-----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, RZ5pUozkmTLtDBSAsT4l/yXWJvanrhahH4nHCl2GiLY00lDrSD6QRYJp5NfF5UJp NYc9yfjqp8d07VmhvqobnQ== 0001104659-07-044667.txt : 20070601 0001104659-07-044667.hdr.sgml : 20070601 20070601160534 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-07-044667 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070601 ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in Registrant.s Certifying Accountant ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070601 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070601 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GUESS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000912463 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WOMEN'S, MISSES', CHILDREN'S & INFANTS' UNDERGARMENTS [2340] IRS NUMBER: 953679695 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11893 FILM NUMBER: 07894357 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ATTN: ANGELINA ORONA STREET 2: 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90021 BUSINESS PHONE: (213) 765-3100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ATTN: ANGELINA ORONA STREET 2: 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90021 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GUESS INC ET AL/CA/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940902 8-K/A 1 a07-15705_18ka.htm 8-K/A

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2007

GUESS?, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

 

 

1-11893

 

95-3679695

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1444 S. Alameda Street Los Angeles, California 90021

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (213) 765-3100

 

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:

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))

 

 




Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

On March 23, 2007, Guess?, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announcing that on March 19, 2007, the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the dismissal of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective upon the completion of KPMG’s audit of the Company’s financial statements as of and for the fiscal month transition period ended February 3, 2007.

On May 29, 2007, KPMG completed its audit of the Company’s financial statements as of and for the fiscal month transition period ended February 3, 2007, and the Company’s retention of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm ended as of that date.

The audit reports of KPMG on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and as of and for the fiscal month ended February 3, 2007 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles except (i) for the 2006 and for the fiscal month transition period ended February 3, 2007 audit reports which refer to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (R), “Share-Based Payment” effective January 1, 2006 and the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment to FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132 (R),” as of December 31, 2006 and (ii) for the audit report for the fiscal month transition period ended February 3, 2007 which refers to the adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” effective January 1, 2007.

The audit reports of KPMG on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles except for the 2005 report which excluded the assessment of effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting relating to Maco Apparel S.p.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary acquired during 2005, and except for the 2006 report which excluded the assessment of effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting relating to Focus Europe S.r.l., a majority-owned subsidiary acquired during 2006.  The exclusions relating to Maco Apparel S.p.A. and Focus Europe S.r.l. described above were consistent with published guidance of the SEC.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and through May 29, 2007, there were (1) no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG, would have caused KPMG to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports on

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the Company’s financial statements for such periods, and (2) no reportable events as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

The Company has provided KPMG with a copy of this Form 8-K/A and requested that KPMG furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the Company herein and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree.  A letter from KPMG, dated as of June 1, 2007 regarding its concurrence with these statements, is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

16.1                           Letter from KPMG LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated June 1, 2007

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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.

Dated: June 1, 2007

GUESS?, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Carlos Alberini

 

 

Carlos Alberini

 

 

President and Chief Operating Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

16.1

 

Letter from KPMG LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated June 1, 2007

 

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EX-16.1 2 a07-15705_1ex16d1.htm EX-16.1

Exhibit 16.1

KPMG LLP
Suite 2000
355 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1568

June 1, 2007

Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington D.C. 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We were previously principal accountants for Guess?, Inc. and, under the date of February 28, 2007, we reported on the consolidated financial statements of Guess?, Inc. as of and for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006. On March 19, 2007, we were notified that Guess?, Inc. engaged Ernst & Young LLP as its principal accountant for the year ending February 2, 2008 and that the auditor-client relationship with KPMG LLP will cease upon completion of the audit of Guess?, Inc.’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the one-month transition period ended February 3, 2007 and the issuance of our report thereon. On May 29, 2007, we completed our audit and the auditor-client relationship ceased. We have read Guess?, Inc.’s statements included under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K/A dated June 1, 2007, and we agree with such statements, except that we are not in a position to agree or disagree with Guess?, Inc.’s statement that the change was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Very truly yours,

 

KPMG LLP, a U.S. limited liability partnership, is the U.S.
member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative.



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