-----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, VtGLDhg34zMBOV86gSGq7EJqusIWoewZ0mpyq5H71drxXuGm13f1FpOdz2OoJfMa fCGzc+2njK9Pky1waQ1mIQ== 0001193125-04-060685.txt : 20040412 0001193125-04-060685.hdr.sgml : 20040412 20040412171721 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-04-060685 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-4/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 14 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040412 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FD MANAGEMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001133718 IRS NUMBER: 510406398 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-113261-02 FILM NUMBER: 04729132 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 DELAWARE AVENUE CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19801 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC. STREET 2: 14100 NW 60 AVENUE CITY: MIAMI LAKES STATE: FL ZIP: 33014 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DF ENTERPRISES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001133723 IRS NUMBER: 510406399 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-113261-06 FILM NUMBER: 04729131 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 DELAWARE AVENUE CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19801 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 28 CHEHIN DE JOINVILLE STREET 2: 1216 COINTRIN GENEVA CITY: SWITZERLAND FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARDEN ELIZABETH INTERNATIONAL HOLDING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001133739 IRS NUMBER: 542021921 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-113261-04 FILM NUMBER: 04729130 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O 14100 NW 60 AVENUE CITY: MIAMI LAKES STATE: FL ZIP: 33014 BUSINESS PHONE: 3058188000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O 14100 N.W. 60 AVENUE CITY: MIAMI LAKES STATE: FL ZIP: 33014 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ELIZABETH ARDEN INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000095052 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERFUMES, COSMETICS & OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS [2844] IRS NUMBER: 590914138 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-113261 FILM NUMBER: 04729126 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14100 NW 60TH AVE CITY: MIAMI LAKES STATE: FL ZIP: 33014 BUSINESS PHONE: 305-818-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14100 N W 60TH AVE CITY: MIAMI LAKES STATE: FL ZIP: 33014 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FRENCH FRAGRANCES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951212 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SUAVE SHOE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARDEN ELIZABETH TRAVEL RETAIL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001282587 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-113261-03 FILM NUMBER: 04729129 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 725 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127359300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 725 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RDEN MANAGEMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001282590 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-113261-01 FILM NUMBER: 04729128 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 725 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127359300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 725 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARDEN ELIZABETH FINANCING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001282592 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-113261-05 FILM NUMBER: 04729127 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 725 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127359300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 725 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 S-4/A 1 ds4a.htm AMENDMENT NO 1 TO FORM S-4 Amendment No 1 to Form S-4
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2004

Registration No. 333-113261


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida   2844   59-0914138

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)


ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC.

14100 N.W. 60th Avenue

Miami Lakes, Florida 33014

(305) 818-8000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Oscar E. Marina

ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC.

14100 N.W. 60th Avenue

Miami Lakes, Florida 33014

(305) 818-8114

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of agent for service)

 


 

With copies to:

Rod Miller, Esq.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10153-0119

(212) 310-8000

 


 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:    As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

 


 

If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box:  ¨

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

 


 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 



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ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

Exact name of

registrant as

specified in its
charter


   State or other
jurisdiction
of
incorporation
or
organization


   Primary
Standard
Industrial
Classification
Code Number


   I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number


   Address, including zip code and
telephone number, including area
code, of registrant’s principal
executive office


  Registration No.

DF Enterprises, Inc.

   Delaware    2844    51-0406399    300 Delaware Avenue, 9th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 552-3200
  333-113261-06

Elizabeth Arden (Financing), Inc.

   Delaware    2844    80-0048222    2711 Centerville Road,
Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 552-3105
  333-113261-05

Elizabeth Arden International Holding, Inc.

   Delaware    2844    54-2021921    2711 Centerville Road,
Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 552-3105
  333-113261-04

Elizabeth Arden Travel Retail, Inc.

   Delaware    2844    31-1815389    200 First Stanford Place
Stanford, CT 06902
(203) 363-5444
  333-113261-03

FD Management, Inc.

   Delaware    2844    51-0406398    300 Delaware Avenue, 9th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 552-3200
  333-113261-02

RDEN Management, Inc.

   Delaware    2844    90-0119805    2711 Centerville Road,
Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 552-3105
  333-113261-01

 


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell or offer these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED APRIL 12, 2004

 

PROSPECTUS

 

Exchange Offer for all outstanding

$225,000,000 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014

 

of

 

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.

 


 

MATERIAL TERMS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER

 

    Expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                , 2004, unless extended.

 

    The only conditions to completing the exchange offer are that the exchange offer not violate applicable law or applicable interpretation of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission and no injunction, order or decree has been issued which would prohibit, prevent or materially impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer.

 

    All old notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn will be exchanged for registered notes.

 

    Tenders of old notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the expiration of the exchange offer.

 

    The terms of the registered notes to be issued in the exchange offer are substantially identical to the old notes that we issued on January 13, 2004, except for certain transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional interest provisions relating to the old notes that will not apply to the registered notes.

 

    The old notes are, and the registered notes will be, fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior subordinated, unsecured basis by all of our existing and future domestic subsidiaries.

 

    We will not receive any cash proceeds from the exchange offer.

 

Each broker-dealer that receives registered notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such registered notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of registered notes received in exchange for old notes where such old notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, for a period of 180 days after the expiration date, we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 


 

Consider carefully the “ Risk Factors” beginning on page 10 of this prospectus.

 


 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 


 

The date of this prospectus is         , 2004


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This prospectus incorporates business and financial information about us that is not included in or delivered with the prospectus and this information is available without charge to holders upon written or oral request to Marcey Becker, Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Development, Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 200 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT 06902, telephone number (203) 462-5809. In order to obtain timely delivery, holders must request the information no later than five business days before the expiration date of the exchange offer.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

   1

RISK FACTORS

   10

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

   18

SPECIAL NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

   18

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

   18

THE EXCHANGE OFFER

   20
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

   29

DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS

   31

DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTERED NOTES

   33

CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

   74

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

   75

LEGAL MATTERS

   76

EXPERTS

   76

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

The following summary should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the more detailed information and financial statements (including the accompanying notes) appearing elsewhere in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference. Unless the context otherwise requires:

 

    “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Elizabeth Arden, Inc. and its subsidiaries;

 

    the “Elizabeth Arden business” refers to the Elizabeth Arden brands of skin treatment, cosmetics and fragrance products, the Elizabeth Taylor brands of fragrances and the White Shoulders fragrance brand and related assets and liabilities that we acquired on January 23, 2001 from affiliates of Unilever, N.V., at which point we changed our name from French Fragrances, Inc. to Elizabeth Arden, Inc.;

 

    references to “notes” includes the “old notes” and/or the “registered notes” as applicable;

 

    references to our fiscal years are to the twelve months ended January 31 of that year;

 

    references to the “registered notes” refer to the 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014, which are being registered pursuant to the registration statement to which this prospectus relates.

 

The Exchange Offer

 

On January 13, 2004, we issued in a private placement $225.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014. We refer to those notes as the “old notes” and the private placement as the “original notes offering.” We entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the old notes in which we agreed to register the registered notes and deliver to you this prospectus. You are entitled to exchange your old notes in the exchange offer for registered notes with substantially identical terms. Unless you are a broker-dealer or unable to participate in the exchange offer, we believe that the registered notes to be issued in the exchange offer may be resold by you without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. You should read the discussion under the headings “The Exchange Offer” and “Description of the Registered Notes” for further information regarding the registered notes.

 

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.

 

We are a global prestige fragrance and beauty products company with an extensive portfolio of prestige fragrance, skin care and cosmetics brands. We market over 50 owned or licensed prestige fragrance brands, including Elizabeth Arden’s Red Door, Red Door Revealed, 5th Avenue, Elizabeth Arden green tea, ardenbeauty and Elizabeth Arden Provocative Woman; Elizabeth Taylor’s White Diamonds, Passion, Forever Elizabeth and Gardenia; White Shoulders; Halston; Geoffrey Beene’s Grey Flannel; PS Fine Cologne for Men; Design; and Wings. Our skin care brands include the Ceramide and Eight Hour Cream franchises, and the products First Defense and Overnight Success, and our cosmetics products include Elizabeth Arden brand lipstick, foundation and other color cosmetics products. In addition to our owned or licensed fragrance brands, we distribute more than 250 additional prestige fragrance brands. We believe we are a leader in the prestige fragrance and cosmetics industry due to the global recognition and strength of our brand names, as well as our strong market shares with key retailers. In fiscal 2004, we generated net sales of $814.4 million as compared to $752.0 million in fiscal 2003.

 

We sell our prestige fragrances and beauty products in more than 65,000 separate retail locations in the United States and abroad, including:

 

    department stores such as The May Company, Federated Department Stores, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Belk and Nordstrom;

 

    mass retailers such as Wal-Mart, Target, Sears, Kohl’s, Walgreens and CVS; and

 

    international retailers such as Boots, Debenhams, Marionnaud and Sephora.

 

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In the United States, we sell our skin care and cosmetics products primarily in department stores and our fragrances in department stores and mass retailers. Outside the United States, we sell Elizabeth Arden fragrances, skin care and cosmetics products in approximately 90 countries through perfumeries, boutiques, department stores and travel retail outlets such as duty free shops and airport boutiques.

 

We have established ourselves as a source of over 300 fragrance brands through brand ownership, brand licensing and distribution arrangements. We distinguish ourselves from our competitors by offering our customers a leading selection of prestige fragrances coupled with valuable marketing and merchandising services. We believe these services significantly enhance our customers’ sell-through of our products. Specifically, we tailor the marketing, promotion, price points, size and packaging of our prestige fragrances to allow us to sell the same brand in department stores as well as mass retailers while maintaining its prestige image. We also provide many of our mass retailers in the United States additional valuable services, including category and inventory management and fulfillment services that our competitors do not typically offer. We believe that our breadth of products and level of services have enabled us to gain a leading share of the growing prestige fragrance category at mass retailers and to become an important and valued supplier for our customers. For example, we have been named by JCPenney as “Supplier of the Year” for five consecutive years and were awarded the “Supplier Award of Excellence” by Wal-Mart for the fourth quarter of calendar year 2002 in the cosmetic, fragrance, skincare and bath and body category.

 

Recent Developments

 

Redemptions

 

On November 21, 2003, we redeemed $56.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2011 (the “11 3/4% Notes”) at a redemption price of 111.75% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. We funded this redemption with proceeds from our public offering of 5,750,000 shares of common stock, which we closed on October 22, 2003 and sold at an offering price of $18.25 per share. In that offering, we sold 3,666,667 shares, and an affiliate of Unilever, one of our stockholders, sold 2,083,333 shares. Also, in February 2004, we recorded debt extinguishment charges of $8.7 million related to the retirement of these notes.

 

On December 17, 2003, we redeemed $20.0 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 10 3/8% Senior Notes due 2007 (the “10 3/8% Notes”) at a redemption price of 103.458% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. We recorded debt extinguishment charges of $0.5 million related to the repurchase of these notes.

 

On December 23, 2003, we called for redemption $20.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 10 3/8% Notes at a redemption price of 103.458% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. On January 23, 2004, we funded this redemption with a portion of the net proceeds of the original notes offering. We recorded debt extinguishment charges of $0.9 million related to the repurchase of these notes. In fiscal 2004, we redeemed $70.7 million aggregate principal amount of our 10 3/8% Notes. On January 13, 2004, we called for redemption of the remaining $84.3 million of the 10 3/8% Notes at a redemption price of 103.458% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. We recorded debt extinguishment charges of $3.8 million related to the redemption of these notes. On February 12, 2004 we funded this redemption with a portion of the net proceeds of the original notes offering.

 

Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation

 

On December 23, 2003, we announced an offer to purchase (the “Tender Offer”) for cash any and all of our outstanding 11 3/4% Notes. In conjunction with the Tender Offer, we solicited consents of the registered holders of the 11 3/4% Notes to the adoption of certain proposed amendments to the indenture governing the 11 3/4% Notes (the “11 3/4% Notes Indenture”) that, among other things, eliminated substantially all of the restrictive covenants,

 

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released all of the collateral from the lien of the 11 3/4% Notes Indenture and eliminated certain event of default provisions contained in the 11 3/4% Notes Indenture. Adoption of the proposed amendments required receipt of consents from holders of not less than 85% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 11 3/4% Notes, excluding for such purposes any notes owned by us that have not been cancelled. The consent solicitation expired on January 7, 2004 and we received the requisite consents to adopt the proposed amendments. Following receipt of the consents, we executed a supplemental indenture with HSBC Bank USA, as trustee (the “Trustee”) under the indenture governing the 11 3/4% Notes, that gives effect to the adopted amendments. Holders who validly tendered their 11 3/4% Notes received $1,200 per $1,000 principal amount (which includes a consent payment of $20 (the “Consent Premium”)) promptly following the closing of the original notes offering. The Tender Offer originally set to expire on January 22, 2004, was extended to and expired on January 29, 2004. A portion of the net proceeds of the original notes offering was used to fund the purchase of the 11 3/4% Notes tendered and purchased in the Tender Offer. We tendered for $95.2 million principal amount of the 11 3/4% Notes and currently have approximately $8.8 million of our 11 3/4% Notes still outstanding. We incurred a charge of $24.6 million related to the redemption of these notes.

 

The redemption of the 11 3/4% Notes on November 21, 2003 and January 13, 2004, the redemptions of all of the 10 3/8% Notes, the consummation of the Tender Offer and the consent solicitation, the original notes offering and the application of the proceeds therefrom are referred to in this prospectus as the “Refinancing Transactions.”

 

Our Executive Offices

 

We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida in 1960. Our executive offices are located at 14100 N.W. 60th Avenue, Miami Lakes, Florida, 33014, and our telephone number is (305) 818-8000. We also have a website located at www.elizabetharden.com. The information that appears on our website is not part of this prospectus.

 

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Summary of the Terms of the Exchange Offer

 

The exchange offer relates to the exchange of up to $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of old notes for an equal aggregate principal amount of registered notes. On January 13, 2004, we issued and sold $225.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the old notes in a private placement. The form and terms of the registered notes are substantially the same as the form and terms of the old notes, except that the registered notes have been registered under the Securities Act and will not bear legends restricting their transfer. We issued the old notes under an indenture which grants you a number of rights. The registered notes also will be issued under that indenture and you will have the same rights under the indenture as the holders of the old notes. See “Description of the Registered Notes.”

 

Registration Rights Agreement

You are entitled under the registration rights agreement to exchange your old notes for registered notes with substantially identical terms except that the registered notes will not bear legends restricting their transfer. The exchange offer is intended to satisfy these rights. After the exchange offer is complete, except as set forth in the next paragraph, you will no longer be entitled to any exchange or registration rights with respect to your old notes.

 

 

The registration rights agreement requires us to file a registration statement for a continuous offering in accordance with Rule 415 under the Securities Act for your benefit if you would not receive freely tradeable registered notes in the exchange offer or you are ineligible to participate in the exchange offer and indicate that you wish to have your old notes registered under the Securities Act. See “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering.”

 

The Exchange Offer

We are offering to exchange $1,000 principal amount of 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014, which have been registered under the Securities Act, for each $1,000 principal amount of our unregistered 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014. In order to be exchanged, an old note must be properly tendered and accepted. All old notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn will be exchanged.

 

 

As of this date, there are $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of old notes outstanding.

 

 

We will issue the registered notes promptly after the expiration of the exchange offer.

 

Resales of the Registered Notes

We believe that registered notes to be issued in the exchange offer may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by you without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act if you meet the following conditions:

 

  (1) the registered notes are acquired by you in the ordinary course of your business;

 

  (2) you are not engaging in and do not intend to engage in a distribution of the registered notes;

 

  (3) you do not have an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the registered notes; and

 

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  (4) you are not an affiliate of ours, as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

 

Our belief is based on interpretations by the staff of the Commission, as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties unrelated to us. The staff has not considered this exchange offer in the context of a no-action letter, and we cannot assure you that the staff would make a similar determination with respect to this exchange offer.

 

 

If you do not meet the above conditions, you may incur liability under the Securities Act if you transfer any registered note without delivering a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act. We do not assume or indemnify you against that liability.

 

 

Each broker-dealer that is issued registered notes in the exchange offer for its own account in exchange for old notes which were acquired by that broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities must agree to deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the registered notes. A broker-dealer may use this prospectus for an offer to resell or to otherwise transfer these registered notes.

 

Expiration Date

The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                 , 2004, unless we decide to extend the exchange offer. We do not intend to extend the exchange offer, although we reserve the right to do so. If we determine to extend the exchange offer, we do not intend to extend it beyond                 , 2004.

 

Conditions to the Exchange Offer

The only conditions to completing the exchange offer are that the exchange offer not violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the Commission and no injunction, order or decree has been issued which would prohibit, prevent or materially impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer. See “The Exchange Offer—Conditions.”

 

Procedures for Tendering Old Notes Held in the Form of Book-Entry Interests

The old notes were issued as global securities in fully registered form without coupons. Beneficial interests in the old notes which are held by direct or indirect participants in The Depository Trust Company are shown on, and transfers of the old notes can be made only through, records maintained in book-entry form by DTC with respect to its participants.

 

 

If you are a holder of an old note held in the form of a book-entry interest and you wish to tender your old note for exchange pursuant to the exchange offer, you must transmit to HSBC Bank USA, as exchange agent, on or prior to the expiration of the exchange offer either:

 

    a written or facsimile copy of a properly completed and executed letter of transmittal and all other required documents to the address set forth on the cover page of the letter of transmittal; or

 

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    a computer-generated message transmitted by means of DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program system and forming a part of a confirmation of book-entry transfer in which you acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal.

 

 

The exchange agent must also receive on or prior to the expiration of the exchange offer either:

 

    a timely confirmation of book-entry transfer of your old notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC, in accordance with the procedure for book-entry transfers described in this prospectus under the heading “The Exchange Offer—Book-Entry Transfer,” or

 

    the documents necessary for compliance with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.

 

 

A letter of transmittal accompanies this prospectus. By executing the letter of transmittal or delivering a computer-generated message through DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program system, you will represent to us that, among other things:

 

    the registered notes to be acquired by you in the exchange offer are being acquired in the ordinary course of your business;

 

    you are not engaging in and do not intend to engage in a distribution of the registered notes;

 

    you do not have an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the registered notes; and

 

    you are not our affiliate.

 

Procedures for Tendering Certificated Old Notes

If you are a holder of book-entry interests in the old notes, you are entitled to receive, in limited circumstances, in exchange for your book-entry interests, certificated notes which are in equal principal amounts to your book-entry interests. See “Description of the Registered Notes—Form of Registered Notes.” No certificated notes are issued and outstanding as of the date of this prospectus. If you acquire certificated old notes prior to the expiration of the exchange offer, you must tender your certificated old notes in accordance with the procedures described in this prospectus under the heading “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering—Certificated Old Notes.”

 

Special Procedures for Beneficial Owners

If you are the beneficial owner of old notes and they are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, and you wish to tender your old notes, you should promptly contact the person in whose name your old notes are registered and instruct that person to tender on your behalf. If you wish to tender on your own behalf, you must, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and delivering your old notes, either

 

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make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the old notes in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the person in whose name your old notes are registered. The transfer of registered ownership may take considerable time. See “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering—Procedures Applicable to All Holders.”

 

Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

If you wish to tender your old notes and:

 

  (1) they are not immediately available;

 

  (2) time will not permit your old notes or other required documents to reach the exchange agent before the expiration of the exchange offer; or

 

  (3) you cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis,

 

 

you may tender your old notes in accordance with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.”

 

Acceptance of Old Notes and Delivery of Registered Notes

Except under the circumstances described above under “Conditions to the Exchange Offer,” we will accept for exchange any and all old notes which are properly tendered in the exchange offer prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. The registered notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer will be delivered promptly following the expiration date. See “The Exchange Offer—Terms of the Exchange Offer.”

 

Withdrawal

You may withdraw the tender of your old notes at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. We will return to you any old notes not accepted for exchange for any reason without expense to you as promptly as we can after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer.

 

Exchange Agent

HSBC Bank USA is serving as the exchange agent in connection with the exchange offer.

 

Consequences of Failure to Exchange

If you do not participate in the exchange offer, upon completion of the exchange offer, the liquidity of the market for your old notes could be adversely affected. See “The Exchange Offer— Consequences of Failure to Exchange.”

 

Federal Income Tax Consequences

The exchange of old notes will not be a taxable event for federal income tax purposes. See “Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

 

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Summary of the Terms of the Registered Notes

 

Issuer

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.

 

Securities Offered

$225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 that have been registered under the Securities Act.

 

Maturity

January 15, 2014.

 

Interest

7 3/4% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15, of each year, commencing on August 15, 2004.

 

Guarantees

All payments on the registered notes, including principal and interest, will be jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior subordinated unsecured basis by all of our existing and future domestic subsidiaries.

 

Ranking

The registered notes and the guarantees will rank:

 

  junior to all of our and the guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness and secured indebtedness, including any borrowings under our revolving credit facility and our 11 3/4% Notes;

 

  equally with any of our and the guarantors’ future unsecured senior subordinated indebtedness, including trade payables;

 

  senior to any of our and the guarantors’ future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the notes; and

 

  effectively junior to all of the liabilities of our subsidiaries that have not guaranteed the notes.

 

 

As of January 31, 2004, after giving pro forma effect to the redemption of $84.3 million of the 10 3/8% Notes, the notes and the guarantees would have ranked junior to approximately $13.7 million of senior indebtedness.

 

Optional Redemption

We may redeem any of the notes at any time on or after January 15, 2009, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices described in this prospectus under “Description of the Registered Notes—Optional Redemption,” plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the date of redemption.

 

 

In addition, on or before January 15, 2007, we may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes issued under the indenture governing the notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings, provided at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes issued under the indenture remains outstanding immediately after such redemption.

 

Change of Control

Upon a change of control, we will be required to make an offer to purchase each holder’s notes at a price of 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase. See “Description of the Registered Notes—Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Change of Control.”

 

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Certain Covenants

We will issue the registered notes under the indenture, dated as of January 13, 2004, among us, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The indenture governing the notes contains covenants that, among other things, limits our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to:

 

  incur additional indebtedness;

 

  create liens;

 

  sell assets;

 

  pay dividends or make distributions to our stockholders;

 

  purchase or redeem capital stock;

 

  make investments;

 

  consolidate or merge with or into other companies; and

 

  engage in transactions with affiliates.

 

 

These limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. See “Description of the Registered Notes—Certain Covenants.”

 

Exchange Offer; Registration Rights

We agreed to offer to exchange the old notes for a new issue of substantially identical debt securities registered under the Securities Act as evidence of the same underlying obligation of indebtedness. We have also agreed to provide a shelf registration to cover resales of the notes under certain circumstances. If we fail to satisfy these obligations, we have agreed to pay additional interest to holders of the notes under specified circumstances.

 

Use of Proceeds

We will not receive any cash proceeds upon completion of the exchange offer.

 

Risk Factors

 

See “Risk Factors” immediately following this summary for a discussion of certain risks relating to an investment in the notes.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in the registered notes involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the following risk factors, in addition to the other information set forth in this prospectus, before deciding to participate in the exchange offer. The factors set forth below, however, are generally applicable to the old notes, as well as the registered notes.

 

Risks Relating to this Offering

 

Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under these notes.

 

We currently have a significant amount of indebtedness. On January 31, 2004, after giving pro forma effect to the redemption of the remaining $84.3 million of 10 3/8% Notes, we would have had total indebtedness of $241.1 million (of which $225.0 million would have consisted of these notes and the balance would have consisted of other debt, including outstanding senior debt which is effectively senior to these notes). In addition, as of January 31, 2004 and based on our borrowing base formula, we had unused availability of approximately $129.5 million under our $200.0 million revolving credit facility and outstanding letters of credit of $0.1 million. Subject to the restrictions in the revolving credit facility and the indentures governing these notes, we and our subsidiaries may incur significant additional indebtedness, which may be secured and senior in priority to these notes. After giving pro forma effect to the Refinancing Transactions, our ratio of earnings to fixed charges would have been 1.4x for fiscal 2004.

 

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

 

    make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to these notes;

 

    increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

 

    require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;

 

    limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate;

 

    place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and

 

    limit our ability to borrow additional funds.

 

In addition, the revolving credit facility and the indentures governing these notes contain financial and other restrictive covenants that will limit our ability to engage in activities that may be in our long-term best interests. Our failure to comply with those covenants could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of all of our debts.

 

To service our indebtedness, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control.

 

Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness, including these notes, and to fund planned capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. This, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, geopolitical, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.

 

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We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us under our revolving credit facility or other sources in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our indebtedness, including these notes, or to fund our other liquidity needs. We may need to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness, including these notes on or before maturity. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any of our indebtedness, including our revolving credit facility and these notes, on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

 

Restrictive covenants in our revolving credit facility and the indenture governing these notes may reduce our operating flexibility.

 

The operating and financial restrictions and covenants in our debt agreements, including our revolving credit facility and the indenture governing these notes, may adversely affect our ability to finance future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities. Our revolving credit facility requires us to comply with certain obligations which may require that we take action to reduce debt or to act in a manner contrary to our business objectives. In addition, our revolving credit facility and the indenture governing these notes generally restrict our ability to, among other things:

 

    incur additional indebtedness;

 

    create liens;

 

    sell assets;

 

    pay dividends or make distributions to our stockholders;

 

    purchase or redeem capital stock;

 

    make investments;

 

    consolidate or merge with other companies; and

 

    engage in transactions with affiliates.

 

Your right to receive payments on the notes is junior to the right of the holders of all of our existing and future senior indebtedness.

 

Similar to the old notes, the registered notes will be unsecured and junior in right of payment to all our existing and future senior debt, including obligations under our revolving credit facility and our outstanding 11 3/4% Notes. The registered notes will not be secured by any of our assets, and therefore they will be subordinated to any secured debt that we may have now or may incur in the future. Subject to certain limitations, our revolving credit facility permits us to incur additional senior debt in the future. The indebtedness under our current revolving credit facility and the 11 3/4% Notes will also become due prior to the time the principal obligations under these notes become due. In addition, these notes will be effectively subordinated to all indebtedness of our foreign subsidiaries.

 

In the event that we are declared bankrupt, become insolvent or are liquidated or reorganized, our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries will be available to pay obligations on these notes only after all senior debt has been paid in full, and there may not be sufficient assets remaining to pay amounts due on any or all of the notes then outstanding.

 

Your right to receive payments on these notes could be adversely affected if any of our non-guarantor subsidiaries declare bankruptcy, liquidate, or reorganize.

 

Some, but not all, of our subsidiaries will guarantee the registered notes. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of any of our non-guarantor subsidiaries, holders of their indebtedness and their trade creditors will generally be entitled to payment of their claims from the assets of those subsidiaries before any assets are made available for distribution to us.

 

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As of January 31, 2004, our non-guarantor subsidiaries had no indebtedness other than intercompany indebtedness. Our non-guarantor subsidiaries generated approximately 33% of our consolidated revenues in fiscal 2004 and held 24% of our consolidated assets as of January 31, 2004.

 

A failure to comply with the covenants contained in our revolving credit facility, the indenture governing the 11 3/4% Notes and the indenture governing these notes could lead to an event of default which could result in an acceleration of the indebtedness. Such an acceleration would constitute an event of default under our other existing indebtedness. We cannot assure you that our future operating results will be sufficient to enable compliance with the covenants in our revolving credit facility, the indenture governing the 11 3/4% Notes, the indenture governing these notes or other indebtedness or to remedy any such default. In addition, in the event of an acceleration, we may not have or be able to obtain sufficient funds to make any accelerated payments, including those under these notes. See “Description of Other Indebtedness” and “Description of the Registered Notes.”

 

We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to finance the change of control offer required by the indenture.

 

Upon the occurrence of certain specific kinds of change of control events, we will be required to offer to repurchase all outstanding notes at 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the date of repurchase. However, it is possible that we will not have sufficient funds at the time of the change of control to make the required repurchase of notes or that restrictions in our revolving credit facility will not allow such repurchases. In addition, certain important corporate events, such as leveraged recapitalizations that would increase the level of our indebtedness, would not constitute a “Change of Control” under the indenture. See “Description of the Registered Notes—Repurchase at the Option of Holders.”

 

Federal and state statutes allow courts, under specific circumstances, to void guarantees and require note holders to return payments received from guarantors.

 

Under the federal bankruptcy law and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer laws, a guarantee could be voided, or claims in respect of a guarantee could be subordinated to all other debts of that guarantor if, among other things, the guarantor, at the time it incurred the indebtedness evidenced by its guarantee:

 

    received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the incurrence of such guarantee; and

 

    was insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of such incurrence; or

 

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

 

    intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature.

 

In addition, any payment by that guarantor pursuant to its guarantee could be voided and required to be returned to the guarantor, or to a fund for the benefit of the creditors of the guarantor.

 

The measures of insolvency for purposes of these fraudulent transfer laws will vary depending upon the law applied in any proceeding to determine whether a fraudulent transfer has occurred. Generally, however, a guarantor would be considered insolvent if:

 

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

 

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

 

    it could not pay its debts as they become due.

 

On the basis of historical financial information, recent operating history and other factors, we believe that each guarantor, after giving effect to its guarantee of these notes, will not be insolvent, will not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged and will not have incurred debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature. We cannot assure you, however, as to what standard a court would apply in making these determinations or that a court would agree with our conclusions in this regard.

 

The market for the notes may be volatile.

 

Historically, the market for non-investment grade debt has been subject to disruptions that have caused substantial volatility in the prices of securities similar to the registered notes. The market for the registered notes, if any, may be subject to similar disruptions. Any such disruptions may adversely affect the value of your notes.

 

Risks Relating to our Business

 

We may not have sufficient working capital availability under our revolving credit facility to meet our seasonal working capital requirements.

 

Our working capital requirements have been and will continue to be significant. To date, we have financed and expect to continue to finance our working capital requirements primarily through internally generated funds and our revolving credit facility. If we were to experience a significant shortfall in sales or internally generated funds, we may not have sufficient liquidity to fund our business.

 

Our arrangements with our manufacturers, suppliers and customers are generally informal and if these arrangements were changed or terminated it could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

 

We do not have long-term or exclusive contracts with any of our customers and generally do not have long-term or exclusive contracts with our suppliers of distributed brands. The loss of any of our key suppliers or customers, or a change in our relationship with any one of them, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition. Our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 40% of our net sales in fiscal 2004. Our only customer who accounted for more than 10% of our net sales in fiscal 2004 was Wal-Mart, who, on a global basis, accounted for approximately 15% of our net sales. In addition, our ten largest fragrance manufacturers or suppliers of brands distributed by us on a non-exclusive basis, which represented approximately 36% of our cost of sales for fiscal 2004, generally can, at any time, elect to supply products to our customers directly or through another distributor. Our suppliers of distributed brands may also choose to reduce or eliminate the volume of their products distributed by us.

 

The beauty industry is highly competitive, and if we are unable to compete effectively it could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

 

The beauty industry is highly competitive and at times changes rapidly due to consumer preferences and industry trends. We compete primarily with global prestige beauty companies, some of whom have significantly greater resources than we have and are less highly leveraged. Our products compete for consumer recognition and shelf space with products that have achieved significant international, national and regional brand name recognition and consumer loyalty. Our products also compete with new products that often are accompanied by substantial promotional campaigns. In addition, the development of new products by us involves considerable

 

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costs and we cannot guarantee any new product will generate sufficient consumer interest and sales to become a profitable brand or to cover the costs of its development. These factors, as well as demographic trends, economic conditions, discount pricing strategies by competitors and direct sales by manufacturers to our customers, could result in increased competition and could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Consumers may reduce discretionary purchases of our products as a result of a general economic downturn.

 

We believe that consumer spending on beauty products is influenced by general economic conditions and the availability of discretionary income. Accordingly, we may experience sustained periods of declines in sales during economic downturns, or in the event of terrorism or diseases affecting customers purchasing patterns. In addition, a general economic downturn may result in reduced traffic in our customers’ stores which may, in turn, result in reduced net sales to our customers. Any resulting material reduction in our sales could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

 

If we are unable to predict or react to changes in consumer demand, our sales may decline.

 

Our success depends upon our ability to anticipate and respond in a timely manner to changing consumer demand and preferences regarding fragrances and beauty products. Our products must appeal to a broad range of consumers whose preferences cannot be predicted with certainty and are subject to change. Additionally, we often make commitments to manufacture and purchase products from our vendors several months in advance of the proposed delivery to our customers. If we misjudge the market for our merchandise, we may lose sales or we may overstock unpopular products, which may require us to take significant inventory returns or markdowns. In either case, this could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations or financial condition.

 

Our quarterly results of operations fluctuate due to seasonality and other factors.

 

We generate much of our sales from operations during the second half of our fiscal year as a result of increased demand by retailers in anticipation of and during the holiday season. For example, in fiscal 2004, we generated approximately 66% of our net sales during the second half of the fiscal year. Furthermore, we generate all of our net income in the second half of the year as a result of the seasonality of sales combined with fixed operating expenses, interest expense and equal quarterly depreciation and amortization charges. Any substantial decrease in sales during the second half of our fiscal year could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and net income. Similarly, our working capital needs are greater during the second half of the fiscal year. In addition, we may experience variability in net sales and net income on a quarterly basis as a result of a variety of factors, including timing of customer orders and additions or losses of brands or distribution rights.

 

We depend on third parties for the manufacture and delivery of our products.

 

We do not own or operate any significant manufacturing facilities. We use third-party manufacturers and suppliers to manufacture certain of our products. We currently obtain these products from a limited number of manufacturers and other suppliers. If we were to experience delays in the delivery of the finished products or the raw materials or components used to make such products or if these suppliers were unable to supply product, our customer relationships, revenues and earnings could suffer.

 

The loss of or disruption in our distribution facilities and delays in or the failure to successfully consolidate could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

 

We currently have one distribution facility in the United States in Roanoke, Virginia. The loss of the Virginia facility, as well as the inventory stored in that facility, would require us to find a replacement facility and assets. Our ability to successfully consolidate our U.S. distribution operations will depend significantly on

 

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the implementation of new processes and the use of new systems by our personnel. Failure to achieve and successfully consolidate these facilities could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations or financial condition. In addition, weather conditions, such as natural disasters, catastrophic events, any malfunction or disruption of our centralized information systems or shipping problems may result in delays or disruptions in the timely distribution of products which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

 

We rely on our information systems to operate our business, and if our information systems fail to adequately perform these functions, our businesses and financial results could be adversely affected.

 

The efficient operation of our business is dependent on the successful operation of our information systems. In particular, we rely on our information systems to effectively manage our sales, warehousing, distribution, merchandise planning and replenishment and to optimize our overall inventory levels. Most of our information systems are centrally located at third party locations with separate systems at our respective worldwide offices, with offsite backup at other locations. Some of our systems have not been fully implemented and require additional configuration, testing and user training before they become fully operational. Systems integration issues are complex, time-consuming and expensive. The failure of our information systems to perform as we anticipate could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

 

If we are unable to acquire or license additional brands, secure additional distribution arrangements or obtain the required financing for these agreements and arrangements, the growth of our business could be impaired.

 

Our business strategy contemplates the continued increase of our portfolio of owned or licensed brands and distributed brands. Our future expansion through acquisitions or new product distribution arrangements, if any, will depend upon the capital resources and working capital available to us. We may be unsuccessful in identifying, negotiating, financing and consummating such acquisitions or arrangements on terms acceptable to us, or at all, which could hinder our ability to increase revenues and build our business.

 

We may engage in future acquisitions that we may not be able to successfully integrate or manage. These acquisitions may dilute our shareholders’ ownership interest in us and cause us to incur debt and assume contingent liabilities.

 

We continuously review acquisition prospects that would complement our current product offerings, increase our size and geographic scope of operations or otherwise offer growth and operating efficiency opportunities. The financing for any of these acquisitions could result in an increase in our indebtedness. While there are no current agreements or negotiations underway with respect to any material acquisitions, we may acquire or make investments in businesses or products in the future. Acquisitions may entail numerous integration risks and impose costs on us, including:

 

    difficulties in assimilating acquired operations or products, including the loss of key employees from acquired businesses;

 

    diversion of management’s attention from our core business;

 

    adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers;

 

    risks of entering markets in which we have no or limited prior experience;

 

    incurrence of substantial debt;

 

    assumption of contingent liabilities;

 

    incurrence of significant amortization expenses related to intangible assets and the potential impairment of acquired assets; and

 

    incurrence of significant immediate write-offs.

 

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Our failure to successfully complete the integration of any acquired business could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

 

If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights our ability to compete could be negatively impacted.

 

The market for our products depends to a significant extent upon the value associated with our trademarks and trade names. We own, or have licenses or other rights to use, the material trademark and trade name rights used in connection with the packaging, marketing and distribution of our major products both in the United States and in other countries where such products are principally sold. Therefore, trademark and trade name protection is important to our business. Although most of our brand names are registered in the United States and in certain foreign countries in which we operate, we may not be successful in asserting trademark or trade name protection. In addition, the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. The costs required to protect our trademarks and trade names may be substantial.

 

We currently hold exclusive license rights to use the “Elizabeth Taylor” name on certain of our beauty products pursuant to a license agreement with the Elizabeth Taylor Cosmetics Company. In addition to customary termination provisions and events of default, the Taylor license agreement provides that if we fail to cure a default under our revolving credit facility within 10 days of written notice of that default, the license can be terminated. The termination of our rights under the Taylor license would adversely affect our results of operations.

 

Other parties may infringe on our intellectual property rights or intellectual property rights which we are licensed to use and may thereby dilute our brands in the marketplace. Any such infringement of our intellectual property rights would also likely result in a commitment of our time and resources to protect these rights through litigation or otherwise. We may infringe on others’ intellectual property rights. One or more adverse judgments with respect to these intellectual property rights could negatively impact our ability to compete and could material adversely affect our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

 

We are subject to risks related to our international operations.

 

We are subject to risks customarily associated with foreign operations, including:

 

    currency fluctuations;

 

    import and export license requirements;

 

    trade restrictions;

 

    changes in tariffs and taxes;

 

    restrictions on repatriating foreign profits back to the United States;

 

    foreign investment;

 

    unfamiliarity with foreign laws and regulations;

 

    difficulties in staffing and managing international operations;

 

    diseases affecting customer purchasing patterns; or

 

    geopolitical conditions, such as terrorist attacks, war or other military action.

 

These risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

 

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Reductions in travel could affect our travel retail business.

 

We depend on travel for our travel retail business. Any reductions in travel, including as a result of general economic downturns, epidemics, acts of war or terrorism, would result in a material decline in sales and profitability of our travel retail business, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Fluctuations in foreign exchange rates could adversely affect our results of operations.

 

Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Our debt, interest expense and a significant portion of our overhead expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars. However, approximately 33% of our net sales for fiscal 2004 were generated by our international operations. A significant weakening of the currencies in which we generate sales relative to the U.S. dollar may adversely affect our ability to meet our U.S. dollar obligations. In addition, our results of operations are reported in U.S. dollars. Outside the United States, our sales and costs are denominated in a variety of currencies including the euro, British pound, Swiss franc and Australian dollar. Declines in these currencies relative to the U.S. dollar could adversely affect our results of operations when translated according to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. While we did not hedge against fluctuations in currency rates in fiscal 2004, we have engaged in currency hedging transactions with a limited notional amount in fiscal 2005 to reduce the exposure of our earnings to fluctuating currency rates. There can be no assurance that our hedging activities, if any, would eliminate or substantially reduce risks associated with fluctuating exchange rates.

 

If we are unable to retain key executives and other personnel our growth may be hindered.

 

Our success largely depends on the performance of our management team and other key personnel. Our future operations could be harmed if any of our senior executives or other key personnel ceased working for us. We are particularly dependent on E. Scott Beattie, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Paul West, our President and Chief Operating Officer. We currently have no employment contracts with Messrs. Beattie and West and, as a result, may be unable to retain their services.

 

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Copies of these reports, proxy statements and other information may be read and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may request copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying a fee for the copying costs. You may also call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public from the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

This prospectus contains summaries, believed to be accurate, of the terms we consider material of certain documents, but reference is made to the actual documents, copies of which will be made available upon request at Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 200 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT 06902, telephone number (203) 462-5809, Attention: Investor Relations, for the complete information contained in those documents.

 

SPECIAL NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains or incorporates by reference “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We use words such as “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated,” “intends,” “plans,” “projection” and other similar expressions to identify some forward-looking statements, but not all forward-looking statements include these words. All of our forward-looking statements involve estimates and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the key factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

We caution that the factors described in this prospectus could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements and that investors should not place undue reliance on those statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and except as required by law we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances. New factors that could cause our business not to develop as we expect emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each currently known or new factor on our results of operations or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

 

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” certain of our publicly filed documents into this prospectus, which means that we may disclose material information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus and any later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We will incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any additional documents we file with the SEC under Sections 13(a) or 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, until the exchange offer is complete.

 

The following documents that we previously filed with the SEC are incorporated by reference:

 

  (1) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004 filed on April 8, 2004;

 

 

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  (2) our Proxy Statement dated May 20, 2003, relating to the 2003 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; and

 

  (3) the description of our common stock which is contained under the caption “Description of the Registrant’s Securities to be Registered” in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on September 4, 1997, as amended by the Amendment to Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on September 30, 1997, and including any amendment or report filed for the purposes of updating such description.

 

We will provide any person to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, on written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference, other than exhibits to those documents unless specifically incorporated by reference. You should direct any requests for documents to Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 200 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT 06902, Attention: Marcey Becker.

 

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

 

Purpose and Effect

 

We issued the old notes on January 13, 2004 in a private placement to a limited number of qualified institutional buyers, as defined under the Securities Act, and to a limited number of persons outside the United States. In connection with this issuance, we entered into the indenture and the registration rights agreement. These agreements require that we file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the registered notes to be issued in the exchange offer and, upon the effectiveness of the registration statement, offer to you the opportunity to exchange your old notes for a like principal amount of registered notes. These registered notes will be issued without a restrictive legend and, except as set forth below, may be reoffered and resold by you without registration under the Securities Act. After we complete the exchange offer, our obligations with respect to the registration of the old notes and the registered notes will terminate, except as provided in the last paragraph of this section. A copy of the indenture relating to the notes and the registration rights agreement have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. As a result of the filing and assuming the effectiveness of the registration statement and that we complete the exchange offer within 30 business days of the date that the registration statement is declared effective, we will not be required to pay any additional interest.

 

Based on an interpretation by the staff of the Commission set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, if you are not our “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act or a broker-dealer referred to in the next paragraph, we believe that registered notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by you, without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act. This interpretation, however, is based on your representation to us that:

 

(1) the registered notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer are acquired in the ordinary course of your business;

 

(2) you are not engaging in and do not intend to engage in a distribution of the registered notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer; and

 

(3) you have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the registered notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer.

 

If you tender your old notes in the exchange offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution of the registered notes to be issued to you in the exchange offer, you cannot rely on this interpretation by the staff of the Commission. Under those circumstances, you must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction. Each broker-dealer that receives registered notes in the exchange offer for its own account in exchange for old notes that were acquired by the broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of those registered notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

If you will not receive freely tradeable registered notes in the exchange offer or are not eligible to participate in the exchange offer, you can elect, by indicating on the letter of transmittal and providing additional necessary information, to have your old notes registered in a “shelf” registration statement on an appropriate form pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. If we are obligated to file a shelf registration statement, we will be required to keep the shelf registration statement effective for a period of 180 days from the date the shelf registration statement is declared effective by the Commission or a shorter period that will terminate when all of the old notes covered by the shelf registration statement have been sold pursuant to the shelf registration statement. Other than

 

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as set forth in this paragraph, you will not have the right to require us to register your old notes under the Securities Act. See “—Procedures for Tendering” below.

 

Consequences of Failure to Exchange

 

After we complete the exchange offer, if you have not tendered your old notes, you will not have any further registration rights, except as set forth above. Your old notes will continue to be subject to restrictions on transfer. Therefore, the liquidity of the market for your old notes could be adversely affected upon completion of the exchange offer if you do not participate in the exchange offer.

 

Terms of the Exchange Offer

 

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal, we will accept any and all old notes validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. We will issue $1,000 principal amount of registered notes in exchange for each $1,000 principal amount of old notes accepted in the exchange offer. You may tender some or all of your old notes pursuant to the exchange offer. However, old notes may be tendered only in integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount.

 

The form and terms of the registered notes are substantially the same as the form and terms of the old notes, except that the registered notes to be issued in the exchange offer have been registered under the Securities Act and will not bear legends restricting their transfer. The registered notes will be issued pursuant to, and entitled to the benefits of, the indenture. The indenture also governs the old notes. The registered notes and the old notes will be deemed one issue of notes under the indenture.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, $225.0 million in aggregate principal amount of old notes were outstanding. This prospectus, together with the letter of transmittal, is being sent to all registered holders and to others believed to have beneficial interests in the old notes. You do not have any appraisal or dissenters’ rights in connection with the exchange offer under the Florida Business Corporation Act or the indenture. We intend to conduct the exchange offer in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

We will be deemed to have accepted validly tendered outstanding notes when, as, and if we have given oral or written notice of our acceptance to the exchange agent. The exchange agent will act as our agent for the tendering holders for the purpose of receiving the registered notes from us. If we do not accept any tendered notes because of an invalid tender, the occurrence of other events set forth in this prospectus or otherwise, we will return certificates for any unaccepted old notes, without expense, to the tendering holder as promptly as practicable after the expiration date.

 

You will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, except as set forth below under “—Transfer Taxes,” transfer taxes with respect to the exchange of your old notes in the exchange offer. We will pay all charges and expenses, other than applicable taxes, in connection with the exchange offer. See “—Fees and Expenses” below.

 

Expiration Date; Amendments

 

The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on             , 2004, unless we determine, in our sole discretion, to extend the exchange offer, in which case, it will expire at the later date and time to which it is extended. We do not intend to extend the exchange offer, although we reserve the right to do so. If we determine to extend the exchange offer, we do not intend to extend it beyond             , 2004. If we extend the

 

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exchange offer, we will give oral or written notice of the extension to the exchange agent and give each registered holder notice by means of a press release or other public announcement of any extension prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the scheduled expiration date.

 

We also reserve the right, in our sole discretion,

 

(1) to delay accepting any old notes or, if any of the conditions set forth below under “—Conditions” have not been satisfied or waived, to terminate the exchange offer by giving oral or written notice of the delay or termination to the exchange agent, or

 

(2) to amend the terms of the exchange offer in any manner, by complying with Rule 14e-l(d) under the Exchange Act to the extent that rule applies.

 

We acknowledge and undertake to comply with the provisions of Rule 14e-l(c) under the Exchange Act, which requires us to pay the consideration offered, or return the old notes surrendered for exchange, promptly after the termination or withdrawal of the exchange offer. We will notify you as promptly as we can of any extension, termination or amendment.

 

Procedures for Tendering

 

Book-Entry Interests

 

The old notes were issued as global securities in fully registered form without interest coupons. Beneficial interests in the global securities, held by direct or indirect participants in DTC, are shown on, and transfers of these interests are effected only through, records maintained in book-entry form by DTC with respect to its participants.

 

If you hold your old notes in the form of book-entry interests and you wish to tender your old notes for exchange pursuant to the exchange offer, you must transmit to the exchange agent on or prior to the expiration date either:

 

(1) a written or facsimile copy of a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, including all other documents required by the letter of transmittal, to the exchange agent at the address set forth on the cover page of the letter of transmittal; or

 

(2) a computer-generated message transmitted by means of DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program system and received by the exchange agent and forming a part of a confirmation of book-entry transfer, in which you acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal.

 

In addition, in order to deliver old notes held in the form of book-entry interests:

 

(1) a timely confirmation of book-entry transfer of the notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfers described below under “—Book-Entry Transfer” must be received by the exchange agent prior to the expiration date; or

 

(2) you must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.

 

The method of delivery of old notes and the letter of transmittal and all other required documents to the exchange agent is at your election and risk. Instead of delivery by mail, we recommend that you use an overnight or hand delivery service. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure delivery to the exchange agent before the expiration date. You should not send the letter of transmittal or old notes to us. You may request your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, or nominee to effect the above transactions for you.

 

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Certificated Old Notes

 

Only registered holders of certificated old notes may tender those notes in the exchange offer. If your old notes are certificated notes and you wish to tender those notes for exchange pursuant to the exchange offer, you must transmit to the exchange agent on or prior to the expiration date, a written or facsimile copy of a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, including all other required documents, to the address set forth below under “—Exchange Agent.” In addition, in order to validly tender your certificated old notes:

 

(1) the certificates representing your old notes must be received by the exchange agent prior to the expiration date or

 

(2) you must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.

 

Procedures Applicable to All Holders

 

If you tender an old note and you do not withdraw the tender prior to the expiration date, you will have made an agreement with us in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal.

 

If your old notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and you wish to tender your notes, you should contact the registered holder promptly and instruct the registered holder to tender on your behalf. If you wish to tender on your own behalf, you must, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and delivering your old notes, either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the old notes in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder. The transfer of registered ownership may take considerable time.

 

Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an eligible institution unless:

 

(1) old notes tendered in the exchange offer are tendered either

 

(A) by a registered holder who has not completed the box entitled “Special Registration Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” on the letter of transmittal or

 

(B) for the account of an eligible institution; and

 

(2) the box entitled “Special Registration Instructions” on the letter of transmittal has not been completed.

 

If signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal are required to be guaranteed, the guarantee must be by a financial institution, which includes most banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses, that is a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program or the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program.

 

If the letter of transmittal is signed by a person other than you, your old notes must be endorsed or accompanied by a properly completed bond power and signed by you as your name appears on those old notes.

 

If the letter of transmittal or any old notes or bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations, or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, those persons should so indicate when signing. Unless we waive this requirement, in this instance you must submit with the letter of transmittal proper evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to act on your behalf.

 

We will determine, in our sole discretion, all questions regarding the validity, form, eligibility, including time of receipt, acceptance and withdrawal of tendered old notes. This determination will be final and binding.

 

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We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all old notes not properly tendered or any old notes our acceptance of which would, in the opinion of our counsel, be unlawful. We also reserve the right to waive any defects, irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular old notes. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer, including the instructions in the letter of transmittal, will be final and binding on all parties.

 

You must cure any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of your old notes within the time period we will determine unless we waive that defect or irregularity. Although we intend to notify you of defects or irregularities with respect to your tender of old notes, neither we, the exchange agent nor any other person will incur any liability for failure to give this notification. Your tender will not be deemed to have been made and your notes will be returned to you if:

 

(1) you improperly tender your old notes;

 

(2) you have not cured any defects or irregularities in your tender; and

 

(3) we have not waived those defects, irregularities or improper tender.

 

The exchange agent will return your notes, unless otherwise provided in the letter of transmittal, as soon as practicable following the expiration of the exchange offer.

 

In addition, we reserve the right in our sole discretion to:

 

(1) purchase or make offers for, or offer registered notes for, any old notes that remain outstanding subsequent to the expiration of the exchange offer;

 

(2) terminate the exchange offer; and

 

(3) to the extent permitted by applicable law, purchase notes in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.

 

The terms of any of these purchases or offers could differ from the terms of the exchange offer.

 

By tendering, you will represent to us that, among other things:

 

(1) the registered notes to be acquired by you in the exchange offer are being acquired in the ordinary course of your business,

 

(2) you are not engaging in and do not intend to engage in a distribution of the registered notes to be acquired by you in the exchange offer,

 

(3) you do not have an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the registered notes to be acquired by you in the exchange offer and

 

(4) you are not our “affiliate,” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

 

In all cases, issuance of registered notes for old notes that are accepted for exchange in the exchange offer will be made only after timely receipt by the exchange agent of certificates for your old notes or a timely book-entry confirmation of your old notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC, a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, or a computer-generated message instead of the letter of transmittal, and all other required documents. If any tendered old notes are not accepted for any reason set forth in the terms and conditions of the exchange offer or if old notes are submitted for a greater principal amount than you desire to exchange, the unaccepted or non-exchanged old notes, or old notes in substitution therefor, will be returned without expense to you. In addition, in the case of old notes, tendered by book-entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at DTC pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures described below, the non-exchanged old notes will be credited to your account maintained with DTC, as promptly as practicable after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer.

 

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Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

 

If you desire to tender your old notes and your old notes are not immediately available or one of the situations described in the immediately preceding paragraph occurs, you may tender if:

 

(1) you tender through an eligible financial institution;

 

(2) on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date, the exchange agent receives from an eligible institution, a written or facsimile copy of a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery, substantially in the form provided by us; and

 

(3) the certificates for all certificated old notes, in proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation, and all other documents required by the letter of transmittal, are received by the exchange agent within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the date of execution of the notice of guaranteed delivery.

 

The notice of guaranteed delivery may be sent by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery. The notice of guaranteed delivery must set forth:

 

(1) your name and address;

 

(2) the amount of old notes you are tendering; and

 

(3) a statement that your tender is being made by the notice of guaranteed delivery and that you guarantee that within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the execution of the notice of guaranteed delivery, the eligible institution will deliver the following documents to the exchange agent:

 

(A) the certificates for all certificated old notes being tendered, in proper form for transfer or a book-entry confirmation of tender;

 

(B) a written or facsimile copy of the letter of transmittal, or a book-entry confirmation instead of the letter of transmittal; and

 

(C) any other documents required by the letter of transmittal.

 

Book-Entry Transfer

 

The exchange agent will establish an account with respect to the book-entry interests at DTC for purposes of the exchange offer promptly after the date of this prospectus. You must deliver your book-entry interest by book-entry transfer to the account maintained by the exchange agent at DTC. Any financial institution that is a participant in DTC’s systems may make book-entry delivery of book-entry interests by causing DTC to transfer the book-entry interests into the exchange agent’s account at DTC in accordance with DTC’s procedures for transfer.

 

If one of the following situations occur:

 

(1) you cannot deliver a book-entry confirmation of book-entry delivery of your book-entry interests into the exchange agent’s account at DTC; or

 

(2) you cannot deliver all other documents required by the letter of transmittal to the exchange agent prior to the expiration date,

 

then you must tender your book-entry interests according to the guaranteed delivery procedures discussed above.

 

Withdrawal Rights

 

You may withdraw tenders of your old notes at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

 

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For your withdrawal to be effective, the exchange agent must receive a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal at its address set forth below under “—Exchange Agent” prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

 

The notice of withdrawal must:

 

(1) state your name;

 

(2) identify the specific old notes to be withdrawn, including the certificate number or numbers and the principal amount of withdrawn notes;

 

(3) be signed by you in the same manner as you signed the letter of transmittal when you tendered your old notes, including any required signature guarantees or be accompanied by documents of transfer sufficient for the exchange agent to register the transfer of the old notes into your name; and

 

(4) specify the name in which the old notes are to be registered, if different from yours.

 

We will determine all questions regarding the validity, form and eligibility, including time of receipt, of withdrawal notices. Our determination will be final and binding on all parties. Any old notes withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the exchange offer. Any old notes which have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to you without cost as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the exchange offer. Properly withdrawn old notes may be retendered by following one of the procedures described under “—Procedures for Tendering” above at any time on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

 

Conditions

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the exchange offer and subject to our obligations under the registration rights agreement, we will not be required to accept for exchange, or to issue registered notes in exchange for, any old notes and may terminate or amend the exchange offer, if at any time before the acceptance of any old notes for exchange any of the following events occur:

 

(1) any injunction, order or decree has been issued by any court or any governmental agency that would prohibit, prevent or otherwise materially impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer; or

 

(2) the exchange offer violates any applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the Commission.

 

These conditions are for our sole benefit and we may assert them regardless of the circumstances giving rise to them, subject to applicable law. We also may waive in whole or in part at any time and from time to time any particular condition in our sole discretion. If we waive a condition, we may be required in order to comply with applicable securities laws, to extend the expiration date of the exchange offer. Our failure at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights will not be deemed a waiver of these rights and these rights will be deemed ongoing rights which may be asserted at any time and from time to time.

 

In addition, we will not accept for exchange any old notes tendered, and no registered notes will be issued in exchange for any of those old notes, if at the time the notes are tendered any stop order is threatened by the Commission or in effect with respect to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

 

The exchange offer is not conditioned on any minimum principal amount of old notes being tendered for exchange.

 

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Exchange Agent

 

We have appointed HSBC Bank USA as exchange agent for the exchange offer. Questions, requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of the prospectus, the letter of transmittal and other related documents should be directed to the exchange agent addressed as follows:

 

By Registered or Certified Mail, by Hand

or by Overnight Courier:

 

HSBC Bank USA

One Hanson Place

Lower Level

Brooklyn, New York 11243

Attention: Issuer Services

By Facsimile:

(718) 488-4488

 

By Telephone:

(718) 488-4475

 

The exchange agent also acts as trustee under the indenture.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

We will not pay brokers, dealers, or others soliciting acceptances of the exchange offer. The principal solicitation is being made by mail. Additional solicitations, however, may be made in person or by telephone by our officers and employees.

 

We will pay the estimated cash expenses to be incurred in connection with the exchange offer. These are estimated in the aggregate to be approximately $25,000 which includes fees and expenses of the exchange agent, accounting, legal, printing and related fees and expenses.

 

Transfer Taxes

 

You will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in connection with a tender of your old notes for exchange unless you instruct us to register registered notes in the name of, or request that old notes not tendered or not accepted in the exchange offer be returned to, a person other than the registered tendering holder, in which event the registered tendering holder will be responsible for the payment of any applicable transfer tax.

 

Accounting Treatment

 

We will not recognize any gain or loss for accounting purposes upon the consummation of the exchange offer. We will amortize the expense of the exchange offer over the term of the registered notes under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table sets forth our consolidated cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of January 31, 2004 on an actual basis and on an as adjusted basis to reflect the redemption of $84.3 million aggregate principal amount of the 10 3/8% Notes on February 12, 2004.

 

We urge you to read this information in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Description of Other Indebtedness” and our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes incorporated by reference in and included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     As of January 31, 2004

 
     Actual

   As Adjusted

 
     (in thousands)  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 89,087    $ —   (1)
    

  


Short-term debt:

               

Revolving credit facility(1)(2)

   $ —      $ 225  

Long-term debt:

               

8.84% Mortgage Notes due 2004

     4,835      4,835  

11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2011

     8,802      8,802  

10 3/8% Senior Notes due 2007

     84,285      —    

7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014

     225,000      225,000  

8.5% Subordinated Debentures due 2004

     2,167      2,167  
    

  


Total debt

   $ 325,089    $ 241,029  

Convertible, redeemable preferred stock:

               

Series D convertible preferred stock, $.01 par value (liquidation preference $120 per share); 1,000,000 shares authorized, 226,955 issued and outstanding actual and as adjusted

     10,793      10,793  

Shareholders’ equity

     210,959      208,272 (3)
    

  


Total capitalization

   $ 546,841    $ 460,094  
    

  



(1) Adjusted to reflect the redemption of the 10 3/8% Notes on February 12, 2004 and the payment of interest accrued through the date of redemption.
(2) As of March 5, 2004, approximately $65.3 million was outstanding under our revolving credit facility and $64.1 million was available for borrowing thereunder.
(3) Adjusted to reflect the after-tax charges of $2.7 million related to the premiums and the write-off of deferred financing fees associated with the redemption of the 10 3/8% Notes.

 

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The following table sets forth our selected consolidated financial data for and as of the fiscal years ended January 31, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. The selected consolidated financial data for each of the fiscal years ended January 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004 and as of January 31, 2003 and 2004 were derived from the audited consolidated financial statements, which are incorporated by reference herein. The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the notes related thereto incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

     Fiscal Year Ended January 31,

 
     2000

    2001(1)

    2002

    2003

    2004

 
     (in thousands)  

Selected Income Statement Data:

                                        

Net sales(2)

   $ 349,083     $ 372,633     $ 668,097     $ 752,041     $ 814,425  

Cost of sales

     262,337       276,595       422,705       444,628       478,648  
    


 


 


 


 


Gross profit(2)

     86,746       96,038       245,392       307,413       335,777  

Selling, general and administrative(2)

     30,633       43,120       208,944       216,504       242,590  

Depreciation and amortization

     11,166       12,124       30,585       22,700       20,857  
    


 


 


 


 


Income from operations

     44,947       40,794       5,863       68,209       72,330  

Interest expense

     (19,412 )     (20,167 )     (44,763 )     (43,075 )     (39,593 )

Debt extinguishment charges

     —         —         —         —         (34,808 )

Other income (expense)

     (204 )     900       49       75       (5 )
    


 


 


 


 


Income (loss) before income taxes

     25,331       21,527       (38,851 )     25,209       (2,076 )

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     10,002       8,091       (9,014 )     7,059       (4,112 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

     15,329       13,436       (29,837 )     18,150       2,036  
    


 


 


 


 


Other Data:

                                        

EBITDA(3)

   $ 55,909     $ 53,818     $ 36,497 (4)   $ 90,984     $ 58,374 (5)

Capital expenditures

     (3,700 )     (5,207 )     (9,972 )     (9,757 )     (13,838 )

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(6)

     2.3x       2.0x       —         1.6x       —    

 

     Fiscal Year Ended January 31,

     2000

   2001

   2002

   2003

   2004

     (in thousands)

Balance Sheet Data (at period end):

                                  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 22,144    $ 17,695    $ 15,913    $ 22,663    $ 89,087

Inventories

     129,808      210,497      192,736      200,876      193,382

Working capital

     173,005      183,494      190,290      216,461      220,843

Total assets

     309,632      583,147      596,765      627,620      698,079

Debt:

                                  

Short-term debt

     —        22,945      7,700      2,068      —  

Long-term debt

     176,805      332,291      328,433      320,329      325,089
    

  

  

  

  

Total debt

   $ 176,805    $ 355,236    $ 336,133    $ 322,397      325,089
    

  

  

  

  

Convertible, redeemable preferred stock

     —        8,542      11,980      15,634      10,793

Shareholders’ equity

     82,287      134,887      111,934      131,844      210,959

(1) The acquisition of the Elizabeth Arden business was consummated on January 23, 2001. Income statement data for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2001 includes eight days of results from the Elizabeth Arden business.
(2) Effective February 1, 2002, we adopted Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 01-09 “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer,” which codifies and reconciles EITF No. 00-14 “Accounting for Certain Sales Incentives” and EITF No. 00-25 “Accounting for Consideration from a Vendor to a Retailer in Connection with the Purchase or Promotion of the Vendor’s Products.” Therefore, for all fiscal years presented, we have reclassified certain costs from selling, general and administrative expense as reductions to net sales and gross profit. These reclassifications have no impact on income from operations or net income. See Note 3 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

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(3) EBITDA is defined as net income plus (less) the provision for (benefit from) income taxes, plus interest expense, plus depreciation and amortization expense. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to operating income (loss) or net income (loss) (as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) as a measure of our operating performance or to net cash provided by operating, investing and financing activities (as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) as a measure of our ability to meet cash needs. We believe that EBITDA is a performance measure commonly reported and widely used by investors and other interested parties as a measure of a company’s operating performance and debt servicing ability because it assists in comparing performance on a consistent basis without regard to capital structure (particularly where acquisitions are involved); depreciation and amortization, which can vary significantly depending upon accounting methods (particularly when acquisitions are involved) or non-operating factors (such as historical cost). Accordingly, as a result of our capital structure and the accounting method used for our acquisitions we believe EBITDA is a relevant measure. This information has been disclosed here to permit a more complete comparative analysis of our operating performance relative to other companies and of our debt servicing ability. EBITDA, may not, however, be comparable in all instances to other similar types of measures.

 

The following is a reconciliation of net income (loss), as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, to EBITDA (in thousands):

 

     Fiscal Year Ended January 31,

 
     2000

   2001

   2002

    2003

   2004

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 15,329    $ 13,436    $ (29,837 )   $ 18,150    $ 2,036  

Plus (less):

                                     

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     10,001      8,091      (9,014 )     7,059      (4,112 )

Interest expense

     19,412      20,167      44,763       43,075      39,593  

Depreciation and amortization

     11,167      12,124      30,585       22,700      20,857  
    

  

  


 

  


EBITDA

   $ 55,909    $ 53,818    $ 36,497     $ 90,984    $ 58,374  
    

  

  


 

  


 

(4) EBITDA for fiscal 2002 reflects an estimated $20.5 million of lower gross profits due to high cost Elizabeth Arden inventory owned prior to the acquisition and sold during the fiscal year, a $10.3 million inventory charge incurred in the second quarter and a $500,000 charge incurred in the fourth quarter for restructuring. The Elizabeth Arden products we purchased prior to the acquisition were carried at a higher cost and resulted in a lower gross margin than sales of Elizabeth Arden products we manufactured after the acquisition.
(5) EBITDA for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004 includes debt extinguishment charges of $34.8 million and restructuring charges of $2.3 million. Excluding these charges, EBITDA would have been $95.4 million.
(6) Earnings are the sum of net income (loss), taxes and fixed charges. Fixed charges are interest, amortization of debt expense and debt issue premiums and a portion of rental expense that is a reasonable approximation of the interest factor. For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2002 and January 31, 2004, earnings are insufficient to cover fixed charges as evidenced by a less than one-to-one coverage ratio as shown above. Additional earnings of approximately $38.9 million and $2.1 million were necessary for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2002 and January 31, 2004, respectively, to provide a one-to-one coverage ratio.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

We have a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks, for which JP Morgan Chase Bank is the administrative agent, that provides for borrowings on a revolving basis of up to $200.0 million with a $25.0 million sublimit for letters of credit. The revolving credit facility matures in January 2006 and is guaranteed by all of our U.S. subsidiaries. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility are limited to 85% of eligible accounts receivable and 65% of eligible inventory and are collateralized by a first priority lien on all of our U.S. accounts receivable and inventory. Our obligations under the revolving credit facility rank pari passu, or equal in right of payment, with our 11 3/4% Notes and will rank senior in right of payment to the notes offered hereby.

 

The revolving credit facility has only one financial maintenance covenant, which is a fixed charge coverage ratio that must be maintained at not less than 1.1 to 1 if average borrowing availability declines to less than $50.0 million. No financial maintenance covenant was applicable for any fiscal quarter during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004. The revolving credit facility prohibits the payment of dividends on our common stock and other distributions to common shareholders and restricts us from incurring additional non-trade indebtedness (other than refinancing and certain small amounts of indebtedness), except that we are permitted to repurchase up to $4.0 million of common stock.

 

Borrowings under the revolving credit portion of the credit facility bear interest at a floating rate based on the “Applicable Margin,” which is determined by reference to a specific financial ratio. At our option, the Applicable Margin may be applied to either the LIBOR or the prime rate. We entered into an amendment to the credit facility effective February 25, 2004 to reduce the interest rates changed on LIBOR Loans and base rate loans. The amendment changed the reference ratio for determining the Applicable Margin from a consolidated debt to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) ratio to a fixed charge coverage ratio. As a result of the amendment, the Applicable Margin was decreased to a range of 2.00% to 2.75% from a range of 2.25% to 3.00% for LIBOR loans and to a range of 0.25% to 1.00% from a range of 0.5% to 1.25% for prime rate borrowings. As of January 31, 2004, the Applicable Margin was 2.75% for LIBOR loans and 1.00% for prime rate loans. At February 29, 2004, the Applicable Margin was 2.25% for LIBOR loans and 0.50% for prime rate loans. The commitment fee on the unused portion of the credit facility ranges from 0.25% to 0.50% per year.

 

As of January 31, 2004, we had no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility and had letters of credit of $0.1 million outstanding, as compared with a balance of $2.1 million and letters of credit of $0.3 million outstanding as of January 31, 2003. As of January 31, 2004, the remaining availability under the credit facility, based upon eligible receivables and inventories, was approximately $129.5 million. We used a portion of the proceeds from the sale of our 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 completed on January 13, 2004 to temporarily pay down borrowings under the credit facility and then called for the redemption of our remaining 10 3/8% Notes, which were redeemed on February 12, 2004.

 

We are permitted to voluntarily prepay the obligations without any penalty, other than breakage costs, or premium at any time under the revolving credit facility and to permanently reduce the amount committed under the revolving credit facility.

 

Other Indebtedness

 

Mortgage Note.    In June 1996, we obtained a $6.0 million mortgage on our Miami Lakes facility. The mortgage note provides for monthly payments of interest at 8.84% and a 20-year amortization schedule. The outstanding principal balance of the mortgage note is due and payable in June 2004. The mortgage note is secured by a first priority lien on the Miami Lakes facility. As of October 25, 2003, $4.9 million principal amount of the mortgage note was outstanding. We plan to cease conducting distribution activities from the Miami Lakes facility at the end of January 2004 and sell the facility after that time.

 

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11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes.    In connection with the acquisition of the Elizabeth Arden business, we issued $160.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 11 3/4% Notes. The 11 3/4% Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated January 21, 2001 with HSBC Bank USA, as trustee. The 11 3/4% Notes rank pari passu in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior debt, including the revolving credit facility, except to the extent of any security interest securing such other debt, and rank senior in right of payment to all existing and future subordinated indebtedness of ours, including the registered notes. In connection with the consent solicitation associated with the Tender Offer, we executed a supplemental indenture with the Trustee which substantially eliminates all of the restrictive covenants and the 11 3/4% Notes are no longer secured by a lien on the collateral. See “Prospectus Summary—Recent Developments.” As of October 25, 2003, we had $160.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 11 3/4% Notes outstanding. On November 17, 2003, we redeemed $56.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 11 3/4% Notes with the net proceeds from a public offering of common stock. On January 29, 2004, we received tenders from over 85% of the outstanding principal amount of 11 3/4% Notes. We used a portion of the net proceeds from the original notes offering to purchase $95.2 million aggregate principal amount of 11 3/4% Notes that were validly tendered. We currently have approximately $8.8 million aggregate principal amount of our 11 3/4% Notes outstanding.

 

8.5% Subordinated Debentures.    The 8.5% Subordinated Debentures were issued in connection with the acquisition of certain assets of Fragrance Marketing Group, Inc. in May 1996. The remaining principal balance of $2.2 million of 8.5% Subordinated Debentures is due May 2004. The 8.5% Subordinated Debentures are and will be subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future indebtedness of ours, including the revolving credit facility, our 11 3/4% Notes and the notes offered hereby.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTERED NOTES

 

You can find the definitions of certain terms used in this description under the subheading “Certain Definitions.” In this description, “Elizabeth Arden” refers only to Elizabeth Arden, Inc. and not to any of its subsidiaries.

 

We will issue the registered notes pursuant to the indenture among ourselves, the Guarantors and HSBC Bank USA, as trustee, that we entered into on January 13, 2004 in connection with the issuance of the old notes. The terms of the registered notes will include those stated in the indenture and those made part of the indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”).

 

The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the indenture. It does not restate that agreement in its entirety. You are encouraged to read the indenture because it, and not this description, defines your rights as holders of the notes. Unless specifically stated, all descriptions apply to both the old notes and the registered notes.

 

The registered holder of a note will be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. Only registered holders will have rights under the indenture.

 

Brief Description of the Registered Notes and the Registered Note Guarantees

 

The Registered Notes

 

The registered notes:

 

    will be general unsecured obligations of Elizabeth Arden;

 

    will be subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future Senior Debt of Elizabeth Arden; and

 

    will be unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors.

 

The Registered Note Guarantees

 

The registered notes will be guaranteed by all of Elizabeth Arden’s Domestic Subsidiaries.

 

Each guarantee of the registered notes:

 

    will be a general unsecured obligation of the Guarantor; and

 

    will be subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future Senior Debt of that Guarantor.

 

As of January 31, 2004, after giving effect to the redemption of $84.3 million of the 10 3/8% Notes, Elizabeth Arden and the Guarantors would have had total Senior Debt of approximately $13.7 million. As indicated above and as discussed in detail below under the caption “—Subordination,” payments on the registered notes and under these guarantees will be subordinated to the payment of Senior Debt. The indenture will permit Elizabeth Arden and the Guarantors to incur additional Senior Debt.

 

Not all of Elizabeth Arden’s Subsidiaries will guarantee the registered notes. As of January 31, 2004, non-guarantor Subsidiaries would have had no indebtedness outstanding other than intercompany indebtedness. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of any of these non-guarantor Subsidiaries, the non-guarantor Subsidiaries will pay the holders of their debt and their trade creditors before they will be able to distribute any of their assets to us. Our non-guarantor subsidiaries generated approximately 33% of our consolidated revenues in fiscal 2004 and held 24% of our consolidated assets as of January 31, 2004.

 

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As of the date of the indenture, all of Elizabeth Arden’s Subsidiaries will be “Restricted Subsidiaries.” However, under the circumstances described below under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries,” Elizabeth Arden will be permitted to designate certain of its Subsidiaries as “Unrestricted Subsidiaries.” Elizabeth Arden will also be permitted to designate certain of its Subsidiaries as “Receivables Subsidiaries” in connection with Qualified Receivables Transactions. Properly designated Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Receivables Subsidiaries will not be subject to many of the restrictive covenants in the indenture and will not guarantee the notes.

 

Principal, Maturity and Interest

 

Elizabeth Arden initially issued $225.0 million in aggregate principal amount of old notes in the original notes offering. Elizabeth Arden may issue additional 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 under the indenture from time to time. Any issuance of these additional notes is subject to all of the covenants in the indenture, including the covenant described below under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.” The notes and any additional notes subsequently issued under the indenture will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. Elizabeth Arden will issue registered notes in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The notes will mature on January 15, 2014.

 

Interest on the notes will accrue at the rate of 7 3/4% per annum and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15, commencing on August 15, 2004. Elizabeth Arden will make each interest payment to the holders of record on the immediately preceding February 1 and August 1.

 

Interest on the notes will accrue from the date of original issuance or, if interest has already been paid, from the date it was most recently paid. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

Methods of Receiving Payments on the Notes

 

If a holder of notes has given wire transfer instructions to Elizabeth Arden, Elizabeth Arden will pay all principal, interest and premium and Additional Interest, if any, on that holder’s notes in accordance with those instructions. All other payments on the notes will be made at the office or agency of the paying agent and registrar within the City and State of New York unless Elizabeth Arden elects to make interest payments by check mailed to the noteholders at their address set forth in the register of holders.

 

Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes

 

The trustee will initially act as paying agent and registrar. Elizabeth Arden may change the paying agent or registrar without prior notice to the holders of the notes, and Elizabeth Arden or any of its Subsidiaries may act as paying agent or registrar.

 

Transfer and Exchange

 

A holder may transfer or exchange notes in accordance with the indenture. The registrar and the trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents in connection with a transfer of notes. Holders will be required to pay all taxes due on transfer. Elizabeth Arden will not be required to transfer or exchange any note selected for redemption. Also, Elizabeth Arden will not be required to transfer or exchange any note for a period of 15 days before a selection of notes to be redeemed.

 

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Note Guarantees

 

The notes will be guaranteed by each of Elizabeth Arden’s current and future Domestic Subsidiaries that either guarantees or incurs any Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness that is not pledged to secure third-party indebtedness); provided, however, that any Domestic Subsidiary that constitutes an Immaterial Subsidiary need not become a Guarantor until such time as it ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary; provided further, however, that properly designated Receivables Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries will not guarantee the notes. These Note Guarantees will be joint and several obligations of the Guarantors. Each Note Guarantee will be subordinated to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt of that Guarantor. The obligations of each Guarantor under its Note Guarantee will be limited as necessary to prevent that Note Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law. See “Risk Factors—Federal and state statutes allow courts, under specific circumstances, to void guarantees and require note holders to return payments received from guarantors.”

 

A Guarantor may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, (other than Elizabeth Arden or another Guarantor,) unless:

 

  (1) immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

 

  (2) either:

 

  (a) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger, if other than such Guarantor, assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under the indenture, its Note Guarantee and the registration rights agreement pursuant to a supplemental indenture satisfactory to the trustee; or

 

  (b) in the case of a sale or disposition constituting an Asset Sale, the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of the indenture.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its assets and properties to Elizabeth Arden or to a Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden that is a Guarantor.

 

The Note Guarantee of a Guarantor will be released:

 

  (1) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of that Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation or otherwise) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden, if the sale or other disposition does not violate the “Asset Sale” provisions of the indenture;

 

  (2) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of that Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden, if the sale or other disposition does not violate the “Asset Sale” provisions of the indenture;

 

  (3) if Elizabeth Arden designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a Receivables Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of the indenture; or

 

  (4) upon legal defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the indenture as provided below under the captions “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” and “—Satisfaction and Discharge.”

 

Subordination

 

The payment of principal, interest and premium and Additional Interest, if any, on the notes will be subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Senior Debt of Elizabeth Arden, including Senior Debt incurred after the date of the indenture.

 

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The holders of Senior Debt will be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of all Obligations due in respect of Senior Debt (including interest after the commencement of any bankruptcy proceeding at the rate specified in the applicable Senior Debt) before the holders of notes will be entitled to receive any payment with respect to the notes (except that holders of notes may receive and retain Permitted Junior Securities and payments made from either of the trusts described under “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” and “—Satisfaction and Discharge”), in the event of any distribution to creditors of Elizabeth Arden:

 

  (1) in a liquidation or dissolution of Elizabeth Arden;

 

  (2) in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding relating to Elizabeth Arden or its property;

 

  (3) in an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or

 

  (4) in any marshaling of Elizabeth Arden’s assets and liabilities.

 

Elizabeth Arden also may not make any payment in respect of the notes (except in Permitted Junior Securities or from the trusts described under “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” and “—Satisfaction and Discharge”) if:

 

  (1) a payment default on Designated Senior Debt occurs and is continuing beyond any applicable grace period; or

 

  (2) any other default occurs and is continuing on any series of Designated Senior Debt that permits holders of that series of Designated Senior Debt to accelerate its maturity and the trustee receives a notice of such default (a “Payment Blockage Notice”) from Elizabeth Arden or the holders of any Designated Senior Debt; provided, however, that until all Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement is paid in full, a Payment Blockage Notice can only be sent by an authorized representative of the holders of the Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement.

 

Payments on the notes may and will be resumed:

 

  (1) in the case of a payment default, upon the date on which such default is cured or waived; and

 

  (2) in the case of a nonpayment default, upon the earlier of the date on which such nonpayment default is cured or waived or 179 days after the date on which the applicable Payment Blockage Notice is received, unless the maturity of any Designated Senior Debt has been accelerated.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Elizabeth Arden may make payment on the notes if Elizabeth Arden and the trustee receive written notice approving such payment from the representative of Designated Senior Debt of Elizabeth Arden with respect to which either of the events set forth in clauses (1) or (2) of this paragraph has occurred and is continuing.

 

No new Payment Blockage Notice may be delivered unless and until:

 

  (1) 360 days have elapsed since the delivery of the immediately prior Payment Blockage Notice; and

 

  (2) all scheduled payments of principal, interest and premium and Additional Interest, if any, on the notes that have come due have been paid in full in cash.

 

No nonpayment default that existed or was continuing on the date of delivery of any Payment Blockage Notice to the trustee will be, or be made, the basis for a subsequent Payment Blockage Notice unless such default has been cured or waived for a period of not less than 90 days.

 

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If the trustee or any holder of the notes receives a payment in respect of the notes (except in Permitted Junior Securities or from the trusts described under “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” and “—Satisfaction and Discharge”) when:

 

  (1) the payment is prohibited by these subordination provisions; and

 

  (2) the trustee or the holder has actual knowledge that the payment is prohibited,

 

the trustee or the holder, as the case may be, will hold the payment in trust for the benefit of the holders of Senior Debt or their authorized representatives. Upon the proper written request of the holders of Senior Debt, the trustee or the holder, as the case may be, will deliver the amounts in trust to the holders of Senior Debt or their proper representative.

 

Any security interest, lien or other right, title or interest that the holders of the Senior Debt have in any property of Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor shall constitute first priority liens and security interests in such property to secure the payment and performance of the Senior Debt, and shall be superior to any security interest, lien, right, title or other interest held by the holders of the notes regardless of (a) the time, order or method of attachment or perfection of such security interests and liens; (b) the time or order of filing or recording of financing statements, mortgages or other documents filed or recorded to perfect security interests and liens in any property of Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor; (c) anything contained in any filing or agreement to which the holders of the Senior Debt now or hereafter may be a party; and (d) the rules for determining perfection or priority under the Uniform Commercial Code, real property laws or any other law governing the relative priorities of secured creditors. Any security interest, lien, right, title or other interest held by the holders of the notes shall be subordinate and junior to priority to any security interest, lien, right, title or other interest held by or on behalf of the holders of the Senior Debt.

 

The holders of the notes agree that the holders of the Senior Debt may at any time, and from time to time, either prior to or after any default by Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor: (a) advance or refuse to advance additional credit and make other accommodations to or for the account of any such party; (b) by written agreement or otherwise, extend, renew or change, modify, compromise, release, refuse to extend, renew, or change the Senior Debt or any part thereof and waive any default under all or any part thereof, and modify, rescind, or waive any provision of any related agreement or collateral undertaking, including, but not by way of limitation, any provision relating to acceleration of maturity; (c) fail to set off any or all accrued balances or deposit balances or any part thereof on the books of any holder of Senior Debt in favor of Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor and/or release the same; and (d) generally deal with Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor in such manner that the holders of Senior Debt may see fit, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any forbearance, failure, delay or refusal by such holder to exercise any rights or remedies that it may have against Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor, all without impairing or affecting the rights and remedies of the holders of the Senior Debt.

 

Elizabeth Arden must promptly notify holders of Senior Debt if payment on the notes is accelerated because of an Event of Default.

 

As a result of the subordination provisions described above, in the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of Elizabeth Arden, holders of notes may recover less ratably than creditors of Elizabeth Arden who are holders of Senior Debt. As a result of the obligation to deliver amounts received in trust to holders of Senior Debt, holders of notes may recover less ratably than trade creditors of Elizabeth Arden. See “Risk Factors—Your right to receive payments on the notes is junior to the right of the holders of all of our existing and future senior indebtedness.”

 

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Optional Redemption

 

At any time prior to January 15, 2007, Elizabeth Arden may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of notes issued under the indenture (including any additional notes) at a redemption price of 107.750% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of a Qualified Equity Offering; provided, however, that:

 

  (1) at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of notes issued under the indenture (including additional notes, but excluding notes held by Elizabeth Arden and its Subsidiaries) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and

 

  (2) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Qualified Equity Offering.

 

Except pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the notes will not be redeemable at Elizabeth Arden’s option prior to January 15, 2009. Elizabeth Arden will not, however, be prohibited from acquiring notes by other means, whether pursuant to a tender offer, open market transactions or otherwise.

 

On or after January 15, 2009, Elizabeth Arden may redeem all or a part of the notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on January 15 of the years indicated below, subject to the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date:

 

Year


   Percentage

 

2009

   103.875 %

2010

   102.583 %

2011

   101.292 %

2012 and thereafter

   100.000 %

 

Unless Elizabeth Arden defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the applicable redemption date.

 

Mandatory Redemption

 

Elizabeth Arden is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the notes.

 

Repurchase at the Option of Holders

 

Change of Control

 

If a Change of Control occurs, each holder of notes will have the right to require Elizabeth Arden to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000) of that holder’s notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer on the terms set forth in the indenture. In the Change of Control Offer, Elizabeth Arden will offer a Change of Control Payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the notes repurchased to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date. Within 60 days following any Change of Control, Elizabeth Arden will mail a notice to each holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase notes on the Change of Control Payment Date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, pursuant to the procedures required by the indenture and described in such notice. Elizabeth Arden will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the notes as a result of a Change of Control. To

 

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the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions of the indenture, Elizabeth Arden will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions of the indenture by virtue of such compliance.

 

On the Change of Control Payment Date, Elizabeth Arden will, to the extent lawful:

 

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

 

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

 

  (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the trustee the notes properly accepted together with an officers’ certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of notes or portions of notes being purchased by Elizabeth Arden.

 

The paying agent will promptly mail to each holder of notes properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for such notes, and the trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each holder a new note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the notes surrendered, if any. Elizabeth Arden will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

Prior to complying with any of the provisions of this “Change of Control” covenant, but in any event within 90 days following a Change of Control, Elizabeth Arden will either repay all outstanding Senior Debt or obtain the requisite consents, if any, under all agreements governing outstanding Senior Debt to permit the repurchase of notes required by this covenant. In such case, Elizabeth Arden’s failure to obtain such consent or repay such Senior Debt would likely constitute an Event of Default under such Senior Debt, which would, in turn, constitute a default under the indenture. In such circumstances, the subordination provisions in the indenture would likely restrict payments to the holders of notes.

 

The provisions described above that require Elizabeth Arden to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control will be applicable whether or not any other provisions of the indenture are applicable. Except as described above with respect to a Change of Control, the indenture does not contain provisions that permit the holders of the notes to require that Elizabeth Arden repurchase or redeem the notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar transaction.

 

Elizabeth Arden will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by Elizabeth Arden and purchases all notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, or (2) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to the indenture as described above under the caption “—Optional Redemption,” unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.

 

The definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating to the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of “all or substantially all” of the properties or assets of Elizabeth Arden and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of notes to require Elizabeth Arden to repurchase its notes as a result of a sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of the assets of Elizabeth Arden and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to another Person or group may be uncertain.

 

The Change of Control provisions described above may deter certain mergers, tender offers and other takeover attempts involving Elizabeth Arden by increasing the capital required to effectuate such transactions.

 

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Asset Sales

 

Elizabeth Arden will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:

 

  (1) Elizabeth Arden (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets sold, leased, transferred, conveyed or otherwise disposed of, or Equity Interests issued or sold;

 

  (2) In the case of Asset Sales involving consideration in excess of $10.0 million, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden and evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an officers’ certificate delivered to the trustee promptly after the consummation of such Asset Sale; and

 

  (3) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by Elizabeth Arden or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents. For purposes of this provision, each of the following will be deemed to be cash:

 

  (a) liabilities, as shown on Elizabeth Arden’s most recent consolidated balance sheet, of Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the notes or any Note Guarantee) that are unconditionally assumed by the transferee of any such assets;

 

  (b) securities, notes or other obligations received by Elizabeth Arden or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted within 90 days by Elizabeth Arden or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash, to the extent of the cash received in that conversion; and

 

  (c) stock or assets of the kind referred to in clauses (2), (3) or (4) of the next paragraph of this covenant.

 

For purposes of clause (3) of this paragraph, any liabilities of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not unconditionally assumed by the transferee of such asset in respect of which Elizabeth Arden and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries are not released from any future liabilities in connection therewith will not be considered consideration.

 

Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale, Elizabeth Arden (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) may apply such Net Proceeds at its option for any one or more of the following purposes:

 

  (1) to repay Senior Debt;

 

  (2) to acquire assets or Capital Stock of a Permitted Business;

 

  (3) to make a capital expenditure;

 

  (4) to acquire other assets that are not classified as current assets under GAAP and that are used or useful in a Permitted Business; or

 

  (5) any combination of the foregoing.

 

Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, Elizabeth Arden may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by the indenture.

 

Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in the second preceding paragraph will constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $10.0 million, within 30 days thereof, Elizabeth Arden will make an Asset Sale Offer to all holders of notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in the indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets to purchase the maximum principal amount of notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of purchase, and will be payable in cash. If

 

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any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, Elizabeth Arden may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of notes and other pari passu Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the trustee will select the notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.

 

Elizabeth Arden will comply with the requirements of Section 14(e) of, and Rule 14e-1 under, the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale provisions of the indenture, Elizabeth Arden will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Asset Sale provisions of the indenture by virtue of such compliance.

 

The agreements governing Elizabeth Arden’s outstanding Senior Debt currently prohibit Elizabeth Arden from purchasing any notes, and also provides that certain change of control or asset sale events with respect to Elizabeth Arden would constitute a default under these agreements. Any future credit agreements or other agreements relating to Senior Debt to which Elizabeth Arden becomes a party may contain similar restrictions and provisions. In the event a Change of Control or Asset Sale occurs at a time when Elizabeth Arden is prohibited from purchasing notes, Elizabeth Arden could seek the consent of its senior lenders to the purchase of notes or could attempt to refinance the borrowings that contain such prohibition. If Elizabeth Arden does not obtain such a consent or repay such borrowings, Elizabeth Arden will remain prohibited from purchasing notes. In such case, Elizabeth Arden’s failure to purchase tendered notes would constitute an Event of Default under the indenture which would, in turn, constitute a default under such Senior Debt. In such circumstances, the subordination provisions in the indenture would likely restrict payments to the holders of notes.

 

Selection and Notice

 

If less than all of the notes are to be redeemed, the trustee will select notes for redemption as follows:

 

  (1) if the notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the notes are listed; or

 

  (2) if the notes are not listed on any national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such method as the trustee deems fair and appropriate.

 

No notes of $1,000 or less can be redeemed in part. Notices of redemption will be mailed by first class mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of notes to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the indenture. Notices of redemption may not be conditional.

 

If any note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to that note will state the portion of the principal amount of that note that is to be redeemed. A new note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original note will be issued in the name of the holder of notes upon cancellation of the original note. Notes called for redemption become due on the date fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on notes or portions of notes called for redemption.

 

Certain Covenants

 

Restricted Payments

 

Elizabeth Arden will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

  (1)

declare or pay any dividend on, or make any other payment or distribution on account of, Elizabeth Arden’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any

 

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payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Elizabeth Arden) (other than dividends or distributions payable (a) in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Elizabeth Arden or (b) to Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden);

 

  (2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Elizabeth Arden) any Equity Interests of Elizabeth Arden or any direct or indirect parent of Elizabeth Arden (other than any shares of Series D preferred stock of Elizabeth Arden);

 

  (3) make any principal payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness of Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the notes or to any Note Guarantee (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among Elizabeth Arden and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except a payment of principal at the Stated Maturity thereof, other than the purchase, repurchase or other acquisition of any such subordinated Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance or acquisition; or

 

  (4) make any Restricted Investment

 

(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”),

 

unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:

 

  (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment;

 

  (2) Elizabeth Arden would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of the covenant described below under the caption “—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock;” and

 

  (3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the date of the indenture (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) of the next succeeding paragraph), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:

 

  (a) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of Elizabeth Arden for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the fiscal quarter in which the notes are originally issued to the end of Elizabeth Arden’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit); plus

 

  (b) 100% of the aggregate net proceeds received by Elizabeth Arden since the date of the indenture, including the Fair Market Value of property other than cash, (i) as a contribution to its common equity capital, (ii) from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of Elizabeth Arden (other than Disqualified Stock) or (iii) from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Stock or debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden); plus

 

  (c) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the date of the indenture is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the net cash proceeds received with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any); plus

 

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  (d) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden designated as such after the date of the indenture is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the date of the indenture, the fair market value of Elizabeth Arden’s Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation; plus

 

  (e) 50% of any dividends received by Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden after the date of the indenture from an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden, to the extent that such dividends were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of Elizabeth Arden for such period.

 

The preceding provisions will not prohibit:

 

  (1) the payment of any dividend or other distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or other distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or other distribution or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of the indenture;

 

  (2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden) of, Equity Interests of Elizabeth Arden (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to Elizabeth Arden; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will be excluded from clause (3)(b) of the preceding paragraph;

 

  (3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the notes or to any Note Guarantee with the net cash proceeds from a substantially concurrent incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

 

  (4) the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;

 

  (5)

so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden held by any current or former officer, director or employee of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided, however, that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $3.0 million in any calendar year; provided further, however, that Elizabeth Arden may carry over and make in subsequent calendar years, in addition to the amounts permitted for such calendar year, the amount of such repurchases, redemptions, acquisitions or retirements for value permitted to have been made but not made in any preceding calendar year up to a maximum of $9.0 million in any calendar year and in no event shall the amount of such repurchases, redemptions, acquisitions or retirements for value permitted to have been made pursuant to this clause (5) exceed $20.0 million in the aggregate; provided, further, that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed (i) the net cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Elizabeth Arden to employees, officers, directors or consultants of Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries that occurs after the date of the indenture (to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (3) above or previously applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (5)) plus (ii) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the date of the indenture less any amounts previously applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (5); provided, further, that the cancellation of Indebtedness owing to Elizabeth Arden from employees, officers, directors and consultants of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in

 

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connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests from such persons will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this covenant or any other provisions of the indenture; provided further that the net cash proceeds from such sales of Equity Interests described in clause (i) of this clause (5) shall be excluded from clause 3(b) of the preceding paragraph to the extent such proceeds have been or are applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (5);

 

  (6) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or rights to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options, warrants or rights;

 

  (7) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden issued on or after the date of the indenture in accordance with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test described below under the caption “—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock;”

 

  (8) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law or in connection with the settlement or other satisfaction of legal claims made pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of assets;

 

  (9) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, payments made to purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of Elizabeth Arden that is contractually subordinated to the notes pursuant to provisions requiring Elizabeth Arden to offer to purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value such Capital Stock or Indebtedness upon the occurrence of a “Change of Control,” as defined in the charter provisions, agreements or instruments governing such Capital Stock or Indebtedness; provided, however, that Elizabeth Arden has made a Change of Control Offer and has purchased all notes tendered in connection with that Change of Control Offer; and

 

  (10) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30.0 million since the date of the indenture.

 

The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by Elizabeth Arden or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

 

Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock

 

Elizabeth Arden will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “incur”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and Elizabeth Arden will not issue any Disqualified Stock and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that Elizabeth Arden may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock, and the Guarantors may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue preferred stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for Elizabeth Arden’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or such preferred stock is issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 2.0 to 1, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock or the preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period;

 

The first paragraph of this covenant will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):

 

  (1)

the incurrence by Elizabeth Arden and/or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Senior Debt and letters of credit under one or more Credit Facilities (with letters of credit being deemed to have a

 

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principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary thereunder) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of $200.0 million and the amount of the Borrowing Base;

 

  (2) the incurrence by Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness;

 

  (3) the incurrence by Elizabeth Arden and the Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the notes and the related Note Guarantees to be issued on the date of the indenture;

 

  (4) the incurrence by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings, purchase money obligations (including borrowings under a Credit Facility), or Acquired Debt, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement of property, plant, equipment or assets (in each case whether through the direct purchase of assets or through the purchase of Capital Stock of the Person owning such assets) used in the business of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (4), not to exceed $10.0 million at any time outstanding;

 

  (5) the incurrence by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness that was permitted by the indenture to be incurred under the first paragraph of this covenant or clauses (2), (3), (4), (5) or (12) of this paragraph;

 

  (6) the incurrence by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among Elizabeth Arden and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary); provided, however, that (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by Elizabeth Arden or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (6);

 

  (7) the issuance by any of Elizabeth Arden’s Restricted Subsidiaries to Elizabeth Arden or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary) of shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that:

 

  (a) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such preferred stock being held by a Person other than Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden; and

 

  (b) any sale or other transfer of any such preferred stock to a Person that is not either Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (7);

 

  (8) the incurrence by Elizabeth Arden and any Restricted Subsidiary of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business of Elizabeth Arden or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be;

 

  (9) the incurrence by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (10)

the guarantee by Elizabeth Arden or any of the Guarantors of Indebtedness of Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden that was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this covenant; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the

 

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notes, then the Guarantee shall be subordinated or pari passu, as applicable, to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;

 

  (11) the incurrence by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is covered within five business days;

 

  (12) the incurrence by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including without limitation, letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims or self insurance, or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims or self insurance; provided, however that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing or incurrence;

 

  (13) the incurrence by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness arising from agreements of Elizabeth Arden or such Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Capital Stock of Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided, however, that the maximum assumable liability in respect of that Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the Fair Market Value of those non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by Elizabeth Arden and/or that Restricted Subsidiary in connection with that disposition;

 

  (14) the incurrence by a Receivables Subsidiary of Indebtedness in a Qualified Receivables Transaction that is without recourse to Elizabeth Arden or to any other Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden or their assets (other than such Receivables Subsidiary and its assets and, as to Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings); and

 

  (15) the incurrence by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness, the issuance by Elizabeth Arden of Disqualified Stock or the issuance by a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden of preferred stock in an aggregate principal amount, accreted value or liquidation preference, as applicable, at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock incurred pursuant to this clause (15), not to exceed $30.0 million.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through (15) above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant, Elizabeth Arden will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this covenant. Indebtedness under Credit Facilities outstanding on the date on which notes are first issued and authenticated under the indenture will initially be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by clause of the definition of Permitted Debt. Indebtedness permitted by this covenant need not be permitted by reference to one provision permitting such Indebtedness but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this covenant permitting such Indebtedness.

 

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preferred stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this covenant; provided, however, in each such case, that the amount thereof is included in Fixed Charges, if so required, of Elizabeth Arden as accrued. Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values.

 

The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:

 

  (1) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount;

 

  (2) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and

 

  (3) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:

 

  (a) the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and

 

  (b) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.

 

No Layering of Debt

 

Elizabeth Arden will not incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness that is contractually subordinate or junior in right of payment to any Senior Debt of Elizabeth Arden and senior in right of payment to the notes. No Guarantor will incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness that is contractually subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Senior Debt of such Guarantor and senior in right of payment to such Guarantor’s Note Guarantee. No such Indebtedness will be considered to be senior by virtue of being secured on a first or junior priority basis.

 

Liens

 

Elizabeth Arden will not and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any Lien of any kind (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of their property or assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, securing Indebtedness unless all payments due under the indenture and the notes are secured on an equal and ratable basis with the obligations so secured until such time as such obligations are no longer secured by a Lien.

 

Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries

 

Elizabeth Arden will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

 

  (1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any indebtedness owed to Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

  (2) make loans or advances to Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or

 

  (3) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

 

  (1) agreements governing Existing Indebtedness and Credit Facilities permitted by the indenture to be incurred and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements;

 

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  (2) the indenture, the notes and the Note Guarantees or any other Indebtedness of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is pari passu in right of payment to the notes provided that the encumbrances or restrictions are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those in the indenture;

 

  (3) applicable law, rule, regulation or order;

 

  (4) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness or Capital Stock was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of the indenture to be incurred;

 

  (5) customary non-assignment provisions in leases, licenses or similar contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or that restrict the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset that is subject to a lease, license or similar contract;

 

  (6) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business, Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property purchased or leased of the nature described in clause (3) of the preceding paragraph;

 

  (7) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary or the assets of a Restricted Subsidiary pending the sale or other disposition;

 

  (8) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;

 

  (9) Liens permitted to be incurred under the provisions of the covenant described above under the caption “—Liens” that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;

 

  (10) provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets or property and other customary provisions in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into with the approval of Elizabeth Arden’s Board of Directors, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements;

 

  (11) Indebtedness or other contractual requirements of a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction; provided, however, that such restrictions apply only to such Receivables Subsidiary;

 

  (12) any transfer of, or agreement to transfer, or other option or right with respect to, any property or assets of Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise prohibited by the indenture; and

 

  (13) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business.

 

Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets

 

Elizabeth Arden will not, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not Elizabeth Arden is the surviving corporation); or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:

 

  (1)

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conveyance or other disposition has been made is a Person organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia;

 

  (2) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than Elizabeth Arden) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of Elizabeth Arden under the notes, the indenture and the registration rights agreement;

 

  (3) immediately after such transaction and any related financing transactions, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

 

  (4) Elizabeth Arden or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than Elizabeth Arden), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made would, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, either (a) be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of the covenant described above under the caption “—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” or (b) have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio that is greater than the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Elizabeth Arden immediately prior to such transaction.

 

In addition, Elizabeth Arden will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of it and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person.

 

This “Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets” covenant will not apply to (1) a merger of Elizabeth Arden with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating Elizabeth Arden in another jurisdiction or (2) any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Transactions with Affiliates

 

Elizabeth Arden will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of Elizabeth Arden (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”), unless:

 

  (1) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to Elizabeth Arden or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by Elizabeth Arden or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and

 

  (2) Elizabeth Arden delivers to the trustee:

 

  (a) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden set forth in an officers’ certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this covenant and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden; and

 

  (b) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $20.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness to Elizabeth Arden or such Subsidiary of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing.

 

The following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of the prior paragraph:

 

  (1)

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such Restricted Subsidiary, including, without limitation, the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights or other stock-based incentive awards (other than Disqualified Stock) in the ordinary course of business of Elizabeth Arden or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, provided that any non-stock payments by Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the grant or exercise or other settlement of such stock options, stock appreciation rights or other stock-based incentive awards are permitted under the provisions of the indenture described above under “—Restricted Payments;”

 

  (2) transactions between or among Elizabeth Arden and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

  (3) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden) that is an Affiliate of Elizabeth Arden solely because Elizabeth Arden owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;

 

  (4) the payment of reasonable fees, expense reimbursement and customary indemnification, advances and other similar arrangements to directors and officers of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

  (5) any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Elizabeth Arden to Affiliates of Elizabeth Arden;

 

  (6) Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments that do not violate the provisions of the indenture described above under the caption “—Restricted Payments;”

 

  (7) reasonable loans or advances to employees of Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business of Elizabeth Arden or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be;

 

  (8) purchases and sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (9) any transactions with a joint venture engaged in a Permitted Business; provided, however, that all of the outstanding ownership interests of such joint venture are owned only by Elizabeth Arden, its Restricted Subsidiaries and Persons who are not Affiliates of Elizabeth Arden;

 

  (10) scheduled payments of principal and interest with respect to Existing Indebtedness and dividends with respect to the Series D convertible preferred stock of Elizabeth Arden;

 

  (11) transactions effected as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction otherwise permitted under the indenture; and

 

  (12) transactions between or among Elizabeth Arden and its Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business.

 

Additional Note Guarantees

 

If Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquires or creates another Domestic Subsidiary after the date of the indenture that either Guarantees or incurs any Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness that is not pledged to secure third-party Indebtedness), then that newly acquired or created Domestic Subsidiary will become a Guarantor and execute a supplemental indenture and deliver an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the trustee within 20 business days of the date on which it was acquired or created; provided, however, that any Domestic Subsidiary that constitutes an Immaterial Subsidiary need not become a Guarantor until such time as it ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary; provided further, however, that all Subsidiaries that have properly been designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries or Receivables Subsidiaries in accordance with the indenture for so long as they continue to constitute Unrestricted Subsidiaries or Receivables Subsidiaries, as applicable, will not have to comply with the requirements of this covenant. Each subsidiary guarantee will be limited to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed by that Domestic Subsidiary without rendering the subsidiary guarantee, as it relates to such Domestic Subsidiary, void or voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

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Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

 

The Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as Unrestricted will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under the covenant described above under the caption “—Restricted Payments” or under one or more clauses of the definition of Permitted Investments, as determined by Elizabeth Arden. That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if that redesignation would not cause a Default.

 

Any designation of a Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the trustee by filing with the trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an officers’ certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by the covenant described above under the caption “—Restricted Payments.” If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of the indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under the covenant described under the caption “—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock,” Elizabeth Arden will be in default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden; provided that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and such designation will only be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness is permitted under the covenant described under the caption “—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock,” calculated for purposes of the first paragraph of that description on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period; and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.

 

Payments for Consent

 

Elizabeth Arden will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any holder of notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of the indenture or the notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all holders of the notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.

 

Reports

 

Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any notes are outstanding, Elizabeth Arden will furnish to the holders of notes or cause the trustee to furnish to the holders of notes, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations:

 

  (1) all quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if Elizabeth Arden were required to file such reports; and

 

  (2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if Elizabeth Arden were required to file such reports.

 

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All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules and regulations applicable to such reports. Each annual report on Form 10-K will include a report on Elizabeth Arden’s consolidated financial statements by Elizabeth Arden’s certified independent accountants. In addition, Elizabeth Arden will file a copy of each of the reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above with the SEC for public availability within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations applicable to such reports (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing) and will post the reports on its website within those time periods.

 

If, at any time, Elizabeth Arden is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, Elizabeth Arden will nevertheless continue filing the reports specified in the preceding paragraphs of this covenant with the SEC within the time periods specified above unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. Elizabeth Arden will not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept Elizabeth Arden’s filings for any reason, Elizabeth Arden will post the reports referred to in the preceding paragraphs on its website within the time periods that would apply if Elizabeth Arden were required to file those reports with the SEC.

 

If Elizabeth Arden has designated any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then the quarterly and annual financial information required by the preceding paragraphs will include a presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of the financial condition and results of operations of Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of Elizabeth Arden.

 

In addition, Elizabeth Arden and the Guarantors agree that that, if at any time during the first two years after the date of the indenture they are not required to file with the SEC the reports required by the preceding paragraphs, they will furnish to the holders of notes and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

 

Events of Default and Remedies

 

Each of the following is an “Event of Default”:

 

  (1) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on, or Additional Interest, if any, with respect to, the notes, whether or not prohibited by the subordination provisions of the indenture;

 

  (2) default in the payment when due (at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any, on, the notes, whether or not prohibited by the subordination provisions of the indenture;

 

  (3) failure by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with the provisions described under the captions “Repurchases at the Option of Holders” and “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets;”

 

  (4) failure by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 30 days after written notice specifying the default to Elizabeth Arden by the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding voting as a single class to comply with any of the other agreements in the indenture;

 

  (5)

default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by Elizabeth Arden or any of its

 

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Restricted Subsidiaries), whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of the indenture, if that default:

 

  (a) is caused by a failure to pay principal of Indebtedness at its Stated Maturity within any applicable grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a “Payment Default”); or

 

  (b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its final maturity, and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $20.0 million or more;

 

  (6) failure by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final, non-appealable judgments entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction aggregating in excess of $20.0 million (net of any amounts covered by insurance or pursuant to which Elizabeth Arden is indemnified or pursuant to which Elizabeth Arden is indemnified to the extent that the third party under such agreement honors its obligations thereunder), which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days;

 

  (7) except as permitted by the indenture, any Note Guarantee of a Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or the Note Guarantees of any group of Guarantors that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary shall be held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary, any group of Guarantors that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or any Person acting on behalf of any such Guarantor or group, shall deny or disaffirm its obligations under its Note Guarantee and such default continues for ten days after receipt of the notice specified in the indenture; and

 

  (8) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency described in the indenture with respect to Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary.

 

In the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, with respect to Elizabeth Arden, any Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Elizabeth Arden that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes may declare all the notes to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to Elizabeth Arden.

 

Subject to certain limitations, holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes may direct the trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The trustee may withhold from holders of the notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest, except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal, interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any.

 

Subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the duties of the trustee, in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the indenture at the request or direction of any holders of notes unless such holders have offered to the trustee reasonable indemnity or security against any loss, liability or expense. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest or Additional Interest, if any, when due, no holder of a note may pursue any remedy with respect to the indenture or the notes unless:

 

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  (2) holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes have requested the trustee to pursue the remedy;

 

  (3) such holders have offered the trustee reasonable security or indemnity against any loss, liability or expense;

 

  (4) the trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

 

  (5) holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes have not given the trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.

 

The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes by written notice to the trustee may, on behalf of the holders of all of the notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on, or the principal of, the notes.

 

Elizabeth Arden is required to deliver to the trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the indenture. Upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, Elizabeth Arden is required to deliver to the trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.

 

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

 

No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of Elizabeth Arden or the Guarantors under the notes, the indenture, the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each holder of notes by accepting a note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.

 

Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

 

Elizabeth Arden may at any time, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an officers’ certificate, elect to have all of its obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding notes and all obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to their Note Guarantees (“Legal Defeasance”) except for:

 

  (1) the rights of holders of outstanding notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, or interest or premium and Additional Interest, if any, on, such notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to below;

 

  (2) Elizabeth Arden’s obligations with respect to the notes concerning issuing temporary notes, registration of notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;

 

  (3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the trustee, and Elizabeth Arden’s and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith; and

 

  (4) the Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance provisions of the indenture.

 

In addition, Elizabeth Arden may, at its option and at any time, elect to have the obligations of Elizabeth Arden and the Guarantors released with respect to certain covenants (including its obligation to make Change of Control Offers and Asset Sale Offers) that are described in the indenture (“Covenant Defeasance”) and thereafter any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the notes. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events (not including non-payment, bankruptcy,

 

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receivership, rehabilitation and insolvency events) described under “—Events of Default and Remedies” will no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the notes.

 

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:

 

  (1) Elizabeth Arden must irrevocably deposit with the trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders of the notes, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest and premium and Additional Interest, if any, on, the outstanding notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and Elizabeth Arden must specify whether the notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;

 

  (2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, Elizabeth Arden must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that (a) Elizabeth Arden has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (b) since the date of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel will confirm that, the holders of the outstanding notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

 

  (3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, Elizabeth Arden must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the trustee confirming that the holders of the outstanding notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

 

  (4) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor is a party or by which Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor is bound;

 

  (5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than the indenture) to which Elizabeth Arden or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Elizabeth Arden or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;

 

  (6) Elizabeth Arden must deliver to the trustee an officers’ certificate stating that the deposit was not made by Elizabeth Arden with the intent of preferring the holders of notes over the other creditors of Elizabeth Arden with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of Elizabeth Arden or others; and

 

  (7) Elizabeth Arden must deliver to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

 

Amendment, Supplement and Waiver

 

Except as provided in the next two succeeding paragraphs, the indenture, the notes or the Note Guarantees may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, notes), and any existing Default or Event of Default or

 

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compliance with any provision of the indenture or the notes or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, notes).

 

Without the consent of each holder of notes affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not (with respect to any notes held by a non-consenting holder):

 

  (1) reduce the principal amount of notes whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

 

  (2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any note or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption of the notes (other than provisions relating to the covenants described above under the caption “—Repurchase at the Option of Holders”);

 

  (3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any note;

 

  (4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, or Additional Interest, if any, on, the notes, including without limitation, payment of the Change of Control payment or the Asset Sale Offer Price (except a rescission of acceleration of the notes by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

 

  (5) make any note payable in money other than that stated in the notes;

 

  (6) make any change in the provisions of the indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of holders of notes to receive payments of principal of, or interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on, the notes;

 

  (7) waive a redemption payment with respect to any note (other than a payment required by one of the covenants described above under the caption “—Repurchase at the Option of Holders”);

 

  (8) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or the indenture, except in accordance with the terms of the indenture; or

 

  (9) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions.

 

In addition, any amendment to, or waiver of, the provisions of the indenture relating to subordination that adversely affects the rights of the holders of the notes will require the consent of the holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of notes then outstanding.

 

Notwithstanding the preceding, without the consent of any holder of notes, Elizabeth Arden, the Guarantors and the trustee may amend or supplement the indenture or the notes or the Note Guarantees:

 

  (1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;

 

  (2) to provide for uncertificated notes in addition to or in place of certificated notes;

 

  (3) to provide for the assumption of Elizabeth Arden’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to holders of notes and Note Guarantees in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of Elizabeth Arden’s or such Guarantor’s assets, as applicable;

 

  (4) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the indenture of any such holder;

 

  (5) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

 

  (6) to conform the text of the indenture, the Note Guarantees or the notes to any provision of this Description of the Registered Notes to the extent that such provision in this Description of the Registered Notes was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the indenture, the Note Guarantees or the notes;

 

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  (7) to provide for the issuance of additional notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the indenture as of the date of the indenture;

 

  (8) to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with respect to the notes;

 

  (9) to provide for a successor trustee; or

 

  (10) to comply with any rules of DTC or any successor depositary.

 

Satisfaction and Discharge

 

The indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all notes and the Note Guarantees issued thereunder, when:

 

  (1) either:

 

  (a) all notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed notes that have been replaced or paid and notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to Elizabeth Arden, have been delivered to the trustee for cancellation; or

 

  (b) all notes that have not been delivered to the trustee for cancellation have become due and payable, or will become due and payable within one year, by reason of providing for the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise and Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the notes not delivered to the trustee for cancellation for principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;

 

  (2) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor is a party or by which Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor is bound;

 

  (3) Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under the indenture; and

 

  (4) Elizabeth Arden has delivered irrevocable instructions to the trustee under the indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.

 

In addition, Elizabeth Arden must deliver an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel to the trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

 

Concerning the Trustee

 

If the trustee becomes a creditor of Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor, the indenture limits the right of the trustee to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions; however, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee (if the indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act) or resign.

 

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trustee, subject to certain exceptions. The indenture provides that in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent man in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request of any holder of notes, unless such holder has offered to the trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

 

Additional Information

 

Anyone who receives this prospectus may obtain a copy of the indenture and registration rights agreement without charge by writing to Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 200 First Stamford Place, Stamford, Connecticut 06902, Attention: Senior Vice President, Finance.

 

Certain Definitions

 

Set forth below are certain defined terms used in the indenture. Reference is made to the indenture for a full disclosure of all defined terms used therein, as well as any other capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is provided.

 

Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person:

 

  (1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person; and

 

  (2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

 

“Additional Interest” means all liquidated damages then owing pursuant to the registration rights agreement.

 

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person; provided, however, that no Person (other than Elizabeth Arden or any Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden) in whom a Receivables Subsidiary makes an Investment in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction will be deemed to be an Affiliate of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Subsidiaries solely by reason of such Investment. For purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings.

 

Asset Sale” means:

 

  (1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights; provided that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by the provisions of the indenture described above under the caption “—Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Change of Control” and/or the provisions described above under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets” and not by the provisions of the Asset Sale covenant; and

 

  (2) the issuance of Equity Interests in any of Elizabeth Arden’s Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale of Equity Interests in any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case other than directors’ qualifying Equity Interests or Equity Interests required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary).

 

 

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Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:

 

  (1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having a Fair Market Value of less than $5.0 million;

 

  (2) a transfer of assets between or among Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

  (3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden to Elizabeth Arden or to a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden;

 

  (4) sales of inventory, accounts receivable or other current assets in the ordinary course of business of Elizabeth Arden and its Subsidiaries;

 

  (5) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;

 

  (6) the sale, lease, sub-lease, license, sub-license, consignment, conveyance or other disposition of equipment, inventory or other assets in the ordinary course of business, including leases with a duration of no greater than 24 months with respect to facilities that are temporarily not in use or pending their disposition, or accounts receivable in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof;

 

  (7) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of obsolete, damaged or worn out equipment or property in the ordinary course of business or any other property that is uneconomic or no longer useful to the conduct of the business of Elizabeth Arden or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

  (8) the licensing of intellectual property on customary terms in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices;

 

  (9) sales of accounts receivable and related assets of the type specified in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction” to a Receivables Subsidiary for the fair market value thereof, including cash in an amount at least equal to 75% of the book value thereof as determined in accordance with GAAP, it being understood that, for the purposes of this clause (9), notes received in exchange for the transfer of accounts receivable and related assets will be deemed cash if the Receivables Subsidiary or other payor is required to repay such notes as soon as practicable from available cash collections less amounts required to be established as reserves pursuant to contractual agreements with entities that are not Affiliates of Elizabeth Arden entered into as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction;

 

  (10) transfers of accounts receivable and related assets of the type specified in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction” (or a fractional undivided interest therein) by a Receivables Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Transaction; and

 

  (11) a Restricted Payment that does not violate the covenant described above under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Restricted Payments” or a Permitted Investment.

 

Asset Sale Offer” has the meaning assigned to that term in the indenture governing the notes.

 

Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning.

 

Board of Directors” means:

 

  (1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;

 

  (2) with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership;

 

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  (3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and

 

  (4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

 

Borrowing Base” means, as of any date, an amount equal to:

 

  (1) 85% of the face amount of all accounts receivable owned by Elizabeth Arden and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter preceding such date (giving pro forma effect to any acquisitions or dispositions on or preceding such date and after the end of the most recent fiscal quarter preceding such date) that were not more than 120 days past due provided, however, that any accounts receivable owned by a Receivables Subsidiary, or which Elizabeth Arden or any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to sell or transfer to a Receivables Subsidiary, shall be excluded for purposes of determining such amount; plus

 

  (2) 75% of the book value of all inventory owned by Elizabeth Arden and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter preceding such date (giving pro forma effect to any acquisitions or dispositions on or preceding such date and after the end of the most recent fiscal quarter on or preceding such date).

 

Capital Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.

 

Capital Stock” means:

 

  (1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;

 

  (2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
  (3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and
  (4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

 

Cash Equivalents” means:

 

  (1) United States dollars and any foreign currency in which Elizabeth Arden or its Restricted Subsidiaries transact in the ordinary course of business in amounts as are reasonable and customary in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;

 

  (3) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits or demand deposits, in each case, with any lender party to any Credit Facility or with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $250.0 million;

 

  (4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;

 

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  (5) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and, in each case, maturing within one year after the date of acquisition; and

 

  (6) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition.

 

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

 

  (1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Elizabeth Arden and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act);

 

  (2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of Elizabeth Arden;

 

  (3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any “person” (as defined above) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of Elizabeth Arden, measured by voting power rather than number of shares;

 

  (4) Elizabeth Arden consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, Elizabeth Arden, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of Elizabeth Arden or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the Voting Stock of Elizabeth Arden outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the surviving or transferee Person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance); or

 

 

  (5) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden are not Continuing Directors.

 

“Change of Control Offer” has the meaning assigned to that term in the indenture governing the notes.

 

Consolidated Cash Flow” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus, without duplication:

 

  (1) an amount equal to any extraordinary loss plus any net loss realized by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale, to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

  (2) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

  (3) the Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

  (4) any reasonable expenses or charges relating to any offering of equity interests, Permitted Investment, acquisition, recapitalization or Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under the indenture and, in each case, deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

  (5) the amount of any one-time restructuring charges (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include retention, severance, systems establishment costs or excess pension charges) incurred in connection with acquisitions or dispositions not in the ordinary course of business deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

 

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  (6) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus

 

  (7) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that:

 

  (1) the Net Income (or net loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Person (and if such Net Income is a loss it will be included only to the extent that such loss has been funded with cash by the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person);

 

  (2) the Net Income (or net loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders (other than those agreements permitted by clauses (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13) of the “—Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries” covenant);

 

  (3) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;

 

  (4) non-cash charges relating to employee benefit or other management or consultant compensation plans of Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary (to the extent such non-cash charges relate to plans of Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary for the benefit of members of the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary (in their capacity as such) or employees or consultants of Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries), or any non-cash compensation charge arising from any grant of stock, stock options or other equity-based awards of Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary (to the extent such non-cash charges relate to plans of Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary for the benefit of members of the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary (in their capacity as such) or employees or consultants of Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries), (excluding in each case any non-cash charge to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense incurred in a prior period), in each case, to the extent that such non-cash charges are deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income, will be excluded;

 

  (5) any goodwill impairment charges will be excluded;

 

  (6) notwithstanding clause (1) above, the Net Income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary will be excluded, whether or not distributed to the specified Person or one of its Subsidiaries.

 

Continuing Directors” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden who:

 

  (1) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the indenture; or

 

  (2) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.

 

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Credit Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2002, by and among Elizabeth Arden, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, Fleet National Bank, as collateral agent, the lenders party thereto, providing for revolving credit borrowings, including any related notes, Guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, increased, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors and whether with the same or different lenders and/or investors) in whole or in part from time to time.

 

Credit Facilities” means, one or more debt facilities, indentures (including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement or commercial paper facilities or other agreements, in each case with banks or other institutional lenders or investors providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, notes, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, supplemented, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time (including any agreement extending the maturity thereof or increasing the amount of available borrowings thereunder or adding Restricted Subsidiaries of Elizabeth Arden as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder), whether by the same or any other agent, lender, investor or group of lenders or investors.

 

Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

 

Designated Senior Debt” means:

 

  (1) any Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement; and

 

  (2) after payment in full of all Obligations under the Credit Agreement, any other Senior Debt permitted under the indenture the principal amount of which is $25.0 million or more and that has been designated by Elizabeth Arden as “Designated Senior Debt.”

 

Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock (other than shares of the Series D convertible preferred stock of Elizabeth Arden) that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require Elizabeth Arden to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that Elizabeth Arden may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions if such repurchase or redemption would constitute an Event of Default. The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of the indenture will be the maximum amount that Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock, exclusive of accrued dividends.

 

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden that was formed under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

 

Existing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of Elizabeth Arden and its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement) in existence on the date of the indenture, until such amounts are repaid.

 

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Fair Market Value” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, with respect to any value in excess of $2.5 million, determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden (unless otherwise provided in the indenture).

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means with respect to any specified Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.

 

In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:

 

  (1) acquisitions, recapitalizations, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and including any related financing transactions and including increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect, including pro forma cost savings, as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period;

 

  (2) any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such four-quarter period;

 

  (3) any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such four-quarter period; and

 

  (4) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as at the Calculation Date in excess of 12 months).

 

Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

 

  (1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations and including the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates; plus

 

  (2) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus

 

  (3) any interest on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon; plus

 

  (4) commissions, discounts, yield and other financing fees and financing charges incurred in connection with any transaction (including, without limitation, a Qualified Receivables Transaction) pursuant to which such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer or grant a security interest in any accounts receivable or related assets of the type specified in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction;” plus

 

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  (5) the product of (a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of Elizabeth Arden (other than Disqualified Stock) or to Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined effective federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect on the date of the indenture.

 

Government Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the payment for which the United States pledges its full faith and credit.

 

Guarantee” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness.

 

Guarantors” means each Person that executes a Note Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of the indenture, and their respective successors and assigns, in each case, until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of the indenture. As of the date of the indenture, DF Enterprises, Inc., FD Management, Inc., Elizabeth Arden International Holding, Inc. (formerly known as FFI International, Inc.), Elizabeth Arden (Financing), Inc., RDEN Management, Inc. and Elizabeth Arden Travel Retail, Inc. are the Guarantors.

 

Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:

 

  (1) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;

 

  (2) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk; and

 

  (3) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden that, as of the time of determination of whether such Subsidiary is an “Immaterial Subsidiary”, accounted on a consolidated basis for less than 5% of the total sales of Elizabeth Arden and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the most recent four fiscal quarters or accounted on a consolidated basis for less than 5% of the total assets of Elizabeth Arden and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the most recent date for which a consolidated balance sheet of Elizabeth Arden is available.

 

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent:

 

  (1) in respect of borrowed money;

 

  (2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

 

  (3) in respect of banker’s acceptances;

 

  (4) representing Capital Lease Obligations;

 

  (5) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than six months after such property is acquired or such services are completed; or

 

  (6) representing any Hedging Obligations,

 

if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition,

 

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the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.

 

Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding payroll, commission, travel and similar advances to officers, consultants and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden, Elizabeth Arden will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of Elizabeth Arden’s Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of the covenant described above under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Restricted Payments.” The acquisition by Elizabeth Arden or any Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by Elizabeth Arden or such Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of the covenant described above under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Restricted Payments.” Except as otherwise provided in the indenture, the amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

 

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.

 

Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however:

 

  (1) any gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such gain or loss, realized in connection with: (a) any Asset Sale; or (b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

 

  (2) any extraordinary gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain or loss.

 

Net Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, legal, accounting, investment banking and other professional fees, title and recording expenses, sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale, taxes paid or payable or required to be accrued as a result of the Asset Sale, in each case, after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements, and amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness, other than Senior Debt, secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness:

 

  (1) as to which neither Elizabeth Arden nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the lender; and

 

  (2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity.

 

Note Guarantee” means the Guarantee by each Guarantor of Elizabeth Arden’s obligations under the indenture and the notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of the indenture.

 

Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

 

Permitted Business” means (1) the same or similar line of business as Elizabeth Arden and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged in on the date of the indenture and (2) such business activities as are complementary to or are incidental, ancillary or related to the foregoing.

 

Permitted Investments” means:

 

  (1) any Investment in Elizabeth Arden or in a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden;

 

  (2) any Investment in Cash Equivalents;

 

  (3) any Investment by Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:

 

  (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden; or

 

  (b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden;

 

  (4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with the covenant described above under the caption “—Repurchase at the Option of Holders—Asset Sales;”

 

  (5) any Investment in or acquisition of assets or Equity Interests the payment of which consists of the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Elizabeth Arden;

 

  (6) Investments in endorsements of negotiable instruments and similar negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (7) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are not Affiliates;

 

  (8) Investments represented by Hedging Obligations;

 

  (9) loans or advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business of Elizabeth Arden or the Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2.0 million at any one time outstanding;

 

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  (10) repurchases of the notes;

 

  (11) receivables owing to Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary and prepaid expenses if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided, however, that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as Elizabeth Arden or any such Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden deems reasonable under the circumstances;

 

  (12) advances, loans or extensions of credit to suppliers and vendors in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (13) deposits, bid bonds and performance bonds with governmental authorities made in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (14) Investments existing on the date of the indenture and Investments contributed to the common equity capital of Elizabeth Arden subsequent to the date of the indenture;

 

  (15) Investments made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices through licensing or otherwise acquiring rights to own or use intellectual property;

 

  (16) the acquisition by a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction of Equity Interests of a trust or other Person established by such Receivables Subsidiary to effect such Qualified Receivables Transaction; and any other Investment by Elizabeth Arden or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Receivables Subsidiary or any Investment by a Receivables Subsidiary in any other Person in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction; provided, that such other Investment is in the form of a note or other instrument that the Receivables Subsidiary or other Person is required to repay as soon as practicable from available cash collections less amounts required to be established as reserves pursuant to contractual agreements with entities that are not Affiliates of Elizabeth Arden entered into as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction; and

 

  (17) other Investments in any Person other than an Affiliate of Elizabeth Arden having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (17) that are at the time outstanding not to exceed $25.0 million.

 

Permitted Junior Securities” means:

 

  (1) Equity Interests in Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor; or

 

  (2) debt securities that are subordinated to all Senior Debt and any debt securities issued in exchange for Senior Debt to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the notes and the Note Guarantees are subordinated to Senior Debt under the indenture.

 

Permitted Liens” means:

 

  (1) Liens on assets of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing Senior Debt that was permitted by the terms of the indenture to be incurred;

 

  (2) Liens in favor of Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

  (3) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with Elizabeth Arden or any Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with Elizabeth Arden or the Subsidiary;

 

  (4) Liens on property (including Capital Stock) existing at the time of acquisition of the property by Elizabeth Arden or any Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to, such acquisition, and not incurred in contemplation of, such acquisition;

 

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  (5) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (6) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted by clause (4) of the second paragraph of the covenant entitled “—Certain Covenants—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covering only the assets acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness;

 

  (7) Liens existing on the date of the indenture;

 

  (8) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;

 

  (9) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (10) Liens arising by operation of law in connection with judgments, which do not give rise to an Event of Default with respect thereto;

 

  (11) Liens on sales of inventory, accounts receivable or other current assets arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (12) survey exceptions, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

 

  (13) Liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) the notes (or the Note Guarantees);

 

  (14) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under the indenture; provided, however, that:

 

  (a) the new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Lien (plus improvements and accessions to, such property or proceeds or distributions thereof); and

 

  (b) the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount, or, if greater, committed amount, of the Permitted Referencing Indebtedness and (y) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such renewal, refunding, refinancing, replacement, defeasance or discharge; and

 

  (15) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of Elizabeth Arden or any Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden with respect to obligations that do not exceed $10.0 million at any one time outstanding.

 

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:

 

  (1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith);

 

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  (2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date no earlier than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged;

 

  (3) if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment to the notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the notes on terms at least as favorable to the holders of notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged; and

 

  (4) such Indebtedness is incurred either by Elizabeth Arden or by the Restricted Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged.

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.

 

Qualified Equity Offering” means any offering of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Elizabeth Arden.

 

Qualified Receivables Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by Elizabeth Arden and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which Elizabeth Arden and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries sells, conveys or otherwise transfers to (i) a Receivables Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by Elizabeth Arden and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and (ii) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Subsidiary), or grants a security interest in, any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of Elizabeth Arden and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable.

 

Receivables Financing” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by Elizabeth Arden and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which Elizabeth Arden any/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a) a Receivables Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by Elizabeth Arden and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), and (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Subsidiary), or may grant a security interest in, any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of Elizabeth Arden and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable and any Hedging Obligations entered into by Elizabeth Arden and/or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such accounts receivable.

 

Receivables Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of receivables in a Qualified Receivables Transaction to repurchase receivables arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off-set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.

 

Receivables Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable and related assets and which is designated by the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden (as provided below) as a Receivables Subsidiary (a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other Obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i) is guaranteed by Elizabeth Arden or

 

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any Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden (other than Standard Securitization Undertakings), (ii) is recourse to or obligates Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or (iii) subjects any property or asset of Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden (other than accounts receivable and related assets as provided in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction”), directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, (b) with which neither Elizabeth Arden nor any Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms no less favorable to Elizabeth Arden or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of Elizabeth Arden, other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing accounts receivable and (c) with which neither Elizabeth Arden nor any Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden has any contractual obligation, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, to maintain or preserve such Subsidiary’s financial condition or cause such Restricted Subsidiary to achieve certain levels of operating results. Any such designation by the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden will be evidenced to the trustee by filing with the trustee a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden giving effect to such designation and an officers’ certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.

 

Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

 

Restricted Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Senior Debt” means:

 

  (1) all Indebtedness of Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor outstanding under Credit Facilities and all Hedging Obligations with respect thereto;

 

  (2) any other Indebtedness of Elizabeth Arden or any Guarantor permitted to be incurred under the terms of the indenture, unless the instrument under which such Indebtedness is incurred expressly provides that it is on a parity with or subordinated in right of payment to the notes or any Note Guarantee; and

 

  (3) all Obligations with respect to the items listed in the preceding clauses (1) and (2).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding, Senior Debt will not include:

 

  (1) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by Elizabeth Arden;

 

  (2) any intercompany Indebtedness of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Subsidiaries to Elizabeth Arden or any of its Affiliates;

 

  (3) any trade payables;

 

  (4) the portion of any Indebtedness that is incurred in violation of the indenture; or

 

  (5) Indebtedness which is classified as non-recourse in accordance with GAAP or any unsecured claim arising in respect thereof by reason of the application of section 1111(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date of the indenture.

 

Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and guarantees of performance entered into by Elizabeth Arden and/or any Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden that Elizabeth Arden has determined in good faith to be customary in a Receivables Financing including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Receivables Subsidiary, it being understood that any Receivables Repurchase Obligation will be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.

 

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Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the date of the indenture, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:

 

  (1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and

 

  (2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden that is designated by the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Arden as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:

 

  (1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;

 

  (2) except as permitted by the covenant described above under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Transactions with Affiliates,” is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with Elizabeth Arden or any Restricted Subsidiary of Elizabeth Arden unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to Elizabeth Arden or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of Elizabeth Arden;

 

  (3) is a Person with respect to which neither Elizabeth Arden nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and

 

  (4) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of Elizabeth Arden or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

 

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:

 

  (1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by

 

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Form of Registered Notes

 

The registered notes will be issued in fully registered form, without coupons. Except as described in the next paragraph, the registered notes will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC, and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as DTC’s nominee, in the form of a global note. Holders of the registered notes will own book-entry interests in the global note evidenced by records maintained by DTC.

 

Book-entry interests may be exchanged for certificated notes of like tenor and equal aggregate principal amount, if

 

(1) DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or we determine that DTC is unable to continue as depositary and we fail to appoint a successor depositary within 90 days,

 

(2) we provide for the exchange pursuant to the terms of the indenture, or

 

(3) we determine that the book-entry interests will no longer be represented by global notes and we execute and deliver to the trustee instructions to that effect.

 

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CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 

The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the exchange of old notes for registered notes in the exchange offer. It does not contain a complete analysis of all the potential tax considerations relating to the exchange. This summary is limited to holders of old notes who hold the old notes as “capital assets” (in general, assets held for investment). Special situations, such as the following, are not addressed:

 

    tax consequences to holders who may be subject to special tax treatment, such as tax-exempt entities, dealers in securities or currencies, financial institutions, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities holdings or corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax;

 

    tax consequences to persons holding notes as part of a hedging, integrated, constructive sale or conversion transaction or a straddle or other risk reduction transaction;

 

    tax consequences to holders whose “functional currency” is not the U.S. dollar;

 

    tax consequences to persons who hold notes through a partnership or similar pass-through entity;

 

    alternative minimum tax consequences, if any; or

 

    any state, local or foreign tax consequences.

 

The discussion below is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, existing and proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, and rulings, judicial decisions and administrative interpretations thereunder, as of the date hereof. Those authorities may be changed, perhaps retroactively, so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below.

 

Consequences of Tendering Notes

 

The exchange of your old notes for registered notes in the exchange offer would not constitute an exchange for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, the exchange of your old notes for registered notes would have no federal income tax consequences to you. For example, there would be no change in your tax basis and your holding period would carry over to the registered notes. In addition, the federal income tax consequences of holding and disposing of your registered notes would also be the same as those applicable to your old notes.

 

The preceding discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations is for general information only and is not tax advice. Accordingly, each investor should consult its own tax advisor as to particular tax consequences to it of exchanging old notes for registered notes, including the applicability and effect of any state, local or foreign tax laws, and of any proposed changes in applicable laws.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

Each broker-dealer that receives registered notes in the exchange offer for its own account must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the notes. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to purchase or make offers for, or to offer registered notes for, any old notes that remain outstanding subsequent to the expiration of the exchange offer pursuant to this prospectus or otherwise and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, purchase old notes in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by all persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, including broker-dealers in connection with resales of registered notes received in the exchange offer, where the notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and may be used by us to purchase any notes outstanding after expiration of the exchange offer. We have agreed that, for a period of 180 days after the expiration of the exchange offer, we will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with such a resale.

 

We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of registered notes by broker-dealers. Notes received by broker-dealers in the exchange offer for their own account may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the registered notes or a combination of those methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Such a resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from such a broker-dealer and/or the purchasers of any of the registered notes. Any broker-dealer that resells registered notes that were received by it in the exchange offer for its own account and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of the notes may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit on such a resale of the notes and any commissions or concessions received by those persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The letter of transmittal states that, by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

 

For a period of 180 days after the expiration of the exchange offer, we will promptly send additional copies of this prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests these documents in the letter of transmittal. We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the exchange offer, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the initial purchasers of the old notes, other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers, and will indemnify holders of the notes, including any broker-dealers, against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has passed upon the validity of the notes on behalf of the issuer.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2004 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

 

ITEM 20.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

The Company has authority under Section 607.0850 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “FBCA”) to indemnify its directors and officers to the extent provided for in such statute. The Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as amended from time to time, the Company will indemnify any person who was or is a director or officer of the Company, or serves or served in such capacity with any other enterprise at the request of the Company, against all fines, liabilities, settlements, costs and expenses asserted against or incurred by such person in his capacity or arising out of his status as such officer or director. The Company may also indemnify employees or agents of the Company if the Company’s Board so approves. This indemnification includes the right to advancement of expenses when allowed pursuant to applicable law.

 

The provisions of the FBCA authorize a corporation to indemnify its officers and directors in connection with actions, suits and proceedings brought against them if the person acted in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal actions, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. Unless pursuant to a determination by a court, the determination of whether a director, officer or employee has acted in accordance with the applicable standard of conduct must be made by (i) a majority vote of directors who were not parties to the proceeding or a committee consisting solely of two or more directors not parties to the proceedings, (ii) independent legal counsel selected by a majority vote of the directors who were not parties to the proceeding or committee of directors (or selected by the full board if a quorum or committee can not be obtained), or (iii) the affirmative vote of the majority of the corporation’s shareholders who were not parties to the proceeding.

 

The FBCA further provides that a corporation may make any other or further indemnity by resolution, bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders disinterested directors or otherwise, except with respect to certain enumerated acts or omissions of such persons. Florida law prohibits indemnification or advancement of expenses if a judgment or other final adjudication establishes that the actions of a director, officer or employee constitute (i) a violation of criminal law, unless the person had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, (ii) a transaction from which such person derived an improper personal benefit, (ii) a transaction from which such person derived an improper personal benefit, (iii) willful misconduct or conscious disregard for the best interests of the corporation in the case of a derivative action by a shareholder, or (iv) in the case of a director, a circumstance under which a director would be liable for improper distributions under Section 607.0834 of the FBCA. The FBCA does not affect a director’s responsibilities under any other law, such as federal securities laws.

 

At present, there is no pending litigation or other proceeding involving a director or officer of the Company as to which indemnification is being sought, nor is the Company aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification by any officer or director.

 

The Company maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for its directors and officers.

 

Each of the Guarantors of the notes is a Delaware corporation. Subsection (b)(7) of Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) enables a corporation in its original certificate of incorporation or an amendment to its certificate of incorporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for violations of the director’s fiduciary duty, except (1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or

 

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unlawful stock purchases or redemptions) or (4) for any transactions from which a director derived an improper personal benefit. Article VII of the C Bylaws of each of the Guarantors has eliminated the personal liability of directors to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL.

 

Subsection (a) of Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any director or officer, or former director or officer, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the action, suit or proceeding provided that the director or officer acted in good faith in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, provided further that the director or officer has no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

 

Subsection (b) of Section 145 empowers a corporation to indemnify any director or officer, or former director or officer, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the action, suit or proceeding provided that the director or officer acted in good faith in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, provided further that the director or officer has no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

 

Subsection (b) of Section 145 empowers a corporation to indemnify any director or officer, or former director or officer, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its flavor by reason of the fact that the person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the director or officer shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine upon

application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for the expenses which the Court of Chancery or another court shall deem proper.

 

Section 145 further provides that to the extent a director or officer of a corporation has been successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall he indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith; that indemnification and advancement of expenses provided for, by, or granted pursuant to, Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and empowers the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against liabilities under Section 145.

 

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Article VII of the Bylaws of each of the Guarantors provides that, to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL, each of the Guarantors will indemnify any person who is an officer or director of such Guarantor, against all fines, liabilities, costs and expenses asserted against or incurred by such person in his capacity or arising out of his status as such officer or director. This indemnification includes the right to advancement of expenses when allowed pursuant to applicable law. The Guarantors’ Certificates of Incorporation contain similar provisions requiring indemnification of the respective Guarantor’s directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL. The Guarantors have indemnification insurance under which directors and officers are insured against certain liability that may incur in their capacity as such.

 

Item 21.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a)    Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description


**3.1  

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company dated January 24, 2001 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed as part of the Registrants’ Form 8-K dated February 7, 2001).

**3.2  

Certificate of Incorporation of FD Management, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.3  

Certificate of Incorporation of DF Enterprises, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.4  

Certificate of Incorporation of Elizabeth Arden International Holding, Inc. (formerly known as FFI International, Inc.) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.5  

Articles of Incorporation of Elizabeth Arden GmbH (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.5 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.6  

Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.6 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.7  

By-laws of FD Management, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.7 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.8  

By-laws of DF Enterprises, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.8 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.9  

By-laws of Elizabeth Arden International Holding, Inc. (formerly known as FFI International, Inc.) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.9 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

  *3.10  

Certificate of Incorporation of Elizabeth Arden (Financing), Inc.

  *3.11  

Certificate of Incorporation of Elizabeth Arden Travel Retail, Inc.

  *3.12  

Certificate of Incorporation of RDEN Management, Inc.

  *3.13  

Bylaws of Elizabeth Arden (Financing), Inc.

  *3.14  

Bylaws of Elizabeth Arden Travel Retail, Inc.

  *3.15  

Bylaws of RDEN Management, Inc.

**4.1  

Indenture dated as of January 23, 2001, among the Company and FD Management, Inc., DF Enterprises, Inc., Elizabeth Arden International Holding, Inc., Elizabeth Arden (Zug) GmbH, as guarantors, and HSBC Bank USA, as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed as part of the Company’s Form 8-K dated February 7, 2001).

 

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Exhibit Number

 

Description


    **4.2  

Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 8, 2004, to among the Company and FD Management, Inc., DF Enterprises, Inc., Elizabeth Arden International Holding, Inc., Elizabeth Arden (Zug) GmbH, as guarantors, and HSBC Bank USA, as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 filed as part of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2004 (the “2004 Form 10-K”)).

    **4.3  

Indenture dated as of January 13, 2004, among the Registrants and HSBC Bank USA, as trustee, with respect to the Registrant’s 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 filed as part of the 2004 Form 10-K).

    **4.4  

Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 24, 2002 among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, Fleet National Bank, as collateral agent, and the banks listed on the signature pages thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed as part of the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 30, 2002).

    **4.5  

First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 25, 2004, among the Company, JP Morgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, Fleet National Bank, as collateral agent, and the banks listed on the signature pages thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 filed as part of the 2004 Form 10-K).

      *4.6  

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2004, between the Registrants and the Initial Purchasers named therein, with respect to the Registrants’ 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014.

    **4.7  

Form of 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Note (included in Exhibit 4.3).

      *5.1  

Opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

    *12.1  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

    *23.1  

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

    *23.3  

Consent of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

***24.1  

Power of Attorney.

    *25.1  

Form T-1 statement of eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of HSBC Bank USA, as trustee.

    †99.1  

Form of Letter of Transmittal.

    *99.2  

Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.


    * Filed herewith.
  ** Incorporated by reference herein.
*** Previously filed.
    † To be filed by amendment.

 

Item 22.    Undertakings.

 

(a)    Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by a registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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(b)    The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Item 4, 10(b), 11 or 13 of this form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.

 

(c)    The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.

 

(d)    The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1)    To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i)    To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

(ii)    To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

 

(iii)    To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

(2)    That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3)    To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4)    If the registrant is a foreign private issuer, to file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, provided, that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or Rule 3-19 of this chapter if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami Lakes, State of Florida, on April 12, 2004.

 

ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC.

By:

 

*


   

E. Scott Beattie

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures


  

Title


 

Date


*


E. Scott Beattie

  

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 12, 2004

*


Stephen J. Smith

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  April 12, 2004

*


William M. Tatham

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

J.W. Nevil Thomas

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*


Fred Berens

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*


Richard C.W. Mauran

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*


George Dooley

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*By:

  /S/    OSCAR E. MARINA
   
   

Oscar E. Marina

Attorney-In-Fact

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami Lakes, State of Florida, on April 12, 2004.

 

DF ENTERPRISES, INC.

By:

 

*


   

E. Scott Beattie

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures


  

Title


 

Date


*


E. Scott Beattie

  

President (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 12, 2004

*


Stephen J. Smith

  

Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

  April 12, 2004

/S/    OSCAR E. MARINA


Oscar E. Marina

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*


Victoria Garrett

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*By:

  /S/    OSCAR E. MARINA
   
   

Oscar E. Marina

Attorney-In-Fact

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami Lakes, State of Florida, on April 12, 2004.

 

ELIZABETH ARDEN (FINANCING), INC.

ELIZABETH ARDEN TRAVEL RETAIL, INC.

By:

 

*


   

E. Scott Beattie

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures


  

Title


 

Date


*


E. Scott Beattie

  

President (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 12, 2004

*


Stephen J. Smith

  

Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) and Director

  April 12, 2004

/S/    OSCAR E. MARINA


Oscar E. Marina

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*


Viviane Mattey

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*By:

  /S/    OSCAR E. MARINA
   
   

Oscar E. Marina

Attorney-In-Fact

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami Lakes, State of Florida, on April 12, 2004.

 

ELIZABETH ARDEN INTERNATIONAL HOLDING, INC.

By:

 

*


   

E. Scott Beattie

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures


  

Title


 

Date


*


E. Scott Beattie

  

President (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 12, 2004

*


Stephen J. Smith

  

Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

  April 12, 2004

/S/    OSCAR E. MARINA


Oscar E. Marina

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*


Viviane Mattey

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*By:

  /S/    OSCAR E. MARINA
   
   

Oscar E. Marina

Attorney-In-Fact

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami Lakes, State of Florida, on April 12, 2004.

 

FD MANAGEMENT, INC.

By:

 

*


   

E. Scott Beattie

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures


  

Title


 

Date


*


E. Scott Beattie

  

President (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 12, 2004

*


Stephen J. Smith

  

Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) and Director

  April 12, 2004

*


Ron Rolleston

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*


Linda Bubacz

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*By:

  /S/    OSCAR E. MARINA
   
   

Oscar E. Marina

Attorney-In-Fact

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami Lakes, State of Florida, on April 12, 2004.

 

RDEN MANAGEMENT, INC.

By:

 

*


   

E. Scott Beattie

President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures


  

Title


 

Date


*


E. Scott Beattie

  

President (Principal Executive Officer)

  April 12, 2004

*


Stephen J. Smith

  

Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) and Director

  April 12, 2004

/S/    OSCAR E. MARINA


Oscar E. Marina

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*


Paul West

  

Director

  April 12, 2004

*By:

  /S/    OSCAR E. MARINA
   
   

Oscar E. Marina

Attorney-In-Fact

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description


**3.1  

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company dated January 24, 2001 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed as part of the Registrants’ Form 8-K dated February 7, 2001).

**3.2  

Certificate of Incorporation of FD Management, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.3  

Certificate of Incorporation of DF Enterprises, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.4  

Certificate of Incorporation of Elizabeth Arden International Holding, Inc. (formerly known as FFI International, Inc.) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.5  

Articles of Incorporation of Elizabeth Arden GmbH (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.5 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.6  

Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.6 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.7  

By-laws of FD Management, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.7 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.8  

By-laws of DF Enterprises, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.8 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

**3.9  

By-laws of Elizabeth Arden International Holding, Inc. (formerly known as FFI International, Inc.) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.9 filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-55310)).

  *3.10  

Certificate of Incorporation of Elizabeth Arden (Financing), Inc.

  *3.11  

Certificate of Incorporation of Elizabeth Arden Travel Retail, Inc.

  *3.12  

Certificate of Incorporation of RDEN Management, Inc.

  *3.13  

Bylaws of Elizabeth Arden (Financing), Inc.

  *3.14  

Bylaws of Elizabeth Arden Travel Retail, Inc.

  *3.15  

Bylaws of RDEN Management, Inc.

**4.1  

Indenture dated as of January 23, 2001, among the Company and FD Management, Inc., DF Enterprises, Inc., Elizabeth Arden International Holding, Inc., Elizabeth Arden (Zug) GmbH, as guarantors, and HSBC Bank USA, as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed as part of the Company’s Form 8-K dated February 7, 2001).

**4.2  

Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 8, 2004, to among the Company and FD Management, Inc., DF Enterprises, Inc., Elizabeth Arden International Holding, Inc., Elizabeth Arden (Zug) GmbH, as guarantors, and HSBC Bank USA, as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 filed as part of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2004 (the “2004 Form 10-K”)).

**4.3  

Indenture dated as of January 13, 2004, among the Registrants and HSBC Bank USA, as trustee, with respect to the Registrant’s 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 filed as part of the 2004 Form 10-K).

**4.4  

Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 24, 2002 among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, Fleet National Bank, as collateral agent, and the banks listed on the signature pages thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed as part of the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 30, 2002).


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Exhibit Number

 

Description


    **4.5  

First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 25, 2004, among the Company, JP Morgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, Fleet National Bank, as collateral agent, and the banks listed on the signature pages thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 filed as part of the 2004 Form 10-K).

      *4.6  

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2004, between the Registrants and the Initial Purchasers named therein, with respect to the Registrants’ 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014.

    **4.7  

Form of 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Note (included in Exhibit 4.3).

      *5.1  

Opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

    *12.1  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

    *23.1  

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

    *23.3  

Consent of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

***24.1  

Power of Attorney.

    *25.1  

Form T-1 statement of eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of HSBC Bank USA, as trustee.

    †99.1  

Form of Letter of Transmittal.

    *99.2  

Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.


    * Filed herewith.
  ** Incorporated by reference herein.
*** Previously filed.
    † To be filed by amendment.
EX-3.10 3 dex310.htm CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF ELIZABETH ARDEN (FINANCING), INC. Certificate of Incorporation of Elizabeth Arden (Financing), Inc.

Exhibit 3.10

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ELIZABETH ARDEN (FINANCING), INC.

 

I, the undersigned, for the purposes of incorporating and organizing a corporation under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, do execute this Certificate of Incorporation and do hereby certify as follows:

 

1. The name of the corporation is Elizabeth Arden (Financing), Inc. (hereinafter called the “Corporation”).

 

2. The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

 

3. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

4. The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, par value of $.01 per share.

 

5. The Corporation shall have perpetual existence.

 

6. The incorporator of the Corporation is Oscar E. Marina, whose mailing address is 14100 N.W. 60th Avenue, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014.

 

7. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, the number of members of which shall be set forth in the by-laws of the Corporation. The election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot.

 

8. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, alter and repeal the by-laws of the Corporation, subject to the power of the stockholders of the Corporation to alter or repeal any by-law whether adopted by them or otherwise.

 

9. A director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time, or any successor provision of Delaware law. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal. The Corporation shall indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents to the full extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time, or any successor provision of Delaware law.


10. The Corporation reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law; and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in the article.

 

11. The powers of the incorporator are to be terminated upon the filing of this Certificate of Incorporation. The name and mailing address of the persons who are to serve as the initial directors of the Corporation until the first annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, or until their successors are elected and qualified, are:

 

 

Paul West

  Stephen J. Smith

200 First Stamford Place

  200 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

  Stamford, CT 06902

 

The undersigned incorporator hereby acknowledges that the foregoing certificate of incorporation is his act and deed on this 25 day of January, 2002.

 

 

/s/    Oscar E. Marina


Oscar E. Marina

Incorporator

EX-3.11 4 dex311.htm CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF ELIZABETH ARDEN TRAVEL RETAIL, INC. Certificate of Incorporation of Elizabeth Arden Travel Retail, Inc.

Exhibit 3.11

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ELIZABETH ARDEN N.A.T.R.

(NORTH AMERICA TRAVEL RETAIL), INC.

 

I, the undersigned, for the purposes of incorporating and organizing a corporation under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, do execute this Certificate of Incorporation and do hereby certify as follows:

 

1. The name of the corporation is Elizabeth Arden N.A.T.R. (North America Travel Retail), Inc. (hereinafter called the “Corporation”).

 

2. The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

 

3. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

4. The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, par value of $.01 per share.

 

5. The Corporation shall have perpetual existence.

 

6. The incorporator of the Corporation is Viviane Mattey, whose mailing address is 14100 N.W. 60th Avenue, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014.

 

7. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, the number of members of which shall be set forth in the by-laws of the Corporation. The election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot.

 

8. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, alter and repeal the by-laws of the Corporation, subject to the power of the stockholders of the Corporation to alter or repeal any by-law whether adopted by them or otherwise.

 

9. A director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time, or any successor provision of Delaware law. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal. The Corporation shall indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents to the full


extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time, or any successor provision of Delaware law.

 

10. The Corporation reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law; and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in the article.

 

11. The powers of the incorporator are to be terminated upon the filing of this Certificate of Incorporation. The name and mailing address of the persons who are to serve as the initial directors of the Corporation until the first annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, or until their successors are elected and qualified, are:

 

 

Doug Anderson

  Carol Cardwell

200 First Stamford Place

  200 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

  Stamford, CT 06902

 

 

The undersigned incorporator hereby acknowledges that the foregoing certificate of incorporation is her act and deed on this 26 day of June, 2001.

 

 

/s/    Viviane Mattey


Incorporator

EX-3.12 5 dex312.htm CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF RDEN MANAGEMENT, INC. Certificate of Incorporation of RDEN Management, Inc.

Exhibit 3.12

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

RDEN MANAGEMENT, INC.

 

I, the undersigned, for the purposes of incorporating and organizing a corporation under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, do execute this Certificate of Incorporation and do hereby certify as follows:

 

1. The name of the corporation is RDEN Management, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Corporation”).

 

2. The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

 

3. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

4. The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, par value of $.01 per share.

 

5. The Corporation shall have perpetual existence.

 

6. The incorporator of the Corporation is Oscar E. Marina, whose mailing address is 14100 N.W. 60th Avenue, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014.

 

7. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, the number of members of which shall be set forth in the by-laws of the Corporation. The election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot.

 

8. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, alter and repeal the by-laws of the Corporation, subject to the power of the stockholders of the Corporation to alter or repeal any by-law whether adopted by them or otherwise.

 

9. A director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time, or any successor provision of Delaware law. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal. The Corporation shall indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents to the full extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time, or any successor provision of Delaware law.


10. The Corporation reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law; and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in the article.

 

11. The powers of the incorporator are to be terminated upon the filing of this Certificate of Incorporation. The name and mailing address of the persons who are to serve as the initial directors of the Corporation until the first annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, or until their successors are elected and qualified, are:

 

Paul West

   Stephen J. Smith

200 First Stamford Place

   200 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

   Stamford, CT 06902

 

The undersigned incorporator hereby acknowledges that the foregoing certificate of incorporation is her act and deed on this 25 day of January, 2002.

 

 

 

/S/    OSCAR E. MARINA


Incorporator

EX-3.13 6 dex313.htm BYLAWS OF ELIZABETH ARDEN (FINANCING), INC. Bylaws of Elizabeth Arden (Financing), Inc.

Exhibit 3.13

 

 

BYLAWS OF

 

ELIZABETH ARDEN (FINANCING), INC.

(a Delaware corporation)

 

ARTICLE I

 

Stockholders

 

Section 1.1. Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date, time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time. Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting.

 

Section 1.2 Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board of Directors or the President. Special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons.

 

Section 1.3 Notice of Meetings. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise provided by law, the written notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.

 

Section 1.4 Adjournments. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

Section 1.5 Quorum. At each meeting of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may, by majority vote, adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.4 of these bylaws until a quorum is present.

 

Section 1.6 Organization. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the person designated by the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.


Section 1.7 Voting; Proxies. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by the stockholder that has voting power upon the matter in question. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years after its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy that is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or another duly executed proxy bearing a later date with the Secretary of the Corporation. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot and need not be conducted by inspectors unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of all classes of stock entitled to vote thereon present in person or by proxy at such meeting shall so determine. At all meetings of stockholders for the election of directors, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect directors, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. All other elections and questions shall, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, be decided by the vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon present in person or by proxy at the meeting, provided that (except as otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation) the Board of Directors may require a larger vote upon any election or question.

 

Section 1.8 Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not preclude the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. The record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

The record date to determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the General Corporation Law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or

 

 

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an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the General Corporation Law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

 

Section 1.9 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The Secretary shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list of stockholders or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

Section 1.10 Action by Consent of Shareholders. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less that the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

Board of Directors

 

Section 2.1 Number; Qualifications. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of one or more members, the number thereof to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Directors need not be stockholders.

 

Section 2.2 Elections; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. The Board of Directors shall initially consist of the persons elected as such by the incorporator. At the first annual meeting of stockholders and at each annual meeting thereafter, the stockholders shall elect Directors to replace those Directors whose terms then expire. Any Director may resign at any

 

 

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time upon written notice to the Corporation. Stockholders may remove Directors with or without cause. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors for any cause may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, although such majority is less than a quorum, or by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders, and each Director so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term of office of the Director whom he has replaced.

 

Section 2.3 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places within or without the State of Delaware and at such time as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and if so determined, notice of the meeting shall be given.

 

Section 2.4 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the President, or by any member of the Board of Directors. Reasonable notice thereof shall be given by the person or persons calling the meeting, not later than the second day before the date of the special meeting.

 

Section 2.5 Telephonic Meetings Permitted. Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this bylaw shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

Section 2.6 Quorum; Vote Required for Action. At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except in cases in which the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws otherwise provide, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.7 Organization. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

Section 2.8 Informal Action by Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.

 

 

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ARTICLE III

 

Committees

 

Section 3.1 Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation and such officers of the Corporation as are designated by the Board. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority relating to the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation as are delegated to it by the Board of Directors, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have power or authority to amend the Certificate of Incorporation (except that a committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the Board of Directors as provided in Section 151(a) of the General Corporation Law, fix the designation and any of the preferences or rights of the shares), adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets, recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of dissolution, or amend these bylaws; and, unless the resolution expressly so provides, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to authorize the issuance of stock.

 

Section 3.2 Committee Rules. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these bylaws.

 

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

Officers

 

Section 4.1 Executive Officers; Election; Qualification; Term of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. The Board shall choose a President and Secretary, and it may, if it so determines, choose a Chairman of the Board from among its members. The Board of Directors may also choose one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer and one or more Assistant Treasurers. Each such officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual meeting of stockholders next succeeding this election, and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.

 

 

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Section 4.2 Powers and Duties of Executive Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the Corporation as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors.

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

Stock

 

Section 5.1 Certificates. Every holder of stock shall be entitled to have a certificate representing the number of shares owned by him in the Corporation signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any of or all the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.

 

Section 5.2 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in the place of any certificate issued by it that is alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate or the issuance of the new certificate.

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Miscellaneous

 

Section 6.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 6.2 Waiver of Notice of Meeting of Stockholders, Directors and Committees. Any written waiver of notice, signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors, or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice.

 

 

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Section 6.3 Interested Directors; Quorum. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board or committee thereof which authorized the contract or transaction or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (1) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (2) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (3) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof, or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

 

Section 6.4 Form of Records. All records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs, or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall so convert any records so kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect the same.

 

Section 6.5 Amendment of Bylaws. These bylaws may be altered or repealed, and new bylaws made, by the Board of Directors. The stockholders may make additional bylaws and may alter and repeal any bylaws whether adopted by them or otherwise.

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Section 7.1. Right to Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify each officer and director of the Corporation (including the heirs, executors, administrators, or estate of the officer or director) to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by current or future legislation or by current or future judicial or administrative decision (but, in the case of any future legislation or decision, only to the extent that it permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than permitted prior to the legislation or decision), against all fines, liabilities, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, asserted against the officer or director or incurred by him in his capacity as a director or officer, or arising out of his status as a director or officer. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled. The Corporation may maintain

 

 

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insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and all officers and directors against fines, liabilities, costs and expenses, whether or not the Corporation would have the legal power to indemnify them directly against such liability.

 

Section 7.2. Advances. Costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending a civil or criminal suit, action or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of the suit, action or proceeding, provided that the officer or director shall repay all amounts advanced if it is ultimately determined that the officer or director is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized by this Article or as authorized by current or future legislation (but, with respect to future legislation, only to the extent that it provides conditions less burdensome than those previously provided).

 

Section 7.3. Savings Clause. If this Article or any portion of it is invalidated on any ground by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Corporation nevertheless indemnifies each officer and director of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by all portions of this Article that have not been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

 

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EX-3.14 7 dex314.htm BYLAWS OF ELIZABETH ARDEN TRAVEL RETAIL, INC. Bylaws of Elizabeth Arden Travel Retail, Inc.

Exhibit 3.14

 

 

BY-LAWS OF

ELIZABETH ARDEN N.A.T.R.

(NORTH AMERICA TRAVEL RETAIL), INC.

(a Delaware corporation)

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

Stockholders

 

Section 1.1. Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date, time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time. Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting.

 

Section 1.2 Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board of Directors or the President. Special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons.

 

Section 1.3 Notice of Meetings. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise provided by law, the written notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.

 

Section 1.4 Adjournments. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

Section 1.5 Quorum. At each meeting of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may, by majority vote, adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.4 of these bylaws until a quorum is present.

 

 

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Section 1.6 Organization. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the person designated by the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

Section 1.7 Voting; Proxies. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by the stockholder that has voting power upon the matter in question. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years after its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy that is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or another duly executed proxy bearing a later date with the Secretary of the Corporation. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot and need not be conducted by inspectors unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of all classes of stock entitled to vote thereon present in person or by proxy at such meeting shall so determine. At all meetings of stockholders for the election of directors, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect directors, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. All other elections and questions shall, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, be decided by the vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon present in person or by proxy at the meeting, provided that (except as otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation) the Board of Directors may require a larger vote upon any election or question.

 

Section 1.8 Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not preclude the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. The record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

The record date to determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date has been

 

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fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the General Corporation Law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the General Corporation Law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

 

Section 1.9 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The Secretary shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list of stockholders or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

Section 1.10 Action by Consent of Shareholders. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less that the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

Board of Directors

 

Section 2.1 Number; Qualifications. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of one or more members, the number thereof to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Directors need not be stockholders.

 

 

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Section 2.2 Elections; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. The Board of Directors shall initially consist of the persons elected as such by the incorporator. At the first annual meeting of stockholders and at each annual meeting thereafter, the stockholders shall elect Directors to replace those Directors whose terms then expire. Any Director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Stockholders may remove Directors with or without cause. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors for any cause may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, although such majority is less than a quorum, or by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders, and each Director so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term of office of the Director whom he has replaced.

 

Section 2.3 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places within or without the State of Delaware and at such time as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and if so determined, notice of the meeting shall be given.

 

Section 2.4 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the President, or by any member of the Board of Directors. Reasonable notice thereof shall be given by the person or persons calling the meeting, not later than the second day before the date of the special meeting.

 

Section 2.5 Telephonic Meetings Permitted. Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this bylaw shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

Section 2.6 Quorum; Vote Required for Action. At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except in cases in which the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws otherwise provide, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.7 Organization. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

 

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Section 2.8 Informal Action by Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

Committees

 

Section 3.1 Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation and such officers of the Corporation as are designated by the Board. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority relating to the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation as are delegated to it by the Board of Directors, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have power or authority to amend the Certificate of Incorporation (except that a committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the Board of Directors as provided in Section 151(a) of the General Corporation Law, fix the designation and any of the preferences or rights of the shares), adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets, recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of dissolution, or amend these bylaws; and, unless the resolution expressly so provides, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to authorize the issuance of stock.

 

Section 3.2 Committee Rules. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these bylaws.

 

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

Officers

 

Section 4.1 Executive Officers; Election; Qualification; Term of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. The Board shall choose a President and Secretary, and it may, if it so determines, choose a Chairman of the Board from among its members. The Board of Directors may also choose one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer and one or more Assistant Treasurers. Each such officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual meeting of stockholders next succeeding this election, and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.

 

Section 4.2 Powers and Duties of Executive Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the Corporation as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors.

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

Stock

 

Section 5.1 Certificates. Every holder of stock shall be entitled to have a certificate representing the number of shares owned by him in the Corporation signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any of or all the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.

 

Section 5.2 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in the place of any certificate issued by it that is alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate or the issuance of the new certificate.

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

Miscellaneous

 

Section 6.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

 

Section 6.2 Waiver of Notice of Meeting of Stockholders, Directors and Committees. Any written waiver of notice, signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors, or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice.

 

Section 6.3 Interested Directors; Quorum. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board or committee thereof which authorized the contract or transaction or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (1) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (2) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (3) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof, or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

 

Section 6.4 Form of Records. All records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs, or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall so convert any records so kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect the same.

 

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Section 6.5 Amendment of Bylaws. These bylaws may be altered or repealed, and new bylaws made, by the Board of Directors. The stockholders may make additional bylaws and may alter and repeal any bylaws whether adopted by them or otherwise.

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Section 7.1. Right to Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify each officer and director of the Corporation (including the heirs, executors, administrators, or estate of the officer or director) to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by current or future legislation or by current or future judicial or administrative decision (but, in the case of any future legislation or decision, only to the extent that it permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than permitted prior to the legislation or decision), against all fines, liabilities, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, asserted against the officer or director or incurred by him in his capacity as a director or officer, or arising out of his status as a director or officer. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and all officers and directors against fines, liabilities, costs and expenses, whether or not the Corporation would have the legal power to indemnify them directly against such liability.

 

Section 7.2. Advances. Costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending a civil or criminal suit, action or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of the suit, action or proceeding, provided that the officer or director shall repay all amounts advanced if it is ultimately determined that the officer or director is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized by this Article or as authorized by current or future legislation (but, with respect to future legislation, only to the extent that it provides conditions less burdensome than those previously provided).

 

Section 7.3. Savings Clause. If this Article or any portion of it is invalidated on any ground by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Corporation nevertheless indemnifies each officer and director of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by all portions of this Article that have not been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

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EX-3.15 8 dex315.htm BYLAWS OF RDEN MANAGEMENT, INC. Bylaws of RDEN Management, Inc.

Exhibit 3.15

 

 

BYLAWS OF

RDEN MANAGEMENT, INC.

(a Delaware corporation)

 

ARTICLE I

 

Stockholders

 

Section 1.1. Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date, time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time. Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting.

 

Section 1.2 Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board of Directors or the President. Special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons.

 

Section 1.3 Notice of Meetings. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise provided by law, the written notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.

 

Section 1.4 Adjournments. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

Section 1.5 Quorum. At each meeting of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may, by majority vote, adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.4 of these bylaws until a quorum is present.

 

Section 1.6 Organization. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the person designated by the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 


Section 1.7 Voting; Proxies. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by the stockholder that has voting power upon the matter in question. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years after its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy that is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or another duly executed proxy bearing a later date with the Secretary of the Corporation. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot and need not be conducted by inspectors unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of all classes of stock entitled to vote thereon present in person or by proxy at such meeting shall so determine. At all meetings of stockholders for the election of directors, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect directors, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. All other elections and questions shall, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, be decided by the vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon present in person or by proxy at the meeting, provided that (except as otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation) the Board of Directors may require a larger vote upon any election or question.

 

Section 1.8 Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not preclude the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. The record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

The record date to determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the General Corporation Law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or

 

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an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the General Corporation Law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

 

Section 1.9 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The Secretary shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list of stockholders or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

Section 1.10 Action by Consent of Shareholders. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less that the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

Board of Directors

 

Section 2.1 Number; Qualifications. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of one or more members, the number thereof to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Directors need not be stockholders.

 

Section 2.2 Elections; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. The Board of Directors shall initially consist of the persons elected as such by the incorporator. At the first annual meeting of stockholders and at each annual meeting thereafter, the stockholders shall elect Directors to replace those Directors whose terms then expire. Any Director may resign at any

 

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time upon written notice to the Corporation. Stockholders may remove Directors with or without cause. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors for any cause may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, although such majority is less than a quorum, or by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders, and each Director so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term of office of the Director whom he has replaced.

 

Section 2.3 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places within or without the State of Delaware and at such time as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and if so determined, notice of the meeting shall be given.

 

Section 2.4 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the President, or by any member of the Board of Directors. Reasonable notice thereof shall be given by the person or persons calling the meeting, not later than the second day before the date of the special meeting.

 

Section 2.5 Telephonic Meetings Permitted. Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this bylaw shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

Section 2.6 Quorum; Vote Required for Action. At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except in cases in which the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws otherwise provide, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.7 Organization. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

Section 2.8 Informal Action by Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.

 

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ARTICLE III

 

Committees

 

Section 3.1 Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation and such officers of the Corporation as are designated by the Board. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority relating to the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation as are delegated to it by the Board of Directors, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have power or authority to amend the Certificate of Incorporation (except that a committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the Board of Directors as provided in Section 151(a) of the General Corporation Law, fix the designation and any of the preferences or rights of the shares), adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets, recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of dissolution, or amend these bylaws; and, unless the resolution expressly so provides, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to authorize the issuance of stock.

 

Section 3.2 Committee Rules. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these bylaws.

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

Officers

 

Section 4.1 Executive Officers; Election; Qualification; Term of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. The Board shall choose a President and Secretary, and it may, if it so determines, choose a Chairman of the Board from among its members. The Board of Directors may also choose one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer and one or more Assistant Treasurers. Each such officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual meeting of stockholders next succeeding this election, and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.

 

 

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Section 4.2 Powers and Duties of Executive Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the Corporation as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors.

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

Stock

 

Section 5.1 Certificates. Every holder of stock shall be entitled to have a certificate representing the number of shares owned by him in the Corporation signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any of or all the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.

 

Section 5.2 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in the place of any certificate issued by it that is alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate or the issuance of the new certificate.

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Miscellaneous

 

Section 6.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 6.2 Waiver of Notice of Meeting of Stockholders, Directors and Committees. Any written waiver of notice, signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors, or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice.

 

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Section 6.3 Interested Directors; Quorum. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board or committee thereof which authorized the contract or transaction or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (1) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (2) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (3) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof, or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

 

Section 6.4 Form of Records. All records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs, or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall so convert any records so kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect the same.

 

Section 6.5 Amendment of Bylaws. These bylaws may be altered or repealed, and new bylaws made, by the Board of Directors. The stockholders may make additional bylaws and may alter and repeal any bylaws whether adopted by them or otherwise.

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Section 7.1. Right to Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify each officer and director of the Corporation (including the heirs, executors, administrators, or estate of the officer or director) to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by current or future legislation or by current or future judicial or administrative decision (but, in the case of any future legislation or decision, only to the extent that it permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than permitted prior to the legislation or decision), against all fines, liabilities, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, asserted against the officer or director or incurred by him in his capacity as a director or officer, or arising out of his status as a director or officer. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled. The Corporation may maintain

 

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insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and all officers and directors against fines, liabilities, costs and expenses, whether or not the Corporation would have the legal power to indemnify them directly against such liability.

 

Section 7.2. Advances. Costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending a civil or criminal suit, action or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of the suit, action or proceeding, provided that the officer or director shall repay all amounts advanced if it is ultimately determined that the officer or director is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized by this Article or as authorized by current or future legislation (but, with respect to future legislation, only to the extent that it provides conditions less burdensome than those previously provided).

 

Section 7.3. Savings Clause. If this Article or any portion of it is invalidated on any ground by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Corporation nevertheless indemnifies each officer and director of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by all portions of this Article that have not been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

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EX-4.6 9 dex46.htm REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JANUARY 13, 2004 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2004

EXHIBIT 4.6

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

$225,000,000

 

ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC.

 

7¾% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

January 13, 2004

 

Credit Suisse First Boston LLC

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

CIBC World Markets Corp.

c/o Credit Suisse First Boston LLC

       Eleven Madison Avenue

       New York, New York 10010-3629

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Elizabeth Arden, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Issuer”), proposes to issue and sell to Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and CIBC World Markets Corp. (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”), upon the terms set forth in a purchase agreement dated January 9, 2004 (the “Purchase Agreement”), $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7¾% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “Initial Securities”) to be unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest (the “Guaranties”) by the Guarantors named in the Purchase Agreement (the “Guarantors” and together with the Issuer, the “Company”). The Initial Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of January 13, 2004, (the “Indenture”) among the Issuer, the Guarantors named therein and HSBC Bank USA (the “Trustee”). As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Initial Securities, the Company agrees with the Initial Purchasers, for the benefit of the holders of the Initial Securities (including, without limitation, the Initial Purchasers), the Exchange Securities (as defined below) and the Private Exchange Securities (as defined below) (collectively the “Holders”), as follows:

 

1. Registered Exchange Offer. The Company shall, at its own cost, prepare and, on or prior to the 90th day after (or if the 90th day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter) the closing of the offering of Initial Securities (the “Issue Date”), file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement”) on an appropriate form under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to a proposed offer (the “Registered Exchange Offer”) to the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities (as defined in Section 6 hereof), who are not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in the Registered Exchange Offer, to issue and deliver to such Holders, in exchange for the Initial Securities, a like aggregate principal amount of debt securities (the “Exchange Securities”) of the Company issued under the Indenture and identical in all material respects to the Initial Securities (except for the transfer restrictions relating to the Initial Securities and the provisions relating to the matters described in Section 6 hereof) that would be registered under the Securities Act. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to have the Exchange Offer Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act on or prior to 180 days (or if the 180th day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter) after the Issue Date.

 

Following the declaration of the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, unless the Registered Exchange Offer would not be permitted by applicable law or Commission policy, the Company shall promptly commence the Registered Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (as defined in Section 6

 


hereof) electing to exchange the Initial Securities for Exchange Securities (assuming that such Holder is not an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, acquires the Exchange Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder’s business and has no arrangements with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Securities and is not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in the Registered Exchange Offer) to trade such Exchange Securities from and after their receipt without any limitations or restrictions under the Securities Act and without material restrictions under the securities laws of the several states of the United States.

 

The Company will use all commercially reasonable efforts to issue on or prior to 30 business days, or longer, if required by the federal securities laws (such period being called the “Exchange Offer Registration Period”), after the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission, Exchange Securities in exchange for all Initial Securities tendered prior thereto in the Registered Exchange Offer. If the Company effects the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company will be entitled to close the Registered Exchange Offer 30 days after the commencement thereof provided that the Company has accepted all the Initial Securities theretofore validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Registered Exchange Offer.

 

The Company acknowledges that, pursuant to current interpretations by the Commission’s staff of Section 5 of the Securities Act, in the absence of an applicable exemption therefrom, (i) each Holder which is a broker-dealer electing to exchange Initial Securities, acquired for its own account as a result of market making activities or other trading activities, for Exchange Securities (an “Exchanging Dealer”), is required to deliver a prospectus containing the information set forth in (a) Annex A hereto on the cover, (b) Annex B hereto in the “Exchange Offer Procedures” section and the “Purpose of the Exchange Offer” section, and (c) Annex C hereto in the “Plan of Distribution” section of such prospectus in connection with a sale of any such Exchange Securities received by such Exchanging Dealer pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer and (ii) an Initial Purchaser that elects to sell Exchange Securities acquired in exchange for Initial Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment is required to deliver a prospectus containing the information required by Items 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, as applicable, in connection with such sale.

 

The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement effective and to amend and supplement the prospectus contained therein, in order to permit such prospectus to be lawfully delivered by all persons subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act for such period of time as such persons must comply with such requirements in order to resell the Exchange Securities; provided, however, that (i) in the case where such prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto must be delivered by an Exchanging Dealer or an Initial Purchaser, such period shall be the lesser of 180 days and the date on which all Exchanging Dealers and the Initial Purchasers have sold all Exchange Securities held by them (unless such period is extended pursuant to Section 3(j) below) and (ii) the Company shall make such prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any resale of any Exchange Securities for a period of not less than 90 days after the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer.

 

If, upon consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, any Initial Purchaser holds Initial Securities acquired by it as part of its initial distribution, the Company, simultaneously with the delivery of the Exchange Securities pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer, shall issue and deliver to such Initial Purchaser upon the written request of such Initial Purchaser, in exchange (the “Private Exchange”) for the Initial Securities held by such Initial Purchaser, a like principal amount of debt securities of the Company issued under the Indenture and identical in all material respects (including the existence of restrictions on transfer under the Securities Act and the securities laws of the several states of the United States, but excluding provisions relating to the matters described in Section 6 hereof) to the Initial Securities (the

 

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“Private Exchange Securities”). The Initial Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Private Exchange Securities are herein collectively called the “Securities”.

 

In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company shall:

 

(a) mail to each Holder a copy of the prospectus forming part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents;

 

(b) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for not less than 20 business days (or longer, if required by applicable law) after the date notice thereof is mailed to the Holders;

 

(c) utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, which may be the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee;

 

(d) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last business day on which the Registered Exchange Offer shall remain open; and

 

(e) otherwise comply with all applicable laws.

 

As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange Offer or the Private Exchange, as the case may be, the Company shall:

 

(x) accept for exchange all the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer and the Private Exchange;

 

(y) deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all the Initial Securities so accepted for exchange; and

 

(z) cause the Trustee to authenticate and deliver promptly to each Holder of the Initial Securities, Exchange Securities or Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be, equal in principal amount to the Initial Securities of such Holder so accepted for exchange.

 

The Indenture will provide that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the Indenture and that all the Securities will vote and consent together on all matters as one class and that none of the Securities will have the right to vote or consent as a class separate from one another on any matter.

 

Interest on each Exchange Security and Private Exchange Security issued pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer and in the Private Exchange will accrue from the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the Initial Securities surrendered in exchange therefor or, if no interest has been paid on the Initial Securities, from the date of original issue of the Initial Securities.

 

Each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be required to represent to the Company that at the time of the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer (i) any Exchange Securities received by such Holder will be acquired in the ordinary course of business, (ii) such Holder will have no arrangements or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Securities or the Exchange Securities within the meaning of the Securities Act, (iii) such Holder is not an “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, of the Company or if it is an affiliate, such Holder will comply

 

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with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, (iv) if such Holder is not a broker-dealer, that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the Exchange Securities and (v) if such Holder is a broker-dealer, that it will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Initial Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and that it will be required to acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.

 

Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the Company will ensure that (i) any Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any prospectus forming part thereof and any supplement thereto complies in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, (ii) any Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes effective, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (iii) any prospectus forming part of any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, and any supplement to such prospectus, does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

2. Shelf Registration. If: (i) the Company is not (a) required to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or (b) permitted to consummate the Registered Exchange Offer because the Registered Exchange Offer is not permitted by applicable law or Commission policy; or (ii) any holder of Transfer Restricted Securities notifies the Issuer prior to the 20th business day following consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer that: (a) it is prohibited by law or Commission policy from participating in the Registered Exchange Offer; (b) it may not resell the Exchange Securities acquired by it in the Registered Exchange Offer to the public without delivering a prospectus and the prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales or (c) it is a broker-dealer and owns Initial Securities acquired directly from the Issuer or an affiliate of the Issuer, the Company shall take the following actions:

 

(a) The Company shall, at its cost, use all commercially efforts to file with the Commission a registration statement (the “Shelf Registration Statement” and, together with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, a “Registration Statement”) on an appropriate form under the Securities Act relating to the offer and sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities (as defined in Section 6 hereof) by the Holders thereof from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and Rule 415 under the Securities Act (hereinafter, the “Shelf Registration”) on or prior to 30 days after such filing obligation arises pursuant to this Section 2 and to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission on or prior to 90 days after such obligation arises; provided, however, that no Holder (other than an Initial Purchaser) shall be entitled to have the Securities held by it covered by such Shelf Registration Statement unless such Holder agrees in writing to be bound by all the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Holder.

 

(b) The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective in order to permit the prospectus included therein to be lawfully delivered by the Holders of the relevant Securities, for a period of two years (or for such longer period if extended pursuant to Section 3(j) below) from the date of its effectiveness or such shorter period that will terminate when all the Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement (i) have been sold pursuant thereto or (ii) are no longer restricted securities (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or any successor rule thereof). The Company shall be deemed not to have used all commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration

 

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Statement effective during the requisite period if it voluntarily takes any action that would result in Holders of Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell such Securities during that period, unless such action is required by applicable law.

 

(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall cause the Shelf Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement, amendment or supplement, (i) to comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission and (ii) not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading.

 

3. Registration Procedures. In connection with any Shelf Registration contemplated by Section 2 hereof and, to the extent applicable, any Registered Exchange Offer contemplated by Section 1 hereof, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(a) The Company shall (i) furnish to each Initial Purchaser, prior to the filing thereof with the Commission, a copy of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereof and each supplement, if any, to the prospectus included therein and, in the event that an Initial Purchaser (with respect to any portion of an unsold allotment from the original offering) is participating in the Registered Exchange Offer or the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed with the Commission, such comments as such Initial Purchaser reasonably may propose; (ii) include the information set forth in Annex A hereto on the cover, in Annex B hereto in the “Exchange Offer Procedures” section and the “Purpose of the Exchange Offer” section and in Annex C hereto in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and include the information set forth in Annex D hereto in the Letter of Transmittal delivered pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; (iii) if requested by an Initial Purchaser, include the information required by Items 507 or 508 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, as applicable, in the prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; (iv) include within the prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement a section entitled “Plan of Distribution,” reasonably acceptable to the Initial Purchasers, which shall contain a summary statement of the positions taken or policies made by the staff of the Commission with respect to the potential “underwriter” status of any broker-dealer that is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of Exchange Securities received by such broker-dealer in the Registered Exchange Offer (a “Participating Broker-Dealer”), whether such positions or policies have been publicly disseminated by the staff of the Commission or such positions or policies, in the reasonable judgment of the Initial Purchasers based upon advice of counsel (which may be in-house counsel), represent the prevailing views of the staff of the Commission; and (v) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, include the names of the Holders, who propose to sell Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, as selling securityholders.

 

(b) The Company shall give written notice to the Initial Purchasers, the Holders of the Securities and any Participating Broker-Dealer from whom the Company has received prior written notice that it will be a Participating Broker-Dealer in the Registered Exchange Offer (which notice pursuant to clauses (ii)-(v) hereof shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes have been made):

 

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(i) when the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;

 

(ii) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;

 

(iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;

 

(iv) of the receipt by the Company or its legal counsel of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and

 

(v) of the happening of any event that requires the Company to make changes in the Registration Statement or the prospectus in order that the Registration Statement or the prospectus do not contain an untrue statement of a material fact nor omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

 

(c) The Company shall make every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal at the earliest possible time, of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.

 

(d) The Company shall furnish to each Holder of Securities included within the coverage of the Shelf Registration, without charge, at least one copy of the Shelf Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and, if the Holder so requests in writing, all exhibits thereto (including those, if any, incorporated by reference).

 

(e) The Company shall deliver to each Exchanging Dealer and each Initial Purchaser, and to any other Holder who so requests, without charge, at least one copy of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and, if any Initial Purchaser or any such Holder requests, all exhibits thereto (including those incorporated by reference).

 

(f) The Company shall, during the Shelf Registration Period, deliver to each Holder of Securities included within the coverage of the Shelf Registration, without charge, as many copies of the prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) included in the Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as such person may reasonably request. The Company consents, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, to the use of the prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders of the Securities in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities covered by the prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, included in the Shelf Registration Statement.

 

(g) The Company shall deliver to each Initial Purchaser, any Exchanging Dealer, any Participating Broker-Dealer and such other persons required to deliver a prospectus following the Registered Exchange Offer, without charge, as many copies of the final prospectus included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as such persons

 

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may reasonably request. The Company consents, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, to the use of the prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by any Initial Purchaser, if necessary, any Participating Broker-Dealer and such other persons required to deliver a prospectus following the Registered Exchange Offer in connection with the offering and sale of the Exchange Securities covered by the prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, included in such Exchange Offer Registration Statement.

 

(h) Prior to any public offering of the Securities, pursuant to any Registration Statement, the Company shall register or qualify or cooperate with the Holders of the Securities included therein and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of such states of the United States as any Holder of the Securities reasonably requests in writing and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the offer and sale in such jurisdictions of the Securities covered by such Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or (ii) take any action which would subject it to general service of process or to taxation in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

 

(i) The Company shall cooperate with the Holders of the Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing the Securities to be sold pursuant to any Registration Statement free of any restrictive legends and in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holders may request a reasonable period of time prior to sales of the Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.

 

(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by paragraphs (ii) through (v) of Section 3(b) above during the period for which the Company is required to maintain an effective Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly prepare and file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus and any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to Holders of the Securities or purchasers of Securities, the prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Initial Purchasers, the Holders of the Securities and any known Participating Broker-Dealer in accordance with paragraphs (ii) through (v) of Section 3(b) above to suspend the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes to the prospectus have been made, then the Initial Purchasers, the Holders of the Securities and any such Participating Broker-Dealers shall suspend use of such prospectus, and the period of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement provided for in Section 2(b) above and the Exchange Offer Registration Statement provided for in Section 1 above shall each be extended by the number of days from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when the Initial Purchasers, the Holders of the Securities and any known Participating Broker-Dealer shall have received such amended or supplemented prospectus pursuant to this Section 3(j).

 

(k) Not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, the Company will provide a CUSIP number for the Initial Securities, the Exchange Securities or the Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be, and provide the applicable trustee with printed certificates for the Initial Securities, the Exchange Securities or the Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be, in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company.

 

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(l) The Company will comply with all rules and regulations of the Commission to the extent and so long as they are applicable to the Registered Exchange Offer or the Shelf Registration and will make generally available to its security holders (or otherwise provide in accordance with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act, no later than 45 days after the end of a 12-month period (or 90 days, if such period is a fiscal year) beginning with the first month of the Company’s first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the Registration Statement, which statement shall cover such 12-month period.

 

(m) The Company shall cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, in a timely manner and containing such changes, if any, as shall be necessary for such qualification. In the event that such qualification would require the appointment of a new trustee under the Indenture, the Company shall appoint a new trustee thereunder pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture.

 

(n) The Company may require each Holder of Securities to be sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement to furnish to the Company such information regarding the Holder and the distribution of the Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably require for inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement, and the Company may exclude from such registration the Securities of any Holder that unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request.

 

(o) The Company shall enter into such customary agreements (including, if requested, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take all such other action, if any, as any Holder of the Securities shall reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Securities pursuant to any Shelf Registration.

 

(p) In the case of any Shelf Registration, the Company shall (i) make reasonably available for inspection by the Holders of the Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Holders of the Securities or any such underwriter all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and (ii) cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees, accountants and auditors to supply all relevant information reasonably requested by the Holders of the Securities or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, in each case, as shall be reasonably necessary to enable such persons, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act; provided, however, that the foregoing inspection and information gathering shall be coordinated on behalf of the Initial Purchasers by you and on behalf of the other parties, by one counsel designated by and on behalf of such other parties as described in Section 4 hereof.

 

(q) In the case of any Shelf Registration, the Company, if requested by any Holder of Securities covered thereby, shall cause (i) its counsel to deliver an opinion and updates thereof relating to the Securities in customary form addressed to such Holders and the managing underwriters, if any, thereof and dated, in the case of the initial opinion, the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement (it being agreed that the matters to be covered by such opinion shall include, without limitation, the due incorporation and good standing of the Company; the qualification of the Company to transact business as foreign corporations, except where the failure to so transact would not have an material adverse effect on the condition (financial or other), business, properties or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

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the due authorization, execution and delivery of the relevant agreement of the type referred to in Section 3(o) hereof; the due authorization, execution, authentication and issuance, and the validity and enforceability, of the applicable Securities; the absence of governmental approvals required to be obtained in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, the offering and sale of the applicable Securities, or any agreement of the type referred to in Section 3(o) hereof; the compliance as to form of such Shelf Registration Statement and any documents incorporated by reference therein and of the Indenture with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act, respectively; and, as of the date of the opinion and as of the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement or most recent post-effective amendment thereto, as the case may be, the absence from such Shelf Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein, as then amended or supplemented, and from any documents incorporated by reference therein of an untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any such documents, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time that such documents were filed with the Commission under the Exchange Act); (ii) its officers to execute and deliver all customary documents and certificates and updates thereof reasonably requested by any underwriters of the applicable Securities and (iii) its independent public accountants to provide to the selling Holders of the applicable Securities and any underwriter therefor a comfort letter in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in comfort letters in connection with primary underwritten offerings, subject to receipt of appropriate documentation as contemplated, and only if permitted, by Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72.

 

(r) In the case of the Registered Exchange Offer, if requested by any Initial Purchaser or any known Participating Broker-Dealer, the Company shall cause (i) its counsel to deliver to such Initial Purchaser or such Participating Broker-Dealer a signed opinion in the form set forth in the Purchase Agreement with such changes as are customary in connection with the preparation of a Registration Statement and (ii) its independent public accountants and the independent public accountants with respect to any other entity for which financial information is provided in the Registration Statement to deliver to such Initial Purchaser or such Participating Broker-Dealer a comfort letter, in customary form, meeting the requirements as to the substance thereof as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, with appropriate date changes.

 

(s) If a Registered Exchange Offer or a Private Exchange is to be consummated, upon delivery of the Initial Securities by Holders to the Company (or to such other Person as directed by the Company) in exchange for the Exchange Securities or the Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be, the Company shall mark, or caused to be marked, on the Initial Securities so exchanged that such Initial Securities are being canceled in exchange for the Exchange Securities or the Private Exchange Securities, as the case may be; in no event shall the Initial Securities be marked as paid or otherwise satisfied.

 

(t) The Company will use all commercially reasonable efforts to (a) if the Initial Securities have been rated prior to the initial sale of such Initial Securities, confirm such ratings will apply to the Securities covered by a Registration Statement, or (b) if the Initial Securities were not previously rated, cause the Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be rated with the appropriate rating agencies, if so requested by Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Securities covered by such Registration Statement, or by the managing underwriters, if any.

 

(u) In the event that any broker-dealer registered under the Exchange Act shall underwrite any Securities or participate as a member of an underwriting syndicate or selling group or “assist in the distribution” (within the meaning of the Conduct Rules (the “Rules”) of the

 

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National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”)) thereof, whether as a Holder of such Securities or as an underwriter, a placement or sales agent or a broker or dealer in respect thereof, or otherwise, the Company will assist such broker-dealer in complying with the requirements of such Rules, including, without limitation, by (i) if such Rules, including Rule 2720, shall so require, engaging a “qualified independent underwriter” (as defined in Rule 2720) to participate in the preparation of the Registration Statement relating to such Securities, to exercise usual standards of due diligence in respect thereto and, if any portion of the offering contemplated by such Registration Statement is an underwritten offering or is made through a placement or sales agent, to recommend the yield of such Securities, (ii) indemnifying any such qualified independent underwriter to the extent of the indemnification of underwriters provided in Section 5 hereof and (iii) providing such information to such broker-dealer as may be required in order for such broker-dealer to comply with the requirements of the Rules.

 

(v) The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Securities covered by a Registration Statement contemplated hereby.

 

4. Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations under Sections 1 through 3 hereof, (including the reasonable fees and expenses, if any, of counsel for the Initial Purchasers, incurred in connection with the Registered Exchange Offer), whether or not the Registered Exchange Offer or a Shelf Registration is filed or becomes effective, and, in the event of a Shelf Registration, shall bear or reimburse the Holders of the Securities covered thereby for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm of counsel designated by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Initial Securities covered thereby to act as counsel for the Holders of the Initial Securities in connection therewith.

 

5. Indemnification. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of the Securities, any Participating Broker-Dealer and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or such Participating Broker-Dealer within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each Holder, any Participating Broker-Dealer and such controlling persons are referred to collectively as the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, or any actions in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions relating to purchases and sales of the Securities) to which each Indemnified Party may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement or prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus relating to a Shelf Registration, or arise out of, or are based upon, the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and shall reimburse, as incurred, the Indemnified Parties for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in respect thereof; provided, however, that (i) the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in a Registration Statement or prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus relating to a Shelf Registration in reliance upon and in conformity with written information pertaining to such Holder and furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion therein and (ii) with respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in any preliminary prospectus relating to a Shelf Registration Statement, the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection (a) shall not inure to the benefit of any Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer from whom the person asserting any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities purchased the Securities concerned, to

 

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the extent that a prospectus relating to such Securities was required to be delivered by such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer under the Securities Act in connection with such purchase and any such loss, claim, damage or liability of such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer results from the fact that there was not sent or given to such person, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of such Securities to such person, a copy of the final prospectus if the Company had previously furnished copies thereof to such Holder or Participating Broker-Dealer; provided further, however, that this indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have to such Indemnified Party. The Company shall also indemnify underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders of the Securities if requested by such Holders.

 

(b) Each Holder of the Securities, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its subsidiaries, their respective directors and officers, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities or any actions in respect thereof, to which the Company or any such controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement or prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus relating to a Shelf Registration, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information pertaining to such Holder and furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder or any underwriter specifically for inclusion therein; and, subject to the limitation set forth immediately preceding this clause, shall reimburse, as incurred, the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any loss, claim, damage, liability or action in respect thereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which such Holder may otherwise have to the Company or any of its controlling persons.

 

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 5 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including a governmental investigation), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 5, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability that it may have under subsection (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided further that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under subsection (a) or (b) above. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 5 for any legal or other expenses, other than reasonable costs of investigation, subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened action in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on any claims that are the subject matter

 

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of such action, and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

 

(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsections (a) or (b) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to in subsection (a) or (b) above (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other from the exchange of the Securities, pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer, or (ii) if the allocation provided by the foregoing clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the parties shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or such Holder or such other indemnified party, as the case may be, on the other, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the first sentence of this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim which is the subject of this subsection (d). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5(d), the Holders of the Securities shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds received by such Holders from the sale of the Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement exceeds the amount of damages which such Holders have otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this paragraph (d), each person, if any, who controls such indemnified party within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such indemnified party and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.

 

(e) The agreements contained in this Section 5 shall survive the sale of the Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

 

6. Additional Interest Under Certain Circumstances. (a) Additional interest (the “Additional Interest”) with respect to the Initial Securities shall be assessed as follows if any of the following events occur (each such event in clauses (i) through (iv) below a “Registration Default”:

 

(i) If by April 12, 2004, the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has not been filed with the Commission or if the Shelf Registration Statement has not been filed with the Commission on or prior to 30 days after such filing obligation arises;

 

(ii) If by July 11, 2004, Registered Exchange Offer is not declared effective by the Commission or, if required in lieu thereof, the Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission on or prior to 90 days after such obligation arises (each an “Effectiveness Target Date”);

 

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(iii) If the Company fails to consummate the Registered Exchange Offer within 30 business days of the Effectiveness Target Date with respect to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; or

 

(iv) If after either the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective (A) such Registration Statement thereafter ceases to be effective; or (B) such Registration Statement or the related prospectus ceases to be usable (except as permitted in paragraph (b) below) in connection with resales of Transfer Restricted Securities during the periods specified herein.

 

Additional Interest shall be paid to each Holder of Securities to which such Registration Default applies, with respect to the first 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of the first Registration Default in an amount equal to 0.25% per annum on the applicable Securities held by such Holder. The amount of Additional Interest shall increase by an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period until all Registration Defaults have been cured, up to a maximum of 1.0% per annum. Following the cure of all Registration Defaults, the accrual of Additional Interest shall cease.

 

(b) A Registration Default referred to in Section 6(a)(iv)(B) hereof shall be deemed not to have occurred and be continuing in relation to a Shelf Registration Statement or the related prospectus if (i) such Registration Default has occurred solely as a result of (x) the filing of a post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement to incorporate annual audited financial information with respect to the Company where such post-effective amendment is not yet effective and needs to be declared effective to permit Holders to use the related prospectus or (y) other material events, with respect to the Company that would need to be described in such Shelf Registration Statement or the related prospectus and (ii) in the case of clause (y), the Company is proceeding promptly and in good faith to amend or supplement such Shelf Registration Statement and related prospectus to describe such events; provided, however, that in any case if such Registration Default occurs for a continuous period in excess of 45 days, Additional Interest shall be payable in accordance with the above paragraph from the day such Registration Default occurs until such Registration Default is cured.

 

(c) Any amounts of Additional Interest due pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of Section 6(a) above will be payable in cash on the regular interest payment dates with respect to the Initial Securities. The amount of Additional Interest will be determined by multiplying the applicable Additional Interest rate by the principal amount of the Initial Securities, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days such Additional Interest rate was applicable during such period (determined on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months), and the denominator of which is 360.

 

(d) ”Transfer Restricted Securities” means each Security until (i) the date on which such Transfer Restricted Security has been exchanged by a person other than a broker-dealer for a freely transferable Exchange Security in the Registered Exchange Offer, (ii) following the exchange by a broker-dealer in the Registered Exchange Offer of a Initial Security for an Exchange Note, the date on which such Exchange Note is sold to a purchaser who receives from such broker-dealer on or prior to the date of such sale a copy of the prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (iii) the date on which such Initial Security has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the Shelf Registration Statement or (iv) the date on which such Initial Securities is distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or is saleable pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act.

 

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7. Rules 144 and 144A. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in a timely manner and, if at any time the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of any Holder of Initial Securities, make publicly available other information so long as necessary to permit sales of their securities pursuant to Rules 144 and 144A. The Company covenants that it will take such further action as any Holder of Initial Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Initial Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rules 144 and 144A (including the requirements of Rule 144A(d)(4)). The Company will provide a copy of this Agreement to prospective purchasers of Initial Securities identified to the Company by the Initial Purchasers upon request. Upon the request of any Holder of Initial Securities, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 7 shall be deemed to require the Company to register any of its securities pursuant to the Exchange Act.

 

8. Underwritten Registrations. If any of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by any Shelf Registration are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that will administer the offering (“Managing Underwriters”) will be selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such Transfer Restricted Securities to be included in such offering.

 

No person may participate in any underwritten registration hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s Transfer Restricted Securities on the basis reasonably provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

 

9. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, except by the Company and the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities affected by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consents.

 

(b) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, first-class mail, facsimile transmission, or air courier which guarantees overnight delivery:

 

(1) if to a Holder of the Securities, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company.

 

(2) if to the Initial Purchasers:

 

Credit Suisse First Boston LLC

Eleven Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10010-3629

Fax No.: (212) 325-8278

Attention: Transactions Advisory Group

 

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with a copy to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000

New York, New York 10022

Fax No.: (212) 751-4864

Attention: Marc D. Jaffe, Esq.

 

(3)    if to the Company, at its address as follows:

 

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.

200 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

Fax No.: (305) 818-8020

Attention: Oscar E. Marina, Esq.

 

with a copy to:

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153

Fax No.: (212) 310-8007

Attention: Rod Miller, Esq.

 

All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; three business days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt is acknowledged by recipient’s facsimile machine operator, if sent by facsimile transmission; and on the day delivered, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

 

(c) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not, as of the date hereof, entered into, nor shall it, on or after the date hereof, enter into, any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders herein or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

 

(d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

(e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

(f) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

(g) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS.

 

(h) Severability. If any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any

 

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such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.

 

(i) Securities Held by the Company. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of principal amount of Securities is required hereunder, Securities held by the Company or its affiliates (other than subsequent Holders of Securities if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Issuer a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement among the several Initial Purchasers, the Issuer and the Guarantors in accordance with its terms.

 

Very truly yours,

 

ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC.

By:  

/S/    OSCAR E. MARINA

   
    Name:    
    Title:    

 

FD MANAGEMENT, INC.

By:  

/S/    OSCAR E. MARINA

   
    Name:    
    Title:    

 

DF ENTERPRISES, INC.

By:  

/S/    OSCAR E. MARINA

   
    Name:    
    Title:    

 

ELIZABETH ARDEN INTERNATIONAL HOLDING, INC.

By:  

/S/    OSCAR E. MARINA

   
    Name:    
    Title:    

 

RDEN MANAGEMENT, INC.

By:  

/S/    OSCAR E. MARINA

   
    Name:    
    Title:    

 

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ELIZABETH ARDEN (FINANCING), INC.

By:  

/S/    OSCAR E. MARINA

   
    Name:    
    Title:    

 

ELIZABETH ARDEN TRAVEL RETAIL, INC.

By:  

/S/    OSCAR E. MARINA

   
    Name:    
    Title:    

 

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The foregoing Registration

Rights Agreement is hereby confirmed

and accepted as of the date first

above written.

 

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON LLC

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED

CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.

 

by: CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON LLC

 

By:  

/s/    JANIE BAILEY

   
    Name:    
    Title:    


ANNEX A

 

Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. This Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Securities received in exchange for Initial Securities where such Initial Securities were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed that, for a period of 180 days after the Expiration Date (as defined herein), it will make this Prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution.”


ANNEX B

 

Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Securities, where such Initial Securities were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. See “Plan of Distribution.”


ANNEX C

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. This Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Securities received in exchange for Initial Securities where such Initial Securities were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed that, for a period of 180 days after the Expiration Date, it will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In addition, until                 , 2004, all dealers effecting transactions in the Exchange Securities may be required to deliver a prospectus.(1)

 

The Company will not receive any proceeds from any sale of Exchange Securities by broker-dealers. Exchange Securities received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the Exchange Securities or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer or the purchasers of any such Exchange Securities. Any broker-dealer that resells Exchange Securities that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such Exchange Securities may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit on any such resale of Exchange Securities and any commission or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The Letter of Transmittal states that, by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

 

For a period of 180 days after the Expiration Date the Company will promptly send additional copies of this Prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this Prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such documents in the Letter of Transmittal. The Company has agreed to pay all expenses incident to the Exchange Offer (including the expenses of one counsel for the Holders of the Securities) other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the Holders of the Securities (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 


(1) In addition, the legend required by Item 502(e) of Regulation S-K will appear on the back cover page of the Exchange Offer prospectus.


ANNEX D

 

¨ CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.

 

     

Name:

 

 


Address

 

 


   

 


 

If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Exchange Securities. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Initial Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

EX-5.1 10 dex51.htm OPINION OF WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP Opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Exhibit 5.1

 

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10153

 

 

 

April 12, 2004

 

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.

14100 N.W. 60th Avenue

Miami Lakes, Florida 33014

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to Elizabeth Arden, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration No. 333-113261 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7¾% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”) and the accompanying guarantees (the “Guarantees”).

 

In so acting, we have examined originals or copies (certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction) of the Registration Statement, the Indenture (including the Guarantees provided therein) dated as of January 13, 2004, between the Company, each of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries named in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and HSBC Bank USA, as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to which the Notes will be issued (the “Indenture”), the form of the Notes attached as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement, and such corporate records, agreements, documents and other instruments, and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, and have made such inquiries of such officers and representatives, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter set forth.

 

In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to all questions of fact material to these opinions that have not been independently established, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

Based on the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications stated herein, we are of the opinion that:


1. The Notes are duly and validly authorized by the Company, and, when duly executed on behalf of the Company, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

2. The Guarantees are duly and validly authorized by each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, and, when duly executed on behalf of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors and when the Notes are duly authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, enforceable against each of the Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

The opinions expressed herein are limited to the laws of the State of New York and the corporate laws of the States of Florida and Delaware, and we express no opinion as to the effect on the matters covered by this letter of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

We hereby consent to the use of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to any and all references to our firm in the Prospectus which is a part of the Registration Statement.

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

/s/ Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

 


Schedule 1

 

GUARANTORS

 

DF Enterprises, Inc.

Elizabeth Arden (Financing), Inc.

Elizabeth Arden International Holding, Inc.

Elizabeth Arden Travel Retail, Inc.

FD Management, Inc.

RDEN Management, Inc.

EX-12.1 11 dex121.htm RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

Exhibit 12.1

 

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     Years Ended January 31,

     2004

    2003

   2002

    2001

   2001

Earnings (loss), as defined:

   $ 2,036     $ 18,150      $ (29,837 )     $ 13,436    $  15,329

Net income (loss)

                                    

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (4,112 )     7,059      (9,014 )     8,091      10,001

Fixed charges, as defined below

     43,226       45,742      47,433       20,617      19,641
    


 

  


 

  

Total earnings, as defined

   $  41,150     $ 70,951    $ 8,582     $ 42,144    $  44,971
    


 

  


 

  

Fixed charges, as defined

   $  43,226     $ 45,742    $ 47,433     $ 20,617    $  19,641
    


 

  


 

  

Total fixed charges, as defined

   $  43,226     $ 45,742    $ 47,433     $ 20,617    $  19,641
    


 

  


 

  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     (1)       1.55      (2)       2.04      2.29
    


 

  


 

  

 

The Company’s consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges were computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, earnings are the sum of net income (loss), the provision for (benefit from) income taxes and fixed charges. Fixed charges include interest expense, including the amortization of debt issue expenses and debt issue premiums and one-third of rent expense.

 

(1)    For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004, earnings are insufficient to cover fixed charges as evidenced by a less than one-to-one coverage ratio as shown above. Additional earnings of approximately $2.1 million was necessary for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004 to provide a one-to-one coverage ratio.

 

(2)    For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2002, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges as evidenced by a less than one-to-one coverage ratio as shown above. Additional earnings of approximately $38.9 million would have been necessary for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2002 to provide a one-to-one coverage ratio.

EX-23.1 12 dex231.txt CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ---------------------------------- We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Amendment No. 1) of Elizabeth Arden, Inc. of our report dated March 4, 2004, except as to the second paragraph of Note 12, as to which the date is March 30, 2004, relating to the financial statements, which appears in Elizabeth Arden Inc's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2004. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, New York April 12, 2004 EX-25.1 13 dex251.htm FORM T-1 Form T-1

CONFORMED COPY

 

Exhibit 25.1

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST

INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION

DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE

ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO

SECTION 305(b)(2)     ¨

 

HSBC Bank USA

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

New York   13-2774727

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization

if not a U.S. national bank)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
452 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY   10018-2706

(212) 525-5600

(Address of principal executive offices)

  (Zip Code)

 

Warren L. Tischler, SVP

HSBC Bank USA

452 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10018-2706

Tel: (212) 525-1311

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

Elizabeth Arden Inc.*

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Florida   59-0914138

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

14100 N.W. 60th Avenue

Miami, Florida

 

33014

(305) 818-8000   (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)    

 

7¾% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014

Guarantees of 7¾% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014

(Title of Indenture Securities)


*TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

Name, Address and Telephone Number


   State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization


   I.R.S. Employer
Identification
Number


DF Enterprises, Inc.

300 Delaware Avenue, 9th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19801

(302) 552-3200

   Delaware    51-0406399

Elizabeth Arden (Financing), Inc.

2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400

Wilmington, DE 19808

(302) 552-3105

   Delaware    80-0048222

Elizabeth Arden International Holding, Inc.

2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400

Wilmington, DE 19808

(302) 552-3105

   Delaware    54-2021921

Elizabeth Arden Travel Retail, Inc.

200 First Stanford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(203) 363-5455

   Delaware    31-1815389

FD Management, Inc.

300 Delaware Avenue, 9th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19801

(302) 552-3200

   Delaware    51-0406398

RDEN Management, Inc.

2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400

Wilmington, DE 19808

(302) 552-3105

   Delaware    90-0119805

 

2


General

 

Item 1. General Information.

 

Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

 

(a) Name and address of each examining or supervisory authority to which it is subject.

 

State of New York Banking Department.

 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.

 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.

 

(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

Yes.

 

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.

 

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

 

None

 

 

3


Item 16. List of Exhibits

 

Exhibit

 

T1A(i)   

(1)    Copy of the Organization Certificate of HSBC Bank USA.

    
T1A(ii)   

(1)    Certificate of the State of New York Banking Department dated December 31, 1993 as to the authority of HSBC Bank USA to commence business as amended effective on March 29, 1999.

    
T1A(iii)   

         Not applicable.

    
T1A(iv)   

(3)    Copy of the existing By-Laws of HSBC Bank USA as amended on April 11, 2002.

    
T1A(v)   

         Not applicable.

    
T1A(vi)   

(2)    Consent of HSBC Bank USA required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

    
T1A(vii)   

         Copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee (September 30, 2003), published pursuant to law or the requirement of its supervisory or examining authority.

    
T1A(viii)   

         Not applicable.

    
T1A(ix)   

         Not applicable.

    

 

 

  (1) Exhibits previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with Registration No. 022-22429 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.

 

  (2) Exhibit previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with Registration No. 33-53693 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.

 

  (3) Exhibit previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with Registration No. 333-88532 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.

 


SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Trustee, HSBC Bank USA, a banking corporation and trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of New York and State of New York on the 2nd day of March, 2004.

 

HSBC BANK USA

By:

 

/s/    Frank J. Godino        


   

Frank J. Godino

Vice President


Exhibit T1A (vii)

 

    

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

OMB Number: 7100-0036

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

OMB Number: 3064-0052

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

OMB Number: 1557-0081

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council    Expires April 30, 2006     

    

Please refer to page i,

Table of Contents, for

the required disclosure

of estimated burden.

   1

Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for

A Bank With Domestic and Foreign Offices—FFIEC 031

 

Report at the close of business September 30, 2003

 

    (19980930)    

    (RCRI 9999)    

This report is required by law; 12 U.S.C. §324 (State member banks); 12 U.S.C. § 1817 (State nonmember banks); and 12 U.S.C. §161 (National banks).   This report form is to be filed by banks with branches and consolidated subsidiaries in U.S. territories and possessions, Edge or Agreement subsidiaries, foreign branches, consolidated foreign subsidiaries, or International Banking Facilities.
     
     
   
     
   
     
   

NOTE: The Reports of Condition and Income must be signed by an authorized officer and the Report of Condition must be attested to by not less than two directors (trustees) for State nonmember banks and three directors for State member and National Banks.

 

I,     Joseph R. Simpson, Controller

       Name and Title of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

 

Of the named bank do hereby declare that these Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true to the best of my knowledge and believe.

 

/s/    Joseph R. Simpson                


Signature of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

 

11/12/03


Date of Signature

 

The Reports of Condition and Income are to be prepared in accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions.

 

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

 

 

 

/s/ Sal H. Alfieri

Director (Trustee)

 

/s/ Bernard J. Kennedy

Director (Trustee)

 

/s/ Martin Glynn

Director (Trustee)


 

 


Submission of Reports

Each Bank must prepare its Reports of Condition and Income either:

 

(a)    in electronic form and then file the computer data

         file directly with the banking agencies’ collection

         agent, Electronic Data System Corporation

         (EDS), by modem or computer diskette; or

 

(b)    in hard-copy (paper) form and arrange for another

         party to convert the paper report to automated

         for. That party (if other than EDS) must transmit

         the bank’s computer data file to EDS.

 

For electronic filing assistance, contact EDS Call report Services, 2150 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202, telephone (800) 255-1571.

 

To fulfill the signature and attestation requirement for the Reports of Condition and Income for this report date, attach this signature page to the hard-copy f the completed report that the bank places in its files.

 

FDIC Certificate Number

 

   0      0      5      8      9                                                                                                                                    
   
                                                                                                         
       (RCRI 9030)                                                                                                                                    

 

http://WWW.BANKING.US.HSBC.COM


Primary Internet Web Address of Bank (Home Page), if any (TEXT 4087)

(Example: www.examplebank.com)

 

HSBC Bank USA


Legal Title of Bank (TEXT 9010)

 

Buffalo


City (TEXT 9130)

 

N.Y.                                                                      14203


State Abbrev. (TEXT 9200)         ZIP Code (TEXT 9220)

 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

 

REPORT OF CONDITION                                                  

Consolidated domestic subsidiaries

                   

HSBC Bank USA

                            of Buffalo                                                       

                                           

Name of Bank

                            City                                                       

in the state of New York, at the close of business September 30, 2003

 

ASSETS          
          Thousands of dollars

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

             

a. Non-interest-bearing balances currency and coin

          $ 2,350,034

b. Interest-bearing balances

            1,160,995

  Held-to-maturity securities

            4,213,089

  Available-for-sale securities

            14,211,802

  Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

             

a. Federal funds sold in domestic offices

            633,000

b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell

            3,994,723

Loans and lease financing receivables:

             

  Loans and leases held for sale

          $ 2,653,585

  Loans and leases net of unearned income

   $ 42,180,013       

  LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     434,830       

  Loans and lease, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve

          $ 41,745,183

  Trading assets

            11,522,909

  Premises and fixed assets

            673,337

Other real estate owned

            11,310

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

            243,581

Customers’ liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding

            80,310

Intangible assets: Goodwill

            2,211,273

Intangible assets: Other intangible assets

            503,927

Other assets

            3,948,333

Total assets

            90,157,211


LIABILITIES

Deposits:

         

In domestic offices

        42,764,284

Non-interest-bearing

   6,078,506     

Interest-bearing

   36,685,778     

In foreign offices

        20,037,930

Non-interest-bearing

   417,850     

Interest-bearing

   19,620,080     

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

         

a. Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

        90,885

b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

        390,103

Trading Liabilities

        8,070,149

Other borrowed money

        5,316,355

Bank’s liability on acceptances

        80,130

Subordinated notes and debentures

        1,549,223

Other liabilities

        4,181,576

Total liabilities

        82,480,605

Minority Interests in consolidated Subsidiaries

        342
EQUITY CAPITAL

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

        —  

Common Stock

        205,000

Surplus

        6,420,202

Retained earnings

        893,079

Accumulated other comprehensive income

        157,983

Other equity capital components

        —  

Total equity capital

        7,676,264

Total liabilities, minority interests and equity capital

        90,157,211
EX-99.2 14 dex992.htm FORM OF NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery

EXHIBIT 99.2

 

NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

 

 

ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC.

 

OFFER TO EXCHANGE

7 3/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014

FOR ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING

7 3/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014

 

This form or one substantially equivalent hereto must be used by registered holders of outstanding 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “Old Notes”) who wish to tender their Old Notes in exchange for a like principal amount of 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “Registered Notes”) pursuant to the exchange offer described in the Prospectus, dated                 , 2004 (the “Prospectus”) if the holder’s Old Notes are not immediately available or if such holder cannot deliver its Old Notes and Letter of Transmittal (and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal) to HSBC Bank USA (the “Exchange Agent”) prior to the Expiration Date. This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile transmission (receipt confirmed by telephone and an original delivered by guaranteed overnight courier) or mail to the Exchange Agent. See “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” in the Prospectus.

 

The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:

 

HSBC BANK USA

 

By Registered or Certified Mail, by Hand or by Overnight Courier:

One Hanson Place

Lower Level

Brooklyn, New York 11243

Attention: Issuer Services

By Facsimile:

(718) 488-4488

(For Eligible Institutions Only)

By Telephone:
(718) 488-4475

 

DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION VIA A FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION TO A NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.

 

This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on a Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an eligible institution (as defined in the Prospectus), such signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided on the Letter of Transmittal for Guarantee of Signatures.


Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned hereby tenders to Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (the “Company”) the principal amount of Old Notes indicated below, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Prospectus, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.

 

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TENDERED

Name of Tendering Holder  

Name and Address of Registered

Holder as it appears on the

Old Notes (Please print)

 

Certificate Number(s)

for Old Notes

Tendered


         

         

         

 

PLEASE SIGN HERE

 

X


 
     

X


 
Signature(s) of Holder(s)   Date

 

Must be signed by the holder(s) of Old Notes as their name(s) appear(s) on certificates for Old Notes or on a security position listing, or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsement and documents transmitted with this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must set forth his or her full title below.

 

Please print name(s) and address(es)

 

Name(s):                                                                                                                                                                                                            

 


 

Capacity:                                                                                                                                                                                                            

 

Address(es):                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 


 

¨ The Depository Trust Company
(Check if Old Notes will be tendered by book-entry transfer)

 

Account Number:                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

THE GUARANTEE ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE MUST BE COMPLETED.

 

2


THE FOLLOWING GUARANTEE MUST BE COMPLETED

GUARANTEE OF DELIVERY

(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)

 

The undersigned, a member of a recognized signature guarantee medallion program within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, hereby guarantees to deliver to the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set forth above, the certificates representing the Old Notes (or a confirmation of book-entry transfer of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company), together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required signature guaranteed, and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal within three NYSE trading days after the date of execution of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

 

Name of Firm:                                                                                                                                                                                   
     (Authorized signature)
Address:                                                                                          Title:                                                                                          
                                                                                                  Name:                                                                                        
(Zip Code)    (Please type or print)
Area Code and Telephone No.:                                               Date:                                                                                           

 

NOTE: DO NOT SEND OLD NOTES WITH THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED

DELIVERY. OLD NOTES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

 

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