delta Air Lines, Inc., Eli Lilly & Company, General Motors Corporation, Hughes Electronics Corporation, Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing, Brown University and The National Urban League, Inc. Mr. Fisher is also the former Chairman of PanAmSat Corporation. He was a member of The Business Council and is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Mr. Fisher was also an appointed member of the President’s Advisory Council for Trade Policy and Negotiations from 1993 through 2002.

 

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Alexander Navab is a Member of KKR. He joined KKR in 1993 and he currently co-heads KKR’s North American private equity business and leads the Media/Communications industry team in the United States. Mr. Navab serves as Co-Chair of the Private Equity Investment Committee, as well as on the Management Committee, of KKR. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Navab was with James D. Wolfensohn Incorporated, where he was involved in merger and acquisition transactions and corporate finance advisory work. From 1987 to 1989, he was with Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Investment Banking division. Mr. Navab is also a director of IPREO, The Nielsen Company (formerly VNU Group BV) and Weld North. Mr. Navab is a past member of the board of PanAmSat Corporation.

Tagar C. Olson is a Member of KKR. Prior to joining KKR in 2002, Mr. Olson was with Evercore Partners Inc. since 1999, where he was involved in a number of private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Olson is also a director of Capmark Financial Group Inc. and First Data Corporation. Mr. Olson is a past member of the board of KSL Holdings.

Charles P. Pieper retired at the end of 2011 as Vice Chairman of Alternative Investments (AI) and Managing Director in the Asset Management division of Credit Suisse, where he was responsible for AI Global Joint Ventures and was a member of the AI Management Committee. Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 2004, Mr. Pieper held senior operating positions in both private industry and private equity, including being President and Chief Executive Officer of several General Electric Company businesses. He was self-employed from January 2003 to April 2004 as the head of Charles Pieper and Associates, an investment and advisory firm, and from March 1997 to December 2002, Mr. Pieper was Operating Partner of Clayton, Dubilier and Rice, a private equity investment firm. He currently serves as a director of Glacier G.P. (the holding company of Grohe AG). Mr. Pieper is a past member of the boards of Mueller Group, Inc., Safilo S.p.A, Wastequip, Advanstar Holdings, Inc., Alliant Foodservice, Inc., U.S. Office Products, Fairchild Dornier Corporation, Italtel Holding S.p.A., North American Van Lines, Dynatech, China Renaissance Capital Investment, Global Infrastructure Partners and Mubadala Infrastructure Partners.

Susan C. Schnabel is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the Asset Management division and Co-Head of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners. She is responsible for originating new investments and monitoring existing investments and serves on its Investment Committee. Ms. Schnabel is also a member of the Investment Committee of Hudson Capital, a joint venture formed by Credit Suisse to invest in alternative energy. Ms. Schnabel joined Credit Suisse First Boston in 2000 through the merger with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, where she was a Managing Director. Ms. Schnabel is also a director of Deffenbaugh Industries, Enduring Resources, Laramie Energy, Luxury Optical Holdings, Neiman Marcus, Specialized Technology Resources Inc. and Summit Gas Resources. Ms. Schnabel is a past member of the boards of DeCrane Aircraft Holdings, DenMat Holdings, Frontier Drilling, Pinnacle Gas, Rockwood Holdings, Target Media Partners and Total Safety Inc.

Director Qualifications

Our Board of Directors seeks to ensure that it is composed of members whose particular experience, qualifications, attributes and skills, when taken together, enable the Board of Directors to satisfy its oversight responsibilities effectively. In identifying candidates for membership on the Board of Directors, we take into account individual qualifications, such as high ethical standards, integrity, mature, careful judgment, financial acumen and facility in the areas of capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and innovation, industry knowledge or experience and an ability to work collegially with the other members of the Board of Directors and other factors we may consider appropriate, including alignment with our stockholders, in particular the Sponsors.

Messrs. Burgstahler, Fisher, Navab, Olson and Pieper and Ms. Schnabel (the “Sponsor Directors”) were appointed to our Board of Directors as a consequence of their respective relationships with the Sponsors and, in the case of Mr. Reisch, the Sponsors’ knowledge and familiarity with Mr. Reisch and his past accomplishments. Each is appointed under the terms of the 2004 Stockholders Agreement (as defined below). None of the members of our Board of Directors would be considered independent under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

 

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When considering whether the directors have the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills, taken as a whole, to enable the Board of Directors to satisfy its oversight responsibilities effectively in light of our business and structure, the Sponsors and the Board of Directors focus primarily on each candidate’s prior experience.

Each of our directors possesses high ethical standards, acts with integrity, and exercises careful, mature judgment. Each is committed to employing his or her skills and abilities to aid the long-term interests of our stakeholders. In addition, our directors are knowledgeable and experienced in one or more business, governmental, or civic endeavors, which further qualifies them for service as members of the Board of Directors. Alignment with our stockholders is important in building value over time. As a group, Mr. Reisch and the Sponsor Directors possess experience in owning and managing enterprises like the Company and are familiar with corporate finance, strategic business planning activities and issues involving stakeholders more generally.

Our Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is currently composed of seven members. Each of the existing directors was appointed upon the consummation of the Transactions in October 2004, other than Mr. Fisher, who was appointed in November 2005, and Ms. Schnabel, who was appointed in October 2010. Under the stockholders agreement entered into in connection with the Transactions (the “2004 Stockholders Agreement”), KKR and DLJMBP III each has the right to designate four of our directors (currently three KKR and three DLJMBP III designees serve on our board), and our Chief Executive Officer and President, Marc Reisch, is Chairman. Our Board of Directors currently has three standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and an Executive Committee. We expect the chairmanship of each of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee to rotate annually between a director designated by KKR and a director designated by DLJMBP III, consistent with the terms of the 2004 Stockholders Agreement.

Audit Committee

The primary duties of the Audit Committee include assisting the Board of Directors in its oversight of: (1) the integrity of our financial statements and financial reporting process; (2) the integrity of our internal controls regarding finance, accounting and legal compliance; and (3) the independence and performance of our independent auditor and internal audit function. The Audit Committee also reviews our critical accounting policies, our annual and quarterly reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and our earnings releases before they are issued. The Audit Committee has sole authority to engage, evaluate and replace the independent auditor. The Audit Committee also has the authority to retain special legal, accounting and other consultants it deems necessary in the performance of its duties. The Audit Committee meets regularly with our management, independent auditor and internal auditor to discuss our internal controls and financial reporting process and also meets regularly with our independent auditor and internal auditor in private.

The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Burgstahler (Chairman) and Olson. The Board of Directors has determined that each of the current members qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” through their relevant work experience as described above. Mr. Burgstahler is President of Avista Capital Partners, and Mr. Olson is a Member of KKR. Neither of the members of the Audit Committee is considered “independent” as defined under the federal securities law. Effective April 1, 2012, the Audit Committee will continue to be comprised of Messrs. Burgstahler and Olson, however Mr. Olson will serve as Chairman.

Compensation Committee

The primary duty of the Compensation Committee is to discharge the responsibilities of the Board of Directors relating to compensation practices and policies for our executive officers and other key employees, as the Committee may determine, to ensure that management’s interests are aligned with the interest of our equity holders. The Committee also reviews and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to our employee benefits plans, compensation and equity-based plans and compensation of directors. The current

 

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members of the Compensation Committee are Messrs. Navab (Chairman), Burgstahler and Olson and Ms. Schnabel. Effective April 1, 2012, the Compensation Committee will remain the same, however, Mr. Burgstahler will serve as Chairman.

Executive Committee

The current members of the Executive Committee are Messrs. Reisch, Navab and Pieper. The Executive Committee may exercise all decision-making authority on behalf of the Board of Directors other than those matters that under Delaware law are expressly reserved to the entire Board of Directors.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted Business Conduct and Ethics Principles which cover our entire organization, including our Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice Presidents, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller and our Directors. We require senior management employees and employees with a significant role in internal control over financial reporting to confirm compliance with this code on an annual basis. Any changes to, or waiver (as defined under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K) from, our code that applies to our Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice Presidents, Chief Financial Officer or Corporate Controller will be posted on our website. A copy of our current Business Conduct and Ethics Principles can be found on our website at http://www.visant.net.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Our executive officers and directors are not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Presentation

Except where otherwise indicated, the description of executive compensation is provided with respect to Visant. Stock compensation such as equity and phantom equity awards which are granted to employees of Visant and its subsidiaries are based on Holdco equity.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Overview

This compensation discussion and analysis describes the material elements, policies and practices with respect to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and our other two executive officers, which are collectively referred to as the “named executive officers”. This compensation discussion and analysis also describes the material elements of compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to each of our named executive officers. This section should be read in conjunction with the tables and narrative discussion of our executive compensation program that follows this discussion.

We provide what we believe is a competitive total compensation package to our executive management team through a combination of base salary, an annual cash incentive plan, long-term equity-based incentives in the form of stock options, restricted stock and/or phantom equity, retirement and other benefits, perquisites, post-termination severance and acceleration of equity award vesting for named executive officers upon certain termination events and/or a change in control. Certain other post-termination retirement benefits are provided to our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Our retirement and other benefits include life, disability, medical, dental and vision insurance benefits, a qualified 401(k) savings plan and other defined benefit retirement benefits and our perquisites generally include reimbursement for certain medical expenses and a car allowance. Our philosophy is to provide a total compensation package at a level that is commensurate with our market position and revenue base, incentivizes growth and performance, rewards achievement and assures retention of executive talent.

Objectives of our Executive Compensation Program

Our compensation programs are designed to achieve the following objectives:

 

   

attract, motivate, retain and reward talented and dedicated executives whose knowledge, skill and performance are critical to our success and long-term growth;

 

   

provide our executive officers with a balanced compensation opportunity, including both cash and equity or equity-based incentives, to further our interests and those of our stockholders;

 

   

provide cash and long-term incentive compensation that is competitive based on comparable market position;

 

   

align rewards to measurable performance metrics and to the interest of our stockholders through awards that vest based on compounded growth and are valued based on the per share price of the Class A Common Stock; and

 

   

compensate our executives to manage our business to achieve long-range objectives and sustainable growth.

Compensation Process

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compensation for our CEO, Marc Reisch. The Compensation Committee considers feedback from the Board of Directors, Mr. Reisch and, from time to time, Mr. Reisch’s direct reports, in establishing Mr. Reisch’s compensation and setting objectives for the ensuing year. For all other executive officers, the Committee meets outside the presence of the executive officers other than Mr. Reisch. Mr. Reisch annually reviews executive officer’s performance with the Compensation Committee and makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee has from time to time reviewed market and industry data in setting compensation, and from time to time, we have retained outside compensation consultants to benchmark certain of our executive positions to provide another measure of compensation levels for executive positions within our company to companies with a comparative revenue base to ours. Positions were matched based on title and responsibilities of the position with comparable positions in the market based on similar company revenue size found within the published survey data of leading human resource organizations. We evaluated base salary and short- and long-term compensation information within the survey information. We may from time to time in the future have benchmarking performed to assist us and the Compensation Committee in setting executive compensation.

Base Salary

We provide the opportunity for our named executive officers and other executives to earn a competitive annual base salary in order to attract and retain an appropriate caliber of ability, experience and talent for the position and to provide base compensation that is not subject to our performance risk. We establish the base salary for each executive officer based in part in consideration of competitive factors as well as individual factors, such as the individual’s scope of duties, performance and experience and, to a certain extent, the pay of others on the executive team. When establishing the base salary of any executive officer, we have also considered competitive market factors, business demands for certain skills, individual experience and contributions, the roles and responsibilities of the executive, the potential impact the individual may make on our company now and in the future. We generally review base salaries for our named executive officers on an 18-month or longer cycle taking into consideration responsibilities and market factors. Adjustments to base salary take into consideration the foregoing factors, individual performance and expanded duties, as applicable.

Our Compensation Committee sets the salary of our CEO. The Compensation Committee approved an increase in base salary for Mr. Reisch in the amount of $50,000 for each of 2008, 2010 and 2011. Mr. Reisch declined to accept these increases in base salary, however, in light of market conditions. These foregone amounts have been taken into consideration in setting the terms of Mr. Reisch’s severance and incentive compensation opportunities. In accordance with Mr. Reisch’s second amended and restated employment agreement entered into in May 2010, his base salary will not be less than $950,000 during the term of his employment agreement and any renewal term, subject to increase at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors, which is required at least annually to review Mr. Reisch’s base salary.

We entered into an employment agreement with Timothy M. Larson effective as of January 7, 2008, which agreement was amended and restated in October 2011. Under the terms of the employment agreement, the Board of Directors is required at least annually to review Mr. Larson’s base salary. The Compensation Committee approved an increase in the annual base salary for Mr. Larson effective January 1, 2011 in the amount of $50,000, resulting in a current annual base salary of $700,000.

The Compensation Committee approved an increase in Mr. Carousso’s annual base salary from $310,000 to $325,000 as of July 1, 2011 and in Ms. Hlavaty’s annual base salary from $380,000 to $425,000 as of June 6, 2011 taking into account market factors and the timing of last increase.

Annual Performance-Based Cash Incentive Compensation

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performance. Our annual cash incentives generally link the compensation of participants directly to the accomplishment of specific business metrics, strategic initiatives and other performance targets, which are important indicators of increased stockholder value and reflect our emphasis on financial and operating performance, achievement of strategic goals, long-term value creation and stockholder return. The Compensation Committee may also consider market and other competitive conditions, extraordinary achievements and contributions to strategic and operating initiatives in establishing annual incentive awards.

Under the annual incentive plans, the Compensation Committee may also consider adjustments to performance goals. These adjustments may reflect all or a portion of both the positive or negative effect of external non-recurring events that are outside the reasonable control of our executives, including, without limitation, regulatory changes in accounting or taxation standards. These adjustments may also reflect all or a portion of both the positive or negative effect of unusual or extraordinary transactions that are within the control of our executives but that are undertaken with an expectation of improving our long-term financial performance or growth, such as consolidation activities, restructurings, acquisitions or divestitures.

Consolidated and business unit budgets and business plans which contain annual financial and strategic objectives are developed by management and reviewed each year by the Board of Directors, which institutes such changes that are deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors. The budgets and business plans generally set the basis for the annual incentive plan targets and stretch measures. The annual incentive compensation plan targets and other material terms by business unit are presented to the Compensation Committee for review and approval with such modifications deemed appropriate by the Compensation Committee. The specific financial targets, business plan and other initiatives set for our named executive officers are not disclosed because we believe disclosure of this information would cause our company competitive harm and, in certain cases, would indicate material non-public strategic initiatives. The targets are intended to be challenging but achievable. Because these targets are tied to our business plan, it is expected that they will be achieved when they are set at the beginning of the fiscal year. However, there is risk that payments will not be made at all or will be made at less than 100%. This uncertainty ensures that any payments under the plan are truly performance-based.

Annual cash award opportunity for executive officers is typically expressed as a percentage of qualifying base salary, with an established percentage for payout based on meeting the respective target, and enhanced opportunity based on certain stretch targets or extraordinary performance being achieved.

Annual incentive compensation plan awards for our eligible named executive officers and other eligible executives are determined annually following the completion of the annual audit, based on our performance against the approved annual incentive compensation plan targets, subject to the exercise of discretion by the Compensation Committee as discussed in this section. The annual incentive compensation plan award amounts of all eligible officers, including any named executive officers, must be reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee. Approved payments under the annual incentive plans are made not later than March 15th of the year following the fiscal year during which performance is measured.

2011 Annual Incentive Opportunity. During 2011, we employed a “balanced scorecard” approach, which included measurement based on EBITDA performance as well as other key strategic or operating deliverables intended to drive operating and financial performance and long-term growth, generally with a threshold EBITDA performance target being required to be met before participants would become eligible to receive payment on any other of the performance targets. The Compensation Committee also considered market and other competitive conditions, extraordinary achievement and contributions that impacted the growth of our business and appreciation of stockholder value in establishing annual incentive payments and other incentive arrangements.

 

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For the 2011 fiscal year, annual cash incentive opportunities for the named executive officers at target are summarized below:

 

     Target Annual Cash Incentive
Award Opportunity
 
     % of Salary     Amount  

Marc L. Reisch

     125   $ 1,187,500   

Paul B. Carousso

     55   $ 178,750   

Marie D. Hlavaty

     55   $ 233,750   

Timothy M. Larson

     100   $ 700,000   

Messrs. Reisch and Carousso and Ms. Hlavaty did not receive payments under the annual incentive plan for fiscal year 2011. The Compensation Committee determined to award Mr. Larson an annual cash incentive amount of $113,218, which is reflected in the Summary Compensation Table and accompanying notes.

2012 Annual Incentive Opportunity. We plan to continue to employ a balanced scorecard approach for 2012, including to drive operating and financial performance, and strategic initiatives, as well as considering market and other competitive conditions, extraordinary achievement and contributions that impact the growth of our business and appreciation of stockholder value in establishing annual incentive payments and other incentive arrangements for 2012.

Other. Our Compensation Committee reserves the right to grant discretionary bonuses from time to time based on individual contribution impacting the business which results in measurable and appreciable return for us and our stockholders.

Equity-Based Incentives

General. We offer incentive opportunities to our executives to promote long-term performance and tenure, through grants of stock options, restricted stock and phantom equity to be paid out in cash based on the achievement of performance or service targets. Other types of long-term equity incentive compensation based on the appreciation of the Class A Common Stock may be considered in the future. Such equity incentive plans and arrangements are designed to:

 

   

promote our long-term financial interests and growth by attracting and retaining management with the training, experience and ability to enable them to make a substantial contribution to the success of our business;

 

   

motivate management by means of growth-related incentives to achieve long-range goals; and

 

   

further the alignment of interests of participants with those of our stockholders through stock-based opportunities.

The Compensation Committee serves as the administrator of such equity incentive plans and arrangements, with the power and authority to administer, construe and interpret the equity plans, to make rules for carrying out the plans and to make changes in such rules, subject to such interpretations, rules and administration being consistent with the basic purpose of the plans. Subject to the general parameters of the plans, the Compensation Committee has the discretion to fix the terms and conditions of the grants. Equity awards are granted based on the fair market value of the Class A Common Stock as determined by the Compensation Committee after evaluation of a fair market valuation conducted by an independent third party expert on a periodic basis.

Our named executive officers each made a personal investment in purchasing shares of the Class A Common Stock in connection with the Transactions with his or her own personal funds. In turn, the number of Class A Common Stock options granted was based on a multiple of the respective level of individual investment. In consideration of his services in consummating the Transactions and in connection with entering into an

 

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employment agreement with us, Mr. Reisch also received at the consummation of the Transactions a grant of restricted stock as a further long-term incentive opportunity. No additional equity has been awarded to the named executive officers since their original investments, except that Mr. Carousso and Ms. Hlavaty were granted 600 and 1,000 shares, respectively, of restricted Class A Common Stock in 2008, which shares vested in January 2010, and Mr. Larson was granted 7,000 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock in September 2010, which shares will vest on the third anniversary of the grant assuming his continued employment through such date or such earlier date in the event of a change in control transaction or termination of Mr. Larson’s employment by us without cause, by him for good reason or due to his death or permanent disability. The restricted stock is used as a means to recognize significant accomplishments of the recipients and to incentivize each individual’s continued tenure, commitment and performance for us.

The Compensation Committee reserves the right to issue additional equity in the form of options, restricted stock or units or phantom equity to the named executive officers upon the recommendation of Mr. Reisch or the Board of Directors (or Compensation Committee) in consideration of performance and for the purpose of assuring retention of executive talent aligned with long-term growth creation and, in the case of equity, subject to shares remaining available for grant under the Third Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan for Key Employees of Visant Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries (the “2004 Plan”). See “—Equity-based Compensation”.

We do not have any program, plan or obligation that requires us to grant equity compensation on specified dates. However, to the extent that additional grants have been or will be made by us to other members of management, we intend to limit grants to once per year. We also have issued and may from time to time issue equity to new members of management, including those who come into our employment in connection with the consummation of acquisitions by us. For compensation decisions regarding the grant of equity compensation, our Compensation Committee typically considers the recommendations from our CEO, taking into consideration the potential impact and contributions of the individual, retention considerations and the level of equity of members of management at a similar level.

Stock Options. Stock option awards provide our executive officers with the right to purchase shares of the Class A Common Stock at a fixed exercise price for a period of up to ten years from the option grant date under the 2004 Plan and may be either “time-based” or “performance-based”. Time-based options vest on the passage of time and an executive’s continued tenure. Performance-based options granted to date have vested based on the achievement of annual EBITDA targets and on an executive’s continued tenure. The purpose of the performance-based grant is to align management and stockholder interests. Options are subject to certain change of control and post-termination of employment vesting and expiration provisions. Mr. Reisch (who also served as a director of Jostens prior to the Transactions) and Mr. Larson each also holds options under the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”). See “—Equity-based Compensation” for a discussion of the change in control and other provisions related to stock options under the 2004 Plan and the 2003 Plan.

Restricted Stock. We also use restricted Class A Common Stock in our long-term equity incentive program as part of our management incentive, development, succession, and retention planning process. All of our named executive officers have been granted restricted stock of Holdco. The restricted stock is generally subject to the same rights and restrictions set forth in the management stockholders’ agreement and sale participation agreement described under “—Equity-based Compensation”, except that the restricted stock currently held by Messrs. Reisch and Carousso and Ms. Hlavaty is currently 100% vested and nonforfeitable even in the case of termination of employment.

Phantom Equity. We have also used phantom equity under our long-term incentive programs, including without limitation the 2010 LTIP (described below), under which the awards and payments earned under the program are valued based on the fair market value of the Class A Common Stock ensuring alignment with stockholder appreciation.

 

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Other Long-Term Incentive Awards

2010 LTIP. During the first fiscal quarter of 2010, we implemented long-term phantom share incentive arrangements with certain key employees, including each of Messrs. Reisch, Larson and Carousso and Ms. Hlavaty (the “2010 LTIP”). Under these arrangements, the applicable executive was granted a target award, based on a specified number of phantom share units, half of which was subject to vesting on the basis of performance (and continued employment) and the other half of which vested on the basis of time (and continued employment), regardless of whether the respective performance target(s) was met. The awards were subject to vesting based on meeting certain performance objectives and/or continued employment. The 2010 LTIP awards were settled in cash in an amount equal to the fair market value of one share of Class A Common Stock as of the vesting date multiplied by the number of phantom share units in which the executive’s awards have vested. The 2010 LTIP arrangements were structured with the primary purposes of incentivizing executive management to remain employed by us and focused on achieving a high level of performance aligned with stockholder appreciation. In addition, the equity incentives that were previously awarded to the named executive officers became fully vested by the end of our fiscal year 2009, and, accordingly, the 2010 LTIP arrangements provided continuity in executive incentives to assure executive tenure, performance and executive compensation tied to performance.

Pursuant to the 2010 LTIP, Mr. Reisch was granted an award of 22,377 units, Mr. Carousso was granted an award of 3,300 units, and Ms. Hlavaty was granted an award of 4,025 units. Mr. Larson was granted an award of 20,885 units. The amounts received by our named executive officers under the 2010 LTIP are further described in the section entitled “—Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2011”.

2012. The Compensation Committee is considering the structure and terms of long-term incentive arrangements to be implemented in 2012 in light of the expiration of the 2010 LTIP. Any such incentive plan(s) will be designed to continue to advance the key tenets of promoting the long-term financial interests and growth of the Company and our stockholders as well as advancing the Company’s strategic initiatives, by attracting and retaining management, motivating management to achieve long-range and strategic goals and aligning the interests of participants with those of our stockholders.

Pension Benefits

Each of our named executive officers currently participates in the Jostens tax qualified Plan C (which by merger includes those participants who used to participate in Plan D) and a non-qualified supplemental pension plan to compensate for Internal Revenue Service limitations. These benefits are provided as part of the regular retirement program available to eligible employees. We also maintain individual non-contributory, non-qualified, unfunded supplemental retirement plans (“SERPs”) for certain named executive officer participants. Mr. Reisch is entitled to a retirement benefit under the terms of his employment arrangements, and any payment thereunder is net of benefits to which he would otherwise be entitled under any other qualified or non-qualified defined benefit retirement plans. For more detailed information, see the narrative accompanying the “Pension Benefits” table.

Employment Agreement and Change in Control Provisions

Employment Agreements with Marc L. Reisch and Timothy M. Larson. Except with respect to our CEO, Marc L. Reisch, and Timothy Larson, the Chief Executive Officer of Jostens, we do not have any employment agreements with any of our named executive officers. It is generally not our philosophy or practice to enter into employment agreements with our executives. Absent exigent competitive factors, we believe that our short- and long-term compensation practices and opportunities are competitively attractive and favorably motivate our executives towards performance and continuity of service.

In October 2004, Holdco entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Reisch with an initial term extending to December 31, 2009. The agreement was amended and restated in May 2010 with a term in effect through December 31, 2010, and automatic one-year renewal terms thereafter unless not renewed by prior written

 

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notice by either party to the other. We are highly dependent on the efforts, relationships and skills of Mr. Reisch, and this agreement with Mr. Reisch helps to ensure Mr. Reisch’s availability to us. In January 2008, Jostens entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Larson to help ensure Mr. Larson’s availability to us. This agreement was amended and restated in October 2011. The term of the agreement is in effect until January 7, 2013, with automatic one-year renewal terms thereafter unless not renewed by prior written notice by either party to the other. In connection with the amendment and restatement of his employment agreement, Mr. Larson was paid a special bonus in the amount of $305,000 in March 2012. The terms of the employment agreements with Messrs. Reisch and Larson provide for certain post-termination payments and benefits. We provided these arrangements under the respective agreements to attract and retain Messrs. Reisch and Larson and believe that the post-termination payments and benefits are competitively reasonable and reflect Mr. Reisch’s and Mr. Larson’s value to us. The employment agreements are further described in the section entitled “—Employment Agreements and Arrangements”.

Change in Control Agreements. In 2007, we and Holdco entered into a change in control severance agreement with each of Paul B. Carousso, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Marie D. Hlavaty, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. The change in control agreements are effective for an initial term which extended to December 31, 2009 and automatic one-year renewal terms thereafter unless either we or the executive upon notice elects not to extend the agreement, provided that the change in control agreements shall remain in effect for a period of two years following a change in control (as defined in the agreements). The agreements allow for certain payments and benefits upon a change in control as described in “—Termination, Severance and Change of Control Arrangements—Arrangements with Paul B. Carousso and Marie D. Hlavaty”. We provided these arrangements to assure the retention of these officers and in the absence of any other contractual severance arrangements. We believe that the post-termination payments and benefits are competitively reasonable and reflect Mr. Carousso’s and Ms. Hlavaty’s value to us.

Change in Control under Long-Term Incentive Plans and Awards. Under the 2003 Plan and the 2004 Plan, upon the occurrence of a “change in control” of us, the unvested portion of any time-based stock option will immediately become vested and exercisable, and the vesting and exercisability of the unvested portion of any performance-based stock option may accelerate if certain performance measures have been achieved. All stock options granted to the named executive officers are fully vested. The 7,000 restricted shares of Class A Common Stock granted to Mr. Larson in September 2010 are subject to earlier vesting in the event of a change in control transaction.

Our long-term incentive arrangements and equity-based incentive plans and awards are discussed in “—Equity-based Compensation” and “—Equity-based Incentive Plan”, and change in control payments under the plans and awards are discussed and quantified in “—Termination, Severance and Change of Control Arrangements”.

Executive Benefits

We provide the opportunity for our named executive officers and other executives to receive certain general health and welfare benefits on terms consistent with other eligible employees. We also offer participation in our defined contribution 401(k) plan with a company match on terms consistent with other eligible employees. We provide certain perquisites to the named executive officers, including car allowance, medical stipend to apply to reimburse medical expenses, periodic physicals and extended coverage under long-term disability insurance, and in the case of certain of the named executive officers, financial planning, a health club stipend and availability of our aircraft for occasional personal use (subject to reimbursement for the incremental cost for such use). We provide these benefits to offer additional incentives for our executives and to remain competitive in the general marketplace for executive talent.

 

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Stock Ownership Guidelines

The Compensation Committee has not implemented stock ownership guidelines for our executive officers. Neither our stock nor Holdco’s stock is publicly traded. Stock granted to management is subject to agreements with our Sponsors that limit a stockholder’s ability to transfer his or her equity for a period of time following grant.

Regulatory Considerations

The compensation cost to us of awarding equity is taken into account in considering awards under the equity or equity-based incentive programs. We have taken steps to structure and assure that the compensation programs and arrangements are in compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”). Bonuses paid under the annual incentive plans and compensation under the long-term incentive arrangements are taxable at the time paid to our executives.

Tax Gross-Up

Mr. Reisch’s employment agreement provides for a tax gross-up payment in the event that any amounts or benefits due to him would be subject to excise taxes under Section 280G of the Code. For more detailed information on gross-ups for excise taxes payable to Mr. Reisch, see “—Employment Agreements and Arrangements—Employment Arrangements with Marc L. Reisch—Gross-Up Payments for Excise Taxes”.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

Our Compensation Committee is comprised of Messrs. Burgstahler, Navab and Olson and Ms. Schnabel. Mr. Navab has been the Chairman of the Committee since May 2011. Mr. Pieper served as a member of the Compensation Committee until May 2011. For a description of the transactions between us and entities affiliated with members of the Compensation Committee, see the transactions described in “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence”.

 

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Summary Compensation Table

The following table presents compensation information for our fiscal years ended December 31, 2011, January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010 paid to or accrued to the named executive officers.

 

Name and

Principal Position

  Year     Salary
($)
    Bonus
($)
    Stock
Awards
($)(2)
    Unit
Awards
($)
    Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)(4)
    Change in
Pension Value
and
Nonqualified

Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)(5)
    All Other
Compensation
($)
    Total $(3)  

Marc L. Reisch

    2011      $ 950,000      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 320,246      $ 27,938 (6)    $ 1,298,184   

Chairman, President

and Chief Executive

Officer

    2010      $ 950,000      $ —        $ —               (3)    $ —        $ —        $ 13,533,844      $ 14,483,844   
    2009      $ 950,000      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 850,000      $ 543,471      $ 75,625      $ 2,419,096   

Paul B. Carousso

    2011      $ 317,212      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 75,253      $ 24,500 (7)    $ 416,965   

Senior Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer

    2010      $ 301,923      $ —        $ —               (3)    $ —        $ 61,233      $ 1,003,411      $ 1,366,567   
    2009      $ 280,000      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 140,000      $ 45,430      $ 30,871      $ 496,301   

Marie D. Hlavaty

    2011      $ 405,096      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 143,195      $ 21,600 (8)    $ 569,891   

Senior Vice President,

Chief Legal Officer

    2010      $ 380,000      $ —        $ —               (3)    $ —        $ 90,414      $ 1,979,822      $ 2,450,236   
    2009      $ 380,000      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 180,000      $ 86,615      $ 23,100      $ 669,715   

Timothy M. Larson

    2011      $ 699,037      $ 305,000 (1)    $ —        $ —        $ 113,218      $ 172,927      $ 33,215 (9)    $ 1,323,397   

President and Chief

Executive Officer, Jostens

    2010      $ 650,000      $ —        $ 1,301,650             (3)    $ 260,000      $ 114,320      $ 2,620,902      $ 4,946,872   
    2009      $ 650,000      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 750,000      $ 108,956      $ 33,327      $ 1,542,283   

 

(1) Represents a bonus paid to Mr. Larson in connection with the amendment and restatement of his employment agreement in 2011.
(2) The amount in this column represents the aggregate grant date fair value of the shares of restricted Class A Common Stock computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The difference between the aggregate grant date fair value used for FASB ASC Topic 718 and the aggregate grant date fair market value of the Class A Common Stock as established pursuant to the terms of the 2004 Plan and determined by a third party valuation is that the aggregate grant date fair value for purposes of FASB ASC Topic 718 is calculated in accordance with GAAP and the methodology to determine the fair market value under the 2004 Plan does not give effect to any premium for control or discount for minority interests or restrictions on transfers. Please see Note 15, Stock-based Compensation, to our consolidated financial statements for a description of the valuation. The restricted stock awards were made under the 2004 Plan, which is described under “—Equity-based Compensation”.
(3) Under the 2010 LTIP, Mr. Reisch was granted an award of 22,377 units, Mr. Carousso was granted an award of 3,300 units, Ms. Hlavaty was granted an award of 4,025 units and Mr. Larson was granted an award of 20,885 units. The per unit grant date fair value of awards under the 2010 LTIP was $213.70, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The amounts paid under these awards are reflected under “—Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2011”.
(4) The amounts represent earnings under the annual incentive compensation plan.
(5) Reflects the aggregate change in actuarial present value of the named executive officer’s accumulated benefit under our qualified, non-contributory pension plan, our unfunded supplemental ERISA excess retirement plan and an individual non-contributory unfunded supplemental retirement plan and, in the case of Marc Reisch, the supplemental retirement benefit provided for under his employment arrangements. A negative change of $(151,094) in actuarial present value of Mr. Reisch’s pension benefit occurred in 2010 due to the amendment of Mr. Reisch’s employment agreement in 2010 changing the payment date for Mr. Reisch’s non-contributory unfunded supplemental retirement plan and supplemental retirement benefits. Please refer to the narrative descriptions of our pension plans under the Pension Benefits table. We currently have no deferred compensation plans.
(6) Includes for 2011: $9,800 representing regular employer matching contributions under our 401(k) plan; $13,680 representing a car allowance; and approximately $4,458 representing, executive medical expenses reimbursed by us, a health club stipend and cash credits offered to any employee who foregoes certain disability insurance benefits. We make available to Mr. Reisch the company aircraft for occasional personal use. In such cases, Mr. Reisch reimburses us for an amount equal to our incremental cost for such use. The calculation of the incremental cost for personal use of our company aircraft includes only variable costs incurred as a result of such flight activity. Incremental cost does not include fixed costs that are incurred regardless of Mr. Reisch’s use (for example, aircraft insurance, maintenance, storage and flight crew salaries).
(7) Includes for 2011: $9,800 representing regular employer matching contributions under our 401(k) plan; $10,200 representing a car allowance; and approximately $4,540 representing executive medical expenses reimbursed by us, a health club stipend and cash credits offered to any employee who participates in certain wellness screenings or foregoes certain disability insurance benefits.
(8) Includes for 2011: $9,800 representing regular employer matching contributions under our 401(k) plan; $10,000 representing a car allowance; and approximately $1,800 representing a health club stipend and cash credits offered to any employee who foregoes certain disability insurance benefits.
(9) Includes for 2011: $9,800 representing regular employer matching contributions under our 401(k) plan; $21,600 representing a car allowance; and approximately $1,815 representing, executive medical expenses reimbursed by us, and cash credits offered to any employee who foregoes certain disability insurance benefits.

 

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2011

The following table provides information with regard to the target level of annual cash incentive awards for our named executive officers for performance during 2011.

 

            Estimated Possible Payouts
Under Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Awards(1)
 

Name

   Grant Date      Target      Maximum  

Marc L. Reisch

     N/A       $ 1,187,500       $ 1,781,250   

Paul B. Carousso

     N/A       $ 178,750       $ —     

Marie D. Hlavaty

     N/A       $ 233,750       $ —     

Timothy M. Larson

     N/A       $ 700,000       $ 889,000   

 

(1) Reflects the target award amounts under our annual incentive compensation plan for our named executive officers assuming 100% bonus accrual. The actual non-equity annual incentive compensation amount earned by each named executive officer, if any, in 2011 is shown in the “Summary Compensation Table” above.

Equity-based Compensation

Our equity-based compensation plans are based on the Class A Common Stock of Holdco.

2003 Plan. The 2003 Plan was approved by Holdco’s Board of Directors and was effective as of October 30, 2003. The 2003 Plan permits the grant to key employees and certain other persons stock options and stock awards and provides for a total of 288,023 shares of common stock for issuance of options and awards to employees of Holdco and its subsidiaries and a total of 10,000 shares of common stock for issuance of options and awards to directors and other persons providing services to Holdco and its subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2011, there were 288,648 shares in total available for grant under the 2003 Plan. The currently outstanding options under the 2003 Plan expire in January 2014. The maximum grant to any one person shall not exceed 70,400 shares in the aggregate. We do not currently intend to make any additional grants under the 2003 Plan.

Option grants consist of “time options”, which vest and become exercisable in annual installments over the first five years following the date of grant, and/or “performance options”, which vest and become exercisable over the first five years following the date of grant at varying levels based on the achievement of certain EBITDA targets, and in any event by the eighth anniversary of the date of grant. The performance vesting includes certain carryforward provisions if targets are not achieved in a particular fiscal year and performance in a subsequent fiscal year satisfies cumulative performance targets, subject to certain conditions. Upon the occurrence of a “change in control” (as defined in the 2003 Plan), the unvested portion of any time option will immediately become vested and exercisable, and the vesting and exercisability of the unvested portion of any performance option may accelerate depending on the timing of the change of control and return on DLJMBP III’s equity investment in Holdco, all as provided under the 2003 Plan. A “change in control” under the 2003 Plan is defined as: (1) any person or other entity (other than any of Holdco’s subsidiaries), including any “person” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, other than certain of the DLJMBP funds or affiliated parties thereof, becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination, of securities of Holdco representing more than 51% of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of Holdco (or its successor) normally entitled to vote for the election of directors of Holdco or (2) the sale of all or substantially all of the property or assets of Holdings to any unaffiliated person or entity other than one of Holdco’s subsidiaries is consummated. The Transactions did not constitute a change of control under the 2003 Plan. Options issued under the 2003 Plan expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. The shares underlying the options are subject to certain transfer and other restrictions set forth in a management stockholders agreement, dated July 29, 2003, by and among Holdco and certain holders of the capital stock of Holdco. Participants under the 2003 Plan also agree to certain restrictive covenants with respect to confidential information learned in their employment and certain noncompetition obligations in connection with their receipt of options.

 

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As of December 31, 2011, there were 9,375 options vested under the 2003 Plan and no unvested options.

2004 Plan. In connection with the closing of the Transactions, Holdco established the 2004 Plan, which permits the grant to key employees and certain other persons of Holdco and its subsidiaries various equity-based awards, including stock options and restricted stock. The 2004 Plan provides for the issuance of a total of 510,230 shares of Class A Common Stock. As of December 31, 2011, there were 134,350 shares available for grant under the 2004 Plan. The currently outstanding options under the 2004 Plan expire between October 2014 and April 2017. Shares related to grants that are forfeited, terminated, cancelled or expire unexercised become available for new grants. Under his employment agreement, Mr. Marc L. Reisch, the Chairman of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer and President, received awards of stock options and restricted stock under the 2004 Plan. Additional members of management have also received grants under the 2004 Plan since 2005.

Option grants consist of “time options”, which fully vested and became exercisable in annual installments through 2009 (for those options granted in 2004 and 2005), and/or “performance options”, which vest and become exercisable following the date of grant based upon the achievement of certain EBITDA and other performance targets, and in any event by the eighth anniversary of the date of grant. The performance vesting includes certain carryforward provisions if targets are not achieved in a particular fiscal year and performance in a subsequent fiscal year satisfies cumulative performance targets. Upon the occurrence of a “change in control” (as defined under the 2004 Plan), the unvested portion of any time option will immediately become vested and exercisable, and the vesting and exercisability of the unvested portion of any performance option may accelerate if certain EBITDA or other performance measures have been satisfied. A “change in control” under the 2004 Plan is defined as: (1) the sale (in one or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of Holdco to an unaffiliated person; (2) a sale (in one transaction or a series of transactions) resulting in more than 50% of the voting stock of Holdco being held by an unaffiliated person; or (3) a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of Holdco with or into an unaffiliated person; in the case of each of clauses (1) through (3) above, if and only if any such event results in the inability of the Sponsors, or any member or members of the Sponsors, to designate or elect a majority of Holdco’s Board of Directors (or the board of directors of the resulting entity or its parent company). The option exercise period is determined at the time of grant of the option but may not extend beyond the end of the calendar year that is ten calendar years after the date the option is granted.

All stock options, restricted shares and any common stock received upon the exercise of such equity awards or with respect to which restrictions lapse are governed by a management stockholder’s agreement and a sale participation agreement, which together generally provide for the following:

 

   

transfer restrictions until the fifth anniversary of the purchase or grant of the award or common stock, as applicable, subject to certain exceptions;

 

   

a right of first refusal by Holdco at any time after the fifth anniversary of purchase but prior to a registered public offering of the Class A Common Stock which meets certain specified criteria;

 

   

in the event of termination of employment for death or disability (as defined), if prior to the later of the fifth anniversary of the date of the purchase or grant and a registered public offering, put rights by the stockholder with respect to Holdco’s common stock and outstanding and exercisable stock options;

 

   

in the event of termination of employment other than for death or disability, if prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of the purchase or grant, call rights by Holdco with respect to Holdco’s common stock and outstanding and exercisable stock options;

 

   

“piggyback” registration rights on behalf of the members of management;

 

   

“tag-along” rights in connection with transfers by Fusion Acquisition LLC (“Fusion”), an entity controlled by investment funds affiliated with KKR, on behalf of the members of management and “drag-along” rights for Fusion and DLJMBP III; and

 

   

nondisclosure, noncompetition and nonsolicitation provisions that apply for two years following termination of employment.

As of December 31, 2011, there were 274,000 options vested under the 2004 Plan and no unvested options.

 

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Equity-based Incentive Plan

2010 LTIP. During the first fiscal quarter of 2010, we implemented the 2010 LTIP, long-term phantom share incentive arrangements with certain key employees. Under these arrangements, the applicable executive was granted a target award, based on a specified number of phantom share units, half of which was subject to vesting on the basis of performance (and continued employment) and the other half of which vested on the basis of time (and continued employment), regardless of whether the respective performance target(s) was met. The awards were subject to vesting based on meeting certain performance objectives and/or continued employment. 2010 LTIP awards were settled in cash in an amount equal to the fair market value of one share of Class A Common Stock as of the vesting date multiplied by the number of phantom share units in which the executive’s awards have vested, payable in a lump sum. We anticipate putting new long-term incentive programs in place for our named executive officers and certain other employees certain of which may be based on or valued by the Class A Common Stock.

Employment Agreements and Arrangements

Employment Arrangements with Marc L. Reisch

General. Mr. Reisch’s employment agreement had an initial term ending on December 31, 2009. This agreement was amended and restated in 2010 with a term in effect through December 31, 2010 and is automatically renewable thereafter for one year periods at the end of each renewal term unless either party provides written notice to the contrary, subject to earlier termination of his employment by either Mr. Reisch or by us pursuant to the terms of the agreement. The employment agreement currently contains the following terms, under which Mr. Reisch serves as the Chairman of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer and President.

Mr. Reisch’s agreement provides for the payment of an annual base salary of $950,000, subject to increase at the sole discretion of Holdco’s Board, which shall review Mr. Reisch’s base salary on at least an annual basis, plus an annual cash bonus opportunity between zero and 187.5% of annual base salary, with a current target bonus opportunity of $1,187,500.

The employment agreement provides for our payment of the premiums on a life insurance policy having a death benefit equal to $10.0 million that will be payable to beneficiaries designated by Mr. Reisch. Mr. Reisch is subject to noncompetition and nonsolicitation restrictions during the term of the employment agreement and for a period of two years following Mr. Reisch’s termination of employment. The employment agreement also includes a provision relating to the nondisclosure of confidential information.

Change in Control. Upon a change in control, the employment agreement (other than certain provisions which survive such a termination of the agreement) will automatically terminate, and Mr. Reisch will be entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to $4,200,000 in cash. In addition, if Mr. Reisch’s employment is terminated for any reason at any time on or after a change in control and the termination of the employment agreement, Mr. Reisch will be entitled to receive (1) any employee benefits that he may be entitled to under the applicable welfare benefit plans, fringe benefit plans and qualified and nonqualified retirement plans then in effect upon termination of employment to the date of termination and (2) so long as such termination is not by us for cause, a lump sum payment equal to the pro-rated portion of the target annual cash bonus that Mr. Reisch may have been eligible to receive in respect of such fiscal year.

Termination by us for Cause or by Mr. Reisch without Good Reason. Under the employment agreement, termination for “cause” requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of our Board (or such higher percentage or procedures required under the 2004 Stockholders Agreement) and may be based on any of the following:

 

   

Mr. Reisch’s willful and continued failure to perform his material duties which continues beyond ten days after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Mr. Reisch by us;

 

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the willful or intentional engaging in conduct by Mr. Reisch that causes material and demonstrable injury, monetarily or otherwise, to us or KKR and DLJMBP III or their affiliates;

 

   

the commission of a crime constituting a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or

 

   

a material breach by Mr. Reisch of the employment agreement, the management stockholder’s agreement, the sale participation agreement, or the stock option agreement or restricted stock award agreement entered into in connection with the employment agreement, including, engaging in any action in breach of restrictive covenants contained in the employment agreement, which continues beyond ten days after a written demand to cure the breach is delivered by us to Mr. Reisch (to the extent that, in our Board’s reasonable judgment, the breach can be cured).

Under the employment agreement between us and Mr. Reisch, Mr. Reisch’s employment may be terminated by him for good reason. The term “good reason” means:

 

   

a reduction in Mr. Reisch’s rate of base salary or annual incentive compensation opportunity (other than a general reduction in base salary or annual incentive compensation opportunities that affects all members of our senior management equally, which general reduction will only be implemented by our Board after consultation with Mr. Reisch);

 

   

a material reduction in Mr. Reisch’s duties and responsibilities, an adverse change in Mr. Reisch’s titles of chairman and chief executive officer or the assignment to Mr. Reisch of duties or responsibilities materially inconsistent with such titles; however, none of the foregoing will be deemed to occur by virtue of the removal of Mr. Reisch from the position of chairman of the board following the completion of a public offering of the Class A Common Stock meeting certain specified criteria; or

 

   

a transfer of Mr. Reisch’s primary workplace by more than 20 miles outside of Armonk, New York.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “good reason” will not be deemed to exist unless Mr. Reisch provides us with written notice setting forth the event or circumstances giving rise to the good reason, and we fail to cure such event or circumstance within 30 days following the date of such notice.

If Mr. Reisch’s employment were terminated by us for cause or by Mr. Reisch without good reason, he would be entitled to receive a lump sum payment, which includes the amount of any earned but unpaid base salary, earned but unpaid annual bonus for a previously completed fiscal year, and accrued and unpaid vacation pay as well as reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses, all as of the date of termination. In addition, Mr. Reisch would receive the supplemental retirement benefit described in the narrative following the Pension Benefits table and the transfer of the life insurance policy described under “—Employment Agreements and Arrangements—Employment Arrangements with Marc L. Reisch—General” such that Mr. Reisch may assume the policy at his own expense. Also, Mr. Reisch would receive any employee benefits that he may be entitled to under the applicable welfare benefit plans, fringe benefit plans and qualified and nonqualified retirement plans then in effect upon termination of employment to the date of termination.

Termination by us without Cause or by Mr. Reisch for Good Reason. The employment agreement also provides that if Mr. Reisch is terminated by us without cause (which includes our nonrenewal of the agreement for any additional one-year period, as described above but excludes death or disability) or if he resigns for good reason, he will be entitled to receive, in addition to the amounts and benefits described above in connection with a termination by us for cause or by Mr. Reisch without good reason:

 

   

(1) a lump sum payment equal to the prorated (based on the number of days in the applicable fiscal year in which Mr. Reisch was employed) annual bonus for the year of termination that he otherwise would have been entitled to receive had he remained employed, paid at such time such annual bonus would otherwise be payable, and (2) $4,200,000, payable in equal monthly installments over the 24-month period following the date of termination; and

 

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(1) continued participation in welfare benefit plans (on the same terms in effect for active employees) until the earlier of two years after the date of termination and the date that Mr. Reisch becomes eligible for coverage under a comparable plan maintained by any subsequent employer, or (2) cash in an amount that allows him to purchase equivalent coverage for the same period.

Disability or Death. In the event that Mr. Reisch’s employment is terminated due to his death or disability (defined in the employment agreement as being unable to perform his duties due to physical or mental incapacity for six consecutive months or nine months in any consecutive 18-month period), Mr. Reisch (or his estate, as the case may be) will be entitled to receive, in addition to the amounts described above in connection with a termination by us for cause or by Mr. Reisch without good reason, as applicable, a lump sum payment equal to the prorated (based on the number of days in the applicable fiscal year in which Mr. Reisch was employed) portion of the annual bonus, if any, Mr. Reisch would have been entitled to receive for the year of termination, payable within 15 days after the date of termination.

Supplemental Retirement Benefits. The vested supplemental retirement benefits granted to Mr. Reisch are described in the narrative following the Pension Benefits table below.

Additional Post-Termination Medical Benefits. The post-termination medical benefits granted to Mr. Reisch are described in the narrative following the Pension Benefits table below.

Gross-Up Payments for Excise Taxes. Under the terms of the employment agreement, if it is determined that any payment, benefit or distribution to or for the benefit of Mr. Reisch would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code by reason of being “contingent on a change in ownership or control” of his employer within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, or any interest or penalties are incurred by Mr. Reisch with respect to the excise tax, subject to certain notice and other requirements, then Mr. Reisch would be entitled to receive an additional payment or payments, or a “gross-up payment”. The gross-up payment would be equal to an amount such that after payment by Mr. Reisch of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed relating to such taxes), Mr. Reisch would retain an amount equal to the excise tax (including any interest and penalties) imposed.

Stock Options. All of Mr. Reisch’s stock options were vested prior to December 31, 2011, and therefore there would be no unvested options subject to acceleration in the event of a change in control.

Code Section 409A. Payments which Mr. Reisch may be entitled to under the employment agreement may be subject to deferral for a period of time under Section 409A of the Code, as may be necessary to prevent any acceleration or additional tax under Section 409A.

Employment Agreement with Timothy M. Larson

General. Jostens entered into an employment agreement with Timothy M. Larson, in January 2008, which was amended and restated in October 2011 on the following terms, under which he serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Jostens. Mr. Larson’s employment agreement has an initial term of five years ending on January 7, 2013 (subject to extension for the applicable notice period in the case the agreement is not renewed or extended in respect of the initial term), and is automatically renewable thereafter for one year periods, subject to earlier termination of his employment upon notice by either Mr. Larson or by Jostens pursuant to the terms of the agreement. Mr. Larson’s agreement provides for the payment of an annual base salary of not less than $700,000, subject to increase at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors which shall review Mr. Larson’s base salary on at least an annual basis, plus an annual cash bonus opportunity between zero and 127% of base salary, with a current target bonus opportunity of $700,000. In connection with the amendment and restatement of Mr. Larson’s employment agreement, he was paid a special bonus in the amount of $305,000 in March 2012. Mr. Larson also receives certain executive health benefits and perquisites, including financial counseling services, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500 annually and a monthly car allowance of $1,800. The agreement allows for certain payments and benefits upon termination without cause or for good reason, death, disability and a change in control.

 

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Mr. Larson is subject to noncompetition and nonsolicitation restrictions during the term of the employment agreement and for a period of two years following Mr. Larson’s termination of employment. The employment agreement also includes a provision relating to the nondisclosure of confidential information.

Termination by us for Cause or by Mr. Larson without Good Reason. Under the employment agreement between Visant, Jostens and Mr. Larson, termination by us for “cause” may be based on any of the following (as determined by the Chief Executive Officer following consultation with our Board):

 

   

Mr. Larson’s willful and continued failure to perform his material duties which continues beyond thirty days after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Mr. Larson by us;

 

   

the willful or intentional engaging in conduct that causes material and demonstrable injury, monetarily or otherwise, to us or KKR and DLJMBP III or their affiliates;

 

   

the commission of a crime constituting a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or

 

   

a material breach by Mr. Larson of the employment agreement, the management stockholder’s agreement, the sale participation agreement or any long term incentive agreement, including engaging in any action in breach of restrictive covenants contained in the employment agreement which continues beyond thirty days after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered by us to Mr. Larson (to the extent that, in our Board’s reasonable judgment, the breach can be cured).

Also as defined in the employment agreement, “good reason” means:

 

   

a reduction in Mr. Larson’s rate of base salary or annual incentive compensation opportunity (other than a general reduction in base salary or annual incentive compensation that affects all members of our senior management in substantially the same proportion, provided that Mr. Larson’s base salary is not reduced by more than 10%); a substantial reduction in Mr. Larson’s duties and responsibilities, an adverse change in Mr. Larson’s titles of president and chief executive officer of Jostens or the assignment to Mr. Larson of duties or responsibilities substantially inconsistent with such titles; or

 

   

a transfer of Mr. Larson’s primary workplace by more than 50 miles outside of Bloomington, Minnesota.

Prior to Mr. Larson resigning for good reason, he must provide written notice setting forth the event or circumstance giving rise to good reason and we would then have a period of thirty days to cure such event or circumstance. If we fail to cure such event or occurrence within such period, Mr. Larson may proceed with giving notice of resignation for good reason.

If Mr. Larson’s employment were terminated by us for cause or by Mr. Larson without good reason, he would be entitled to receive a lump sum payment, which includes the amount of any earned but unpaid base salary, earned but unpaid annual bonus for the previously completed fiscal year, and accrued and unpaid vacation pay as well as reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses, all as of the date of termination. Also, Mr. Larson would receive any employee benefits that he may be entitled to under the applicable welfare benefit plans, fringe benefit plans and qualified and nonqualified retirement plans then in effect upon termination of employment to the date of termination.

Termination by us without Cause or by Mr. Larson for Good Reason. If Mr. Larson is terminated by us without cause (which includes our nonrenewal of the agreement for any additional one-year period, but excludes death or disability) or if he resigns for good reason, he will be entitled to receive, in addition to the amounts and benefits described above in connection with a termination by us for cause or by Mr. Larson without good reason:

 

   

(1) a lump sum payment equal to the prorated (based on the number of days in the applicable fiscal year in which Mr. Larson was employed) portion of the annual bonus, if any, Mr. Larson would have been entitled to receive for the year of termination had he remained employed, paid at such time such annual bonus would otherwise be payable (the “Pro-Rata Bonus”), and (2) subject to his continued compliance

 

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with the restrictive covenants and his execution of a release of claims, an amount equal to the sum of (a) 24 months’ base salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to the date of termination plus (b) two times his target bonus for the year of termination, payable in equal monthly installments over the 24-month period following the date of termination;

 

   

continued participation in health and welfare benefit plans (on the same terms as in effect for active employees) until the earlier of 24 months after the date of termination or the date that Mr. Larson becomes eligible for comparable coverage by any subsequent employer.

 

   

In the case of Mr. Larson’s termination of employment resulting from the non-renewal of the initial term of the employment agreement (without replacement or amendment) upon notice given between March 31, 2012 and October 31, 2012, Mr. Larson would additionally be entitled to exercise his vested stock options through a net settlement exercise (pursuant to which Mr. Larson’s payment of the exercise price and taxes due in connection with the exercise will be paid by shares of stock underlying such options that otherwise would be issued as a result of the exercise, based on the fair market value of the shares at the time) effective the date of termination. The resulting shares of stock will be subject to a hold period of 6 months and 2 days from issuance (the day following the end of the hold period, the “date of repurchase”), at which date we will repurchase the shares at the fair market value of such shares as of the date of repurchase. Any shares of stock owned by Mr. Larson at the date of termination will be valued as of the date of termination based on the fair market value of the Class A Common Stock at the time and such shares tendered by Mr. Larson to us for repurchase. The proceeds of such repurchase will be paid to Mr. Larson in a lump sum on the 30th day following the second anniversary of the date of termination.

Disability or Death. In the event that Mr. Larson’s employment is terminated due to his death or disability (defined in the employment agreement as being unable to perform his duties due to physical or mental incapacity for six consecutive months or nine months in any consecutive 18-month period), Mr. Larson (or his estate, as the case may be) will be entitled to receive, as applicable, in addition to the amounts described above in connection with a termination by us for cause or by Mr. Larson without good reason, the Pro-Rata Bonus.

Stock Options. All of Mr. Larson’s stock options were vested prior to December 31, 2011, and therefore there would be no unvested options subject to acceleration in the event of a change in control.

Restricted Stock. Mr. Larson was granted 7,000 restricted shares on September 10, 2010, which will vest in full on the third anniversary of the grant assuming Mr. Larson’s continued employment through such date or such earlier date in the event of a change in control transaction or a termination of Mr. Larson’s employment by us without cause, by him for good reason or due to his death or permanent disability.

Code Section 409A. Payments which Mr. Larson may be entitled to under the employment agreement may be subject to deferral for a period of time under Section 409A of the Code, as may be necessary to prevent any acceleration or additional tax under Section 409A.

Change in Control Agreements

On May 10, 2007, we entered into a change in control severance agreement with each of Paul B. Carousso, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Marie D. Hlavaty, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. The change in control agreements were effective for an initial term extending to December 31, 2009 and automatic one-year renewal terms thereafter unless either we or the executive upon notice elects not to extend the agreement, provided that the change in control agreements shall remain in effect for a period of two years following a change in control (as defined in the agreements) occurring during the term. The agreements allow for certain payments and benefits upon a change in control as described under “—Termination, Severance and Change of Control Arrangements—Arrangements with Paul B. Carousso and Marie D. Hlavaty”.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2011

The following table presents the outstanding equity awards held by each named executive officer as of December 31, 2011.

 

     Option Awards      Stock Awards  

Name

   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options

(#)
Exercisable(1)
     Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options

(#)
Unexercisable
     Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options

(#)
     Option
Exercise
Price
($)(2)
     Option
Expiration
Date
     Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (#)
    Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested
($)(4)
 

Marc L. Reisch

     880         —           —         $ 30.09         1/20/2014         —        $ —     
     127,466         —           —         $ 39.07         10/4/2014         —        $ —     

Paul B. Carousso

     9,365         —           —         $ 39.07         3/17/2015         —        $ —     

Marie D. Hlavaty

     18,730         —           —         $ 39.07         3/17/2015         —        $ —     

Timothy M. Larson

     2,552         —           —         $ 30.09         1/20/2014         —        $ —     
     16,649         —           —         $ 39.07         12/31/2015         —        $ —     
     —           —           —         $ —              7,000 (3)    $ 673,400   

 

(1) Represents options that are vested and exercisable but not yet exercised.
(2) There is no established public trading market for the Class A Common Stock, and, therefore, the exercise prices listed in this column represent the fair market value of a share of the Class A Common Stock, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, based on an independent third party valuation, as of the grant date of the option (in each case the original option exercise price was adjusted in April 2006 in connection with the special dividend paid on the Class A Common Stock).
(3) Represents restricted stock which will vest in full on September 10, 2013 subject to Mr. Larson’s continued service. The stock is subject to accelerated vesting in the event of certain termination of employment events, namely, a termination by us without cause, a termination by the executive with good reason, on the executive’s death or disability, or upon a change in control. The awards were made under our 2004 Plan, which is described under “—Equity-based Compensation” and the accelerated vesting provisions of the stock award are further described under “—Termination, Severance and Change of Control Arrangements”.
(4) There is no established public trading market for the Class A Common Stock. For purposes of this column, the market value of shares that were not vested as of December 31, 2011 is calculated based on the fair market value of the Class A Common Stock of $96.20 per share as of December 31, 2011, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors under the 2004 Plan based on an independent third party valuation.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2011

Mr. Reisch was paid $4,835,670, Mr. Carousso was paid $713,130, Ms. Hlavaty was paid $869,803 and Mr. Larson was paid $2,096,332, in respect of the 2010 LTIP, in each case in cash. The units awarded to our named executive officers are described in “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Other Long-Term Incentive Awards—2010 LTIP”.

Pension Benefits in 2011

The following table presents the present value of accumulated pension benefits as of December 31, 2011.

 

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Pension Benefits

 

    Jostens Pension Plan(1)     Jostens ERISA Excess Plan     Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan (SERP)
    2010 SERP  

Name

  Number
of

Years
Credited
Service
(#)
    Present
Value

of
Accum-
ulated
Benefits
($)(2)
    Payments
During
Last
Fiscal
Year ($)
    Number
of

Years
Credited
Service
(#)
    Present
Value

of
Accumulated
Benefits
($)(2)
    Payments
During
Last
Fiscal
Year ($)
    Number
of

Years
Credited
Service
(#)
    Present
Value

of
Accum-
ulated
Benefits
($)(2)
    Payments
During
Last
Fiscal
Year ($)
    Number
of

Years
Credited
Service
(#)
    Present
Value

of
Accum-
ulated
Benefits
($)(2)
    Payments
During
Last
Fiscal
Year ($)
 

Marc L. Reisch

    7.2      $ 123,519      $ —          7.2      $ 778,925      $ —          7.2      $ 717,380      $ —          N/A      $ 108,203      $ —     

Paul B. Carousso

    7.2      $ 60,046      $ —          7.2      $ 38,298      $ —          7.2      $ 171,643      $ —          N/A        N/A        N/A   

Marie D. Hlavaty

    7.2      $ 85,724      $ —          7.2      $ 105,194      $ —          7.2      $ 311,558      $ —          N/A        N/A        N/A   

Timothy M. Larson

    17.3      $ 107,874      $ —          17.3      $ 191,013      $ —          8.0      $ 317,252      $ —          N/A        N/A        N/A   

 

N/A—Not applicable

(1) Messrs. Reisch, Carousso, Larson and Ms. Hlavaty participate under the salaried employee pension formula.
(2) The present value of accumulated benefits is determined using the assumptions disclosed in Note 14, Benefit Plans, to our consolidated financial statements and is net of any benefit to be received under any other qualified or non-qualified retirement plans.

Jostens maintains a tax-qualified, non-contributory pension plan for salaried employees employed on or prior to December 31, 2005. Jostens also maintains an unfunded supplemental retirement plan (the “Jostens ERISA Excess Plan”). Benefits earned under the pension plan may exceed the level of benefits that may be paid from a tax-qualified plan under the Code. The Jostens ERISA Excess Plan pays the benefits that would have been provided from the pension plan but cannot because they exceed the level of benefits that may be paid from a tax-qualified plan under the Code.

For the pension plan and the Jostens ERISA Excess Plan:

 

   

Normal retirement age is 65 with at least five years of service, while early retirement is allowed at age 55 with at least ten years of service. Employees who retire prior to age 65 are subject to an early retirement factor adjustment based on their age at benefit commencement. The reduction is 7.8% for each year between ages 62 and 65 and 4.2% for each year between 55 and 62.

 

   

The vesting period is five years or attainment of age 65.

 

   

The formula to determine retirement income benefits prior to January 1, 2006 (the grandfathered benefit) was based on a participant’s highest average annual cash compensation (W-2 earnings, excluding certain long term incentives and certain taxable allowances such as moving allowance) during any five consecutive calendar years, years of credited service (to a maximum of 35 years) and the Social Security covered compensation table in effect as of retirement. The grandfathered benefit formula is 0.85% of average annual salary up to Social Security covered compensation plus 1.50% of average annual salary in excess of Social Security covered compensation times years of benefit service (up to 35 maximum). Only those employees age 45 and over with more than 15 years of service as of December 31, 2005 are entitled to earn the grandfathered benefit formula for service after December 31, 2005. None of the named executive officers is eligible for the grandfathered benefit formula for service after December 31, 2005.

 

   

Effective January 1, 2006, the formula to determine an employee’s retirement income benefits for future service under the plan changed for employees under age 45 with less than 15 years of service as of December 31, 2005 (non-grandfathered participants). Benefits earned under the grandfathered benefit formula prior to January 1, 2006 are retained, and only benefits earned for future years are calculated under the revised formula. The formula for benefits earned after January 1, 2006 for the non-grandfathered participants is based on 1% of a participant’s cash compensation (W-2 compensation) for each year or partial year of benefit service beginning January 1, 2006.

 

   

The methods of payment upon retirement include, but are not limited to, life annuity, 50%, 75% or 100% joint and survivor annuity and life annuity with ten year certain.

 

   

There is a cap on the maximum annual salary that can be used to calculate the benefit accrual allowable under the pension plan. Additional salary over the cap is used to calculate the accrued benefit under the Jostens ERISA Excess Plan. No more than $245,000 of salary could be recognized in 2011 under the pension plan, and this limitation will increase periodically as established by the IRS.

 

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We also maintain non-contributory unfunded supplemental retirement plans (SERPs) for the named executive officers. Participants who retire after age 60 with at least seven calendar years of full-time employment service as an executive officer (as defined under the SERP) are eligible for a benefit equal to 1% of his/her base salary in effect at age 60, multiplied by the number of years in full-time employment as an executive officer, not to exceed 30 years. The result of the calculation is divided by 12 to arrive at a monthly benefit payment. Only service after age 30 and before age 60 is recognized under the SERP. If the employee’s employment is terminated for any reason other than death or total disability after reaching age 55 and completing seven years of full-time employment service as an executive officer, but before reaching age 60, the employee shall be entitled to an early retirement benefit in equal monthly installments during his/her remaining lifetime, equal to 1% of the employee’s base salary in effect at termination, multiplied by the employee’s years of full-time employment service, not to exceed 30 years. In the event of a change in control, a participant is deemed to have completed at least seven years of service as an executive officer. The SERP provides a pre-retirement death benefit such that, if the employee dies prior to his total disability or termination of employment and before satisfying the age and service requirements, the employee’s beneficiary will receive a lump sum payment equal to twice the employee’s base salary in effect at the time of death or at the time of termination if there was a termination due to total disability.

On May 17, 2010, Holdco and Jostens also entered into a 2010 supplemental executive retirement plan agreement (the “2010 SERP”) with Mr. Reisch to provide for the vested supplemental retirement benefits originally granted under Mr. Reisch’s employment agreement. The benefits include the provision of certain post-termination medical benefits whereby Mr. Reisch and his eligible dependents are eligible for welfare benefits on equivalent terms as if Mr. Reisch had remained employed (either through continued participation in our medical insurance plans or through the purchase of a medical insurance program solely for the benefit of Mr. Reisch and his dependents). Coverage ends at the earlier of Mr. Reisch reaching age 65 or the date on which Mr. Reisch becomes eligible for comparable coverage from a subsequent employer, and in the case of his death, his then spouse is entitled to receive the post-retirement medical benefits until the date on which Mr. Reisch would, but for his death, have reached age 65.

In addition, Mr. Reisch, or his beneficiaries, are also entitled to payment in a lump sum of a retirement benefit, on the earlier of the date he achieves age 65 or a date that is within 90 days following the date of his death. The benefit is equal to, generally, 10% of the average of Mr. Reisch’s (1) base salary and (2) annual bonuses (excluding any transaction, signing or other non-recurring special bonuses) payable over the five fiscal years ended prior to his termination, plus 2% of such average compensation (prorated for any partial years) earned for each additional year of service accruing after December 31, 2009, less the value of the benefits payable under the other qualified or non-qualified retirement plans.

Mr. Reisch’s supplemental retirement benefits under the 2010 SERP and the SERP maintained for Mr. Reisch were funded under an irrevocable grantor trust on the last day of fiscal year 2010 (with such funding subject to true-up at least annually thereafter and additional funding made to the trust as necessary to maintain the retirement benefit), the assets of which are to be used exclusively to pay benefits under these retirement plans for the benefit of Mr. Reisch. Mr. Reisch is entitled to a lump sum payment of the benefits under the SERP upon the earlier of his reaching age 60 and a date that is within 90 days following the date of his death or disability.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation for 2011

None of the named executive officers receives any nonqualified deferred compensation.

Termination, Severance and Change of Control Arrangements

Post-termination PaymentsMarc L. Reisch. The information below is provided to disclose hypothetical payments to Marc L. Reisch under various termination scenarios, assuming, in each situation, that Mr. Reisch was terminated on December 31, 2011 (and excluding any amounts accrued as of the date of termination, including under the 2010 LTIP). All amounts are stated in gross before taxes and withholding.

 

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Post-Termination Payments

Marc L. Reisch

 

     Voluntary
Termination
Without
Good
Reason or
Involuntary
Termination
for Cause
($)
     Voluntary
Termination
With Good
Reason or
Involuntary
Termination
Without
Cause ($)
    Termination in
Connection
with a Change
in Control
($)(7)
    Disability
($)
       Death ($)  

Severance

   $ —         $ 4,200,000 (5)    $ 4,200,000 (8)    $ —           $ —     

Stock Options

         (3)             (3)            (3)            (3)               (3)   

Incremental Pension Benefits(1)

   $ —         $ —        $ —        $ 109,325         $ 995,576 (9) 

Continuation of Welfare Benefits

   $ —         $ 28,774 (6)    $ 28,774 (6)    $ —           $ —     

Additional Post-Termination Medical Benefits(2)

   $ 72,300       $ 72,300      $ 72,300      $ 72,300         $ 49,484   

Insurance

         (4)             (4)            (4)            (4)               (10)   

 

(1) Represents the net increase in the actuarial present value of accumulated benefits under the pension plan, the Jostens Excess ERISA Plan, the SERP and the additional supplemental retirement benefit under the employment arrangements with Mr. Reisch over the aggregate actuarial present value of accumulated benefits reported in the Pension Benefits table (determined using the assumptions disclosed in Note 14, Benefit Plans, to our consolidated financial statements).
(2) Represents the present value of the additional post-termination retiree medical benefits under Mr. Reisch’s employment arrangements, determined using the assumptions disclosed in Note 14, Benefit Plans, to our consolidated financial statements.
(3) All outstanding options held by the executive are currently vested. In the event of a voluntary termination of employment by the executive without good reason or termination by us for cause, the executive’s ability to exercise vested options will cease immediately upon termination of employment. If termination of the executive’s employment is without cause or by the executive with good reason, then the executive will have 90 days after the date of termination to exercise vested options. We have discretion to terminate the exercisability of options effective on the date that we are merged or consolidated or all or substantially all of our assets or 80% or more of our stock is purchased, or similar corporate transaction occurs, so long as we provide the holder of outstanding options 10 days to exercise the options, make payment to the optionee in respect of termination of the options or provide the optionee with the opportunity to convert the outstanding options into new options or voting securities of the surviving entity. In the event of the executive’s death or disability, an executive’s vested options (i) may be exercised within one year after the date of death or disability and (ii) will be subject to a put, at the option of the executive or the executive’s estate, for purchase at the excess of the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock over the respective exercise price.
(4) Assumes the $10 million life insurance policy is transferred to Mr. Reisch, with future premiums to be paid by Mr. Reisch.
(5) Payable in 24 equal monthly installments.
(6) The table reflects the 2012 monthly premium payable by us for medical, dental and vision benefits in which Mr. Reisch and his dependents participated at January 1, 2012, multiplied by 24 months.
(7)

Subject to certain notice and other requirements, Mr. Reisch would be entitled to an additional payment (a gross-up) in the event it shall be determined that any payment, benefit or distribution (or combination thereof) by us for his benefit (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of our employment agreement with Mr. Reisch, or otherwise pursuant to or by reason of any other agreement, policy, plan, program or arrangement, including without limitation any stock option, restricted stock, or the lapse or termination of any restriction on the vesting or exercisability of any of the foregoing) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code by reason of being “contingent on a change in ownership or control” of us, within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code or any interest or penalties are

 

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incurred by Mr. Reisch with respect to the excise tax. The payment would be in an amount such that after payment by Mr. Reisch of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to those taxes), including, without limitation, any income taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto) and the excise tax imposed upon the gross-up available to cause the imposition of such taxes to be avoided, Mr. Reisch retains an amount equal to the excise tax (including any interest and penalties) imposed. However, there may be certain statutory exemptions based on our being a privately held company that would avoid the imposition of the excise tax.

(8) Upon a change in control, the employment agreement (other than certain provisions which survive such a termination of the agreement) will automatically terminate, and Mr. Reisch will be entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to $4,200,000 in cash. In such case, Mr. Reisch shall also be entitled to receive (1) any employee benefits that he may be entitled to under the applicable welfare benefit plans, fringe benefit plans and qualified and nonqualified retirement plans then in effect upon termination of employment to the date of termination and (2) so long as such termination is not by us for cause, a lump sum payment equal to the pro-rated portion of the target annual cash bonus that Mr. Reisch may have been eligible to receive in respect of such fiscal year, which would have been $1,187,500 if such termination occurred at December 31, 2011.
(9) The 2010 SERP provides for a lump sum payment on the earlier of Mr. Reisch reaching age 65 or a date that is within 90 days following his death. The incremental value in this scenario represents the enhancement, in actuarial present value dollar terms, from an immediate commencement of the benefit compared to payment at age 65.
(10) The proceeds of the life insurance policy would be payable to Mr. Reisch’s beneficiaries.

Post-termination Payments—Timothy M. Larson. The employment agreement with Mr. Larson allows for certain payments and benefits upon termination, death, disability and a change in control as described under “—Employment Agreements and Arrangements—Employment Agreement with Timothy M. Larson”. The information below is provided to disclose hypothetical payments to Timothy M. Larson under various termination scenarios, assuming, in each situation, that Mr. Larson was terminated on December 31, 2011 (and excluding any amounts accrued as of the date of termination, including under the 2010 LTIP and the bonus payable to Mr. Larson in connection with the execution of an amended and restated employment agreement in 2011). All amounts are stated in gross before taxes and withholding.

Post-Termination Benefits

Timothy M. Larson

 

    Voluntary
Termination
without
Good
Reason or
Involuntary
Termination
for Cause
($)
    Voluntary
Termination
with Good
Reason or
Involuntary
Termination
without
Cause ($)
    Termination in
Connection
with a Change
in Control ($)
    Disability
($)
    Death ($)  

Severance

  $ —        $ 2,800,000 (5)    $ 2,800,000 (5)    $ —        $ —     

Annual Incentive

  $ —        $ 113,218 (6)    $ 113,218 (6)    $ 113,218 (6)    $ 113,218 (6) 

Stock Options

        (4)            (4)            (4)            (4)            (4)   

Restricted Stock(1)

  $ —        $ 673,400      $ 673,400      $ 673,400      $ 673,400   

Incremental Pension Benefits(2)

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 1,379,941      $ 928,702 (7) 

Continuation of Welfare Benefits(3)

  $ —        $ 28,774      $ 28,774      $ —        $ —     

 

(1)

Represents $96.20 per share (the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, as of December 31, 2011 based on an independent third party valuation) multiplied by the number of shares of restricted stock granted to Mr. Larson. Mr. Larson holds 7,000 shares of restricted stock that would vest upon a termination by us without cause, by

 

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Mr. Larson with good reason, upon a change in control (whether or not his employment is terminated) or upon his disability or death. If one of the foregoing events had occurred on December 31, 2011, Mr. Larson would have become fully vested in such stock.

(2) Represents the net increase in the actuarial present value of accumulated benefits under the pension plan, the Jostens Excess ERISA Plan and the SERP over the aggregate actuarial present value of accumulated benefits reported in the Pension Benefits table (determined using the assumptions disclosed in Note 14, Benefit Plans, to our consolidated financial statements).
(3) The table reflects the 2012 monthly premium payable by us for medical, dental and vision benefits in which Mr. Larson and his dependents participated at January 1, 2012, multiplied by 24 months.
(4) All outstanding options held by the executive are currently vested. In the event of a voluntary termination of employment by the executive without good reason or termination by us for cause, the executive’s ability to exercise vested options will cease immediately upon termination of employment. If termination of the executive’s employment is without cause or by the executive with good reason, then the executive will have 90 days after the date of termination to exercise vested options. We have discretion to terminate the exercisability of options effective on the date that we are merged or consolidated or all or substantially all of our assets or 80% or more of our stock is purchased, or similar corporate transaction occurs, so long as we provide the holder of outstanding options 10 days to exercise the options, make payment to the optionee in respect of termination of the options or provide the optionee with the opportunity to convert the outstanding options into new options or voting securities of the surviving entity. In the event of the executive’s death or disability, an executive’s vested options (i) may be exercised within one year after the date of death or disability and (ii) will be subject to a put, at the option of the executive or the executive’s estate, for purchase at the excess of the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock over the respective exercise price.
(5) Represents payments due to Mr. Larson in connection with a termination without cause or for good reason following a change in control equal the sum of 24 months’ base salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to December 31, 2011 plus two times Mr. Larson’s target bonus for the year of termination, payable in 24 equal monthly installments.
(6) Payable as a lump sum in connection with a termination without cause or for good reason or in the case of death or disability.
(7) The SERP provides a pre-retirement death benefit such that, if the employee dies prior to his total disability or termination of employment and before satisfying the age and service requirements, the employee’s beneficiary will receive a lump sum payment equal to twice the employee’s base salary in effect at the time of death or at the time of termination if there was a termination due to total disability.

Arrangements with Paul B. Carousso and Marie D. Hlavaty

Change in Control Severance Agreements. The change in control severance agreements between us and each of Paul B. Carousso, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Marie D. Hlavaty, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, provide for severance payments and benefits to the executive if, during the term of the agreement, his or her employment is terminated without cause or if the executive resigns with good reason within two years following a change in control. A “change in control” is defined as: (1) the sale (in one or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of Holdings to an unaffiliated person; (2) a sale (in one transaction or a series of transactions) resulting in more than 50% of the voting stock of Holdco being held by an unaffiliated person; or (3) a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of Holdco with or into an unaffiliated person, in each case if and only if any such event listed in (1) through (3) above results in the inability of the Sponsors, or any member or members of the Sponsors, to designate or elect a majority of the Board (or the board of directors of the resulting entity or its parent company). The change in control agreements were effective for an initial term extending to December 31, 2009 and automatic one-year renewal terms thereafter unless either we or the executive upon notice elects not to extend the agreement, provided that the agreements shall remain in effect for a period of two years following a change in control during the term.

“Cause” is defined as: the executive’s willful and continued failure to perform his or her material duties which continues beyond ten days after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the executive by us; the willful or intentional engaging in conduct that causes material and demonstrable injury, monetarily or

 

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otherwise, to us or KKR and DLJMBP III or their affiliates; the commission of a crime constituting a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or a material breach by the executive of the change in control agreement or any other agreement, including engaging in any action in breach of restrictive covenants which continues beyond ten days after a written demand to cure the breach is delivered by us to the executive (to the extent that, in our Board’s reasonable judgment, the breach can be cured). “Good reason” is defined as: a reduction in the executive’s base salary or annual incentive compensation (other than a general reduction in base salary that affects all members of our senior management in substantially the same proportion, provided that the executive’s base salary is not reduced by more than 10%); a substantial reduction or adverse change in the executive’s duties and responsibilities; a transfer of the executive’s primary workplace by more than fifty miles outside his or her current workplace; our failure to cause our successor to assume our obligations under the change in control severance agreement; or our failure, or our successor’s failure, to maintain the change in control agreement for a two-year period following a change in control.

The severance payments and benefits under the change in control agreements are in lieu of any other severance benefits except as required by law and include an amount equal to one times the sum of (1) the executive’s then current annual base salary and (2) the higher of (a) an amount equal to the executive’s annual cash bonus at target for the year of termination or (b) an amount equal to the average bonus rate paid to the executive for the two years prior to termination multiplied by the executive’s then current annual base salary, payable over the twelve months following the date of termination (subject to deferral for a period of time under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, as may be necessary to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A). In addition, the executive would be entitled to: a lump sum amount equal to his or her annual target bonus for the year of termination, (if termination is prior to September 30th, the amount shall be pro-rated for the portion of the year the executive was employed), payable at the time payments are otherwise made under the bonus plan; continued coverage under our group health benefits for twelve months (or earlier if otherwise covered by subsequent employer comparable benefits), or if plans are terminated or coverage is not permissible under law, a cash stipend in an equivalent amount to what we would otherwise pay for such executive’s group health continuation; and any other vested and accrued benefits under plans in which he or she participates and unreimbursed business expenses prior to the date of termination. The severance payments and benefits to be paid under the terms of the change in control agreements are subject to the executive entering into a severance agreement, including a general waiver and release of claims against us and our affiliates, and the executive’s continued compliance with the restrictive covenants to which the executives are otherwise bound pursuant to other agreements in place with us.

Stock Options. All of Mr. Carousso’s and Ms. Hlavaty’s stock options were vested prior to December 31, 2011 and therefore there would be no unvested options subject to acceleration in the event of a change in control.

Post-termination Payments—Paul B. Carousso. The information below is provided to disclose hypothetical payments to Paul Carousso under various termination scenarios based on contractual arrangements in place with Mr. Carousso, assuming, in each situation, that Mr. Carousso was terminated on December 31, 2011 (and excluding any amounts accrued as of the date of termination, including under the 2010 LTIP). All amounts are stated in gross before taxes and withholding.

 

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Post-Termination Benefits

Paul B. Carousso

 

    Voluntary
Termination
without
Good
Reason or
Involuntary
Termination
for Cause
($)
    Voluntary
Termination
with Good
Reason or
Involuntary
Termination
without
Cause ($)
    Termination in
Connection
with a Change
in Control ($)
    Disability
($)
     Death ($)  

Severance

  $ —        $ —        $ 503,750 (4)    $ —         $ —     

Annual Incentive

  $ —        $ —        $ 178,750 (5)    $ —         $ —     

Stock Options

        (3)            (3)            (3)            (3)             (3)   

Incremental Pension Benefits(1)

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 291,033       $ 428,607 (6) 

Continuation of Health Benefits(2)

  $ —        $ —        $ 14,784      $ —         $ —     

 

(1) Represents the net increase in the actuarial present value of accumulated benefits under the pension plan, the Jostens Excess ERISA Plan and the SERP over the aggregate actuarial present value of accumulated benefits reported in the Pension Benefits table (determined using the assumptions disclosed in Note 14, Benefit Plans, to our consolidated financial statements).
(2) The table reflects the 2012 monthly COBRA premium payable for group health benefits in which Mr. Carousso and his dependents participated at January 1, 2012, multiplied by 12 months less the then applicable employee contribution.
(3) All outstanding options held by the executive are currently vested. In the event of a voluntary termination of employment by the executive without good reason or termination by us for cause, the executive’s ability to exercise vested options will cease immediately upon termination of employment. If termination of the executive’s employment is without cause or by the executive with good reason, then the executive will have 90 days after the date of termination to exercise vested options. We have discretion to terminate the exercisability of options effective on the date that we are merged or consolidated or all or substantially all of our assets or 80% or more of our stock is purchased, or similar corporate transaction occurs, so long as we provide the holder of outstanding options 10 days to exercise the options, make payment to the optionee in respect of termination of the options or provide the optionee with the opportunity to convert the outstanding options into new options or voting securities of the surviving entity. In the event of the executive’s death or disability, an executive’s vested options (i) may be exercised within one year after the date of death or disability and (ii) will be subject to a put, at the option of the executive or the executive’s estate, for purchase at the excess of the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock over the respective exercise price.
(4) Payments due to Mr. Carousso in connection with a termination without cause or for good reason following a change in control equal the sum of (a) Mr. Carousso’s annual base salary as of December 31, 2011 and (b) an amount equal to Mr. Carousso’s annual cash bonus at target for the year of termination, payable over 12 months in equal installments in accordance with our normal payroll practices.
(5) Payable as a lump sum in connection with a termination without cause or for good reason following a change in control.
(6) The SERP provides a pre-retirement death benefit such that, if the employee dies prior to his total disability or termination of employment and before satisfying the age and service requirements, the employee’s beneficiary will receive a lump sum payment equal to twice the employee’s base salary in effect at the time of death or at the time of termination if there was a termination due to total disability (as defined in the SERP).

Post-termination Payments—Marie D. Hlavaty. The information below is provided to disclose hypothetical payments to Marie Hlavaty under various termination scenarios based on contractual arrangements in place with Ms. Hlavaty, assuming, in each situation, that Ms. Hlavaty was terminated on December 31, 2011 (and excluding any amounts accrued as of the date of termination, including under the 2010 LTIP). All amounts are stated in gross before taxes and withholding.

 

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Post-Termination Benefits

Marie D. Hlavaty

 

     Voluntary
Termination
without
Good
Reason or
Involuntary
Termination
for Cause
($)
     Voluntary
Termination
with Good
Reason or
Involuntary
Termination
without
Cause ($)
     Termination in
Connection
with a Change
in Control ($)
    Disability
($)
     Death ($)  

Severance

   $ —         $ —         $ 658,750 (4)    $ —         $ —     

Annual Incentive

   $ —         $ —         $ 233,750 (5)    $ —         $ —     

Stock Options

         (3)             (3)             (3)            (3)             (3)   

Incremental Pension Benefits(1)

   $ —         $ —         $ —        $ 286,736       $ 347,524 (6) 

Continuation of Health Benefits(2)

   $ —         $ —         $ 4,535      $ —         $ —     

 

(1) Represents the net increase in the actuarial present value of accumulated benefits under the pension plan, the Jostens Excess ERISA Plan and the SERP over the aggregate actuarial present value of accumulated benefits reported in the Pension Benefits table (determined using the assumptions disclosed in Note 14, Benefit Plans, to our consolidated financial statements).
(2) The table reflects the 2012 monthly COBRA premium payable for group health benefits in which Ms. Hlavaty participated at January 1, 2012, multiplied by 12 months less the then applicable employee contribution.
(3) All outstanding options held by the executive are currently vested. In the event of a voluntary termination of employment by the executive without good reason or termination by us for cause, the executive’s ability to exercise vested options will cease immediately upon termination of employment. If termination of the executive’s employment is without cause or by the executive with good reason, then the executive will have 90 days after the date of termination to exercise vested options. We have discretion to terminate the exercisability of options effective on the date that we are merged or consolidated or all or substantially all of our assets or 80% or more of our stock is purchased, or similar corporate transaction occurs, so long as we provide the holder of outstanding options 10 days to exercise the options, make payment to the optionee in respect of termination of the options or provide the optionee with the opportunity to convert the outstanding options into new options or voting securities of the surviving entity. In the event of the executive’s death or disability, an executive’s vested options (i) may be exercised within one year after the date of death or disability and (ii) will be subject to a put, at the option of the executive or the executive’s estate, for purchase at the excess of the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock over the respective exercise price.
(4) Payments due to Ms. Hlavaty in connection with a termination without cause or for good reason following a change in control equal the sum of (a) Ms. Hlavaty’s annual base salary as of December 31, 2011 and (b) an amount equal to Ms. Hlavaty’s annual cash bonus at target for the year of termination, payable over 12 months in equal installments in accordance with our normal payroll practices.
(5) Payable as a lump sum in connection with a termination without cause or for good reason following a change in control.
(6) The SERP provides a pre-retirement death benefit such that, if the employee dies prior to her total disability or termination of employment and before satisfying the age and service requirements, the employee’s beneficiary will receive a lump sum payment equal to twice the employee’s base salary in effect at the time of death or at the time of termination if there was a termination due to total disability.

Director Compensation

Other than George M.C. Fisher, our employee and non-employee directors are not eligible to receive any cash compensation for their service as our directors. Mr. Fisher’s services as a director are not incidental to his engagement by our Sponsors, and he receives an annual fee of $50,000 in cash in consideration of his services. We reimburse all the non-employee directors for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at Board and Board committee meetings.

 

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As of December 31, 2011, the Class A Common Stock options previously granted to our current directors were fully vested and exercisable. Such outstanding options are as follows with respect to the number of underlying shares of Class A Common Stock: each of Messrs. Navab and Olson—2,081 shares; and Messrs. Burgstahler, Pieper and Fisher—3,122 shares. The options expire following the tenth anniversary of the grant date and are generally subject to the other terms of the equity incentive program applicable to other participants, including certain restrictions on transfer and sale. These options were granted at a fair market value of $96.10401 per share (the exercise price was reduced in connection with the dividend paid by Holdco to its stockholders on April 4, 2006, to $39.07 per share).

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Visant is wholly owned by Holdco. Our Sponsors hold shares of the Class A Common Stock of Holdco and additionally our equity-based incentive compensation plans are based on the appreciation of the Class A Common Stock of Holdco. Accordingly, the following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Stock and Holdco’s Class C Common Stock (the “Class C Common Stock”) as of March 20, 2012 by (1) each person we believe owns beneficially more than five percent of Holdco’s outstanding common stock, (2) each of our directors, (3) each of our named executive officers and (4) all directors and current executive officers as a group.

 

     Class A Voting
Common Stock
    Class C Voting
Common Stock
 

Holder

   Shares(1)      Percent of Class     Shares(1)     Percent of Class  

KKR and related funds(2)

     2,664,356         44.7     1 (3)      100.0

DLJMBP III and related funds(4)

     2,664,357         44.7     —          —     

David F. Burgstahler(4)(8)

     3,122                  —          —     

Alexander Navab(2)(3)(8)

     2,081                  —          —     

Tagar C. Olson(2)(3)(8)

     2,081                  —          —     

Charles P. Pieper(4)(8)

     3,122                  —          —     

George M.C. Fisher(2)(3)(5)(6)(8)

     6,244                  —          —     

Susan C. Schnabel(4)

     —                    —          —     

Marc L. Reisch(7)(8)(9)

     175,170         2.9     —          —     

Marie D. Hlavaty(7)(8)

     25,520                  —          —     

Paul B. Carousso(7)(8)

     12,803                  —          —     

Timothy M. Larson(7)(8)(10)

     26,222                  —          —     

Directors and executive officers (10 persons) as a group(2)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)

     256,365         4.2     —          —     

 

 * Indicates less than one percent.
(1) The amounts and percentages of Holdco’s common stock beneficially owned are reported on the basis of regulations of the SEC governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power”, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or “investment power”, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities as to which such person has an economic interest.
(2)

Reflects 2,664,356 shares of Class A Common Stock and one share of Class C Common Stock held by Fusion Acquisition LLC. As the managing member of Fusion Acquisition LLC, KKR Millennium Fund L.P. may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities of Holdco held by Fusion Acquisition LLC. As the sole general partner of KKR Millennium Fund L.P., KKR Associates Millennium L.P. may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities of Holdco held by Fusion Acquisition LLC. As the sole general partner of KKR Associates Millennium L.P., KKR Millennium GP LLC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities of Holdco held by Fusion Acquisition LLC. Each of KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (as the designated member of KKR Millennium GP LLC); KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited (as a general partner of KKR Fund Holdings L.P.); KKR Group Holdings L.P. (as a general partner of KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and the sole shareholder of KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited); KKR Group Limited (as the sole general partner of KKR Group Holdings L.P.); KKR & Co. L.P. (as the sole shareholder of KKR Group Limited) and KKR Management LLC (as the sole general partner of KKR & Co. L.P.) may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities of Holdco held by Fusion Acquisition LLC. As the designated members of KKR Management LLC, each of Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities of Holdco held by Fusion Acquisition LLC. Messrs. Kravis and

 

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Roberts have also been designated as managers of KKR Millennium GP LLC by KKR Fund Holdings L.P. Each person, other than the record holder, disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of Holdco held by Fusion Acquisition LLC. Mr. George M.C. Fisher is a director of Holdco and Visant and is a senior advisor of KKR. Messrs. Alexander Navab and Tagar C. Olson are directors of Holdco and Visant and are executives of KKR and/or its affiliates. Messrs. Fisher, Navab and Olson disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities of Holdco held by Fusion Acquisition LLC. The address of the above holders is c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., 9 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019.

(3) The contribution agreement entered into in connection with the Transactions provided that KKR receive one share of the Class C Common Stock, which, together with its shares of the Class A Common Stock, provides KKR with approximately 49.2% of Holdco’s voting interest. Messrs Fisher, Navab and Olson disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.
(4) Includes 2,664,357 shares held by DLJMBP III, DLJ Offshore Partners III-1, C.V., DLJ Offshore Partners III-2, C.V., DLJ Offshore Partners III, C.V., DLJ MB Partners III GmbH & Co. KG, Millennium Partners II, L.P. and MBP III Plan Investors, L.P., all of which are private equity funds that form part of Credit Suisse’s Asset Management Division. The address for each of the foregoing is 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, except that the address of the three “Offshore Partners” entities is c/o John B. Gosiraweg 14, Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Ms. Susan C. Schnabel is a director of Holdco and Visant and an employee of Credit Suisse’s Asset Management Division, of which DLJMBP III is a part, and does not have sole or shared voting or dispositive power over shares shown as held by DLJMBP III and related funds, and therefore, does not have beneficial ownership of such shares and disclaims beneficial ownership. The address for Ms. Schnabel is Credit Suisse, 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3000, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Mr. Charles P. Pieper is a director of Visant and Holdco and former employee of Credit Suisse’s Asset Management Division, of which DLJMBP III is a part, and continues to serve at the request Credit Suisse as a director of Holdco and Visant. Mr. Pieper disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares shown as held by DLJMBP III and related funds. The address for Mr. Pieper is c/o Credit Suisse, 11 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Mr. Burgstahler, the President of Avista Capital Partners and a former partner of DLJMBP III, was appointed by Credit Suisse to serve as a director of Holdco and Visant. Mr. Burgstahler disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by DLJMBP III and related funds. The address for Mr. Burgstahler is c/o Avista Capital Partners, 65 East 55th Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10022.
(5) Includes 3,122 shares purchased in connection with Mr. Fisher becoming a director of Visant and Holdco and which are held by the JBW Irrevocable Trust over which Mr. Fisher exercises no investment or voting control. Mr. Fisher disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. A family trust, of which Mr. Fisher’s wife serves as trustee, also has an indirect interest through a limited partnership in less than one percent (1%) of the Class A Common Stock held by Fusion Acquisition LLC.
(6) The address for Mr. George Fisher is c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., 9 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019.
(7) The address for Mr. Reisch, Mr. Carousso and Ms. Hlavaty is c/o Visant Holding Corp., 357 Main Street, Armonk, New York 10504. The address for Mr. Larson is c/o Jostens, Inc., 3601 Minnesota Drive, Suite 400 Minneapolis, MN 55435.
(8) Includes shares underlying stock options, which are all currently exercisable. Mr. Pieper and Mr. Burgstahler have assigned the economic benefit of their respective options to DLJMBP III.
(9) Includes 46,824 shares held by the Reisch Family LLC, of which Mr. Reisch is a member.
(10) Includes 7,000 restricted shares granted to Mr. Larson on September 10, 2010, which will vest in full on the third anniversary of the grant assuming Mr. Larson’s continued employment through such date or such earlier date in the event of a change in control transaction or a termination of Mr. Larson’s employment by us without cause, by him for good reason or due to his death or permanent disability. The shares held by Mr. Larson are held by the Larson Trust, of which Mr. Larson is a trustee.

 

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table sets forth information about equity compensation plans of Holdco as of December 31, 2011.

 

Plan Category

   Number of
securities
to be issued
upon
exercise of
outstanding
options
(a)
     Weighted-
average
exercise
price of
outstanding
options
(b)
     Number of
securities
remaining
available for
future
issuance
under equity
compensation
plans
(excluding
securities
reflected in
column (a))
(c)
 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:

        

2004 Plan

     274,000       $ 45.59         134,350   

2003 Plan

     9,375       $ 30.09         288,648   

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     283,375       $ 44.93         422,998   

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Transactions with Sponsors

Stockholders Agreement

In connection with the Transactions, in October 2004 Holdco entered into the 2004 Stockholders Agreement with an entity affiliated with KKR and entities affiliated with DLJMBP III (each an “Investor Entity” and together the “Investor Entities”) that provides for, among other things:

 

   

the right of each of the Investor Entities to designate a certain number of directors to Holdco’s board of directors for so long as they hold a certain amount of Holdco’s common stock. Of the eight members of Holdco’s board of directors, KKR and DLJMBP III each has the right to designate four of Holdco’s directors (currently three KKR and three DLJMBP III designees serve on Holdco’s board) with our Chief Executive Officer and President, Marc L. Reisch, as chairman;

 

   

certain limitations on the transfer of Holdco’s common stock held by the Investor Entities for a period of four years after the completion of the Transactions, after which, if Holdco has not completed an initial public offering, any Investor Entity wishing to sell any of Holdco common stock held by it must first offer to sell such stock to Holdco and the other Investor Entities, provided that, if Holdco completes an initial public offering during the four years after the completion of the Transactions, any Investor Entity may sell pursuant to its registration rights as described below;

 

   

a consent right for the Investor Entities with respect to certain corporate actions;

 

   

the ability of the Investor Entities to “tag-along” their shares of Holdco’s common stock to sales by any other Investor Entity, and the ability of the Investor Entities to “drag-along” Holdco’s common stock held by the other Investor Entities under certain circumstances;

 

   

the right of the Investor Entities to purchase a pro rata portion of all or any part of any new securities offered by Holdco; and

 

   

a restriction on the ability of the Investor Entities and certain of their affiliates to own, operate or control a business that competes with Holdings, subject to certain exceptions.

Management Services Agreement

In connection with the Transactions, Holdco entered into a management services agreement with the Sponsors pursuant to which the Sponsors provide certain structuring, consulting and management advisory services. Under the management services agreement, during the term the Sponsors receive an annual advisory fee of $3.0 million that is payable quarterly and which increases by 3% per year. Holdco incurred advisory fees from the Sponsors of $3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, $3.5 million for the year ended January 1, 2011 and $3.4 million for the year ended January 2, 2010. The management services agreement also provides that Holdco will indemnify the Sponsors and their affiliates, directors, officers and representatives for losses relating to the services contemplated by the management services agreement and the engagement of the Sponsors pursuant to, and the performance by the Sponsors of the services contemplated by, the management services agreement.

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the Transactions, Holdco entered into a registration rights agreement with the Investor Entities pursuant to which the Investor Entities are entitled to certain demand and piggyback rights with respect to the registration and sale of Holdco’s common stock held by them.

 

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Other

KKR Capstone is a team of operational professionals who work exclusively with KKR’s investment professionals and portfolio company management teams to enhance and strengthen operations in KKR’s portfolio companies. We have retained KKR Capstone from time to time to provide certain of our businesses with consulting services primarily to help identify and implement operational improvements and other strategic efforts within our businesses. We incurred approximately $1.5 million and $0.4 million in fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010, respectively, for services provided by KKR Capstone. There were no services rendered or payments made for the year ended January 2, 2010. An affiliate of KKR Capstone has an ownership interest in Holdco.

Certain of the lenders under the Credit Facilities and their affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in investment banking, commercial banking and other financial advisory and commercial dealings with Visant and its affiliates. Such parties have received (or will receive) customary fees and commissions for these transactions.

Affiliates of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and KKR Capital Markets LLC act as lenders and/or as agents under the Credit Facilities and were initial purchasers of the notes, for which they received and will receive customary fees and expenses and are indemnified by us against certain liabilities. Each of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and KKR Capital Markets LLC is an affiliate of one of the Sponsors.

In 2011, we entered into the Swap Transactions with respect to our variable rate term loan indebtedness under the Credit Facilities. The counterparties to the Swap Transactions or their affiliates are parties to the Credit Facilities. Such parties have received (or will receive) customary fees and commissions for such transactions. Credit Suisse International, which is a counterparty to one of the Swap Transactions, is an affiliate of DLJMBP III.

We are party to an agreement with CoreTrust Purchasing Group (“CoreTrust”), a group purchasing organization, pursuant to which we avail ourselves of the terms and conditions of the CoreTrust purchasing organization for certain purchases, including our prescription drug benefit program. An affiliate of KKR is party to an agreement with CoreTrust which permits certain KKR affiliates, including Visant, the benefit of utilizing the CoreTrust group purchasing program. CoreTrust receives payment of fees for administrative and other services provided by CoreTrust from certain vendors based on the products and services purchased by us and other parties and CoreTrust shares a portion of such fees with the KKR affiliate.

We participate in providing, with an affiliate of First Data Corporation (“First Data”), integrated marketing programs to third parties from time to time. The terms of the arrangement between us and First Data have been negotiated on an arm’s length basis. First Data is also owned and controlled by affiliates of KKR, and Tagar C. Olson, a member of our board of directors, is a director of First Data. Based on the applicable guidance, we record our portion of the profits from such “collaborative arrangement” as revenue. We are not permitted, in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, to present the sales, cost of sales or marketing expenses related to the sales transactions with third parties because First Data is the “principal participant” in the “collaborative arrangement”. For each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, the amount of revenue that we recognized through this arrangement was not material to our financial statements. We did not recognize any revenue through this arrangement for the year ended January 2, 2010.

Transactions with Other Co-Investors and Management

Syndicate Stockholders Agreement

In September 2003, Visant, Holdco, DLJMBP III and certain of its affiliated funds (collectively, the “DLJMBP Funds”) and certain of the DLJMBP Funds’ co-investors entered into a stock purchase and stockholders’ agreement (the “Syndicate Stockholders Agreement”), pursuant to which the DLJMBP Funds sold to the co-investors shares of: (1) the Class A Common Stock, (2) Holdco’s Class B Non-Voting Common Stock (which have since been converted into shares of Class A Common Stock) and (3) our 8% Senior Redeemable Preferred Stock (which has since been repurchased).

 

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The Syndicate Stockholders Agreement contains provisions which, among other things:

 

   

restrict the ability of the syndicate stockholders to make certain transfers;

 

   

grant the co-investors certain board observation and information rights;

 

   

provide for certain tag-along and drag-along rights;

 

   

grant preemptive rights to the co-investors to purchase a pro rata share of any new shares of common stock issued by Holdco or Jostens to any of the DLJMBP Funds or their successors prior to an initial public offering; and

 

   

give the stockholders piggyback registration rights in the event of a public offering in which the DLJMBP Funds sell shares.

Management Stockholders Agreement

In July 2003, Holdco, the DLJMBP Funds and certain members of management entered into a stockholders’ agreement that contains certain provisions which, among other things:

 

   

restrict the ability of the management stockholders to transfer their shares;

 

   

provide for certain tag-along and drag-along rights;

 

   

provide certain call and put rights;

 

   

grant preemptive rights to the management stockholders to purchase a pro rata share of any new shares of common stock issued by Holdco or Jostens to any of the DLJMBP Funds or their successors prior to an initial public offering;

 

   

grant the DLJMBP Funds six demand registration rights; and

 

   

give the stockholders piggyback registration rights in the event of a public offering in which the DLJMBP Funds sell shares.

Review and Approval of Transactions with Related Parties

Under its responsibilities set forth in its charter, our Audit Committee reviews and approves all related party transactions, as required by applicable law, rules or regulations or under our material indebtedness agreements and otherwise to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate. The 2004 Stockholders Agreement also requires the consent of the stockholders party thereto to certain related party transactions.

Under our Business Conduct and Ethics Principles, we require the disclosure by employees of situations or transactions that reasonably would be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest. Any such situation or transaction should be avoided unless specifically approved and appropriate controls provided for. The Business Conduct and Ethics Principles also provide that conflicts of interest may be waived for our directors, executive officers or other principal financial officers only by our Board of Directors or an appropriate committee of the Board.

Director Independence

We are not a listed issuer under the rules of the SEC. For purposes of disclosure under Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K, we use the definition of independence under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Under such definition, none of the members of our Board of Directors would be considered independent.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS

In connection with the Refinancing, including the closing of the offering of the notes, Visant entered into the Credit Facilities under a credit agreement among Visant, as borrower, Jostens Canada, as Canadian borrower, Visant Secondary, as guarantor, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, and Credit Suisse AG, Toronto Branch, as Canadian administrative agent. The borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility can also be used for the issuance of up to $35.0 million of letters of credit (inclusive of a Canadian letter of credit facility). On March 1, 2011, Visant announced the completion of the Repricing. The amended Term Loan Credit Facility provides for an interest rate for each term loan based upon LIBOR or an alternative base rate (“ABR”) plus a spread of 4.00% or 3.00%, respectively, with a 1.25% LIBOR floor. In connection with the amendment, Visant was required to pay a prepayment premium of 1% of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan Credit Facility along with certain other fees and expenses. The Credit Facilities allow Visant, subject to certain conditions, to incur additional term loans under the Term Loan Credit Facility in either case in an aggregate principal amount of up to $300.0 million, which additional term loans will have the same security and guarantees as the Term Loan Credit Facility. Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan Credit Facility that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. On December 22, 2011, Visant made an optional prepayment of $60.0 million on its Term Loan Credit Facility.

Visant’s obligations under the Credit Facilities are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed jointly and severally by Visant Secondary and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors. The obligations of Jostens Canada under the Credit Facilities are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed jointly and severally by Visant Secondary, Visant, the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors and by any future Canadian subsidiaries of Visant. Visant’s obligations under the Credit Facilities and the guarantees are secured by substantially all of Visant’s assets and substantially all of the assets of Visant Secondary and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors. The obligations of Jostens Canada under the Credit Facilities and the guarantees are also secured by substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of Jostens Canada and any future Canadian subsidiaries of Visant.

The Credit Facilities require that Visant not exceed a maximum total leverage ratio, that it meet a minimum interest coverage ratio and that it abide by a maximum capital expenditure limitation. In addition, the Credit Facilities contain certain restrictive covenants which, among other things, limit Visant’s and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional indebtedness and liens, pay dividends, prepay subordinated and senior unsecured debt, make investments, merge or consolidate, change the business, amend the terms of its subordinated and senior unsecured debt, engage in certain dispositions of assets, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, engage in certain transactions with affiliates and engage in certain other activities customarily restricted in such agreements. It also contains certain customary events of default, subject to applicable grace periods, as appropriate.

As of December 31, 2011, the annual interest rate under the Revolving Credit Facility was LIBOR plus 5.25% or an ABR plus 4.25% (or, in the case of Canadian dollar denominated loans, the bankers’ acceptance discount rate plus 5.25% or the Canadian prime rate plus 4.25% (subject to a floor of the one-month Canadian Dealer Offered Rate plus 1.0%)), in each case, with step-downs based on the total leverage ratio. To the extent that the interest rates on the borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are determined by reference to LIBOR, the LIBOR component of such interest rates is subject to a LIBOR floor of 1.75%.

In 2011, we entered into the Swap Transactions in an aggregate initial notional principal amount of $600.0 million with respect to our variable rate term loan indebtedness under the Credit Facilities. Each of the Swap Transactions has an effective date of January 3, 2012 and a maturity date of July 5, 2016, and is designed to mitigate the effect of increases in interest rates between the effective date of the Swap Transactions and their maturity or earlier termination.

Visant is obligated to pay commitment fees of 0.75% on the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility, with a step-down to 0.50% if the total leverage ratio is below 5.00 to 1.00.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

General

The outstanding notes were issued under an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of September 22, 2010, among Visant Corporation, as Issuer, all of the Issuer’s direct and indirect Domestic Subsidiaries existing on the Issue Date, as Guarantors (the “Guarantors”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee. The terms of the notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act. The following summary of the material provisions of the Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Indenture, including the definitions therein of certain terms used below. The definitions of certain terms used in the following summary are set forth below under “Certain Definitions”. We urge you to read the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement because they, not this description, define your rights as holders of the notes. For purposes of this “Description of the Notes”,

 

   

the terms “Issuer”, “we” and “our” refer only to Visant Corporation, and not to any of its Subsidiaries or parent companies;

 

   

the term “Guarantor” refers to each Restricted Subsidiary that Guarantees the notes; and

 

   

the term “notes” refers to the outstanding notes.

The notes are:

 

   

unsecured senior obligations of the Issuer;

 

   

effectively subordinated to the obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities to the extent of the value of the collateral provided thereunder;

 

   

senior in right of payment to any existing or future Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer;

 

   

guaranteed by each Guarantor; and

 

   

are subject to registration with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

Guarantees

The Guarantors, as primary obligors and not merely as sureties, jointly and severally guarantee, on a senior basis, the performance and full and punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the notes, whether for payment of principal of or interest on or Special Interest in respect of the notes, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, on the terms set forth in the Indenture by executing the Indenture. All of the Issuer’s Domestic Subsidiaries that guarantee the Senior Credit Facilities also guarantee the notes. Each of the Guarantees is a general unsecured obligation of the relevant Guarantor and ranks equal in right of payment to all existing and future Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor and is effectively subordinated with respect to such Guarantor’s guarantee of our indebtedness under the Senior Credit Facilities and such Guarantor’s other Secured Indebtedness to the extent of the value of any collateral provided by such Guarantor. The notes are structurally subordinated to Indebtedness of Subsidiaries of the Issuer that do not Guarantee the notes. As of December 31, 2011, each of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries was a Restricted Subsidiary and each such Subsidiary was a Guarantor, other than the following Subsidiaries:

 

Subsidiary

  Jurisdiction of Organization or Incorporation

Jostens Canada, Ltd.

  Canada

Arcade Europe, S.a.r.l.

  France

Arcade Marketing Asia Holding Company Limited.

  Hong Kong

Arcade Marketing (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.

  Peoples Republic of China

Arcade LatAm S.A.

  Brazil

Retail Concepts Corp.

  New York

Retail Communications Corp.

  New York

Jaguar Advanced Graphics Group Inc.

  New York

 

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The obligations of each Guarantor under its Guarantee are designed to be limited as necessary to prevent such Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law and, therefore, are limited to the amount that such Guarantor could guarantee without such Guarantee constituting a fraudulent conveyance; this limitation, however, may not be effective to prevent such Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance. If a Guarantee was rendered voidable, it could be subordinated by a court to all other indebtedness (including guarantees and other contingent liabilities) of the applicable Guarantor, and, depending on the amount of such indebtedness, a Guarantor’s liability on its Guarantee could be reduced to zero. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Notes—Federal and state statutes may allow courts, under specific circumstances, to void the notes and the guarantees, subordinate claims in respect of the notes and the guarantees and require noteholders to return payments received”.

Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee will be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under the Indenture to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.

Any Guarantee by a Guarantor of the notes shall provide by its terms that it shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon:

(i)(a) any sale, exchange or transfer (by merger or otherwise) of all of the Issuer’s Capital Stock in such Guarantor (including any sale, exchange or transfer following which the applicable Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary) or all or substantially all the assets of such Guarantor, which sale, exchange or transfer is made in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture,

(b) the release or discharge of the guarantee by such Guarantor which resulted in the creation of such Guarantee, except a discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such guarantee,

(c) if the Issuer properly designates such Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary,

(d) exercise of the legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option as described under “Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” or if our obligations under the Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, or

(e) as described under “—Amendment, Supplement and Waivers”; and

(ii) such Guarantor has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.

Ranking

Senior Indebtedness versus Notes

The indebtedness evidenced by the notes and the Guarantees are unsecured and rank pari passu in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor, as the case may be. Secured debt and other secured obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors (including obligations with respect to the Senior Credit Facilities) are effectively senior to the notes to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt or other obligations.

As of December 31, 2011:

(1) the Issuer’s Senior Indebtedness was approximately $1,936.8 million, including $1,186.8 million of secured Indebtedness (inclusive of the Issuer’s guarantees of $12.4 million of capital lease and equipment financing arrangements); and

(2) the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors was approximately $1,936.8 million, including $1,186.8 million of secured Indebtedness (inclusive of $12.4 million of secured capital lease obligations). Substantially all of the Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantors consists of their respective guarantees of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer under the Senior Credit Facilities and with respect to the notes.

 

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Although the Indenture contains limitations on the amount of additional Indebtedness that the Issuer and the Guarantors may incur, under certain circumstances the amount of such Indebtedness could be substantial and, in certain circumstances, such Indebtedness may be secured Indebtedness. See “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock” and “Certain Covenants—Liens”.

Liabilities of Subsidiaries versus Notes

All of our operations are conducted through our subsidiaries. Some of our subsidiaries are not Guaranteeing the notes, and, as described above under “Guarantees”, Guarantees may be released under certain circumstances. In addition, our future subsidiaries may not be required to Guarantee the notes. Claims of creditors of any non-guarantor Subsidiaries, including trade creditors and creditors holding indebtedness or guarantees issued by such non-guarantor Subsidiaries, and claims of preferred stockholders of such non-guarantor Subsidiaries generally will have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of such non-guarantor Subsidiaries over the claims of our creditors, including holders of the notes, even if such claims do not constitute Senior Indebtedness. Accordingly, the notes will be effectively subordinated to creditors (including trade creditors) and preferred stockholders, if any, of such non-guarantor Subsidiaries.

As of December 31, 2011, the total liabilities of our subsidiaries (other than the Guarantors) were approximately $18.2 million, including trade payables and excluding intercompany liabilities. Although the Indenture limits the incurrence of Indebtedness and the issuance of preferred stock by certain of our subsidiaries, such limitation is subject to a number of significant exceptions and qualifications and the Indebtedness incurred and preferred stock issued in compliance with the covenants could be substantial. Moreover, the Indenture does not impose any limitation on the incurrence or issuance by such subsidiaries of liabilities that are not considered Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock under the Indenture. See “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”.

Principal, Maturity and Interest

The Issuer issued $750.0 million of notes in a private transaction that was not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The notes will mature on October 1, 2017. The Issuer may issue additional notes from time to time under the Indenture (“Additional Notes”). Any offering of Additional Notes is subject to the covenant described below under the caption “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”. The notes and any Additional Notes subsequently issued under the Indenture will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. 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.

Interest on the notes accrues at the rate of 10.00% per annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 commencing on April 1, 2011, to Holders of record on the immediately preceding March 15 and September 15, as the case may be. Interest on the notes accrues from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance of the notes. Interest is computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Additional, or special, interest may accrue on the notes in certain circumstances pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. All references in the Indenture, in any context, to any interest or other amount payable on or with respect to the notes shall be deemed to include any Special Interest pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. Principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the notes is payable at the office or agency of the Issuer maintained for such purpose within the City and State of New York or, at the option of the Issuer, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders of the notes at their respective addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to notes represented by one or more global notes registered in the name of or held by The Depository Trust Company or its nominee will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder or Holders thereof. Until otherwise designated by the Issuer, the Issuer’s office or agency in New York is the office of the trustee maintained for such purpose. The notes were issued in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

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Mandatory Redemption; Offers to Purchase; Open Market Purchases

We are not required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the notes. However, under certain circumstances, we may be required to offer to purchase notes as described under the caption “Repurchase at the Option of Holders”. We may at any time and from time to time purchase notes in the open market or otherwise.

Optional Redemption

At any time prior to October 1, 2013, the Issuer may redeem all or a part of the notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and Special Interest, if any, to the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”), subject to the rights of Holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

On and after October 1, 2013, the Issuer may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice by first-class mail, postage prepaid, with a copy to the Trustee, to each Holder of notes to the address of such Holder appearing in the security register at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon and Special Interest, if any, to 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, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on October 1 of each of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Percentage  

2013

     107.50

2014

     105.00

2015

     102.50

2016 and thereafter

     100.00

In addition, until October 1, 2013, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of notes issued under the Indenture at a redemption price equal to 110.00% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon and Special Interest, if any, to 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, with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer to the extent such net cash proceeds are contributed to the Issuer; provided that at least 65% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of notes originally issued under the Indenture (including any Additional Notes issued under the Indenture after the Issue Date) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption; provided further that each such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of closing of each such Equity Offering.

The Issuer may acquire notes by means other than a redemption, whether by tender offer, open market purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws, so long as such acquisition does not otherwise violate the terms of the Indenture.

Selection and Notice

With respect to any partial redemption of notes made pursuant to the Indenture, if less than all of the notes are to be redeemed at any given time, selection of such notes for redemption will be made by the Trustee on a pro rata basis to the extent practicable; provided that no notes of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part.

Notices of redemption shall be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address,

 

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except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. If any note is to be redeemed in part only, any notice of redemption that relates to such note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof that has been or is to be redeemed.

A new note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of any note redeemed in part will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original note. On and after the redemption date, unless the Issuer defaults in payment of the redemption price, interest shall cease to accrue on notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

Repurchase at the Option of Holders

Change of Control

If a Change of Control occurs, the Issuer will make an offer to purchase all of the notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”) at a price in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Special Interest, if any, to the date of purchase, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Issuer will send notice of such Change of Control Offer by first-class mail, with a copy to the Trustee, to each Holder of notes to the address of such Holder appearing in the security register with a copy to the Trustee, with the following information:

(1) that a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to the covenant entitled “Change of Control”, and that all notes properly tendered pursuant to such Change of Control Offer will be accepted for payment;

(2) the purchase price and the purchase date, which will be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the “Change of Control Payment Date”);

(3) that any note not properly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest;

(4) that, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on the Change of Control Payment Date;

(5) that Holders electing to have any notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the notes completed, to the paying agent specified in the notice at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third business day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;

(6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their tendered notes and their election to require the Issuer to purchase such notes; provided that the paying agent receives, not later than the close of business on the last day of the offer period, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder of the notes, the principal amount of notes tendered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his tendered notes and his election to have such notes purchased; and

(7) that Holders whose notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the notes surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

While the notes are in global form and the Issuer makes an offer to purchase all of the notes pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, a Holder may exercise its option to elect for the purchase of the notes through the facilities of DTC, subject to its rules and regulations.

The Issuer will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any

 

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securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of the Indenture, the Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in the Indenture by virtue thereof.

On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer will, to the extent permitted by law,

(1) accept for payment all notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

(2) deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the aggregate Change of Control Payment in respect of all notes or portions thereof so tendered; and

(3) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation the notes so accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating that such notes or portions thereof have been tendered to and purchased by the Issuer.

The Senior Credit Facilities limit, and future credit agreements or other agreements relating to Indebtedness to which the Issuer (or one of its affiliates) becomes a party may prohibit or limit, the Issuer from purchasing any notes as a result of a Change of Control. In the event a Change of Control occurs at a time when the Issuer is contractually prohibited from purchasing the notes, the Issuer could seek the consent of its lenders to permit the purchase of the notes or could attempt to refinance the borrowings that contain such prohibition. If the Issuer does not obtain such consent or repay such borrowings, it will remain contractually prohibited from purchasing the notes. In such case, the Issuer’s failure to purchase tendered notes would constitute a Default under the Indenture.

The Senior Credit Facilities provide that certain change of control events with respect to the Issuer would constitute a default thereunder (including a Change of Control under the Indenture). If we experience a change of control event that triggers a default under our Senior Credit Facilities, we could seek a waiver of such default or seek to refinance our Senior Credit Facilities. In the event we do not obtain such a waiver or refinance the Senior Credit Facilities, such default could result in amounts outstanding under our Senior Credit Facilities being declared due and payable. Our ability to pay cash to the Holders of notes following the occurrence of a Change of Control may be limited by our then existing financial resources. Therefore, sufficient funds may not be available when necessary to make any required repurchases of the notes.

In the event that we make a Change of Control Payment, the paying agent will promptly mail to each Holder of the notes the Change of Control Payment for such notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate a new note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Issuer will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

The Change of Control purchase feature of the notes may in certain circumstances make more difficult or discourage a sale or takeover of the Issuer (or any of its direct or indirect parent companies) and, thus, the removal of incumbent management. The Change of Control purchase feature is a result of negotiations between the Issuer and the Initial Purchasers. We have no present intention to engage in a transaction involving a Change of Control, although it is possible that we could decide to do so in the future. Subject to the limitations discussed below, we could, in the future, enter into certain transactions, including acquisitions, refinancings or other recapitalizations, that would not constitute a Change of Control under the Indenture, but that could increase the amount of indebtedness outstanding at such time or otherwise affect our capital structure or credit ratings. Restrictions on our ability to incur additional Indebtedness are contained in the covenants described under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock” and “Certain Covenants—Liens”. Such restrictions can be waived only with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the notes then outstanding. Except for the limitations contained in such covenants, however, the Indenture does not contain any covenants or provisions that may afford holders of the notes protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction.

 

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We will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by us and purchases all notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of the making of such Change of Control Offer.

The definition of “Change of Control” includes a disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer to any Person. 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, in certain circumstances there may be a degree of uncertainty as to whether a particular transaction would involve a disposition of “all or substantially all” of the assets of the Issuer. As a result, it may be unclear as to whether a Change of Control has occurred and whether a Holder of notes may require the Issuer to make an offer to repurchase the notes as described above.

The provisions under the Indenture relative to our obligation to make an offer to repurchase the notes as a result of a Change of Control may be waived or modified with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the notes.

Asset Sales

The Indenture provides that the Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, cause, make or suffer to exist an Asset Sale, unless

(1) the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of, and

(2) except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided that the amount of

(a) any liabilities (as shown on the Issuer’s, or such Restricted Subsidiary’s, most recent balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto) of the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the notes, that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets and for which the Issuer and all such Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released by all creditors in writing,

(b) any securities received by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received) within 180 days following the closing of such Asset Sale, and

(c) any Designated Noncash Consideration received by the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Noncash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (c) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $150.0 million and (y) 7.00% of Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Noncash Consideration, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Noncash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value,

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Within 450 days after the Issuer’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s receipt of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale (the “Asset Sale Proceeds Application Period”), the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, at its option, may apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale

(1) to permanently repay

(w) Obligations under a Credit Facility to the extent such Obligations were incurred under paragraph (a) of the second paragraph under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”, and to correspondingly reduce any outstanding commitments with respect thereto;

(x) Obligations under Senior Secured Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor, and to correspondingly reduce any outstanding commitments with respect thereto;

(y) Obligations under the notes or any other Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (and, in the case of other Senior Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce any outstanding commitments with respect thereto, if applicable); provided that if the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary shall so repay any such other Senior Indebtedness, the Issuer will equally and ratably reduce Obligations under the notes by, at its option, (A) redeeming notes as described under “—Optional Redemption,” (B) making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer) to all Holders to purchase their notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon up to the principal amount of notes to be repurchased or (C) purchasing notes through open market purchases, at a price equal to or higher than 100% of the principal amount thereof, in a manner that complies with the Indenture and applicable securities law; or

(z) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, other than Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary (but only to the extent such Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale are from an Asset Sale of or affecting such Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor); or

(2) to an investment in (a) any one or more businesses; provided that such investment in any business is in the form of the acquisition of Capital Stock and results in the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, owning an amount of the Capital Stock of such business such that it constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary, (b) capital expenditures, (c) acquisitions of other property or assets, in the case of each of (a), (b) and (c), either (i) used or useful in a Similar Business or (ii) that replace the businesses, properties and assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale; provided that a binding commitment to make such an investment shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds pursuant to this clause (2) from the date of such commitment so long as the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that such Net Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment (an “Acceptable Commitment”) and such Net Proceeds are ultimately applied to make such investment and, in the event any Acceptable Commitment (including any Subsequent Acceptable Commitment) is later canceled or terminated for any reason before such Net Proceeds are so applied, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into another Acceptable Commitment to make such an investment by the later of (x) the date that is six months following the date of such cancelation or termination or (y) the last day of the applicable Asset Sale Proceeds Application Period (such commitment, a “Subsequent Acceptable Commitment”) and such Net Proceeds are ultimately applied to make such investment.

To the extent of the balance of any Net Proceeds not applied as permitted by clauses (1) and (2) above (any such Net Proceeds, whether from one or more Asset Sales, “Excess Proceeds”), the Issuer shall, prior to the expiration of the Asset Sale Proceeds Application Period, make an offer to all Holders of the notes, and, if required by the terms of any Indebtedness that is pari passu with the notes (“Pari Passu Indebtedness”), to the holders of such Pari Passu Indebtedness (an “Asset Sale Offer”), to purchase the maximum principal amount of notes and such Pari Passu Indebtedness, in denominations of $2,000 initial principal amount and multiples of $1,000 thereafter, that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, or, in the case of Pari Passu Indebtedness represented by securities sold

 

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at a discount, the amount of the accreted value thereof at such time, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Special Interest, if any, to the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture; provided that, the Issuer shall not be required to make an Asset Sale Offer (other than an offer pursuant to subclause (y) of clause (1) above) until such time as the aggregate Excess Proceeds from all Asset Sales that have not been offered to Holders of the notes through an Asset Sale Offer (or an offer pursuant to subclause (y) of clause (1) above) exceeds $30.0 million. In the event that the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary prepays any Pari Passu Indebtedness that is outstanding under a revolving credit or other committed loan facility pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary shall cause the related loan commitment to be reduced in an amount equal to the principal amount so prepaid.

Any Asset Sale Offer shall be commenced by the Issuer mailing the notice required pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, with a copy to the Trustee. To the extent that the aggregate amount of notes and, if applicable, Pari Passu Indebtedness tendered pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Issuer may use any remaining Excess Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by the Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of notes and, if applicable, Pari Passu Indebtedness surrendered in an Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall select the notes and such Pari Passu Indebtedness to be purchased or repaid on a pro rata basis based on the accreted value or principal amount of the notes or such Pari Passu Indebtedness tendered. Upon completion of any such Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.

Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds pursuant to this covenant, the Issuer or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may apply such Net Proceeds temporarily to reduce Indebtedness outstanding under a revolving credit facility or otherwise invest such Net Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by the Indenture.

The Issuer will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws or regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of the Indenture, the Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in the Indenture by virtue thereof.

The Senior Credit Facilities limit, and future credit agreements or other agreements relating to Indebtedness to which the Issuer (or one of its affiliates) becomes a party may prohibit or limit, the Issuer from purchasing any notes pursuant to this Asset Sales covenant. In the event the Issuer is contractually prohibited from purchasing the notes, the Issuer could seek the consent of its lenders to the purchase of the notes or could attempt to refinance the borrowings that contain such prohibition. If the Issuer does not obtain such consent or repay such borrowings, it will remain contractually prohibited from purchasing the notes. In such case, the Issuer’s failure to purchase tendered notes would constitute a Default under the Indenture.

Certain Covenants

Set forth below are summaries of certain covenants contained in the Indenture. During any period of time that: (i) the notes have Investment Grade Ratings from both Rating Agencies and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Indenture (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a “Covenant Suspension Event”), the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the following provisions of the Indenture:

(1) “—Limitation on Restricted Payments”;

(2) “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”;

(3) “—Transactions with Affiliates”;

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(5) “—Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries”;

(6) “Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Asset Sales”; and

(7) clause (4) of the first paragraph of “Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets”

(collectively, the “Suspended Covenants”). Upon the occurrence of a Covenant Suspension Event, the amount of Excess Proceeds from Net Proceeds shall be set at zero. In addition, the Guarantees of the Guarantors will also be suspended as of such date (the “Suspension Date”). In the event that the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the “Reversion Date”) one or both of the Rating Agencies withdraws its Investment Grade Rating or downgrades the rating assigned to the notes below an Investment Grade Rating or a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants with respect to future events and the Guarantees will be reinstated. The period of time between the Suspension Date and the Reversion Date is referred to in this description as the “Suspension Period”. Notwithstanding that the Suspended Covenants may be reinstated, no Default or Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred as a result of a failure to comply with the Suspended Covenants during the Suspension Period (or upon termination of the Suspension Period or after that time based solely on events that occurred during the Suspension Period).

On the Reversion Date, all Indebtedness incurred, or Disqualified Stock issued, during the Suspension Period will be classified to have been incurred or issued pursuant to the first paragraph of “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock” below or one of the clauses set forth in the second paragraph of “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock” below (in each case, to the extent such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock would be permitted to be incurred or issued thereunder as of the Reversion Date and after giving effect to Indebtedness incurred or issued prior to the Suspension Period and outstanding on the Reversion Date). To the extent such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock would not be so permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to the first or second paragraph of “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”, such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that it is classified as permitted under clause (c) of the second paragraph of “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”. On the Reversion Date, all Liens created, incurred or assumed during the Suspension Period in compliance with the Indenture will be deemed to have been outstanding on the Issue Date, so that they are classified as permitted under clause (7) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”. Calculations made after the Reversion Date of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under “—Limitation on Restricted Payments” will be made as though the covenant described under “—Limitation on Restricted Payments” had been in effect since the Issue Date and throughout the Suspension Period. Accordingly, Restricted Payments made during the Suspension Period will reduce the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under the first paragraph of “—Limitation on Restricted Payments”.

Limitation on Restricted Payments

The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Issuer’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interests, including any dividend or distribution payable in connection with any merger or consolidation other than

(A) dividends or distributions by the Issuer payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer or in options, warrants or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests, or

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than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities;

(2) purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, including in connection with any merger or consolidation;

(3) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value in each case, prior to any scheduled repayment, sinking fund payment or maturity, any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than

(A) Indebtedness permitted under clauses (g) and (h) of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”, or

(B) the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of Subordinated Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of purchase, repurchase or acquisition; or

(4) make any Restricted Investment

(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment:

(a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis, the Issuer could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the provisions of the first paragraph of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”; and

(c) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date (including Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (1), (2) (with respect to the payment of dividends on Refunding Capital Stock pursuant to clause (b) thereof only), (5), (6)(A) and (C) and (9) of the next succeeding paragraph, but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by the next succeeding paragraph), is less than:

(1) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date, to the end of the Issuer’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment, or, in the case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit, plus

(2) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by the Issuer since immediately after the Issue Date (other than net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock pursuant to clause (l) of the second paragraph of “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”) from the issue or sale of

(x) Equity Interests of the Issuer, including Retired Capital Stock (as defined below), but excluding cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received from the sale of

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Designated Preferred Stock of such corporations or contributions to the extent such amounts have been applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance with clause (4) of the next succeeding paragraph) or

(y) debt securities of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests of the Issuer;

provided that this clause (2) shall not include the proceeds from (a) Refunding Capital Stock (as defined below), (b) Equity Interests or converted debt securities of the Issuer sold to a Restricted Subsidiary or the Issuer, as the case may be, (c) Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been converted into Disqualified Stock or (d) Excluded Contributions, plus

(3) 100% of the aggregate amount of cash and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property contributed to the capital of the Issuer following the Issue Date (other than net cash proceeds to the extent such net cash proceeds have been used to incur Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock pursuant to clause (l) of the second paragraph of “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”) (other than by a Restricted Subsidiary and other than by any Excluded Contributions), plus

(4) to the extent not already included in Consolidated Net Income, 100% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by means of

(A) the sale or other disposition (other than to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) of Restricted Investments made by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries and repurchases and redemptions of such Restricted Investments from the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries and repayments of loans or advances which constitute Restricted Investments by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, or

(B) the sale (other than to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a distribution from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than in each case to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clauses (7) or (10) of the next succeeding paragraph or to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment) or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus

(5) in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Fair Market Value of the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of the redesignation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clauses (7) or (10) of the next succeeding paragraph or to the extent such Investment constituted a Permitted Investment.

The foregoing provisions will not prohibit:

(1) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of the Indenture;

(2)(a) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interests (“Retired Capital Stock”) or Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer, or any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer, in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of, Equity Interests of the Issuer (in each case, other than any Disqualified Stock) (“Refunding Capital Stock”) and (b) if immediately prior to the retirement of Retired Capital Stock, the declaration and payment of dividends thereon was permitted under clause (6) of this paragraph, the declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock (other than Refunding Capital Stock the proceeds of which were used to redeem, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire any Equity

 

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Interests of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer) in an aggregate amount per year no greater than the aggregate amount of dividends per annum that was declarable and payable on such Retired Capital Stock immediately prior to such retirement;

(3) the redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, new Indebtedness of the Issuer which is incurred in compliance with “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock” so long as

(A) the principal amount of such new Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable), plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired for value, plus the amount of any reasonable premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired and any reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of such new Indebtedness,

(B) such Indebtedness is subordinated to the notes at least to the same extent as such Subordinated Indebtedness so purchased, exchanged, redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired for value,

(C) such Indebtedness has a final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired, and

(D) such Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired;

(4) a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of common Equity Interests of the Issuer or any of its direct or indirect parent companies held by any future, present or former employee, director or consultant of the Issuer, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement; provided that the aggregate Restricted Payments made under this clause (4) do not exceed in any calendar year $10.0 million (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum (without giving effect to the following proviso) of $20.0 million in any calendar year); provided further that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed

(A) the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of the Issuer and, to the extent contributed to the Issuer, Equity Interests of any of the Issuer’s direct or indirect parent companies, in each case to members of management, directors or consultants of the Issuer, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies that occurs after the Issue Date, to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of clause (c) of the preceding paragraph, plus

(B) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date, less

(C) the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) of this clause (4);

and provided further that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Issuer from members of management of the Issuer, any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Issuer or any of its direct or indirect parent companies will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of the Indenture;

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“—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock” to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of Fixed Charges;

(6)(A) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued by the Issuer after the Issue Date;

(B) the declaration and payment of dividends to a direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer, the proceeds of which will be used to fund the payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of such parent company issued after the Issue Date; provided that the amount of dividends paid pursuant to this clause (B) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of cash actually contributed to the Issuer from the sale of such Designated Preferred Stock, or

(C) the declaration and payment of dividends on Refunding Capital Stock in excess of the dividends declarable and payable thereon pursuant to clause (2) of this paragraph;

provided that, in the case of each of (A), (B) and (C) of this clause (6), for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of issuance of such Designated Preferred Stock or the declaration of such dividends on Refunding Capital Stock, after giving effect to such issuance or declaration on a pro forma basis, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries would have had a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00;

(7) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (7) that are at the time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities, not to exceed $30.0 million at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

(8) repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants;

(9) the declaration and payment of dividends on the Issuer’s common stock, following the first public offering of the Issuer’s common stock or the common stock of any of its direct or indirect parent companies after the Issue Date, of up to 6% per annum of the net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Issuer in or from any such public offering, other than public offerings with respect to the Issuer’s common stock registered on Form S-8 and other than any public sale constituting an Excluded Contribution;

(10) Investments that are made with Excluded Contributions;

(11) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50.0 million;

(12) distributions or payments of Receivables Fees;

(13)(i) any Restricted Payment used to pay fees and expenses owed to Affiliates, in each case to the extent permitted by clause (3) or (12) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “Certain Covenants—Transactions with Affiliates”;

(14) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions similar to those described under the captions “Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Change of Control” and “Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Asset Sales”; provided that all notes tendered by holders of the notes in connection with a Change of Control Offer or an Asset Sale Offer, as the case may be, have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value;

(15) the declaration and payment of dividends by the Issuer to, or the making of loans to, any direct or indirect parent company in amounts required for any direct or indirect parent company to pay

(A) franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain its corporate existence,

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from its Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in amounts required to pay such taxes to the extent attributable to the income of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries,

(C) customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers and employees of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, and

(D) general corporate overhead expenses of any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer to the extent such expenses are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(16) any Restricted Payment made in connection with the Refinancing Transactions, including related fees and expenses;

provided that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (5), (6) and (11), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.

As of the date of this prospectus, all of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries are Restricted Subsidiaries. The Issuer will not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant to the last sentence of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”. For purposes of designating any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments in an amount determined as set forth in the last sentence of the definition of “Investment”. Such designation will be permitted only if a Restricted Payment in such amount would be permitted at such time, whether pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant or under clauses (7), (10) or (11) of the second paragraph of this covenant, or pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Investments”, and if such Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unrestricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to any of the restrictive covenants set forth in the Indenture.

Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock

The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (collectively, “incur” and collectively, an “incurrence”) with respect to any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) and the Issuer will not issue any shares of Disqualified Stock and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any shares of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock; provided that the Issuer may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified Stock, and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), issue shares of Disqualified Stock and issue shares of preferred stock, if, after giving effect thereto, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries would be at least 2.00 to 1.00; provided further that the amount of Indebtedness (other than Acquired Indebtedness), Disqualified Stock and preferred stock that may be incurred pursuant to the foregoing by Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Guarantors) shall not exceed $100.0 million at any one time outstanding.

The foregoing limitations will not apply to:

(a) the incurrence of Indebtedness under Credit Facilities by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and the issuance and creation of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances thereunder (with letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof), up to an aggregate principal amount of $1,525.0 million outstanding at any one time; provided that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Guarantors) pursuant to this clause (a) may not exceed $100.0 million outstanding at any one time;

(b) Indebtedness represented by the notes (including any Guarantee thereof, but excluding Indebtedness represented by Additional Notes, if any, or guarantees with respect thereto);

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(d) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations), Disqualified Stock and preferred stock incurred by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, to finance the purchase, lease or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment that is used or useful in a Similar Business, whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets, in an aggregate principal amount which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and preferred stock then outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (d) and all Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance any other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and preferred stock incurred pursuant to this clause (d), does not exceed the greater of (x) $120.0 million and (y) 6.00% of Total Assets;

(e) Indebtedness incurred by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims; provided that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence;

(f) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that

(1) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (f)(1)), and

(2) the maximum assumable liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds including noncash proceeds (the Fair Market Value of such noncash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;

(g) Indebtedness of the Issuer to a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such Indebtedness owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is subordinated in right of payment to the notes; provided further that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness;

(h) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that

(1) any such Indebtedness is made pursuant to an intercompany note and

(2) if a Guarantor incurs such Indebtedness to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantee of such Guarantor;

provided further that any subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness;

(i) shares of preferred stock of a Restricted Subsidiary issued to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such shares of preferred stock (except to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed in each case to be an issuance of such shares of preferred stock;

(j) Hedging Obligations (excluding Hedging Obligations entered into for speculative purposes) for the purpose of limiting interest rate risk, exchange rate risk with respect to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock” or commodity pricing risk;

 

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(k) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(l) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and preferred stock of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, which when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation preference of all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and preferred stock then outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (l), does not at any one time outstanding exceed the sum of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 100% of the net cash proceeds received by the Issuer since immediately after the Issue Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Issuer or cash contributed to the capital of the Issuer (in each case, other than proceeds of Disqualified Stock or sales of Equity Interests to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries) as determined in accordance with clauses (c)(2) and (c)(3) of the first paragraph of “—Limitation on Restricted Payments” to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to make Restricted Payments or to make other investments, payments or exchanges pursuant to the second paragraph of “—Limitation on Restricted Payments” or to make Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments specified in clauses (a) and (c) of the definition thereof) (it being understood that any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock incurred pursuant to this clause (l) shall cease to be deemed incurred or outstanding for purposes of this clause (l) but shall be deemed incurred for the purposes of the first paragraph of this covenant from and after the first date on which the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary could have incurred such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock under the first paragraph of this covenant without reliance on this clause (l));

(m) the incurrence by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock which serves to Refinance any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock incurred as permitted under the first paragraph of this covenant and clauses (b) and (c) above, this clause (m) and clause (n) below or any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock issued to so Refinance such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock including additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock incurred to pay premiums (including reasonable tender premiums), defeasance costs and fees in connection therewith (the “Refinancing Indebtedness”); provided, that such Refinancing Indebtedness

(1) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred which is not less than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock being Refinanced,

(2) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness Refinances (i) Indebtedness subordinated to the notes or any Guarantee of the notes, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated to the notes or such Guarantee at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being Refinanced or (ii) Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, such Refinancing Indebtedness must be Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, respectively, and

(3) shall not include

(x) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of a Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of the Issuer,

(y) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor that Refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of a Guarantor, or

(z) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary that Refinances Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

and provided further that subclause (1) of this clause (m) will not apply to any refunding or refinancing of any Indebtedness outstanding under the Senior Credit Facilities;

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the Indenture; provided that such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition or merger; provided further that after giving effect to such acquisition or merger, either

(1) the Issuer would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first sentence of this covenant, or

(2) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries is greater than immediately prior to such acquisition or merger;

(o) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within two Business Days of its incurrence;

(p) Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary supported by a letter of credit issued pursuant to the Senior Credit Facilities, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit;

(q)(1) any guarantee by the Issuer or a Guarantor of Indebtedness or other obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of the Indenture, or (2) any guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Issuer, provided that such guarantee is incurred in accordance with the covenant described below under “—Limitation on Guarantees of Indebtedness by Restricted Subsidiaries”; and

(r) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries of the Issuer in an amount not to exceed, in the aggregate, at any one time outstanding 5.0% of the Total Assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries.

For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant:

(a) in the event that an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of permitted Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock described in clauses (a) through (r) above or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant, the Issuer, in its sole discretion, will classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock in one of the above clauses; provided that all Indebtedness outstanding under the Senior Credit Facilities on the Issue Date after giving effect to the Transactions will be treated as incurred under clause (a) of the preceding paragraph; and

(b) at the time of incurrence, the Issuer will be entitled to divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described above.

Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock for purposes of this covenant.

For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to Refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such Refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such Refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being Refinanced.

 

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The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred to Refinance other Indebtedness, if incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being Refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such Refinancing.

Liens

The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (except Permitted Liens) that secures obligations under any Indebtedness on any asset or property of the Issuer or any Guarantor, or any income or profits therefrom, or assign or convey any right to receive income therefrom, unless the notes (or a Guarantee in the case of Liens of a Guarantor) are equally and ratably secured with (or, in the event the Lien relates to Subordinated Indebtedness, are secured on a senior basis to) the obligations so secured until such time as such obligations are no longer secured by a Lien.

Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets

The Issuer may not consolidate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Issuer is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless

(1) the Issuer is the surviving corporation or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a corporation organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Company”);

(2) the Successor Company, if other than the Issuer, expressly assumes all the obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the notes pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;

(3) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists;

(4) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction, as if such transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period,

(A) the Successor Company would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first sentence of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock” or

(B) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Successor Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such transaction;

(5) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to the transactions described above, in which case clause (2) of the second succeeding paragraph shall apply, shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to such Person’s obligations under the Indenture and the notes; and

(6) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indentures, if any, comply with the Indenture.

The Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for the Issuer under the Indenture and the notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (3) and (4),

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(b) the Issuer may merge with an Affiliate of the Issuer solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Issuer in another state of the United States so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby.

Subject to certain limitations described in the Indenture governing release of a Guarantee upon the sale, disposition or transfer of a Guarantor, each Guarantor will not, and the Issuer will not permit any Guarantor to, consolidate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless

(A)(1) such Guarantor is the surviving corporation or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than such Guarantor) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a corporation organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (such Guarantor or such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the “Successor Person”);

(2) the Successor Person, if other than such Guarantor, expressly assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor under the Indenture and such Guarantor’s Guarantee pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;

(3) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

(4) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indentures, if any, comply with the Indenture; or

(B) the transaction is an Asset Sale that is made in compliance with the covenant described under “Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Asset Sales”.

Subject to certain limitations described in the Indenture, the Successor Person will succeed to, and be substituted for, such Guarantor under the Indenture and such Guarantor’s Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Guarantor may merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to another Guarantor or the Issuer.

Transactions with Affiliates

The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Issuer (each of the foregoing, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $5.0 million, unless

(a) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Issuer or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person and

(b) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $10.0 million, a resolution adopted by the majority of the board of directors of the Issuer approving such Affiliate Transaction and set forth in an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (a) above.

The foregoing provisions will not apply to the following:

(1) transactions between or among the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;

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(3)(i) the payment of management, consulting, monitoring and advisory fees and related expenses to the Investors and (ii) payments by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any of the Investors made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are approved by a majority of the board of directors of the Issuer in good faith;

(4) the payment of reasonable and customary fees paid to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Issuer, any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(5) transactions in which the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of clause (a) of the preceding paragraph;

(6) any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date, or any amendment thereto (so long as any such amendment is not disadvantageous to the holders in any material respect as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the Issue Date);

(7) the existence of, or the performance by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under the terms of, any stockholders agreement (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Issue Date and any similar agreements which it may enter into thereafter; provided that the existence of, or the performance by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of obligations under any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Issue Date shall only be permitted by this clause (7) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement are not otherwise disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect;

(8) the Refinancing Transactions and the payment of all fees and expenses related to the Refinancing Transactions, in each case, as disclosed in the Offering Document;

(9) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of the Indenture which are fair to the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the board of directors of the Issuer or the senior management thereof, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

(10) the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer to any Permitted Holder or to any director, officer, employee or consultant;

(11) sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, in connection with any Receivables Facility;

(12) payments by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to any of the Investors made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures which payments are approved by a majority of the board of directors of the Issuer in good faith;

(13) payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to employees or consultants of the Issuer, any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any Restricted Subsidiary and employment agreements, stock option plans and other similar arrangements with such employees or consultants which, in each case, are approved by a majority of the board of directors of the Issuer in good faith; and

(14) investments by the Investors in securities of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary so long as (i) the investment is being generally offered to other investors on the same or more favorable terms and (ii) the investment constitutes less than 5% of the proposed or outstanding issue amount of such class of securities.

 

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Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries

The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to:

(a)(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits or

(2) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(b) make loans or advances to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary; or

(c) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary,

except (in each case) for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Issue Date, including pursuant to the Senior Credit Facilities and the related documentation;

(2) the Indenture and the notes;

(3) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions of the nature discussed in clause (c) above on the property so acquired;

(4) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order;

(5) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in existence at the time of such acquisition (but not created in contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired;

(6) contracts for the sale of assets, including customary restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary;

(7) secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to the covenants described under “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock” and “—Liens” that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;

(8) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(9) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of Restricted Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to the provisions of the covenant described under “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock” and either (A) the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in such Indebtedness are no less favorable to the Issuer, taken as a whole, as determined by the board of directors of the Issuer in good faith, than the provisions contained in the Senior Credit Facilities as in effect on the Issue Date or (B) any such encumbrance or restriction contained in such Indebtedness does not prohibit (except upon a default or an event of default thereunder) the payment of dividends in an amount sufficient, as determined by the board of directors of the Issuer in good faith, to make scheduled payments of cash interest on the notes when due;

(10) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements;

(11) customary provisions contained in leases and other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(12) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (1) through

 

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(11) above; provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Issuer’s board of directors, no more restrictive with respect to such encumbrance and other restrictions than those prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing; and

(13) restrictions created in connection with any Receivables Facility that, in the good faith determination of the board of directors of the Issuer, are necessary or advisable to effect such Receivables Facility.

Limitation on Guarantees of Indebtedness by Restricted Subsidiaries

The Issuer will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary, other than a Guarantor or a special purpose Restricted Subsidiary formed in connection with a Receivables Facilities, to guarantee the payment of any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any other Guarantor unless:

(a) such Restricted Subsidiary simultaneously executes and delivers a supplemental indenture to the Indenture providing for a Guarantee by such Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, if such Indebtedness is by its express terms subordinated in right of payment to the notes or such Guarantor’s Guarantee of the notes, any such guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary with respect to such Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to such Restricted Subsidiary’s Guarantee with respect to the notes substantially to the same extent as such Indebtedness is subordinated to the notes;

(b) such Restricted Subsidiary waives and will not in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any rights of reimbursement, indemnity or subrogation or any other rights against the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary as a result of any payment by such Restricted Subsidiary under its Guarantee; and

(c) such Restricted Subsidiary shall deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that

(1) such Guarantee has been duly executed and authorized and

(2) such Guarantee constitutes a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Restricted Subsidiary, except insofar as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws (including all laws relating to fraudulent transfers) and except insofar as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity;

provided that this covenant shall not be applicable to any guarantee of any Restricted Subsidiary that existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary and was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary.

Reports and Other Information

Notwithstanding that the Issuer may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, the Indenture requires the Issuer to file with the SEC (and make available to the Trustee and Holders of the notes (without exhibits), without cost to each Holder, within 15 days after it files them with the SEC),

(a) within 90 days (or any other time period then in effect under the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act with respect to the filing of a Form 10-K for a non-accelerated filer) after the end of each fiscal year, annual reports on Form 10-K, or any successor or comparable form, containing the information required to be contained therein, or required in such successor or comparable form;

(b) within 45 days (or any other time period then in effect under the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act with respect to the filing of a Form 10-Q for a non-accelerated filer) after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, reports on Form 10-Q, containing the information required to be contained therein, or any successor or comparable form;

 

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(c) promptly from time to time after the occurrence of an event required to be therein reported, such other reports on Form 8-K, or any successor or comparable form; and

(d) any other information, documents and other reports which the Issuer would be required to file with the SEC if it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;

provided that the Issuer shall not be so obligated to file such reports with the SEC if the SEC does not permit such filing, in which event the Issuer will make such information available to prospective purchasers of notes (for example, by posting such information on its public website), in addition to providing such information to the Trustee and the Holders of the notes, in each case within 15 days after the time the Issuer would be required to file such information with the SEC, if it were subject to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

In the event that any direct or indirect parent company of the Issuer becomes a Guarantor of the notes, the Indenture permits the Issuer to satisfy its obligations in this covenant with respect to financial information relating to the Issuer by furnishing financial information relating to such parent; provided that the same is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such parent, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, such requirements shall be deemed satisfied prior to the commencement of the exchange offer or the effectiveness of the shelf registration statement by the filing with the SEC of the exchange offer registration statement or shelf registration statement within the time periods specified in the Registration Rights Agreement, and any amendments thereto, with such financial information that satisfies Regulation S-X of the Securities Act.

Events of Default and Remedies

The following events constitute Events of Default under the Indenture:

(1) default in payment when due and payable, upon redemption, acceleration or otherwise, of principal of, or premium, if any, on the notes issued under the Indenture;

(2) default for 30 days or more in the payment when due of interest on or with respect to the notes issued under the Indenture;

(3) failure by the Issuer or any Guarantor to comply with its obligations under the first paragraph of “Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets”;

(4) failure by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to comply for 30 days after notice by the Trustee or the holders of not less than 30% in principal amount of the notes then outstanding with any of its obligations in the covenants described above under “Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Change of Control” (other than a failure to purchase notes) or “Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Asset Sales” (other than a failure to purchase notes) or under “Certain Covenants” under “—Limitation on Restricted Payments”, “—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”, “—Liens”, “—Limitation on Guarantees of Indebtedness by Restricted Subsidiaries”, “—Transactions with Affiliates” or “—Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries”;

(5) failure by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to comply for 120 days after notice by the Trustee or the holders of not less than 30% in principal amount of the notes then outstanding with any of its obligations in the covenant described above under “Certain Covenants—Reports and Other Information”;

(6) failure by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary for 60 days after receipt of written notice given by the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 30% in principal amount of the notes then outstanding and issued under the Indenture to comply with any of its other agreements contained in the Indenture or the notes;

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the payment of which is guaranteed by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, other than Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists or is created after the issuance of the notes, if both

(A) such default either results from the failure to pay any such Indebtedness at its stated final maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods) or relates to an obligation other than the obligation to pay principal of any such Indebtedness at its stated final maturity and results in the holder or holders of such Indebtedness causing such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity, and

(B) the principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness in default for failure to pay principal at stated final maturity (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods), or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregate $50.0 million or more at any one time outstanding;

(8) failure by the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $50.0 million, which final judgments remain unpaid, undischarged and unstayed for a period of more than 60 days after such judgment becomes final, and in the event such judgment is covered by insurance, an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or decree which is not promptly stayed;

(9) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary; or

(10) the Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary shall for any reason cease to be in full force and effect or be declared null and void or any responsible officer of any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary, as the case may be, denies that it has any further liability under its Guarantee or gives notice to such effect, other than by reason of the termination of the related Indenture or the release of any such Guarantee in accordance with the Indenture.

If any Event of Default (other than of a type specified in clause (9) above) occurs and is continuing under the Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the then outstanding notes issued under the Indenture may declare the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding notes issued under the Indenture to be due and payable immediately.

Upon the effectiveness of such declaration, such principal and interest will be due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising under clause (9) of the first paragraph of this section, all outstanding notes will become due and payable without further action or notice. The Indenture provides that the Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default, except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. In addition, the Trustee shall have no obligation to accelerate the notes if in the best judgment of the Trustee acceleration is not in the interest of the Holders of such notes.

The Indenture provides that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes issued thereunder by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of such notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest on, premium, if any, or the principal of any such note held by a non-consenting Holder. In the event of any Event of Default specified in clause (7) above, such Event of Default and all consequences thereof (excluding any resulting payment default) shall be annulled, waived and rescinded, automatically and without any action by the Trustee or the Holders, if within 20 days after such Event of Default arose,

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(y) the holders thereof have rescinded or waived the acceleration, notice or action (as the case may be) giving rise to such Event of Default, or

(z) if the default that is the basis for such Event of Default has been cured.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee, in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders of the notes unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security against any loss, liability or expense. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due, no Holder of a note may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the notes unless:

(1) such Holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

(2) Holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the outstanding notes have requested the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(3) such Holders have offered the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against any loss, liability or expense;

(4) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt thereof and the offer of security or indemnity; and

(5) Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding notes have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.

Subject to certain restrictions, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding notes are given the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder of a Note or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.

The Indenture provides that the Issuer is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Issuer is required, within five Business Days, upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default or any default under any document, instrument or agreement representing Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Issuer or any Guarantor or any of their parent companies shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors under the notes, the Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.

Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

The obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under the Indenture will terminate (other than certain obligations) and will be released upon payment in full of all of the notes issued under the Indenture. The Issuer may, at its option and at any time, elect to have all of its obligations discharged with respect to the notes issued under the Indenture and have each Guarantor’s obligation discharged with respect to its Guarantee (“Legal Defeasance”) and cure all then existing Events of Default except for

(1) the rights of Holders of notes issued under the Indenture to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such notes when such payments are due solely out of the trust created pursuant to the Indenture;

 

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(2) the Issuer’s obligations with respect to notes issued under the Indenture concerning issuing temporary notes, registration of such notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;

(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the Issuer’s obligations in connection therewith; and

(4) the Legal Defeasance provisions of the Indenture.

In addition, the Issuer may, at its option and at any time, elect to have its obligations and those of each Guarantor released with respect to certain covenants that are described in the Indenture (“Covenant Defeasance”) and thereafter any omission to comply with such obligations shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the notes. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events (not including bankruptcy, receivership, rehabilitation and insolvency events pertaining to the Issuer) described under “Events of Default” will no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the notes.

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance with respect to the notes issued under the Indenture:

(1) the Issuer must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest due on the notes issued under the Indenture on the stated maturity date or on the redemption date, as the case may be, of such principal, premium, if any, or interest on the notes;

(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions,

(A) the Issuer has received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling or

(B) since the issuance of the notes, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law,

in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel in the United States shall confirm that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to such tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4) no Default or Event of Default (other than that resulting from borrowing funds to be applied to make such deposit) shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit;

(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under the Senior Credit Facilities or any other material agreement or instrument (other than the Indenture) to which, the Issuer or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or any Guarantor is bound;

 

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(6) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and subject to customary assumptions and exclusions following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of Section 547 of Title II of the United States Code;

(7) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Issuer with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Issuer or any Guarantor or others; and

(8) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an opinion of counsel in the United States (which opinion of counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions) each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with.

Satisfaction and Discharge

The Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all notes issued thereunder, when either

(a) all such notes theretofore authenticated and delivered, except lost, stolen or destroyed notes which have been replaced or paid and notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(b)(1) all such notes not theretofore delivered to such Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the making of a notice of redemption or otherwise, will become due and payable within one year or 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 the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer and the Issuer or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with such Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;

(2) no Default or Event of Default (other than that resulting from borrowing funds to be applied to make such deposit) with respect to the Indenture or the notes issued thereunder shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or shall occur as a result of such deposit and such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under the Credit Facilities or any other material agreement or instrument (other than the Indenture) to which the Issuer or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or any Guarantor is bound;

(3) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under the Indenture; and

(4) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under the Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of such notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.

In addition, the Issuer 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.

Transfer and Exchange

A Holder may transfer or exchange notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuer may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuer is not required to transfer or exchange any note selected for redemption. Also, the Issuer is not required to transfer or exchange any note for a period of 15 days before a selection of notes to be redeemed.

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Amendment, Supplement and Waiver

Except as provided in the next two succeeding paragraphs, the Indenture, any related guarantee and the notes issued thereunder may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the notes then outstanding and issued under the Indenture, including consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, notes, and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the notes issued thereunder may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding notes issued under the Indenture, other than notes beneficially owned by the Issuer or its Affiliates (including consents obtained in connection with a purchase of or tender offer or exchange offer for notes).

The Indenture provides that, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not, with respect to any notes issued under the Indenture and held by a non-consenting Holder:

(1) reduce the principal amount of notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

(2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any such note or alter or waive the provisions with respect to the redemption of the notes (other than provisions relating to the covenants described above under the caption “Repurchase at the Option of Holders” and other than the notice provisions);

(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any note;

(4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the notes issued under the Indenture, except a rescission of acceleration of the notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration, or in respect of a covenant or provision contained in the Indenture or any guarantee which cannot be amended or modified without the consent of all Holders;

(5) make any note payable in money other than that stated in the notes;

(6) make any change in the provisions of the indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders to receive payments of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the notes;

(7) make any change in these amendment and waiver provisions;

(8) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, or interest on such Holder’s notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s notes; or

(9) make any change in the ranking of any note or Guarantee that would adversely affect the Holders;

Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of any Holder, the Issuer, any Guarantor (with respect to a Guarantee or the Indenture to which it is a party) and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture, any Guarantee or the notes:

(1) to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency;

(2) to provide for uncertificated notes in addition to or in place of certificated notes;

(3) to comply with the covenant relating to mergers, consolidations and sales of assets;

(4) to provide the assumption of the Issuer’s or any Guarantor’s obligations to Holders;

(5) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder;

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(7) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

(8) to evidence and provide for the acceptance and appointment under the Indenture of a successor Trustee pursuant to the requirements thereof;

(9) to provide for the issuance of exchange notes or private exchange notes, which are identical to exchange notes except that they are not freely transferable;

(10) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the Indenture;

(11) to add a Guarantor under the Indenture;

(12) to conform the text of the Indenture, Guarantees or the notes to any provision of this “Description of the Notes” to the extent that such provision in this “Description of the Notes” was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the Indenture, the Guarantees or the notes; or

(13) to amend the provisions of the Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of notes; provided that (i) compliance with the Indenture as so amended would not result in notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities law and (ii) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders to transfer notes.

The consent of the Holders is not necessary under the Indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment.

After an amendment under the Indenture is executed, we are required to mail to the Holders of the notes a notice briefly describing such amendment.

Neither the Issuer nor any Affiliate of the Issuer may, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture or the notes unless such consideration is offered to all holders and is paid to all holders that so consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.

Notices

Notices given by publication will be deemed given on the first date on which publication is made and notices given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, will be deemed given five calendar days after mailing.

Concerning the Trustee

The Indenture contains certain limitations on the rights of the Trustee, should it become a creditor of the Issuer, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The Trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions; however, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue or resign.

The Indenture provides that the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding notes issued thereunder will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee, subject to certain exceptions. The Indenture provides that in case an Event of Default shall occur (which shall not be cured), the Trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent person in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request of any Holder of the notes, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

 

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Governing Law

The Indenture, the notes and any Guarantee are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Certain Definitions

Set forth below are certain defined terms used in the Indenture. For purposes of the Indenture, unless otherwise specifically indicated, the term “consolidated” with respect to any Person refers to such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and excludes from such consolidation any Unrestricted Subsidiary as if such Unrestricted Subsidiary were not an Affiliate of such Person.

Acquired Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person,

(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, and

(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any note on any Redemption Date, the greater of:

(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of the note; and

(2) the excess, if any, of (a) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of the note at October 1, 2013 (such redemption price being set forth in the table appearing above under the caption “Optional Redemption”), plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the note through October 1, 2013 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over (b) the principal amount of the note.

Applicable Ratio Calculation Date” means the applicable date of calculation for (x) the Debt to EBITDA Ratio, (y) the Consolidated Net Secured Debt Ratio or (z) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as the case may be.

Applicable Ratio Measurement Period” means the most recently ended four fiscal quarters immediately preceding the Applicable Ratio Calculation Date for which internal financial statements are available.

In the event that the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems or issues, in the case of any calculation of the Debt to EBITDA Ratio, any item included in the definition of “Consolidated Total Indebtedness”, or, in the case of any calculation of the Consolidated Net Secured Debt Ratio, any item included in the definition of “Consolidated Total Secured Indebtedness”, subsequent to the commencement of the Applicable Ratio Measurement Period for which the Debt to EBITDA or Consolidated Net Secured Debt Ratio is being calculated but prior to or simultaneous with the Applicable Ratio Calculation Date, then the Debt to EBITDA Ratio or Consolidated Net Secured Debt Ratio, as applicable, shall be calculated to give pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption or issuance of the item in question, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the Applicable Ratio Measurement Period. In addition to the foregoing, any computations or pro forma calculations made pursuant to the “Debt to EBITDA” or “Consolidated Net Secured Debt Ratio” definitions shall be made on a pro forma basis in the same manner as the pro forma adjustments required in determining the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

 

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Asset Sale” means

(1) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of property or assets (including by way of a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction) of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (each referred to in this definition as a “disposition”) or

(2) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, in each case, other than:

(a) any disposition of Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities or obsolete or worn out equipment in the ordinary course of business or any disposition of inventory or goods held for sale in the ordinary course of business;

(b) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer in a manner permitted pursuant to the provisions described above under “Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets” or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control pursuant to the Indenture;

(c) the making of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is permitted to be made, and is made, under the covenant described above under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments”;

(d) any disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary in any transaction or series of transactions with an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than $20.0 million;

(e) any disposition of property or assets or issuance of securities by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary;

(f) to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a Similar Business;

(g) the lease, assignment or sub-lease of any real or personal property in the ordinary course of business;

(h) any sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary (with the exception of Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries acquired pursuant to clause (h) of the definition of Permitted Investments);

(i) foreclosures on assets;

(j) sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, in connection with any Receivables Facility; and

(k) any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, including Sale and Lease-Back Transactions and asset securitizations permitted by the Indenture.

Board Resolution” means with respect to the Issuer, a duly adopted resolution of the board of directors of the Issuer or any committee thereof.

Business Day” means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.

Capital Stock” means

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock,

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock,

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(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Equivalents” means

(1) United States dollars,

(2) Canadian dollars,

(3)(a) euro or any national currency of any participating member state in the European Union or,

(b) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by them from time to time in the ordinary course of business,

(4) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition,

(5) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million in the case of domestic banks and $100.0 million (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of foreign banks,

(6) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (4) and (5) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (5) above,

(7) commercial paper rated at least P-1 by Moody’s or at least A-1 by S&P and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof,

(8) marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another Rating Agency) and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof,

(9) investment funds investing 95% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (8) above,

(10) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition, and

(11) Indebtedness or preferred stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) through (3) above; provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (1) through (3) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

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(2) at any time, the Issuer becomes aware of (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) the acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), other than the Permitted Holders, in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or any of its direct or indirect parent companies; or

(3) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer.

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

(a) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income (excluding amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, non-cash interest payments, any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to ASC 815 (formerly, Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”) and amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees, but including the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and net payments, if any, pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations with respect to Indebtedness), and

(b) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued less

(c) interest income for such period.

For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, without duplication,

(1) any after-tax effect of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses (including relating to severance, relocation costs, new product introductions, one-time compensation charges and the Jostens Acquisition shall be excluded,

(2) the Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period,

(3) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from disposed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed or discontinued operations shall be excluded,

(4) any after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Issuer, shall be excluded,

 

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(5) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,

(6) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (c)(1) of the first paragraph of “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments”, the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) shall be excluded if the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination wholly permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless (x) such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived or (y) such restriction is permitted by the covenant described under “Certain Covenants—Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries”; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein,

(7) effects of adjustments in any line item in such Person’s consolidated financial statements required or permitted by ASC 805 and ASC 350 (formerly Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement Nos. 141 and 142, respectively) resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to the Jostens Acquisition and any acquisition that is consummated after the Issue Date, net of taxes, shall be excluded,

(8) any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments shall be excluded,

(9) any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to ASC 350 and ASC 360 (formerly Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement Nos. 142 and No. 144, respectively) and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to ASC 805 (formerly Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 141) shall be excluded, and

(10) any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors or employees shall be excluded.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of the covenant described under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments” only (other than clause (c)(4) thereof), there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income any income arising from any sale or other disposition of Restricted Investments made by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, any repurchases and redemptions of Restricted Investments from the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, any repayments of loans and advances which constitute Restricted Investments by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, any sale of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any distribution or dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent such amounts increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under such covenant pursuant to clause (c)(4) thereof.

Consolidated Net Secured Debt Ratio” means, for any period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated Total Secured Indebtedness as of the Applicable Ratio Calculation Date less the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date to (2) EBITDA of the Issuer for the Applicable Ratio Measurement Period; provided that, for purposes of the calculation of the Consolidated Net Secured Debt Ratio, in connection with the Incurrence of any Lien pursuant to clause (20) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”, the Issuer may elect, pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee, to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness which is to be secured by such Lien as being Incurred as of the Applicable Ratio Calculation Date and any subsequent Incurrence of Indebtedness under such

 

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commitment that was so treated shall not be deemed, for purposes of this calculation, to be an Incurrence of additional Indebtedness or an additional Lien at such subsequent time.

Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as at any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (1) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (2) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Disqualified Stock of the Issuer and all preferred stock of the Restricted Subsidiaries, with the amount of such Disqualified Stock and preferred stock equal to the greater of their respective voluntary or involuntary liquidation preferences and their Maximum Fixed Repurchase Prices, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

For purposes hereof, the “Maximum Fixed Repurchase Price” of any Disqualified Stock or preferred stock means the price at which such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock could be redeemed or repurchased by the issuer thereof in accordance with its terms or, if such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock cannot be so redeemed or repurchased, the Fair Market Value of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, in each case, determined on any date on which Consolidated Total Indebtedness shall be required to be determined.

Consolidated Total Secured Indebtedness” means, as at any date of determination, the amount of Consolidated Total Indebtedness that is Secured Indebtedness as of such date.

Contingent Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent,

(1) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,

(2) to advance or supply funds

(A) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or

(B) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, or

(3) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.

Credit Facilities” means, with respect to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, one or more debt facilities, including the Senior Credit Facilities, or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors or indentures providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing, including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against receivables, letters of credit, securities or other long-term indebtedness, including any guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements or refundings thereof and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that Refinance any part of the loans, notes or other securities, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such Refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount borrowable thereunder or alters the maturity thereof (provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”).

Debt to EBITDA Ratio” means, for any period, the ratio of (1) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of the Applicable Ratio Calculation Date to (2) EBITDA of the Issuer for the Applicable Ratio Measurement Period.

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Designated Noncash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of noncash consideration received by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Noncash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by a senior vice president and the principal financial officer of the Issuer, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Noncash Consideration.

Designated Preferred Stock” means preferred stock of the Issuer or any parent corporation thereof (in each case other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate executed by a senior vice president and the principal financial officer of the Issuer or the applicable parent corporation thereof, as the case may be, on the issuance date thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (c) of the first paragraph of the “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant.

Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is putable or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale, in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the maturity date of the notes or the date the notes are no longer outstanding; provided that if such Capital Stock is issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Issuer or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

Domestic Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period

(1) increased (without duplication) by:

(a) provision for taxes based on income or profits, plus franchise or similar taxes, of such Person for such period deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income, plus

(b) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period to the extent the same was deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (including amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par and non-cash interest payments), plus

(c) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such period to the extent the same were deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income, plus

(d) any expenses or charges (other than depreciation or amortization expense) related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by the Indenture (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful), including (i) such fees, expenses or charges related to the offering of the notes and the Senior Credit Facilities and (ii) any amendment or other modification of the notes, and, in each case, deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income, plus

(e) the amount of any restructuring charge deducted in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income, including any one-time costs incurred in connection with acquisitions after the Issue Date and costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities, plus

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(g) the amount of any minority interest expense deducted in such period in calculating Consolidated Net Income (less the amount of any cash dividends paid to the holders of such minority interests), plus

(h) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses paid in such period to the Investors or any of their respective Affiliates, plus

(i) expenses consisting of internal software development costs that are expensed during the period but could have been capitalized under alternative accounting policies in accordance with GAAP, plus

(j) costs of surety bonds incurred in such period in connection with financing activities;

(2) decreased by (without duplication) non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, excluding any items which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period; and

(3) increased or decreased by (without duplication):

(a) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations, plus or minus, as the case may be

(b) without duplication, the Historical Adjustments incurred in such period.

EMU” means economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock, but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock.

Equity Offering” means any public or private sale of common stock or preferred stock of the Issuer or any of its direct or indirect parent companies (excluding Disqualified Stock), other than

(1) public offerings with respect to the Issuer’s or any direct or indirect parent company’s common stock registered on Form S-8;

(2) issuances to any Subsidiary of the Issuer; and

(3) any such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution.

euro” means the single currency of participating member states of the EMU.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Excluded Contribution” means net cash proceeds, the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or the Fair Market Value of Qualified Proceeds received by the Issuer from

(a) contributions to its common equity capital, and

(b) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Issuer or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement of the Issuer) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock and Designated Preferred Stock) of the Issuer,

in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an officers’ certificate executed by a senior vice president and the principal financial officer of the Issuer on the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case may be, which are excluded from the calculation set forth in clause (c) of the first paragraph under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments”.

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Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any Investment, asset or property, the fair market value of such Investment, asset or property, determined in good faith by senior management or the board of directors of the Issuer, whose determination will be conclusive for all purposes under the Indenture and the notes and, if the Fair Market Value is determined to exceed $15.0 million, will be evidenced by a Board Resolution; provided that, for the purposes of clause (c)(5) under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments”, if the Fair Market Value of the Investment in the Unrestricted Subsidiary in question is so determined to be in excess of $25.0 million, such determination must be confirmed in writing by an independent investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing,

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person as of any Applicable Ratio Calculation Date, the ratio of (1) EBITDA of such Person for the Applicable Ratio Measurement Period to (2) the Fixed Charges of such Person for such Applicable Ratio Measurement Period. In the event that the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs, assumes, guarantees or redeems any Indebtedness or issues or redeems Disqualified Stock or preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the Applicable Ratio Measurement Period but prior to or simultaneously with the Applicable Ratio Calculation Date, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock (in each case, including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the Applicable Ratio Measurement Period.

For purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and disposed operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) that have been made by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary during the Applicable Ratio Measurement Period or subsequent to such Applicable Ratio Measurement Period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Applicable Ratio Calculation Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and disposed operations (and the change in any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the Applicable Ratio Measurement Period. If since the beginning of such period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or disposed operation that would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for such Applicable Ratio Measurement Period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or disposed operation had occurred at the beginning of the Applicable Ratio Measurement Period.

For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Applicable Ratio Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness). Interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a pro forma basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as the Issuer may designate.

Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of

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(b) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of preferred stock (including any Designated Preferred Stock) or any Refunding Capital Stock of such Person made during such period, and

(c) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Stock made during such period.

Foreign Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that is not organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States which are in effect on the Issue Date.

Government Securities” means securities that are

(a) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or

(b) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America,

which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuers thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Securities held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depository receipt.

guarantee” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner (including letters of credit and reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), of all or any part of any Indebtedness or other obligations.

Guarantee” means the guarantee by any Guarantor of the Issuer’s Obligations under the Indenture.

Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, commodity swap agreement, commodity cap agreement, commodity collar agreement, foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or similar agreement providing for the transfer or mitigation of interest rate or currency risks either generally or under specific contingencies.

Historical Adjustments” means with respect to any Person, without duplication, the following items to the extent incurred prior to the Issue Date and, in each case, during the applicable period:

(1) gains (losses) from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness;

(2) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles;

(3) gains (losses), net of tax, from disposed or discontinued operations;

(4) non-cash adjustments to LIFO reserves;

(5) gains (losses) attributable to the disposition of fixed assets; and

(6) other costs consisting of (i) one-time restructuring charges, (ii) one-time severance costs in connection with former employees, (iii) debt financing costs, (iv) unusual litigation expenses, (v) fees and expenses related to acquisitions and (vi) consulting services in connection with acquisitions.

 

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Holder” means a holder of the notes.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person,

(1) any indebtedness (including principal and premium) of such Person, whether or not contingent

(a) in respect of borrowed money,

(b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or, without double counting, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof),

(c) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (including Capitalized Lease Obligations), except any such balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business, or

(d) representing any Hedging Obligations,

if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP,

(2) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of another Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance sheet of such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, and

(3) to the extent not otherwise included, the obligations of the type referred to in clause (1) of another Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person;

provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include (A) Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or (B) obligations under or in respect of Receivables Facilities or (C) leases of precious metals used in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not accounted for as operating leases under GAAP.

Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant to Persons engaged in Similar Businesses of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Issuer, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

Initial Purchasers” means Goldman, Sachs & Co., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and KKR Capital Markets LLC.

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency.

Investment Grade Securities” means

(1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents),

(2) debt securities or debt instruments with a rating of BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s or the equivalent of such rating by such rating organization, or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any other nationally recognized securities rating agency, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Issuer and its Subsidiaries,

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(4) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily utilized for high-quality investments.

Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, trade credit, advances to customers, commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees, in each case made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person and investments that are required by GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet (excluding the footnotes) of the Issuer in the same manner as the other investments included in this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash or other property. For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and the covenant described under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments”,

(1) “Investments” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Issuer’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Issuer at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Issuer shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to

(x) the Issuer’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less

(y) the portion (proportionate to the Issuer’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and

(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer.

Investors” means Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P. and each of their respective Affiliates.

Issue Date” means September 22, 2010.

Issuer” means Visant Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors.

Jostens Acquisition” means the acquisition of Jostens, Inc. and its subsidiaries by affiliates of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P. on July 29, 2003.

Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York.

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends.

Net Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of any Cash Equivalents received by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Asset Sale, including any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any Designated Noncash Consideration received in any Asset Sale, net of the

 

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direct costs relating to such Asset Sale and the sale or disposition of such Designated Noncash Consideration, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and brokerage and sales commissions, any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements), amounts required to be applied to the repayment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on Senior Indebtedness or Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary required (other than required by clause (1) of the second paragraph of “Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Asset Sales”) to be paid as a result of such transaction and any deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the Issuer as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such transaction and retained by the Issuer after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction.

Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and banker’s acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

Offering Document” means the confidential offering circular dated September 13, 2010, pursuant to which the initial notes were offered to potential purchasers.

Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Issuer.

Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Issuer by two Officers of the Issuer, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Issuer, that meets the requirements set forth in the Indenture.

Old Notes” means the Old Senior Subordinated Notes, the Old Senior Discount Notes and the Old Senior Notes, collectively.

Old Senior Discount Notes” means the 10.25% Senior Discount Notes due 2013 of Holdco.

Old Senior Notes” means the 8.75% Senior Notes due 2013 of Holdco.

Old Senior Subordinated Notes” means the 7.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 of Visant.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer.

Permitted Asset Swap” means the concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary and another Person; provided that any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance with the “Asset Sales” covenant.

Permitted Holders” means each of the Investors and their respective Affiliates and members of management of the Issuer who are shareholders of the Issuer on the Issue Date and any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided, that, in the case of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, such Investors, their respective Affiliates and members of management, collectively, have beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or any of its direct or indirect parent companies.

 

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Permitted Investments” means

(a) any Investment in the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(b) any Investment in cash and Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities;

(c) any Investment by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Person that is engaged in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment

(1) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or

(2) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(d) any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting cash or Cash Equivalents and received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to the provisions of “Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Asset Sales” or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

(e) any Investment existing on the Issue Date;

(f) any Investment acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary

(1) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable or

(2) as a result of a foreclosure by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

(g) Hedging Obligations permitted under clause (j) of the covenant described in “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock” covenant;

(h) any Investment in a Similar Business having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (h) that are at that time outstanding (without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities), not to exceed the greater of (x) $150.0 million and (y) 6.50% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

(i) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests of the Issuer, or any of its direct or indirect parent companies (exclusive of Disqualified Stock); provided that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (c) of the first paragraph under the covenant described in “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments”;

(j) guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under the covenant described in “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”;

(k) any transaction to the extent it constitutes an investment that is permitted and made in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “Certain Covenants—Transactions with Affiliates” (except transactions described in clauses (2), (5) and (9) of such paragraph);

(l) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material or equipment;

(m) additional Investments having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (m) that are at that time outstanding (without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities), not to exceed the greater of (x) $50.0 million and (y) 2.50% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

 

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(n) Investments relating to any special purpose Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Issuer organized in connection with a Receivables Facility that, in the good faith determination of the board of directors of the Issuer, are necessary or advisable to effect such Receivables Facility;

(o) advances to employees not in excess of $15.0 million outstanding at any one time, in the aggregate; and

(p) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses and other similar expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business.

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person:

(1) pledges or deposits by such Person under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of rent, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(2) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review;

(3) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due or payable or subject to penalties for nonpayment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

(4) Liens in favor of issuers of performance and surety bonds or bid bonds or with respect to other regulatory requirements or letters of credit issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business;

(5) minor survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental, to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

(6) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (a), (d) or (r) of the second paragraph under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”; provided that, (x) in the case of clause (d), such Lien may not extend to any property or equipment (or assets affixed or appurtenant thereto) other than the property or equipment being financed or Refinanced under such clause (d); and (y) in the case of clause (r), such Lien may not extend to any assets other than the assets owned by the Foreign Subsidiaries incurring such Indebtedness;

(7) Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens incurred in connection with the Senior Credit Facilities);

(8) Liens on property or shares of stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Subsidiary; provided further, however, that such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(9) Liens on property at the time the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided further that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(10) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with the covenant described under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”;

(11) Liens securing Hedging Obligations so long as the related Indebtedness is, and is permitted under the Indenture to be, secured by a Lien on the same property securing such Hedging Obligations;

(12) Liens on specific items of inventory of other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

(13) leases and subleases of real property which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(14) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(15) Liens in favor of the Issuer or any Guarantor;

(16) Liens on equipment of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business to the Issuer’s client at which such equipment is located;

(17) Liens on accounts receivable and related assets incurred in connection with a Receivables Facility;

(18) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in clauses (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (15) and (20) of this definition of “Permitted Liens”; provided that (x) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on such property), and (y) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clauses (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (15) and (20) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under the Indenture, and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement;

(19) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers;

(20) Liens to secure Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the covenant described under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock”; provided that (x) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness or after giving effect thereto and (y) the Consolidated Net Secured Debt Ratio, calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Lien, the related Indebtedness and the application of net proceeds therefrom would be no greater than 3.50 to 1.0; and

(21) other Liens securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business which obligations do not exceed $50.0 million at any one time outstanding.

For purposes of this definition, the term “Indebtedness” shall be deemed to include interest on such Indebtedness.

Person means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

preferred stock” means any Equity Interest with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

Qualified Proceeds” means assets that are used or useful in, or Capital Stock of any Person engaged in, a Similar Business.

 

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Rating Agencies” mean Moody’s and S&P or if Moody’s or S&P or both shall not make a rating on the notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Issuer (as certified by a Board Resolution) which shall be substituted for Moody’s or S&P or both, as the case may be.

Receivables Facility” means one or more receivables financing facilities, as amended from time to time, the Indebtedness of which is non-recourse (except for standard representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made in connection with such facilities) to the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary sells its accounts receivable to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary.

Receivables Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, any Receivables Facility.

Refinance means, in respect of any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, purchase, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, in whole or in part. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.

Refinancing Transactions” means, the consummation of any of the following transactions (1) the entering into of the Senior Credit Facilities on the Issue Date; (2) the issuance of the notes pursuant to the Indenture; (3) the repayment in full of any amounts outstanding under that certain Credit Agreement entered into on October 4, 2006, among Jostens IH Corp., Jostens Canada Ltd., Jostens Secondary Holdings Corp., Credit Suisse First Boston and General Electric Capital Corporation (as the same has been amended from time to time); (4) the consummation of the Tender Offers and any payment by the Issuer (whether directly or indirectly through Visant Secondary and Holdco) to the holders of Old Notes in exchange for Old Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offers; (5) any payment by the Issuer (whether directly or indirectly through Visant Secondary and Holdco) to the holders of Old Notes in exchange for Old Notes not tendered pursuant to the Tender Offers, whether through direct repurchases or redemptions thereof; (6) the payment of dividends by the Issuer to Visant Secondary for the purposes of funding, through Holdco, a one-time special dividend and dividend-equivalent payment to Holdco’s equityholders and optionholders in an amount not to exceed the amount authorized for such purpose by the boards of directors of the Issuer and Holdco, as described in the Offering Document; and (7) the payment of fees and expenses in relation to the foregoing, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (3) through (7), using the net proceeds of the transactions described in the foregoing clauses (1) and (2).

Registration Rights Agreement” means the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the Issue Date, among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers.

Related Business Assets” means assets (other than cash or Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Similar Business; provided that any assets received by the Issuer or the Restricted Subsidiaries in exchange for assets transferred by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary.

Representative means any trustee, agent or representative (if any) for an issue of Senior Indebtedness of the Issuer.

Restricted Investment means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

Restricted Subsidiary means, at any time, any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Issuer (including any Foreign Subsidiary) that is not then an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that upon the occurrence of an Unrestricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall be included in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary”.

 

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S&P” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of any real or tangible personal property, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person in contemplation of such leasing.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Indebtedness” means, for any Person, but without duplication (i) Indebtedness of such Person that is secured by a Lien and (ii) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Senior Credit Facilities” means the Credit Agreement entered into as of September 22, 2010 by and among the Issuer, Visant Secondary, the lenders party thereto in their capacities as lenders thereunder, Credit Suisse AG, as Administrative Agent, and Credit Suisse AG, Toronto Branch, as Canadian Administrative Agent, including any guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, refundings or refinancings thereof and any indentures or credit facilities or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders or investors that Refinance any part of the loans, notes, other credit facilities or commitments thereunder, including any such Refinancing facility or indenture that increases the amount borrowable thereunder or alters the maturity thereof (provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock” above).

Senior Indebtedness” means with respect to any Person:

(1) Indebtedness of such Person, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter incurred; and

(2) all other Obligations of such Person (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to such Person whether or not post-filing interest is allowed in such proceeding) in respect of Indebtedness described in clause (1) above

in the case of both clauses (1) and (2), to the extent permitted to be incurred under the terms of the Indenture, unless, in the case of clauses (1) and (2), in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such Indebtedness or other Obligations are subordinated in right of payment to the notes or the Guarantee of such Person, as the case may be;

provided that Senior Indebtedness shall not include:

(1) any obligation of such Person to the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer;

(2) any liability for Federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by such Person;

(3) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business;

(4) any Capital Stock;

(5) any Indebtedness or other Obligation of such Person which is subordinate or junior in any respect to any other Indebtedness or other Obligation of such Person; or

(6) that portion of any Indebtedness which at the time of incurrence is incurred in violation of the Indenture.

Senior Secured Indebtedness” means Senior Indebtedness that is Secured Indebtedness.

 

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Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such regulation is in effect on the Issue Date.

Similar Business” means any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date or any business that is similar, reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto.

Special Interest” means all additional interest then owing pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

Subordinated Indebtedness” means

(a) with respect to the Issuer, any Indebtedness of the Issuer which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the notes, and

(b) with respect to any Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Guarantor which is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantee of such Guarantor under the Indenture.

Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person,

(1) any corporation, association, or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof and

(2) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which

(x) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as the case may be, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise, and

(y) such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.

Tender Offers” means the tender offers and consent solicitations conducted by Visant and Holdco in September 2010 for (A) the 10.25% Senior Discount Notes due 2013 of Holdco (the “Old Senior Discount Notes”), (B) the 8.75% Senior Notes due 2013 of Holdco (the “Old Senior Notes”), and (C) the 7.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 of Visant (the “Old Senior Subordinated Notes” and, together with the Old Senior Discount Notes and the Old Senior Notes, the “Old Notes”).

Total Assets” means the total assets of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Issuer or such other Person as may be expressly stated, as the case may be.

Treasury Rate” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two business days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to October 1, 2013; provided that if the period from the redemption date to October 1, 2013 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

Trustee means U.S. Bank National Association until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

 

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Unrestricted Subsidiary” means

(1) any Subsidiary of the Issuer which at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the board of directors of the Issuer, as provided below) and

(2) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

The board of directors of the Issuer may designate any Subsidiary of the Issuer (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on, any property of, the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than any Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated); provided that

(a) any Unrestricted Subsidiary must be an entity of which shares of the capital stock or other equity interests (including partnership interests) entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes that may be cast by all shares or equity interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Issuer,

(b) such designation complies with the covenants described under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Restricted Payments” and

(c) each of

(1) the Subsidiary to be so designated and

(2) its Subsidiaries

has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary.

The board of directors of the Issuer may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, immediately after giving effect to such designation no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and either

(1) the Issuer could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test described in the first paragraph under “Certain Covenants—Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock” or

(2) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than such ratio for the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to such designation, in each case on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation.

Any such designation by the board of directors of the Issuer shall be notified by the Issuer to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the Board Resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the board of directors of such Person.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing

(1) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock multiplied by the amount of such payment, by

(2) the sum of all such payments.

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

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CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS

Section 406 of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) prohibit employee benefit plans and certain other retirement plans, accounts and arrangements that are subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (“ERISA Plans”) from engaging in specified transactions involving plan assets with persons or entities who are “parties in interest,” within the meaning of ERISA, or “disqualified persons,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code, unless an exemption is available. A party in interest or disqualified person who engaged in a non-exempt prohibited transaction may be subject to excise taxes and other penalties and liabilities under ERISA and the Code. In addition, the fiduciary of the ERISA Plan that engaged in such a non-exempt prohibited transaction may be subject to penalties and liabilities under ERISA and the Code. The acquisition and/or holding of notes by an ERISA Plan with respect to which we are or any subsidiary guarantor is considered a party in interest or a disqualified person may constitute or result in a direct or indirect prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code, unless the investment is acquired and is held in accordance with an applicable statutory, class or individual prohibited transaction exemption. In this regard, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued prohibited transaction class exemptions, or “PTCEs,” that may apply to the acquisition and holding of the notes. These class exemptions include, without limitation, PTCE 84-14 respecting transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers, PTCE 90-1 respecting insurance company pooled separate accounts, PTCE 91-38 respecting bank collective investment funds, PTCE 95-60 respecting life insurance company general accounts and PTCE 96-23 respecting transactions determined by in-house asset managers, although there can be no assurance that all of the conditions of any such exemptions will be satisfied. In addition, Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code provide relief from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code for certain transactions, provided that neither the issuer of the securities nor any of its affiliates (directly or indirectly) have or exercise any discretionary authority or control or render any investment advice with respect to the assets of any ERISA Plan involved in the transaction and provided further that the ERISA Plan pays no more than adequate consideration in connection with the transaction. We cannot assure you that all of the conditions of any such exemptions will be satisfied.

Because of the foregoing, the notes should not be purchased or held by any person investing “plan assets” of any plan, unless such purchase and holding will not constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA and the Code or violation of any federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other applicable laws or regulations that are similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (collectively, “Similar Laws”).

The foregoing discussion is general in nature and is not intended to be all-inclusive. Due to the complexity of these rules and the penalties that may be imposed upon persons involved in non-exempt prohibited transactions, it is particularly important that fiduciaries or other persons considering purchasing the notes on behalf of, or with the assets of, any ERISA Plan, consult with their counsel regarding the potential applicability of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code and any Similar Laws to such investment and whether an exemption would be applicable to the purchase and holding of the notes.

 

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MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

The following is a summary of the material United States federal income tax consequences of the ownership of notes as of the date hereof.

Except where noted, this summary deals only with notes that are held as capital assets, and does not represent a detailed description of the United States federal income tax consequences applicable to you if you are subject to special treatment under the United States federal income tax laws, including if you are:

 

   

a dealer in securities or currencies;

 

   

a financial institution;

 

   

a regulated investment company;

 

   

a real estate investment trust;

 

   

a tax-exempt organization;

 

   

an insurance company;

 

   

a person holding the notes as part of a hedging, integrated, conversion or constructive sale transaction or a straddle;

 

   

a trader in securities that has elected the mark-to-market method of accounting for your securities;

 

   

a person liable for alternative minimum tax;

 

   

a person who is an investor in a pass-through entity;

 

   

a United States Holder (as defined below) whose “functional currency” is not the U.S. dollar;

 

   

a “controlled foreign corporation”;

 

   

a “passive foreign investment company”; or

 

   

a United States expatriate.

This summary is based upon provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and regulations, rulings and judicial decisions as of the date hereof. Those authorities may be changed, perhaps retroactively, so as to result in United States federal income tax consequences different from those summarized below. This summary does not represent a detailed description of the United States federal income tax consequences to you in light of your particular circumstances.

If a partnership holds notes, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding notes, you should consult your tax advisors.

If you are considering the purchase of notes, you should consult your own tax advisors concerning the particular United States federal income tax consequences to you of the ownership of the notes, as well as the consequences to you arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.

Consequences to United States Holders

The following is a summary of the material United States federal income tax consequences that will apply to you if you are a United States Holder of notes.

Certain consequences to “Non-United States Holders” of notes, which are beneficial owners of notes (other than partnerships) who are not United States Holders, are described under “—Consequences to Non-United States Holders” below.

 

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“United States Holder” means a beneficial owner of a note that is for United States federal income tax purposes:

 

   

an individual citizen or resident of the United States;

 

   

a corporation (or any other entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

   

an estate the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

   

a trust if it (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable United States Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.

Payments of Interest

Interest on a note will generally be taxable to you as ordinary income at the time it is paid or accrued in accordance with your method of accounting for tax purposes.

Market Discount

If you purchase a note for an amount that is less than its principal amount, the amount of the difference will be treated as “market discount” for United States federal income tax purposes, unless that difference is less than a specified de minimis amount. Under the market discount rules, you will be required to treat any principal payment on, or any gain on the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of, a note as ordinary income to the extent of the market discount that you have not previously included in income and are treated as having accrued on the note at the time of its payment or disposition.

In addition, you may be required to defer, until the maturity of the note or its earlier disposition in a taxable transaction, the deduction of all or a portion of the interest expense on any indebtedness attributable to the note. You may elect, on a note-by-note basis, to deduct the deferred interest expense in a tax year prior to the year of disposition. You should consult your own tax advisors before making this election.

Any market discount will be considered to accrue ratably during the period from the date of acquisition to the maturity date of the note, unless you elect to accrue on a constant interest method. You may elect to include market discount in income currently as it accrues, on either a ratable or constant interest method, in which case the rule described above regarding deferral of interest deductions will not apply.

Amortizable Bond Premium

If you purchase a note for an amount in excess of its principal amount, you will be considered to have purchased the note at a “premium”. You generally may elect to amortize the premium over the remaining term of the note on a constant yield method as an offset to interest when includible in income under your regular accounting method. If you do not elect to amortize bond premium, that premium will decrease the gain or increase the loss you would otherwise recognize on disposition of the note.

Sale, Exchange and Retirement of Notes

Your tax basis in a note will, in general, be your cost for that note, increased by market discount that you previously included in income, and reduced by any amortized premium and any cash payments on the note other than stated interest. Upon the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of a note, you will recognize gain or

 

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loss equal to the difference between the amount you realize upon the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition (less an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid interest, which will be taxable as interest income to the extent not previously included in income) and the tax basis of the note. Except as described above with respect to market discount, that gain or loss will be capital gain or loss. Capital gains of non-corporate United States Holders (including individuals) derived in respect of capital assets held for more than one year are eligible for reduced rates of taxation. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

Consequences to Non-United States Holders

The following is a summary of the material United States federal income and estate tax consequences that will apply to you if you are a Non-United States Holder of notes.

United States Federal Withholding Tax

The 30% United States federal withholding tax will not apply to any payment of interest on the notes under the “portfolio interest rule,” provided that:

 

   

interest paid on the notes is not effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States;

 

   

you do not actually (or constructively) own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our voting stock within the meaning of the Code and applicable United States Treasury regulations;

 

   

you are not a controlled foreign corporation that is related to us through stock ownership;

 

   

you are not a bank whose receipt of interest on the notes is described in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code; and

 

   

either (a) you provide your name and address on an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-8BEN (or other applicable form), and certify, under penalties of perjury, that you are not a United States person as defined under the Code or (b) you hold your notes through certain foreign intermediaries and satisfy the certification requirements of applicable United States Treasury regulations.

Special certification rules apply to Non-United States Holders that are pass-through entities rather than corporations or individuals.

If you cannot satisfy the requirements described above, payments of interest made to you will be subject to the 30% United States federal withholding tax, unless you provide us with a properly executed:

 

   

IRS Form W-8BEN (or other applicable form) claiming an exemption from or reduction in withholding under the benefit of an applicable income tax treaty; or

 

   

IRS Form W-8ECI (or other applicable form) stating that interest paid on the notes is not subject to withholding tax because it is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States (as discussed below under “United States Federal Income Tax”).

The 30% United States federal withholding tax generally will not apply to any payment of principal or gain that you realize on the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of a note.

United States Federal Income Tax

If you are engaged in a trade or business in the United States and interest on the notes is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a United States permanent establishment), then you will be subject to United States federal income tax on that interest on a net income basis (although you will be exempt from the 30% United States federal withholding tax, provided you furnish us with a properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI as discussed above under

 

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“United States Federal Withholding Tax”) in the same manner as if you were a United States person as defined under the Code. In addition, if you are a foreign corporation, you may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lower applicable income tax treaty rate) of such interest, subject to adjustments.

Any gain realized on the disposition of a note generally will not be subject to United States federal income tax unless:

 

   

the gain is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a United States permanent establishment); or

 

   

you are an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of that disposition, and certain other conditions are met.

United States Federal Estate Tax

Your estate will not be subject to United States federal estate tax on notes beneficially owned by you at the time of your death, provided that any interest payment to you on the notes would be eligible for exemption from the 30% United States federal withholding tax under the “portfolio interest rule” described above under “United States Federal Withholding Tax,” without regard to the statement requirement described in the fifth bullet point of that section.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

United States Holders

In general, information reporting requirements will apply to certain payments of principal, interest and premium paid on notes and to the proceeds of sale of a note made to you (unless you are an exempt recipient such as a corporation). A backup withholding tax may apply to such payments if you fail to provide a taxpayer identification number or a certification of exempt status, or if you fail to report in full dividend and interest income.

Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against your United States federal income tax liability provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

Non-United States Holders

Generally, we must report to the IRS and to you the amount of interest on the notes paid to you and the amount of tax, if any, withheld with respect to those payments. Copies of the information returns reporting such interest payments and any withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which you reside under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty.

In general, you will not be subject to backup withholding with respect to payments on the notes that we make to you provided that we do not have actual knowledge or reason to know that you are a United States person as defined under the Code, and we have received from you the statement described above in the fifth bullet point under “Consequences to Non-United States Holders—United States Federal Withholding Tax.”

In addition, no information reporting or backup withholding will be required regarding the proceeds of the sale of a note made within the United States or conducted through certain United States-related financial intermediaries, if the payer receives the statement described above and does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that you are a United States person as defined under the Code, or you otherwise establish an exemption.

Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against your United States federal income tax liability provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

This prospectus is to be used by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC in connection with the offers and sales of the registered securities in market-making transactions effected from time to time. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC may act as a principal or agent in such transactions, including as agent for the counterparty when acting as principal or as agent for both counterparties, and may receive compensation in the form of discounts and commissions, including from both counterparties when it acts as agent for both. Such sales will be made at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related thereto or at negotiated prices. We will not receive any of the proceeds from such sales. We have agreed to indemnify Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute payments which they might be required to make in respect thereof.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is an affiliate of DLJMBP III. As of March 20, 2012, DLJMBP III and affiliated investment funds held approximately 41.1% of the voting interests of our parent and approximately 44.7% of our parent’s economic interest. Susan C. Schnabel is a partner in DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and an employee of Credit Suisse’s Asset Management Division. She is a member of the board of directors of Visant and Holdco. In addition, Charles Pieper and David Burgstahler are consultants to DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and are DLJMBP III’s additional designees on the boards of directors of Visant and Holdco. Further, an affiliate of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is a lender and agent in connection with the Credit Facilities, for which it receives customary fees and expenses. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC or its affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in investment banking, commercial banking and other financial advisory services and commercial dealings with Visant and its affiliates, and such parties have received (or will receive) customary fees and commissions for these transactions. In 2011, Visant entered into the Swap Transactions with respect to its variable rate term loan indebtedness under the Credit Facilities. Credit Suisse International, an affiliate of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, is a counterparty to one of the Swap Transactions and received (or will receive) customary fees and commissions for such transactions. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC acted as a purchaser in connection with the initial sale of the notes and received an underwriting discount in connection therewith. See “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence”.

We have been advised by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC that, subject to applicable laws and regulations, they intend to make a market in the securities. However, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) is not obligated to do so, and any such market-making may be interrupted or discontinued at any time without notice. In addition, such market-making activity will be subject to the limits imposed by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. We cannot assure you that an active trading market will be sustained. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Notes—Your ability to transfer the notes may be limited by the absence of an active trading market, and an active trading market may not develop for the notes.”

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the notes and the related guarantees will be passed upon for us by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, New York. An investment vehicle comprised of several partners of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, members of their families, related persons and others owns interests representing less than 1% of the capital commitments of funds affiliated with KKR.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus and the related consolidated financial statement schedule have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein and elsewhere in the Registration Statement. Such consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedule are included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

  

Visant Corporation and subsidiaries:

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     F-2   

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011,  January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010

     F-3   

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011

     F-4   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011,  January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010

     F-5   

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder’s (Deficit) Equity for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011, January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010

     F-6   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-7   

Financial Statement Schedule:

  

Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

  

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors of

Visant Corporation

Armonk, New York

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Visant Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholder’s equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011. Our audits also included the consolidated financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15. These consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Visant Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such consolidated financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New York, New York

March 20, 2012

 

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VISANT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

In thousands

   2011     2010     2009  

Net sales

   $ 1,217,792      $ 1,240,887      $ 1,255,325   

Cost of products sold

     572,611        576,850        588,783   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     645,181        664,037        666,542   

Selling and administrative expenses

     449,801        461,227        451,303   

(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets

     (910     269        (1,405

Special charges

     44,413        4,720        14,486   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     151,877        197,821        202,158   

Interest income

     (97     (158     (233

Interest expense

     164,233        91,451        55,522   

Loss on repurchase and redemption of debt

     —          9,693        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (12,259     96,835        146,869   

Provision for income taxes

     2,625        40,668        56,209   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (14,884   $ 56,167      $ 90,660   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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VISANT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

In thousands, except number of shares

   2011     2010  
ASSETS     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 36,014      $ 60,197   

Accounts receivable, net

     112,838        112,240   

Inventories

     109,290        102,446   

Salespersons overdrafts, net of allowance of $12,915 and $11,467, respectively

     30,074        30,619   

Income tax receivable

     2,022        —     

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     19,313        18,295   

Deferred income taxes

     21,896        21,054   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     331,447        344,851   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

     501,286        477,746   

Less accumulated depreciation

     (291,236     (263,295
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

     210,050        214,451   

Goodwill

     983,114        1,008,499   

Intangibles, net

     448,394        503,809   

Deferred financing costs, net

     52,486        50,174   

Deferred income taxes

     2,564        2,690   

Other assets

     11,533        13,789   

Prepaid pension costs

     4,906        5,712   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,044,494      $ 2,143,975   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDER’S (DEFICIT)     

Accounts payable

   $ 55,350      $ 51,728   

Accrued employee compensation and related taxes

     30,547        30,848   

Commissions payable

     21,365        21,965   

Customer deposits

     176,996        183,308   

Income taxes payable

     29,812        29,277   

Interest payable

     34,294        37,914   

Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases

     4,026        16,260   

Other accrued liabilities

     36,384        32,344   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     388,774        403,644   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt and capital leases—less current maturities

     1,913,579        1,972,469   

Deferred income taxes

     158,095        181,680   

Pension liabilities, net

     97,174        53,673   

Other noncurrent liabilities

     44,851        42,521   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,602,473        2,653,987   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mezzanine equity

     578        145   

Preferred stock $.01 par value; authorized 300,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011

     —          —     

Common stock $.01 par value; authorized 1,000 shares; 1,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011

     —          —     

Additional paid-in-capital

     103        54   

Accumulated deficit

     (495,499     (480,615

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (63,161     (29,596
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholder’s deficit

     (558,557     (510,157
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and stockholder’s deficit

   $ 2,044,494      $ 2,143,975   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

In thousands

  2011     2010     2009  

Net (loss) income

  $ (14,884   $ 56,167      $ 90,660   

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

Depreciation

    49,866        46,986        43,999   

Amortization of intangible assets

    55,780        57,098        57,944   

Amortization of debt discount, premium and deferred financing costs

    14,910        7,437        5,914   

Other amortization

    437        496        602   

Deferred income taxes

    (1,010     (13,122     (4,284

Loss on repurchase and redemption of debt

    —          9,693        —     

(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets

    (910     269        (1,405

Stock-based compensation

    482        198        —     

Loss on asset impairments

    36,501        198        6,036   

Other

    5,671        (700     1,212   

Changes in assets and liabilities:

     

Accounts receivable

    988        2,967        26,348   

Inventories

    (6,365     1,813        2,969   

Salespersons overdrafts

    531        (2,063     (315

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    4,077        (812     3,574   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    2,674        (12,891     (953

Customer deposits

    (6,152     (1,000     (956

Commissions payable

    (593     (59     (966

Income taxes payable

    (2,234     27,530        (1,604

Interest payable

    (3,620     27,456        346   

Other operating activities, net

    (13,620     (2,926     (22,031
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    122,529        204,735        207,090   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

    (55,525     (50,223     (46,138

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

    6,734        751        3,491   

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

    (4,681     (9,896     (869

Additions to intangibles

    (212     (1,039     (917

Other investing activities, net

    —          9        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

    (53,684     (60,398     (44,433
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

    83,000        329,400        1,069   

Short-term repayments

    (83,000     (329,400     (137,000

Repayment of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

    (76,297     (824,198     (78

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt and capital leases

    349        1,983,234        8,394   

Distribution to stockholder

    —          (1,303,731     (36,569

Debt financing costs and related expenses

    (16,579     (52,262     (2,784
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

    (92,527     (196,957     (166,968
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    (501     (276     (197
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

    (24,183     (52,896     (4,508

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    60,197        113,093        117,601   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 36,014      $ 60,197      $ 113,093   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental information:

     

Interest paid

  $ 152,302      $ 56,418      $ 49,124   

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

  $ 5,886      $ 9,868      $ 33,040   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

          Additional
paid-in-
capital
    Accumulated
(deficit)
earnings
    Accumulated
other

comprehensive
income (loss)
    Total  
  Common shares          

In thousands

  Number     Amount          

Balance—January 3, 2009

    1      $ —        $ 606,749      $ 106,109      $ (25,557   $ 687,301   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

          90,660          90,660   

Cumulative translation adjustment

            1,078        1,078   

Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments

            (2,668     (2,668
           

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

              89,070   

Distribution to Visant Holding Corp.

        (36,569         (36,569
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance—January 2, 2010

    1      $ —        $ 570,180      $ 196,769      $ (27,147   $ 739,802   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

          56,167          56,167   

Cumulative translation adjustment

            (227     (227

Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments

            (2,222     (2,222
           

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

              53,718   

Stock-based compensation

        54            54   

Dividends to shareholder

          (733,551       (733,551

Distribution to Visant Holding Corp.

        (570,180         (570,180
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance—January 1, 2011

    1      $ —        $ 54      $ (480,615   $ (29,596   $ (510,157
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

          (14,884       (14,884

Cumulative translation adjustment

            (1,137     (1,137

Change in fair value of derivatives

            (3,427     (3,427

Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments

            (29,001     (29,001
           

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

              (48,449

Stock-based compensation

        49            49   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance—December 31, 2011

    1      $ —        $ 103      $ (495,499   $ (63,161   $ (558,557
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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VISANT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

The Company is a marketing and publishing services enterprise servicing the school affinity, direct marketing, fragrance, cosmetic and personal care sampling, and educational and trade publishing segments. The Company sells products and services to end customers through several different sales channels including independent sales representatives and dedicated sales forces. Sales and results of operations are impacted by a number of factors, including general economic conditions, seasonality, cost of raw materials, school population trends, the availability of school funding, product and service offerings and quality and price.

On October 4, 2004, an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”) and affiliates of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P. (“DLJMBP III”) completed a series of transactions which created a marketing and publishing services enterprise (the “Transactions”) through the combination of Jostens, Inc. (“Jostens”), Von Hoffmann Corporation (“Von Hoffmann”) and AKI, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Arcade”).

Prior to the Transactions, Von Hoffmann and Arcade were each controlled by affiliates of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P. (“DLJMBP II”), and DLJMBP III owned approximately 82.5% of Visant Holding Corp.’s (“Holdco”) outstanding equity, with the remainder held by other co-investors and certain members of management. Upon consummation of the Transactions, an affiliate of KKR invested $256.1 million and was issued equity interests representing approximately 49.6% of Holdco’s voting interest and 45.0% of Holdco’s economic interest, while affiliates of DLJMBP III held equity interests representing approximately 41.0% of Holdco’s voting interest and 45.0% of Holdco’s economic interest, with the remainder held by other co-investors and certain members of management. As of December 31, 2011, affiliates of KKR and DLJMBP III (the “Sponsors”) held approximately 49.2% and 41.1%, respectively, of Holdco’s voting interest, while each continued to hold approximately 44.7% of Holdco’s economic interest. As of December 31, 2011, the other co-investors held approximately 8.4% of the voting interest and 9.1% of the economic interest of Holdco, and members of management held approximately 1.3% of the voting interest and approximately 1.5% of the economic interest of Holdco (exclusive of exercisable options). Visant is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements included herein are for Visant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Amounts previously reported for “Stock-based compensation” and “Other operating activities, net” within the operating section of the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 have been adjusted in order to present separately the amount of stock-based compensation not settled in cash, in “Other operating activities, net”; however, total net cash provided by operating activities was unchanged.

Fiscal Year

The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to December 31st and as a result, a 53rd week is added approximately every sixth year. The Company’s 2011 fiscal year ended on December 31, 2011. Fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009 consisted of 52 weeks, and the 2008 fiscal year included a 53rd week. While quarters normally consist of 13-week periods, the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 included a 14th week.

 

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Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when the earnings process is complete, evidenced by an agreement with the respective customer, delivery and acceptance has occurred, collectability is probable and pricing is fixed ordeterminable. Revenue is recognized (1) when products are shipped (if shipped free on board “FOB” shipping point), (2) when products are delivered (if shipped FOB destination) or (3) as services are performed as determined by contractual agreement, but in all cases only when risk of loss has transferred to the customer and the Company has no further performance obligations.

Shipping and Handling

Net sales include amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling costs. Costs incurred for shipping and handling are recorded in cost of products sold.

Cost of Products Sold

Cost of products sold primarily includes the cost of paper and other materials, direct and indirect labor and related benefit costs, depreciation of production assets and shipping and handling costs.

Warranty Costs

Provisions for warranty costs related to Jostens’ scholastic products, particularly class rings due to their lifetime warranty, are recorded based on historical information and current trends in manufacturing costs. The provision related to the lifetime warranty is based on the number of rings manufactured in the prior school year consistent with industry standards. For fiscal years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, the provision for the total net warranty costs was $4.8 million, $5.1 million and $4.9 million, respectively. Warranty repair costs for rings manufactured in the current school year are expensed as incurred. Accrued warranty costs in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets were approximately $0.6 million as of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011.

Selling and Administrative Expenses

Selling and administrative expenses are expensed as incurred. These costs primarily include salaries and related benefits of sales and administrative personnel, sales commissions, amortization of intangibles and professional fees such as audit and consulting fees.

Advertising

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Selling and administrative expenses included advertising expense of $7.9 million for 2011, $7.8 million for 2010 and $5.5 million for 2009.

 

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Foreign Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the current exchange rate as of the balance sheet date, and income statement amounts are translated at the average monthly exchange rate. Translation adjustments resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates are recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss.

Supplier Concentration

Jostens purchases substantially all precious, semi-precious and synthetic stones from a single supplier located in Germany. Arcade’s products utilize specific grades of paper and foil laminates for which it relies on limited suppliers with whom it does not have written supply agreements in place.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company recognizes all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are either recorded in earnings or other comprehensive income (loss), based on whether the instrument qualifies for and is designated as part of a hedging relationship. Gains or losses on derivative instruments reported in other comprehensive income (loss) are reclassified into earnings in the period in which earnings are affected by the underlying hedged item. The ineffective portion, if any, of a derivative’s change in fair value is recognized in earnings in the current period. Refer to Note 11, Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities, for further details.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes compensation expense related to all equity awards granted, including awards modified, repurchased or cancelled based on the fair values of the awards at the grant date. For the years ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, Visant recognized compensation expense related to stock-based compensation of approximately $7.0 million and $13.4 million, respectively, which was included in selling and administrative expenses. Visant did not recognize any compensation expense related to stock-based compensation for the year ended January 2, 2010. Refer to Note 15, Stock-based Compensation, for further details.

Mezzanine Equity

Certain management stockholder agreements contain a purchase feature pursuant to which, in the event the holder’s employment terminates as a result of the death or permanent disability (as defined in the agreement) of the holder, the holder (or his/her estate, in the case of death) has the option to require that the common shares or vested options be purchased from the holder (estate) and settled in cash. These equity instruments are considered temporary equity and have been classified as mezzanine equity on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, respectively.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

All investments with an original maturity of three months or less on their acquisition date are considered to be cash equivalents.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company makes estimates of potentially uncollectible customer accounts receivable and evaluates the adequacy of the allowance periodically. The evaluation considers historical loss experience, the length of time

 

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receivables are past due, adverse situations that may affect a customer’s ability to pay, and prevailing economic conditions. The Company makes adjustments to the allowance balance if the evaluation of allowance requirements differs from the actual aggregate reserve. This evaluation is inherently subjective, and estimates may be revised as more information becomes available.

Allowance for Sales Returns

The Company makes estimates of potential future product returns related to current period product revenue. The Company evaluates the adequacy of the allowance periodically. This evaluation considers historical return experience, changes in customer demand and acceptance of the Company’s products and prevailing economic conditions. The Company makes adjustments to the allowance if the evaluation of allowance requirements differs from the actual aggregate reserve. This evaluation is inherently subjective and estimates may be revised as more information becomes available.

Allowance for Salespersons Overdrafts

The Company makes estimates of potentially uncollectible receivables arising from sales representative draws paid in advance of earned commissions. These estimates are based on historical commissions earned and length of service for each sales representative. The Company evaluates the adequacy of the allowance on a periodic basis. The evaluation considers historical loss experience, length of time receivables are past due, adverse situations that may affect a sales representative’s ability to repay and prevailing economic conditions. The Company makes adjustments to the allowance balance if the evaluation of allowance requirements differs from the actual aggregate reserve. This evaluation is inherently subjective and estimates may be revised as more information becomes available.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined by using standard costing, which approximates the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method for all inventories except gold, which are determined using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. Cost includes direct materials, direct labor and applicable overhead. Obsolescence adjustments are provided as necessary in order to approximate inventories at market value. This evaluation is inherently subjective, and estimates may be revised as more information becomes available.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost except when adjusted to fair value in applying purchase accounting in conjunction with an acquisition or merger or when recording an impairment. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized. Depreciation is determined for financial reporting purposes by using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

 

     Years  

Buildings and improvements

     7 to 40   

Machinery and equipment

     3 to 12   

Capitalized software

     2 to 5   

Transportation equipment

     4 to 10   

Furniture and fixtures

     3 to 7   

Assets acquired under capital leases are depreciated using a straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset and are included in depreciation expense.

 

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Capitalization of Internal-Use Software

Costs of software developed or obtained for internal use are capitalized once the preliminary project stage has concluded, management commits to funding the project and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. Capitalized costs include only (1) external direct costs of materials and services consumed in developing or obtaining internal-use software, (2) payroll and payroll-related costs for employees who are directly associated with and who devote time to the internal-use software project and (3) interest costs incurred, when material, while developing internal-use software. Capitalization of costs ceases when the project is substantially complete and ready for its intended use.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the fair value assigned to identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company is required to test goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives for impairment annually, or more frequently if impairment indicators occur. The impairment test requires management to make judgments in connection with identifying reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets to reporting units and determining the fair value of each reporting unit.

As part of the annual impairment analysis for each reporting unit, the Company engaged a third-party appraisal firm to assist in the determination of the estimated fair value of each unit. This determination included estimating the fair value using both the income and market approaches. The income approach requires management to estimate a number of factors for each reporting unit, including projected future operating results, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows and discount rates. The market approach estimates fair value using comparable marketplace fair value data from within a comparable industry grouping. Where applicable, the Company weighted both the income and market approach equally to estimate the concluded fair value of each reporting unit. The projections are based on management’s best estimate given recent financial performance, market trends, strategic plans and other available information. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or impairment for each reporting unit.

The most recent impairment testing was completed as of the beginning of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, at which time the Company recognized aggregate impairment charges of $31.9 million relating to an impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets in its publishing services reporting unit which is included in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment. The impairment charges were primarily attributable to ongoing negative industry-specific factors, including continued constraints in government funding for educational textbook purchasing, the shift towards digital books in the trade book industry and the widespread impact of the Borders Group liquidation. The Company observed a decline in the operating results of the publishing services reporting unit which led management to reduce forecasted sales and profitability for the remainder of 2011 and the discrete periods included in the projections.

As part of such impairment test, the Company first determined that the fair value of the publishing services reporting unit’s indefinite-lived intangible assets was $11.0 million as of the testing date and, after comparing the fair value to the carrying value of $18.0 million for such assets, the Company recognized a pre-tax impairment of $7.0 million. The Company next evaluated the recoverability of the publishing services reporting unit’s amortizable and depreciable long-lived assets by comparing the carrying value of the respective asset group to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated from such assets. Based on the fact that the undiscounted future cash flows of the asset group over its expected remaining useful life exceeded its carrying value, there was no indication of a lack of recoverability of such cash flows and, therefore, no impairment was measured. The Company then commenced a two-step impairment test of the publishing services

 

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reporting unit’s goodwill which had a pre-impairment carrying value of $111.2 million. In Step 1, the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeded its estimated fair value and, therefore, the Company proceeded to Step 2. In Step 2, the calculation determined that the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill was $86.3 million and, accordingly, the Company recognized a pre-tax impairment charge of $24.9 million relating to the carrying value of goodwill.

The fair value of each of the Company’s other reporting units tested for impairment exceeded its carrying value by between 35% and 139%. The reported value of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets at the end of 2011 and 2010 totaled approximately $1,244.6 million and $1,277.0 million, respectively.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

An impairment loss on long-lived assets, including intangible assets with finite lives, is recognized whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset is not recoverable. Assets are grouped and evaluated at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. The Company considers historical performance and future estimated results in the evaluation of impairment. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds expected undiscounted future cash flows, the Company measures the amount of impairment by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to its fair value, generally measured by discounting expected future cash flows at the rate used to evaluate potential investments. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recorded approximately $4.6 million of impairment charges in connection with the closure of certain facilities. For fiscal year 2010, long-lived assets with a carrying amount of $0.2 million exceeded the expected cash flows and were written down to their fair value of $0, resulting in an impairment charge of $0.2 million. For fiscal year 2009, the Company recorded approximately $6.0 million of impairment charges mainly in connection with the closures of the Winston-Salem, North Carolina facility, the Pennsauken, New Jersey facility and the Attleboro, Massachusetts facility. Refer to Note 2, Restructuring Activity and Other Special Charges, for further details.

Customer Deposits

Amounts received from customers in the form of cash down payments to purchase goods and services are recorded as a liability until the goods or services are delivered.

Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Income tax expense represents the taxes payable for the current period, the changes in deferred taxes during the year, and the effect of changes in tax reserve requirements. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

Significant judgment is required in determining the Company’s income tax expense. Uncertain tax positions are evaluated under the more likely than not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement for tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Company reviews its tax positions quarterly and adjusts its tax reserve balances as more information becomes available. Refer to Note 13, Income Taxes, for additional information on the provision for income taxes.

 

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All interest and penalties on income tax assessments are recorded as income tax expense, and all interest income in connection with income tax refunds is recorded as a reduction of income tax expense.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance which expanded the required disclosures about fair value measurements. This guidance requires (1) separate disclosure of the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements along with the reasons for such transfers, (2) information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements to be presented separately in the reconciliation for Level 3 fair value measurements, (3) fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities and (4) disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3. This guidance became effective for the first reporting period beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity of purchases, sales, issuances, and settlement on a gross basis, which became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. The Company’s adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on its financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB amended its authoritative guidance related to Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more-likely-than-not that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more-likely-than-not that a goodwill impairment exists, consideration should be made as to whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist. This guidance is effective for the first reporting period beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company is currently evaluating the impact and disclosure of this standard but does not expect this standard to have a significant impact, if any, on its financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB amended its authoritative guidance related to business combinations entered into by an entity that is material on an individual or aggregate basis. These amendments clarify existing guidance that, if an entity presents comparative financial statements that include a material business combination, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period. The amendments also require expanded supplemental pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. This guidance became effective, on a prospective basis, for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the first annual reporting period after December 15, 2010. The Company’s adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on its financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-04 (“ASU 2011-04”) which generally provides a uniform framework for fair value measurements and related disclosures between GAAP and the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). Additional disclosure requirements in ASU 2011-04 include: (1) for Level 3 fair value measurements, quantitative information about unobservable inputs used, a description of the valuation processes used by the entity and a qualitative discussion about the sensitivity of the measurements to changes in the unobservable inputs, (2) for an entity’s use of a nonfinancial asset that is different from the asset’s highest and best use, the reason for the difference, (3) for financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which disclosure of fair value is required, the fair value hierarchy level in which the fair value measurements were determined and (4) the disclosure of all transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. ASU 2011-04 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The Company is currently evaluating the impact and disclosure of this standard but does not expect this standard to have a significant impact, if any, on its financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

In June 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-05 (“ASU 2011-05”) which revises the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. This new guidance amends existing guidance by allowing only two options for presenting the components of net income and other comprehensive income: (1) in a single continuous financial statement, referred to as the statement of comprehensive income, or (2) in two separate but consecutive financial statements, consisting of an income statement followed by a separate statement of other comprehensive income. Also, items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income must be presented on the face of the financial statements. ASU 2011-05 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company is currently evaluating the impact and disclosure of this standard but does not expect this standard to have a significant impact, if any, on its financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-08 (“ASU 2011-08”) which gives entities testing goodwill for impairment the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of a reporting unit in Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test. If an entity determines, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of a reporting unit is, more likely than not, less than the carrying amount for such reporting unit, then the two-step goodwill impairment test would be required. Otherwise, further goodwill impairment testing would not be required. Companies are not required to perform the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any period and may proceed directly to Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test. A company that validates its conclusion by measuring fair value can resume performing the qualitative assessment in any subsequent period. ASU 2011-08 is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed with respect to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements and impact of this standard but does not expect this standard to have a significant impact, if any, on its financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-09 (“ASU 2011-09”), which amends ASC 715-80 by increasing the quantitative and qualitative disclosures an employer is required to provide about its participation in significant multiemployer plans that offer pension or other postretirement benefits. The objective of ASU 2011-09 is to enhance the transparency of disclosures about (1) the significant multiemployer plans in which an employer participates, (2) the level of the employer’s participation in those plans, (3) the financial health of the plans, and (4) the nature of the employer’s commitments to the plans. ASU 2011-09 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2011. The Company’s adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on its financial statements.

On December 23, 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-12 (“ASU 2011-12”) which defers certain provisions of ASU 2011-05. One provision of ASU 2011-05 required entities to present reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component in both the statement in which net income is presented and the statement in which other comprehensive income is presented (for both interim and annual financial statements). This requirement is indefinitely deferred under ASU 2011-12 and will be further deliberated by the FASB at a future date. During the deferral period, all entities are required to comply with existing requirements for reclassification adjustments in Accounting Standards Codification 220 (“ASC 220”), Comprehensive Income, which indicates that “[a]n entity may display reclassification adjustments on the face of the financial statement in which comprehensive income is reported, or it may disclose reclassification adjustments in the notes to the financial statements.” The effective date of ASU 2011-12 for public entities is for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company is currently evaluating the impact and disclosure of this standard but does not expect this standard to have a significant impact, if any, on its financial statements.

 

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2.    Restructuring Activity and Other Special Charges

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recorded $7.9 million of restructuring costs and $36.5 million of other special charges. Included in these charges were $35.3 million of costs in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment consisting of $31.9 million of non-cash impairment charges associated with the write-down of goodwill in the amount of $24.9 million and other indefinite-lived intangible assets in the amount of $7.0 million and $1.0 million of severance and related benefit costs and $2.4 million of non-cash asset related impairment charges associated with the closure of its Milwaukee, Wisconsin facility. Special charges in the Memory Book segment included $6.6 million of costs consisting of $4.4 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with reductions in force and approximately $2.2 million of non-cash asset related impairment charges, in each case associated with the consolidation of its Clarksville, Tennessee and State College, Pennsylvania facilities. Special charges in the Scholastic segment included $2.2 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with reductions in force in connection with the consolidation of certain diploma operations. Also included in special charges were $0.3 million of severance and related benefit costs associated with the elimination of certain corporate management positions. The associated employee headcount reductions were 242, 137 and 46 in the Memory Book, Scholastic and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively.

For the year ended January 1, 2011, the Company recorded $4.5 million of restructuring costs and $0.2 million of other special charges. Included in these charges were $2.4 million and $0.6 million related to cost reduction initiatives in the Scholastic and Memory Book segments, respectively, and $1.7 million of cost reduction initiatives and facility consolidation costs in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment. Included in these costs were approximately $0.2 million in the aggregate of non-cash asset impairment charges in the Scholastic and Marketing and Publishing Services segments. The associated employee headcount reductions were 181, 16 and 47 in the Scholastic, Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively.

For the year ended January 2, 2010, the Company recorded $8.5 million of restructuring costs and $6.0 million of other special charges. Restructuring charges included $1.0 million of cost reduction initiatives and severance and related benefits in the Scholastic segment and $4.3 million of severance and related benefits for associated headcount reductions in connection with the closure of the Winston Salem, North Carolina Memory Book facility and certain other reductions in force in the Memory Book segment. Additionally, the Marketing and Publishing Services segment reported $3.2 million of costs related to facility consolidation activity and other reductions in force, which included $2.6 million of severance and related benefits for associated headcount reductions, and $0.6 million of other facility consolidation costs. Other special charges included $0.5 million of non-cash asset impairment charges in the Scholastic segment related to the closure of Jostens’ Attleboro, Massachusetts facility and $4.1 million of non-cash asset impairment charges in the Memory Book segment related to the closure of the Winston-Salem, North Carolina facility. Additionally, the Marketing and Publishing Services segment reported $1.4 million of non-cash costs related to asset impairment charges. The associated employee headcount reductions related to the above actions were 92,227 and 154 in the Scholastic, Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively.

Restructuring accruals of $2.9 million as of December 31, 2011 and $1.7 million as of January 1, 2011 are included in other accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. These accruals as of December 31, 2011 included amounts provided for severance and related benefits related to headcount reductions in each segment.

On a cumulative basis through December 31, 2011, the Company incurred $31.8 million of employee severance costs related to the 2009, 2010 and 2011 initiatives, which affected an aggregate of 1,142 employees. Visant paid $28.9 million in cash related to these initiatives as of December 31, 2011.

 

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Changes in the restructuring accruals during fiscal 2011 were as follows:

 

In thousands

   2011 Initiatives     2010 Initiatives     2009 Initiatives     Total  

Balance at January 1, 2011

   $ —        $ 1,209      $ 490      $ 1,699   

Restructuring charges

     7,831        76        5        7,912   

Severance paid

     (5,447     (1,044     (228     (6,719
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

   $ 2,384      $ 241      $ 267      $ 2,892   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The majority of the remaining severance and related benefits associated with the 2011, 2010 and 2009 initiatives are expected to be paid by the end of fiscal 2012.

3.    Acquisitions

2011 Acquisition

On April 4, 2011, the Company consummated the acquisition of Color Optics, Inc. (“Color Optics”) through a stock purchase for a total purchase price of $4.8 million paid in cash at closing and a subsequent working capital adjustment. Color Optics is a specialized packaging provider, serving the cosmetic and consumer products industries with highly decorated packaging solutions complementary to the Company’s sampling business. The results of the acquired Color Optics operations are reported as part of the Marketing and Publishing Services segment from the date of acquisition. There were no goodwill or intangible assets recognized in connection with this acquisition.

The aggregate cost of the acquisition was allocated to the tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their relative fair values as of the date of the acquisition.

The final allocation of the purchase price for the Color Optics acquisition was as follows:

 

In thousands

      

Current assets

   $ 3,451   

Property, plant and equipment

     614   

Intangible assets

     —     

Goodwill

     —     

Long-term assets

     2,412   

Current liabilities

     (1,647

Long-term liabilities

     (54
  

 

 

 
   $ 4,776   
  

 

 

 

2010 Acquisitions

On February 1, 2010, the Company purchased all of the outstanding common stock of Rock Creek Athletics, Inc. (“Rock Creek”) for a total purchase price of $5.4 million, including $4.7 million paid in cash at closing and a subsequent working capital adjustment and $0.7 million related to a contingent consideration arrangement subject to Rock Creek achieving a certain revenue target through December 2010. As of January 1, 2011, the Company determined that no payment related to the earn-out provision would be made, and as a result, an adjustment was made to earnings at that time. Rock Creek is a producer of varsity jackets and is complementary to the Company’s awards and team jackets business. The results of the acquired Rock Creek operations are reported as part of the Scholastic segment from the date of acquisition. None of the goodwill or intangible assets will be amortized for tax purposes.

 

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On April 21, 2010, the Company announced it had acquired, through a wholly owned subsidiary of Jostens, Intergold Ltd. (“Intergold”) (a custom jewelry manufacturer) in connection with a cash offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Intergold. The total purchase price of $5.9 million included $4.4 million paid in cash at closing and $1.5 million of assumed debt. Through a series of internal corporate transactions, Intergold was subsequently amalgamated with Jostens Canada, Ltd. (“Jostens Canada”), with Jostens Canada continuing as the surviving entity. The results of the acquired Intergold operations are reported as part of the Scholastic segment from the date of acquisition. None of the goodwill or intangible assets will be amortized for tax purposes.

On July 13, 2010, the Company acquired certain assets of Daden Group, Inc. (a producer of varsity jackets under the DeLong brand) (the “Daden Assets”). The total purchase price of $0.8 million was paid in cash at closing, inclusive of $0.2 million from an earn-out provision, subject to a working capital adjustment and further contingent consideration. The results of the acquired operations are reported as part of the Scholastic segment from the date of acquisition. The estimated fair value of the identifiable intangible assets, which relate solely to customer relationships, is $0.3 million and will be amortized over a two-year period. There was no goodwill recognized as a result of this acquisition.

The aggregate cost of the acquisitions was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their relative fair values as of the date of the acquisition.

The final allocation of the purchase price for the Rock Creek, Intergold and Daden Assets acquisitions was as follows:

 

In thousands

      

Current assets

   $ 3,242   

Property, plant and equipment

     1,104   

Intangible assets

     5,920   

Goodwill

     4,088   

Long-term assets

     2,486   

Current liabilities

     (2,772

Long-term liabilities

     (1,884
  

 

 

 
   $ 12,184   
  

 

 

 

In connection with the purchase accounting related to the acquisitions of Rock Creek, Intergold and the Daden Assets, the intangible assets and goodwill approximated $10.0 million and consisted of:

 

In thousands

      

Customer relationships

   $ 5,437   

Trademarks (definite lived)

     483   

Goodwill

     4,088   
  

 

 

 
   $ 10,008   
  

 

 

 

Customer relationships for the Rock Creek, Intergold, and Daden Assets acquisitions are being amortized on a straight-line basis over a three-, ten- and two-year period, respectively. Trademarks related to the Intergold acquisition are being amortized on a straight-line basis over a 20-year period.

The 2011 and 2010 acquisitions, both individually and in the aggregate, were not considered material to the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

 

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4.    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following amounts were included in determining accumulated other comprehensive loss for the years indicated:

 

In thousands

   Foreign
currency
translation
    Pension and
other
postretirement,

benefit
adjustments,

net of taxes
    Change in
fair value

of
derivatives,

net of taxes
    Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
 
        
        
        

Balance at January 3, 2009

   $ 3,827      $ (29,384   $ —        $ (25,557

Fiscal 2009 period change

     1,078        (2,668     —          (1,590
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at January 2, 2010

     4,905        (32,052     —          (27,147

Fiscal 2010 period change

     (227     (2,222     —          (2,449
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2011

     4,678        (34,274     —          (29,596

Fiscal 2011 period change

     (1,137     (29,001     (3,427     (33,565
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

   $ 3,541      $ (63,275   $ (3,427   $ (63,161
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

5.    Accounts Receivable

Net accounts receivable were comprised of the following:

 

In thousands

   2011     2010  

Trade receivables

   $ 125,198      $ 124,427   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (5,326     (5,071

Allowance for sales returns

     (7,034     (7,116
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

   $ 112,838      $ 112,240   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

6.    Inventories

Inventories were comprised of the following:

 

In thousands

   2011      2010  

Raw materials and supplies

   $ 48,144       $ 45,010   

Work-in-process

     31,685         31,151   

Finished goods

     29,461         26,285   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Inventories

   $ 109,290       $ 102,446   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Precious Metals Consignment Arrangement

Jostens is a party to a precious metals consignment agreement with a major financial institution whereby it currently has the ability to obtain up to the lesser of a certain specified quantity of precious metals and $57.0 million in dollar value in consigned inventory. As required by the terms of the agreement, Jostens does not take title to consigned inventory until payment. Accordingly, Jostens does not include the value of consigned inventory or the corresponding liability in its consolidated financial statements. The value of consigned inventory at December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011 was $32.1 million and $31.5 million, respectively. The agreement

 

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does not have a stated term, and it can be terminated by either party upon 60 days written notice. Additionally, Jostens incurred expenses for consignment fees related to this facility of $1.1 million for 2011, $0.9 million for 2010 and $0.6 million for 2009. The obligations under the consignment agreement are guaranteed by Visant.

7.    Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures fair value as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid upon transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability. The fair value should be calculated based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, not on assumptions specific to the entity. In addition, the fair value of liabilities should include consideration of non-performance risk including the Company’s own credit risk.

The disclosure requirements around fair value establish a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. Each fair value measurement is reported in one of the three levels which are determined by the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. These levels are:

 

   

Level 1—inputs are based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.

 

   

Level 2—inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

   

Level 3—inputs are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Currently, the Company uses derivative financial arrangements to manage a variety of risk exposures, including interest rate risk associated with its term loan B facility maturing in 2016 (the “Term Loan Credit Facility”). The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities.

The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts and guarantees.

 

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Based on an evaluation of the inputs used, the Company has categorized its derivatives within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Any transfer into or out of a level of the fair value hierarchy is recognized based on the value of the instruments at the end of the reporting period.

 

In thousands

  Fair Value Measurements Using     Total
Loss
 
  Quoted Prices in Active
Market for Identical
Assets

Level 1
    Significant Other
Observable Input

Level 2
    Significant Unobservable
Inputs

Level 3
   
       

Interest Rate Swaps included as liabilities

  $ —        $ 5,471      $ —        $ 5,471   

In addition to financial assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company is required to record non-financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. For 2011, assets that were recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis were as a result of impairment charges. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recorded approximately $31.9 million of impairment charges on certain indefinite-lived intangible assets as a result of performing its annual impairment analysis. The indefinite-lived assets had a carrying value of approximately $129.2 million and an estimated fair value of $97.3 million, see Note 9, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, for further details. The fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets was based on level 3 inputs. The following table provides information by level for non-financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value during 2011 on a nonrecurring basis.

 

In thousands

        Fair Value Measurements Using     Total
Loss
 
  Fair Value
December 31,
2011
    Quoted Prices in  Active
Market for Identical Assets
Level 1
    Significant Other
Observable  Input
Level 2
    Significant  Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3
   

Indefinite-lived intangible assets

  $ 97,345      $ —        $ —        $ 97,345      $ 31,900   

In addition to the methods and assumptions the Company uses to record the fair value of financial and non-financial instruments discussed above, the Company used the following methods and assumptions to estimate the fair value of its financial instruments which are not recorded at fair value on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2011. As of December 31, 2011, the fair value of Visant’s 10.00% senior notes due 2017 (the “Senior Notes”) was estimated based on quoted market prices for identical instruments in inactive markets. The fair value of the Senior Notes, with a principal amount of $750.0 million, approximated $688.1 million at such date. As of December 31, 2011, the fair value of the Term Loan Credit Facility was estimated based on quoted market prices for similar instruments in inactive markets. The fair value of the Term Loan Credit Facility, with a principal amount of $1,174.4 million, approximated $1,103.9 million at such date.

As of January 1, 2011, the fair value of the Term Loan Credit Facility was estimated based on quoted market prices for similar instruments in inactive markets. The fair value of the Term Loan Credit Facility, with a principal amount of $1,246.9 million, approximated $1,262.6 million. As of January 1, 2011, the fair value of the Senior Notes was estimated based on quoted market prices for identical instruments in inactive markets. The fair value of the Senior Notes, with a principal amount of $750.0 million, approximated $796.9 million.

 

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8.    Property, Plant and Equipment

Net property, plant and equipment, which includes capital lease assets, consisted of the following:

 

In thousands

   2011     2010  

Land

   $ 12,439      $ 13,833   

Buildings

     65,221        65,850   

Machinery and equipment

     325,952        318,194   

Capitalized software

     62,376        51,712   

Transportation equipment

     167        133   

Furniture and fixtures

     24,222        22,628   

Construction in progress

     10,909        5,396   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total property, plant and equipment

     501,286        477,746   

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (291,236     (263,295
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 210,050      $ 214,451   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation expense was $49.9 million for 2011, $47.0 million for 2010 and $44.0 million for 2009. Amortization related to capitalized software was included in depreciation expense and totaled $6.7 million for 2011, $5.7 million for 2010 and $4.4 million for 2009.

The Company recorded gross machinery and equipment under capital leases totaling $10.9 million and $10.4 million and accumulated depreciation on assets under capital leases of $4.5 million and $2.4 million as of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, respectively.

9.    Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill is as follows:

 

In thousands

   Scholastic     Memory Book     Marketing and
Publishing
Services
    Total  

Balance at January 1, 2011

   $ 309,927      $ 391,614      $ 306,958      $ 1,008,499   

Goodwill additions during the period

     —          —          —          —     

Impairment of goodwill

     —          —          (24,900     (24,900

Currency translation

     (49     (436     —          (485
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

   $ 309,878      $ 391,178      $ 282,058      $ 983,114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the fair value assigned to identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company is required to test goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives for impairment annually, or more frequently if impairment indicators occur. The impairment test requires management to make judgments in connection with identifying reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets to reporting units and determining the fair value of each reporting unit.

As part of the annual impairment analysis for each reporting unit, the Company engaged a third-party appraisal firm to assist in the determination of the estimated fair value of each unit. This determination included

 

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estimating the fair value using both the income and market approaches. The income approach requires management to estimate a number of factors for each reporting unit, including projected future operating results, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows and discount rates. The market approach estimates fair value using comparable marketplace fair value data from within a comparable industry grouping. Where applicable, the Company weighted both the income and market approach equally to estimate the concluded fair value of each reporting unit. The projections are based on management’s best estimate given recent financial performance, market trends, strategic plans and other available information. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or impairment for each reporting unit.

The most recent impairment testing was completed as of the beginning of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, at which time the Company recognized aggregate impairment charges of $31.9 million relating to an impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets in its publishing services reporting unit which is included in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment. The impairment charges were primarily attributable to ongoing negative industry-specific factors, including continued constraints in government funding for educational textbook purchasing, the shift towards digital books in the trade book industry and the widespread impact of the Borders Group liquidation. The Company observed a decline in the operating results of the publishing services reporting unit which led management to reduce forecasted sales and profitability for the remainder of 2011 and the discrete periods included in the projections.

As part of such impairment test, the Company first determined that the fair value of the publishing services reporting unit’s indefinite-lived intangible assets was $11.0 million as of the testing date and, after comparing the fair value to the carrying value of $18.0 million for such assets, the Company recognized a pre-tax impairment of $7.0 million. The Company next evaluated the recoverability of the publishing services reporting unit’s amortizable and depreciable long-lived assets by comparing the carrying value of the respective asset group to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated from such assets. Based on the fact that the undiscounted future cash flows of the asset group over its expected remaining useful life exceeded its carrying value, there was no indication of a lack of recoverability of such cash flows and, therefore, no impairment was measured. The Company then commenced a two-step impairment test of the publishing services reporting unit’s goodwill which had a pre-impairment carrying value of $111.2 million. In Step 1, the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeded its estimated fair value and, therefore, the Company proceeded to Step 2. In Step 2, the calculation determined that the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill was $86.3 million and, accordingly, the Company recognized a pre-tax impairment charge of $24.9 million relating to the carrying value of goodwill.

The fair value of each of the Company’s other reporting units tested for impairment exceeded its carrying value by between 35% and 139%.

 

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Other Intangible Assets

Information regarding other intangible assets as of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011 is as follows:

 

          2011     2010  

In thousands

  Estimated
useful life
    Gross
carrying
amount
    Accumulated
amortization
    Net     Gross
carrying
amount
    Accumulated
amortization
    Net  
             
             

School relationships

    10 years      $ 330,000      $ (278,161   $ 51,839      $ 330,000      $ (245,287   $ 84,713   

Internally developed software

    2 to 5 years        9,800        (9,800     —          9,800        (9,800     —     

Patented/unpatented technology

    3 years        12,692        (11,670     1,022        20,380        (18,573     1,807   

Customer relationships

    4 to 40 years        158,339        (48,811     109,528        161,135        (39,123     122,012   

Trademarks (definite lived)

    20 years        471        (32     439        489        (16     473   

Restrictive covenants

    3 to 10 years        55,459        (31,373     24,086        55,125        (28,801     26,324   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      566,761        (379,847     186,914        576,929        (341,600     235,329   

Trademarks

    Indefinite        261,480        —          261,480        268,480        —          268,480   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 828,241      $ (379,847   $ 448,394      $ 845,409      $ (341,600   $ 503,809   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amortization expense related to other intangible assets was $55.8 million for 2011, $57.1 million for 2010 and $57.9 million for 2009. For 2011, approximately $17.5 million of fully amortized patented/unpatented technology, customer relationships and restrictive covenants were written off.

Based on the intangible assets in service as of December 31, 2011, estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is $53.0 million for 2012, $35.0 million for 2013, $14.2 million for 2014, $13.5 million for 2015 and $11.7 million for 2016.

10.    Debt

As of the end of 2011 and 2010, debt obligations consisted of the following:

 

In thousands

   2011      2010  

Senior secured term loan facilities, net of original issue discount of $19.2 million:

     

Term Loan B, variable rate, 5.25% at December 31, 2011 and 7.00% at January 1, 2011 with quarterly interest payments, principal due and payable at maturity—December 2016

   $ 1,155,212       $ 1,223,162   

Senior notes, 10.00% fixed rate, with semi-annual interest payments of $37.5 million in April and October, principal due and payable at maturity—October 2017

     750,000         750,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,905,212         1,973,162   

Equipment financing arrangements

     6,055         7,270   

Capital lease obligations

     6,338         8,297   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

   $ 1,917,605       $ 1,988,729   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Maturities of debt obligations, excluding original issue discount of $19.2 million, as of the end of 2011 are as follows:

 

In thousands

      

Visant:

  

2012

   $ 4,026   

2013

     4,167   

2014

     3,594   

2015

     606   

2016

     1,174,406   

Thereafter

     750,000   
  

 

 

 

Total debt

   $ 1,936,799   
  

 

 

 

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

In connection with the refinancing consummated by Visant on September 22, 2010 (the “Refinancing”), Visant entered into senior secured credit facilities, among Visant, as borrower, Jostens Canada, as Canadian borrower, Visant Secondary Holdings Corp. (“Visant Secondary”), as guarantor, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, and Credit Suisse AG, Toronto Branch, as Canadian administrative agent, for the Term Loan Credit Facility and a revolving credit facility expiring in 2015 consisting of a $165.0 million U.S. revolving credit facility available to Visant and its subsidiaries and a $10.0 million Canadian revolving credit facility available to Jostens Canada (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and together with the Term Loan Credit Facility, the “Credit Facilities”). The borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility can also be used for the issuance of up to $35.0 million of letters of credit (inclusive of a Canadian letter of credit facility). On March 1, 2011, Visant announced the completion of the repricing of the Term Loan Credit Facility (the “Repricing”). The amended Term Loan Credit Facility provides for an interest rate for each term loan based upon LIBOR or an alternative base rate (“ABR”) plus a spread of 4.00% or 3.00%, respectively, with a 1.25% LIBOR floor. In connection with the amendment, Visant was required to pay a prepayment premium of 1% of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan Credit Facility along with certain other fees and expenses. The Credit Facilities allow Visant, subject to certain conditions, to incur additional term loans under the Term Loan Credit Facility in either case in an aggregate principal amount of up to $300.0 million, which additional term loans will have the same security and guarantees as the Term Loan Credit Facility. Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan Credit Facility that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. On December 22, 2011, Visant made an optional prepayment of $60.0 million on its Term Loan Credit Facility.

Visant’s obligations under the Credit Facilities are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed jointly and severally by Visant Secondary and all of Visant’s material current and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (the “U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors”). The obligations of Jostens Canada under the Credit Facilities are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed jointly and severally by Visant Secondary, Visant, the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors and by any future Canadian subsidiaries of Visant. Visant’s obligations under the Credit Facilities and the guarantees are secured by substantially all of Visant’s assets and substantially all of the assets of Visant Secondary and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors. The obligations of Jostens Canada under the Credit Facilities and the guarantees are also secured by substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of Jostens Canada and any future Canadian subsidiaries of Visant.

The Credit Facilities require that Visant not exceed a maximum total leverage ratio, that it meet a minimum interest coverage ratio and that it abide by a maximum capital expenditure limitation. In addition, the Credit

 

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Facilities contain certain restrictive covenants which, among other things, limit Visant’s and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional indebtedness and liens, pay dividends, prepay subordinated and senior unsecured debt, make investments, merge or consolidate, change the business, amend the terms of its subordinated and senior unsecured debt, engage in certain dispositions of assets, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, engage in certain transactions with affiliates and engage in certain other activities customarily restricted in such agreements. It also contains certain customary events of default, subject to applicable grace periods, as appropriate.

As of December 31, 2011, the annual interest rate under the Revolving Credit Facility was LIBOR plus 5.25% or an ABR plus 4.25% (or, in the case of Canadian dollar denominated loans, the bankers’ acceptance discount rate plus 5.25% or the Canadian prime rate plus 4.25% (subject to a floor of the one-month Canadian Dealer Offered Rate plus 1.0%)), in each case, with step-downs based on the total leverage ratio. To the extent that the interest rates on the borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are determined by reference to LIBOR, the LIBOR component of such interest rates is subject to a LIBOR floor of 1.75%.

As of December 31, 2011, there was $11.9 million outstanding in the form of letters of credit, leaving $163.1 million available for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility. Visant is obligated to pay commitment fees of 0.75% on the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility, with a step-down to 0.50% if the total leverage ratio is below 5.00 to 1.00.

The annualized weighted average interest rates on short term borrowings under the Company’s respective revolving credit facilities were 7.5%, 6.9% and 2.3% for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011, January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010, respectively.

Senior Notes

In connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes as part of the Refinancing, Visant and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors entered into an Indenture among Visant, the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Indenture”). The Senior Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors. Interest on the notes accrues at the rate of 10.00% per annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1, to holders of record on the immediately preceding March 15 and September 15.

The Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of Visant and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors and rank (i) equally in right of payment with any existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness of Visant and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors; (ii) senior to all of Visant’s and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors’ existing, and any of Visant’s and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors’ future, subordinated indebtedness; (iii) effectively junior to all of Visant’s existing and future secured obligations and the existing and future secured obligations of the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors, including indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations; and (iv) structurally subordinated to all liabilities of Visant’s existing and future subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Senior Notes. The Senior Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, under certain circumstances. Upon the occurrence of certain change of control events, Visant must offer to purchase the Senior Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any.

The Indenture contains restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of Visant and its restricted subsidiaries to (i) incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred stock, (ii) pay dividends on or make other distributions or repurchase capital stock or make other restricted payments, (iii) make investments, (iv) limit dividends or other payments by restricted subsidiaries to Visant or other restricted subsidiaries, (v) create liens on pari passu or subordinated indebtedness without securing the notes, (vi) sell certain assets or

 

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merge with or into other companies or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of Visant’s assets, (vii) enter into certain transactions with affiliates and (viii) designate Visant’s subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. The Indenture also contains customary events of default, including the failure to make timely payments on the Senior Notes or other material indebtedness, the failure to satisfy certain covenants and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency.

11.    Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company is exposed to certain risk arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company’s borrowings.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. During the year ended December 31, 2011, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate debt. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had three outstanding interest rate derivatives with an effective date of January 3, 2012, at which time the interest rate derivatives had an outstanding notional amount of $600.0 million.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. As of December 31, 2011 there was no ineffectiveness on the outstanding interest rate derivatives. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. During fiscal year 2012, the Company estimates that $3.7 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.

Non-designated Hedges

Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used to manage the Company’s exposure to foreign exchange rate movements but do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in earnings. As of December 31, 2011, the Company did not have any derivatives outstanding that are not designated as hedges. As of January 1, 2011, the Company had foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges, with an aggregate notional value of $0.3 million. The fair value of foreign currency forward contracts was determined to be Level 2 under the fair value hierarchy and was valued using market exchange rates.

 

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The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011:

 

In thousands

  

Classification in the Consolidated

Balance Sheets

   2011      2010  

Asset Derivatives:

        

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

   Prepaid expenses and other current assets    $ —         $ 32   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ —         $ 32   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives:

        

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments

        

Interest rate swaps

   Other accrued liabilities    $ 3,705       $   —     

Interest rate swaps

   Other noncurrent liabilities      1,766         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 5,471       $   —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

In thousands    Amount of loss recognized in
Other Comprehensive
Income on derivatives
(effective portion)
 

Loss on Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

   2011     2010      2009  

Interest rate swaps

   $ (5,471   $   —         $   —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (5,471   $   —         $   —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The tables below present the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on its Consolidated Statements of Operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010:

 

In thousands                          

Gain on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges

  

Classification in Consolidated
Statement Of Operations

   2011      2010      2009  

Foreign currency forward contracts

   Selling, general and administrative expenses    $   —         $ 32       $   —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $   —         $ —         $   —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features

The Company has an agreement with each of its derivative counterparties that contains a provision whereby the Company could be declared in default on its derivative obligations if repayment of the underlying indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to the Company’s default on such indebtedness.

As of December 31, 2011, the termination value of derivatives in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, related to these agreements was $5.7 million. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at December 31, 2011, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $5.7 million.

 

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12.    Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

Equipment and office, warehouse and production space under operating leases expire at various dates. Rent expense was $7.3 million for 2011, $6.4 million for 2010 and $7.5 million for 2009. Future minimum lease payments under the leases are as follows:

 

In thousands

   Operating
Leases
     Capital
Leases
 

2012

   $ 6,694       $ 2,707   

2013

     4,695         2,288   

2014

     3,745         1,883   

2015

     3,075         25   

2016

     2,956         —     

Thereafter

     3,524         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total minimum lease payments

   $ 24,689       $ 6,903   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less interest expense

     —           (565
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital lease obligations

   $ —         $ 6,338   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forward Purchase Contracts

The Company is subject to market risk associated with changes in the price of precious metals. To mitigate the commodity price risk, the Company enters into forward contracts from time to time to purchase gold, platinum and silver based upon the estimated ounces needed to satisfy projected customer demand. The Company had purchase commitment contracts totaling $25.7 million outstanding as of December 31, 2011 with delivery dates occurring through 2012. The forward purchase contracts are considered normal purchases and therefore not subject to the requirements of derivative accounting. As of the end of 2011, the fair market value of open precious metal forward contracts was $24.1 million based on quoted future prices for each contract.

Environmental

The Company’s operations are subject to a variety of federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations governing emissions to air, discharge to water, the generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of hazardous substances and other materials, and employee health and safety matters, and from time to time the Company may be involved in remedial and compliance efforts.

Legal Proceedings

The Company is party from time to time to litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. This litigation may include actions related to petitions for reorganization under the U.S. bankruptcy laws filed by customers or others resulting in claims against the Company for the return of certain pre-petition payments that may be deemed preferential. The Company regularly analyzes current information and, as necessary, provides accruals for probable and estimable liabilities on the eventual disposition of these matters. The Company does not believe that the disposition of these matters will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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13.    Income Taxes

Visant and its subsidiaries are included in the consolidated federal income tax filing of its indirect parent company, Holdco, and its consolidated subsidiaries. The Company determines and allocates its income tax provision under the separate-return method except for the effects of certain provisions of the U.S. tax code which are accounted for on a consolidated group basis. Income tax amounts payable or receivable among members of the controlled group are settled based on the filing of income tax returns and the cash requirements of the respective members of the consolidated group.

The U.S. and foreign components of income before income taxes and the provision for income taxes for the Company consist of:

 

In thousands

   2011     2010     2009  

Domestic

   $ (22,134   $ 90,259      $ 140,618   

Foreign

     9,875        6,576        6,251   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

   $ (12,259   $ 96,835      $ 146,869   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Federal

   $ (76   $ 31,220      $ 51,651   

State

     2,128        7,852        12,044   

Foreign

     1,748        1,874        1,203   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current income taxes

     3,800        40,946        64,898   

Deferred

     (1,175     (278     (8,689
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      

Provision for income taxes

   $ 2,625      $ 40,668      $ 56,209   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s consolidated effective income tax rate was (21.4%), 42.0% and 38.3% for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011, January 1, 2011, and January 2, 2010, respectively. The effective tax rate for 2011 was significantly more unfavorable compared with the rate for 2010 due to the impact of a goodwill write-off, in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment as of year end 2011, $23.5 million of which did not provide an income tax benefit. The impact of the unfavorable tax rate effect associated with foreign earnings repatriations was lower in the 2011 than in 2010. The impact of changes in the effective tax rate at which the Company expects deferred tax assets and liabilities to be realized or settled in the future was more favorable in 2011 than in 2010. The change in effective deferred tax rates was required to reflect the Company’s 2010 state income tax returns and to reflect the effects of certain changes in state tax laws.

The effective income tax rate for 2010 was greater than the rate for 2009 due primarily to the impact of the Refinancing, in particular, the repurchase and redemption of $247.2 million of 10.25% senior discount notes due 2013 (the “Senior Discount Notes”) by the Company’s indirect parent company, Holdco. The redemption by Holdco of $97.2 million of tax deferred original issue discount created a Holdco level consolidated tax loss for 2010 resulting in the loss of the favorable domestic manufacturing deduction and more tax cost associated with repatriating foreign earnings.

 

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A reconciliation between the provision for income taxes computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate and income taxes for financial reporting purposes is as follows:

 

In thousands

  2011     2010     2009  

Federal tax at statutory rate

  $ (4,291     35.0   $ 33,892        35.0   $ 51,404        35.0

State tax, net of federal tax benefit

    260        (2.1 %)      5,631        5.8     6,980        4.7

State deferred tax rate change, net of federal effect

    (1,323     10.8     (567     (0.6 %)      833        0.6

Foreign tax credits generated, net

    —          —          296        0.3     (2,205     (1.5 %) 

Foreign earnings repatriation, net

    1,534        (12.5 %)      2,108        2.2     2,947        2.0

Goodwill writeoff

    8,216        (67.0 %)      —          —          —          —     

Domestic manufacturing deduction

    —          —          —          —          (1,619     (1.1 %) 

Decrease in deferred tax valuation allowance

    —          —          (296     (0.3 %)      (380     (0.2 %) 

Foreign tax rate differences

    (522     4.2     (12     0.0     (142     (0.1 %) 

Other differences, net

    (1,249     10.2     (384     (0.4 %)      (1,609     (1.1 %) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

  $ 2,625        (21.4 %)    $ 40,668        42.0   $ 56,209        38.3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The tax effect of temporary differences which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities are:

 

In thousands

   2011     2010  

Basis difference on property, plant and equipment

   $ (39,951   $ (33,872

Capitalized software development costs

     (5,999     (4,889

Pension benefits

     —          (7,952

Basis difference on financing arrangements

     (18,353     —     

Basis difference on intangible assets

     (161,685     (184,618

Other

     (3,221     (3,455
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

     (229,209     (234,786
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reserves for accounts receivable and salespersons overdrafts

     9,842        9,098   

Reserves for employee benefits

     18,665        22,920   

Other reserves not recognized for tax purposes

     5,968        4,966   

Foreign tax credit carryforwards

     14,055        14,055   

Net operating loss and state tax credit carryforwards

     23,030        13,560   

Basis difference on pension liabilities

     25,969        16,721   

Other

     12,100        9,585   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

     109,629        90,905   

Valuation allowance

     (14,055     (14,055
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets, net

     95,574        76,850   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liability

   $ (133,635   $ (157,936
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

For 2011 and 2010, the Company has provided a valuation allowance for the entire amount of its deferred tax asset for foreign tax credit carryforwards because the related tax benefit may not be realized. Foreign tax credit carryforwards totaled $14.0 million for 2011 of which $11.4 million expire in 2012 and the remaining $2.6 million expire in years 2013 through 2019.

During 2011, the Company repatriated $4.1 million of earnings from its foreign subsidiaries. The Company does not provide for deferred taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries because such earnings are

 

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reinvested indefinitely, and it is not practicable to estimate the amount of tax that may be payable upon any such distribution. Undistributed earnings indefinitely reinvested as working capital totaled $9.5 million at December 31, 2011 and included the earnings of Arcade’s subsidiary in Brazil.

The Company’s deferred tax assets include $23.0 million of tax attribute carryforwards, $16.9 million of which are classified as noncurrent. As described in Note 3, Acquisitions, the Company acquired the stock of Color Optics during 2011. Included as part of the related purchase price allocation, the Company’s acquired net operating loss was $4.3 million and expires in years from 2021 through 2024. During 2010, the Company acquired the common shares of Intergold, which was amalgamated with Jostens’ Canadian subsidiary in 2010. At December 31, 2011, the remaining Canadian net operating carryforward was $9.9 million with $0.3 million expiring in 2012 and the remaining $9.6 million expiring in years 2023 through 2030. During 2008, the Company through a merger acquired the shares of Phoenix Color Corp. (“Phoenix Color”). At December 31, 2011, the remaining acquired net operating loss carryforward for Phoenix Color was $27.4 million and expires in years 2019 through 2027. During 2011, the Company incurred a U.S. federal taxable loss of approximately $18.6 million due largely to the effects of favorable tax depreciation rates and the tax effects of the Repricing. State tax credit carryforwards and the net tax benefit of state net operating loss carryforwards totaled approximately $2.2 million at the end of 2011. The Company has not provided any valuation allowance on deferred tax assets for tax attribute carryforwards because it is more likely than not that the entire balance will be realized.

In connection with the Refinancing, Holdco repurchased and redeemed its Senior Discount Notes. The Senior Discount Notes had significant original issue discount (“OID”) and were considered applicable high yield discount obligations because the yield to maturity of the notes exceeded the sum of the applicable federal rate in effect for the month the notes were issued and five percentage points. As a result of the Refinancing, Holdco was allowed a deduction for $97.2 million of previously tax deferred OID.

Holdco recorded a deferred tax asset for $30.8 million for $83.3 million of federal and related state net operating losses incurred in 2010 as a result of the Refinancing. The Company anticipates that substantially all of the operating losses generated in 2010 and 2011 will be realized in 2012 and 2013.

Included in results of operations for fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009 were net income tax (benefit) expense accruals for unrecognized tax benefits of ($0.4 million), less than $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. Also included in the Company’s income tax provision for fiscal years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009 were interest accruals for unrecognized tax benefits of less than $0.1 million, $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The tax benefit recorded for 2011 and the reduced interest accrual for 2011 compared with 2010 resulted from remeasurement of tax reserves provided in connection with the Transactions in 2004 based on Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) guidance issued in July 2011 as well as tax and interest benefit recognition in connection with the lapse of certain state statutes of limitation.

At December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefit liability was $19.5 million and $20.4 million, respectively, and included interest and penalty accruals of $3.4 million and $3.3 million, respectively. Substantially all of the liability was included in noncurrent liabilities. The Company’s net unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate were $9.4 million including net interest and penalty accruals of $3.4 million at December 31, 2011.

 

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The reconciliation of the total gross amount recorded for unrecognized tax benefits for the Company is as follows:

 

In thousands

   2011     2010     2009  

Balance at beginning of period

   $  17,104      $  17,645      $  13,659   

Gross increases—tax positions in prior periods

     —          445        230   

Gross decreases—tax positions in prior periods

     (1,286     (370     (321

Gross increases—current period tax positions

     674        368        4,807   

Settlements—(payments) refunds

     3        (242     (85

Lapse of statute of limitations

     (354     (742     (645
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 16,141      $ 17,104      $ 17,645   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Holdco’s income tax filings for 2005 to 2010 are subject to examination in the U.S federal tax jurisdiction. During 2009, the Company agreed to certain audit adjustments in connection with the IRS examination of Holdco’s tax filings for 2005 and 2006. The settlement resulted in only minor adjustments. The IRS also proposed certain transfer price adjustments for which the Company disagreed in order to preserve its right to seek relief from double taxation with the applicable U.S. and French tax authorities. The Company is also subject to examination in certain state jurisdictions and in France for the 2005 to 2010 periods, none of which was individually material. During 2009, the Company filed a notice of objection with the Canadian Revenue Agency (“CRA”) in connection with the CRA’s reassessment of tax years 1996 and 1997 for issues related to transfer pricing. During 2010, the Company was notified that the CRA withdrew its original assessment for both tax periods. As a result, a net income tax benefit of $0.8 million was included in 2010 results of operations for assessments of Canadian tax and interest previously paid. The CRA examination of the Company’s Canadian income tax filings for 2007 and 2008 was concluded in 2011 without adjustment. Though subject to uncertainty, the Company believes it has made appropriate provisions for all outstanding issues for all open years and in all applicable jurisdictions. Due primarily to the potential for resolution of the Company’s current U.S. federal examination and the expiration of the related statute of limitations, it is reasonably possible that the Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefit liability could change within the next twelve months by a range of zero to $7.9 million.

President Obama’s administration has proposed significant changes to U.S. tax laws for U.S. corporations doing business outside the United States, including a proposal to defer certain tax deductions allocable to non-U.S. earnings until those earnings are repatriated. It is unclear whether the proposed tax changes will be enacted or, if enacted, what the ultimate scope of the changes will be. If tax changes are enacted as currently proposed, the Company does not believe that there will be a material adverse tax effect because the Company’s repatriation practice is to distribute substantially all of its non-U.S. earnings on an annual basis.

14.    Benefit Plans

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Jostens has noncontributory defined benefit pension plans that cover nearly all employees hired by Jostens and Visant prior to December 31, 2005. The benefits provided under the plans are based on years of service, age eligibility and employee compensation. The benefits for Jostens’ qualified pension plans have been funded through pension trusts, the objective being to accumulate sufficient funds to provide for future benefits. In addition to qualified pension plans, Jostens has unfunded, non-qualified pension plans covering certain employees, which provide for benefits in addition to those provided by the qualified plans.

 

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Effective December 31, 2005, the pension plans were closed to newly hired nonunion employees. Pension benefits for current salaried nonunion employees were modified to provide a percentage of career average earnings, rather than final average earnings for service after January 1, 2006 except for certain grandfathered employees who met specified age and service requirements as of December 31, 2005. Effective July 1, 2008 and January 1, 2008, the pension plans covering Jostens’ employees covered under respective collective bargaining agreements were closed.

Jostens also provides certain medical benefits for eligible retirees, including their spouses and dependents. Generally, the postretirement benefits require contributions from retirees. Effective January 1, 2006, the retiree medical plan was closed other than for certain union employees and certain employees grandfathered into the plan on the basis of their age and tenure with Jostens as of December 31, 2005. Prescription drug coverage for Medicare eligible retirees was also eliminated from the program as of January 1, 2006 in connection with coverage under Medicare Part D. Visant is obligated for certain post-retirement benefits under the employment agreement with its Chief Executive Officer.

Eligible employees from Lehigh participate in a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan, which was merged with a Jostens plan effective December 31, 2004. The plan provides benefits based on years of service and final average compensation. Effective December 31, 2006, the pension plan was closed to hourly nonunion employees hired after December 31, 2006 (currently there are no active hourly employees in such plan), and benefit accruals were frozen for all salaried and office administrative nonunion employees.

In addition, Lehigh maintains an unfunded supplemental retirement plan (SERP) for certain key executives of Lehigh. This SERP no longer has any active participants accruing benefits under it. Lehigh and Arcade also contribute to multi-employer pension plans for certain employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. Contribution amounts are determined by the respective collective bargaining agreement subject to escalation, and the Company does not administer or control the funds in any way.

 

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The following tables set forth the components of the changes in benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets during fiscal 2011 and 2010 as well as the funded status and amounts recognized in the balance sheets as of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, for all defined benefit plans combined and retiree welfare plans. The information presented for the 2011 plan year and 2010 plan year is based on a measurement date of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, respectively. Furthermore, the Jostens plans represent 87% of the aggregate benefit obligation and 91% of the aggregate plan assets as of the end of fiscal 2011, with benefits for Lehigh representing 13% of the liability and 9% of the assets for the same period.

 

     Pension benefits     Postretirement benefits  

In thousands

   2011     2010          2011               2010       

Change in benefit obligation

        

Benefit obligation, beginning of period

   $ 318,509      $ 298,844      $ 1,756      $ 1,872   

Service cost

     4,932        4,996        6        7   

Interest cost

     17,830        17,454        101        104   

Plan amendments

     —          (594     —          —     

Actuarial gain (loss)

     17,748        13,791        (20     95   

Benefit payments and administrative expenses

     (16,706     (15,982     (832     (795

Plan participants’ contributions

     —          —          487        473   

Other adjustments: curtailment

     (47     —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Benefit obligation, end of period

   $ 342,266      $ 318,509      $ 1,498      $ 1,756   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in plan assets

        

Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period

   $ 269,809      $ 247,501      $ —        $ —     

Actual return on plan assets

     (6,609     36,063        —          —     

Company contributions

     2,456        2,227        345        322   

Benefit payments and administrative expenses

     (16,706     (15,982     (832     (795

Plan participants’ contributions

     —          —          487        473   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets, end of period

   $ 248,950      $ 269,809      $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Funded status—End of Period

        

Funded status, over-funded plans

   $ 4,906      $ 5,712      $ —        $ —     

Funded status, under-funded plans

     (98,222     (54,412     (1,498     (1,756
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net funded status

   $ (93,316   $ (48,700   $ (1,498   $ (1,756
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts recognized in the balance sheets

        

Non-current assets

   $ 4,906      $ 5,712      $ —        $ —     

Current liabilities

     (2,337     (2,238     (211     (257

Non-current liabilities

     (95,885     (52,174     (1,287     (1,499
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net pension amounts recognized on Consolidated balance sheets

   $ (93,316   $ (48,700   $ (1,498   $ (1,756
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income)

        

Net loss

   $ 107,681      $ 61,014      $ 398      $ 447   

Prior service credits

     (2,183     (2,983     (1,643     (1,920
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income—total

   $ 105,498      $ 58,031      $ (1,245   $ (1,473
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amortization expense expected to be recognized during next fiscal year

        

Net loss

   $ 6,113      $ 2,334      $ 26      $ 30   

Prior service credits

     (844     (834     (277     (277
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total amortizations

   $ 5,269      $ 1,500      $ (251   $ (247
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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During 2011, the discount rate assumption changed from 5.75% to 5.39% for the pension plans and from 5.75% to 4.47% for the postretirement plans, which resulted in an increase in liability. Asset returns in 2011 were below the assumed return and salary increases were lower than expected. The plans’ experience resulted in a net loss for 2011.

The accumulated benefit obligation (“ABO”) for all defined benefit pension plans was $337.1 million and $310.7 million at the end of 2011 and 2010, respectively. The ABO differs from the projected benefit obligation shown in the table in that it includes no assumption about future compensation levels.

Non-qualified retirement benefits, included in the tables above, with obligations in excess of plan assets were as follows:

 

In thousands

   2011      2010  

Projected benefit obligation

   $ 30,843       $ 29,718   

Accumulated benefit obligation

   $ 29,903       $ 28,178   

Fair value of plan assets

   $ —         $ —     

In total, the qualified pension plans have a projected benefit obligation in excess of the fair value of plan assets as of year-end 2011.

Net periodic benefit income of the pension and other postretirement benefit plans included the following components:

 

     Pension benefits  

In thousands

   2011     2010  

Service cost

   $ 4,932      $ 4,996   

Interest cost

     17,830        17,454   

Expected return on plan assets

     (24,692     (25,473

Amortization of prior year service cost

     (834     (744

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     2,334        37   

Other adjustment: curtailment

     34        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit income

   $ (396   $ (3,730
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Postretirement benefits  

In thousands

   2011     2010  

Service cost

   $ 6      $ 7   

Interest cost

     101        104   

Amortization of prior year service cost

     (277     (277

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     29        18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit income

   $ (141   $ (148
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Assumptions

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine end-of-year benefit obligations are as follows:

 

     Pension benefits     Postretirement
benefits
 
         2011             2010             2011             2010      

Discount rate:

        

Jostens

     5.39     5.75     4.47     5.75

Lehigh

     5.39     5.75     N/A        N/A   

Rate of compensation increase:

        

Jostens

     3.45     5.50     N/A        N/A   

Lehigh

     N/A        2.50     N/A        N/A   

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the year are as follows:

 

     Pension
benefits
    Postretirement
benefits
 
     2011     2010         2011             2010      

Discount rate:

        

Jostens

     5.75     6.00     5.75     6.00

Lehigh

     5.75     6.00     N/A        N/A   

Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets:

        

Jostens

     9.00     9.00%/9.25     N/A        N/A   

Lehigh

     9.00     9.25     N/A        N/A   

Rate of compensation increase:

        

Jostens

     5.50     5.50     N/A        N/A   

Lehigh

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   

The Company employs a building block approach in determining the long-term rate of return for plan assets. Historical markets are studied and long-term historical relationships between equities and fixed income are preserved congruent with the widely accepted capital market principle that assets with higher volatility generate a greater return over the long run. Current market factors such as inflation and interest rates are evaluated before long-term capital market assumptions are determined. The long-term portfolio return is established with a proper consideration of diversification and rebalancing. Peer data and historical returns are reviewed to check for reasonability and appropriateness.

Assumed health care cost trend rates are as follows:

 

     Postretirement
benefits
 
         2011             2010      

Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year

     8.00     8.00

Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)

     5.00     5.00

Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate

     2015        2014   

 

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Assumed health care cost trend rates have some effect on the amounts reported for health care plans. For 2011, a one percentage point change in the assumed health care cost trend rates would have had the following effects:

 

In thousands

   Impact
of 1%
Increase
     Impact
of 1%
Decrease
 

Effect on total of service and interest cost components

   $ 5       $ (5

Effect on postretirement benefit obligation

   $ 82       $ (74

Plan Assets

The weighted-average asset allocations for the pension plans as of the measurement dates of December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, by asset category, are as follows:

 

Asset Category

   2011     2010  

Equity securities

     69.6     70.2

Debt securities

     20.4     29.8

Other

     10.0     0.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     100     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Since 2007, the Company’s pension plans have been managed by SEI, a portfolio manager. A total return investment approach is employed under which a mix of equities, fixed income and other investments are used to maximize the long-term return of plan assets for a prudent level of risk. The investment portfolio contains a diversified blend of investments within each category. Furthermore, equity investments are diversified across U.S. and non-U.S. securities.

The fair values of the defined benefit assets at December 31, 2011, by asset class are as follows:

 

In thousands

   Fair Value
December 31,
2011
     Fair Value Measurements Using  
      Quoted Prices in
Active  Market
for Identical
Assets
Level 1(11)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Input
Level 2(11)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3(11)
 

Equity Securities

           

Large Cap Disciplined(1)

   $ 90,237       $ 90,237       $ —         $ —     

Small/ Mid Cap(2)

     24,850         24,850         —           —     

Intl/ World Equity(3)

     58,280         58,280         —           —     

Debt Securities

           

High Yield Bond Fund(5)

     38,212         38,212         —           —     

Emerging Markets Debt(6)

     12,517         12,517         —           —     

Alternatives

           

Structured Credit(7)

     24,854         —           —           24,854   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 248,950       $ 224,096       $     —         $ 24,854   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The fair values of the defined benefit assets at January 1, 2011, by asset class are as follows:

 

In thousands

   Fair Value
January 1,
2011
    Fair Value Measurements Using  
     Quoted Prices in
Active Market
for Identical
Assets

Level 1(11)
    Significant
Other

Observable
Input

Level 2(11)
     Significant
Unobservable

Inputs
Level 3(11)
 

Equity Securities

         

Large Cap Disciplined(1)

   $ 96,005      $ 96,005      $ —         $ —     

Small/ Mid Cap(2)

     26,573        26,573        —           —     

Intl/ World Equity(3)

     64,515        64,515        —           —     

Collective Fund(8)

     2,273        2,273        —           —     

Debt Securities

         

Long Duration Fund(4)

     67        67        —           —     

High Yield Bond Fund(5)

     21,572        21,572        —           —     

Emerging Markets Debt(6)

     13,384        13,384        —           —     

Enhanced Libor(9)

     45,454        45,454        —           —     

Core Fixed Income(10)

     7        7        —           —     

Cash

     (41     (41     —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 269,809      $ 269,809      $     —         $     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The fund invests in equity securities of large companies and in portfolio strategies designed to correlate to a portfolio composed of large-cap equity securities. The value is based on quoted prices in active markets.
(2) The fund invests in equity securities of small-to-mid cap companies. The value is based on quoted prices in active markets.
(3) The fund invests primarily in common stock and other equity securities located outside the United States. The value is based on quoted prices in active markets.
(4) The fund invests in other fixed-income securities, including U.S. agency, corporate and structured securities. The value is based on quoted prices in active markets.
(5) The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in high-yield fixed-income securities. The fund will invest primarily in fixed-income securities below investment grade, including corporate bonds and debentures, convertible and preferred securities and zero-coupon obligation. The value is based on quoted prices in active markets.
(6) The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in fixed-income securities and emerging market issuers. The fund will invest primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of government, government-related and corporate issuers in emerging-market countries, as well as entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers. The value is based on quoted prices in active markets.
(7) The fund is an alternative investment and invests primarily in collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) and other structured credit vehicles.
(8) The fund was an escrow account that invested in a money market position that became available after the fund financials as of March 31, 2011 were complete.
(9) The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade and non-investment grade fixed income securities, which may be fixed-, variable- or floating-rate obligations with no restrictions on maturity. The average portfolio duration of the fund will typically vary between zero and two years.
(10) The fund invests in fixed-income funds which seek to provide current income consistent with the preservation of capital.
(11) Refer to Note 7, Fair Value Measurements, for definitions of the three levels of fair value measurements.

 

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The following number represents a rollforward of the hedge funds of funds and the structured credit fund:

 

In thousands

   Fair Value Measurements
Using Significant Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
 
     Hedge Funds of Funds and
Structured Credit Fund
 

Beginning balance as of January 2, 2010

   $ 23,380   

Actual return on plan assets

     (656

Purchase, sales and settlements

     (22,724

Transfers in/out of Level 3

     —     
  

 

 

 

Ending balance as of January 1, 2011

   $ —     
  

 

 

 

Actual return on plan assets

     153   

Purchase, sales and settlements

     24,700   

Transfers in/out of Level 3

     —     
  

 

 

 

Ending balance as of December 31, 2011

   $ 24,853   
  

 

 

 

Contributions

The Pension Protection Act changed the minimum funding requirements for defined benefit pension plans beginning in 2008. Under the new funding requirements, there were no contributions required to be made under the plans for 2011. Due to the funded status and credit balances of the qualified plans, there are no projected contributions for 2012. The Company anticipates beginning to need to make pension cash contributions after 2012. The funded status of the Company’s plans are dependent upon many factors, including returns on invested assets, the level of certain market interest rates used in determining the value of the Company’s obligations and changes to regulatory requirements, each of which can affect assumptions and have an impact on the Company’s cash funding requirements under its plans. Visant’s pension income associated with the pension plans will decrease and the pension expense and cash contributions associated with pension plans will increase in future periods. The total contributions expected to be paid in 2012 include $2.4 million to the nonqualified pension plans and $0.2 million to the postretirement benefit plans. The actual amount of contributions is dependent upon the actual return on plan assets and actual disbursements from the postretirement benefit and nonqualified pension plans.

Benefit Payments

Estimated benefit payments under the pension and postretirement benefit plans are as follows:

 

In thousands

   Pension
benefits
     Postretirement
benefits
 

2012

   $ 17,783       $ 215   

2013

     18,802         198   

2014

     19,574         199   

2015

     20,203         186   

2016

     21,011         173   

2017 through 2021

     119,753         576   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total estimated payments

   $ 217,126       $ 1,547   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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401(k) Plans

The Company has 401(k) savings plans, which cover substantially all salaried and hourly employees who have met the plans’ eligibility requirements. Under certain of the plans, the Company provides a matching contribution on amounts contributed by employees, limited to a specific amount of compensation that varies among the plans. In some instances, the Company has provided discretionary profit sharing contributions in the past and may do so in the future. The aggregate matching and other contributions were $5.7 million for 2011, $6.0 million for 2010 and $6.1 million for 2009.

On October 1, 2007, the Visant 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan was amended to allow for the participation of individuals employed by Memory Book Acquisition LLC. On January 3, 2009, the Company merged the Visual Systems, Inc. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan into the Visant 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan. In addition, on January 3, 2009, the Company merged the Neff Company 401(k) Plan & Trust into the Lehigh Press Investment Opportunity Plan and renamed the Plan the Lehigh & Neff 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.

On April 14, 2008, following the acquisition of Phoenix Color, the Phoenix Color Corp. Employees’ Stock Bonus and Ownership Plan, established as a profit sharing plan for employees of Phoenix Color and its subsidiaries, was merged into the Phoenix Color Corp. Employees’ Savings and Investment Plan, which is a 401(k) savings plan maintained for the employees of Phoenix Color and its subsidiaries.

On January 1, 2011, Rock Creek employees became eligible for the Lehigh & Neff 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.

On January 1, 2012, Color Optics employees became eligible for the Lehigh & Neff 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, and the plan was renamed the LN Co 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.

15.    Stock-based Compensation

2003 Stock Incentive Plan

The 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”) was approved by Holdco’s Board of Directors and was effective as of October 30, 2003. The 2003 Plan permits Holdco to grant to key employees and certain other persons stock options and stock awards and provides for a total of 288,023 shares of common stock for issuance of options and awards to employees of Holdco and its subsidiaries and a total of 10,000 shares of common stock for issuance of options and awards to directors and other persons providing services to Holdco. As of December 31, 2011, there were 288,648 shares in total available for grant under the 2003 Plan. The maximum grant to any one person must not exceed 70,400 shares in the aggregate. Holdco does not currently intend to make any additional grants under the 2003 Plan.

Option grants consist of “time options”, which vest and become exercisable in annual installments over the first five years following the date of grant, and/or “performance options”, which vest and become exercisable over the first five years following the date of grant at varying levels based on the achievement of certain EBITDA targets, and in any event by the eighth anniversary of the date of grant. The performance vesting includes certain carryforward provisions if targets are not achieved in a particular fiscal year and performance in a subsequent fiscal year satisfies cumulative performance targets, subject to certain conditions. Upon the occurrence of a “change in control” (as defined in the 2003 Plan), the unvested portion of any time option will immediately become vested and exercisable, and the vesting and exercisability of the unvested portion of any performance option may accelerate depending on the timing of the change of control and return on DLJMBP III’s equity investment in Holdco, all as provided under the 2003 Plan. A “change in control” under the 2003 Plan is defined as: (i) any person or other entity (other than any of Holdco’s subsidiaries), including any “person” as

 

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defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, other than certain of the DLJMBP funds or affiliated parties thereof, becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination, of securities of Holdco representing more than 51% of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of Holdco (or its successor) normally entitled to vote for the election of directors of Holdco or (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the property or assets of Holdco to any unaffiliated person or entity other than one of Holdco’s subsidiaries is consummated. The Transactions did not constitute a change of control under the 2003 Plan. Options issued under the 2003 Plan expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. The shares underlying the options are subject to certain transfer and other restrictions set forth in a management stockholders agreement dated July 29, 2003, by and among Holdco and certain holders of the capital stock of Holdco. Participants under the 2003 Plan also agree to certain restrictive covenants with respect to confidential information learned in their employment and certain non-competition obligations in connection with their receipt of options. All outstanding options to purchase Holdco common stock continued following the closing of the Transactions.

2004 Stock Option Plan

In connection with the closing of the Transactions, Holdco established the 2004 Stock Option Plan, which permits Holdco to grant to key employees and certain other persons of Holdco and its subsidiaries various equity-based awards, including stock options and restricted stock. The plan, currently known as the Third Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Option Plan for Key Employees of Visant Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries (the “2004 Plan”), provides for the issuance of a total of 510,230 shares of Holdco Class A Common Stock (“Class A Common Stock”). As of December 31, 2011, there were 134,350 shares available for grant under the 2004 Plan. Shares related to grants that are forfeited, terminated, cancelled or expire unexercised become available for new grants. Under his employment agreement, Mr. Marc L. Reisch, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer and President, received awards of stock options and restricted stock under the 2004 Plan. Additional members of management have also received grants under the 2004 Plan.

Option grants consist of “time options”, which fully vested and became exercisable in annual installments through 2009 (for those options granted in 2004 and 2005), and/or “performance options”, which vest and become exercisable following the date of grant based upon the achievement of certain EBITDA and other performance targets, and in any event by the eighth anniversary of the date of grant. The performance vesting includes certain carryforward provisions if targets are not achieved in a particular fiscal year and performance in a subsequent fiscal year satisfies cumulative performance targets. Upon the occurrence of a “change in control” (as defined under the 2004 Plan), the unvested portion of any time option will immediately become vested and exercisable, and the vesting and exercisability of the unvested portion of any performance option may accelerate, if certain EBITDA or other performance measures have been satisfied. A “change in control” under the 2004 Plan is defined as: (i) the sale (in one or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of Holdco to an unaffiliated person; (ii) a sale (in one transaction or a series of transactions) resulting in more than 50% of the voting stock of Holdco being held by an unaffiliated person; (iii) a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of Holdco with or into an unaffiliated person; in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iii) above, if and only if any such event results in the inability of the Sponsors, or any member or members of the Sponsors, to designate or elect a majority of Holdco’s Board of Directors (or the board of directors of the resulting entity or its parent company). The option exercise period is determined at the time of grant of the option but may not extend beyond the end of the calendar year that is ten calendar years after the date the option is granted. All stock options, restricted shares and any common stock received upon the exercise of such equity awards or with respect to which restrictions lapse are governed by a management stockholder’s agreement and a sale participation agreement. As of December 31, 2011, there were 274,000 options vested under the 2004 Plan and zero options unvested and subject to future vesting.

 

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2010 LTIP

During the first fiscal quarter of 2010, the Company implemented the 2010 LTIP, long-term phantom share incentive arrangements with certain key employees. Under these arrangements, the applicable executive was granted a target award, based on a specified number of phantom share units, half of which was subject to vesting on the basis of performance (and continued employment) and the other half of which vested on the basis of time (and continued employment), regardless of whether the respective performance target(s) was met. The awards were subject to vesting based on meeting certain performance objectives and/or continued employment. 2010 LTIP awards were settled in cash in an amount equal to the fair market value of one share of Class A Common Stock as of the vesting date multiplied by the number of phantom share units in which the executive’s awards have vested, payable in a lump sum. As of December 31, 2011, payments in the aggregate of $7.3 million were made with respect to awards made under the 2010 LTIP. As of March 2012, payments in the aggregate of $8.8 million were approved for payment prior to March 15, 2012 with respect to awards made under the 2010 LTIP.

Common Stock

There is no established public market for the Class A Common Stock. The fair market value of the Class A Common Stock is established pursuant to the terms of the 2004 Plan and determined by a third party valuation, and the methodology to determine the fair market value under the equity incentive plans does not give effect to any premium for control or discount for minority interests or restrictions on transfers. Fair value includes any premium for control or discount for minority interests or restrictions on transfers. Holdco used a discounted cash flow analysis and selected public company analysis to determine the enterprise value and share price for Class A Common Stock.

On February 26, 2010, the Board of Directors of Holdco declared an extraordinary cash distribution in the aggregate amount of $137.7 million (inclusive of the dividend equivalent payment to holders of vested stock options), or $22.00 per share (the “February 2010 Distribution”) on Holdco’s outstanding common stock. The February 2010 Distribution was paid on March 1, 2010 to stockholders of record on February 26, 2010. The February 2010 Distribution was funded from cash on hand.

On September 20, 2010, the Board of Directors of Holdco declared an extraordinary cash distribution in the aggregate amount of $517.0 million (inclusive of the dividend equivalent payment to holders of vested stock options) or $82.55 per share (the “September 2010 Distribution” and together with the February 2010 Distribution, the “Distributions”) on Holdco’s outstanding common stock. The September Distribution was paid on September 22, 2010 to stockholders of record on September 20, 2010 and was funded from the net proceeds of the Refinancing.

In connection with the Distributions, Holdco made cash payments to holders of vested stock options for the Common Stock granted pursuant to Holdco’s stock option plans. The cash payments on the vested stock options equaled (x) the product of (i) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock subject to such options outstanding on the applicable record date multiplied by (ii) the per share amount of the distribution, minus (y) any applicable withholding taxes. Holdco reduced the per share exercise price as permitted under the applicable equity incentive plans of any unvested options outstanding as of the applicable record date by the per share distribution amounts paid. The 2003 Plan and 2004 Plan and/or underlying stock option agreements contain provisions that provide for anti-dilutive protection in the case of certain extraordinary corporate transactions, such as the Distributions, and the incremental compensation cost, defined as the difference in the fair value of the award immediately before and after the Distributions, was calculated as zero. As a result of the above Distributions, no incremental compensation cost was recognized.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, Visant recognized total stock-based compensation expense of approximately $7.0 million and $13.4 million, respectively, which was included in selling and administrative expenses. Visant did not recognize any compensation expense related to stock-based compensation for the year ended January 2, 2010.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, there were no issuances of restricted shares. During the year ended January 1, 2011, Visant issued, subject to vesting, a total of 7,000 restricted shares of Class A Common Stock to one executive officer under the 2004 Plan.

As of December 31, 2011, $0.7 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted shares is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.

For the years ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, there were no issuances of stock options.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the Company:

 

Options in thousands

   Options     Weighted-
average
exercise price
 

Outstanding at January 1, 2011

     295      $ 46.64   

Exercised

     (10   $ 38.49   

Granted

     —        $ —     

Forfeited/expired

     (2   $ 143.70   

Cancelled

     —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

Outstanding at December 31, 2011

     283      $ 44.93   
  

 

 

   

Vested or expected to vest at December 31, 2011

     283      $ 44.93   
  

 

 

   

Exercisable at December 31, 2011

     283      $ 44.93   
  

 

 

   

The exercise prices for options that were unvested as of the applicable record date have been adjusted to reflect the Distributions.

The weighted-average remaining contractual life of outstanding options at December 31, 2011 was approximately 3.2 years. As of December 31, 2011, there was no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options expected to be recognized.

LTIP

The following table summarizes 2010 LTIP award activity for the Company:

 

Units in thousands

   2011 LTIP  

Outstanding at January 1, 2011

     112   

Granted

     1   

Forfeited/Expired

     (37

Settled/Paid

     (33

Cancelled

     —     
  

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2011

     43   
  

 

 

 

Vested or expected to vest at December 31, 2011

     43   
  

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2011, there was no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the 2010 LTIP to be recognized.

16.    Business Segments

The Company’s three reportable segments consist of:

 

   

Scholastic—provides services in conjunction with the marketing, sale and production of class rings and an array of graduation products and other scholastic affinity products to students and administrators primarily in high schools, colleges and other post-secondary institutions;

 

   

Memory Book—provides services in conjunction with the publication, marketing, sale and production of school yearbooks, memory books and related products that help people tell their stories and chronicle important events; and

 

   

Marketing and Publishing Services—provides services in conjunction with the development, marketing, sale and production of multi-sensory and interactive advertising sampling systems and packaging, primarily for the fragrance, cosmetic and personal care segments, and provides innovative products and related services to the direct marketing sector. The group also produces book components primarily for the educational and trade publishing segments.

Scholastic

The Scholastic segment provides services in conjunction with the marketing, sale and production of class rings and an array of graduation products, such as caps, gowns, diplomas and announcements, graduation-related accessories and other scholastic affinity products. In the Scholastic segment, we target the school channel and primarily serve U.S. high schools, colleges and universities, marketing and selling products to students and administrators. Jostens relies on a network of independent sales representatives to sell its scholastic products. Jostens provides customer service in the marketing and sale of class rings and certain other graduation products, which often involves a high degree of customization. Jostens also provides ongoing warranty service on its class and affiliation rings. Jostens maintains product-specific tooling as well as a library of school logos and mascots that can be used repeatedly for specific school accounts over time. In addition to its class ring offerings, Jostens also designs, manufactures, markets and sells championship rings for professional sports and affinity rings for a variety of specialty markets. Since the acquisition of Neff, a single source provider of custom award programs and apparel, in March 2007, and the Company’s subsequent acquisitions in 2009 and 2010 in the varsity jacket business, we also market, manufacture and sell an array of additional scholastic products, including chenille letters, varsity jackets, mascot mats, plaques and sports apparel in schools and through a dealer network.

Memory Book

Jostens provides services in conjunction with the publication, marketing, sale and production of memory books, and related products that help people tell their stories and chronicle important events. Jostens’ strong brand recognition is deeply rooted in its school-by-school relationships and in its consistent ability to deliver high quality products and services and innovate to meet market demands. Jostens primarily services U.S. high schools, colleges, universities, elementary and middle schools. Jostens generates the majority of its revenues from high school accounts. Jostens’ independent sales representatives and technical support employees assist students and faculty advisers with the planning and layout of yearbooks, including through the provision of online layout and editorial tools to assist the schools in the publication of the yearbook. With a new class of students each year and periodic faculty advisor turnover, Jostens’ independent sales representatives and customer service employees are the main point of continuity for the yearbook production process on a year-to-year basis. Jostens also offers online memory book products and related services, enabling the consumer to create personal, hard or soft-cover memory books to chronicle important events.

 

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Marketing and Publishing Services

The Marketing and Publishing Services segment includes operations in sampling, direct marketing and publishing services. The sampling operations provide services in conjunction with the development, marketing, sale and production of multi-sensory and interactive advertising sampling systems and packaging, primarily for the fragrance, cosmetics and personal care segments. With over a 100-year history, Arcade pioneered the leading ScentStrip® product in 1980. Since then, we have developed an extensive portfolio of proprietary, patented and patent-pending technologies that can be incorporated into various conventional and on-line marketing programs designed to reach the consumer at home or in-store, including magazine and catalog inserts, remittance envelopes, statement enclosures, blow-ins, direct mail, direct sell and point-of-sale materials and gift-with-purchase/purchase-with-purchase programs. Since the acquisition of Color Optics, a specialty packaging provider, the Company also markets, manufactures and sells highly decorated packaging solutions to the cosmetic and consumer products industries. The direct marketing operations specialize in high-quality, in-line printed products and can accommodate large marketing projects with a wide range of dimensional printed products and in-line finishing production, data processing and mailing services. The products range from conventional direct marketing pieces to integrated offerings with data collection and tracking features. The personalized imaging capabilities can offer individualized messages to each recipient within a geographical area or demographic group for targeted marketing efforts. The publishing services business produces book components, including book covers and jackets, and employs specialized techniques to create highly decorated covers. The Company has long-standing relationships with many customers in this segment, including the world’s leading fragrance, beauty and cosmetic purveyors and educational and trade publishers.

The following table presents information of the Company by business segment:

 

In thousands

   2011     2010     2009  

Net sales

      

Scholastic

   $ 474,667      $ 469,730      $ 462,718   

Memory Book

     362,380        375,866        386,848   

Marketing and Publishing Services

     380,774        395,310        406,032   

Inter-segment eliminations

     (29     (19     (273
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,217,792      $ 1,240,887      $ 1,255,325   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

      

Scholastic

   $ 34,948      $ 25,635      $ 45,529   

Memory Book

     103,137        116,549        105,767   

Marketing and Publishing Services

     13,792        55,637        50,862   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 151,877      $ 197,821      $ 202,158   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest, net

      

Scholastic

   $ 64,071      $ 34,812      $ 20,837   

Memory Book

     49,365        27,657        17,638   

Marketing and Publishing Services

     50,700        28,824        16,814   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 164,136      $ 91,293      $ 55,289   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization

      

Scholastic

   $ 32,627      $ 31,879      $ 29,198   

Memory Book

     39,424        39,164        38,989   

Marketing and Publishing Services

     34,032        33,537        34,358   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 106,083      $ 104,580      $ 102,545   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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In thousands

   2011      2010      2009  

Capital expenditures

        

Scholastic

   $ 12,440       $ 9,831       $ 11,099   

Memory Book

     29,949         22,295         13,633   

Marketing and Publishing Services

     13,136         18,097         21,406   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 55,525       $ 50,223       $ 46,138   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Goodwill

        

Scholastic

   $ 309,878       $ 309,927       $ 305,806   

Memory Book

     391,178         391,614         391,553   

Marketing and Publishing Services

     282,058         306,958         306,958   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 983,114       $ 1,008,499       $ 1,004,317   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Intangible assets

        

Scholastic

   $ 145,941       $ 163,355       $ 176,124   

Memory Book

     168,984         186,706         206,925   

Marketing and Publishing Services

     133,469         153,748         167,581   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 448,394       $ 503,809       $ 550,630   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

        

Scholastic

   $ 668,179       $ 683,727       $ 687,083   

Memory Book

     749,932         762,240         791,465   

Marketing and Publishing Services

     626,383         698,008         708,699   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,044,494       $ 2,143,975       $ 2,187,247   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sales are reported in the geographic area where the final sales to customers are made, rather than where the transaction originates. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of revenue in any of 2011, 2010 and 2009.

The following table presents net sales by class of similar products and certain geographic information for the Company:

 

In thousands

   2011      2010      2009  

Net sales by classes of similar products

        

Memory book and yearbook products and services

   $ 362,380       $ 375,866       $ 386,783   

Graduation and affinity products

     261,849         261,383         254,458   

Class ring and jewelry products

     212,818         208,347         208,260   

Sampling products and services

     174,831         146,757         139,506   

Book components

     108,784         132,109         154,858   

Direct marketing products and services

     97,130         116,425         111,460   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,217,792       $ 1,240,887       $ 1,255,325   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sales by geographic area

        

United States

   $ 1,116,602       $ 1,164,100       $ 1,186,840   

Canada

     38,436         33,777         25,053   

France

     30,925         18,715         13,097   

Other

     31,829         24,295         30,335   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,217,792       $ 1,240,887       $ 1,255,325   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net property, plant and equipment and intangible assets by geographic area

        

United States

   $ 1,634,369       $ 1,719,293       $ 1,763,717   

Other, primarily Canada

     7,189         7,466         2,062   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,641,558       $ 1,726,759       $ 1,765,779   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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17.    Common Stock

Holdco’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, consists of Class A and Class C common stock. Holdco’s charter also authorizes the issuance of non-voting Class B common stock, but currently no such shares are outstanding. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held for any matter coming before the stockholders of Holdco. The holder of the share of Class C common stock is entitled to a number of votes for any matter coming before the stockholders of Holdco equal to:

 

  (i) initially, the excess of (x) 50% of all votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding common stock for any matter coming before the stockholders of Holdco, over (y) the percentage of all votes entitled to be cast by the initial holder of the share of Class C common stock together with any permitted transferees of the initial holder, for any matter coming before the stockholders of Holdco by virtue of the shares of Class A common stock acquired by the initial holder pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, dated July 21, 2004, between Holdco and the initial holder, such excess determined based on the shares of common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to October 4, 2004, giving effect to any shares of common stock acquired by the initial holder pursuant to the Contribution Agreement at the closing thereunder; and

 

  (ii) thereafter, the number of votes will be permanently reduced to an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (x) 50% of all votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding common stock for any matter coming before the stockholders of Holdco (as reduced by any shares of Class A common stock of Holdco issued on the date of the closing under the Contribution Agreement or thereafter to any person other than the initial holder), over (y) the percentage of all votes entitled to be cast by the initial holder, together with its transferees, for any matter coming before the stockholders of Holdco by virtue of the shares of Class A common stock then held by the initial holder, together with its transferees, not to exceed the percentage voting interest attributed to such share pursuant to clause (i) above; and

 

  (iii) if the share of Class C common stock is transferred by the initial holder (or its permitted transferee) to any person other than a permitted transferee of the initial holder, the share of Class C common stock will entitle the holder to the same voting rights as the share of Class C common stock entitled the holder immediately prior to the transfer.

The share of Class C common stock will at all times entitle the holder to at least one vote on any matter coming before the stockholders of Holdco. In addition, the share of Class C common stock will automatically convert into one fully-paid and non-assessable share of Class A common stock (1) upon the consummation of an initial public offering or (2) upon the first occurrence that the share of Class C common stock is entitled to only one vote for any matter coming before the stockholders of Holdco, as more fully provided by the certificate of incorporation.

18.    Related Party Transactions

Transactions with Sponsors

Stockholders Agreement

In connection with the Transactions, in October 2004 Holdco entered into a stockholders agreement (the “2004 Stockholders Agreement”) with an entity affiliated with KKR and entities affiliated with DLJMBP III (each an “Investor Entity” and together the “Investor Entities”) that provides for, among other things:

 

   

the right of each of the Investor Entities to designate a certain number of directors to Holdco’s board of directors for so long as they hold a certain amount of Holdco’s common stock. Of the eight members of Holdco’s board of directors, KKR and DLJMBP III each has the right to designate four of Holdco’s

 

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directors (currently three KKR and three DLJMBP III designees serve on Holdco’s board) with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Marc L. Reisch, as chairman;

 

   

certain limitations on the transfer of Holdco’s common stock held by the Investor Entities for a period of four years after the completion of the Transactions, after which, if Holdco has not completed an initial public offering, any Investor Entity wishing to sell any of Holdco common stock held by it must first offer to sell such stock to Holdco and the other Investor Entities, provided that, if Holdco completes an initial public offering during the four years after the completion of the Transactions, any Investor Entity may sell pursuant to its registration rights as described below;

 

   

a consent right for the Investor Entities with respect to certain corporate actions;

 

   

the ability of the Investor Entities to “tag-along” their shares of Holdco’s common stock to sales by any other Investor Entity, and the ability of the Investor Entities to “drag-along” Holdco’s common stock held by the other Investor Entities under certain circumstances;

 

   

the right of the Investor Entities to purchase a pro rata portion of all or any part of any new securities offered by Holdco; and

 

   

a restriction on the ability of the Investor Entities and certain of their affiliates to own, operate or control a business that competes with Holdings, subject to certain exceptions.

Management Services Agreement

In connection with the Transactions, Holdco entered into a management services agreement with the Sponsors pursuant to which the Sponsors provide certain structuring, consulting and management advisory services. Under the management services agreement, during the term the Sponsors receive an annual advisory fee of $3.0 million that is payable quarterly and which increases by 3% per year. Holdco incurred advisory fees from the Sponsors of $3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, $3.5 million for the year ended January 1, 2011 and $3.4 million for the year ended January 2, 2010. The management services agreement also provides that Holdco will indemnify the Sponsors and their affiliates, directors, officers and representatives for losses relating to the services contemplated by the management services agreement and the engagement of the Sponsors pursuant to, and the performance by the Sponsors of the services contemplated by, the management services agreement.

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the Transactions, Holdco entered into a registration rights agreement with the Investor Entities pursuant to which the Investor Entities are entitled to certain demand and piggyback rights with respect to the registration and sale of Holdco’s common stock held by them.

Other

KKR Capstone is a team of operational professionals who work exclusively with KKR’s investment professionals and portfolio company management teams to enhance and strengthen operations in KKR’s portfolio companies. The Company has retained KKR Capstone from time to time to provide certain of its businesses with consulting services primarily to help identify and implement operational improvements and other strategic efforts within its businesses. The Company incurred approximately $1.5 million and $0.4 million in fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010, respectively, for services provided by KKR Capstone. There were no services rendered or payments made for the year ended January 2, 2010. An affiliate of KKR Capstone has an ownership interest in Holdco.

 

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Certain of the lenders under the Credit Facilities and their affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in investment banking, commercial banking and other financial advisory and commercial dealings with Visant and its affiliates. Such parties have received (or will receive) customary fees and commissions for these transactions.

Affiliates of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and KKR Capital Markets LLC act as lenders and/or as agents under the Credit Facilities and were initial purchasers of the Senior Notes, for which they received and will receive customary fees and expenses and are indemnified by the Company against certain liabilities. Each of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and KKR Capital Markets LLC is an affiliate of one of the Sponsors.

In 2011, Visant entered into pay-fixed/receive-floating interest rate swap transactions (the “Swap Transactions”) with respect to its variable rate term loan indebtedness under the Credit Facilities. The counterparties to the Swap Transactions or their affiliates are parties to the Credit Facilities. Such parties have received (or will receive) customary fees and commissions for such transactions. Credit Suisse International, which is a counterparty to one of the Swap Transactions, is an affiliate of DLJMBP III.

The Company is party to an agreement with CoreTrust Purchasing Group (“CoreTrust”), a group purchasing organization, pursuant to which the Company avails itself of the terms and conditions of the CoreTrust purchasing organization for certain purchases, including its prescription drug benefit program. An affiliate of KKR is party to an agreement with CoreTrust which permits certain KKR affiliates, including Visant, the benefit of utilizing the CoreTrust group purchasing program. CoreTrust receives payment of fees for administrative and other services provided by CoreTrust from certain vendors based on the products and services purchased by the Company and other parties and CoreTrust shares a portion of such fees with the KKR affiliate.

The Company participates in providing, with an affiliate of First Data Corporation (“First Data”), integrated marketing programs to third parties from time to time. The terms of the arrangement between the Company and First Data have been negotiated on an arm’s length basis. First Data is also owned and controlled by affiliates of KKR, and Tagar C. Olson, a member of Visant’s and Holdco’s board of directors, is a director of First Data. Based on the applicable guidance, the Company records its portion of the profits from such “collaborative arrangement” as revenue. The Company is not permitted, in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, to present the sales, cost of sales or marketing expenses related to the sales transactions with third parties because First Data is the “principal participant” in the “collaborative arrangement”. For each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2011, the amount of revenue recognized through this arrangement was not material to the financial statements. The Company did not recognize any revenue through this arrangement for the year ended January 2, 2010.

Transactions with Other Co-Investors and Management

Syndicate Stockholders Agreement

In September 2003, Visant, Holdco, DLJMBP III and certain of its affiliated funds (collectively, the “DLJMBP Funds”) and certain of the DLJMBP Funds’ co-investors entered into a stock purchase and stockholders’ agreement (the “Syndicate Stockholders Agreement”), pursuant to which the DLJMBP Funds sold to the co-investors shares of: (1) the Class A Common Stock, (2) Holdco’s Class B Non-Voting Common Stock (which have since been converted into shares of Class A Common Stock) and (3) Visant’s 8% Senior Redeemable Preferred Stock (which has since been repurchased).

The Syndicate Stockholders Agreement contains provisions which, among other things:

 

   

restrict the ability of the syndicate stockholders to make certain transfers;

 

   

grant the co-investors certain board observation and information rights;

 

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provide for certain tag-along and drag-along rights;

 

   

grant preemptive rights to the co-investors to purchase a pro rata share of any new shares of common stock issued by Holdco or Jostens to any of the DLJMBP Funds or their successors prior to an initial public offering; and

 

   

give the stockholders piggyback registration rights in the event of a public offering in which the DLJMBP Funds sell shares.

Management Stockholders Agreement

In July 2003, Holdco, the DLJMBP Funds and certain members of management entered into a stockholders’ agreement that contains certain provisions which, among other things:

 

   

restrict the ability of the management stockholders to transfer their shares;

 

   

provide for certain tag-along and drag-along rights;

 

   

provide certain call and put rights;

 

   

grant preemptive rights to the management stockholders to purchase a pro rata share of any new shares of common stock issued by Holdco or Jostens to any of the DLJMBP Funds or their successors prior to an initial public offering;

 

   

grant the DLJMBP Funds six demand registration rights; and

 

   

give the stockholders piggyback registration rights in the event of a public offering in which the DLJMBP Funds sell shares.

19.    Condensed Consolidating Guarantor Information

As discussed in Note 10, Debt, Visant’s obligations under the Credit Facilities and the Senior Notes are guaranteed by certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries on a full, unconditional and joint and several basis. The following tables present condensed consolidating financial information for Visant, as issuer, and its guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries. Immaterial amounts previously reported in the “Guarantors” and “Eliminations” column for “Net sales” and “Cost of products sold” in the years ended January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010 have been adjusted in order to present the elimination of transactions amongst guarantors.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

2011

 

                 Non-               

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors     Guarantors      Eliminations     Total  

Net sales

   $ —        $  1,154,477      $  86,383       $ (23,068   $  1,217,792   

Cost of products sold

     —          538,404        57,221         (23,014     572,611   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     —          616,073        29,162         (54     645,181   

Selling and administrative expenses

     2,943        427,731        19,127         —          449,801   

Gain on sale of assets

     —          (910     —           —          (910

Special charges

     320        44,064        29         —          44,413   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating (loss) income

     (3,263     145,188        10,006         (54     151,877   

Net interest expense

     161,931        140,055        142         (137,992     164,136   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (165,194     5,133        9,864         137,938        (12,259

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (8,966     9,906        1,709         (24     2,625   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

     (156,228     (4,773     8,155         137,962        (14,884

Equity (earnings) in subsidiary, net of tax

     (141,344     (8,155     —           149,499        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (14,884   $ 3,382      $ 8,155       $ (11,537   $ (14,884
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

2010

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
     Eliminations     Total  
           

Net sales

   $ —        $ 1,193,546      $ 60,200       $ (12,859   $ 1,240,887   

Cost of products sold

     —          553,225        36,299         (12,674     576,850   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     —          640,321        23,901         (185     664,037   

Selling and administrative expenses

     4,751        439,652        16,824         —          461,227   

Loss on sale of assets

     —          269        —           —          269   

Special charges

     —          4,298        422         —          4,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating (loss) income

     (4,751     196,102        6,655         (185     197,821   

Loss on repurchase and redemption of debt

     9,693        —          —           —          9,693   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before interest and taxes

     (14,444     196,102        6,655         (185     188,128   

Net interest expense

     88,853        54,919        36         (52,515     91,293   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (103,297     141,183        6,619         52,330        96,835   

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (18,896     59,035        601         (72     40,668   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

     (84,401     82,148        6,018         52,402        56,167   

Equity (earnings) in subsidiary, net of tax

     (140,568     (6,018     —           146,586        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 56,167      $ 88,166      $ 6,018       $ (94,184   $ 56,167   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

2009

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
     Eliminations     Total  

Net sales

   $ —        $ 1,215,250      $ 51,567       $ (11,492   $ 1,255,325   

Cost of products sold

     —          569,287        30,936         (11,440     588,783   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     —          645,963        20,631         (52     666,542   

Selling and administrative expenses

     —          437,118        14,185         —          451,303   

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

     —          (1,405     —           —          (1,405

Special charges

     (1     14,465        22         —          14,486   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     1        195,785        6,424         (52     202,158   

Net interest expense

     67,193        41,815        173         (53,892     55,289   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (67,192     153,970        6,251         53,840        146,869   

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (4,244     59,412        1,061         (20     56,209   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

     (62,948     94,558        5,190         53,860        90,660   

Equity (earnings) loss in subsidiary, net of tax

     (153,608     (5,190     —           158,798        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 90,660      $ 99,748      $ 5,190       $ (104,938   $ 90,660   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

2011

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
     Eliminations     Total  

ASSETS

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 30,138      $ 2,334      $ 3,542       $ —        $ 36,014   

Accounts receivable, net

     1,099        96,626        15,113         —          112,838   

Inventories

     —          104,998        4,652         (360     109,290   

Salespersons overdrafts, net

     —          29,158        916         —          30,074   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     —          18,434        879         —          19,313   

Income tax receivable

     2,022        —          —           —          2,022   

Intercompany receivable

     —          12,400        —           (12,400     —     

Deferred income taxes

     3,006        18,806        84         —          21,896   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     36,265        282,756        25,186         (12,760     331,447   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     172        208,524        1,354         —          210,050   

Goodwill

     —          959,004        24,110         —          983,114   

Intangibles, net

     —          438,022        10,372         —          448,394   

Deferred financing costs, net

     52,486        —          —           —          52,486   

Deferred income taxes

     —          —          2,564         —          2,564   

Intercompany receivable

     592,610        14,303        56,229         (663,142     —     

Other assets

     847        10,429        257         —          11,533   

Investment in subsidiaries

     812,921        97,270        —           (910,191     —     

Prepaid pension costs

     —          4,906        —           —          4,906   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,495,301      $ 2,015,214      $ 120,072       $ (1,586,093   $ 2,044,494   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S (DEFICIT) EQUITY

           

Accounts payable

   $ 5,135      $ 44,647      $ 5,570       $ (2   $ 55,350   

Accrued employee compensation

     6,579        21,405        2,563         —          30,547   

Customer deposits

     —          168,904        8,092         —          176,996   

Commissions payable

     —          20,651        714         —          21,365   

Income taxes payable

     28,478        1,414        62         (142     29,812   

Interest payable

     34,204        90        —           —          34,294   

Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases

     12        3,996        18         —          4,026   

Intercompany payable

     12,075        (4,275     4,598         (12,398     —     

Other accrued liabilities

     13,553        21,673        1,158         —          36,384   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     100,036        278,505        22,775         (12,542     388,774   

Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities

     1,905,214        8,351        14         —          1,913,579   

Intercompany payable

     14,303        649,057        —           (663,360     —     

Deferred income taxes

     (5,783     163,878        —           —          158,095   

Pension liabilities, net

     18,274        78,900        —           —          97,174   

Other noncurrent liabilities

     21,236        23,602        13         —          44,851   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,053,280        1,202,293        22,802         (675,902     2,602,473   

Mezzanine equity

     578        —          —           —          578   

Stockholder’s (deficit) equity

     (558,557     812,921        97,270         (910,191     (558,557
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,495,301      $ 2,015,214      $ 120,072       $ (1,586,093   $ 2,044,494   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

2010

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors      Non-
Guarantors
     Eliminations     Total  

ASSETS

            

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 46,794      $ 8,098       $ 5,305       $ —        $ 60,197   

Accounts receivable, net

     1,307        104,973         5,960         —          112,240   

Inventories

     —          98,897         3,856         (307     102,446   

Salespersons overdrafts, net

     —          29,592         1,027         —          30,619   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,416        16,531         348         —          18,295   

Intercompany receivable

     379        12,331         —           (12,710     —     

Deferred income taxes

     2,932        17,983         139         —          21,054   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     52,828        288,405         16,635         (13,017     344,851   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     324        213,306         821         —          214,451   

Goodwill

     —          983,904         24,595         —          1,008,499   

Intangibles, net

     —          493,305         10,504         —          503,809   

Deferred financing costs, net

     50,174        —           —           —          50,174   

Deferred income taxes

     —          —           2,690         —          2,690   

Intercompany receivable

     1,127,989        504,988         52,879         (1,685,856     —     

Other assets

     2,184        11,533         72         —          13,789   

Investment in subsidiaries

     838,540        90,252         —           (928,792     —     

Prepaid pension costs

     —          5,712         —           —          5,712   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,072,039      $ 2,591,405       $ 108,196       $ (2,627,665   $ 2,143,975   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY

            

Accounts payable

   $ 5,676      $ 43,782       $ 2,270       $ —        $ 51,728   

Accrued employee compensation

     6,834        21,776         2,238         —          30,848   

Customer deposits

     —          175,042         8,266         —          183,308   

Commissions payable

     —          21,161         804         —          21,965   

Income taxes payable

     25,686        2,174         1,536         (119     29,277   

Interest payable

     37,815        99         —           —          37,914   

Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases

     12,513        3,740         7         —          16,260   

Intercompany payable

     7,879        3,757         1,074         (12,710     —     

Other accrued liabilities

     7,046        24,671         627         —          32,344   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     103,449        296,202         16,822         (12,829     403,644   

Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities

     1,960,675        11,787         7         —          1,972,469   

Intercompany payable

     504,866        1,181,178         —           (1,686,044     —     

Deferred income taxes

     (11,979     193,659         —           —          181,680   

Pension liabilities, net

     606        53,067         —           —          53,673   

Other noncurrent liabilities

     24,434        16,972         1,115         —          42,521   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,582,051        1,752,865         17,944         (1,698,873     2,653,987   

Mezzanine equity

     145        —           —           —          145   

Stockholders’ (deficit) equity

     (510,157     838,540         90,252         (928,792     (510,157
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,072,039      $ 2,591,405       $ 108,196       $ (2,627,665   $ 2,143,975   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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VISANT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

2011

 

In thousands

  Visant     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Total  

Net (loss) income

  $ (14,884   $ 3,382      $ 8,155      $ (11,537     (14,884

Other cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    24,825        109,545        (8,495     11,538        137,413   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    9,941        112,927        (340     1        122,529   

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

    —          (54,648     (877     —          (55,525

Additions to intangibles

    —          (212     —          —          (212

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

    —          6,734        —          —          6,734   

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

    —          (4,681     —          —          (4,681

Other investing activities, net

    —          (1,233     1,233        —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

    —          (54,040     356        —          (53,684

Short-term borrowings

    83,000        —          —          —          83,000   

Short-term repayments

    (83,000     —          —          —          (83,000

Repayments of long-term debt and capital leases

    (72,479     (3,802     (16     —          (76,297

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

    —          349        —          —          349   

Intercompany payable (receivable)

    62,461        (62,460     —          (1     —     

Dividends

    —          1,262        (1,262     —          —     

Debt financing costs

    (16,579     —          —          —          (16,579
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

    (26,597     (64,651     (1,278     (1     (92,527

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    —          —          (501     —          (501
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

    (16,656     (5,764     (1,763     —          (24,183

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    46,794        8,098        5,305        —          60,197   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 30,138      $ 2,334      $ 3,542      $ —        $ 36,014   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

2010

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Total  

Net income

   $ 56,167      $ 88,166      $ 6,018      $ (94,184   $ 56,167   

Other cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (17,216     81,238        (9,638     94,184        148,568   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     38,951        169,404        (3,620     —          204,735   

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     —          (50,108     (115     —          (50,223

Additions to intangibles

     —          (1,039     —          —          (1,039

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     —          751        —          —          751   

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

     —          (9,896     —          —          (9,896

Other investing activities, net

     —          9        —          —          9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     —          (60,283     (115     —          (60,398

Short-term borrowings

     329,400        —          —          —          329,400   

Short-term repayments

     (329,400     —          —          —          (329,400

Repayment of long-term debt and capital leases

     (820,721     (2,916     (561     —          (824,198

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     1,975,000        8,234        —          —          1,983,234   

Intercompany payable (receivable)

     111,217        (111,217     —          —          —     

Distribution to shareholder

     (1,303,731     —          —          —          (1,303,731

Debt financing costs and related expenses

     (52,262     —          —          —          (52,262

Other financing activities

     —          1,051        (1,051     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (90,497     (104,848     (1,612     —          (196,957

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     —          —          (276     —          (276
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (51,546     4,273        (5,623     —          (52,896

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     98,340        3,825        10,928        —          113,093   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 46,794      $ 8,098      $ 5,305      $ —        $ 60,197   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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VISANT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

2009

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Total  

Net income

   $ 90,660      $ 99,748      $ 5,190      $ (104,938   $ 90,660   

Other cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (109,842     119,575        (1,596     108,293        116,430   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (19,182     219,323        3,594        3,355        207,090   

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     —          (46,136     (2     —          (46,138

Additions to intangibles

     —          (917     —          —          (917

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     —          3,491        —          —          3,491   

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

     1,432        (2,301     —          —          (869
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     1,432        (45,863     (2     —          (44,433

Short-term (repayments) borrowings

     (137,000     1,069        —          —          (135,931

Repayment of long-term debt and capital leases

     —          (71     (7     —          (78

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     —          8,394        —          —          8,394   

Intercompany payable (receivable)

     189,839        (186,484     —          (3,355     —     

Distribution to shareholder

     (36,569     —          —          —          (36,569

Debt financing costs and related expenses

     (2,697     (44     (43     —          (2,784

Other financing activities

     —          1,002        (1,002       —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     13,573        (176,134     (1,052     (3,355     (166,968

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     —          —          (197     —          (197
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (4,177     (2,674     2,343        —          (4,508

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     102,517        6,499        8,585        —          117,601   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 98,340      $ 3,825      $ 10,928      $ —        $ 113,093   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

Schedule II- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Visant Corporation and subsidiaries

 

     Allowance for
uncollectible
accounts(1)
     Allowance for
sales returns(2)
     Salesperson
overdraft reserve(1)
 

Balance, January 3, 2009

   $ 4,308       $ 8,023       $ 8,144   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Charged to expense

     2,219         24,486         2,875   

Deductions

     1,442         24,998         2,282   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, January 2, 2010

   $ 5,085       $ 7,511       $ 8,737   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Charged to expense

     2,733         23,009         3,470   

Deductions

     2,747         23,404         740   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2011

   $ 5,071       $ 7,116       $ 11,467   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Charged to expense

     2,416         21,426         2,933   

Deductions

     2,161         21,508         1,485   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2011

   $ 5,326       $ 7,034       $ 12,915   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Deductions represent uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries
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