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FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(3)

FILE NUMBER 333-180481

VISANT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY REGISTRANTS

SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 24, 2013

THE DATE OF THIS SUPPLEMENT IS NOVEMBER 13, 2013

ON NOVEMBER 12, 2013, VISANT CORPORATION FILED THE ATTACHED

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 28, 2013


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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 28, 2013

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

Commission
File Number

  

Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number

  

I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.

333-120386    VISANT CORPORATION    90-0207604
   (Incorporated in Delaware)   
  

357 Main Street

Armonk, New York 10504

Telephone: (914) 595-8200

  

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirement for the past 90 days.    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of November 5, 2013, there were 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Visant Corporation outstanding (all of which are indirectly, beneficially owned by Visant Holding Corp.).

The registrant has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months.

FILING FORMAT

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is being filed by Visant Corporation (“Visant”). Unless the context indicates otherwise, any reference in this report to the “Company”, “we”, “our” or “us” refers to Visant together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

 

 


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  PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
ITEM 1.  

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

  
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012

     1   
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012

     2   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012

     3   
 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

     4   
ITEM 2.  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     29   
ITEM 3.  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     40   
ITEM 4.  

Controls and Procedures

     40   
  PART II - OTHER INFORMATION   
ITEM 2.  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     41   
ITEM 5.  

Other Information

     41   
ITEM 6.  

Exhibits

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Signatures

  


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

VISANT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 

     Three months ended     Nine months ended  

In thousands

   September 28,
2013
    September 29,
2012
    September 28,
2013
    September 29,
2012
 

Net sales

   $ 207,551      $ 206,899      $ 901,023      $ 930,357   

Cost of products sold

     114,667        109,394        425,173        434,118   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     92,884        97,505        475,850        496,239   

Selling and administrative expenses

     80,901        87,467        309,950        320,574   

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

     (69     (149     (42     (2,315

Special charges

     7,951        1,938        11,481        10,630   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     4,101        8,249        154,461        167,350   

Interest expense, net

     38,587        39,453        116,361        118,372   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (34,486     (31,204     38,100        48,978   

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (7,438     (11,753     23,363        21,953   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (27,048   $ (19,451   $ 14,737      $ 27,025   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income

   $ (24,930   $ (18,654   $ 18,999      $ 26,840   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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VISANT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

 

In thousands, except share amounts

   September 28,
2013
    December 29,
2012
 
ASSETS     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 33,281      $ 60,196   

Accounts receivable, net

     112,305        104,785   

Inventories

     95,286        111,343   

Salespersons overdrafts, net of allowance of $9,656 and $10,003, respectively

     22,229        24,144   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     15,289        17,952   

Income tax receivable

     1,232        2,928   

Deferred income taxes

     17,352        25,184   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     296,974        346,532   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

     542,478        526,143   

Less accumulated depreciation

     (347,236     (322,478
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

     195,242        203,665   

Goodwill

     926,772        918,946   

Intangibles, net

     380,223        401,323   

Deferred financing costs, net

     35,517        42,740   

Deferred income taxes

     2,564        2,472   

Other assets

     11,754        10,728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,849,046      $ 1,926,406   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIT     

Short-term borrowings

   $ 19,000      $ —     

Accounts payable

     48,556        55,103   

Accrued employee compensation and related taxes

     33,648        31,511   

Commissions payable

     3,300        12,345   

Customer deposits

     50,803        175,145   

Income taxes payable

     11,749        49,321   

Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases

     4,946        15,236   

Interest payable

     52,228        34,514   

Other accrued liabilities

     22,320        26,152   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     246,550        399,327   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt and capital leases—less current maturities

     1,868,379        1,869,215   

Deferred income taxes

     126,253        134,703   

Pension liabilities, net

     124,458        129,627   

Other noncurrent liabilities

     45,162        34,871   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,410,802        2,567,743   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mezzanine equity

     11        1,216   

Preferred stock $.01 par value; authorized 300,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at September 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012

     —          —     

Common stock $.01 par value; authorized 1,000 shares; 1,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012

     —          —     

Additional paid-in-capital

     61,890        103   

Accumulated deficit

     (539,362     (554,099

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (84,295     (88,557
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholder’s deficit

     (561,767     (642,553
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and stockholder’s deficit

   $ 1,849,046      $ 1,926,406   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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VISANT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

 

     Nine months ended  

In thousands

   September 28,
2013
    September 29,
2012
 

Net income

   $ 14,737      $ 27,025   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     38,214        35,716   

Amortization of intangible assets

     33,369        40,822   

Amortization of debt discount, premium and deferred financing costs

     9,970        9,209   

Other amortization

     251        302   

Deferred income taxes

     (6,999     (4,976

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

     (42     (2,315

Stock-based compensation

     98        393   

Loss on asset impairments

     666        1,723   

Other

     —          575   

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (2,681     (6,327

Inventories

     17,104        14,488   

Salespersons overdrafts

     1,863        1,980   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     4,338        2,974   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (9,434     (4,825

Customer deposits

     (124,063     (124,666

Commissions payable

     (9,014     (12,407

Income taxes payable/receivable

     23,775        30,364   

Interest payable

     17,714        19,333   

Other operating activities, net

     1,821        (23,591
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     11,687        5,797   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (26,403     (43,014

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     1,258        3,932   

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

     (16,939     —     

Additions to intangibles

     (231     (3,080

Other investing activities, net

     —          1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (42,315     (42,161
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

     24,000        96,048   

Short-term repayments

     (5,000     (35,000

Repayment of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

     (15,652     (3,376

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt and capital leases

     644        2,094   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     3,992        59,766   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (279     (256
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (26,915     23,146   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     60,196        36,014   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 33,281      $ 59,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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VISANT CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

1. Overview and Basis of Presentation

Overview

The Company is a marketing and publishing services enterprise servicing the school affinity, direct marketing, fragrance, cosmetic and personal care sampling and packaging, 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”).

As of September 28, 2013, affiliates of KKR and DLJMBP III (collectively, the “Sponsors”) held approximately 49.2% and 41.2%, respectively, of Visant Holding Corp.’s (“Holdco”) voting interest, while each held approximately 44.8% of Holdco’s economic interest. As of September 28, 2013, the other co-investors held approximately 8.4% of the voting interest and approximately 9.1% of the economic interest of Holdco, and members of management held approximately 1.2% of the voting interest and approximately 1.3% of the economic interest of Holdco (exclusive of exercisable options). Visant is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are for Visant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Visant and its subsidiaries are presented pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in accordance with disclosure requirements for the quarterly report on Form 10-Q. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in Visant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2012 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 30, 2013 and June 29, 2013.

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

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 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 the Company has no further performance obligations.

 

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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. The provision for the total net warranty costs on rings was $0.7 million for each of the quarters ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012. The provision for the total net warranty costs on rings was $3.0 million and $3.3 million for the nine-month periods ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively. Warranty repair costs for rings manufactured in the current school year are expensed as incurred. Accrued warranty costs included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were approximately $0.6 million as of each of September 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012.

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 $2.2 million and $2.9 million for the quarters ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively. Advertising expense totaled $6.6 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 and $7.1 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2012.

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. Visant recognized total stock-based compensation expense of $0.6 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively. Visant recognized total stock-based compensation expense of $0.7 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively. Stock-based compensation is included in selling and administrative expenses. 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 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, respectively.

 

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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

On July 27, 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2012-02 (“ASU 2012-02”), which amends the guidance on testing indefinite-lived intangible assets, other than goodwill, for impairment. Under ASU 2012-02, an entity testing an indefinite-lived intangible asset, other than goodwill, for impairment has the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of the asset. Although ASU 2012-02 revises the examples of events and circumstances that an entity should consider in interim periods, it does not revise the requirements to test (1) indefinite-lived intangible assets annually for impairment and (2) between annual tests if there is a change in events or circumstances. ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, with early adoption permitted. The Company’s adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on its financial statements.

On January 31, 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-01 (“ASU 2013-01”), which clarifies the scope of the offsetting disclosure requirements. Under ASU 2013-01, the disclosure requirements would apply to derivative instruments accounted for in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements that are either offset on the balance sheet or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. ASU 2013-01 became effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Retrospective application is required for all comparative periods presented. The Company’s adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on its financial statements.

On February 5, 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-02 (“ASU 2013-02”), which amends existing guidance by requiring additional disclosure either on the face of the income statement or in the notes to the financial statements of significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. ASU 2013-02 became effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2012, to be applied on a prospective basis. The Company’s adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on its financial statements.

On February 28, 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-04 (“ASU 2013-04”), which requires entities to measure obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements, for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date, as the sum of (1) the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and (2) any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. Required disclosures include a description of the joint and several arrangement and the total outstanding amount of the obligation for all joint parties. ASU 2013-04 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2013 and should be applied retrospectively to obligations with joint and several liabilities existing at the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year of adoption. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact and disclosure under this guidance but does not expect this standard to have a material impact, if any, on its financial statements.

On March 4, 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-05 (“ASU 2013-05”), which indicates that the entire amount of a cumulative translation adjustment (“CTA”) related to an entity’s investment in a foreign entity should be released when there has been (1) the sale of a subsidiary or group of net assets within a foreign entity, and the sale represents the substantially complete liquidation of the investment in the foreign entity, (2) a loss of controlling financial interest in an investment in a foreign entity or (3) a step acquisition for a foreign entity. ASU 2013-05 does not change the requirement to release a pro rata portion of the CTA of the foreign entity into earnings for a partial sale of an equity method investment in a foreign entity. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2013. The Company is currently evaluating the impact and disclosure under this guidance but does not expect this standard to have a material impact, if any, on its financial statements.

On July 17, 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-10 (“ASU 2013-10”), which amends ASC 815 to allow entities to use the federal funds effective swap rate, in addition to U.S. Treasury rates and LIBOR, as a benchmark interest rate in accounting for fair value and cash flow hedges in the United States. ASU 2013-10 also eliminates the provision in ASC 815 which prohibited the use of different benchmark rates for similar hedges except in rare and justifiable circumstances. ASU 2013-10 is effective prospectively for qualifying new hedging relationships entered into on or after July 17, 2013 and for hedging relationships redesignated on or after that date. The Company’s adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

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On July 18, 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-11 (“ASU 2013-11”), which provides guidance on the financial statement presentation of unrecognized tax benefits (“UTB”) when a net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward exists. Under ASU 2013-11, an entity must present a UTB, or a portion of a UTB, in its financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset (“DTA”) for a NOL carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward, except when (1) a NOL carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward is not available as of the reporting date under the governing tax law to settle taxes that would result from the disallowance of the tax position or (2) the entity does not intend to use the DTA for this purpose. If either of these conditions exists, an entity should present a UTB in the financial statements as a liability and should not net the UTB with a DTA. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted. The amendment should be applied to all UTBs that exist as of the effective date. Entities may choose to apply the amendments retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact and disclosure under this guidance but does not expect this standard to have a material impact, if any, on its financial statements.

 

3. Restructuring Activity and Other Special Charges

For the three months ended September 28, 2013, the Company recorded a non-recurring charge of approximately $7.7 million related to the mutual termination of a multi-year marketing and sponsorship arrangement entered into by Jostens in 2007. Also included in special charges for the third fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2013 were $0.2 million and $0.1 million of restructuring costs in the Marketing and Publishing Services and Scholastic segments, respectively. These restructuring costs were comprised of severance and related benefits associated with reductions in force. The associated employee headcount reductions related to the above actions were seven and four in the Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively.

For the nine-month period ended September 28, 2013, the Company recorded a non-recurring charge of approximately $7.7 million related to the mutual termination of a multi-year marketing and sponsorship arrangement entered into by Jostens in 2007 and $0.7 million of non-cash asset impairment charges associated with the consolidation of Jostens’ Topeka, Kansas facility. Also included in special charges for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 were $1.9 million, $0.8 million and $0.4 million of restructuring costs in the Scholastic, Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively. These restructuring costs were comprised of severance and related benefits associated with reductions in force. The associated employee headcount reductions related to the above actions were 103, 21 and 14 in the Scholastic, Marketing and Publishing Services and Memory Book segments, respectively.

For the three months ended September 29, 2012, the Company recorded $0.6 million of restructuring costs and $1.4 million of other special charges. Restructuring costs consisted of $0.4 million of severance and related benefits associated with the consolidation of Jostens’ Topeka, Kansas facility and $0.2 million of severance and related benefits in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment associated with reductions in force. Other special charges consisted of $1.4 million of non-cash asset impairment charges in the Memory Book segment associated with the consolidation of Jostens’ Topeka, Kansas facility. There was one associated employee headcount reduction related to the above actions in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment.

For the nine-month period ended September 29, 2012, the Company recorded $8.9 million of restructuring costs and $1.8 million of other special charges. Restructuring costs consisted of $5.9 million, $2.2 million and $0.9 million of severance and related benefits associated with the consolidation of Jostens’ Topeka, Kansas facility in the Memory Book segment, and reductions in force in the Marketing and Publishing Services and Scholastic segments, respectively. Other special charges consisted of $1.4 million and $0.4 million of non-cash asset impairment charges associated with the consolidation of certain facilities in the Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively. The associated employee headcount reductions related to the above actions were 374, 58 and 21 in the Memory Book, Marketing and Publishing Services and Scholastic segments, respectively.

Restructuring accruals of $8.6 million and $2.9 million as of September 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, respectively, are included in other accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These accruals included amounts provided for severance and related benefits related to reductions in force in each segment.

 

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On a cumulative basis through September 28, 2013, the Company incurred $28.5 million of employee severance and related benefit costs related to the 2013, 2012 and 2011 initiatives, which affected an aggregate of 1,040 employees. The Company had paid $19.9 million in cash related to these initiatives as of September 28, 2013.

Changes in the restructuring accruals during the first nine months of fiscal 2013 were as follows:

 

In thousands

   2013
Initiatives
    2012
Initiatives
    2011
Initiatives
    Total  

Balance at December 29, 2012

   $ —        $ 2,918      $ 13      $ 2,931   

Restructuring charges

     10,508        305        2        10,815   

Severance and related benefits paid

     (2,156     (2,947     (15     (5,118
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 28, 2013

   $ 8,352      $ 276      $ —        $ 8,628   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The majority of the remaining severance and related benefits associated with all initiatives are expected to be paid by the end of fiscal 2014.

 

4. Acquisitions

On July 1, 2013, the Company announced the acquisition of SAS Carestia (“Carestia”), a leading producer of fragrance blotter cards, for a total purchase price of $16.9 million, net of cash, subject to certain subsequent post-closing adjustments. The acquisition was completed through the Company’s subsidiary, Arcade Europe SAS, headquartered in Paris, France. The results of the acquired Carestia operations are reported as part of the Marketing and Publishing Services segment from the date of acquisition.

The aggregate cost of the acquisition 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 Carestia acquisition is as follows:

 

In thousands

   September 28,
2013
 

Current assets

   $ 10,303   

Property, plant and equipment

     5,025   

Intangible assets

     8,954   

Goodwill

     7,683   

Long-term assets

     120   

Current liabilities

     (4,853

Long-term liabilities

     (4,811
  

 

 

 
   $ 22,421   
  

 

 

 

 

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In connection with the purchase accounting related to the acquisition of Carestia, the intangible assets and goodwill approximated $16.6 million and consisted of:

 

In thousands

   September 28,
2013
 

Customer relationships

   $ 6,058   

Non-compete agreements

     262   

Trademarks (definite lived)

     2,634   

Goodwill

     7,683   
  

 

 

 
   $ 16,637   
  

 

 

 

 

5. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”), by component, for the three months ended September 28, 2013 were as follows:

 

In thousands

   Fair Value  of
Derivatives
    Foreign  Currency
Translation
     Pension and
Postretirement
Plans
    Total  

Balance as of June 29, 2013

   $ (3,551   $ 2,413       $ (85,275   $ (86,413

Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax of $0.3 million

     (575     —           —          (575

Change in cumulative translation adjustment

     —          1,509         —          1,509   

Change in pension and other postretirement benefit plans, net of tax of $0.4 million

     —          —           634        634   

Amounts reclassified from AOCL, net of tax of $0.3 million

     550        —           —          550   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of September 28, 2013

   $ (3,576   $ 3,922       $ (84,641   $ (84,295
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The changes in AOCL, by component, for the nine-month period ended September 28, 2013 were as follows:

 

In thousands

   Fair Value  of
Derivatives
    Foreign Currency
Translation
     Pension and
Postretirement
Plans
    Total  

Balance as of December 29, 2012

   $ (5,387   $ 3,374       $ (86,544   $ (88,557

Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax of $0.1 million

     161        —           —          161   

Change in cumulative translation adjustment

     —          548         —          548   

Change in pension and other postretirement benefit plans, net of tax of $1.2 million

     —          —           1,903        1,903   

Amounts reclassified from AOCL, net of tax of $1.0 million

     1,650        —           —          1,650   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of September 28, 2013

   $ (3,576   $ 3,922       $ (84,641   $ (84,295
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

6. Accounts Receivable

Net accounts receivable were comprised of the following:

 

In thousands

   September 28,
2013
    December 29,
2012
 

Trade receivables

   $ 122,304      $ 115,775   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (4,897     (4,932

Allowance for sales returns

     (5,102     (6,058
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

   $ 112,305      $ 104,785   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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7. Inventories

Inventories were comprised of the following:

 

In thousands

   September 28,
2013
     December 29,
2012
 

Raw materials and supplies

   $ 40,472       $ 37,920   

Work-in-process

     27,483         43,662   

Finished goods

     27,331         29,761   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Inventories

   $ 95,286       $ 111,343   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 September 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 was $22.3 million and $32.8 million, respectively. The agreement 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 $0.2 million for the three-month period ended September 28, 2013 and $0.3 million for the three-month period ended September 29, 2012. The consignment fees for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 were $0.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively. The obligations under the consignment agreement are guaranteed by Visant.

 

8. 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.

The Company does not have financial assets or financial liabilities that are currently measured and reported on the balance sheet on a fair value basis except as noted in Note 11, Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities.

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 non-recurring basis. During the nine months ended September

 

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28, 2013, certain assets were recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis as a result of impairment charges. Long-lived assets were measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis using Level 2 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy. For the nine-month period ended September 28, 2013, long-lived assets held and used with a carrying value of $1.8 million exceeded expected cash flows and were written down to their fair value of $1.1 million, resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $0.7 million. The fair value for such long-lived assets was based on observable market data for similar assets. The following table provides information by level for non-financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value during the nine months ended September 28, 2013 on a non-recurring basis.

 

            Fair Value Measurements Using         
     Fair Value      Quoted Prices in Active
Market for Identical Assets
Level 1
     Significant  Other
Observable Input
Level 2
     Significant  Unobservable
Inputs Level 3
        

In thousands

   September 28,
2013
              Total
Loss
 

Long-lived assets held and used

   $ 1,100       $ —         $ 1,100       $ —         $ 666   

In addition to the methods and assumptions the Company uses to record the fair value of financial and non-financial instruments as discussed above, the Company used Level 2 inputs to estimate the fair value of its financial instruments which are not recorded at fair value on the balance sheet as of each of September 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012.

As of September 28, 2013, the fair value of Visant’s 10.00% senior notes due 2017 (the “Senior Notes”), with aggregate principal amount outstanding of $736.7 million, approximated $693.6 million at such date. As of September 28, 2013, the fair value of the term loan B facility maturing in 2016 (the “Term Loan Credit Facility”), with aggregate principal outstanding amount of $1,140.4 million, approximated $1,110.6 million at such date.

As of December 29, 2012, the fair value of the Senior Notes, with aggregate principal amount outstanding of $736.7 million, approximated $682.9 million at such date. As of December 29, 2012, the fair value of the Term Loan Credit Facility, with aggregate principal amount outstanding of $1,152.4 million, approximated $1,047.1 million at such date.

Each of the Senior Notes and the Term Loan Credit Facility are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy as of each of September 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012.

 

9. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill is as follows:

 

In thousands

   Scholastic     Memory Book      Marketing  and
Publishing
Services
     Total  

Balance at December 29, 2012

   $ 301,027      $ 391,178       $ 226,741       $ 918,946   

Goodwill additions during the period

     —          —           7,683         7,683   

Currency translation

     (73     —           216         143   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at September 28, 2013

   $ 300,954      $ 391,178       $ 234,640       $ 926,772   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Information regarding other intangible assets is as follows:

 

          September 28, 2013      December 29, 2012  

In thousands

  

Estimated
useful life

   Gross
carrying amount
     Accumulated
amortization
    Net      Gross
carrying  amount
     Accumulated
amortization
    Net  

School relationships

   10 years    $ 330,000       $ (330,000   $ —         $ 330,000       $ (311,034   $ 18,966   

Internally developed software

   2 to 5 years      8,600         (8,600     —           8,600         (8,600     —     

Patented/unpatented technology

   3 years      14,999         (12,639     2,360         14,767         (12,102     2,665   

Customer relationships

   4 to 40 years      165,908         (68,922     96,986         159,969         (61,167     98,802   

Trademarks (definite lived)

   20 years      3,181         (103     3,078         489         (65     424   

Restrictive covenants

   3 to 10 years      45,323         (29,004     16,319         53,189         (34,203     18,986   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
        568,011         (449,268     118,743         567,014         (427,171     139,843   

Trademarks

   Indefinite      261,480         —          261,480         261,480         —          261,480   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 829,491       $ (449,268   $ 380,223       $ 828,494       $ (427,171   $ 401,323   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amortization expense related to other intangible assets was $7.2 million and $13.6 million for the three months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively. For the nine months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, amortization expense related to other intangible assets was $33.4 million and $40.8 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 28, 2013, approximately $11.0 million of fully amortized restrictive covenants were written off.

Based on intangible assets in service as of September 28, 2013, estimated amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 2013 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years is $4.7 million for the remainder of fiscal 2013, $17.1 million for 2014, $15.8 million for 2015, $13.6 million for 2016, $10.1 million for 2017 and $9.1 million for 2018.

 

10. Debt

Debt obligations as of September 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 consisted of the following:

 

In thousands

   September 28,
2013
     December 29,
2012
 

Senior secured term loan facilities, net of original issue discount of $12.7 million:

     

Term Loan B, variable rate, 5.25% at September 28, 2013 with quarterly interest payments, principal due and payable at maturity - December 2016

   $ 1,127,658       $ 1,136,905   

Senior notes, 10.00% fixed rate, with semi-annual interest payments of $36.8 million in April and October, principal due and payable at maturity - October 2017

     736,670         736,670   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,864,328         1,873,575   

Borrowings under senior secured revolving credit facilities

     19,000         —     

Equipment financing arrangements

     4,461         6,093   

Capital lease obligations

     4,536         4,783   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

   $ 1,892,325       $ 1,884,451   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 Ltd. (“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%

 

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LIBOR floor. In connection with the amendment, Visant was required to pay a prepayment premium of 1.00% 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 March 8, 2013, Visant made an aggregate payment of $12.0 million on the outstanding Term Loan Credit Facility, inclusive of a voluntary pre-payment of $1.3 million and a payment of $10.7 million under the excess cash flow provisions of the 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 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 September 28, 2013, 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 1.00%)), 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 September 28, 2013, there was $19.0 million of short-term borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and $11.5 million outstanding in the form of letters of credit, leaving $144.5 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.

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, the holders have the right to require Visant to offer to purchase the Senior Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any.

 

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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 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 risks 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 or 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 management of interest rate risk. During the three and nine months ended September 28, 2013, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate debt. As of September 28, 2013, the Company had three outstanding interest rate derivatives with an outstanding aggregate notional amount of $550.0 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 September 28, 2013, 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. The Company estimates that $3.2 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense through the third fiscal quarter of 2014.

The fair value of outstanding derivative instruments as of September 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 was as follows:

Classification in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

In thousands

        September 28,
2013
     December 29,
2012
 

Liability Derivatives:

        

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments

        

Interest rate swaps

   Other accrued liabilities    $ 3,168       $ 3,399   

Interest rate swaps

   Other noncurrent liabilities      2,536         5,205   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 5,704       $ 8,604   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table summarizes the activity of derivative instruments that qualify for hedge accounting as of December 29, 2012 and September 28, 2013, and the impact of such derivative instruments on accumulated other comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 28, 2013:

 

In thousands

   December 29,
2012
    Amount of gain
recognized in
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss on
derivatives
(effective  portion)
     Amount of loss
reclassified  from
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss to interest
expense (effective
portion)
     September 28,
2013
 

Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges

   $ (8,604   $ 257       $ 2,643       $ (5,704

The following table provides the location in the Company’s financial statements of the recognized gain or loss related to such derivative instruments:

 

     Three months ended  

In thousands

   September 28,
2013
     September 29,
2012
 

Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges recognized in interest expense

   $ 881       $ 961   
     Nine months ended  

In thousands

   September 28,
2013
     September 29,
2012
 

Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges recognized in interest expense

   $ 2,643       $ 2,862   

Based on an evaluation of the inputs used, the Company has categorized its derivative instruments to be 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 derivative instruments at the end of the applicable reporting period.

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 hedge accounting requirements. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in earnings. As of each of September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, the Company did not have any derivatives outstanding that were not designated as hedges.

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 September 28, 2013, the termination value of derivatives in a net liability position, which included accrued interest but excluded any adjustment for nonperformance risk, related to these agreements was $6.9 million. As of September 28, 2013, the Company had not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at September 28, 2013, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $6.9 million.

 

12. Commitments and Contingencies

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 may from time to time enter into forward contracts to purchase gold, platinum and silver based upon the estimated ounces needed to satisfy projected customer demand. The Company had purchase commitment contracts totaling $21.1 million outstanding as of September 28, 2013 with delivery dates occurring through 2014. The

 

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forward purchase contracts are considered normal purchases and therefore are not subject to the requirements of derivative accounting. As of September 28, 2013, the fair market value of open precious metal forward contracts was $18.8 million based on quoted future prices for each contract.

 

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.

In connection with the taxable loss incurred by Holdco in 2010 as a result of the Refinancing and the related deduction of $97.2 million for previously tax-deferred original issue discount, Holdco derived certain income tax benefits that have since been fully utilized. The utilization of these tax benefits resulted in unsettled intra-group income taxes receivable and payable balances at Holdco and Visant, respectively. During the quarter ended June 29, 2013, these balances were settled when Holdco contributed approximately $60.5 million of income tax receivables to Visant.

The Company recorded an income tax provision for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 based on its best estimate of the consolidated effective tax rate applicable for the entire 2013 fiscal year. The estimated full-year consolidated effective tax rate for fiscal 2013 is 61.2% before taking into account the impact of less than $0.1 million of accruals considered a current period tax expense. The combined effect of the annual estimated consolidated effective tax rate and the net current period tax adjustments resulted in an effective tax rate of 61.3% for the nine-month period ended September 28, 2013.

For the comparable nine-month period ended September 29, 2012, the effective income tax rate was 44.8%. The increase in tax rate for the nine-month period ended September 28, 2013 was due primarily to the unfavorable tax effect of dividend repatriations and nondeductible expenses and a smaller pre-tax income base compared to the prior year period. Also contributing to the tax rate increase for the current year period was a non-recurring reduction in tax reserves during 2012 that was not present in the comparable period for 2013. The tax provision for the nine-month period ended September 28, 2013 also included a tax benefit of $0.3 million for research and development tax credits from 2012 as a result of tax legislation enacted during January 2013.

The Company anticipates that the net operating losses from 2010 and 2011 that were not utilized during 2012 will be substantially utilized in 2013. Accordingly, the Company’s estimated consolidated effective tax rate for fiscal 2013 does not reflect a benefit for the domestic manufacturing deduction because a small portion of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards will not be fully utilized until 2014. The effect of foreign earnings repatriations continues to unfavorably impact the Company’s effective tax rate.

For the nine-month period ended September 28, 2013, the Company provided net tax and interest accruals for unrecognized tax benefits of $0.3 million. At September 28, 2013, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefit liability totaled $11.7 million, including interest and penalty accruals totaling $3.2 million. At December 29, 2012, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefit liability totaled $11.4 million, including interest and penalty accruals totaling $3.0 million. Substantially all of the liability was included in noncurrent liabilities for both periods.

Holdco’s income tax filings for 2005 to 2012 are subject to examination in the U.S federal tax jurisdiction. In connection with an examination of Holdco’s income tax filings for 2005 and 2006, the Internal Revenue Service proposed certain transfer price adjustments with 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 for the 2005 to 2012 periods, none of which was individually material. The Company’s French income tax filings for 2010 and 2011 are presently under examination by the French tax authorities. The Canada Revenue Agency examination of the Company’s Canadian income tax filings for 2007 and 2008 was concluded in 2011 without adjustment. Although 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 $7.4 million.

 

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In September 2013, the U.S. Treasury issued final regulations under Sections 162(a) and 263(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) regarding the deduction and capitalization of expenditures related to tangible property. The final regulations replace temporary regulations that were issued in December 2011. The U.S. Treasury also released proposed regulations under Section 168 of the Code regarding dispositions of tangible property. These final and proposed regulations will be effective for the Company’s 2014 fiscal year ending January 3, 2015. The Company continues to review the regulations but does not believe there will be a material impact on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows when they are fully adopted.

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. As discussion continues over comprehensive U.S. tax reform, it is not presently possible to predict the effect on the Company of tax legislation not yet enacted.

 

14. Benefit Plans

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Net periodic benefit expense (income) for pension and other postretirement benefit plans is presented below:

 

     Pension benefits     Postretirement benefits  
     Three months ended     Three months ended  
     September 28,     September 29,     September 28,     September 29,  

In thousands

   2013     2012     2013     2012  

Service cost

   $ 280      $ 1,145      $ —        $ 1   

Interest cost

     4,103        4,492        11        15   

Expected return on plan assets

     (5,489     (6,009     —          —     

Amortization of prior service cost

     —          (211     (69     (69

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     1,107        1,528        13        6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit expense (income)

   $ 1      $ 945      $ (45   $ (47
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Pension benefits     Postretirement benefits  
     Nine months ended     Nine months ended  
     September 28,     September 29,     September 28,     September 29,  

In thousands

   2013     2012     2013     2012  

Service cost

   $ 840      $ 3,437      $ 2      $ 3   

Interest cost

     12,309        13,477        31        47   

Expected return on plan assets

     (16,467     (18,027     —          —     

Amortization of prior service cost

     —          (633     (207     (207

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     3,321        4,585        39        19   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit expense (income)

   $ 3      $ 2,839      $ (135   $ (138
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of December 29, 2012, the Company did not expect to have an obligation to contribute to its qualified pension plans in 2013 due to the funded status and credit balances of the qualified plans, and this expectation for 2013 had not changed as of September 28, 2013. For the nine months ended September 28, 2013, the Company did not make any contributions to its qualified pension plans and contributed $2.0 million and $0.1 million to its non-qualified pension plans and postretirement welfare plans, respectively. The non-qualified pension payments made during the nine months ended September 28, 2013 were consistent with the amount anticipated as of December 29, 2012.

 

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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 permitted Holdco to grant to key employees and certain other persons stock options and stock awards and provided 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 July 29, 2013, no further grants may be made under the 2003 Plan in accordance with its terms. The 4,180 options issued under the 2003 Plan in January 2004 that remain outstanding expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date, in or about January 2014.

2004 Stock Option Plan

In connection with the closing of the Transactions, Holdco established a new 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 September 28, 2013, there were 178,298 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.

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. Options granted under the 2004 Plan will begin expiring in late 2014. 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 September 28, 2013, there were 237,897 options vested under the 2004 Plan and no options unvested and subject to future vesting.

Jostens Long-Term Incentives

Certain key Jostens employees participate in the Jostens 2012 long-term incentive plan, a long-term phantom share incentive program (the “2012 LTIP”). The program provides for the grant of phantom shares to the participating employee, which are subject to vesting and other terms and conditions and restrictions of the share award, which may include meeting certain performance metrics and continued employment. The grants will be settled in cash in a lump sum amount based on the fair market value of the Class A Common Stock and the number of shares in which the employee has vested, following the end of fiscal year 2014 (which occurs on January 3, 2015). In the case of a limited number of certain senior executives of Jostens, absent a change of control prior to January 3, 2015, payment with respect to a portion of the lump sum payment in respect of the performance award in which the executive vests as of the end of fiscal year 2014 will not be due until the earlier of a change in control or early 2016 (and not later than March 15, 2016). The awards provide for certain vesting and settlement of the vested award following the occurrence of certain termination of employment events prior to January 3,

 

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2015, as described therein. Unvested shares, including if the respective performance target is not achieved, are forfeited without payment. The awards are also subject to certain agreements by the employee as to confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation to which the employee is bound during his or her employment and for two years following a separation of service.

Certain key Jostens employees received an extraordinary long-term phantom share incentive grant in April 2013 (the “April 2013 Special LTIP”). The grants of phantom shares to the participating employees were made on terms similar to the 2012 LTIP, including that such shares are subject to vesting based on continued employment. The grants will be settled in cash in a lump sum amount based on the fair market value of the Class A Common Stock and the number of shares in which the employee has vested, following the end of fiscal year 2015 (which occurs on January 2, 2016). The awards provide for certain vesting and settlement of the vested award following the occurrence of certain termination of employment events prior to January 2, 2016, as described therein.

During the third quarter of 2013, Jostens implemented a long-term phantom share incentive program with certain of Jostens’ key employees (the “Jostens 2013 LTIP”). The grants of phantom shares to the participating employees were made on terms similar to the April 2013 Special LTIP, including that such shares are subject to vesting based on continued employment. The grants will be settled in cash in a lump sum amount based on the fair market value of the Class A Common Stock and the number of shares in which the employee has vested, following the end of fiscal year 2015 (which occurs on January 2, 2016). The awards provide for certain vesting and settlement of the vested award following the occurrence of certain termination of employment events prior to January 2, 2016, as described therein.

Common Stock

Visant is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco. The Sponsors hold shares of the Class A Common Stock of Holdco, and additionally certain of Visant’s equity-based incentive compensation plans are based on the value of the Class A 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 is 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 the Class A Common Stock.

For the three months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, Visant recognized total stock-based compensation expense of $0.6 million and $0.2 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, Visant recognized total stock-based compensation expense of $0.7 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Stock-based compensation is included in selling and administrative expenses.

For the nine-month periods ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, there were no issuances of restricted shares or stock options.

As of September 28, 2013, there was no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted shares expected to be recognized.

 

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Stock Options

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the Company:

 

Options in thousands

   Options     Weighted -
average
exercise price
 

Outstanding at December 29, 2012

     317      $ 49.28   

Exercised

     (31   $ 37.57   

Granted

     —        $ —     

Forfeited/expired

     (44   $ 99.55   

Cancelled

     —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

Outstanding at September 28, 2013

     242      $ 41.58   
  

 

 

   

Vested or expected to vest at September 28, 2013

     242      $ 41.58   
  

 

 

   

Exercisable at September 28, 2013

     242      $ 41.58   
  

 

 

   

The weighted-average remaining contractual life of outstanding options at September 28, 2013 was approximately 1.3 years. As of September 28, 2013, there was no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options expected to be recognized.

LTIPs

The following table summarizes the 2012 LTIP, April 2013 Special LTIP and Jostens 2013 LTIP award activity for the Company:

 

     2012     April 2013      Jostens  

Units in thousands

   LTIP     Special LTIP      2013 LTIP  

Outstanding at December 29, 2012

     66        —           —     

Granted

     —          13         68   

Forfeited/Expired

     —          —           —     

Settled/Paid

     (1     —           —     

Cancelled

     (29     —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding at September 28, 2013

     36        13         68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Vested or expected to vest at September 28, 2013

     16        13         68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of September 28, 2013, there was $0.4 million, $0.6 million and $3.2 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the 2012 LTIP, April 2013 Special LTIP and Jostens 2013 LTIP, respectively, 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;

 

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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.

The following table presents information of the Company by business segment. Operating (loss) income for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 for the Scholastic segment, the Memory Book segment and the Marketing and Publishing Services segment has been adjusted to make an immaterial correction to the previously reported allocation of the Company’s consolidated operating (loss) income by segment.

 

     Three months ended              

In thousands

   September 28,
2013
    September 29,
2012
    $ Change     % Change  

Net sales

        

Scholastic

   $ 44,471      $ 41,740      $ 2,731        6.5

Memory Book

     63,164        66,481        (3,317     (5.0 %) 

Marketing and Publishing Services

     100,085        98,882        1,203        1.2

Inter-segment eliminations

     (169     (204     35        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ 207,551      $ 206,899      $ 652        0.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating (loss) income

        

Scholastic

   $ (19,178   $ (17,624   $ (1,554     (8.8 %) 

Memory Book

     10,844        9,842        1,002        10.2

Marketing and Publishing Services

     12,435        16,031        (3,596     (22.4 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ 4,101      $ 8,249      $ (4,148     (50.3 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Depreciation and Amortization

        

Scholastic

   $ 5,109      $ 7,729      $ (2,620     (33.9 %) 

Memory Book

     6,241        9,503        (3,262     (34.3 %) 

Marketing and Publishing Services

     8,508        8,037        471        5.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ 19,858      $ 25,269      $ (5,411     (21.4 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

NM = Not meaningful

 

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     Nine months ended              

In thousands

   September 28,
2013
    September 29,
2012
    $ Change     % Change  

Net sales

        

Scholastic

   $ 317,194      $ 325,078      $ (7,884     (2.4 %) 

Memory Book

     316,583        329,569        (12,986     (3.9 %) 

Marketing and Publishing Services

     267,650        276,192        (8,542     (3.1 %) 

Inter-segment eliminations

     (404     (482     78        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ 901,023      $ 930,357      $ (29,334     (3.2 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating income

        

Scholastic

   $ 24,622      $ 25,014      $ (392     (1.6 %) 

Memory Book

     108,540        109,984        (1,444     (1.3 %) 

Marketing and Publishing Services

     21,299        32,352        (11,053     (34.2 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ 154,461      $ 167,350      $ (12,889     (7.7 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Depreciation and Amortization

        

Scholastic

   $ 21,529      $ 23,570      $ (2,041     (8.7 %) 

Memory Book

     25,658        28,712        (3,054     (10.6 %) 

Marketing and Publishing Services

     24,647        24,558        89        0.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ 71,834      $ 76,840      $ (5,006     (6.5 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

NM = Not meaningful

 

17. Related Party Transactions

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 $1.0 million and $0.9 million for the three-month periods ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively. The Company incurred advisory fees from the Sponsors of $2.9 million and $2.8 million for the nine-month periods ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively. 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.

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 less than $0.1 million of charges during the three months ended September 28, 2013 and did not incur any charges during the three months ended September 29, 2012 for services provided by KKR Capstone. The Company incurred less than $0.1 million of charges during the nine months ended September 28, 2013 and incurred approximately $0.2 million of charges during the nine months ended September 29, 2012 for services provided by KKR Capstone. 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.

 

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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 December 2012, the Company repurchased for retirement in privately negotiated transactions $13.3 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes. An affiliate of KKR served in an agency capacity for the broker executing the repurchases on the Company’s behalf, for which the affiliate received customary compensation.

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 has participated in providing integrated marketing programs with an affiliate of First Data Corporation, a company which is owned and controlled by affiliates of KKR. This collaborative arrangement was terminated during the quarter ended September 29, 2012, subject to certain possible residual revenue. For the nine months ended September 29, 2012, the amount of revenue that the Company recognized through this arrangement was not material to its financial statements.

 

18. 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. Included in the presentation of “Equity (earnings) in subsidiary, net of tax” is the elimination of intercompany interest expense incurred by the guarantors in the amount of $33.6 million and $34.0 million for the three-month periods ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively. The elimination of intercompany interest expense incurred by the guarantors was $99.8 million and $101.5 million for the nine-month periods ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME (UNAUDITED)

Three months ended September 28, 2013

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
     Eliminations     Total  

Net sales

   $ —        $ 184,223      $ 30,171       $ (6,843   $ 207,551   

Cost of products sold

     —          102,699        18,696         (6,728     114,667   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     —          81,524        11,475         (115     92,884   

Selling and administrative expenses

     (115     72,996        8,020         —          80,901   

Gain on disposal of assets

     —          (69     —           —          (69

Special charges

     —          7,951        —           —          7,951   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     115        646        3,455         (115     4,101   

Interest expense, net

     38,132        33,805        256         (33,606     38,587   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (38,017     (33,159     3,199         33,491        (34,486

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     4,882        (13,366     1,091         (45     (7,438
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

     (42,899     (19,793     2,108         33,536        (27,048

Equity (earnings) in subsidiary, net of tax

     (15,851     (2,108     —           17,959        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (27,048   $ (17,685   $ 2,108       $ 15,577      $ (27,048
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income

   $ (24,930   $ (17,051   $ 3,617       $ 13,434      $ (24,930
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME (UNAUDITED)

Three months ended September 29, 2012

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
     Eliminations     Total  

Net sales

   $ —        $ 188,861      $ 21,853       $ (3,815   $ 206,899   

Cost of products sold

     —          98,346        14,839         (3,791     109,394   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     —          90,515        7,014         (24     97,505   

Selling and administrative expenses

     433        81,668        5,366         —          87,467   

Gain on disposal of assets

     —          (149     —           —          (149

Special charges

     39        1,899        —           —          1,938   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating (loss) income

     (472     7,097        1,648         (24     8,249   

Interest expense, net

     38,950        34,489        35         (34,021     39,453   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (39,422     (27,392     1,613         33,997        (31,204

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (390     (12,019     668         (12     (11,753
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

     (39,032     (15,373     945         34,009        (19,451

Equity (earnings) in subsidiary, net of tax

     (19,581     (945     —           20,526        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (19,451   $ (14,428   $ 945       $ 13,483      $ (19,451
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income

   $ (18,654   $ (13,672   $ 1,351       $ 12,321      $ (18,654
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended September 28, 2013

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
     Eliminations     Total  

Net sales

   $ —        $ 842,181      $ 76,284       $ (17,442   $ 901,023   

Cost of products sold

     —          398,100        44,578         (17,505     425,173   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     —          444,081        31,706         63        475,850   

Selling and administrative expenses

     (367     287,014        23,303         —          309,950   

Gain on disposal of assets

     —          (42     —           —          (42

Special charges

     —          11,481        —           —          11,481   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     367        145,628        8,403         63        154,461   

Interest expense, net

     114,891        100,896        353         (99,779     116,361   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (114,524     44,732        8,050         99,842        38,100   

Provision for income taxes

     6,115        14,361        2,862         25        23,363   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

     (120,639     30,371        5,188         99,817        14,737   

Equity (earnings) in subsidiary, net of tax

     (135,376     (5,188     —           140,564        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 14,737      $ 35,559      $ 5,188       $ (40,747   $ 14,737   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 18,999      $ 37,462      $ 5,736       $ (43,198   $ 18,999   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended September 29, 2012

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Total  

Net sales

   $ —        $ 875,643      $ 74,031      $ (19,317   $ 930,357   

Cost of products sold

     —          404,911        48,541        (19,334     434,118   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     —          470,732        25,490        17        496,239   

Selling and administrative expenses

     (317     303,674        17,217        —          320,574   

Gain on disposal of assets

     —          (2,315     —          —          (2,315

Special charges

     39        10,609        (18     —          10,630   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     278        158,764        8,291        17        167,350   

Interest expense, net

     116,669        103,115        135        (101,547     118,372   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (116,391     55,649        8,156        101,564        48,978   

Provision for income taxes

     1,723        17,233        2,990        7        21,953   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

     (118,114     38,416        5,166        101,557        27,025   

Equity (earnings) in subsidiary, net of tax

     (145,139     (5,166     —          150,305        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 27,025      $ 43,582      $ 5,166      $ (48,748   $ 27,025   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 26,840      $ 45,849      $ 5,042      $ (50,891   $ 26,840   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

September 28, 2013

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors      Non-
Guarantors
     Eliminations     Total  

ASSETS

            

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 17,214      $ 2,799       $ 13,268       $ —        $ 33,281   

Accounts receivable, net

     1,032        90,725         20,548         —          112,305   

Inventories

     —          88,449         7,192         (355     95,286   

Salespersons overdrafts, net

     —          20,956         1,273         —          22,229   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     544        12,257         2,488         —          15,289   

Income tax receivable

     1,232        —           —           —          1,232   

Intercompany receivable

     13,706        4,021         4         (17,731     —     

Deferred income taxes

     1,685        15,546         121         —          17,352   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     35,413        234,753         44,894         (18,086     296,974   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     84        185,692         9,466         —          195,242   

Goodwill

     —          894,787         31,985         —          926,772   

Intangibles, net

     —          361,052         19,171         —          380,223   

Deferred financing costs, net

     35,517        —           —           —          35,517   

Deferred income taxes

     —          —           2,564         —          2,564   

Intercompany receivable

     586,361        45,074         53,876         (685,311     —     

Other assets

     1,212        10,039         503         —          11,754   

Investment in subsidiaries

     779,842        108,819         —           (888,661     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,438,429      $ 1,840,216       $ 162,459       $ (1,592,058   $ 1,849,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S (DEFICIT) EQUITY

            

Short-term borrowings

   $ 19,000      $ —         $ —         $ —        $ 19,000   

Accounts payable

     3,475        32,079         13,004         (2     48,556   

Accrued employee compensation and related taxes

     7,782        20,916         4,950         —          33,648   

Commissions payable

     —          2,752         548         —          3,300   

Customer deposits

     —          48,288         2,515         —          50,803   

Income taxes payable

     (16,649     27,132         1,403         (137     11,749   

Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases

     10        4,553         383         —          4,946   

Interest payable

     52,180        48         —           —          52,228   

Intercompany payable

     —          8,645         9,085         (17,730     —     

Other accrued liabilities

     3,062        17,374         1,884         —          22,320   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     68,860        161,787         33,772         (17,869     246,550   

Long-term debt and capital leases—less current maturities

     1,864,345        3,345         689         —          1,868,379   

Intercompany payable

     30,874        640,454         14,200         (685,528     —     

Deferred income taxes

     (3,991     126,018         4,226         —          126,253   

Pension liabilities, net

     25,296        99,162         —           —          124,458   

Other noncurrent liabilities

     14,801        29,608         753         —          45,162   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,000,185        1,060,374         53,640         (703,397     2,410,802   

Mezzanine equity

     11        —           —           —          11   

Stockholder’s (deficit) equity

     (561,767     779,842         108,819         (888,661     (561,767
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,438,429      $ 1,840,216       $ 162,459       $ (1,592,058   $ 1,849,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

December 29, 2012

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
     Eliminations     Total  

ASSETS

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 48,590      $ 3,286      $ 8,320       $ —        $ 60,196   

Accounts receivable, net

     1,474        91,690        11,621         —          104,785   

Inventories

     —          106,704        5,057         (418     111,343   

Salespersons overdrafts, net

     —          22,912        1,232         —          24,144   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,777        14,861        1,314         —          17,952   

Income tax receivable

     2,928        —          —           —          2,928   

Intercompany receivable

     379        6,100        395         (6,874     —     

Deferred income taxes

     10,582        14,548        54         —          25,184   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     65,730        260,101        27,993         (7,292     346,532   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     55        200,500        3,110         —          203,665   

Goodwill

     —          894,787        24,159         —          918,946   

Intangibles, net

     —          390,391        10,932         —          401,323   

Deferred financing costs, net

     42,740        —          —           —          42,740   

Deferred income taxes

     —          —          2,472         —          2,472   

Intercompany receivable

     527,924        —          58,662         (586,586     —     

Other assets

     844        9,617        267         —          10,728   

Investment in subsidiaries

     742,380        103,083        —           (845,463     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,379,673      $ 1,858,479      $ 127,595       $ (1,439,341   $ 1,926,406   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S (DEFICIT) EQUITY

           

Accounts payable

   $ 5,710      $ 44,428      $ 4,963       $ 2      $ 55,103   

Accrued employee compensation and related taxes

     6,952        20,883        3,676         —          31,511   

Commissions payable

     —          11,649        696         —          12,345   

Customer deposits

     —          167,328        7,817         —          175,145   

Income taxes payable

     51,917        (2,949     515         (162     49,321   

Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases

     10,668        4,556        12         —          15,236   

Interest payable

     34,403        111        —           —          34,514   

Intercompany payable

     1,982        (522     5,415         (6,875     —     

Other accrued liabilities

     3,539        21,357        1,256         —          26,152   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     115,171        266,841        24,350         (7,035     399,327   

Long-term debt and capital leases—less current maturities

     1,862,908        6,305        2         —          1,869,215   

Intercompany payable

     —          586,843        —           (586,843     —     

Deferred income taxes

     1,685        132,871        147         —          134,703   

Pension liabilities, net

     23,829        105,798        —           —          129,627   

Other noncurrent liabilities

     17,417        17,441        13         —          34,871   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,021,010        1,116,099        24,512         (593,878     2,567,743   

Mezzanine equity

     1,216        —          —           —          1,216   

Stockholder’s (deficit) equity

     (642,553     742,380        103,083         (845,463     (642,553
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,379,673      $ 1,858,479      $ 127,595       $ (1,439,341   $ 1,926,406   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended September 28, 2013

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Total  

Net income

   $ 14,737      $ 35,559      $ 5,188      $ (40,747   $ 14,737   

Other cash used in operating activities

     (15,173     (28,059     (564     40,746        (3,050
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (436     7,500        4,624        (1     11,687   

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (62     (24,777     (1,564     —          (26,403

Additions to intangibles

     —          (231     —          —          (231

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     —          1,258        —          —          1,258   

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

     —          —          (16,939     —          (16,939

Other investing activities, net

     —          (1,005     1,005        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (62     (24,755     (17,498     —          (42,315

Short-term borrowings

     24,000        —          —          —          24,000   

Short-term repayments

     (5,000     —          —          —          (5,000

Repayments of long-term debt and capital leases

     (12,005     (3,548     (99     —          (15,652

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     —          644        —          —          644   

Intercompany payable (receivable)

     (37,873     19,672        18,200        1        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (30,878     16,768        18,101        1        3,992   

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     —          —          (279     —          (279
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (31,376     (487     4,948        —          (26,915

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     48,590        3,286        8,320        —          60,196   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 17,214      $ 2,799      $ 13,268      $ —        $ 33,281   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended September 29, 2012

 

In thousands

   Visant     Guarantors     Non-
Guarantors
    Eliminations     Total  

Net income

   $ 27,025      $ 43,582      $ 5,166      $ (48,748   $ 27,025   

Other cash used in operating activities

     (39,824     (28,091     (2,061     48,748        (21,228
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (12,799     15,491        3,105        —          5,797   

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     —          (41,217     (1,797     —          (43,014

Additions to intangibles

     —          (1,909     (1,171     —          (3,080

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     —          3,932        —          —          3,932   

Other investing activities, net

     —          (2,099     2,100        —          1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     —          (41,293     (868     —          (42,161

Short-term borrowings

     94,000        —          2,048        —          96,048   

Short-term repayments

     (35,000     —          —          —          (35,000

Repayments of long-term debt and capital leases

     (6     (3,355     (15     —          (3,376

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     —          2,094        —          —          2,094   

Intercompany payable (receivable)

     (24,600     24,600        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     34,394        23,339        2,033        —          59,766   

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     —          —          (256     —          (256
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     21,595        (2,463     4,014        —          23,146   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     30,138        2,334        3,542        —          36,014   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 51,733      $ (129   $ 7,556      $ —        $ 59,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report 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, Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2012, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this report.

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;

 

   

developments in technology and related changes in consumer behavior;

 

   

the loss of significant customers or customer relationships;

 

   

Jostens’ reliance on independent sales representatives;

 

   

our reliance on numerous complex information systems and associated security risks;

 

   

the amount of capital expenditures required at our businesses;

 

   

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, including tax legislation;

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

risks associated with doing business outside the United States;

 

   

control by our stockholders;

 

   

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

 

   

our dependence on members of senior management.

 

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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 report 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.

GENERAL

We are a leading marketing and publishing services enterprise servicing the school affinity, direct marketing, fragrance, cosmetic and personal care sampling and packaging, 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 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 nine 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, broaden our geographic reach and capture opportunities for synergies, 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 September 28, 2013 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.

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

 

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impacted seasonally by state and local school book 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 been highly volatile 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. The volatility of metal prices has impacted, and could further impact, our jewelry sales metal mix. 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. To mitigate the continued volatility of precious metal costs and the impact on our manufacturing costs, we have entered into purchase commitments which we believe will cover our needs for the remainder of fiscal 2013 and the first half of fiscal 2014.

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, including digital 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. The continued cautious consumer spending environment also contributes to more constrained levels of spending on purchases in our Memory Book and Scholastic segments made directly by students and parents. Funding constraints have impacted textbook adoption cycles, which are being extended in many states due to fiscal pressures, continuing to affect orders being placed by our Publishing Services customers and volume in our elementary/high school publishing services products and services. Trade book publishing has experienced an accelerated shift towards digital books, which has negatively impacted our publishing services business in terms of fewer printed copies of books as well as shorter print runs.

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.

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.

As of November 5, 2013, affiliates of KKR and DLJMBP III held approximately 49.2% and 41.2%, respectively, of Holdco’s voting interest, while each held approximately 44.8% of Holdco’s economic interest. As of November 5, 2013, the other co-investors held approximately 8.4% of the voting interest and approximately 9.1% of the economic interest of Holdco, and members of management held approximately 1.2% of the voting interest and approximately 1.3% of the economic interest of Holdco (exclusive of exercisable options). Visant is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco.

 

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of interim financial statements involves the use of certain estimates that differ from those used in the preparation of annual financial statements, the most significant of which relate to income taxes. For purposes of preparing our interim financial statements, we utilize an estimated annual effective tax rate based on estimates of the components that impact the tax rate. Those components are re-evaluated each interim period, and, if changes in our estimates are significant, we modify our estimate of the annual effective tax rate and make any required adjustments in the interim period.

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as described in Part I, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2012.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

On July 27, 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2012-02 (“ASU 2012-02”), which amends the guidance on testing indefinite-lived intangible assets, other than goodwill, for impairment. Under ASU 2012-02, an entity testing an indefinite-lived intangible asset, other than goodwill, for impairment has the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of the asset. Although ASU 2012-02 revises the examples of events and circumstances that an entity should consider in interim periods, it does not revise the requirements to test (1) indefinite-lived intangible assets annually for impairment and (2) between annual tests if there is a change in events or circumstances. ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, with early adoption permitted. Our adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

On January 31, 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-01 (“ASU 2013-01”), which clarifies the scope of the offsetting disclosure requirements. Under ASU 2013-01, the disclosure requirements would apply to derivative instruments accounted for in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements that are either offset on the balance sheet or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. ASU 2013-01 became effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Retrospective application is required for all comparative periods presented. Our adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

On February 5, 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-02 (“ASU 2013-02”), which amends existing guidance by requiring additional disclosure either on the face of the income statement or in the notes to the financial statements of significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. ASU 2013-02 became effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2012, to be applied on a prospective basis. Our adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

On February 28, 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-04 (“ASU 2013-04”), which requires entities to measure obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements, for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date, as the sum of (1) the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and (2) any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. Required disclosures include a description of the joint and several arrangement and the total outstanding amount of the obligation for all joint parties. ASU 2013-04 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2013 and should be applied retrospectively to obligations with joint and several liabilities existing at the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year of adoption. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact and disclosure under this guidance but do not expect this standard to have a material impact, if any, on our financial statements.

On March 4, 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-05 (“ASU 2013-05”), which indicates that the entire amount of a cumulative translation adjustment (“CTA”) related to an entity’s investment in a foreign entity should be released when there has been (1) the sale of a subsidiary or group of net assets within a foreign entity, and the sale represents the substantially complete liquidation of the investment in the foreign entity, (2) a loss of controlling financial interest in an investment in a foreign entity or (3) a step acquisition for a foreign entity. ASU 2013-05 does not change the requirement to

 

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release a pro rata portion of the CTA of the foreign entity into earnings for a partial sale of an equity method investment in a foreign entity. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2013. We are currently evaluating the impact and disclosure under this guidance but do not expect this standard to have a material impact, if any, on our financial statements.

On July 17, 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-10 (“ASU 2013-10”), which amends ASC 815 to allow entities to use the federal funds effective swap rate, in addition to U.S. Treasury rates and LIBOR, as a benchmark interest rate in accounting for fair value and cash flow hedges in the United States. ASU 2013-10 also eliminates the provision in ASC 815 which prohibited the use of different benchmark rates for similar hedges except in rare and justifiable circumstances. ASU 2013-10 is effective prospectively for qualifying new hedging relationships entered into on or after July 17, 2013 and for hedging relationships redesignated on or after that date. Our adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

On July 18, 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-11 (“ASU 2013-11”), which provides guidance on the financial statement presentation of unrecognized tax benefits (“UTB”) when a net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward exists. Under ASU 2013-11, an entity must present a UTB, or a portion of a UTB, in its financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset (“DTA”) for a NOL carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward, except when (1) a NOL carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward is not available as of the reporting date under the governing tax law to settle taxes that would result from the disallowance of the tax position or (2) the entity does not intend to use the DTA for this purpose. If either of these conditions exists, an entity should present a UTB in the financial statements as a liability and should not net the UTB with a DTA. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted. The amendment should be applied to all UTBs that exist as of the effective date. Entities may choose to apply the amendments retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented. We are currently evaluating the impact and disclosure under this guidance but do not expect this standard to have a material impact, if any, on our financial statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended September 28, 2013 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 29, 2012

The following table sets forth selected information derived from our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the three-month periods ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012. In the text below, amounts and percentages have been rounded and are based on the amounts in our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

     Three months ended              
     September 28,     September 29,              

In thousands

   2013     2012     $ Change     % Change  

Net sales

   $ 207,551      $ 206,899      $ 652        0.3

Cost of products sold

     114,667        109,394        5,273        4.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Gross profit

     92,884        97,505        (4,621     (4.7 %) 

% of net sales

     44.8     47.1    

Selling and administrative expenses

     80,901        87,467        (6,566     (7.5 %) 

% of net sales

     39.0     42.3    

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

     (69     (149     80        NM   

Special charges

     7,951        1,938        6,013        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating income

     4,101        8,249        (4,148     (50.3 %) 

% of net sales

     2.0     4.0    

Interest expense, net

     38,587        39,453        (866     (2.2 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Loss before income taxes

     (34,486     (31,204     (3,282  

Benefit from income taxes

     (7,438     (11,753     4,315        36.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net loss

   $ (27,048   $ (19,451   $ (7,597     (39.1 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

NM = Not meaningful

 

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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 and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the three-month periods ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012. For additional financial information about our operating segments, see Note 16, Business Segments, to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Operating (loss) income for the three months ended September 29, 2012 for the Scholastic segment, the Memory Book segment and the Marketing and Publishing Services segment has been adjusted to make an immaterial correction to the previously reported allocation of the Company’s operating (loss) income by segment.

 

     Three months ended              
     September 28,     September 29,              

In thousands

   2013     2012     $ Change     % Change  

Net sales

        

Scholastic

   $ 44,471      $ 41,740      $ 2,731        6.5

Memory Book

     63,164        66,481        (3,317     (5.0 %) 

Marketing and Publishing Services

     100,085        98,882        1,203        1.2

Inter-segment eliminations

     (169     (204     35        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net sales

   $ 207,551      $ 206,899      $ 652        0.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating (loss) income

        

Scholastic

   $ (19,178   $ (17,624   $ (1,554     (8.8 %) 

Memory Book

     10,844        9,842        1,002        10.2

Marketing and Publishing Services

     12,435        16,031        (3,596     (22.4 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating income

   $ 4,101      $ 8,249      $ (4,148     (50.3 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Depreciation and amortization

        

Scholastic

   $ 5,109      $ 7,729      $ (2,620     (33.9 %) 

Memory Book

     6,241        9,503        (3,262     (34.3 %) 

Marketing and Publishing Services

     8,508        8,037        471        5.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 19,858      $ 25,269      $ (5,411     (21.4 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

NM = Not meaningful

Net Sales. Consolidated net sales increased $0.7 million, or 0.3%, to $207.6 million for the third fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2013 compared to $206.9 million for the third fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2012.

Net sales for the Scholastic segment were $44.5 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2013 compared to $41.7 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2012. This increase was primarily attributable to higher volume in professional championship jewelry.

Net sales for the Memory Book segment were $63.2 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2013 compared to $66.5 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2012. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower yearbook volume.

Net sales for the Marketing and Publishing Services segment for the third fiscal quarter of 2013 increased $1.2 million to $100.1 million from $98.9 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2012. This increase included sales attributable to our acquisition of SAS Carestia (“Carestia”), a leader in fragrance sampling in Europe, which closed on July 1, 2013. Excluding the impact attributable to the acquisition of Carestia, net sales declined $3.3 million compared to the third fiscal quarter of 2013, primarily due to lower sampling volume in North America.

Gross Profit. Consolidated gross profit decreased $4.6 million, or 4.7%, to $92.9 million for the three months ended September 28, 2013 from $97.5 million for the three-month period ended September 29, 2012. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit margin for the three months ended September 28, 2013 decreased to 44.8% from 47.1% for the comparative period in 2012. Excluding the impact attributable to our acquisition of Carestia, gross profit margin decreased to 45.4% for the three months ended September 28, 2013 from 47.1% for the comparative period in 2012. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily due to lower volumes in our direct mail and sampling operations, and the impact of higher volume of professional championship jewelry sales, which are typically at lower margins.

 

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Selling and Administrative Expenses. Selling and administrative expenses decreased $6.6 million, or 7.5%, to $80.9 million for the three months ended September 28, 2013 from $87.5 million for the comparative period in 2012. This decrease was primarily due to lower expense from depreciation and amortization of approximately $6.1 million in the third fiscal quarter 2013 compared to the prior year comparable period. Excluding the impact of such depreciation and amortization, selling and administrative expenses decreased $0.5 million, or 0.6%, and, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 41.9% for the third fiscal quarter of 2013 from 42.3% for the prior year comparable period. This decrease as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to cost reduction initiatives taken during fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

Special Charges. For the three months ended September 28, 2013, we recorded a non-recurring charge of approximately $7.7 million related to the mutual termination of a multi-year marketing and sponsorship arrangement entered into by Jostens in 2007. Also included in special charges for the third fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2013 were $0.2 million and $0.1 million of restructuring costs in the Marketing and Publishing Services and Scholastic segments, respectively. These restructuring costs were comprised of severance and related benefits associated with reductions in force. The associated employee headcount reductions related to the above actions were seven and four in the Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively.

For the three months ended September 29, 2012, we recorded $0.6 million of restructuring costs and $1.4 million of other special charges. Restructuring costs consisted of $0.4 million of severance and related benefits associated with the consolidation of our Topeka, Kansas facility and $0.2 million of severance and related benefits in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment associated with reductions in force. Other special charges consisted of $1.4 million of non-cash asset impairment charges in the Memory Book segment associated with the consolidation of our Topeka, Kansas facility. There was one associated employee headcount reduction related to the above actions in the Marketing and Publishing Services segment.

Operating Income. As a result of the foregoing, consolidated operating income decreased $4.1 million to $4.1 million for the three months ended September 28, 2013 compared to $8.2 million for the comparable period in 2012. As a percentage of net sales, operating income decreased to 2.0% for the third fiscal quarter of 2013 from 4.0% for the same period in 2012.

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

 

    Three months ended              
    September 28,     September 29,              

In thousands

  2013     2012     $ Change     % Change  

Interest expense

  $ 35,372      $ 36,342      $ (970     (2.7 %) 

Amortization of debt discount, premium and deferred financing costs

    3,227        3,111        116        3.7

Interest income

    (12     —          (12     NM   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Interest expense, net

  $ 38,587      $ 39,453      $ (866     (2.2 %) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

NM = Not meaningful

Net interest expense decreased $0.9 million to $38.6 million for the three months ended September 28, 2013 compared to $39.5 million for the comparative 2012 period. This decrease in interest expense was primarily due to lower overall borrowings for the three months ended September 28, 2013 as compared to the three months ended September 29, 2012.

 

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Income Taxes. We recorded an income tax provision for the three months ended September 28, 2013 based on our best estimate of the consolidated effective tax rate applicable for the entire 2013 fiscal year and giving effect to tax adjustments considered a period expense or benefit. The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 were 21.6% and 37.7%, respectively. The decrease in the rate of tax benefit for the three-month period ended September 28, 2013 was due primarily to the effect of increasing the Company’s annual estimated consolidated effective tax rate to 61.2% for the nine-month period ended September 28, 2013.

Net Loss. As a result of the aforementioned items, we reported a net loss of $27.0 million for the three months ended September 28, 2013 compared to a net loss of $19.5 million for the three months ended September 29, 2012.

Nine Months Ended September 28, 2013 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012

The following table sets forth selected information derived from our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the nine-month periods ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012. In the text below, amounts and percentages have been rounded and are based on the amounts in our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

     Nine months ended              
     September 28,     September 29,              

In thousands

   2013     2012     $ Change     % Change  

Net sales

   $ 901,023      $ 930,357      $ (29,334     (3.2 %) 

Cost of products sold

     425,173        434,118        (8,945     (2.1 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Gross profit

     475,850        496,239        (20,389     (4.1 %) 

% of net sales

     52.8     53.3    

Selling and administrative expenses

     309,950        320,574        (10,624     (3.3 %) 

% of net sales

     34.4     34.5    

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

     (42     (2,315     2,273        NM   

Special charges

     11,481        10,630        851        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating income

     154,461        167,350        (12,889     (7.7 %) 

% of net sales

     17.1     18.0    

Interest expense, net

     116,361        118,372        (2,011     (1.7 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income before income taxes

     38,100        48,978        (10,878     (22.2 %) 

Provision for income taxes

     23,363        21,953        1,410        6.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income

   $ 14,737      $ 27,025      $ (12,288     (45.5 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

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 and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the nine-month periods ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012. For additional financial information about our operating segments, see Note 16, Business Segments, to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Operating income for the nine months ended September 29, 2012 for the Scholastic segment, the Memory Book segment and the Marketing and Publishing Services segment has been adjusted to make an immaterial correction to the previously reported allocation of the Company’s consolidated operating income by segment.

 

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     Nine months ended              
     September 28,     September 29,              

In thousands

   2013     2012     $ Change     % Change  

Net sales

        

Scholastic

   $ 317,194      $ 325,078      $ (7,884     (2.4 %) 

Memory Book

     316,583        329,569        (12,986     (3.9 %) 

Marketing and Publishing Services

     267,650        276,192        (8,542     (3.1 %) 

Inter-segment eliminations

     (404     (482     78        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net sales

   $ 901,023      $ 930,357      $ (29,334     (3.2 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating income

        

Scholastic

   $ 24,622      $ 25,014      $ (392     (1.6 %) 

Memory Book

     108,540        109,984        (1,444     (1.3 %) 

Marketing and Publishing Services

     21,299        32,352        (11,053     (34.2 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating income

   $ 154,461      $ 167,350      $ (12,889     (7.7 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Depreciation and amortization

        

Scholastic

   $ 21,529      $ 23,570      $ (2,041     (8.7 %) 

Memory Book

     25,658        28,712        (3,054     (10.6 %) 

Marketing and Publishing Services

     24,647        24,558        89        0.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 71,834      $ 76,840      $ (5,006     (6.5 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

NM = Not meaningful

Net Sales. Consolidated net sales decreased $29.4 million, or 3.2%, to $901.0 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 compared to $930.4 million for the prior year comparable period.

Net sales for the Scholastic segment for the nine-month period ended September 28, 2013 decreased by $7.9 million, or 2.4%, to $317.2 million compared to $325.1 million for the nine-month period ended September 29, 2012. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower volume in our announcement products and lower revenue from professional championship jewelry compared to 2012. Partially offsetting the decrease was the shift of approximately $4.0 million of jewelry sales to the 2013 fiscal year from the fall of 2012.

Net sales for the Memory Book segment were $316.6 million for the nine-month period ended September 28, 2013, a decrease of 3.9%, compared to $329.6 million for the nine-month period ended September 29, 2012. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower yearbook volume.

Net sales for the Marketing and Publishing Services segment decreased to $267.7 million for the nine-month period ended September 28, 2013 compared to $276.2 million during the nine-month period ended September 29, 2012. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower volume in our publishing services and sampling operations, partially offset by the impact of sales attributable to the acquisition of Carestia and higher volume in our direct mail operations.

Gross Profit. Consolidated gross profit decreased $20.3 million, or 4.1%, to $475.9 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 from $496.2 million for the nine-month period ended September 29, 2012. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to lower overall volume in our Marketing and Publishing Services segment.

Selling and Administrative Expenses. Selling and administrative expenses decreased $10.6 million, or 3.3%, to $310.0 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 from $320.6 million for the corresponding period in 2012. Included in such amount was an aggregate of $6.9 million of non-recurring employment expense related to certain executive transitions and lower depreciation and amortization of $5.9 million. Excluding the impact of the non-recurring employment expense and lower depreciation and amortization, selling and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 decreased approximately $11.6 million compared to the nine months ended September 29, 2012, which was primarily the result of a decrease in sales commissions driven by lower overall sales in our Memory Book and Scholastic segments and cost reduction initiatives taken during fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

 

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Special Charges. For the nine-month period ended September 28, 2013, we recorded a non-recurring charge of approximately $7.7 million related to the mutual termination of a multi-year marketing and sponsorship arrangement entered into by Jostens in 2007 and $0.7 million of non-cash asset impairment charges associated with the consolidation of our Topeka, Kansas facility. Also included in special charges for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 were $1.9 million, $0.8 million and $0.4 million of restructuring costs in the Scholastic, Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively. These restructuring costs were comprised of severance and related benefits associated with reductions in force. The associated employee headcount reductions related to the above actions were 103, 21 and 14 in the Scholastic, Marketing and Publishing Services and Memory Book segments, respectively.

For the nine-month period ended September 29, 2012, we recorded $8.9 million of restructuring costs and $1.8 million of other special charges. Restructuring costs consisted of $5.9 million, $2.2 million and $0.9 million of severance and related benefits associated with the consolidation of our Topeka, Kansas facility in the Memory Book segment and reductions in force in the Marketing and Publishing Services and Scholastic segments, respectively. Other special charges consisted of $1.4 million and $0.4 million of non-cash asset impairment charges associated with the consolidation of certain facilities in the Memory Book and Marketing and Publishing Services segments, respectively. The associated employee headcount reductions related to the above actions were 374, 58 and 21 in the Memory Book, Marketing and Publishing Services and Scholastic segments, respectively.

Operating Income. As a result of the foregoing, consolidated operating income decreased $12.9 million to $154.5 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 compared to $167.4 million for the comparable period in 2012. As a percentage of net sales, operating income was 17.1% and 18.0% for the nine-month periods ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively.

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

 

    Nine months ended              
    September 28,     September 29,              

In thousands

  2013     2012     $ Change     % Change  

Interest expense

  $ 106,437      $ 109,208      $ (2,771     (2.5 %) 

Amortization of debt discount, premium and deferred financing costs

    9,970        9,209        761        8.3

Interest income

    (46     (45     (1     NM   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Interest expense, net

  $ 116,361      $ 118,372      $ (2,011     (1.7 %) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

NM = Not meaningful

Net interest expense decreased $2.0 million to $116.4 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 compared to $118.4 million for the comparative prior year period. This decrease in interest expense was primarily due to lower overall borrowings in the nine months ended September 28, 2013 compared to the nine months ended September 29, 2012.

Income Taxes. We recorded an income tax provision for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 based on our best estimate of the consolidated effective tax rate applicable for the entire 2013 fiscal year and giving effect to tax adjustments considered a period expense or benefit. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 were 61.3% and 44.8%, respectively. The increase in tax rate for the nine-month period ended September 28, 2013 was due primarily to the unfavorable tax effect of dividend repatriations and nondeductible expenses and a smaller pre-tax income base compared to the prior year period. Also contributing to the tax rate increase for the nine months ended September 29, 2013 was a non-recurring reduction in tax reserves during 2012 that was not present in the comparable period for 2013. The tax provision for the period ended September 28, 2013 also included a tax benefit of $0.3 million for research and development tax credits from 2012 as a result of tax legislation enacted during January 2013.

Net Income. As a result of the above, net income decreased $12.3 million to $14.7 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 compared to net income of $27.0 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2012.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The following table presents cash flow activity for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 and 2012 and should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

 

     Nine months ended  

In thousands

   September 28,
2013
    September 29,
2012
 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 11,687      $ 5,797   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (42,315     (42,161

Net cash provided by financing activities

     3,992        59,766   

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (279     (256
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

   $ (26,915   $ 23,146   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 28, 2013, cash provided by operating activities increased $5.9 million to $11.7 million compared to $5.8 million for the comparative 2012 period. The increase in cash provided by operating activities was attributable to lower working capital requirements.

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 was $42.3 million compared with $42.2 million for the comparative 2012 period. This slight increase was primarily driven by the acquisition of Carestia partially offset by lower expenditures for property, plant and equipment. Our capital expenditures relating to purchases of property, plant and equipment were $26.4 million and $43.0 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 was $4.0 million, compared with $59.8 million for the comparative 2012 period. Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 consisted of $19.0 million of net short-term borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, offset somewhat by an aggregate payment of $12.0 million on the outstanding Term Loan Credit Facility, inclusive of a voluntary pre-payment of $1.3 million and a payment of $10.7 million under the excess cash flow provisions of the Term Loan Credit Facility, and $3.0 million of net repayments of long-term debt related to equipment financing arrangements and capital lease obligations. Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 29, 2012 primarily consisted of $61.0 million of net short-term borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, offset somewhat by $1.3 million of net repayments of long-term debt related to equipment financing arrangements and capital lease obligations.

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 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 the Credit Facilities will provide sufficient liquidity to fund our obligations, including our projected working capital requirements, debt service and retirement obligations and related costs, and capital spending for the foreseeable future. To the extent we make additional acquisitions, we may require additional term loan borrowings under the Credit Facilities or new sources of funding, including additional debt or equity financing, or some combination thereof.

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 September 28, 2013, we had total indebtedness of $1,905.1 million, including $1,140.4 million outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Facility, $736.7 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, $9.0 million of outstanding borrowings under capital lease and equipment financing arrangements and $19.0 million outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and excluding $11.5 million of

 

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standby letters of credit outstanding and $12.7 million of original issue discount related to the Term Loan Credit Facility. Our cash and cash equivalents as of September 28, 2013 totaled $33.3 million. As of September 28, 2013, 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 $144.5 million of available borrowings (net of standby letters of credit) under the $175.0 million Revolving Credit Facility as of September 28, 2013.

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 Senior 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 additional borrowings under the Credit Facilities, 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.

As market conditions warrant, we and our Sponsors, including KKR and DLJMBP III and their affiliates, have and may from time to time in the future 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.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There were no material changes in our exposure to market risk during the quarter ended September 28, 2013. During the first nine months of 2013, the price of gold remained highly volatile. To mitigate the continued volatility and the impact on our manufacturing costs, we have entered into purchase commitments which we believe will cover our needs for fiscal 2013 and the first half of fiscal 2014. For additional information, refer to the discussion under Part I, Item 1, Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies and Part I, Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – General, elsewhere in this report and Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2012.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Our management, under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

During the quarter ended September 28, 2013, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Neither Visant’s nor Holdco’s equity securities are registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act. For the third fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2013, neither we nor Holdco issued or sold any equity securities, except that on September 23, 2013, 3,444 shares of Holdco’s Class A Common Stock were issued to a former employee in connection with the exercise of vested options by such former employee in connection with such employee’s separation from service.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

3.1(1)   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Visant Corporation (f/k/a Ring IH Corp.).
3.2(2)   Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Visant Corporation.
3.3(1)   By-Laws of Visant Corporation.
31.1   Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Visant Corporation.
31.2   Certification of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Visant Corporation.
32.1   Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Visant Corporation.
32.2   Certification of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Visant Corporation.
101   The following materials from Visant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2013 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

(1) Incorporated by reference to Visant Corporation’s Form S-4 (File no. 333-120386), filed on November 12, 2004.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Visant Holding Corp.’s Form 10-K, filed on April 1, 2005.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    VISANT CORPORATION
Date: November 12, 2013     /s/     Marc L. Reisch        
    Marc L. Reisch
   

President and

Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

Date: November 12, 2013     /s/    Paul B. Carousso        
    Paul B. Carousso
   

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Marc L. Reisch, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Visant Corporation;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 12, 2013  

/s/ Marc L. Reisch

  Marc L. Reisch
  President and
  Chief Executive Officer
  (principal executive officer)


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EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Paul B. Carousso, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Visant Corporation;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 12, 2013  

/s/ Paul B. Carousso

  Paul B. Carousso
  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  (principal financial officer)


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EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION BY THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Visant Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Marc L. Reisch, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: November 12, 2013  

/s/ Marc L. Reisch

  Marc L. Reisch
  President and
  Chief Executive Officer
  (principal executive officer)


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EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION BY THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Visant Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Paul B. Carousso, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: November 12, 2013  

/s/ Paul B. Carousso

  Paul B. Carousso
  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  (principal financial officer)