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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Related Party Transactions
The Company and its subsidiaries periodically enter into transactions with other entities or individuals that are considered related parties, including certain transactions with entities owned by, affiliated with, or for the respective benefit of Paul Marciano, who is an executive and member of the Board of the Company, and Maurice Marciano, who is also a member of the Board, and certain of their children (the “Marciano Entities”).
Leases
The Company leases warehouse and administrative facilities, including the Company’s North American corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California, from partnerships affiliated with the Marciano Entities and certain of their affiliates. There were four of these leases in effect as of January 29, 2022 with expiration or option exercise dates ranging from calendar years 2023 to 2030.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company entered into a nine-year lease extension with the related party landlord for its existing office location in Paris, France, which includes a Company option for early termination at the end of the third and sixth years. The lease has standard terms with a quarterly base charge plus a variable charge aggregating approximately €0.9 million (US$1.0 million) per year (with subsequent annual rent adjustments based on a specified price index). All other material terms in the previously existing Paris lease remain the same.
During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company entered into a lease amendment with the related party landlord for its existing warehouse and administrative facilities in Montreal, Quebec. The amendment extended the lease term through August 2023 at a base rent of approximately CAD$0.6 million (US$0.5 million) per year. All other material terms in the previously existing Canada lease remain the same.
Aggregate lease costs recorded under the four related party leases for fiscal 2022, fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 were $8.5 million, $6.3 million and $5.1 million, respectively. The Company believes that the terms of the related party leases have not been significantly affected by the fact that the Company and the lessors are related. Refer to Note 9 for more information on lease commitments.
Aircraft Arrangements
The Company periodically charters aircraft owned by the Marciano Entities through informal arrangements with the Marciano Entities and independent third-party management companies contracted by such Marciano Entities to manage their aircraft. The total fees paid under these arrangements for fiscal 2022, fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 were approximately $3.5 million, $2.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
Minority Investment
The Company owns a 30% interest in a privately-held men’s footwear company (the “Footwear Company”) in which the Marciano Entities own a 45% interest. In December 2020, the Company provided the Footwear Company with a revolving credit facility for $2.0 million, which provides for an annual interest rate of 2.75% and matures in November 2023. As of both January 29, 2022 and January 30, 2021, the Company had a note receivable of $0.2 million included in other assets in its consolidated balance sheet related to outstanding borrowings by the Footwear Company under this revolving credit facility.
Vendor Purchases
The Company purchases faux fur products from a privately-held fashion accessories company (the “Fashion Company”). Mr. Maurice Marciano, Mr. Paul Marciano and Mr. Carlos Alberini own on a combined basis 20% of the outstanding common equity interests in the Fashion Company (with the Marcianos jointly owning 16% and Mr. Alberini owning 4%). The total payments made by the Company to the Fashion Company during fiscal 2022 was approximately $4.5 million. The Company believes that the price paid by the Company for the Fashion Company’s products and the terms of the transactions between the Company and the Fashion Company have not been affected by this passive investment of Messrs. Marcianos and Mr. Alberini in the Fashion Company.
Healthcare Claim Payments
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company discovered that, as part of its self-funded medical insurance program covering employees of all of the Company’s U.S. entities, it had erroneously paid the medical expenses of the employees of certain entities controlled by Paul Marciano and Maurice Marciano (collectively the “Marciano Offices”) from approximately 2000 until October 2020. The incremental cost to the Company arising from paying the medical expenses of the employees of the Marciano Offices for fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 was approximately $671,000 and $700,000, respectively. For the five-year period from fiscal 2015 through fiscal 2019, the aggregate incremental cost was approximately $1.8 million. The Company estimates that the aggregate incremental cost for the 14-year period prior to fiscal 2015 was $2.1 million. The Company believes its estimation method fairly approximates the Company’s incremental cost of paying the medical expenses of the employees of the Marciano Offices for the years 2000 to 2013 in which actual employment and medical expense data for the employees of the Marciano Offices are not available. The Company had expensed all such amounts as part of its periodic recording of related medical claims.
Upon becoming aware of the situation, the Company promptly discontinued covering the costs of the medical expenses of the employees of the Marciano Offices, and Paul Marciano and Maurice Marciano reimbursed the Company $2.7 million: (a) $1.9 million for the medical expenses of the employees of the Marciano Offices in fiscal 2021, fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate incremental cost to the Company in those fiscal years plus accrued interest, and (b) $0.8 million for the medical expenses of the employees of the Marciano Offices for prior periods. The Company believes the out of period impacts to expense for the current and prior years were immaterial, and therefore recorded the cumulative correction in the current year. The fact that the Marciano Offices may have realized lower overall expenses in connection with obtaining and administering medical insurance for the employees of the Marciano Offices may itself be considered a perquisite inadvertently provided by the Company to Paul Marciano and Maurice Marciano, but there was ultimately no associated incremental cost to the Company for providing that benefit in fiscal 2022, fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 because the Marciano’s either reimbursed the Company 100% of the aggregate incremental cost to the Company or paid the insurance provider directly in those fiscal years.