-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ndk0ewy2Vsog2jcfELSmr8sJS/0iLQceW7jEVP51UgdOWOtuTpUu+IUTK0GqWtBd XIZUk8LtkTO539UT8gxDdA== 0000950137-07-001561.txt : 20070206 0000950137-07-001561.hdr.sgml : 20070206 20070206160527 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950137-07-001561 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070202 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Cost Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities ITEM INFORMATION: Material Impairments ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070206 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070206 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000874841 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES [5600] IRS NUMBER: 953759463 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0129 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21296 FILM NUMBER: 07584574 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3450 EAST MIRALOMA AVENUE CITY: ANAHEIM STATE: CA ZIP: 92806 BUSINESS PHONE: 714-414-4000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3450 EAST MIRALOMA AVENUE CITY: ANAHEIM STATE: CA ZIP: 92806 8-K 1 a27098e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 2, 2007
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
California   0-21296   95-3759463
         
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
3450 East Miraloma Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92806-2101
 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(714) 414-4000
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
not applicable
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities
Item 2.06 Material Impairments
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 10.1
EXHIBIT 99.1


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 2, 2007, Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 2 to its unsecured $200 million Credit Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2005, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and a syndicate of other lenders. The amendment reduces the “Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio,” as amended by Amendment No. 1 as of October 12, 2006 to the Credit Agreement, required to be maintained by the Company as of the end of the Company’s fiscal quarter ended February 3, 2007 (the end of “fiscal 2006”) and the fiscal quarter ending May 5, 2007 (the first quarter of “fiscal 2007,” ending February 2, 2008). As of the date hereof, the Company has no direct borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement.
The full text of Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.
On February 2, 2007, the Board of Directors of Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (the “Company”) approved management’s recommendation to close 74 demo stores. The determination to take this action resulted from a comprehensive review and evaluation of the real estate portfolio and profit performance of the Company’s demo stores. The stores to be closed, which in total generated a pre-tax operating loss of approximately $9 million in fiscal 2006, are expected to close during the first half of fiscal 2007. The Company has retained Hilco Merchant Resources, LLC to assist it in connection with the orderly liquidation of the inventory in these stores and Hilco Real Estate, LLC to assist it in connection with the disposition of the Company’s real estate operating leases covering these stores.
As a result of the decision to close these stores, the Company estimates that it will recognize the following pre-tax charges:
Non-cash charges expected to be recognized during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006:
    $24 million — $25 million in fixed asset impairments, to be included in selling, general and administrative expenses
 
    $1 million — $2 million in inventory liquidation losses, to be included in cost of goods sold
 
    Total pre-tax, non-cash charges of approximately $25 million to $27 million
Cash charges expected to be recognized during fiscal 2007:
    $8 million — $12 million in real estate operating lease termination payments to landlords, to be included as part of occupancy within cost of goods sold
 
    $1 million — $2 million in contingent fee payments to Hilco, to be included in selling, general and administrative expenses
 
    Less than $1 million in severance benefits and related store closing costs
 
    Total cash charges of approximately $10 million to $15 million

 


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The actual amount of non-cash and cash charges incurred by the Company in connection with the closing of the 74 demo stores may be different than the estimated amounts set forth in this report. The Company cannot predict with certainty the actual costs of terminating the leases, the amounts to be realized from the inventory liquidation, or the contingent fees that will be payable to Hilco upon final resolution of the closure process.
Item 2.06 Material Impairments.
The response to Item 2.05 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The full text of the Company’s press release announcing the planned closure of the 74 demo stores is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
10.1
  Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2007, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and a syndicate of other lenders
 
   
99.1
  Press Release, dated February 6, 2007, announcing the planned closure of 74 demo stores

 


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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 hereunto duly authorized.
         
  PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
 
 
Date: February 6, 2007  By:         /s/ GERALD M. CHANEY    
         Gerald M. Chaney   
         Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
     Officer and Secretary 
 

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
10.1
  Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2007, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and a syndicate of other lenders
 
   
99.1
  Press Release, dated February 6, 2007, announcing the planned closure of 74 demo stores

 

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EXHIBIT 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 2
Dated as of February 2, 2007
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of September 14, 2005
          THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 (“Amendment”) is made as of February 2, 2007 (the “Effective Date”) by and among Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc., a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of September 14, 2005 by and among the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
          WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that certain modifications be made to the Credit Agreement;
          WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent hereby agree to the following amendments to the Credit Agreement.
          1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Effective Date but subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
          (a) Section 6.08(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to restate the proviso appearing at the end thereof to read as follows:
; provided that, (1) solely with respect to the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending on October 28, 2006, the Borrower will not permit such ratio to be less than 1.25 to 1.0, (2) solely with respect to the fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending on or about February 3, 2007 and May 5, 2007, the Borrower will not permit such ratio to be less than 1.00 to 1.0 and (3) solely with respect to the fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending on or about August 4, 2007 and November 3, 2007, the Borrower will not permit such ratio to be less than 1.25 to 1.0. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that, to the extent made or incurred

 


 

during any period, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending February 3, 2007 and thereafter, (A) any Capital Expenditures in an aggregate cumulative amount not in excess of $46,000,000, as further described in that certain disclosure letter from the Borrower, dated as of February 1, 2007, delivered to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, and solely and explicitly relating to the Borrower’s (i) purchase of land and construction of one new distribution center in Oletha, Kansas and (ii) purchase of land in Anaheim, California to be used as the site of a new corporate headquarters and (B) those certain charges, not to exceed $10,000,000 in respect of inventory write-downs and $15,000,000 in respect of lease expenses and as further described in that certain disclosure letter from the Borrower, dated as of February 1, 2007, delivered to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, in connection with the Borrower’s closing of up to 81 stores in its “demo” chain shall, in each case, be excluded from the calculation of the fixed charge coverage ratio with respect to this Section 6.08(a) for such period. The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that it shall include an analysis and description of such charges (all in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and in the same form as such disclosure letter) as part of the detailed calculations accompanying each certificate of a Financial Officer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(c) with respect to any such period.
          (b) The Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add a new Schedule 6.08(a) thereto in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
          2. Conditions of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the conditions precedent that the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent, (ii) counterparts of the Consent and Reaffirmation attached hereto duly executed by the Subsidiary Guarantors and (iii) for the account of each Lender which delivers its executed signature page hereto by such time as is requested by the Administrative Agent, an amendment fee equal to 0.05% of such Lender’s Commitment under the Credit Agreement.
          3. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as follows:
          (a) This Amendment and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and are enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
          (b) As of the date hereof and giving effect to the terms of this Amendment, (i) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (other than such representations and warranties as are made of a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

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          4. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.
          (a) Upon the effectiveness hereof, each reference to the Credit Agreement in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
          (b) Except as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
          (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.
          5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
          6. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.
          7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
             
    PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,    
    as the Borrower    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
 
           
 
  By:        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Credit Agreement dated as of September 14, 2005
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

 


 

             
    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,    
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,    
    individually as a Lender, as the Swingline Lender,    
    as an Issuing Bank and as Administrative Agent    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Credit Agreement dated as of September 14, 2005
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

 


 

             
    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,    
    individually as a Lender, as an Issuing Bank and as    
    Syndication Agent    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Credit Agreement dated as of September 14, 2005
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

 


 

             
    NATIONAL CITY BANK,    
    individually as a Lender and as Co-Documentation Agent    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Credit Agreement dated as of September 14, 2005
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

 


 

             
    U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,    
    individually as a Lender and as Co-Documentation Agent    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Credit Agreement dated as of September 14, 2005
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

 


 

             
    PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
individually as a Lender
   
 
           
 
  By:        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Credit Agreement dated as of September 14, 2005
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

 


 

             
    UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.,
individually as a Lender
   
 
           
 
  By:        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Credit Agreement dated as of September 14, 2005
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

 


 

             
    WACHOVIA BANK,    
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,    
    individually as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to
Credit Agreement dated as of September 14, 2005
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

 


 

CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION
          Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc., a California corporation (the “Borrower”) the Lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), which Amendment No. 2 is dated as of February 2, 2007 and is by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions listed on the signature pages thereof and the Administrative Agent (the “Amendment”). Capitalized terms used in this Consent and Reaffirmation and not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. Without in any way establishing a course of dealing by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, each of the undersigned consents to the Amendment and reaffirms the terms and conditions of the Subsidiary Guaranty and any other Loan Document executed by it and acknowledges and agrees that the Subsidiary Guaranty and each and every such Loan Document executed by the undersigned in connection with the Credit Agreement remains in full force and effect and is hereby reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed. All references to the Credit Agreement contained in the above-referenced documents shall be a reference to the Credit Agreement as so modified by the Amendment and as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended, modified or restated.
Dated February 2, 2007
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Consent and Reaffirmation has been duly executed as of the day and year above written.
             
    PACIFIC SUNWEAR STORES CORP.    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
 
           
 
  By:        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation

 

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EXHIBIT 99.1
(PACSUN Logo)
Contact:
Gar Jackson
Director Investor Relations
Pacific Sunwear of California
(714) 414-4049
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Pacific Sunwear Announces Plans to Close 74
Underperforming demo Stores; January Sales Results;
Provides Guidance Update for Fiscal 2006 Fourth Quarter
     ANAHEIM, CA/February 6, 2007 -— Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSUN) today announced plans to close 74 underperforming demo stores. The Company also reported its sales for the month of January 2007 and updated its financial outlook for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006.
Restructuring demo Real Estate Portfolio
     The Company today announced that it intends to close 74 underperforming demo stores that have not met the Company’s financial operating criteria.
     “We have conducted an extensive review of our demo division with the objective of improving the profitability of this business,” commented Sally Frame Kasaks, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Sunwear. “We believe that demo remains a viable concept. However, we have determined that 74 stores, which in total generated a pre-tax operating loss of approximately $9 million in the 2006 fiscal year, are not performing satisfactorily for a variety of reasons, including mall demographics, store layouts and store economics. Exiting the stores now will allow us to focus our efforts on our better performing locations which we believe will improve our future financial results. As we make this transition, the demo management team will continue to refine the new demo store prototype with plans to convert approximately 20-25 of the remaining demo stores into this new format during fiscal 2007,” Kasaks concluded.
     As a result of this action, the Company expects to record a pre-tax non-cash charge of approximately $25 million to $27 million related to asset impairment and inventory write down costs in the fourth quarter of 2006. The Company also expects to incur cash charges during fiscal 2007 of approximately $10 million to $15 million attributable to lease termination, severance and
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contingent agency fee costs. The Company anticipates the overall impact of the store closings, net of expected inventory liquidation results and tax benefits to be realized during 2007, will be cash flow positive. The Company expects to begin closing these underperforming demo doors during the first half of fiscal 2007 and has selected Hilco Merchant Resources, LLC and Hilco Real Estate, LLC to manage the closing process.
January Sales Results
     The Company today also reported that total sales for the five weeks of fiscal January ending February 3, 2007 were $96.9 million. This compares to sales of $75.2 million during January of fiscal 2005, which was a four-week period. Total Company same-store sales for the five-week period decreased 7.7 percent when compared to the same five-week period last year, which includes week one of February of fiscal 2006 for year-over-year comparison purposes. By concept, PacSun same-store sales decreased 7.3 percent and demo same-store sales decreased 9.5 percent compared to the same five-week period last year.
     Total sales for the 14-week, fourth quarter period of fiscal 2006, were $458.2 million, compared to total sales of $425.0 million during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, which was a 13-week period. Total Company same-store sales decreased 4.3 percent during the 2006 14-week period, which includes week one of February of fiscal 2006 for year-over-year comparison purposes. By concept, PacSun same-store sales decreased 3.4 percent and demo same-store sales decreased 9.6 percent compared to the same 14-week period last year.
     Total sales for the 53 weeks of fiscal 2006 were $1,447.2 million, an increase of 4.0 percent over total sales of $1,391.5 million during the 52 weeks of fiscal 2005. Total Company same-store sales decreased 4.7 percent during the same 53-week period, which includes week one of February of fiscal 2006 for year-over-year comparison purposes. By concept, PacSun same-store sales decreased 4.2 percent and demo same-store sales decreased 7.9 percent compared to the same 53-week period last year.
     For more detailed information on January sales results, please call (714) 414-4210 to listen to a recorded commentary.
Guidance Update
Due to weaker than expected sales in January, resulting in higher than expected markdowns during the period, and excluding the estimated $0.22 to 0.24 per diluted share fourth quarter
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impairment charge associated with closing the 74 underperforming demo doors, the Company anticipates fiscal 2006 fourth quarter earnings in the range of $0.36 to $0.38 per diluted share and earnings per share for fiscal year 2006 to be in the range of $0.78 to $0.80 per diluted share.
About Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.
Pacific Sunwear, operating under three distinct retail concepts, is a leading specialty retailer of everyday casual apparel, accessories and footwear designed to meet the needs of active teens and young adults. As of February 6, 2007, the Company operated 849 PacSun stores, 116 PacSun Outlet stores, 225 demo stores and 9 One Thousand Steps stores for a total of 1,199 stores in 50 states and Puerto Rico. PacSun’s website address is www.pacsun.com, merchandise carried at demo stores can be found at www.demostores.com and information about One Thousand Steps can be found at www.onethousandsteps.com.
Pacific Sunwear Safe Harbor
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” including, without limitation, the Company’s fourth quarter earnings expectations, estimates of the impairment costs, inventory write down costs, lease termination costs, severance costs and contingent fees associated with the closing of 74 demo stores, our belief that demo is a viable concept, our plans to convert some demo stores to a new demo prototype store design, and our belief that the overall impact of the store closings, net of expected inventory liquidation results and tax benefits to be realized during 2007, will be cash flow positive. In each case, these statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends that these forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. The Company is hereby providing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. The statements regarding fourth quarter earnings estimates and the other statements identified above are not historical facts and involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Such uncertainties which could adversely affect our business and results, including results for the fourth quarter include, among others, the following factors: estimated costs of goods sold, and selling, general and administrative expenses may be higher than anticipated, our fourth quarter impairment charge when finally determined may be higher than estimated; our demo stores remaining after the planned closures may not perform as anticipated; we may experience delays in refining the new demo prototype and/or converting some existing demo stores to the new prototype; changes in consumer demands and preferences may adversely affect our performance; competition from other retailers may be greater than anticipated; we may experience merchandising/fashion sensitivity that adversely affects the future performance of demo and the balance of our business; sales from private label merchandise may decline, reliance on or the loss of key personnel may adversely affect our business; our dependence on a single distribution facility could adversely affect our ability to supply our stores with goods on a timely basis; we would likely experience reduced sales in the event of natural disasters, terrorist attacks or war/threat of war; shortages of supplies and/or contractors, as a result of natural disasters or terrorist acts, could cause unexpected delays in new store openings, relocations or expansions; reliance on foreign sources of production; credit facility financial covenants and other risks outlined in the company’s SEC filings, including but not limited to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 28, 2006 and subsequent periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Historical results achieved are not necessarily indicative of future prospects of the Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after such statements are made. Nonetheless, the Company reserves the right to make such updates from time to time by press release, periodic report or other method of public disclosure without the need for specific reference to this press release. No such update shall be deemed to indicate that other statements not addressed by such update remain correct or create an obligation to provide any other updates.
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