• Highlights Continued Progress Towards Closing the Previously Announced Acquisition of Capri Holdings Limited

• Completed Acquisition Financing with $7.5 Billion of Senior Unsecured Notes and Delayed Draw Term Loans

• Achieved All-In Debt Interest Rate of 6.5% for Senior Notes, Term Loans, and Existing Tapestry Debt, Consistent with Expectations

• Financing Strategy Positioned to Enable Rapid Debt Paydown, Underscoring the Company’s Confidence in Achieving its Stated Leverage Target and Commitment to a Solid Investment Grade Rating

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2023-- Tapestry, Inc. (NYSE: TPR) (the “Company”), a house of iconic accessories and lifestyle brands consisting of Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman, announced the closing of its $4.5 billion USD senior unsecured notes and its €1.5 billion Euro-denominated senior unsecured notes offerings. Together with Tapestry’s existing $1.4 billion of delayed draw term loans, excess cash, and anticipated future cash flow, the Company has fully funded its planned $7.5 billion in debt financing and is well-positioned to close the previously announced acquisition of Capri Holdings Limited, once closing conditions have been satisfied.

Tapestry, Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Scott Roe, said, “We are pleased to announce the completion of our financing transaction, highlighting Tapestry’s progress towards closing the previously announced acquisition of Capri Holdings Limited. To this end, we raised $6.1 billion in senior notes, garnering high-quality fixed income investors globally, and securing an all-in debt interest rate, including Tapestry's existing debt, of 6.5%, in-line with our original expectations. Importantly, our financing strategy supports rapid debt paydown, consistent with our commitment to maintaining a solid investment grade rating.”

“Looking forward, we remain excited by the opportunity to expand our house of powerful brands, driving enhanced earnings power and free cash flow generation. This combination is transformational and we are confident in our ability to execute, positioning Tapestry as a leader in innovation, talent development, and shareholder returns for years to come.”

Financing Highlights

The Company secured permanent financing in both the USD and EUR markets, underscoring Tapestry’s continued progress towards closing the pending acquisition of Capri Holdings Limited:

• Secured $6.1 billion in notes financing, consisting of a combination of US Dollar and Euro-denominated senior unsecured notes;
• Garnered high-quality interest, resulting in offerings that were significantly oversubscribed across both the USD and EUR tranches with an orderbook that included hundreds of global fixed income investors;
• Achieved all-in debt interest rate of 6.5%, including Tapestry’s existing debt, consistent with the Company’s original expectations, and continuing to support double-digit EPS accretion on an adjusted basis and consistent cash flow generation;
• Terminated the Company’s $6.6 billion bridge facility with the proceeds of the senior notes issuance and cash on hand;
• Advanced the Company’s financing strategy that supports rapid debt paydown, including prepayable term loan debt, in order to achieve its stated target of a gross leverage ratio below 2.5x Debt/ adjusted EBITDA within 24 months post-close given the combined entity’s strong cash flow generation.

Summary of Offering and Tapestry, Inc. Debt Outstanding

Lead Book Running Managers

BofA Securities, Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan acted as joint lead book-running managers for the senior unsecured notes offerings.

About Tapestry, Inc.

Our global house of brands unites the magic of Coach, kate spade new york and Stuart Weitzman. Each of our brands are unique and independent, while sharing a commitment to innovation and authenticity defined by distinctive products and differentiated customer experiences across channels and geographies. We use our collective strengths to move our customers and empower our communities, to make the fashion industry more sustainable, and to build a company that’s equitable, inclusive, and diverse. Individually, our brands are iconic. Together, we can stretch what’s possible. The Company’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TPR.

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These factors are not necessarily all of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. A detailed discussion of significant risk factors that have the potential to cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations is described in “Risk Factors” on in Part I, Item 1A of the 2023 Form 10-K, which we have filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference herein, and in future filings with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

Adjusted EBITDA referenced above is calculated as Net Income, excluding, Interest expense, Provision for income taxes, Depreciation and amortization, Cloud computing amortization costs, Shared-based compensation and Items affecting comparability including Acquisition and Integration costs.

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Tapestry, Inc.
Media:
Andrea Shaw Resnick
Chief Communications Officer
212/629-2618
aresnick@tapestry.com
Analysts and Investors:
Christina Colone
Global Head of Investor Relations
212/946-7252
ccolone@tapestry.com
Kelsey Mueller
212/946-8183
Director of Investor Relations
kmueller@tapestry.com

Source: Tapestry, Inc.