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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended January 30, 1999
__ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period from _________ to __________
Commission File Number: 33-59380
FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3287757
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
529 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10017
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
212-808-2800
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [x]
As of April 23, 1999, there were 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01
per share, of the Registrant outstanding. As of such date, all shares of common
stock were owned by the Registrant's parent, Finlay Enterprises, Inc., a
Delaware corporation.
*The Registrant is not subject to the filing requirements of Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is voluntarily filing this Annual
Report on Form 10-K
FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
FORM 10-K
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JANUARY 30, 1999
INDEX
Page(s)
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PART I
Item 1. Business............................................................ 3
Item 2. Properties..........................................................15
Item 3. Legal Proceedings...................................................15
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.................15
PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters..........................................................16
Item 6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data................................17
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations..............................19
Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk..........28
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.........................29
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure..............................29
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant..................30
Item 11. Executive Compensation..............................................34
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management......43
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions......................46
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.....50
SIGNATURES ...................................................................59
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PART I
Item 1. Business
The Company
Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its wholly
owned subsidiaries ("Finlay Jewelry"), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Finlay
Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Holding Company"). References to
"Finlay" mean, collectively, the Holding Company, Finlay Jewelry and all
predecessor businesses. All references herein to "Departments" refer to fine
jewelry departments operated pursuant to license agreements or other
arrangements with host department stores.
Finlay is one of the leading retailers of fine jewelry in the United States
and France. Finlay operates leased fine jewelry departments ("Departments") in
major department stores for retailers such as The May Department Stores Company
("May"), Federated Department Stores ("Federated"), Belk, the Carson Pirie Scott
and Proffitt's divisions of Saks Incorporated, and with the completion of its
1997 acquisition of Diamond Park (as defined herein), operates Departments in
Marshall Field's, Parisian and Dillard's, formerly the Mercantile Stores. Finlay
sells a broad selection of moderately priced fine jewelry, including necklaces,
earrings, bracelets, rings and watches, and markets these items principally as
fashion accessories with an average sales price of approximately $161 per item.
Average sales per Department were $776,000 in 1998 and the average size of a
Department is approximately 1,000 square feet.
Finlay's sales have increased from $552.1 million in 1994 to $863.4 million
in 1998, a compound annual growth rate of 11.8%. Income from operations has
increased from $37.5 million to $62.3 million in the same period, a compound
annual growth rate of 13.5%. Finlay has increased in size from 757 Departments
at the beginning of 1994 to 1,097 Departments and 12 stand-alone stores, for a
total of 1,109 locations at the end of 1998.
As of January 30, 1999, Finlay operated its 1,109 locations in 31 host
store groups, located in 45 states, the District of Columbia, France, England
and Germany. Finlay's largest host store relationship is with May, for which
Finlay has operated Departments since 1948. Finlay operates the fine jewelry
departments in all of May's 390 department stores, including Lord & Taylor and
Filene's. Finlay's second largest host store relationship is with Federated, for
which Finlay has operated Departments since 1983. Finlay operates Departments in
153 of Federated's 401 department stores, including Rich's and Burdines. Over
the past three years, store groups owned by May and Federated accounted for an
average of 46% and 21%, respectively, of Finlay's annual sales. Management
believes that it maintains excellent relations with its host store groups, 20 of
which have had leases with Finlay for more than five years (representing 79% of
Finlay's sales in 1998) and 16 of which have had leases with Finlay for more
than ten years (representing 69% of Finlay's sales in 1998).
Finlay entered the international fine jewelry retailing market in October
1994 by acquiring Societe Nouvelle d' Achat de Bijouterie--S.O.N.A.B. ("Sonab"),
the largest operator of Departments in France, operating 144 Departments in five
host store groups, including Galeries Lafayette, Nouvelles Galeries and Bazar de
L'Hotel de Ville.
As of January 30, 1999, Finlay also operated nine domestic stand alone
jewelry outlet stores at nonmetropolitan outlet shopping center locations in
Ohio, New York, Florida, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California
under the name "New York Jewelry Outlet". The outlet stores provide Finlay with
a channel to sell discontinued, close-out and certain other merchandise.
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Finlay's fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to January 31. References
to 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 relate to the fiscal years ending on
January 28, 1995, February 3, 1996, February 1, 1997, January 31, 1998, January
30, 1999 and January 29, 2000, respectively. Each of the fiscal years includes
52 weeks except 1995, which included 53 weeks.
Finlay Jewelry is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Holding Company. The
principal executive offices of Finlay Jewelry are located at 529 Fifth Avenue,
New York, New York 10017 and its telephone number at this address is (212)
808-2800.
On April 24, 1998, the Holding Company completed a public offering of
1,800,000 shares of its common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"),
at a price of $27.50 per share (the "1998 Offering"), of which 567,310 shares
were sold by the Holding Company and 1,232,690 shares were sold by certain
selling stockholders. Concurrently with the 1998 Offering, the Holding Company
and Finlay Jewelry completed the public offering of $75.0 million aggregate
principal amount of 9% Senior Debentures due May 1, 2008 (the "Senior
Debentures') and $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8-3/8% Senior
Notes due May 1, 2008 (the "Senior Notes"), respectively. In addition, on April
24, 1998, Finlay's revolving credit agreement (the "Revolving Credit Agreement")
was amended to increase the line of credit thereunder to $275.0 million and to
make certain other changes.
On May 1, 1998, the Holding Company prepaid all of the $39.0 million of
accreted interest on the Holding Company's 12% Senior Discount Debentures due
2005 (the "Old Debentures") as of such date. The Holding Company exercised its
option to prepay all such accreted interest to take advantage of the resulting
tax benefit relating to the deductibility of such prepayment in 1998.
On May 26, 1998, the net proceeds to the Holding Company from the 1998
Offering, the sale of the Senior Debentures, together with other available
funds, were used to redeem the Holding Company's Old Debentures, including
associated premiums. Also, on May 26, 1998, Finlay Jewelry used the net proceeds
from the sale of the Senior Notes to redeem Finlay Jewelry's 10-5/8% Senior
Notes due 2003 (the "Old Notes"), including associated premiums. The above
transactions, excluding the 1998 Offering, are referred to herein as the
"Refinancing". Finlay Jewelry recorded, in the second quarter of 1998, a pre-tax
extraordinary charge of approximately $8.0 million, including $5.4 million for
the redemption premium on the Notes and $2.0 million to write off deferred
financing costs associated with the Old Notes.
On October 6, 1997, Finlay completed the acquisition of certain assets of
the Diamond Park Fine Jewelers division of Zale Corporation ("Diamond Park"), a
leading operator of Departments, for approximately $63.0 million. By acquiring
Diamond Park, Finlay added 139 Departments that, in 1998, contributed in excess
of $100 million in sales and also added new host store relationships with
Marshall Field's, Parisian and Dillard's, formerly the Mercantile Stores.
On October 21, 1997, the Holding Company completed a public offering (the
"1997 Offering") of 3,450,000 shares of its Common Stock, at a price of $19.00
per share, of which 2,196,971 shares were issued and sold by the Holding
Company. An additional 1,253,029 shares were sold by existing stockholders. Net
proceeds to the Holding Company from the 1997 Offering were $38.1 million. The
Holding Company used the funds for working capital, repayment of indebtedness
and other general corporate purposes.
On April 6, 1995, the Holding Company completed an initial public offering
(the "Initial Public Offering") of 2,500,000 shares of its Common Stock, at a
price of $14.00 per share. An additional 115,000 shares were sold by
non-management selling stockholders. Net proceeds from the Initial Public
Offering were $30.2 million and were used to repurchase $6.1 million accreted
balance of the Old
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Debentures, with the balance of the net proceeds used to reduce a portion of the
outstanding indebtedness incurred under the Revolving Credit Agreement.
General
Overview. Host stores benefit from outsourcing the operation of their fine
jewelry departments. By engaging Finlay, host stores gain specialized
managerial, merchandising, selling, marketing, inventory control and security
expertise. Additionally, by avoiding the high working capital investment
typically required of the jewelry business, host stores improve their return on
investment and can potentially increase their profitability.
As a lessee, Finlay benefits from the host stores' reputation, customer
traffic, advertising, credit services and established customer base. Finlay also
avoids the substantial capital investment in fixed assets typical of stand-alone
retail formats. These factors have generally enabled Finlay's new Departments to
achieve profitability within their first twelve months of operation. Finlay
further benefits because net sales proceeds are generally remitted to Finlay by
each host store on a monthly basis with essentially all customer credit risk
borne by the host store.
As a result of Finlay's strong relationships with its vendors, management
believes that Finlay Jewelry's working capital requirements are lower than those
of many other jewelry retailers. In recent years, on average, approximately 49%
of Finlay's domestic merchandise has been carried on consignment. The use of
consignment merchandise also reduces Finlay's inventory exposure to changing
fashion trends because, in general, unsold consigned merchandise can be returned
to the vendor.
Industry. Management believes that current trends in jewelry retailing,
particularly in the department store sector, provide a significant opportunity
for Finlay's growth. Consumers spent approximately $46.3 billion on jewelry
(including both fine and costume jewelry) in the United States in 1998, an
increase of approximately $17.7 billion over 1988, according to the United
States Department of Commerce. In the department store sector in which Finlay
operates, consumers spent $4 billion on fine jewelry in 1997. Management
believes that demographic factors such as the maturing of the U.S. population
and an increase in the number of working women have resulted in greater
disposable income, thus contributing to the growth of the fine jewelry retailing
industry. Management also believes that jewelry consumers today increasingly
perceive fine jewelry as a fashion accessory, resulting in purchases which
augment Finlay's gift and special occasion sales. Finlay's Departments are
typically located in "high traffic" areas of leading department stores, enabling
Finlay to capitalize on these consumer buying patterns.
Growth Strategy. Finlay intends to pursue the following key initiatives to
increase sales and earnings:
o Increase Comparable Department Sales. In 1996, 1997 and 1998, Finlay
achieved domestic comparable Department sales increases of 6.0%, 5.7% and
5.4%, respectively, outpacing the majority of its host stores. These
increases were achieved primarily by emphasizing key merchandise items,
increasing focus on holiday and event-driven promotions, participating in
host store marketing programs and positioning its Departments as a
"destination location" for fine jewelry. Finlay believes that comparable
Department sales will continue to benefit from these merchandising and
marketing strategies, as well as from increasing demand for fine jewelry.
o Add Departments Within Existing Host Store Groups. Finlay's well
established relationships with many of its host store groups have enabled
Finlay to add Departments in new locations opened by existing host stores.
Finlay has operated Departments in May stores since 1948 and operates the
fine jewelry departments in all of May's 390 department stores. Finlay also
has operated
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Departments in Federated stores since 1983 and operates Departments in 153
of Federated's 401 department stores. Since the beginning of 1994, host
store expansion has added 92 net new Departments. Based on May's expansion
plans, Finlay believes it will have the opportunity to open approximately
100 new Departments in May stores alone over the next five years (excluding
possible closings).
o Establish New Host Store Relationships. Finlay has an opportunity to grow
by establishing new relationships with department stores that presently
either lease their fine jewelry departments to Finlay's competitors or
operate their own fine jewelry departments. Finlay seeks to establish these
new relationships by demonstrating to department store management the
potential for improved financial performance. Since the beginning of 1992,
Finlay has added such host store groups as Burdines, The Bon Marche, Elder
Beerman and Stern's. Over the past three years, Finlay has added 27
Departments in the Hecht's division of May as a result of May's acquisition
of John Wanamaker and Strawbridge's. By acquiring Diamond Park (the
"Diamond Park Acquisition"), Finlay added Marshall Field's, Parisian and
Dillard's (formerly the Mercantile Stores) to its host store relationships.
o Continue to Improve Operating Leverage. Selling, general and administrative
expenses as a percentage of sales declined from 43.3% in 1994 to 42.2% in
1998. Finlay seeks to continue to leverage expenses both by increasing
sales at a faster rate than expenses and by reducing its current level of
certain operating expenses. For example, Finlay has demonstrated that by
increasing the selling space (with host store approval) of certain high
volume Departments, incremental sales can be achieved without having to
incur proportionate increases in selling and administrative expenses. In
addition, management believes Finlay will benefit from recent investments
in technology and refinements of operating procedures designed to allow
Finlay's sales associates more time for customer sales and service.
Finlay's new central distribution facility, which became fully operational
in the Spring of 1998, has enabled Finlay to improve the flow of
merchandise to Departments and, during the latter part of 1998, enabled
Finlay to reduce payroll and freight costs.
Additionally, since 1994 Finlay has opened nine domestic stand-alone
jewelry outlet stores which provide Finlay with a channel to sell discontinued,
close-out and certain other merchandise.
Merchandising Strategy. Finlay seeks to maximize sales and profitability
through a unique merchandising strategy known as the "Finlay Triangle", which
integrates store management (including host store management and Finlay's store
group management), vendors and Finlay's central office. By coordinating efforts
and sharing access to information, each Finlay Triangle participant plays a role
which emphasizes its area of expertise in the merchandising process, thereby
increasing productivity. Within guidelines set by the central office, Finlay's
store group management contributes to the selection of the specific merchandise
most appropriate to the demographics and customer tastes within their particular
geographical area. Finlay's advertising initiatives and promotional planning are
closely coordinated with both host store management and Finlay's store group
management to ensure the effective use of Finlay's marketing programs. Vendors
participate in the decision-making process with respect to merchandise
assortment, including the testing of new products, marketing, advertising and
stock levels. By utilizing the Finlay Triangle, opportunities are created for
the vendor to assist in identifying fashion trends thereby improving inventory
turnover and profitability, both for the vendor and Finlay. As a result,
management believes it capitalizes on economies of scale by centralizing certain
activities, such as vendor selection, advertising and planning, while allowing
store management the flexibility to implement merchandising programs tailored to
the host store environments and clientele.
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The Finlay Triangle
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Finlay has structured its relationships with vendors to encourage sharing
of responsibility for marketing and merchandise management. Finlay furnishes to
vendors, through on-line access to Finlay's information systems, the same sales,
stock and gross margin information that is available to Finlay's store group
management and central office for each of the vendor's styles in Finlay's
merchandise assortment. Using this information, vendors are able to participate
in decisions to replenish inventory which has been sold and to return or
exchange slower-moving merchandise. New items are tested in specially selected
"predictor" Departments where sales experience can indicate an item's future
performance in Finlay's other Departments. Management believes that the access
and input which vendors have in the merchandising process results in a better
assortment, timely replenishment, higher turnover and higher sales of inventory,
differentiating Finlay from its competitors.
Since many of the host store groups in which Finlay operates differ in
fashion image and customer demographics, Finlay's flexible approach to
merchandising is designed to complement each host store's own merchandising
philosophy. Finlay emphasizes a "fashion accessory" approach to fine jewelry and
watches, and seeks to provide items that coordinate with the host store's
fashion focus as well as to maintain stocks of traditional and gift merchandise.
Store Relationships
Host Store Relationships. As of January 30, 1999, Finlay operated 1,109
locations (including 12 stand-alone stores) in 31 host store groups, located in
45 states, the District of Columbia, France, England and Germany. By acquiring
Diamond Park in 1997, Finlay added 139 Departments in three host store groups,
located in 19 states. Finlay's largest host store relationship is with May, for
which Finlay has operated Departments since 1948. Finlay operates the fine
jewelry departments in all of May's 390 department stores, including Lord &
Taylor and Filene's. Finlay's second largest host store relationship is with
Federated, for which Finlay has operated Departments since 1983. Finlay operates
Departments in 153 of Federated's 401 department stores, including Rich's and
Burdines. Over the past three years, store groups owned by May and Federated
accounted for an average of 46% and 21%, respectively, of Finlay's annual sales.
Finlay also operates Departments in numerous other host store groups, such
as Belk and the Carson Pirie Scott and Proffitt's divisions of Saks
Incorporated. Management believes that it maintains excellent relations with its
host store groups, 20 of which have had leases with Finlay for more than five
years (representing 79% of Finlay's sales in 1998) and 16 of which have had
leases with Finlay for more than ten years (representing 69% of Finlay's sales
in 1998). As a consequence of the strong and, in many instances, long-term
relationships, host store groups have routinely renewed Finlay's lease
agreements at their renewal dates. Management believes that the majority of its
lease agreements will continue to be renewed routinely.
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The following table identifies the host store groups in which Finlay
operated Departments at January 30, 1999, the year in which Finlay's
relationship with each host store group commenced and the number of Departments
operated by Finlay in each host store group. The table also provides similar
information regarding Finlay's international Departments and its domestic and
international stand-alone locations.
Number of
Inception of Departments
Host Store Group/Location Relationship /Stores
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May
Robinsons-May.................................. 1948 55
Filene's....................................... 1977 40
Lord & Taylor.................................. 1978 73
Famous Barr/L.S. Ayres......................... 1979 38
Kaufmann's..................................... 1979 48
Foley's........................................ 1986 57
Hecht's/Strawbridge's.......................... 1986 71
Meier & Frank.................................. 1988 8
Total May Departments....................... --- 390
Federated
Rich's/Lazarus/Goldsmith's..................... 1983 69
Burdines....................................... 1992 43
The Bon Marche................................. 1993 19
Stern's........................................ 1994 22
Total Federated Departments................. --- 153
Saks Incorporated
Younkers....................................... 1973 35
Carson Pirie Scott/Bergner's/Boston Store...... 1977 50
Proffitt's..................................... 1991 15
Parisian....................................... 1997 34
Total Saks Incorporated..................... --- 134
Other Domestic Departments
Crowley's/Steinbach (1)........................ 1968 14
Gottschalks.................................... 1969 32
Belk........................................... 1975 55
Liberty House.................................. 1983 12
The Bon-Ton.................................... 1986 42
Elder Beerman.................................. 1992 35
Dillard's...................................... 1997 62
Marshall Field's............................... 1997 21
Total Other Domestic Departments............ --- 273
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Total Domestic Departments.................. 950
International Departments (Sonab)
Bazar de L'Hotel de Ville...................... 1994 6
Galeries Lafayette............................. 1994 34
Monoprix/Inno/Baze/Prisunic.................... 1994 50
Nouvelles Galeries............................. 1994 54
Jeanteur....................................... 1996 1
Allders........................................ 1998 1
Beatties....................................... 1998 1
Total International Departments............. --- 147
Stand-Alone Stores
New York Jewelry Outlet........................ 1994 9
New Gold (Sonab)............................... 1994 3
Total Stand-Alone Stores.................... --- 12
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Total Departments and Stand-Alone Stores.. 1,109
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(1) Finlay closed these Departments during February 1999.
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Terms of Lease Agreements. Finlay's lease agreements typically have an
initial term of one to five years. Finlay has, where possible, entered into
five-year lease agreements and expects to continue this practice. Finlay's lease
agreements generally contain renewal options or provisions for automatic renewal
absent prior notice of termination by either party. Lease renewals are for one
to five year periods. In 1997, Finlay extended its lease agreements with
Federated, including leases for Departments in Burdines, Rich's, Lazarus,
Goldsmith's and The Bon Marche through February 3, 2001, and the lease for
Departments in Stern's through February 1, 2003. Sonab is in the process of
negotiating extensions of its leases for Departments in the Galeries Lafayette,
Nouvelles Galeries and Bazar de L'Hotel de Ville store groups, which leases are
presently scheduled to expire on December 31, 1999. In exchange for the right to
operate a Department within the host store, Finlay pays each host store group a
lease fee, calculated as a percentage of sales (subject to a minimum annual fee
in a limited number of cases).
Finlay's domestic lease agreements generally require host stores to remit
sales proceeds for each month (without regard to whether such sales were cash,
store credit or national credit card) to Finlay approximately three weeks after
the end of such month. During the months of November and December, however, most
domestic host store groups remit to Finlay 75% of the estimated months' sales
prior to or shortly following the end of that month. Finlay's international
lease agreements generally require host stores to remit sales proceeds for each
two-week period (without regard to whether such sales were cash, store credit
card or national credit card) to Finlay approximately two weeks after the end of
such period. Each host store group withholds from the remittance of sales
proceeds a lease fee and other expenditures, such as advertising costs, which
the host store group may have made on Finlay's behalf.
Finlay is usually responsible for providing and maintaining any fixtures
and other equipment necessary to operate its Departments, while the host store
is typically required to provide clean space for installation of any necessary
fixtures. The host store is generally responsible for paying utility costs
(except certain telephone charges), maintenance and certain other expenses
associated with the operation of the Departments. All of the lease agreements
provide that Finlay is responsible for the hiring (subject to the suitability of
such employees to the host store) and discharge of its sales and Department
supervisory personnel, and substantially all domestic lease agreements require
Finlay to provide its employees with salaries and certain benefits comparable to
those received by the host store's employees. Many of Finlay's lease agreements
provide that Finlay may operate the Departments in any new stores opened by the
host store group. In certain instances, Finlay is operating Departments without
written agreements, although the arrangements in respect of such Departments are
generally in accordance with the terms described herein.
In many cases, Finlay is subject to limitations under its lease agreements
which prohibit Finlay from operating Departments for competing host store groups
within a certain geographical radius of the host stores (typically five to ten
miles). Such limitations restrict Finlay from further expansion within areas
where it currently operates Departments, including expansion by possible
acquisitions. Certain domestic lease agreements, however, make an exception for
adding Departments in stores established by groups with which Finlay has a
preexisting lease arrangement. In addition, Finlay has from time to time
obtained the consent of an existing host store group to operate in another host
store group within a prohibited area. For example, May and Federated have
granted consents of this type to Finlay with respect to one another's stores.
Further, Finlay sought and received the consent of certain of its existing host
store groups in connection with the Diamond Park Acquisition. In certain cases,
Finlay has found that, notwithstanding the absence of any geographical
limitation in a lease agreement, it may be limited as a practical matter from
opening Departments for competing host store groups in close proximity to each
other because of the adverse effect such openings might have on its overall host
store group relationships.
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Credit. Substantially all consumer credit risk is borne by the host store
rather than by Finlay. Purchasers of Finlay's merchandise at a host store are
entitled to the use of the host store's credit facilities on the same basis as
all of the host store's customers. Payment of credit card or check transactions
is generally guaranteed to Finlay by the host store, provided that the proper
credit approvals have been obtained in accordance with the host store's policy.
Accordingly, payment to Finlay in respect of its sales proceeds is generally not
dependent on when (or if) payment is received by the host store.
Departments Opened/Closed. During 1998, Department openings offset by
closings resulted in a net decrease of eight Departments. Included in the
Departments opened and closed in 1998, listed below, are 34 replacement
Departments relating primarily to Dillard's purchase of the Mercantile Stores
and its subsequent sale of certain stores to Finlay's existing host store
groups. With the exception of two Departments opened in new store groups in
England, the remaining 42 openings were all within existing store groups. The
majority of the closings occurred within existing store groups. See
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations--1998 Compared with 1997".
The following table sets forth data regarding the number of Departments and
stand-alone stores which Finlay has operated from the beginning of 1994:
Fiscal Year Ended
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Jan. 28, Feb. 3, Feb. 1, Jan. 31, Jan. 30,
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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Departments/Stores:
Open at beginning of period.................... 757 903 941 939 1,117
Opened during period........................... 159 70 84 188 78
Closed during period........................... (13) (32) (86) (10) (86)
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Open at end of period.......................... 903 941 939 1,117 1,109
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Net increase (decrease)........................ 146 38 (2) 178 (8)
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For the periods presented in the table above, Department closings were
primarily attributable to: ownership changes in host store groups; the
bankruptcy of certain host store groups; internal consolidation within May; the
closing or sale by host store groups of individual stores; the closing of
Departments in a host store group as a result of the opening of Departments in
another host store group that competes in the same geographic market; host store
group decisions to consolidate with one lessee; and Finlay's decision to close
unprofitable Departments. To management's knowledge, none of the Department
closings during the periods presented in the table above resulted from
dissatisfaction of a host store group with Finlay's performance.
Products and Pricing
Each of Finlay's domestic Departments offers a broad selection of
necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and watches. Other than watches,
substantially all of the fine jewelry items sold by Finlay are made from
precious metals and many also contain diamonds or colored gemstones. Finlay also
provides jewelry and watch repair services. Finlay does not carry costume or
gold-filled jewelry. Specific brand identification is generally not important
within the fine jewelry business, except for watches. With respect to watches,
Finlay emphasizes brand name vendors, including Seiko, Citizen, Movado and
Bulova. Many of Finlay's lease agreements with host store groups restrict Finlay
from selling certain brand name items or, in some cases, set price minimums
below which Finlay may not sell particular items. Sonab's watch selection is
limited to private label watches marketed under Sonab's "New Gold" and "Gold
Line" names. In France, all other watch brands are sold by the host stores.
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The following table sets forth the domestic sales and percentage of sales
by category of merchandise for 1996, 1997 and 1998:
Fiscal Year Ended
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Feb. 1. 1997 Jan. 31, 1998 Jan. 30, 1999
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% of % of % of
Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales
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(Dollars in millions)
Gemstones................. $ 153.1 24.1% $ 169.0 23.4% $ 184.4 22.4%
Gold...................... 144.8 22.8 155.1 21.6 182.0 22.1
Watches................... 114.3 18.0 126.3 17.6 147.0 17.9
Diamonds.................. 129.2 20.3 147.7 20.5 192.0 23.4
Other (1)................. 93.5 14.8 121.5 16.9 116.6 14.2
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Total Sales............... $ 634.9 100.0% $ 719.6 100.0% $ 822.0 100.0%
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(1) Includes special promotional items, remounts, estate jewelry, pearls,
beads, cubic zirconia, sterling silver and men's jewelry, as well as repair
services and accommodation sales to Finlay employees.
See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations".
Finlay sells its merchandise at prices generally ranging from $50 to
$1,000. In 1998, the average price of the items sold by Finlay was approximately
$161 per item. An average Department has over 4,000 items in stock. Consistent
with fine jewelry retailing in general, a substantial portion of Finlay's sales
are made at prices discounted from listed retail prices. Finlay's advertising
and promotional planning are closely coordinated with its pricing strategy.
Publicized sales events are an important part of Finlay's marketing efforts. A
substantial portion of Finlay's sales occur during such promotional events. The
amount of time during which merchandise may be offered at discount prices is
limited by applicable laws and regulations. See "Legal Proceedings".
Purchasing and Inventory
General. A key element of Finlay's strategy has been to lower the working
capital investment required for operating its existing Departments and opening
new Departments. At any one time, Finlay typically is required to pay in advance
of sale for less than half of its inventory because in recent years, on average,
approximately 49% of Finlay's domestic merchandise has been obtained on
consignment and certain additional inventory has been purchased with extended
payment terms. In 1998, Finlay's net monthly investment in inventory (i.e., the
total cost of inventory owned and paid for) averaged 38% of the total cost of
its on-hand merchandise. Finlay is generally granted exchange privileges which
permit Finlay to return or exchange unsold merchandise for new products at any
time. In addition, Finlay structures its relationships with vendors to encourage
their participation in and responsibility for merchandise management. By making
the vendor a participant in Finlay's merchandising strategy, Finlay has created
opportunities for the vendor to assist in identifying fashion trends, thereby
improving inventory turnover and profitability. As a result, Finlay's direct
capital investment in inventory has been reduced to levels which it believes are
low for the retail jewelry industry. In addition, Finlay's inventory exposure to
changing fashion trends is reduced because, in general, unsold consignment
merchandise can be returned to the vendor.
Management believes the willingness of vendors to participate in the
inventory management process is due, in part, to the large volume of merchandise
which Finlay sells in its Departments and the desire of vendors to take
advantage of Finlay's nationwide distribution network. By offering their
merchandise through Finlay's Departments, vendors are able to reach a broad
spectrum of the marketplace in
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coordination with national or regional advertising campaigns conducted by the
vendors or their service organizations.
In 1998, merchandise obtained by Finlay from its 40 largest vendors (out of
a total of approximately 325 vendors) generated approximately 77% of domestic
sales, and merchandise obtained from Finlay's largest vendor generated
approximately 11% of domestic sales. Finlay does not believe the loss of any one
of its vendors would have a material adverse effect on its business.
In addition, Finlay's new central distribution facility, which became fully
operational in the Spring of 1998, has enabled Finlay to improve the flow of
merchandise to Departments and, during the latter part of 1998, enabled Finlay
to reduce payroll and freight costs.
Gold Consignment Agreement. Finlay Jewelry is party to a gold consignment
agreement (the "Gold Consignment Agreement"), which expires on December 31,
2001. The Gold Consignment Agreement enables Finlay to receive merchandise by
providing gold, or otherwise making payment, to certain vendors who currently
supply Finlay with merchandise on consignment. While the merchandise involved
remains consigned, title to the gold content of the merchandise transfers from
the vendors to the gold consignor. Finlay can obtain, pursuant to the Gold
Consignment Agreement, up to the lesser of (i) 85,000 fine troy ounces or (ii)
$32.0 million worth of gold, subject to a formula as prescribed by the Gold
Consignment Agreement. At January 30, 1999, amounts outstanding under the Gold
Consignment Agreement totaled 78,836 fine troy ounces, valued at approximately
$22.5 million. The average amount outstanding under the Gold Consignment
Agreement was $15.6 million in 1998.
Under the Gold Consignment Agreement, Finlay is required to pay a daily
consignment fee on the dollar equivalent of the fine gold value of the ounces of
gold consigned thereunder. The daily consignment fee is based on a floating rate
which, as of January 30, 1999, was approximately 3.2% per annum. In addition,
Finlay is required to pay an unused line fee of 0.5% if the amount of gold
consigned has a value equal to or less than $12.0 million. In conjunction with
the Gold Consignment Agreement, Finlay granted to the gold consignor a first
priority perfected lien on, and a security interest in, specified gold jewelry
of participating vendors approved under the Gold Consignment Agreement and a
lien on proceeds and products of such jewelry subject to the terms of an
intercreditor agreement between the gold consignor and the Revolving Credit
Agreement lenders.
Operations
General. Most of Finlay's Departments have between 30 and 150 linear feet
of display cases (with an average of approximately 60 linear feet) generally
located in high traffic areas on the main floor of the host stores. Each
Department is supervised by a manager whose primary duties include customer
sales and service, scheduling and training of personnel, maintaining security
controls and merchandise presentation. Most of the Departments utilize up to 260
staff hours per week on a permanent basis, depending on the Department's sales
volume, and employ additional sales staff during the peak year-end holiday
season. Each Department is open for business during the same hours as its host
store. Subject to the terms of the applicable host store group lease agreement,
Finlay is generally responsible for its own operating decisions within each of
its Department operations, including the hiring and compensation of sales staff.
See "--Store Relationships--Terms of Lease Agreements".
To parallel host store operations, Finlay establishes separate group
service organizations responsible for managing Departments operated for each
host store. Staffing for each group organization varies with the number of
Departments in each group. Typically, Finlay services each host store group with
a group manager, an assistant group manager, one or more group buyers, one or
more regional supervisors who oversee the individual Department managers and a
number of clerical employees. Each group manager
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reports to a regional vice president, who is responsible for supervision of up
to seven host store groups. In its continued efforts to improve comparable
Department sales through improved operating efficiency, Finlay has taken steps
to minimize administrative tasks at the Department level, thereby improving
customer service and, as a result, sales. For example, Finlay implemented an
interface between store cash registers and Finlay's central office, which has
reduced administrative time.
Finlay had average sales per linear foot of approximately $11,600 in 1996,
$11,900 in 1997 and $12,100 in 1998. Finlay determines average sales per linear
foot by dividing its sales by the aggregate estimated measurements of the outer
perimeters of the display cases of Finlay's Departments. Finlay had average
sales per Department of approximately $729,000, $749,000 and $776,000 in 1996,
1997 and 1998, respectively.
Management Information and Inventory Control Systems. Finlay and its
vendors use Finlay's management information systems to monitor sales, gross
margin and inventory performance by location, merchandise category, style number
and vendor. Using this information, Finlay is able to monitor merchandise trends
and variances in performance and improve the efficiency of its inventory
management. Finlay also measures the productivity of its sales force by
maintaining current statistics for each employee such as sales per hour,
transactions per hour and transaction size. For a discussion of certain matters
regarding the year 2000 and Finlay's information technology initiatives, see
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations--Liquidity and Capital Resources".
Personnel and Training. Finlay considers its employees an important
component of its operations and devotes substantial resources to training and
improving the quality of sales and management personnel. Finlay seeks to
motivate its employees by linking a substantial percentage of their compensation
to performance standards. In most cases, individual sales personnel are
compensated on an hourly basis and paid a commission on sales. Department
managers are generally compensated on the basis of a salary plus a percentage of
their Department's sales. Group managers and regional vice presidents are
eligible to earn bonuses of up to 50% of their base salaries upon the
achievement of specified goals.
As of the end of 1998, Finlay employed approximately 8,700 persons in the
United States and approximately 600 persons in France, England and Germany,
approximately 90% of whom were regional and local sales and supervisory
personnel and the balance of whom were employed in administrative or executive
capacities. Of Finlay's 8,700 domestic employees, approximately 3,800 were
part-time employees, working less than 20 hours per week. Finlay's labor
requirements fluctuate because of the seasonal nature of Finlay's business. See
"--Seasonality". Management believes that its relations with its employees are
good. Less than 1% of Finlay's domestic employees are unionized. Substantially
all of Finlay's employees in France are, however, unionized.
Advertising. Finlay promotes its products through four-color direct mail
catalogs, using targeted mailing lists, and newspaper advertising of the host
store groups. Finlay maintains an in-house advertising staff responsible for
preparing a majority of Finlay's advertisements and for coordinating the
finished advertisements with the promotional activities of the host stores.
Finlay's gross advertising expenditures over the past five fiscal years have
consistently been in excess of 6% of sales, a level which is consistent with the
jewelry industry's reliance on promotional efforts to generate sales. The
majority of Finlay's domestic lease agreements with host store groups require
Finlay to expend certain specified minimum percentages of the respective
Department's annual sales on advertising and promotional activities.
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Inventory Loss Prevention and Insurance. Finlay undertakes substantial
efforts to safeguard its merchandise from loss or theft, including the
installation of safes at each location and the taking of a daily diamond
inventory. During 1998, inventory shrinkage amounted to approximately 0.8% of
sales. Finlay maintains insurance covering the risk of loss of merchandise in
transit or on Finlay's premises (whether owned or on consignment) in amounts
that management believes are reasonable and adequate for the types and amounts
of merchandise carried by Finlay.
Gold Hedging. The cost to Finlay of gold merchandise sold on consignment in
some cases is not fixed until the sale is reported to the vendor or the gold
consignor in the case of merchandise sold pursuant to the Gold Consignment
Agreement. In such cases, the cost of merchandise varies with the price of gold
and Finlay is exposed to the risk of fluctuations in the price of gold between
the time Finlay establishes the advertised or other retail price of a particular
item of merchandise and the date on which the sale of the item is reported to
the vendor. In order to hedge against this risk and to enable Finlay to
determine the cost of such goods prior to their sale, Finlay may elect to fix
the price of gold prior to the sale of such merchandise. Accordingly, Finlay at
times enters into futures contracts, such as options or forwards or a
combination thereof. The value of gold hedged under such contracts represented
less than 1% of Finlay Jewelry's cost of goods sold in 1998. Under such
contracts, Finlay obtains the right to purchase a fixed number of troy ounces of
gold at a specified price per ounce for a specified period. Such contracts
typically have durations ranging from one to nine months and are generally
priced at the spot gold price plus an amount based on prevailing interest rates
plus customary transactions costs. When sales of such merchandise are reported
to the consignment vendors and the cost of such merchandise becomes fixed,
Finlay sells its related hedge position. Finlay did not have any open positions
in futures contracts for gold at January 31, 1998 or January 30, 1999.
The primary effect on liquidity from using futures contracts is associated
with the related margin requirements. Historically, cash flows related to
futures margin requirements have not been material to Finlay's total working
capital requirements. Finlay manages the purchase of futures contracts by
estimating and monitoring the quantity of gold that it anticipates it will
require in connection with its anticipated level of sales of the type described
above. Finlay's gold hedging transactions are entered into by Finlay in the
ordinary course of its business. Finlay's gold hedging strategies are determined
and monitored on a regular basis by Finlay's senior management and its Board of
Directors.
Competition
Finlay faces competition for retail jewelry sales from national and
regional jewelry chains, other department stores, local independently owned
jewelry stores and chains, specialty stores, mass merchandisers, catalog
showrooms, discounters, direct mail suppliers, televised home shopping and the
internet. Several of Finlay's competitors are substantially larger and have
greater financial resources than Finlay. Management believes that competition in
the retail jewelry industry is based primarily on the price, quality, fashion
appeal and perceived value of the product offered and on the reputation,
integrity and service of the retailer.
With respect to the operation of Departments in host store groups, Finlay
competes with a limited number of other established Department lessees, such as
J.B. Rudolph, and department store chains. Management believes that competition
for the operation of Departments is based principally on the reputation of the
operator for integrity, the expertise and experience of the operator in offering
an attractive selection of merchandise at competitive prices, and the operator's
ability to generate lease fees for the host stores. See "--Store
Relationships--Terms of Lease Agreements" with respect to certain limitations on
Finlay's ability to compete.
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Seasonality
The retail jewelry business is highly seasonal. See "Selected Consolidated
Financial Data" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations-- Seasonality".
Item 2. Properties
The only real estate owned by Finlay is the central distribution facility,
totaling 106,200 square feet at 205 Edison Avenue, Orange, Connecticut. Finlay
leases approximately 18,400 square feet at 521 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York,
and 49,100 square feet at 529 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York for its
executive, accounting, advertising, the majority of its data processing
operations and other administrative functions. The leases for such space expire
September 30, 2008. For certain operations at 500 Eighth Avenue, New York, New
York and 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, Finlay has leased approximately
9,200 square feet under a lease which expires January 31, 2000 and approximately
3,600 square feet under a lease which expires July 31, 2000, respectively.
Finlay also leases retail space for its New York Jewelry Outlet and French
stand-alone stores and office space in France for Sonab's corporate operations.
Generally, as part of Finlay's domestic lease arrangements, host stores provide
office space to Finlay's host store group management personnel free of charge.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Finlay is involved in certain legal actions arising in the ordinary course
of business. Management believes none of these actions, either individually or
in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on Finlay's business,
financial position or results of operations.
Commonly in the retail jewelry industry, a substantial amount of
merchandise is sold at a discount to the "regular" or "original" price. Finlay's
experience is consistent with this practice. See "Business-- Products and
Pricing". Domestically, a number of states in which Finlay operates have
regulations which require retailers who offer merchandise at discounted prices
to offer the merchandise at the "regular" or "original" prices for stated
periods of time. Finlay has received inquiries and has been subject to
investigation from time to time by various states with respect to its compliance
with such regulations. In 1987 and 1989, Finlay entered into consent decrees
with the states of Wisconsin and Georgia, respectively, in connection with
Finlay's past sales discounting and other practices and paid nominal fines to
both states. In addition, one of Finlay's store groups entered into a consent
decree with the state of Oregon in 1988 and two others are subject to standing
injunctions, one issued at the request of the state of California in 1988 and
the other issued at the request of the state of Colorado in 1990, regarding the
sales discounting practices of the host store groups in the respective states.
As a lessee of the host store groups, Finlay is obligated to comply with the
consent decree and injunctions in effect with respect to the host store groups.
Although Finlay receives inquiries from various state authorities from time to
time, management believes it is in substantial compliance with all applicable
federal and state laws with respect to such practices.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth
quarter of 1998.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters
Finlay Jewelry is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Holding Company.
Accordingly, there is no established public trading market for Finlay Jewelry's
common stock.
During 1998, cash dividends of $3.5 million were distributed by Finlay
Jewelry to the Holding Company. The distributions are generally utilized to pay
interest on the Senior Debentures and certain expenses of the Holding Company
such as legal, accounting and directors' fees. Certain restrictive covenants in
the indenture relating to the Senior Notes, the Revolving Credit Agreement and
the Gold Consignment Agreement currently restrict annual distributions from
Finlay Jewelry to the Holding Company to 0.25% of Finlay Jewelry's net sales for
the preceding fiscal year and also allow distributions to the Holding Company to
enable it to make interest payments on the Senior Debentures.
There was one record holder of Finlay Jewelry's common stock at April 23,
1999.
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Item 6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data
The selected consolidated financial information below should be read in
conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations" and the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes
thereto. See "Index to Consolidated Financial Statements". The balance sheet and
statement of operations data of Finlay Jewelry at February 1, 1997, January 31,
1998 and January 30, 1999 and for each of the fiscal years then ended were
derived from consolidated financial statements of Finlay Jewelry, which
statements have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public
accountants, as indicated in their report included elsewhere herein. The balance
sheet and statement of operations data of Finlay Jewelry at January 28, 1995 and
February 3, 1996 and for each of the fiscal years then ended were derived from
consolidated financial statements of Finlay Jewelry, which statements have been
audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, and which are
not included or incorporated herein.
Fiscal Year Ended (1)
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Jan. 28, Feb. 3, Feb. 1, Jan. 31, Jan. 30,
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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(Dollars in thousands)
Statement of Operations Data:
Sales........................................... $ 552,090 $ 654,491 $ 685,274 $ 769,862 $ 863,428
Cost of sales................................... 261,263 314,029 330,300 371,085 421,450
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Gross margin (2)................................ 290,827 340,462 354,974 398,777 441,978
Selling, general and administrative expenses.... 239,281 281,693 289,145 325,752 364,002
Depreciation and amortization................... 8,910 9,659 10,840 12,163 15,672
Management transition and consulting
expense (3)................................... 5,144 - - - -
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Income (loss) from operations................... 37,492 49,110 54,989 60,862 62,304
Other nonrecurring income (4)................... - (5,000) - - -
Interest expense, net........................... 20,927 21,844 22,526 24,413 24,612
Nonrecurring interest associated with
refinancing (5)............................... - - - - 417
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Income (loss) before income taxes and
extraordinary charges........................ 16,565 32,266 32,463 36,449 37,275
Provision (benefit) for income taxes............ 8,349 12,527 14,501 15,528 15,323
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Income (loss) before extraordinary charges...... 8,216 19,739 17,962 20,921 21,952
Extraordinary charges from early extinguishment
of debt, net (6)............................. - - - - 4,755
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Net income (loss)............................... $ 8,216 $ 19,739 $ 17,962 $ 20,921 $ 17,197
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Operating and Financial Data:
Number of Departments (end of period) (7)........ 903 941 939 1,117 1,109
Percentage increase in sales..................... 9.2% 18.5% 4.7% 12.3% 12.2%
Percentage increase in comparable Department
sales (7)(8)................................... 4.5% 5.7% 5.9% 5.5% 3.9%
Average sales per Department (7) (9)............. $ 674 $ 710 $ 729 $ 749 $ 776
EBITDA (10)...................................... 46,402 58,769 65,829 73,025 77,976
Capital expenditures............................. 11,228 14,933 17,533 19,338 14,874
Cash flows provided from (used in):
Operating activities............................. $ 25,511 $ (4,620) $ 14,197 $ 74,314 $ (13,018)
Investing activities............................. (12,378) (17,157) (18,372) (79,366) (23,134)
Financing activities............................. (11,559) 24,553 (1,024) (2,349) 40,067
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Fiscal Year Ended (1)
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Jan. 28, Feb. 3, Feb. 1, Jan. 31, Jan. 30,
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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(Dollars in thousands)
Balance Sheet Data-End of Period:
Working capital.................................. $ 26,864 $ 65,309 $ 75,692 $ 65,705 $ 126,723
Total assets..................................... 338,129 393,057 416,808 501,454 541,403
Short-term debt, including current portion of
long-term debt................................. 576 206 2 - -
Long-term debt, excluding current portion........ 135,004 135,002 135,000 135,000 150,000
Series C Preferred Stock......................... 25,428 - - - -
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)............. 27,706 72,387 86,410 101,826 152,083
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(1) Each of the fiscal years for which information is presented includes 52
weeks except 1995, which includes 53 weeks.
(2) Finlay utilizes the LIFO method of accounting for inventories. If Finlay
had valued inventories at actual cost, as would have resulted from the
specific identification inventory valuation method, the gross margin would
have increased (decreased) as follows: $0.8 million, $0.9 million, $1.9
million, $(2.3) million and $(1.0) million for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and
1998, respectively.
(3) Included in 1994 are compensation and benefits for a former senior
executive totaling $3.1 million as a result of the termination of his
employment agreement and other management transition and consulting expense
totaling $2.0 million.
(4) Included in 1995 are proceeds of $5.0 million from a life insurance policy
Finlay maintained on a senior executive.
(5) As a result of certain call requirements associated with the Old Notes,
Finlay had outstanding, both the new debt and the old debt for a period of
thirty days. The net effect of the above, offset by reduced interest
expense on the borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement and interest
income on excess cash balances, was $0.4 million.
(6) The extraordinary charges of $8.0 million include $5.4 million for the
redemption premium on the Old Notes and $2.0 million to write off deferred
financing costs associated with the Old Notes. The income tax benefit on
the extraordinary charges totaled $3.2 million.
(7) Includes, beginning in 1994, Departments and stand-alone locations.
(8) Comparable Department sales are calculated by comparing the sales from
Departments open for the same months in the comparable periods.
(9) Average sales per Department is determined by dividing sales by the average
of the number of Departments open at the beginning and at the end of each
period. For 1994, the effect of the acquisition of Sonab, and subsequent
Department openings by Sonab, was prorated in determining average sales per
Department.
(10) EBITDA represents income from operations before depreciation and
amortization expenses. For 1994, EBITDA includes the effect of management
transition and consulting expense totaling $5.1 million described in Note 3
above. Finlay Jewelry believes EBITDA provides additional information for
determining its ability to meet future debt service requirements. EBITDA
should not be construed as a substitute for income from operations, net
income or cash flow from operating activities (all as determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) for the purpose
of analyzing Finlay's operating performance, financial position and cash
flows as EBITDA is not defined by generally accepted accounting principles.
Finlay has presented EBITDA, however, because it is commonly used by
certain investors and analysts to analyze and compare companies on the
basis of operating performance and to determine a company's ability to
service and/or incur debt. Finlay's computation of EBITDA may not be
comparable to similar titled measures of other companies.
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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
The following should be read in conjunction with "Selected Consolidated
Financial Information" and the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes
thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
Certain statements under this caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations' constitute "forward-looking
statements" under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act'),
and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 'Exchange Act"). See
"Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements".
General
Since 1995, sales have increased by $208.9 million to $863.4 million, a
compound annual growth rate of 9.7%, while comparable Department sales have
increased by 5.9%, 5.5% and 3.9% in 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively.
Comparable Department sales include Departments open for the same months during
comparable periods. Domestic comparable Department sales during this same period
increased 6.0%, 5.7% and 5.4%. The increase in total sales during this period is
the result of (i) adding 168 net new Departments and stand-alone stores,
including 139 Departments from the Diamond Park Acquisition, and (ii) increasing
comparable Department sales. Management attributes its comparable Department
sales increases during this period to the following initiatives: (i) introducing
its "Key Item" and "Best Value" merchandising programs, which provide a targeted
assortment of items at competitive prices; (ii) increasing focus on holiday and
event-driven promotions as well as host store marketing programs; (iii)
positioning Finlay's Departments as a "destination location" for fine jewelry;
and (iv) implementing project PRISM (Promptly Reduce Inefficiencies and Sales
Multiply), a program designed to allow Finlay's sales associates more time for
customer sales and service.
Gross margin as a percentage of sales has decreased from 51.8% in 1996 to
51.2% in 1998. This decrease is principally the result of Finlay's "Key Item"
and "Best Value" programs, which produce higher sales volume and a slightly
lower gross margin, on average, than other merchandise, and the integration of
the former Diamond Park Departments at a lower gross margin offset, in 1997 and
1998, by the favorable impact of the LIFO method of inventory.
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") as a percentage of
sales was unchanged at 42.2% in 1996 and 1998. Management attributes this to (i)
leveraging operating expenses through higher domestic sales, and (ii) reducing
the level of certain operating expenses through the ongoing implementation of
project PRISM. Offseting this were additional expenses relating to the central
distribution facility during its initial start up phase and expenses associated
with Finlay's year 2000 remediation project. In addition, the leveraging of
operating expenses was negatively impacted as a result of the slowdown of sales
in France in 1998. The components of SG&A include payroll expense, lease fees,
net advertising expenditures and other field and administrative expenses.
As a result of the 1993 Recapitalization and the 1988 Leveraged
Recapitalization (each as defined in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements), Finlay Jewelry is highly leveraged and, as such, interest expense
had a significant impact on Finlay Jewelry's results of operations. The
Refinancing resulted in a lower interest rate on the Senior Notes than the
interest rate on the Old Notes. As such, for the 1998 period subsequent to the
retirement of the Old Notes, interest expense has been favorably impacted as
compared to 1997. Finlay also records approximately $3.6 million of goodwill
amortization annually resulting primarily from the 1988 Leveraged
Recapitalization and the Diamond Park Acquisition.
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Finlay entered the international fine jewelry retailing market in October
1994 by acquiring Sonab, which as of January 30, 1999 operated 147 Departments
and three stand-alone stores, principally in France. In the second quarter of
1998, Sonab began to experience lower sales trends due to the transition from a
promotional pricing strategy to an everyday low price strategy. This change was
made as a result of Sonab reassessing its pricing policy following certain local
French court decisions. The adverse impact of such change continued through 1998
and is expected to continue at least through the third quarter of 1999.
Diamond Park Acquisition
On October 6, 1997, Finlay completed the acquisition of certain assets of
Diamond Park, a leading operator of Departments, for approximately $63.0
million. By acquiring Diamond Park, Finlay added 139 Departments that, in 1998,
contributed in excess of $100 million in sales and also added new host store
relationships with Marshall Field's, Parisian and Dillard's (formerly the
Mercantile Stores). Management believes that, in addition to increasing sales
volume, the Diamond Park Acquisition will continue to improve Finlay's results
of operations through the leveraging of expenses and the achievement of other
operating synergies.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth operating results as a percentage of sales
for the periods indicated:
Fiscal Year Ended
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Feb. 1, Jan. 31, Jan. 30,
1997 1998 1999
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Statement of Operations Data:
Sales.................................................... 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of sales............................................ 48.2 48.2 48.8
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Gross margin........................................... 51.8 51.8 51.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses............. 42.2 42.3 42.2
Depreciation and amortization............................ 1.6 1.6 1.8
------------ ------------- ------------
Income (loss) from operations............................ 8.0 7.9 7.2
Interest expense, net.................................... 3.3 3.2 2.8
Nonrecurring interest associated with refinancing (1) - - 0.1
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Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary
charges................................................ 4.7 4.7 4.3
Provision for income taxes............................... 2.1 2.0 1.8
------------ ------------- ------------
Income (loss) before extraordinary charges.............. 2.6 2.7 2.5
Extraordinary charges from early extinquishment of
debt, net (2).......................................... - - 0.6
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Net income (loss)........................................ 2.6% 2.7% 1.9%
============ ============= ============
Other Supplemental Data:
EBITDA (3)............................................... 9.6% 9.5% 9.0%
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(1) See Note 5 to "Selected Consolidated Financial Data".
(2) See Note 6 to "Selected Consolidated Financial Data".
(3) EBITDA represents income from operations before depreciation and
amortization expenses. Finlay Jewelry believes EBITDA provides additional
information for determining its ability to meet future debt service
requirements. See Note 10 to "Selected Consolidated Financial Data".
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1998 Compared with 1997
Sales. Sales increased $93.6 million, or 12.2%, in 1998 compared to 1997.
Comparable Department sales increased 3.9%. Domestic comparable Department sales
increased 5.4%. Management attributes this increase in comparable Department
sales primarily to the "Key Item" and "Best Value" merchandising programs and to
the marketing initiatives discussed above. Sales from the operation of net new
Departments contributed $63.5 million, primarily due to the acquisition of the
former Diamond Park Departments. This increase was offset by the net effect of
new store openings and closings as well as the timing of such Department
openings and closings.
During 1998, Finlay opened 78 Departments and closed 86 Departments. The
Department openings were comprised of the following:
Number of
Departments/
Store Group Stores Reason
- -------------------------------- ------------ --------------------------------
Proffitt's/Parisian/Younkers.... 12 Proffitt's/Parisian/Younkers'
purchase from Dillards.
Famous Barr/L.S. Ayres.......... 8 Famous Barr /L.S. Ayres'
purchase from Dillard's.
Belk............................ 7 Belk's purchase from Dillard's.
Foley's......................... 1 Foley's purchase from Dillard's.
Dillard's....................... 3 Dillard's purchase from Belk.
Monoprix........................ 7 Expansion in France.
Allders......................... 1 New host store in England.
Beatties........................ 1 New host store in England.
Other........................... 38 Department openings within
--- existing store groups.
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The Department closings were comprised of the following:
Number of
Departments/
Store Group Stores Reason
- -------------------------------- ------------ --------------------------------
Mercantile Stores............... 28 Departments sold by Dillard's to
existing Finlay host store
groups subsequent to Dillard's
acquisition of the Mercantile
Stores. Included in openings
above.
Dillard's....................... 5 Previous Dillard's Departments
prior to Dillard's acquisition
of the Mercantile Stores.
Debenhams....................... 7 Mutual agreement to close.
Monoprix........................ 9 Close smaller volume Departments
Other........................... 37 Department closings within
--- existing store groups.
86
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Gross margin. Gross margin increased by $43.2 million in 1998 compared to
1997, however, as a percentage of sales, gross margin decreased by 0.6%,
primarily due to (i) management's efforts to increase market penetration and
market share through its pricing strategy and (ii) lower gross margins
experienced by the former Diamond Park Departments, particularly as the
merchandise acquired as part of the Diamond Park Acquisition continued to be
sold in 1998. During 1998, Finlay Jewelry benefited from a decrease in the LIFO
provision of $1.0 million, which was lower than the benefit in 1997 of $2.3
million.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses. SG&A totaled $364.0 million,
an increase of $38.3 million, or 11.7%, in 1998 compared to 1997 due primarily
to payroll expense and lease fees associated with the increase in Finlay
Jewelry's sales. The increased sales generated by the former Diamond Park
Departments and strong domestic comparable Department sales enabled Finlay
Jewelry to leverage administrative and certain other expenses. Offsetting this
were higher than anticipated expenses relating to the central distribution
facility during its initial start up phase and expenses associated with Finlay's
year 2000 remediation project. In addition, the leveraging of operating expenses
was negatively impacted as a result of the slowdown of sales in France. Also, in
1997, Finlay Jewelry purchased inventory from the Holding Company and was
charged a service fee of $1.9 million. As a result of the factors discussed
above, SG&A as a percentage of sales decreased by 0.1% compared to 1997.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased by
$3.5 million in 1998 compared to 1997, reflecting $14.9 million in capital
expenditures for the most recent twelve months, depreciation on Finlay's new
central distribution facility and amortization related to the Diamond Park
Acquisition, offset by the effect of certain assets becoming fully depreciated.
The increase in fixed assets was primarily due to the addition of new
Departments and the renovation of existing Departments.
Interest expense, net. Interest expense increased by $0.2 million
reflecting an increase in average borrowings ($272.6 million for 1998 compared
to $242.7 million for 1997). The increase in average borrowings is a result of
an increase in the outstanding balance of the Senior Notes as compared to the
Old Notes and additional indebtedness outstanding under the Revolving Credit
Agreement (adjusted to exclude the timing impact of the call requirements on the
Old Notes, discussed below). The weighted average interest rate was 9.4% for
both 1998 and 1997.
Nonrecurring interest associated with refinancing. As a result of certain
call requirements associated with the Old Notes, the debt could not be repaid
until May 26, 1998. Thus, for thirty days, Finlay was required to maintain as
outstanding both the new debt issued on April 24, 1998 as well as the old debt
retired on May 26, 1998. The net effect of carrying the new and old debt, offset
by reduced interest expense on the borrowings under the Revolving Credit
Agreement and interest income on excess cash balances, was an increase to
interest expense of $0.4 million.
Provision for income taxes. The income tax provision for 1998 and 1997
reflects an effective tax rate of 40.5% and 41.5%, respectively.
Extraordinary charges from early extinguishment of debt, net of income tax
benefit. In conjunction with the repayment of the Old Notes, Finlay Jewelry
recorded a pre-tax extraordinary charge of $8.0 million, including $5.4 million
for the redemption premium on the Old Notes and $2.0 million to write off
deferred financing costs associated the Old Notes. The income tax benefit on the
extraordinary charges totaled $3.2 million.
Net income. Net income of $17.2 million for 1998 represents a decrease of
$3.7 million as compared to net income of $20.9 million in 1997 as a result of
the factors discussed above. Income before extraordinary charges increased by
$1.0 million to $22.0 million in 1998.
1997 Compared with 1996
Sales. Sales increased $84.6 million, or 12.3%, in 1997 compared to 1996.
Comparable Department sales increased 5.5%. Domestic comparable Department sales
increased 5.7%. Management attributes this increase in comparable Department
sales primarily to the "Key Item" and "Best Value" merchandising programs and to
the marketing initiatives discussed above. Sales increased $46.9 million
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as a result of the net new store openings, primarily due to the acquisition of
the former Diamond Park Departments.
During 1997, Finlay opened 188 Departments and closed ten Departments. The
Department openings were comprised of the following:
Number of
Departments/
Store Group Stores Reason
- ----------------------------- ------------- --------------------------------
Mercantile Stores............ 90 Diamond Park Acquisition.
Marshall Field's............. 21 Diamond Park Acquisition.
Parisian..................... 28 Diamond Park Acquisition.
Monoprix..................... 16 Expansion in France.
Other........................ 33 Department openings within
--- existing store groups.
188
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These openings were offset by ten Departments closed within existing host
store groups.
Gross margin. Gross margin increased by $43.8 million in 1997 compared to
1996 and, as a percentage of sales, gross margin was unchanged compared to 1996.
During 1997, Finlay Jewelry benefited from a decrease in the LIFO provision as
well as the inclusion of the results of the former Diamond Park Departments,
which contributed $26.4 million to Finlay Jewelry's gross margin, offset by
management's efforts to increase market penetration and market share through its
pricing strategy.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. SG&A totaled $325.8 million,
an increase of $36.6 million, or 12.7%, in 1997 compared to 1996 due primarily
to payroll expense and lease fees associated with the increase in Finlay
Jewelry's sales. As a percentage of sales, SG&A increased by 0.1% in 1997
compared to 1996.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased by
$1.3 million in 1997 compared to 1996, reflecting $19.3 million in capital
expenditures for the most recent twelve months, offset by the effect of certain
assets becoming fully depreciated. The increase in fixed assets was primarily
due to the addition of new Departments and the renovation of existing
Departments.
Interest expense, net. Interest expense increased by $1.9 million in 1997
compared to 1996, reflecting an increase in average borrowings ($242.7 million
for 1997 compared to $210.4 million for 1996) primarily as a result of financing
the Diamond Park Acquisition. The increase in average borrowings was partially
offset by a lower weighted average interest rate (9.4% for 1997 compared to 9.7%
for 1996).
Provision for income taxes. The income tax provision for 1997 and 1996
reflects an effective tax rate of 41.5%.
Net income. Net income of $20.9 million for 1997 represents an increase of
$3.0 million as compared to net income of $18.0 million in 1996 as a result of
the factors discussed above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Finlay's primary capital requirements are for funding working capital for
new Departments and for working capital growth of existing Departments and, to a
lesser extent, capital expenditures for opening new Departments, renovating
existing Departments and information technology investments. For 1998, capital
expenditures totaled $14.9 million and in 1997 totaled $19.3 million, which
included construction
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costs related to Finlay's central distribution facility. Total capital
expenditures for 1999 are estimated to be approximately $15.0 million. Although
capital expenditures are limited by the terms of the RevolvingCredit Agreement,
to date this limitation has not precluded Finlay from satisfying its capital
expenditure requirements.
Finlay's operations substantially preclude customer receivables and in
recent years, on average, approximately 49% of Finlay's domestic merchandise has
been carried on consignment. Accordingly, management believes that relatively
modest levels of working capital are required in comparison to many other
retailers. Finlay Jewelry's working capital balance was $126.7 million at
January 30, 1999, an increase of $61.0 million from January 31, 1998. The
increase resulted primarily from a capital contribution from the Holding
Company, the sale of the Senior Notes and the impact of 1998's net income
exclusive of depreciation and amortization, partially offset by the use of such
proceeds to prepay the Old Notes and capital expenditures. Based on the seasonal
nature of Finlay's business, working capital requirements and therefore
borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement can be expected to increase on
an interim basis during the first three quarters of any given fiscal year. See
"--Seasonality".
The seasonality of Finlay's business causes working capital requirements to
reach their highest level in the months of October, November and December in
anticipation of the year-end holiday season. Accordingly, Finlay experiences
seasonal cash needs as inventory levels peak. The Revolving Credit Agreement
provides Finlay with a line of credit of up to $275.0 million to finance working
capital needs. Amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement bear
interest at a rate equal to, at Finlay's option, (i) the Index Rate (as defined
in the Revolving Credit Agreement) plus a margin ranging from zero to 1.0% or
(ii) adjusted LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.0% to 2.0%, in each case
depending on the financial performance of Finlay.
In each year, Finlay is required to reduce the outstanding revolving credit
balance and letter of credit balance under the Revolving Credit Agreement to
$50.0 million or less and $20.0 million or less, respectively, for a 30
consecutive day period (the "Balance Reduction Requirement"). Borrowings under
the Revolving Credit Agreement at January 30, 1999 and January 31, 1998 were
zero. The average amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement for
1997 and 1998 were $107.7 million and $123.8 million (adjusted for the impact of
the temporary paydown of the revolving credit facility due to certain call
requirements associated with the Old Notes), respectively. The maximum amount
outstanding for 1998 was $176.0 million.
Significant additional working capital has not been required with respect
to the operation of the former Diamond Park Departments because Finlay purchased
the inventory of the Diamond Park Departments. Inventory purchases for the
former Diamond Park Departments will continue to be financed in part by trade
payables combined with an increased utilization of consignment inventory
compared to the amount of consignment merchandise on hand at the time of the
Diamond Park Acquisition. As such, management believes that working capital
requirements for the former Diamond Park Departments have been reduced as
compared to the amount of working capital required at the time of the Diamond
Park Acquisition.
Finlay's long-term needs for external financing will depend on its rate of
growth, the level of internally generated funds and the ability to continue
obtaining substantial amounts of merchandise on advantageous terms, including
consignment arrangements with its vendors. As of January 30, 1999, $283.8
million of consignment merchandise from approximately 300 vendors was on hand as
compared to $219.8 million at January 31, 1998. For 1998, Finlay had an average
balance of consignment merchandise of $268.5 million as compared to an average
balance of $216.5 million in 1997. See "Business--Store Relationships" and
"Business--Purchasing and Inventory".
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A substantial amount of Finlay's operating cash flow has been used or will
be required to pay, directly or indirectly, interest with respect to the Old
Notes, the Senior Debentures, the Senior Notes and amounts due under the
Revolving Credit Agreement, including the payments required pursuant to the
Balance Reduction Requirement. As of January 30, 1999, Finlay's outstanding
borrowings included a $150.0 million balance under the Senior Notes. On May 1,
1998, the Holding Company prepaid all of the $39.0 million of accreted interest
on the Old Debentures as of such date. The Holding Company exercised its option
to prepay all such accreted interest to take advantage of the resulting tax
benefit relating to the deductibility of such prepayment in 1998. In addition,
on May 26, 1998, Finlay redeemed the outstanding principal amounts, including
associated premiums, of the Old Debentures and the Old Notes. Finlay funded the
prepayment and the redemptions using the proceeds from the sale of the Senior
Debentures, the 1998 Offering and the sale of the Senior Notes, together with
other available funds. In connection with the redemption of the Old Notes,
Finlay Jewelry recorded a pre-tax nonrecurring charge of approximately $8.0
million, including $5.4 million for the redemption premium on the Old Notes and
$2.0 million to write off deferred financing costs associated with the Old
Notes.
Finlay Jewelry is party to the Gold Consignment Agreement, which expires on
December 31, 2001. The Gold Consignment Agreement enables Finlay Jewelry to
receive merchandise by providing gold, or otherwise making payment, to certain
vendors. Finlay Jewelry can obtain, pursuant to the Gold Consignment Agreement,
up to the lesser of (i) 85,000 fine troy ounces or (ii) $32.0 million worth of
gold, subject to a formula as prescribed by the Gold Consignment Agreement. At
January 30, 1999, amounts outstanding under the Gold Consignment Agreement
totaled 78,836 fine troy ounces, valued at approximately $22.5 million. The
average amount outstanding under the Gold Consignment Agreement was $15.6
million in 1998.
Many of Finlay's existing computer systems, software products, other
systems using embedded chips ("non-information technology systems") and third
party systems, accept only two entries in the date field to distinguish the
year. Beginning in the year 2000, these date fields will need to accept four
digit entries, or properly handle two digit entries, to distinguish 21st century
dates from 20th century dates. As a result, Finlay's date critical functions may
be adversely affected unless the computer systems and software products of both
Finlay and significant third parties are or become year 2000 compliant.
A comprehensive plan is being executed to ensure that all systems critical
to the operation of Finlay are year 2000 compliant. The plan is structured into
five primary phases: identification, assessment, remediation, testing and
implementation. Finlay has completed the identification and assessment phases of
all critical components and is in the remediation phase. Finlay expects that the
testing and implementation phases of all internal systems, including its
non-information technology systems, will be completed by August 1999.
Finlay is using, and will continue to use, a combination of internal and
external resources to execute its year 2000 project plan. Finlay has estimated
that the costs related to its year 2000 efforts will total approximately $4.0
million, of which approximately $1.9 million was spent in 1998. Finlay will
incur the balance of these costs during 1999 and will fund such costs through
operating cash flows.
During 1998, Finlay began formal communications with all of its host
stores, vendors and other third parties in an effort to determine the extent to
which Finlay may be vulnerable to the failure of their systems and to obtain
year 2000 compliance certification. To date, none of the third parties that have
responded have raised any year 2000 issues which Finlay believes would have a
material adverse effect on Finlay. Finlay will continue this communication
process during 1999.
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Management expects that with the successful implementation of the year 2000
project, the year 2000 issue will not pose significant operational problems.
There can be no assurance, however, that Finlay's systems and software will be
rendered year 2000 compliant in a timely manner, or that Finlay will not incur
significant unforeseen additional expenses to ensure such compliance. The
consequences of a disruption of Finlay's operations, whether caused by Finlay's
internal systems or those of any significant third party, could have a material
adverse effect on Finlay Jewelry's financial position or results of operations.
The likely worst case scenario may be an inability to distribute merchandise to
Finlay's Departments and to process its daily business for some period of time.
The lost revenues, if any, resulting from a worst case scenario would depend on
the time period in which the failure goes uncorrected and the difficulty to
remediate such failure.
Management recognizes the importance of developing a contingency plan in
the event of a year 2000 failure, the development of which is in progress and is
expected to be completed by the third quarter of 1999. Finlay is currently
gathering data in an effort to assess the potential effects on Finlay's mission
critical functions of a failure of Finlay's year 2000 plan to be fully effective
and, to the extent deemed appropriate, to address such effects. In addition,
progress reports on the year 2000 project are presented regularly to senior
management and Finlay's Board of Directors.
During 1998, Finlay began several information technology initiatives,
including the design and development of a new merchandising system and the
upgrade of point-of-sale systems and related hardware in the majority of
Finlay's departments. These projects will serve to support future growth of
Finlay as well as provide improved analysis and reporting capabilities and are
expected to be completed in mid-2000. The cost associated with these projects is
estimated to be $11.0 million for software and implementation costs, to be
included in Deferred charges and other assets, and approximately $3.0 million
for hardware and related equipment, to be included as a component of Finlay
Jewelry's capital expenditures and reflected in Fixed assets. At January 30,
1999, approximately $4.1 million was expended and included in Deferred charges
and other assets.
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code')
restricts utilization of net operating loss ("NOLs") carryforwards after an
ownership change exceeding 50%. As a result of the 1993 Recapitalization, a
change in ownership of the Holding Company exceeding 50% occurred within the
meaning of Section 382 of the Code. Similar restrictions apply to other
carryforwards. Consequently, there is a material limitation on Finlay Jewelry's
annual utilization of its NOLs and other carryforwards which requires a deferral
or loss of the utilization of such NOLs or other carryforwards. Finlay Jewelry
had, at October 31, 1998 (Finlay Jewelry's tax year end), a NOL for tax purposes
of approximately $11.5 million which is subject to an annual limit of
approximately $2.0 million per year. However, for financial reporting purposes,
no NOL exists as of January 30, 1999.
From time to time, Finlay enters into futures contracts, such as options or
forwards, based upon the anticipated sales of gold product in order to hedge
against the risk arising from its payment arrangements. Changes in the market
value of futures contracts are accounted for as an addition to or reduction from
the inventory cost. For the year ended January 30, 1999, the gain or loss on
open futures contracts was not material. Finlay Jewelry did not have any open
positions in futures contracts for gold at January 30, 1999. There can be no
assurance that these hedging techniques will be successful or that hedging
transactions will not adversely affect Finlay Jewery's results of operations or
financial position.
Finlay believes that, based upon current operations, anticipated growth,
and availability under the Revolving Credit Agreement, Finlay Jewelry will, for
the foreseeable future, be able to meet its debt service and anticipated working
capital obligations, and to make distributions to the Holding Company sufficient
to permit the Holding Company to meet its debt service obligations and to pay
certain other expenses as they come due. No assurances, however, can be given
that Finlay Jewelry's current level of
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operating results will continue or improve or that Finlay Jewelry's income from
operations will continue to be sufficient to permit Finlay Jewelry and the
Holding Company to meet their debt service and other obligations. Currently,
Finlay Jewelry's principal financing arrangements restrict annual distributions
from Finlay Jewelry to the Holding Company to 0.25% of Finlay Jewelry's net
sales for the preceding fiscal year and also allow distributions to the Holding
Company to enable it to make interest payments on the Senior Debentures. The
amounts required to satisfy the aggregate of Finlay Jewelry's interest expense
and required amortization payments totaled $23.4 million and $24.5 million for
1997 and 1998, respectively.
SEASONALITY
Finlay's business is highly seasonal, with a significant portion of its
sales and income from operations generated during the fourth quarter of each
year, which includes the year-end holiday season. The fourth quarter accounted
for an average of 42% of Finlay's sales and 82% of its income from operations
for 1996, 1997 and 1998. Finlay has typically experienced net losses in the
first three quarters of its fiscal year. During these periods, working capital
requirements have been funded by borrowings under the Revolving Credit
Agreement. Accordingly, the results for any of the first three quarters of any
given fiscal year, taken individually or in the aggregate, are not indicative of
annual results. See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Finlay Jewelry's Sales and Income (loss) from operations for each quarter
of 1996, 1997 and 1998 were as follows:
Fiscal Quarter
---------------------------------------------------------------
First Second Third Fourth
-------------- ------------ ------------ ------------
(dollars in thousands)
1996:
Sales....................................... $ 130,719 $ 137,188 $ 136,140 $ 281,227
Income (loss) from operations............... 596 6,371 4,606 43,416
1997:
Sales....................................... 134,592 148,060 148,770 338,440
Income (loss) from operations............... 1,187 6,838 2,518 50,319
1998:
Sales....................................... 160,992 177,366 165,894 359,176
Income (loss) from operations............... 2,169 6,335 2,061 51,739
Inflation
The effect of inflation on Finlay's results of operations has not been
material in the periods discussed.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K ("Form 10-K") includes "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section
21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical
information provided herein are forward-looking statements and may contain
information about financial results, economic conditions, trends and known
uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that
might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed
under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations", as well as trends in the general economy in the United States
and France, competition in the retail jewelry business, the seasonality of the
retail jewelry business, Finlay Jewelry's ability to increase comparable
Department sales and to open new
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Departments, Finlay Jewelry's estimate of the cost to address year 2000
compliance issues and the impact on Finlay Jewelry's operations of a year 2000
failure, Finlay Jewelry's dependence on certain host store relationships due to
the concentration of sales generated by such host stores, the availability to
Finlay Jewelry of alternate sources of merchandise supply in the case of an
abrupt loss of any significant supplier, Finlay Jewelry's ability to continue to
obtain substantial amounts of merchandise on consignment, Finlay Jewelry's
dependence on key officers, Finlay Jewelry's ability to integrate future
acquisitions into its existing business, Finlay Jewelry's high degree of
leverage and the availability to Finlay Jewelry of financing and credit on
favorable terms and changes in regulatory requirements which are applicable to
Finlay Jewelry's business.
Readers are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements,
which reflect management's analysis, judgment, belief or expectation only as of
the date hereof. Finlay Jewelry undertakes no obligation to publicly revise
these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise
after the date hereof. In addition to the disclosure contained herein, readers
should carefully review any disclosure of risks and uncertainties contained in
other documents Finlay Jewelry files or has filed from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Exchange
Act.
Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Finlay Jewelry is exposed to market risk primarily through the interest
rate on its borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement, which has a
variable interest rate. In seeking to minimize the risks from interest rate
fluctuations, Finlay Jewelry manages exposures through its regular operating and
financing activities. In addition, the majority of Finlay Jewelry's borrowings
are under fixed rate arrangements, as described in Note 4 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements, and as such, there was no material market
risk exposure to Finlay Jewelry's financial position, results of operations or
cash flows as of January 30, 1999.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
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Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation
Report of Independent Public Accountants.....................................F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended February 1, 1997,
January 31, 1998 and January 30, 1999.......................................F-3
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 1998 and January 30, 1999......F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity for the years
ended February 1, 1997, January 31, 1998 and January 30, 1999...............F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended February 1, 1997,
January 31, 1998 and January 30, 1999.......................................F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements...................................F-7
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
There have been no changes in or disagreements with Finlay Jewelry's
accountants on matters of accounting or financial disclosure.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
Set forth below is certain information with respect to each of the current
executive officers and directors of the Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry. Each
of the persons listed as a director is a member of the Board of Directors of
both the Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry.
Name Age Position
- ---------------------------------- ---- --------------------------------
Arthur E. Reiner.................. 58 Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Holding Company,
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Finlay Jewelry and
Director
Joseph M. Melvin.................. 48 Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Holding
Company and President and Chief
Operating Officer of Finlay
Jewelry
Leslie A. Philip.................. 52 Executive Vice President and Chief
Merchandising Officer of the
Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry
Barry D. Scheckner................ 49 Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Holding
Company and Finlay Jewelry
David B. Cornstein................ 60 Director
Rohit M. Desai.................... 60 Director
James Martin Kaplan............... 54 Director
Thomas H. Lee..................... 55 Director
Norman S. Matthews................ 66 Director
Hanne M. Merriman................. 57 Director
Warren C. Smith, Jr............... 42 Director
The Holding Company, and an affiliate of Thomas H. Lee Company (together
with its affiliate transferees, the "Lee Investors"), partnerships managed by
Desai Capital Management Incorporated (collectively, the "Desai Investors") and
certain members of management (the "Management Stockholders"), together with
certain third parties, are parties to a Stockholders' Agreement (the
"Stockholders' Agreement") which provides, among other things, that all parties
thereto, subject to certain conditions, vote their shares to fix the number of
members of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company at eight and to vote in
favor of six directors who will be nominated as follows: two by the Lee
Investors; one by the Desai Investors; two by Mr. Cornstein (one of whom must be
a management employee of the Holding Company); and one by Mr. Reiner. The
nomination and election of the remaining two directors is not governed by the
Stockholders' Agreement, although the Stockholders' Agreement does require that
such directors not be parties to the Stockholders' Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right of various persons to designate
directors will be reduced or eliminated at such time as they own less than
certain specified percentages of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding. As
a result of the 1998 Offering (as herein defined), the number of directors that
the Lee Investors have the right to nominate was reduced from two to one.
Pursuant to the Stockholders' Agreement (i) Messrs. Lee and Smith were nominated
to the Board of Directors as the designees of the Lee Investors, (ii) Mr. Desai
was nominated by the Desai Investors, (iii) Messrs. Cornstein and Kaplan were
nominated by Mr. Cornstein and (iv) Mr. Reiner nominated himself.
The Stockholders' Agreement also provides that the Executive Committee of
the Board of Directors will consist of five directors, including one independent
director selected by the Board of Directors, one member designated by Mr. Lee
(so long as the Lee Investors have the right to designate a nominee for
director), one member designated by the Desai Investors (so long as the Desai
Investors have the right to designate a nominee for director) and two members
designated by Mr. Cornstein (which number will be
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reduced to one if Mr. Cornstein is only entitled to designate one nominee for
director and none if Mr. Cornstein ceases to have the right to designate a
nominee for director). The Executive Committee for the Holding Company presently
consists of Messrs. Lee, Desai, Matthews, Cornstein, Kaplan and Reiner. See
information under the caption "Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions-Stockholders' Agreement".
Under the Holding Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the
Holding Company's Board of Directors is classified into three classes. The
members of each class will serve staggered three-year terms. Messrs. Desai and
Lee are Class I directors; Messrs. Cornstein, Kaplan and Reiner are Class II
directors; and Messrs. Matthews and Smith and Ms. Merriman are Class III
directors. The terms of the Class I, Class II and Class III directors expire at
the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 1999, 2000 and 2001,
respectively. Officers serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Directors who are employees receive no additional compensation for serving as
members of the Board. Messrs. Lee, Desai, Smith and Kaplan receive no
compensation for serving as directors of the Holding Company. For serving as a
director of the Holding Company, Mr. Matthews and Ms. Merriman each receive
aggregate compensation at the rate of $20,000 per year. Ms. Merriman also
receives a fee of $1,000 for each regular and special meeting attended and a fee
of $500 for each committee meeting attended. In addition, effective March 1,
1999, Mr. Matthews was granted options under the 1997 Plan to purchase 20,000
shares of Common Stock of the Holding Company at a price of $8.50 per share,
vesting 20% per year commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant,
and Ms. Merriman was granted options under the 1997 Plan to purchase 5,000
shares of Common Stock of the Holding Company at a price of $8.50 per share,
vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant. See information under the
caption "Election of Directors--Directors' Compensation". Affiliates of Messrs.
Lee and Desai receive fees pursuant to the Management Agreements (as defined
under the caption "Executive Compensation-Compensation Committee Interlocks and
Insider Participation"). Mr. Reiner has an employment contract with Finlay, and
a company as to which Mr. Cornstein is a principal receives compensation from
Finlay pursuant to a consulting agreement. See information under the caption
"Executive Compensation-Employment and Other Agreements and Change of Control
Arrangements".
The business experience, principal occupations and employment of each of
the executive officers and directors of the Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry,
together with their periods of service as directors and executive officers of
the Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry, are set forth below.
Arthur E. Reiner became Chairman of the Holding Company effective February
1, 1999 and, from January 1995 to such date, served as Vice Chairman of the
Holding Company. Mr. Reiner has also served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Holding Company since January 30, 1996 and as Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer of Finlay Jewelry since January 3, 1995. Prior
to joining Finlay, Mr. Reiner had spent over 30 years with the Macy's
organization. From February 1992 to October 1994, Mr. Reiner was Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Macy's East, a subsidiary of Macy's. From 1988 to
1992, Mr. Reiner was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Macy's Northeast,
which was combined with Macy's Atlanta division to form Macy's East in 1992. Mr.
Reiner is also a director of Loehmann's, Inc.
Joseph M. Melvin was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Holding Company and President and Chief Operating
Officer of Finlay Jewelry on May 1, 1997. From September 1975 to March 1997, Mr.
Melvin served in various positions with May, including, from 1990 to March 1997,
as Chairman of the Board and Chief Operating Officer of Filene's.
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Leslie A. Philip has been Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising
Officer of the Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry since May 1997. From May 1995
to May 1997, Ms. Philip was Executive Vice President-Merchandising and Sales
Promotion of Finlay Jewelry. From 1993 to May 1995, Ms. Philip was Senior Vice
President--Advertising and Sales Promotion of Macy's, and from 1988 to 1993, Ms.
Philip was Senior Vice President--Merchandise--Fine Jewelry at Macy's. Ms.
Philip held various other positions at Macy's from 1970 to 1988.
Barry D. Scheckner has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Finlay Jewelry since December 1988. Mr. Scheckner has also been
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Holding Company since
September 1992. Prior to September 1992, he was Treasurer of the Holding
Company. From February 1983 through December 1988, Mr. Scheckner held various
finance and accounting positions with Finlay's predecessors.
David B. Cornstein has been Chairman Emeritus of the Holding Company since
his retirement from day-to-day involvement with the Holding Company effective
January 31, 1999. He served as Chairman of the Holding Company from May 1993
until his retirement, and has been a director of the Holding Company and Finlay
Jewelry since their inception in December 1988. Mr. Cornstein is a Principal of
Pinnacle Advisors Limited, which has served as a consultant to Finlay since
February 1999. From December 1988 to January 1996, Mr. Cornstein was President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Holding Company. From December 1985 to
December 1988, Mr. Cornstein was President, Chief Executive Officer and a
director of a predecessor of the Holding Company. Mr. Cornstein is a director of
TeleHub- Link Corporation.
Rohit M. Desai has been a director of the Holding Company and Finlay
Jewelry since May 1993. Mr. Desai is the founder of and, since its formation in
1984, has been Chairman and President of Desai Capital Management Incorporated,
a specialized equity investment management firm in New York which manages the
assets of various institutional clients, including Equity-Linked Investors,
L.P., Equity-Linked Investors-II and Private Equity Investors III, L.P. Mr.
Desai is also the managing general partner of the general partners of each of
Equity-Linked Investors, L.P. and Equity-Linked Investors-II and the managing
member of the general partner of Private Equity Investors III, L.P. Mr. Desai
serves as a director of The Rouse Company, Sunglass Hut International,
Incorporated and Independence Community Bank Corp.
James Martin Kaplan has been a director of the Holding Company, Finlay
Jewelry and their predecessors since 1985. Mr. Kaplan is a partner of the law
firm of Tenzer Greenblatt LLP, counsel to Finlay, which he joined in 1998. From
1977 to 1998, Mr. Kaplan was a partner with the law firm of Zimet, Haines,
Friedman & Kaplan, former counsel to Finlay.
Thomas H. Lee has been a director of the Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry
since May 1993. Since 1974, Mr. Lee has been President of Thomas H. Lee Company.
He is a director of First Security Services Corporation, Livent Inc., Miller
Import Corporation, Safelite Glass Corporation and Vail Resorts, Inc.
Norman S. Matthews has been a director of the Holding Company and Finlay
Jewelry since July 1993. Mr. Matthews has been a retail consultant based in New
York for over six years. Prior to that time, Mr. Matthews served as President of
Federated. He is also a director of Toys "R" Us, Inc., The Progressive
Corporation, Loehmann's, Inc., Lechters, Inc. and Eye Care Centers of America,
Inc.
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Hanne M. Merriman was elected a director of the Holding Company and Finlay
Jewelry in December 1997. Ms. Merriman is the Principal in Hanne Merriman
Associates, a retail business consulting firm. She is also a director of US
Airways Group, Inc., Ameren Corp., Central Illinois Public Service Company,
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, The Rouse Company, Ann Taylor
Stores Corporation and T. Rowe Price Mutual Funds. She is a member of the
National Women's Forum and a director of the Children's Hospital Foundation
(part of the Children's National Medical Center).
Warren C. Smith, Jr. has served as a director of the Holding Company and
Finlay Jewelry since May 1993. Mr. Smith is a Managing Director of Thomas H. Lee
Company and has been employed by Thomas H. Lee Company since 1990. In addition,
Mr. Smith is Vice President of THL Equity Trust, a general partner of THL Equity
Advisors Limited Partnership, the general partner of Thomas H. Lee Equity
Partners, L.P. He is also a director of Rayovac Corporation, Eye Care Centers of
America, Inc. and Just For Feet, Inc.
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Item 11. Executive Compensation
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information with respect to the compensation
in 1998, 1997 and 1996 of Finlay's Chief Executive Officer and each of the four
other mostly highly compensated executive officers of the Holding Company or
Finlay Jewelry, including the Holding Company's former Chief Executive Officer
(collectively, the "Named Executive Officers").
Annual Compensation Long Term Compensation
------------------------------------------------ -------------------------
Restricted Securities
Name and Principal Other Annual Stock Underlying All Other
Position Year Salary Bonuses Compensation (1) Awards Options/SARs(2) Compensation (3)
- ---------------------------- ---- ----------- ---------- ---------------- ---------- ------------ ----------------
Arthur E. Reiner 1998 $ 750,000 $ - $ 17,642 - - $ 428,016 (4)
Chairman, President 1997 750,000 271,425 17,706 - 300,000 28,481
and Chief Executive 1996 700,000 253,750 - - - 27,495
Officer of the Holding
Company and Chairman
and Chief Executive
Officer of Finlay Jewelry
David B. Cornstein 1998 $ 600,000 $ - $ 42,686 - - $ 52,144
Chairman Emeritus and 1997 600,000 137,300 42,840 - - 52,609
former Chairman and 1996 600,000 137,500 42,977 - - 51,623
Chief Executive Officer of
the Holding Company
Joseph M. Melvin (5) 1998 $ 367,100 $ 85,000 - - 30,000 $ 387,241 (6)
Executive Vice President 1997 263,200 120,000 - - 50,000 154,314 (6)
and Chief Operating 1996 - - - - - -
Officer of the Holding
Company and President
and Chief Operating
Officer of Finlay Jewelry
Leslie A. Philip 1998 $ 376,700 $ 110,000 - - 30,000 $ 9,626
Executive Vice President 1997 350,500 127,000 - - 46,667 10,091
and Chief Merchandising 1996 320,000 116,000 - - - 8,730
Officer of the Holding
Company and
Finlay Jewelry
Barry D. Scheckner 1998 $ 311,700 $ 50,000 - - 20,000 $ 8,919
Senior Vice President 1997 300,500 109,000 - - 13,000 9,384
and Chief Financial 1996 300,000 109,000 - - - 8,398
Officer of the Holding
Company and
Finlay Jewelry
____________________________
(1) Represents tax equalization payments made in connection with life insurance
premiums paid by Finlay on behalf of the Named Executive Officers.
(2) See "--Option/SAR Grants in 1998".
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(3) Includes for each Named Executive Officer the sum of the following amounts
earned in 1998, 1997 and 1996 for such Named Executive Officer:
Life Retirement Medical
Insurance (a) Benefits (b) Benefits (c)
--------------- ------------- --------------
Arthur E. Reiner................................. 1998 $ 20,176 $ 5,200 $ 2,640
1997 20,176 5,575 2,730
1996 20,176 5,375 1,944
David B. Cornstein............................... 1998 $ 44,304 $ 5,200 $ 2,640
1997 44,304 5,575 2,730
1996 44,304 5,375 1,944
Joseph M. Melvin................................. 1998 $ 1,079 $ 5,035 $ 2,640
1997 540 - 2,048
1996 - - -
Leslie A. Philip................................. 1998 $ 1,786 $ 5,200 $ 2,640
1997 1,786 5,575 2,730
1996 1,786 5,000 1,944
Barry D. Scheckner............................... 1998 $ 1,079 $ 5,200 $ 2,640
1997 1,079 5,575 2,730
1996 1,079 5,375 1,944
(a) Insurance premiums paid by Finlay with respect to life insurance for
the benefit of the Named Executive Officer.
(b) The dollar amount of all matching contributions and profit sharing
contributions under Finlay's 401(k) profit sharing plan allocated to the
account of the Named Executive Officer.
(c) The insurance premiums paid in respect of the Named Executive Officer
under Finlay's Executive Medical Benefits Plan.
(4) In addition to the other compensation set forth in Note 3 above, Finlay
made a payment to Mr. Reiner in an aggregate amount of $400,000, consisting
of (i) the reimbursement of Mr. Reiner for the interest paid in respect of
the loan made by the Holding Company to him in 1995 for the purpose of his
purchase of shares of Common Stock of the Holding Company upon the
commencement of his employment with Finlay and (ii) a special bonus of
$125,000 in connection with the 1998 Offering and the Refinancing.
(5) Mr. Melvin commenced employment with Finlay on May 1, 1997 and the salary
above for 1997 reflects only compensation for the period from May 1, 1997
through January 31, 1998. Mr. Melvin's annual salary for 1997 was at the
rate of $350,000.
(6) In addition to the other compensation set forth in Note 3 above, Mr. Melvin
received $378,487 and $151,726 in 1998 and 1997, respectively, for
reimbursement of relocation expenses.
Mr. Reiner was named Chairman of the Holding Company effective February 1,
1999 and, from January 1995 to such date, served as Vice Chairman of the Holding
Company. Mr. Reiner has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Holding Company since January 30, 1996 and as Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of Finlay Jewelry since January 3, 1995. Mr. Cornstein
retired from day-to-day involvement with the Holding Company effective January
31, 1999 and continues as the Chairman Emeritus of the Holding Company and is a
Principal of Pinnacle Advisors Limited, which has served as a consultant of
Finlay since February 1999. For a discussion of the employment and other
arrangements with Messrs. Reiner and Cornstein, see "--Employment and Other
Agreements and Change of Control Arrangements".
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Long-Term Incentive Plans
The Holding Company currently has two long-term incentive plans, for which
it has reserved a total of 1,582,596 shares of Common Stock for issuance in
connection with awards. Of this total, 732,596 shares of Common Stock have been
reserved for issuance under the Holding Company's Long Term Incentive Plan (the
"1993 Plan"), of which 153,744 shares have been issued to date in connection
with exercises of options granted under the 1993 Plan and 564,918 shares are
reserved for issuance upon exercise of currently outstanding options. The
remaining 13,934 shares of Common Stock are available for future grants under
the 1993 Plan. In 1997, the Holding Company's Board of Directors and
stockholders approved the Holding Company's 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan (the
"1997 Plan" and, together with the 1993 Plan, the "Incentive Plans"), which is
intended as a successor to the 1993 Plan. The 1997 Plan is similar to the 1993
Plan and provides for the grant of the same types of awards as are currently
available under the 1993 Plan. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock
available for issuance under the 1997 Plan is 850,000. Of this total, 2,600
shares have been issued to date in connection with exercises of options granted
under the 1997 Plan and 567,582 shares are reserved for issuance upon exercise
of currently outstanding options. The remaining 279,818 shares of Common Stock
are available for future grants under the 1997 Plan. See "--Option/SAR Grants in
1998".
The Incentive Plans permit the Holding Company to grant to key employees of
the Holding Company and its subsidiaries, consultants and certain other persons
and directors of the Holding Company (other than, in the case of 1993 Plan,
members of the Compensation Committee of the Holding Company's Board of
Directors), the following: (i) stock options; (ii) stock appreciation rights in
tandem with stock options; (iii) limited stock appreciation rights in tandem
with stock options; (iv) restricted or nonrestricted stock awards subject to
such terms and conditions as the Compensation Committee shall determine; (v)
performance units which are based upon attainment of performance goals during a
period of not less than two nor more than five years and which may be settled in
cash or in Common Stock in the discretion of the Holding Company's Compensation
Committee; or (vi) any combination of the foregoing. The 1997 Plan provides,
however, that no participant may be granted, during any fiscal year, options or
other awards relating to more than 175,000 shares of Common Stock.
Under the Incentive Plans, the Holding Company may grant stock options
which are either "incentive stock options" ("Incentive Options") within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or non-incentive stock options
("Non-incentive Options"). Incentive Options are designed to result in
beneficial tax treatment to the optionee, but no tax deduction for the Holding
Company. Nonincentive Options will not give the optionee the tax benefits of
Incentive Options, but generally will entitle the Holding Company to a tax
deduction when and to the extent income is recognized by the optionee.
The Incentive Plans are administered by the Compensation Committee of the
Holding Company's Board of Directors which, pursuant to the Incentive Plans,
consists of at least two directors. Subject to the provisions of the Incentive
Plans, the Compensation Committee has sole discretion (i) to select the
individuals to participate in the Incentive Plans, (ii) to determine the form
and substance of grants made under the Incentive Plans to each participant, and
the conditions and restrictions, if any, subject to which grants are made, (iii)
to interpret the Incentive Plans and (iv) to adopt, amend or rescind rules and
regulations for carrying out the Incentive Plans as it may deem appropriate.
The Incentive Plans provide that the per share exercise price of an option
granted under the plans shall be determined by the Compensation Committee. The
exercise price of an Incentive Option may not, however, be less than 100% of the
fair market value of the Common Stock on the date the option is granted and the
duration of an Incentive Option may not exceed ten years from the date of grant.
In addition, an Incentive Option that is granted to an employee who, at the time
the option is granted, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined
voting power of all classes of capital stock of the
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"employer corporation" (as used in the Code) or any parent or subsidiary thereof
shall have a per share exercise price which is at least 110% of the fair market
value of the Common Stock on the date the option is granted and the duration of
any such option may not exceed five years from the date of grant. Options
granted under the Incentive Plans become exercisable at such time or times as
the Compensation Committee may determine at the time the option is granted.
Options are nontransferable (except by will or intestacy on the death of the
optionee) and during a participant's lifetime are exercisable only by the
participant.
In making grants to employees under the Incentive Plans, the Holding
Company has on occasion utilized a uniform Agreement and Certificate of Option
(the "Option Agreement"), under which the Holding Company grants ten-year
options, subject to various vesting periods of up to five years. Other vesting
schedules have also been utilized by Finlay. The Option Agreement contains
transfer and certain other restrictions and provides that options not vested may
expire, or shares acquired upon exercise of options may be repurchased at their
exercise price, in the event of termination of employment under certain
circumstances. In addition, the Option Agreement provides that (i) if an
optionee's employment is terminated for "Cause" (as defined in the Option
Agreement), such optionee's options will terminate immediately, (ii) if an
optionee's employment is terminated due to death, "Disability" or "Retirement"
(each as defined in the Incentive Plans), such optionee's options become fully
vested and exercisable for a period of 21 days following such termination and
(iii) if an optionee's employment is terminated for any other reason, such
optionee's options remain exercisable to the extent vested for a period of 21
days following such termination.
The Incentive Plans may be amended or terminated by the Board at any time,
but no such termination or amendment may, without the consent of a participant,
adversely affect the participant's rights with respect to previously granted
awards. Under the 1993 Plan, the approval of the Holding Company's stockholders
is required for any amendment (i) to increase the maximum number of shares
subject to awards under the 1993 Plan, (ii) to change the class of persons
eligible to participate and/or receive incentive stock options under the 1993
Plan, (iii) to change the requirements for serving on the Compensation Committee
or (iv) to increase materially the benefits accruing to participants under the
1993 Plan. Under the 1997 Plan, the approval of the Holding Company's
stockholders is required to amend the 1997 Plan if the Compensation Committee
determines that such approval would be necessary to retain the benefits of Rule
16b-3 under the Exchange Act (with respect to participants who are subject to
Section 16 thereof), Section 162(m) of the Code (with respect to "covered
employees" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code) or Section 422 of
the Code (with respect to Incentive Options), or if stockholder approval is
otherwise required by federal or state law or regulation or the rules of any
exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock may then be
listed or quoted, or if the Board of Directors otherwise determines to submit
the proposed amendment for stockholder approval.
Subject to certain limitations set forth in the Incentive Plans, if the
Compensation Committee determines that any corporate transaction or event
affects the shares of Common Stock (or other securities or property subject to
an award under the Incentive Plans) such that an adjustment is determined by the
Compensation Committee to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available
under the Incentive Plans, then the Compensation Committee shall, in such manner
as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of shares
(or other securities or property) with respect to which awards may be granted
under the Incentive Plans, (ii) the number and type of shares (or other
securities or property) subject to outstanding awards under the Incentive Plans
or (iii) the grant or exercise price with respect to any awards under the
Incentive Plans or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to
the holder of an outstanding award in consideration for the cancellation of such
award (which, in the case of an option, will be equal to the positive
difference, if any, between the Market Value (as defined in the Incentive Plans)
of the shares covered by such option, as determined immediately prior to such
corporate transaction or event, and the
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exercise price per share of such option).
Option/SAR Grants in 1998
In 1998, the Holding Company granted options to purchase a total of 201,067
shares of Common Stock, of which options to purchase 30,000, 30,000 and 20,000
shares were granted to Mr. Melvin, Ms. Philip and Mr. Scheckner, respectively,
at exercise prices ranging from $8.25 to $24.3125 per share. All of these
options were granted under the 1997 Plan. The 10,000 options granted in June
1998 to each of Mr. Melvin and Mr. Scheckner vest and become exercisable in
equal installments on each of the five anniversaries of the date of grant. The
balance of the options granted to Mr. Melvin, Ms. Philip and Mr. Scheckner in
December 1998 vest and became exercisable 50% on December 1, 2000 and 50% on
December 1, 2001.
The following table provides information related to the options granted to
the Named Executive Officers during 1998. No stock appreciation rights were
issued by the Holding Company in 1998.
Individual Grants Potential Realizable Value
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- at Assumed Annual Rates
Number of % of Total of Stock Price
Securities Options/SARs Appreciation
Underlying Granted to for Option Term ($)
Options/SARs Employees in Exercise or Base Price ------------------------
Name Granted (#) Fiscal Year ($/share) Expiration Date(s) 5% 10%
- ------------------------ ------------ ------------ ---------------------- -------------------- --------- ---------
Arthur E. Reiner........ - - - - - -
David B. Cornstein...... - - - - - -
Joseph M. Melvin........ 30,000 14.9 8.25 & 24.3125 6/22/08 & 12/1/08 256,668 650,446
Leslie A. Philip........ 30,000 14.9 8.25 12/1/08 155,651 394,451
Barry D. Scheckner...... 20,000 9.9 8.25 & 24.3125 6/22/08 & 12/1/08 204,784 518,962
Certain Information Concerning Stock Options/SARs
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to stock
options exercised in 1998 as well as the value of stock options at the fiscal
year end. No stock appreciation rights were exercised during 1998.
Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in 1998 and Fiscal Year-End Option SAR Value
Number of
Securities Value of
Underlying Unexercised
Unexercised In-the-Money
Options/SARs Options/SARs at
Shares at Year-End Year-End ($)
Acquired Value Exercisable/ Exercisable/
Name on Exercise Realized Unexercisable Unexercisable (1)
- -------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------ -------------------
Arthur E. Reiner................ - - 34,632 / 334,631 - / -
David B. Cornstein.............. - - 53,333 / 13,333 - / -
Joseph M. Melvin................ - - 10,000 / 70,000 - /$55,000
Leslie A. Philip................ - - 29,333 / 80,667 - / 82,500
Barry D. Scheckner.............. 18,200 $ 253,573 6,880 / 29,920 $ 9,048 / 27,500
(1) The values of Unexercised In-the-Money Options/SARs represent the aggregate
amount of the excess of $11.00, the closing price for a share of Common Stock at
year end, over the relevant exercise price of all "in-the-money" options.
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The Board of Directors of each of the Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry
have established a Compensation Committee (the "Compensation Committee"). The
Compensation Committee is presently comprised of Rohit M. Desai, Thomas H. Lee
and Norman S. Matthews. All decisions with respect to executive compensation,
and all benefit plans involving employees, of both the Holding Company and
Finlay Jewelry are currently made by the Compensation Committee. None of the
present Compensation Committee members were, at any time, an officer or employee
of the Holding Company or any of its subsidiaries.
In connection with the 1993 Recapitalization, the Holding Company, the Lee
Investors, the Desai Investors, the Management Stockholders and certain other
stockholders entered into (i) the Registration Rights Agreement, which grants
certain registration rights to the Lee Investors, the Desai Investors and the
Management Stockholders and (ii) the Stockholders' Agreement, which granted
certain rights to, and imposed certain restrictions on the rights of, the Lee
Investors, the Desai Investors, the Management Stockholders and certain other
stockholders. See "Certain Transactions".
In connection with the 1993 Recapitalization, the Holding Company and
Finlay Jewelry entered into management agreements with each of Thomas H. Lee
Company (the "Lee Management Agreement") and Desai Capital Management
Incorporated (the "Desai Management Agreement" and, together with the Lee
Management Agreement, the "Management Agreements"), affiliates of Mr. Lee and
Mr. Desai, respectively. Pursuant to the Management Agreements, Thomas H. Lee
Capital LLC (as assignee of Thomas H. Lee Company) and Desai Capital Management
Incorporated were entitled to receive $180,000 and $60,000 per year plus
expenses, respectively, during the five-year period commencing May 1993 for
consulting and management advisory services rendered to the Holding Company and
Finlay Jewelry. Pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreements, each such
Management Agreement was automatically renewed through May 2000. Thereafter,
each of the Management Agreements will be automatically renewable on an annual
basis, unless any party thereto serves notice of termination at least 90 days
prior to the renewal date. Each of the Management Agreements contains provisions
entitling the managing company to indemnification under certain circumstances
for losses incurred in the course of service to the Holding Company or Finlay
Jewelry.
Any future transactions between the Holding Company and/or Finlay Jewelry
and the officers, directors and affiliates thereof will be on terms no less
favorable to the Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry than can be obtained from
unaffiliated third parties, and any material transactions with such persons will
be approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Holding Company
or Finlay Jewelry, as the case may be.
Employment and Other Agreements and Change of Control Arrangements
Effective January 3, 1995, Finlay entered into an employment agreement with
Arthur E. Reiner to employ Mr. Reiner as Vice Chairman of the Holding Company
and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Finlay Jewelry. On January 30, 1996,
the Holding Company's Board of Directors appointed Mr. Reiner to the office of
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Holding Company and on February 1,
1999, Mr. Reiner became Chairman of the Holding Company. The employment
agreement, as amended, provides for Mr. Reiner to serve for a term expiring on
January 31, 2001. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Reiner received an
annual base salary of approximately $666,660 in 1995, which was increased to
$700,000 on the first day of fiscal 1996 and to $750,000 on the first day of
fiscal 1997. Thereafter, further increases are at the discretion of the Board of
Directors of the Holding Company. In addition to his annual base salary, Mr.
Reiner is entitled to an annual bonus payment based on a target incentive amount
equal to one-half of his base salary for the applicable year (the "Incentive
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Amount"). The payment of the bonus in respect of a particular year will be based
on the achievement by Finlay of certain financial performance criteria based on
EBITA-FIFO (the "Target Level"), with 20% of the Incentive Amount payable if 90%
of the Target Level is achieved, increasing incrementally on a pro rata basis to
80% of the Incentive Amount payable if 100% of the Target Level is achieved,
increasing further incrementally on a pro rata basis to 160% of the Incentive
Amount payable if 140% of the Target Level is achieved, and if over 140% of the
Target Level is achieved, the annual bonus payment shall equal 160% of the
Incentive Amount plus 1% of the Incentive Amount for each percentage point by
which Finlay's measured performance exceeds 140% of the Target Level.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to 1996 and 1997, pursuant to the
terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Reiner received bonuses in the amounts of
$253,750 and $271,425, respectively. No bonus was paid to Mr. Reiner in 1998
pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement.
Under the agreement, Mr. Reiner received in January 1995 options under the
1993 Plan to purchase 69,263 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$14.00 per share. Of those options, one-half are time-based and one-half
performance-accelerated, vesting in ten years subject to accelerated vesting
upon achievement of specified performance goals. Of the time-based options, one-
third became exercisable on each of February 3, 1996, February 1, 1997, and
January 31, 1998. One-third of the performance-accelerated options will vest for
each fiscal year commencing with 1995 for which EBITA-FIFO in the applicable
year equals or exceeds certain specified target levels in that year and any
subsequent year. To date, none of the performance-accelerated options have
vested.
In the event of Mr. Reiner's termination of employment either by the
Holding Company for "Cause" (as defined in the agreement), by Mr. Reiner for any
reason (other than "Good Reason", as defined in the agreement) or as a result of
Mr. Reiner's death or Disability (as defined in the agreement), all the options,
to the extent not then exercisable, shall terminate. In the event of Mr.
Reiner's termination of employment either by the Holding Company without "Cause"
or by Mr. Reiner for "Good Reason", all the options, to the extent not then
exercisable, shall thereupon become fully exercisable. In the event of Mr.
Reiner's termination of employment for any reason after January 31, 1998, all
performance-accelerated options, to the extent not then exercisable, shall
terminate. In addition, in the event of a "Change of Control" (as defined in the
agreement), (i) any outstanding time-based options shall become exercisable and
(ii) the performance-accelerated options will vest to the extent (a) the
"Enterprise Value" of the Holding Company (as defined in the agreement) exceeds
certain established "Enterprise Value" targets set forth in the agreement with
respect to the fiscal year in which the "Change of Control" occurs or (b) the
"Change of Control" represents a per share of Common Stock transaction price in
excess of 130% of the fair market value per share of Common Stock determined
immediately prior to the public announcement of such "Change of Control".
Upon the commencement of his employment, Mr. Reiner purchased 138,525
shares of Common Stock (the "Purchased Shares") at a purchase price of $7.23 per
share. The aggregate purchase price of the Purchased Shares was paid in the form
of a note issued by Mr. Reiner to the Holding Company, the repayment of which
was secured by the Purchased Shares and certain proceeds received by Mr. Reiner
upon disposition of the Purchased Shares or upon any distribution paid on or
with respect to the Purchased Shares. On April 24, 1998, in connection with the
sale by Mr. Reiner of 100,000 of the Purchased Shares, Mr. Reiner repaid the
outstanding balance of the note. Mr. Reiner was subsequently reimbursed for the
interest paid by him in respect of such note. In the event Mr. Reiner's
employment is terminated, the remaining Purchased Shares (together with vested
options and shares issued upon exercise of vested options ("Option Shares")) are
subject to certain call rights and the Option Shares are additionally subject to
certain put rights. In the event the Holding Company does not exercise its call
rights, the rights may be exercised by the Lee Investors and the Desai
Investors, pro rata based on their respective ownership of Common Stock. The
Purchased Shares and Option Shares are subject to certain restrictions on
transfer and registration rights set forth in the agreement and are subject to
the
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Stockholders' Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, other than the
provisions thereof relating to restrictions on transfer. See "Certain
Transactions -- Stockholders' Agreement" and "Certain Transactions --
Registration Rights Agreement".
Under Mr. Reiner's agreement, subject to certain specified limitations,
Finlay is required to maintain life insurance on the life of Mr. Reiner in the
amount of $5.0 million, payable to his beneficiaries, and to provide Mr. Reiner
with catastrophic health insurance. In addition, Finlay is required to reimburse
Mr. Reiner for any income taxes owed by him as a result of the premiums paid by
Finlay with respect to such life insurance. The employment agreement also
provides for Mr. Reiner to receive an annual allowance for business use of an
automobile of up to $15,000.
Mr. Reiner's agreement provides that if his employment is terminated prior
to a "Change of Control" either by the Holding Company without "Cause" or by Mr.
Reiner for "Good Reason", Mr. Reiner will continue to receive his base salary
for the balance of the term and bonus compensation (calculated as though 110% of
the Target Level were achieved) as if such termination had not occurred. In the
event he is terminated without "Cause" and coincident with or following a
"Change of Control", Mr. Reiner shall be entitled to a lump sum payment equal to
299% of his "base amount" (as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code). In the
event that Mr. Reiner voluntarily terminates his employment within one year
following a "Change of Control" in connection with which the acquirer did not
expressly assume Mr. Reiner's agreement and extend its term for an additional
three years or otherwise offer Mr. Reiner a contract on terms no less favorable
than those provided under the existing agreement providing for a term of at
least three years, or if he terminates his employment following a "Change of
Control" for "Good Reason", he will be entitled to a payment equal to 299% of
the "base amount". In the event that Mr. Reiner is terminated for "Cause" or if
he voluntarily terminates his employment without "Good Reason" prior to the
occurrence of a "Change of Control", he shall be entitled to receive his base
salary through the date of termination and any bonus earned with respect to a
previously completed fiscal year which remains unpaid. Payments made to Mr.
Reiner upon termination of employment are subject to certain restrictions in the
event that such payments constitute "parachute payments" under Section
280G(b)(2) of the Code. In addition, Mr. Reiner is required to mitigate certain
payments made to him under the agreement under certain limited circumstances.
Under Mr. Reiner's agreement, a "Change of Control" occurs when (i) a
person or group other than certain of the Holding Company's existing
stockholders and certain related parties becomes the beneficial owner of 50% or
more of the aggregate voting power of the Holding Company, (ii) during any
period of two consecutive calendar years, there are certain changes in the
composition of the Holding Company's Board of Directors or (iii) there is a sale
of all or substantially all of the Holding Company's assets.
A portion of any payments which may be made upon a "Change of Control" may
be deemed an "excess parachute payment" within the meaning of the Code, in which
event the portion will not be a deductible expense for tax purposes for the
Holding Company.
On March 5, 1997, Mr. Reiner received options under the 1993 Plan to
purchase an aggregate of 139,719 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$14.00 per share. Such options vest and become exercisable on January 2, 2001 so
long as Mr. Reiner remains employed by the Holding Company on such date;
provided, however, that such options are subject to early vesting and early
termination under certain circumstances and are subject to various conditions.
The Holding Company has also granted to Mr. Reiner an additional 160,281 options
under the 1997 Plan, which options have an exercise price of $13.875 per share
and are subject to similar terms and conditions regarding vesting and
termination.
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Effective May 26, 1993, Mr. Cornstein entered into an employment agreement
with Finlay providing for his employment as President and Chief Executive
Officer, and his appointment as Chairman of the Board of the Holding Company.
Under his employment agreement, Mr. Cornstein was entitled to an annual salary
of $600,000 plus bonus.
Under Mr. Cornstein's employment agreement, Finlay was required to maintain
insurance on the life of Mr. Cornstein, payable to his beneficiaries, and Mr.
Cornstein was entitled to reimbursement for income tax liability resulting from
Finlay's payment of premiums.
On January 30, 1996, Mr. Reiner was appointed President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Holding Company. On February 1, 1999, Mr. Reiner was named
Chairman of the Holding Company and Mr. Cornstein became Chairman Emeritus of
the Holding Company following the expiration of the term of his employment on
January 31, 1999. On February 1, 1999, Finlay and Pinnacle Advisors Limited, a
company as to which Mr. Cornstein is a principal ("Pinnacle"), entered into a
two year consulting agreement pursuant to which Pinnacle was engaged to provide
consulting services and it was agreed that, if available, Mr. Cornstein will
attempt to act for Pinnacle in the performance of services thereunder. The
consulting agreement provides that Pinnacle shall receive compensation in the
amount of $225,000 per year and be reimbursed for expenses.
On March 30, 1995, Mr. Cornstein received an option under the 1993 Plan to
purchase an aggregate of 66,667 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$14.00 per share. Twenty percent of these options vested immediately, and an
additional twenty percent of the options vest on each of the first four
anniversaries of the grant date.
On May 1, 1997, the Holding Company appointed Mr. Melvin to serve as
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Holding Company and
President and Chief Operating Officer of Finlay Jewelry. The Holding Company has
agreed to pay to Mr. Melvin an annual base salary of $350,000 as well as an
annual bonus based on the achievement of certain targets. In addition, Mr.
Melvin was paid a $25,000 bonus upon his joining the Holding Company and, in
July 1997, received from Finlay a $295,000 non-interest-bearing loan, which was
repaid in full on July 16, 1998. On May 1, 1997, Finlay granted to Mr. Melvin
options under the 1997 Plan to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price per share equal to $14.875. The options granted in May 1997 vest
in equal installments on each of the first five anniversaries of the respective
grant dates. The options will be subject to early termination under certain
circumstances and will be subject to various conditions. Mr. Melvin is also
eligible for benefits that are available to other senior executives of Finlay,
including reimbursement of moving and relocation expenses. If Mr. Melvin's
employment is terminated by Finlay without cause (not including death or
disability) or his title is changed to a lesser title, he is entitled to receive
a lump sum payment equal to one year's base salary. On February 22, 1999, Finlay
agreed with Mr. Melvin that in the event he continues to be employed by Finlay
or an affiliate on February 1, 2001, Finlay shall pay to Mr. Melvin a special
bonus of $125,000 and in the event he continues to be so employed on February 1,
2002, Finlay shall pay to him an additional special bonus of $75,000.
On February 22, 1999, Finlay agreed with Ms. Leslie Philip, the Executive
Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer of the Holding Company and Finlay
Jewelry, that in the event she continues to be employed by Finlay or an
affiliate on February 1, 2001, Finlay shall pay to Ms. Philip a special bonus of
$200,000 and in the event she continues to be so employed on February 1, 2002,
Finlay shall pay to her an additional special bonus of $150,000.
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Directors' Compensation
Directors who are employees receive no additional compensation for serving
as members of the Board. Messrs. Lee, Desai, Smith and Kaplan receive no
compensation for serving as directors of the Holding Company. For a discussion
of certain fees paid to affiliates of Messrs. Lee and Desai, see "Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation". For serving as a director of
the Holding Company, Mr. Matthews and Ms. Merriman each receives aggregate
compensation at the rate of $20,000 per year. Ms. Merriman also receives a fee
of $1,000 for each regular and special meeting attended and a fee of $500 for
each committee meeting attended. Mr. Matthews was granted, effective as of July
1993, options under the 1993 Plan to purchase 33,333 shares of Common Stock,
16,667 of which have an exercise price of $12.00 per share and 16,666 of which
have an exercise price of $16.50 per share. Twenty percent of these options vest
on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date, with the unvested
portion of the options fully vesting on a "Change of Control" (as defined in the
consulting agreement). On March 30, 1995, Mr. Matthews was granted additional
options under the 1993 Plan to purchase 16,667 shares of Common Stock at a price
of $14.00. Twenty percent of these options vested immediately, and an additional
twenty percent of the options vest on each of the first four anniversaries of
the grant date. On January 30, 1996, Mr. Matthews was granted additional options
under the 1993 Plan to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of
$11.16 per share, which options vested and became exercisable in January 1997.
In addition, on March 6, 1997, Mr. Matthews was granted an option under the 1997
Plan to purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $13.875
per share, twenty percent of which options will vest on each of the first five
anniversaries of the grant date. In addition, effective March 1, 1999, Mr.
Matthews was granted options under the 1997 Plan to purchase 20,000 shares of
Common Stock at a price of $8.50 per share, vesting 20% per year commencing on
the first anniversary of the date of grant. All of Mr. Matthews' options are
subject to early termination under certain circumstances and are subject to
various conditions. Ms. Merriman was granted, effective as of December 3, 1997,
options under the 1997 Plan to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock at a price
of $21.3125. All of these options vest on the first anniversary of the grant
date. On March 1, 1999, Ms. Merriman was granted options under the 1997 Plan to
purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $8.50 per share, vesting on
the first anniversary of the date of grant. Mr. Reiner has an employment
contract with Finlay, and a company as to which Mr. Cornstein is a principal
receives compensation from Finlay pursuant to a consulting agreement. See
information under the caption "Executive Compensation--Employment and Other
Agreements and Change of Control Arrangements".
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth information as to each person who, to the
knowledge of the Holding Company, as of April 26, 1999, was the beneficial owner
of more than 5% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Holding
Company.
Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially owned (1)
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Number of Percentage
Name Shares of Class
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Thomas H. Lee(2)............................................... 984,340 9.5%
Becker Capital Management, Inc.(3)............................. 853,600 8.2%
Mellon Bank Corporation(4)..................................... 748,320 7.2%
Rohit M. Desai(5).............................................. 704,412 6.8%
David B. Cornstein(6).......................................... 635,439 6.1%
FMR Corp(7)................................................... 565,000 5.4%
Neuberger Berman, LLC(8)....................................... 534,400 5.1%
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(1) Except as noted below, each beneficial owner has sole voting power and sole
investment power, subject (in the case of Messrs. Lee, Desai and Cornstein)
to the terms of the Stockholders' Agreement.
(2) Includes 884,455 shares of Common Stock held of record by Thomas H. Lee
Equity Partners, L.P. ("THLEP"), the general partner of which is THL Equity
Advisors Limited Partnership, a Massachusetts limited partnership of which
Mr. Lee is a general partner, and 99,885 shares of Common Stock held of
record by 1989 Thomas H. Lee Nominee Trust (the "Nominee Trust"), 979
shares of which are subject to options granted to others. Mr. Lee's address
is c/o Thomas H. Lee Company, L.L.C., 590 Madison Avenue, New York, New
York 10022.
(3) According to a Schedule 13G dated February 10, 1999 filed with the
Commission by Becker Capital Management, Inc., a registered investment
advisor ("Becker"), the indicated number of shares is owned by advisory
clients of Becker; Becker has sole voting and dispositive powers with
respect to all of such shares, but disclaims beneficial ownership thereof.
The address for Becker Capital Management, Inc. is 1211 SW Fifth Avenue,
Suite 2185, Portland, Oregon 97204.
(4) According to a Schedule 13G dated February 4, 1999 filed with the
Commission by Mellon Bank Corporation ("Mellon Bank"), (i) Mellon Bank has
sole power to vote 679,920 shares and sole power to dispose of 685,120
shares, and shares power to vote no shares and shares power to dispose of
63,200 shares, and (ii) each of Boston Group Holdings, Inc. and The Boston
Company, Inc. has sole power to vote 494,250 shares and sole power to
dispose of 499,450 shares and shares power to vote no shares and shares
power to dispose of 63,200 shares. According to such Schedule 13G, Boston
Group Holdings, Inc. is a subsidiary of Mellon Bank and is also the parent
holding company of The Boston Company, Inc. All of the shares reported in
the Schedule 13G are beneficially owned by Mellon Bank and direct or
indirect subsidiaries, including Boston Group Holdings, Inc. and The Boston
Company, Inc., in their various fiduciary capacities. The address for
Mellon Bank Corporation is One Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15258.
(5) Includes 704,412 shares of Common Stock held of record by Equity-Linked
Investors-II ("ELI-II"). ELI-II is a limited partnership, the general
partner of which is Rohit M. Desai Associates-II. As general partner, Rohit
M. Desai Associates-II has the power to vote and dispose of these
securities. Rohit M. Desai is the managing general partner of Rohit M.
Desai Associates-II. Mr. Desai is also the sole stockholder, chairman of
the board and president of Desai Capital Management Incorporated ("DCMI"),
which acts as an investment advisor to ELI-II. Under the investment
advisory agreements between DCMI and ELI-II, decisions as to the voting or
disposition of these securities may be made by DCMI. DCMI and Mr. Desai
disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities. The address of Mr. Desai
and ELI-II is c/o Desai Capital Management Incorporated, 540 Madison
Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
(6) Includes options to acquire 66,667 shares of Common Stock granted in 1995
having an exercise price of $14.00 per share. The address of Mr. Cornstein
is in care of the Holding Company, 529 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
10017.
(7) These shares represent shares reported as beneficially owned by FMR Corp.
in a joint filing on a Schedule 13G dated February 1, 1999 filed with the
Commission by FMR Corp., Edward C. Johnson 3d and Abigail P. Johnson.
According to said Schedule 13G, members of the Edward C. Johnson 3d family
and trusts for their benefit are the predominant owners of Class B shares
of common stock of FMR Corp., representing approximately 49% of the voting
power of FMR Corp. Mr. Johnson 3d owns 12.0% and Abigail Johnson owns 24.5%
of the aggregate outstanding voting stock of FMR Corp. Mr. Johnson 3d is
Chairman of FMR Corp. and Abigail P. Johnson is a Director of FMR Corp. The
Johnson family group and all other Class B shareholders have entered into a
shareholders' voting agreement under which all Class B shares will be voted
in accordance with the majority vote of Class B shares. Accordingly,
through their ownership of voting common stock and the execution of the
shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be
deemed, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, to form a controlling
group with respect to FMR Corp. The Schedule 13G further states that
Fidelity Management & Research Company ("Fidelity"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FMR Corp. and a registered investment adviser, is the
beneficial owner of the 565,000 shares which are the subject of the
Schedule 13G as a result of its acting as investment adviser to Fidelity
Low-Priced Stock Fund (the "Fund"), a registered investment company which
owns all of such 565,000 shares. Edward C. Johnson 3d, as Chairman of FMR
Corp., FMR Corp., through its control of Fidelity, and the Fund each has
sole power to dispose of the 565,000 shares owned by the Fund. Neither FMR
Corp. nor Edward C. Johnson 3d has the sole power to vote or direct the
voting of the shares owned directly by the Fund, which power resides with
the Fund's Board of Trustees. Fidelity carries out the voting of the shares
under
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written guidelines established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. The address
for FMR Corp., Fidelity and the Fund is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02109.
(8) According to a Schedule 13G dated February 10, 1999 filed with the
Commission by Neuberger Berman, LLC ("Neuberger Berman"), Neuberger Berman
is deemed to be a beneficial owner of the indicated number of shares since
it has shared power to make decisions whether to retain or dispose of, and
in some cases the sole power to vote, such shares, which are held by many
unrelated clients. Neuberger Berman does not, however, have any economic
interest in the securities of those clients. The clients are the actual
owners of the securities and have the sole right to receive and the power
to direct the receipt of dividends from or proceeds from the sale of such
securities. Neuberger Berman has sole power to vote or direct the voting of
414,500 shares, shared power to vote or direct the voting of none of such
shares, sole power to dispose of or direct the disposition of none of such
shares, and shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition of 534,400
shares. Principal(s) of Neuberger Berman own 17,200 shares in their own
personal securities accounts. Neuberger Berman disclaims beneficial
ownership of these shares since these shares were purchased with each
principal(s)' personal funds and each principal has exclusive dispositive
and voting power over the shares held in their respective accounts. The
address of Neuberger Berman, LLC is 605 Third Avenue, New York, New York
10158-3698.
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to
beneficial ownership of the Common Stock as of April 26, 1999 by each of the
Holding Company's directors (other than Messrs. Lee, Desai and Cornstein,
information with respect to each of whom is presented above), the Holding
Company's Chief Executive Officer and each of the four other most highly
compensated executive officers of the Holding Company or Finlay Jewelry, and by
all directors and executive officers as a group. The Holding Company owns all of
the issued and outstanding capital stock of Finlay Jewelry.
Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially owned (1)
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Number of Percentage
Name Shares of Class
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Arthur E. Reiner(2)(3)......................................... 79,279 *
Norman S. Matthews(4).......................................... 68,000 *
Leslie A. Philip(2)(5)......................................... 41,333 *
Joseph M. Melvin(2)(6)......................................... 22,000 *
Warren C. Smith, Jr.(7)........................................ 12,590 *
Barry D. Scheckner(2)(8)....................................... 11,760 *
Hanne M. Merriman(9)........................................... 5,000 *
James Martin Kaplan(2)......................................... 4,000 *
All directors and executive officers
as a group (11 persons)(10).................................... 2,568,153 24.1%
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*Less than one percent.
(1) The persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with
respect to all shares of Common Stock subject to the terms of the
Stockholders' Agreement.
(2) The address of Messrs. Reiner, Kaplan, Melvin and Scheckner and Ms. Philip
is in care of the Holding Company, 529 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
10017.
(3) Includes options to acquire 34,632 shares of Common Stock granted in 1995
having an exercise price of $14.00 per share. In accordance with applicable
Commission rules, does not include 334,631 shares subject to options not
exercisable within 60 days.
(4) Includes options to acquire 16,666 shares of Common Stock granted in 1993
having an exercise price of $12.00 per share, options to acquire 16,667
shares of Common Stock granted in 1993 having an exercise price of $16.50
per share, options to acquire 16,667 shares of Common Stock granted in 1995
having an exercise price of $14.00 per share, options to acquire 10,000
shares of Common Stock granted in 1996 having an exercise price of $11.16
per share and options to acquire 8,000 shares of
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Common Stock granted in 1997 having an exercise price of $13.875 per share.
Mr. Matthews' address is 650 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
(5) Includes options to acquire 26,666 shares of Common Stock granted in 1995
having an exercise price of $11.19 per share, options to acquire 10,667
shares of Common Stock granted in 1997 having and exercise price of $13.875
per share and 4,000 shares of Common Stock granted in 1998 having an
exercise price of $23.1875 per share.
(6) Includes options to acquire 20,000 shares of Common Stock granted in 1997
having an exercise price of $14.875 per share and 2,000 shares of Common
Stock granted in 1998 having an exercise price of $24.3125 per share.
(7) Mr. Smith's address is c/o Thomas H. Lee Company, 75 State Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02109.
(8) Includes options to acquire 2,400 shares of Common Stock granted in 1993
having an exercise price of $7.23 per share, options to acquire 3,200
shares of Common Stock granted in 1995 having an exercise price of $14.00
per share, options to acquire 4,160 shares of Common Stock granted in 1997
having an exercise price of $13.875 per share and 2,000 shares of Common
Stock granted in 1998 having an exercise price of $24.3125 per share.
(9) Includes options to acquire 5,000 shares of Common Stock granted in 1997
having an exercise price of $21.3125 per share. Ms. Merriman's address is
c/o Hanne Merriman Associates, 3201 New Mexico Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC
20016.
(10) Includes options to acquire 249,392 shares having exercise prices ranging
from $7.23 to $24.3125 per share.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
The 1993 Recapitalization
In connection with the 1993 Recapitalization, the Lee Investors and the
Desai Investors invested in units consisting of the Holding Company's Series C
Preferred Stock and Common Stock. Concurrently, certain other existing classes
of preferred stock and all outstanding warrants to purchase Common Stock were
redeemed. These equity related transactions resulted in the Lee Investors and
the Desai Investors obtaining beneficial ownership of 52.6% of the
then-outstanding Common Stock.
The 1993 Recapitalization also included the public issuance by the Holding
Company of units consisting of the Old Debentures and Common Stock, the public
issuance by Finlay Jewelry of the Old Notes and the refinancing of the Holding
Company's outstanding term loans and revolving indebtedness with the Revolving
Credit Agreement. In connection with the 1993 Recapitalization, certain
executive officers and directors of the Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry
entered into new employment agreements with Finlay. Also in connection with the
1993 Recapitalization, Finlay entered into the Lee Management Agreement with an
affiliate of the Lee Investors and the Desai Management Agreement with an
affiliate of the Desai Investors. In July 1993, Finlay entered into a consulting
agreement with Norman Matthews, which was terminated, in part, upon completion
of the Initial Public Offering. See "Employment and Other Agreements and Change
of Control Arrangements", "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation" and "Directors' Compensation" under the caption "Executive
Compensation".
The Initial Public Offering, Series C Exchange and Stockholder Purchase
In April 1995, the Holding Company completed the Initial Public Offering,
in which 2,615,000 shares of Common Stock were sold to the public at a price of
$14.00 per share, 2,500,000 of which were sold by the Holding Company and
115,000 of which were sold by certain non-management selling stockholders. The
Holding Company used the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering to
repurchase a portion of the
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Old Debentures and the balance thereof to reduce a portion of the outstanding
balance under, and accrued interest on, the Revolving Credit Agreement and to
pay transaction costs. As part of the Initial Public Offering, the Lee
Investors, the Desai Investors and the Management Stockholders purchased an
aggregate of 208,163 shares of Common Stock from the underwriters of the Initial
Public Offering at the initial public offering price of $14.00 per share.
Immediately prior to completion of the Initial Public Offering, the holders of
the Holding Company's Series C Preferred Stock exchanged all outstanding shares
of Series C Preferred Stock with the Holding Company for 2,581,784 shares of
Common Stock (the "Series C Exchange"). For the purposes of the Series C
Exchange, the outstanding Series C Preferred Stock was (i) valued at its
liquidation value of $30,000,000 plus $6,145,000 of accrued dividends through
April 13, 1995, paid in kind at a quarterly rate of 2.5%, and (ii) exchanged for
Common Stock at the price of the Initial Public Offering. In connection with the
Series C Exchange, a $10,000,000 non-recurring, non-cash charge representing the
difference between the liquidation value and the carrying value of the Series C
Preferred Stock was recorded.
Stockholders' Agreement
Prior to completion of the Initial Public Offering, the Lee Investors, the
Desai Investors, the Management Stockholders, all employees holding options to
purchase Common Stock, certain private investors and the Holding Company entered
into an amended Stockholders' Agreement, which sets forth certain rights and
obligations of the parties with respect to the Common Stock and corporate
governance of the Holding Company. Any employees of Finlay not parties to the
Stockholders' Agreement who have received or in the future receive options to
purchase Common Stock in connection with their employment have also been
required or will also be required, as the case may be, to become parties to the
Stockholders' Agreement.
The Stockholders' Agreement, as amended, provides that the stockholders who
are parties thereto must vote their shares to fix the number of members of the
Board of Directors of the Holding Company at eight and to vote in favor of six
directors who are nominated as follows: two by the Lee Investors; one by the
Desai Investors; two by Mr. Cornstein (one of whom must be a management employee
of the Holding Company); and one by Mr. Reiner.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right of various persons to designate
directors will be reduced or eliminated at such time as they own less than
certain specified percentages of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding or
in certain cases are no longer an employee of the Holding Company. The designees
of the Lee Investors currently serving on the Board of Directors are Messrs. Lee
and Smith; the designee of the Desai Investors is Mr. Desai; the designees of
Mr. Cornstein are Messrs. Cornstein and Kaplan; and Mr. Reiner is his own
designee. The Stockholders' Agreement also provides for the Executive Committee
to consist of five directors, including one director not a party to the
Stockholders' Agreement selected by the Board of Directors, one member
designated by Mr. Lee (so long as the Lee Investors have the right to designate
a nominee for director), one member designated by the Desai Investors (so long
as the Desai Investors have the right to designate a nominee for director) and
two members designated by Mr. Cornstein (which number will be reduced to one if
Mr. Cornstein is only entitled to designate one nominee for director and none if
Mr. Cornstein ceases to have the right to designate a nominee for director).
When a stockholder or group of stockholders loses the right to designate a
director, such director is to be designated instead by a majority of the
directors of the Holding Company. The Executive Committee of the Holding
Company's Board consists at present of Messrs. Lee, Desai, Matthews, Cornstein,
Kaplan and Reiner.
In addition, the Stockholders' Agreement provides that the parties thereto
have (i) certain "come along" rights allowing them to participate in private
sales of Common Stock by parties selling at least a majority of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock and (ii) certain "take along" rights allowing parties
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who are selling at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock to
require the other parties to the Stockholders' Agreement to sell all or a
portion of their shares of Common Stock to the same purchaser in the same
transaction on the same terms.
Registration Rights Agreement
The Registration Rights Agreement grants certain registration rights to the
Lee Investors, the Desai Investors, certain other investors and the Management
Stockholders. Lee Investors and Desai Investors who together hold at least 31%
of the outstanding "Registrable Securities" (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement) are entitled to request jointly, and the Holding Company shall
be obligated to effect, up to three registrations of "Registrable Securities".
The Lee Investors and the Desai Investors also may demand registration without
the other under certain circumstances. The Registration Rights Agreement also
provides that stockholders who are parties thereto (other than the Lee Investors
and the Desai Investors) holding in the aggregate at least 20% of the
"Registrable Securities" then outstanding will have the right on one occasion to
require the Holding Company to file a registration statement with the Commission
covering all or a portion of their "Registrable Securities" in certain
circumstances. In addition, under the Registration Rights Agreement, if the
Holding Company proposes to register shares of Common Stock under the Securities
Act, either for its own account or for the account of others (other than a
registration statement relating solely to employee benefit plans), then each
party to the Registration Rights Agreement will have the right, subject to
certain restrictions and priorities, to request that the Holding Company
register its shares of Common Stock in connection with such registration. Under
the Registration Rights Agreement, the holders of "Registrable Securities", on
the one hand, and the Holding Company, on the other, agree to indemnify each
other for certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act,
in connection with any registration of shares subject to the Registration Rights
Agreement.
The 1997 Offering
On October 21, 1997, the Holding Company completed a public offering (the
"1997 Offering") of 3,450,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $19.00 per
share, of which 2,196,971 shares were issued and sold by the Holding Company and
1,253,029 shares were sold by certain non-management selling stockholders. In
connection with the 1997 Offering, Messrs. Lee, Desai and Matthews sold 410,325
shares, 953,029 shares and 5,722 shares, respectively.
The 1998 Offering
On April 24, 1998, the Holding Company completed the 1998 Offering
involving the sale of 1,800,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $27.50 per
share, of which 567,310 shares were sold by the Holding Company and 1,232,690
shares were sold by certain selling stockholders. In connection with the 1998
Offering, Messrs. Lee, Reiner, Smith and Scheckner sold 1,071,921 shares,
100,000 shares, 13,055 shares and 20,200 shares, respectively. A portion of the
proceeds received by Mr. Reiner from the sale of such shares was used by him to
repay the outstanding balance of a note issued by Mr. Reiner to the Holding
Company (the "Receivable Repayment"). See "Executive Compensation - Summary
Compensation Table" and "-Employment and Other Agreements and Change of Control
Arrangements."
Concurrently with the 1998 Offering, (i) the Holding Company sold $75.0
million aggregate principal amount of its 9% Senior Debentures due May 1, 2008
(the "Senior Debenture Offering"), (ii) Finlay Jewelry sold $150.0 million
aggregate principal amount of its 8-3/8% Senior Notes due May 1, 2008 (the
"Senior Note Offering") and (ii) the Revolving Credit Facility was amended to
increase the line of credit thereunder to $275.0 million and to make certain
other changes. The net proceeds to the Holding Company from the 1998 Offering,
the Senior Debenture Offering, the Receivable Payment and the repayment of an
intercompany liability by Finlay Jewelry (the "Intercompany Repayment") was used
by
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the Holding Company to redeem its Old Debentures, including associated premiums.
In addition, on May 1, 1998, the Holding Company used a portion of such proceeds
to prepay the original issue discount of $39,027,292 on the Old Debentures. A
portion of the net proceeds to Finlay Jewelry from the Senior Note Offering was
used by Finlay Jewelry to make the Intercompany Repayment and an additional
portion of such proceeds was used by Finlay Jewelry to redeem its Old Notes,
together with associated premiums.
Certain Other Transactions
Prior to completion of the Initial Public Offering, Finlay entered into
indemnification agreements with each of Finlay's directors and certain executive
officers. The indemnification agreements require, among other things, that
Finlay indemnify its directors and executive officers against certain
liabilities and associated expenses arising from their service as directors and
executive officers of Finlay and reimburse certain related legal and other
expenses. In the event of a Change of Control (as defined therein) Finlay will,
upon request by an indemnitee under the agreements, create and fund a trust for
the benefit of such indemnitee sufficient to satisfy reasonably anticipated
claims for indemnification. Finlay will also cover each director and certain
executive officers under a directors and officers liability policy maintained by
Finlay in such amounts as the Board of Directors of the Holding Company finds
reasonable. Although the indemnification agreements offer coverage similar to
the provisions in the Holding Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
and the Delaware General Corporation Law, they provide greater assurance to
directors and officers that indemnification will be available because, as
contracts, they cannot be modified unilaterally in the future by the Board of
Directors or by the stockholders to eliminate the rights they provide.
For information relating to certain transactions involving members of
management or others, see "-- Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation" and "-- Employment and Other Agreements and Change of Control
Arrangements" under the caption "Executive Compensation".
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PART IV
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Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Documents filed as part of this report:
(1) Financial Statements.
See Financial Statements Index included in Item 8 of Part II of this Form
10-K.
(2) Financial Statement Schedules.
None.
(3) Exhibits.
(Exhibit Number referenced to Item 601 of Regulation S-K).
Item
Number
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3.1 - Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Finlay Jewelry (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form S-1 Registration Statement,
Registration No. 33-59580).
3.2 - By-laws of Finlay Jewelry (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed
as part of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on June
10, 1993).
4.1 - Article Fourth of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Articles
II and VI of the Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Form
S-1 Registration Statement, Registration No. 33-59380).
4.2 - Specimen 10 5/8% Senior Note Due 2003 issued by Finlay Jewelry
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 filed as part of the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on June 10, 1993).
4.3(a) - Indenture dated as of May 26, 1993 between Finlay Jewelry and Marine
Midland Bank, as Trustee, relating to the 10 5/8% Senior Notes Due 2005
issued by Finlay Jewelry (and redeemed in May 1998) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.3 filed as part of the Current Report on Form 8-K
filed by the Company on June 10, 1993).
4.3(b) - First Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 28, 1994 among Finlay
Jewelry, Sonab Holdings, Inc. ("Sonab Holdings"), Sonab International, Inc.
("Sonab International"), Sonab and Marine Midland Bank, as Trustee, to the
indenture relating to the 10 5/8% Senior Notes due 2003 issued by the
Company (and redeemed in May 1998) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.1 filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
October 29, 1994 filed by Finlay Jewelry on December 13, 1994).
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Item
Number
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4.3(c) - Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 14, 1995 among Finlay
Jewelry, Sonab Holdings, Sonab International, Sonab and Marine Midland
Bank, as Trustee, to the indenture relating to the 10 5/8% Senior Notes due
2003 issued by the Company (and redeemed in May 1998) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended July 29, 1995 filed by Finlay Jewelry on September 9,
1995).
4.4 - Indenture dated as of April 24, 1998 between Finlay Jewelry and Marine
Midland Bank, as Trustee, relating to Finlay Jewelry's 8-3/8% Senior Notes
due May 1, 2008 issued by Finlay Jewelry (including form of Senior Note)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed as part of the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed by Finlay Jewelry on May 11, 1998).
4.5 - Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of May 26, 1993 among the Holding
Company, Finlay Jewelry, THL Equity Holding Corp., Equity-Linked Investors,
L.P. and Equity-Linked Investors-II (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.4 filed as part of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on
June 10, 1993).
4.6 - Amended and Restated Stockholders' Agreement dated as of March 6, 1995
among the Holding Company, David B. Cornstein, Arthur E. Reiner, Robert S.
Lowenstein, Norman S. Matthews, Ronald B. Grudberg, Harold S. Geneen, James
Martin Kaplan, Electra Investment Trust, PLC, RHI Holdings, Inc., Jeffrey
Branman, The Lee Holders listed on the signature page thereto,
Equity-Linked Investors, L.P., Equity-Linked Investors-II and certain other
security holders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 filed as part of
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 28, 1995 filed
by the Company on April 12, 1995).
4.7 - Omnibus Amendment to Registration Rights and Stockholders' Agreement
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 filed as part of the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended November 1, 1997 filed by Finlay
Jewelry on December 16, 1997).
4.8 - Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 26, 1993 among the Company,
David B. Cornstein, Harold S. Geneen, Ronald B. Grudberg, Robert S.
Lowenstein, John C. Belknap, James Martin Kaplan, Electra Investment Trust,
PLC, RHI Holdings, Inc., Jeffrey Branman, Andrew U. Belknap, Timothy H.
Belknap, THL Equity Holding Corp., Equity-Linked Investors, L.P. and
Equity-Linked Investors-II (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 filed
as part of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on June 10,
1993).
10.1 - Underwriting Agreement relating to the offering of Senior Notes by Finlay
Jewelry dated April 20, 1998 by and among the Holding Company, Finlay
Jewelry and Goldman, Sachs & Co. on behalf of each of the Underwriters
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 filed as part of the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed by Finlay Jewelry on May 11, 1998).
10.2 - Form of Agreement and Certificate of Option Pursuant to the Long Term
Incentive Plan of the Holding Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period
ended July 31, 1993 filed by Finlay Jewelry on September 14, 1993).
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Item
Number
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10.3 - The Holding Company's Restated Retirement Income Plan (401(k))
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 filed as part of the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 29, filed by Finlay Jewelry
on September 9, 1995).
10.3(a) - Amendment No. 1 to the Holding Company's Restated Retirement Income
Plan (401(k)) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 filed as part of
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 29, 1995 filed
by Finlay Jewelry on September 9, 1995).
10.3(b) - Amendment No. 2 to the Holding Company's Retirement Income Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed as part of the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 4, 1996 filed by Finlay
Jewelry on June 14, 1996).
10.3(c) - Amendment No. 3 to the Holding Company's Retirement Income Plan
(401(k)) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 filed as part of the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended November 1, 1997 filed
by Finlay Jewelry on December 16, 1997).
10.4 - Executive Medical Benefits Plan of Finlay Jewelry and the Holding Company
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Form S-1 Registration
Statement, Registration No. 33-59380).
10.5(a) - Employment Agreement dated as of May 26, 1993 between David B.
Cornstein and Finlay Jewelry (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.2
filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May
1, 1993 filed by Finlay Jewelry on June 30, 1993).
10.5(b) - Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of December 20, 1995
between David B. Cornstein and Finlay Jewelry (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended April 29, 1995 filed by Finlay Jewelry on June 3, 1995).
10.5(c) - Amendment to Employment Agreement between David B. Cornstein and
Finlay Jewelry (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 filed as part of
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended November 1, 1997
filed by Finlay Jewelry on December 16, 1997).
10.5(d) - Letter Agreement dated February 1, 1999 by and among Finlay Jewelry,
the Holding Company and David B. Cornstein.
10.5(e) - Consulting Agreement dated February 1, 1999 among Finlay Jewelry, the
Holding Company and Pinnacle Advisors Limited.
10.6(a) - Employment Agreement dated as of January 3, 1995 among the Holding
Company, Finlay Jewelry and Arthur E. Reiner (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.7(a) of Form S-1 Registration Statement, Registration No.
33-88938).
10.6(b) - Executive Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of January 3, 1995
between the Holding Company and Arthur E. Reiner (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.7(b) of Form S-1 Registration Statement, Registration No.
33-88938).
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Item
Number
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10.6(c) - Limited Recourse Secured Promissory Note dated as of January 3, 1995
by Arthur E. Reiner in favor of the Holding Company (and satisfied in April
1998) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7(c) of Form S-1
Registration Statement, Registration No. 33-88938).
10.6(d) - Stock Pledge Agreement dated as of January 3, 1995 between the Holding
Company and Arthur E. Reiner (and terminated in April 1998) (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.7(d) of Form S-1 Registration Statement,
Registration No. 33-88938).
10.6(e) - Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of May 17, 1995 among the
Holding Company, Finlay Jewelry and Arthur E. Reiner (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.8(e) filed as part of the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the period ended February 1, 1997 filed by Finlay Jewelry on May
1, 1997).
10.6(f) - Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement dated as of March 5, 1997
among the Holding Company, Finlay Jewelry and Arthur E. Reiner
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 filed as part of the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 3, 1997 filed by Finlay
Jewelry on June 17, 1997).
10.6(g) - Amendment No. 3 to Employment Agreement dated July 1, 1997 among the
Holding Company, Finlay Jewelry and Arthur E. Reiner (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.6(g) filed as part of the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the period ended January 31, 1998, filed by Finlay Jewelry on
March 24, 1998).
10.7(a) - Consulting and Option Agreement dated as of July 7, 1993 by and
between Finlay Jewelry and Norman S. Matthews (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.00 filed as part of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
period ended January 29, 1994 filed by Finlay Jewelry on April 27, 1994).
10.7(b) - Amendment to Consulting and Option Agreement dated as of March 6, 1995
between Norman S. Matthews and Finlay Jewelry (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended April 29, 1995 filed by Finlay Jewelry on June 3, 1995).
10.8 - Employment Agreement dated as of April 18, 1997 between Joseph M. Melvin
and Finlay Jewelry (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 filed as part
of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 1998,
filed by Finlay Jewelry on March 24, 1998).
10.9 - Tax Allocation Agreement dated as of November 1, 1992 between the Holding
Company and Finlay Jewelry (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.5 filed
as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 1,
1993 filed by the Company on June 30, 1993).
10.10- Management Agreement dated as of May 26, 1993 among the Holding Company,
Finlay Jewelry and Thomas H. Lee Company (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 28.2 filed as part of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by
Finlay Jewelry on June 10, 1993).
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Item
Number
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10.11- Management Agreement dated as of May 26, 1993 among the Holding Company,
Finlay Jewelry and Desai Capital Management Incorporated (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 28.1 filed as part of the Current Report on Form 8-K
filed by the Company on June 10, 1993).
10.12(a) - Long Term Incentive Plan of the Company (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 19.5 filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended May 1, 1993 filed by Finlay Jewelry on June 30, 1993).
10.12(b) - Amendment No. 1 to the Holding Company's Long Term Incentive Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14(b) of the Form S-1 Registration
Statement, Registration No. 33-88938).
10.13- 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.13 filed as part of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended
January 31, 1998, filed by Finlay Jewelry on March 24, 1998).
10.14(a) - Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 28, 1995
among GE Capital, individually and its capacity as agent, certain other
lenders and financial institutions, the Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry
(the "Amended and Restated Credit Agreement") (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.15 filed as part of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
period ended January 28, 1995 filed by the Company on April 12, 1995).
10.14(b) - Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 15, 1995, to the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed
as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 29,
1995 filed by Finlay Jewelry on September 9, 1995).
10.14(c) - Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of February 1, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15(c) filed as part
of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended February 3, 1996
filed by Finlay Jewelry on May 3, 1996).
10.14(d) - Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of January 31, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed as
part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 2,
1997 filed by Finlay Jewelry on September 16, 1997).
10.15(a) - Amended and Restated Revolving Note dated as of March 28, 1995 by the
Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry to the order of GE Capital in the
principal amount of $98,000,000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.16(a) filed as part of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period
ended January 28, 1995 filed by Finlay Jewelry on April 12, 1995).
10.15(b) - Amended and Restated Revolving Note dated as of March 28, 1995 by the
Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry to the order of Shawmut Bank in the
principal amount of $37,000,000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.16(b) filed as part of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period
ended January 28, 1995 filed by the Company on April 12, 1995).
10.16- Security Agreement dated as of May 26, 1993 by Finlay Jewelry in favor
of GE Capital, as agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.9 filed as
part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 1, 1993
filed by Finlay Jewelry on June 30, 1993).
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Item
Number
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10.17- Security Agreement and Mortgage--Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights,
dated as of May 26, 1993 by Finlay Jewelry in favor of GE Capital, as agent
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.10 filed as part of the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 1, 1993 filed by Finlay
Jewelry on June 30, 1993).
10.18- Assignment of Life Insurance Policy as Collateral dated May 26, 1993 by
the Holding Company to GE Capital, as agent (upon the life of each David B.
Cornstein, Ronald B. Grudberg and Robert S. Lowenstein) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 19.11 filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the period ended May 1, 1993 filed by Finlay Jewelry on June 30,
1993).
10.19- Assignment of Business Interruption Insurance Policy as Collateral dated
February 28, 1994 by Finlay Jewelry to GE Capital, as agent (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.M filed as part of the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the period ended January 29, 1994 filed by Finlay Jewelry on April
27, 1994).
10.20(a) - Guarantee dated as of May 26, 1993 by Finlay Jewelry, Inc. to GE
Capital, as agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.13 filed as part
of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 1, 1993 filed
by Finlay Jewelry on June 30, 1993).
10.20(b) - Guarantee dated as of October 28, 1994 by Sonab Holdings in favor of
GE Capital (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 filed as part of the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 29, 1994 filed
by Finlay Jewelry on December 13, 1994).
10.20(c) - Guarantee dated as of October 28, 1994 by Sonab International in
favor of GE Capital (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 filed as
part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 29,
1994 filed by Finlay Jewelry on December 13, 1994).
10.20(d) - Guarantee dated as of October 28, 1994 by Sonab in favor of GE
Capital (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 filed as part of the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 29, 1994 filed
by Finlay Jewelry on December 13, 1994).
10.21(a) - Pledge Agreement dated as of May 26, 1993 by Finlay Jewelry to GE
Capital, as agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.14 filed as part
of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 29, 1994
filed by Finlay Jewelry on December 13, 1994).
10.21(b) - Amendment Agreement dated October 28, 1994 to the Pledge Agreement by
Finlay Jewelry in favor of GE Capital (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.8 filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period
ended October 29, 1994 filed by Finlay Jewelry on December 13, 1994).
10.22(a) - Share Pledge Agreement (Translation) dated October 28, 1994 by Sonab
Holdings in favor of GE Capital (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9
filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
October 29, 1994 filed by Finlay Jewelry on December 13, 1994).
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Item
Number
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10.22(b) - Share Pledge Agreement (Translation) dated October 28, 1994 by Sonab
International in favor of GE Capital (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.10 filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period
ended October 29, 1994 filed by Finlay Jewelry on December 13, 1994).
10.23- Master Agreement for the Assignment of Accounts Receivable as Security
(Translation) dated October 28, 1994 by Sonab in favor of GE Capital
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 filed as part of the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 29, 1994 filed by Finlay
Jewelry on December 13, 1994).
10.24- Note Pledge Agreement dated as of October 28, 1994 by Finlay Jewelry in
favor of GE Capital (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 filed as
part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 29,
1994 filed by Finlay Jewelry on December 13, 1994).
10.25(a) - Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 11, 1997
among G. E. Capital, individually and in its capacity as agent, certain
other lenders and financial institutions, the Holding Company and Finlay
Jewelry ("Amended Revolving Credit Agreement") (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.2 filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended August 2, 1997 filed by Finlay Jewelry on September 16, 1997).
10.25(b) - Amendment No. 1 dated as of September 11, 1997 to the Amended
Revolving Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed
as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 2,
1997 filed by Finlay Jewelry September 16, 1997).
10.25(c) - Amendment No. 2 dated October 6, 1997 to the Amended Revolving Credit
Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 as part of the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed by Finlay Jewelry on October 17, 1997).
10.25(d) - Amendment No. 3 dated as of April 24, 1998 to the Amended Revolving
Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed as part
of Finlay Jewelry's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 24, 1998, as
filed on May 11, 1998)
10.25(e) - Amendment No. 4 dated as of October 28, 1998 to the Amended Revolving
Credit Agreement.
10.25(f) - Amendment No. 5 dated as of October 28, 1998 to the Amended Revolving
Credit Agreement.
10.26- Share Purchase Agreement dated as of October 28, 1994 among Societe Des
Grands Magasins Galeries Lafayette, Union Pour Les Investissements
Commerciaux, Societe Anonyme Des Galeries Lafayette, Sonab Holdings and
Sonab International (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed as
part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 29,
1994 filed by Finlay Jewelry on December 13, 1994).
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Item
Number
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10.27- Form of Officer's and Director's Indemnification Agreement (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the period ended April 29, 1995 filed by Finlay Jewelry on June 3,
1995).
10.28(a) - Gold Consignment Agreement dated as of June 15, 1995 (the "Gold
Consignment Agreement") between Finlay Jewelry and Rhode Island Hospital
Trust National Bank ("RIHT") (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
July 29, 1995 filed by Finlay Jewelry on September 9, 1995).
10.28(b) - Amendment No. 1 and Limited Consent to the Gold Consignment Agreement
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31(b) filed as part of the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the period ended February 3, 1996 filed by Finlay
Jewelry on May 3, 1996).
10.28(c) - Amendment No. 2 and Limited Consent dated as of September 10, 1997 to
the Gold Consignment Agreement, as amended, by and between Finlay Jewelry
and RIHT (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed as part of the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 2, 1997 filed by
Finlay Jewelry on September 16, 1997).
10.28(d) - Amendment No. 3 and Limited Consent dated as of September 11, 1997 to
the Gold Consignment Agreement, as amended, by and between Finlay Jewelry
and RIHT (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 filed as part of the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 2, 1997 filed by
Finlay Jewelry on September 16, 1997).
10.28(e) - Amendment No. 4 and Limited Consent dated as of October 6, 1997 to
the Gold Consignment Agreement, as amended, by and between Finlay Jewelry
and RIHT (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 as part of the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed by Finlay Jewelry on October 17, 1997).
10.28(f) - Amendment No. 6 dated as of April 24, 1998 to the Gold Consignment
Agreement, as amended, by and between Finlay Jewelry and RIHT (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed as part of Finlay Jewelry's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated April 24, 1998, as filed on May 11, 1998).
10.28(g) - Amendment No. 7 and Limited Consent dated as of October 28, 1998,
between Finlay Jewelry and BankBoston, N.A., as successor-in-interest to
RIHT.
10.29- Security Agreement dated as of June 15, 1995 between Finlay Jewelry and
RIHT (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed as part of the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 29, 1995 filed by
Finlay Jewelry on September 9, 1995).
10.30- Cash Collateral Agreement dated as of June 15, 1995 between Finlay
Jewelry and RIHT (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed as part
of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 29, 1995
filed by Finlay Jewelry on September 9, 1995).
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Item
Number
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10.31- Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June 15, 1995 between GE Capital and
RIHT and acknowledged by Finlay Jewelry (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5 filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended July 29, 1995 filed by Finlay Jewelry on September 9, 1995).
10.32- Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 3, 1997 by and among the
Holding Company, Finlay Jewelry, Zale Corporation and Zale Delaware, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 filed as part of the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 2, 1997 filed by Finlay
Jewelry on September 16, 1997).
21.1 - Subsidiaries of Finlay Jewelry.
27 - Financial Data Schedule.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the fourth quarter of 1998.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation
Date: April 29, 1999 By: /s/ ARTHUR E. REINER
---------------------------
Arthur E. Reiner
Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Name Title Date
---- ----- ----
/s/ ARTHUR E. REINER Chairman of the Board, President, April 29, 1999
- ------------------------- Chief Executive Officer and Director
Arthur E. Reiner (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ BARRY D. SCHECKNER Senior Vice President and Chief April 29, 1999
- ------------------------- Financial Officer (Principal
Barry D. Scheckner Financial Officer)
/s/ BRUCE E. ZURLNICK Treasurer (Principal Accounting April 29, 1999
- ------------------------- Officer)
Bruce E. Zurlnick
/s/ DAVID B. CORNSTEIN Director April 29, 1999
- -------------------------
David B. Cornstein
/s/ NORMAN S. MATTHEWS Director April 29, 1999
- -------------------------
Norman S. Matthews
/s/ JAMES MARTIN KAPLAN Director April 29, 1999
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James Martin Kaplan
/s/ ROHIT M. DESAI Director April 29, 1999
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Rohit M. Desai
/s/ THOMAS H. LEE Director April 29, 1999
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Thomas H. Lee
/s/ WARREN C. SMITH, JR. Director April 29, 1999
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Warren C. Smith, Jr.
/s/ HANNE M. MERRIMAN Director April 29, 1999
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Hanne M. Merriman
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE
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Report of Independent Public Accountants.....................................F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended February 1, 1997,
January 31, 1998 and January 30, 1999......................................F-3
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 1998 and January 30, 1999......F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity for the years
ended February 1, 1997, January 31, 1998 and January 30, 1999..............F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended February 1, 1997,
January 31, 1998 and January 30, 1999......................................F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements...................................F-7
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors of Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Finlay Fine
Jewelry Corporation (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries as of January 31,
1998 and January 30, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, changes in stockholder's equity and cash flows for the fifty-two
weeks ended February 1, 1997, January 31, 1998 and January 30, 1999. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Finlay Fine Jewelry
Corporation and subsidiaries as of January 31, 1998 and January 30, 1999, and
the results of their operations and their cash flows for the fifty-two weeks
ended February 1, 1997, January 31, 1998 and January 30, 1999, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
New York, New York
March 24, 1999
F-2
FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands)
Year Ended
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February 1, January 31, January 30,
1997 1998 1999
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Sales................................................................ $ 685,274 $ 769,862 $ 863,428
Cost of sales........................................................ 330,300 371,085 421,450
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Gross margin..................................................... 354,974 398,777 441,978
Selling, general and administrative expenses......................... 289,145 325,752 364,002
Depreciation and amortization........................................ 10,840 12,163 15,672
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Income (loss) from operations.................................... 54,989 60,862 62,304
Interest expense, net................................................ 22,526 24,413 24,612
Nonrecurring interest associated with refinancing.................... - - 417
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Income (loss) before income taxes and
extraordinary charges.......................................... 32,463 36,449 37,275
Provision (benefit) for income taxes................................. 14,501 15,528 15,323
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Income (loss) before extraordinary charges....................... 17,962 20,921 21,952
Extraordinary charges from early extinguishment of debt,
net of income tax benefit of $3,236............................ - - 4,755
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Net income (loss)................................................ $ 17,962 $ 20,921 $ 17,197
============= ============= =============
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-3
FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
January 31, January 30,
1998 1999
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ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents.................................................... $ 12,655 $ 16,631
Accounts receivable - department stores...................................... 20,772 19,147
Other receivables............................................................ 6,861 23,349
Merchandise inventories...................................................... 279,766 295,265
Prepaid expenses and other................................................... 1,782 2,367
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Total current assets...................................................... 321,836 356,759
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Fixed assets
Equipment, fixtures and leasehold improvements............................... 95,257 106,735
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization............................. 28,249 36,620
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Fixed assets, net......................................................... 67,008 70,115
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Deferred charges and other assets.............................................. 8,339 13,982
Goodwill....................................................................... 104,271 100,547
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Total assets.............................................................. $ 501,454 $ 541,403
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable - trade..................................................... $ 160,424 $ 160,424
Accrued liabilities:
Accrued salaries and benefits............................................. 12,694 15,760
Accrued miscellaneous taxes............................................... 5,013 4,704
Accrued insurance......................................................... 215 755
Accrued interest.......................................................... 3,902 3,448
Accrued management transition and consulting.............................. 1,092 676
Other..................................................................... 14,639 14,644
Income taxes payable......................................................... 15,853 23,991
Deferred income taxes........................................................ 1,220 2,166
Due to parent................................................................ 41,079 3,468
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Total current liabilities................................................. 256,131 230,036
Long-term debt................................................................. 135,000 150,000
Other non-current liabilities.................................................. 8,497 9,284
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Total liabilities......................................................... 399,628 389,320
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Stockholder's equity:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share; authorized 5,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 1,000 shares....................................... - -
Additional paid-in capital .................................................. 44,851 82,975
Retained earnings............................................................ 63,818 73,897
Foreign currency translation adjustment...................................... (6,843) (4,789)
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Total stockholder's equity................................................ 101,826 152,083
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Total liabilities and stockholder's equity................................ $ 501,454 $ 541,403
============= =============
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
(in thousands, except share data)
Common Stock Foreign
------------------ Additional Currency Total
Number Paid-in Retained Translation Stockholder's Comprehensive
of shares Amount Capital Earnings Adjustment Equity Income
---------- ------- ----------- ---------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Balance, February 3, 1996............. 1,000 $ - $ 44,851 $ 28,283 $ (747) $ 72,387
Net income (loss)................... - - - 17,962 - 17,962 $ 17,962
Foreign currency translation
adjustment....................... - - - - (2,303) (2,303) (2,303)
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Comprehensive income................ - - - - - - $ 15,659
Dividends on Common Stock........... - - - (1,636) - (1,636) =============
---------- ------- ----------- ---------- ------------ --------------
Balance, February 1, 1997............. 1,000 - 44,851 44,609 (3,050) 86,410
Net income (loss)................... - - - 20,921 - 20,921 $ 20,921
Foreign currency translation
adjustment....................... - - - - (3,793) (3,793) (3,793)
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Comprehensive income................ - - - - - - $ 17,128
Dividends on Common Stock........... - - - (1,712) - (1,712) =============
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Balance, January 31, 1998............. 1,000 - 44,851 63,818 (6,843) 101,826
Net income (loss)................... - - - 17,197 - 17,197 $ 17,197
Capital contribution from parent.... - - 38,124 - - 38,124
Foreign currency translation
adjustment....................... - - - - 2,054 2,054 2,054
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Comprehensive income................ - - - - - - $ 19,251
Dividends on Common Stock........... - - - (7,118) - (7,118) =============
---------- ------- ----------- ---------- ------------ --------------
Balance, January 30, 1999............. 1,000 $ - $ 82,975 $ 73,897 $ (4,789) $ 152,083
========== ======= =========== ========== ============ ==============
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-5
FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
Year Ended
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February 1, January 31, January 30,
1997 1998 1999
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)........................................................ $ 17,962 $ 20,921 $ 17,197
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided
from (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization............................................ 11,871 13,195 16,703
Write-off of deferred financing costs.................................... - - 2,023
Redemption premium....................................................... - - 5,378
Other, net............................................................... 1,845 1,495 381
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from purchase
of Diamond Park assets (Note 11):
(Increase) decrease in accounts and other receivables................. 1,560 (8,806) (14,606)
Increase in merchandise inventories................................... (28,380) (15,360) (10,635)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other..................... 66 385 (548)
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.................. 9,300 22,038 11,367
Increase (decrease) in deferred income taxes.......................... (27) 416 946
Increase (decrease) in due to parent.................................. - 40,030 (41,224)
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NET CASH PROVIDED FROM (USED IN) OPERATING
ACTIVITIES....................................................... 14,197 74,314 (13,018)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of equipment, fixtures and leasehold improvements.............. (17,533) (19,338) (12,991)
Payment for purchase of Diamond Park assets.............................. - (57,642) (4,857)
Deferred charges and other............................................... (839) (2,386) (5,286)
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NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES.............................. (18,372) (79,366) (23,134)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from revolving credit facility.................................. 442,947 564,510 735,637
Principal payments on revolving credit facility.......................... (442,947) (564,510) (735,637)
Prepayment of Old Notes.................................................. - - (135,000)
Payment of redemption premium............................................ - - (5,378)
Capital contribution from parent......................................... - - 38,124
Proceeds from senior note offering....................................... - - 150,000
Payment of dividends..................................................... (818) - (3,506)
Capitalized financing costs.............................................. - (2,347) (4,173)
Other, net............................................................... (206) (2) -
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NET CASH PROVIDED FROM (USED IN) FINANCING
ACTIVITIES...................................................... (1,024) (2,349) 40,067
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EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH............................ (146) (336) 61
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (5,345) (7,737) 3,976
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD............................. 25,737 20,392 12,655
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD................................... $ 20,392 $ 12,655 $ 16,631
============= ============= =============
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-6
FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1--ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS
Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation, a Delaware corporation (together with its
wholly owned subsidiaries, "Finlay Jewelry"), is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Finlay Enterprises, Inc. (the "Holding Company"), References to "Finlay" mean
collectively, the Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry. Finlay is a retailer of
fine jewelry products and primarily operates leased fine jewelry departments in
department stores throughout the United States and France. All references herein
to leased departments refer to departments operated pursuant to license
agreements or other arrangements with host department stores.
1998 Offering and Refinancing
On April 24, 1998, the Holding Company completed a public offering of
1,800,000 shares of its common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"),
at a price of $27.50 per share (the "1998 Offering"), of which 567,310 shares
were sold by the Holding Company and 1,232,690 shares were sold by certain
selling stockholders. Concurrently with the 1998 Offering, the Holding Company
and Finlay Jewelry completed the public offering of $75.0 million aggregate
principal amount of 9% Senior Debentures due May 1, 2008 (the "Senior
Debentures") and $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8-3/8% Senior
Notes due May 1, 2008 (the "Senior Notes"), respectively. In addition, on April
24, 1998, the revolving credit agreement (the "Revolving Credit Agreement") was
amended to increase the line of credit thereunder to $275.0 million and to make
certain other changes.
On May 26, 1998, the net proceeds to the Holding Company from the 1998
Offering, the sale of the Senior Debentures, together with other available
funds, were used to redeem the Holding Company's 12% Senior Discount Debentures
due 2005 (the "Old Debentures"), including associated premiums. Also, on May 26,
1998, Finlay Jewelry used the net proceeds from the sale of the Senior Notes to
redeem Finlay Jewelry's 10-5/8% Senior Notes due 2003 (the "Old Notes"),
including associated premiums. The above transactions, excluding the 1998
Offering, are referred to herein as the "Refinancing". Finlay Jewelry recorded,
in the second quarter of 1998, a pre-tax extraordinary charge of approximately
$8.0 million, including $5.4 million for the redemption premium on the Notes and
$2.0 million to write off deferred financing costs associated with the Old
Notes.
1997 and 1995 Public Offerings and Related Transactions
On October 21, 1997, the Holding Company completed a public offering (the
"1997 Offering") of 3,450,000 shares of its Common Stock at a price of $19.00
per share, of which 2,196,971 shares were issued and sold by the Holding
Company. An additional 1,253,029 shares were sold by existing stockholders. Net
proceeds to the Holding Company from the 1997 Offering were $38,124,000. The
Holding Company purchased inventory using the net proceeds and subsequently sold
this inventory to Finlay Jewelry. In addition, Finlay Jewelry was charged a
service fee by the Holding Company of $1.9 million which is included in Selling,
general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements
of Operations.
On April 6, 1995, the Holding Company completed an initial public offering
(the "Initial Public Offering") of 2,500,000 shares of its Common Stock, at a
price of $14.00 per share. An additional 115,000 shares were sold by
non-management selling stockholders. Net proceeds from the Initial Public
Offering were $30,200,000 and were used to repurchase $6,103,000 accreted
balance of the Old Debentures with the balance of the net proceeds used to
reduce a portion of the outstanding indebtedness
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1--ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS
(continued)
under Finlay's revolving credit facility with General Electric Capital
Corporation ("G.E. Capital") and the other lenders named thereto.
Immediately prior to the completion of the Initial Public Offering, the
holders of the Holding Company's 10% Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock
("Series C Preferred Stock") exchanged all outstanding shares of Series C
Preferred Stock with the Holding Company for 2,581,784 shares of Common Stock
(the "Series C Exchange") at the initial public offering price of $14.00 per
share.
The 1993 Recapitalization
In May 1993, an affiliate of Thomas H. Lee Company (together with its
affiliated transferees, the "Lee Investors") and partnerships managed by Desai
Capital Management Incorporated (collectively, the "Desai Investors'), acquired
36.8% and 24.5%, respectively, of the outstanding voting securities of the
Holding Company in a series of transactions which recapitalized the Holding
Company (the "1993 Recapitalization"). Following the 1993 Recapitalization,
management maintained a substantial equity interest in the Holding Company.
The 1993 Recapitalization included an investment by the Lee Investors and
the Desai Investors in units consisting of the Series C Preferred Stock and
Common Stock. Concurrently, certain other existing classes of preferred stock
and all outstanding warrants to purchase Common Stock were redeemed. These
equity related transactions resulted in the Lee Investors and the Desai
Investors obtaining 52.6% beneficial ownership of the outstanding Common Stock.
The 1993 Recapitalization also included the public issuance by the Holding
Company of units consisting of the Old Debentures and Common Stock, the public
issuance by Finlay Jewelry of the Old Notes and the refinancing of Finlay's then
outstanding term loans and revolving indebtedness.
Organization and the 1988 Leveraged Recapitalization
Finlay Jewelry was initially incorporated on August 2, 1985 as SL Holdings
Corporation ("SL Holdings"). The Holding Company, incorporated on November 22,
1988, was organized by certain officers and directors (the "Investor Group") of
SL Holdings to acquire certain operations of SL Holdings. In connection with the
reorganization ("1988 Leveraged Recapitalization"), which resulted in the merger
of a wholly owned subsidiary of the Holding Company into SL Holdings, SL
Holdings changed its name to Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation and became a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Holding Company.
NOTE 2--SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Accounting and Presentation: The accompanying Consolidated
Financial Statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which, for certain
financial statement accounts, requires the use of management's estimates. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.
Fiscal Year: Finlay Jewelry's fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to
January 31. References to 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 relate to the fiscal years
ended on February 1, 1997, January 31, 1998, January 30, 1999 and January 29,
2000. Each of the fiscal years includes 52 weeks.
F-8
FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2--SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Merchandise Inventories: Consolidated inventories are stated at the lower
of cost or market with cost for the domestic operations determined by the
last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method. Market represents estimated realizable value
after providing for a normal profit margin. The cost to Finlay of gold
merchandise sold on consignment, which typically varies with the price of gold,
is not fixed until the sale is reported to the vendor following the sale of the
merchandise. Finlay at times enters into futures contracts, such as options or
forwards, based upon the anticipated sales of gold product in order to hedge
against the risk arising from those payment arrangements. Changes in the market
value of futures contracts are accounted for as an addition to or reduction from
the inventory cost. For the years ended February 1, 1997, January 31, 1998 and
January 30, 1999, the gain/loss on open futures contracts was not material.
Finlay Jewelry did not have any open positions in futures contracts for gold at
January 31, 1998 or January 30, 1999.
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities". This Statement requires that all derivative
instruments be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability
measured at its fair value and that changes in the derivative's fair value be
recognized currently in earnings. SFAS No. 133 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after June 15, 1999 and, based on current levels of hedging
activities, is not expected to have a material impact on Finlay Jewelry's
financial position or results of operations.
Depreciation and Amortization: Depreciation and amortization, except where
otherwise indicated, are computed by the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives of the fixed assets ranging from three to thirty-nine years. In
1997, Finlay Jewelry capitalized $660,000 of interest in connection with the
construction of its central distribution facility. The capitalized interest was
recorded as part of the asset to which it related and is being amortized over
the asset's estimated useful life.
Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include
the accounts of Finlay Jewelry and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All
significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Software Development Costs: Costs incurred for the routine operation and
maintenance of management information systems are expensed as incurred. It is
Finlay Jewelry's policy to capitalize significant amounts relating to software
purchased from third party software vendors as well as external consulting costs
incurred in the development and improvement of management information systems.
In 1998, Statement of Position No. 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of
Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use" was issued, whereby
Finlay Jewelry will be required to capitalize certain internal payroll costs for
employees directly associated with the development of software for internal use.
Finlay Jewelry has adopted this statement in 1999, and does not expect it to
have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Intangible Assets Arising from Acquisition: The excess purchase price paid
over the fair market value of net assets acquired ("Goodwill") was recorded in
accordance with Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 16 -"Accounting
for Business Combinations" and is being amortized on a straight-line basis. The
Goodwill related to the 1988 Leveraged Recapitalization and the Diamond Park
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2--SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Acquisition (as defined in Note 11) is being amortized over 40 years and 20
years, respectively. Finlay Jewelry continually evaluates the carrying value and
the economic useful life of Goodwill based on Finlay Jewelry's operating results
and the expected future net cash flows and will adjust the carrying value and
the related amortization periods, if and when appropriate. Amortization of
Goodwill for 1996, 1997 and 1998 totaled $3,143,000, $3,367,000 and $3,724,000,
respectively. Accumulated amortization of Goodwill at January 31, 1998 and
January 30, 1999 totaled $27,825,000 and $31,612,000, respectively.
Foreign Currency Translation: Results of operations for Finlay Jewelry's
foreign subsidiary are translated into U.S. dollars using the average exchange
rates during the period, while assets and liabilities are translated using
current rates in accordance with SFAS No. 52, "Foreign Currency Translation".
The resulting translation adjustments are recorded directly into a separate
component of Stockholder's equity. Transaction gains and losses are reported in
net income and were not significant in any year.
Comprehensive Income: In 1998, Finlay Jewelry adopted SFAS No. 130,
"Reporting Comprehensive Income", which requires disclosure of comprehensive
income in a financial statement. Comprehensive income is defined as the total of
net income and all other nonowner changes in equity, which under generally
accepted accounting principles are recorded directly to stockholder's equity
and, therefore, bypass net income. Finlay Jewelry has chosen to disclose
comprehensive income, which encompasses net income and foreign currency
translation adjustments, in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in
Stockholder's Equity.
Debt Issuance Costs: Debt issuance costs are amortized using the straight
line method over the term of the related debt agreements. Debt issuance costs
totaled approximately $4,700,000 at January 31, 1998 and $5,697,000 at January
30, 1999. The debt issuance costs are reflected as a component of Deferred
charges and other assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Amortization of debt issuance costs for 1996, 1997 and 1998 totaled $889,000,
$889,000 and $1,030,000, respectively, and have been recorded as a component of
Interest expense, net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Revenue Recognition: Finlay Jewelry recognizes revenue upon the sale of
merchandise, either owned or consigned, to its host department store customers,
net of anticipated returns.
Cost of Sales: Cost of sales includes the cost of merchandise sold, repair
expense, shipping, shrinkage and inventory losses. Buying and occupancy costs
such as lease and rental fees are not included in Cost of sales and are
reflected in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Advertising Costs: All costs associated with advertising are expensed in
the month that the advertising takes place. For 1996, 1997 and 1998, gross
advertising expenses, before vendor support, were $43,747,000, $47,913,000 and
$55,287,000, respectively and are included in Selling, general and
administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of
Operations.
Statements of Cash Flows: Finlay Jewelry considers cash on hand, deposits
in banks and deposits in money market funds as cash and cash equivalents.
Interest paid during 1996, 1997 and 1998 was $21,480,000, $23,347,000 (net of
capitalized interest) and $24,453,000, respectively. Income taxes paid
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2--SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
in 1996, 1997 and 1998 totaled $9,320,000, $10,630,000 and $396,000,
respectively. Refer to Note 11 for a discussion of the Diamond Park Acquisition.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments: Cash, accounts receivable, short-term
borrowings, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are reflected in the
consolidated financial statements at fair value because of the short-term
maturity of these instruments. Marketable securities are recorded in the
consolidated financial statements at current market values, which approximates
cost. The fair values of Finlay Jewelry's debt and off-balance sheet financial
instruments are disclosed in Note 4.
Stock-Based Compensation: Stock-based compensation is recognized using the
intrinsic value method. For disclosure purposes, pro forma net income and
earnings per share are disclosed, in Note 5, as if the fair value method had
been applied.
Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets: SFAS No. 121,
"Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to
be Disposed Of", requires long-lived assets as well as identifiable intangibles
be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. Upon adoption of this
Statement in 1996 and to date, there was no impact on Finlay Jewelry's financial
position or results of operations.
Seasonality: A significant portion of Finlay's revenues are generated in
the fourth quarter due to the seasonality of the retail industry. As such,
results for interim periods are not indicative of annual results. Refer to Note
10 for unaudited quarterly financial data.
NOTE 3--MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES
Merchandise inventories consisted of the following:
January 31, January 30,
1998 1999
-------------- --------------
(in thousands)
Jewelry goods - rings, watches and other fine jewelry
(specific identification basis)............................... $ 286,289 $ 300,777
Less: Excess of specific identification cost over LIFO
inventory value............................................... 6,523 5,512
-------------- ---------------
$ 279,766 $ 295,265
============== ===============
The LIFO method had the effect of decreasing Income before income taxes in
1996 by $1,919,000 and increasing Income before income taxes in 1997 and 1998 by
$2,330,000 and $1,011,000, respectively. Finlay determines its LIFO inventory
value by utilizing selected producer price indices published for jewelry and
watches by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Due to the application of APB Opinion
No. 16, inventory valued at LIFO for income tax reporting purposes is
approximately $22,000,000 lower than that for financial reporting purposes at
January 30, 1999.
Approximately $219,822,000 and $283,793,000 at January 31, 1998 and January
30, 1999, respectively, of merchandise received on consignment has been excluded
from Merchandise inventories and Accounts payable-trade in the accompanying
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
F-11
FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 3--MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES (continued)
Finlay Jewelry is party to a gold consignment agreement (the "Gold
Consignment Agreement"), which expires on December 31, 2001. The Gold
Consignment Agreement enables Finlay Jewelry to receive merchandise by providing
gold, or otherwise making payment, to certain vendors who currently supply
Finlay with merchandise on consignment. While the merchandise involved remains
consigned, title to the gold content of the merchandise transfers from the
vendors to the gold consignor.
Finlay can obtain, pursuant to the Gold Consignment Agreement, up to the
lesser of (i) 85,000 fine troy ounces or (ii) $32.0 million worth of gold,
subject to a formula as prescribed by the Gold Consignment Agreement. At January
31, 1998 and January 30, 1999, amounts outstanding under the Gold Consignment
Agreement totaled 39,676 and 78,836 fine troy ounces, respectively, valued at
approximately $12.1 million and $22.5 million, respectively. The purchase price
per ounce is based on the daily Second London Gold Fixing. For financial
statement purposes, the consigned gold is not included in Merchandise
inventories on Finlay Jewelry's Consolidated Balance Sheets and, therefore, no
related liability has been recorded. Under the Gold Consignment Agreement,
Finlay is required to pay a daily consignment fee on the dollar equivalent of
the fine gold value of the ounces of gold consigned thereunder. The daily
consignment fee is based on a floating rate which, as of January 31, 1998 and
January 30, 1999, was approximately 4.3% and 3.2%, respectively, per annum. In
addition, Finlay is required to pay an unused line fee of 0.5% if the amount of
gold consigned has a value equal to or less than $12.0 million. Included in
interest expense for the year ended January 31, 1998 and January 30, 1999 are
consignment fees of $725,000 and $615,000, respectively.
In conjunction with the Gold Consignment Agreement, Finlay Jewelry granted
the gold consignor a first priority perfected lien on, and a security interest
in, specified gold jewelry of participating vendors approved under the Gold
Consignment Agreement and a lien on proceeds and products of such jewelry
subject to the terms of an intercreditor agreement between the gold consignor
and G.E. Capital.
The Gold Consignment Agreement requires Finlay Jewelry to comply with
certain covenants, including restrictions on the incurrence of certain
indebtedness, the incurrence or creation of liens, engaging in certain
transactions with affiliates and related parties and limitations on the payment
of dividends. The Gold Consignment Agreement also contains various financial
covenants, including fixed charge coverage ratio requirements and certain
maximum debt limitations. Finlay Jewelry was in compliance with all of its
financial covenants as of and for the year ended January 30, 1999.
NOTE 4--SHORT AND LONG-TERM DEBT
The Holding Company and Finlay Jewelry are parties to the Revolving Credit
Agreement with G.E. Capital and the other lenders thereto which provides Finlay
with a senior secured revolving line of credit of up to $275.0 million (the
"Revolving Credit Facility"), a portion of which is available to the Holding
Company under certain circumstances. The Revolving Credit Facility provides
Finlay with a facility maturing in March 2003, for borrowings based on an
advance rate of (i) up to 85% of eligible accounts receivable and (ii) up to 60%
of eligible owned inventory after taking into account such reserves or offsets
as G.E. Capital may deem appropriate (the "Borrowing Base"). Eligibility
criteria are established by G.E. Capital, which retains the right to adjust the
Borrowing Base in its reasonable judgement by revising standards of eligibility,
establishing reserves and/or increasing or decreasing from time to time the
advance rates (except that any increase in the borrowing base rate percentage
shall require the consent of the lenders). Finlay Jewelry is permitted to use up
to $30 million of the Revolving Credit Agreement
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 4--SHORT AND LONG-TERM DEBT (continued)
for the issuance or guarantee of letters of credit issued for the account of
Finlay Jewelry. The outstanding revolving credit balance and letter of credit
balance under the Revolving Credit Agreement are required to be reduced each
year to $50 million or less and $20 million or less, respectively, for a 30
consecutive day period (the "Balance Reduction Requirement"). Funds available
under the Revolving Credit Agreement are utilized to finance working capital
needs.
Amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement bear interest at a
rate equal to, at Finlay's option, (i) the Index Rate (as defined) plus a margin
ranging from zero to 1.0% or (ii) adjusted LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.0%
to 2.0%, in each case depending on the financial performance of Finlay. "Index
Rate" is defined as the higher of (i) the rate publicly quoted from time to time
by The Wall Street Journal as the "base rate on corporate loans at large U.S.
money center commercial banks" and (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis
points per annum. A letter of credit fee of 1.5% per annum of the face amount of
letters of credit guaranteed under the Revolving Credit Agreement is payable
monthly in arrears. An unused facility fee on the average unused daily balance
of the Revolving Credit Facility is payable monthly in arrears equal to 0.375%
per annum up to $225.0 million and 0.25% per annum up to $275.0 million. Upon
the occurrence (and during the continuance) of an event of default under the
Revolving Credit Agreement, interest would accrue at a rate which is 2% in
excess of the rate otherwise applicable, and would be payable upon demand.
The Revolving Credit Agreement is secured by a first priority perfected
security interest in all of Finlay Jewelry's (and any subsidiary's) present and
future tangible and intangible assets, excluding any of Finlay Jewelry's lease
agreements which are not assignable without the lessor's consent.
The Revolving Credit Agreement contains customary covenants, including
limitations on or relating to capital expenditures, liens, indebtedness,
investments, mergers, acquisitions, affiliate transactions, management
compensation and the payment of dividends and other restricted payments. In
addition, the lenders have the right to approve certain private sales of Common
Stock. The Revolving Credit Agreement also contains various financial covenants,
including minimum earnings and fixed charge coverage ratio requirements and
certain maximum debt limitations. Finlay was in compliance with all of its
financial covenants as of and for the year ended January 30, 1999.
There were no amounts outstanding at January 31, 1998 or January 30, 1999
under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The maximum amounts outstanding under the
Revolving Credit Agreement during 1996, 1997 and 1998 were $114,100,000,
$189,200,000 and $176,000,000, respectively. The average amounts outstanding for
the same periods were $75,371,000, $107,700,000 and $123,800,000 (adjusted for
the impact of the temporary paydown of the Revolving Credit Facility due to
certain call requirements associated with the Old Notes), respectively. The
weighted average interest rates were 8.0%, 7.9% and 7.6% for 1996, 1997 and
1998, respectively.
At January 31, 1998 and January 30, 1999, Finlay had letters of credit
outstanding totaling $10.3 million and $6.7 million, respectively, which
guarantee various trade activities. The contract amount of the letters of credit
approximate their fair value.
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 4--SHORT AND LONG-TERM DEBT (continued)
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
January 31, January 30,
1998 1999
------------- -------------
(in thousands)
Old Notes (a)............................................ $ 135,000 $ -
Senior Notes (b)......................................... - 150,000
------------- -------------
$ 135,000 $ 150,000
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____________________________
(a) On May 26, 1998, Finlay Jewelry retired the Old Notes. Refer to Note 1.
(b) On April 24, 1998, as part of the Refinancing, Finlay Jewelry issued 8-3/8%
Senior Notes due May 1, 2008 with an aggregate principal amount of
$150,000,000. Interest on the Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on May
1 and November 1 of each year, and commenced on November 1, 1998. Except in
the case of certain equity offerings, the Senior Notes are not redeemable
prior to May 1, 2003. Thereafter, the Senior Notes will be redeemable, in
whole or in part, at the option of Finlay, at specified redemption prices
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of the redemption. In
the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the indenture relating to
the Senior Notes (the "Senior Note Indenture")), each holder of the Senior
Notes will have the right to require Finlay Jewelry to repurchase its
Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the repurchase date.
The Senior Notes rank senior in right of payment to all subordinated
indebtedness of Finlay and pari passu in right of payment with all
unsubordinated indebtedness of Finlay Jewelry. However, because the
Revolving Credit Agreement is secured by a pledge of substantially all the
assets of Finlay Jewelry, the Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to
the borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The Senior Note
Indenture contains restrictions relating to, among other things, the
payment of dividends, the issuance of disqualified stock, the making of
certain investments or other restricted payments, the incurrence of
additional indebtedness, the creation of certain liens, entering into
certain transactions with affiliates, the disposition of certain assets and
engaging in mergers and consolidations.
The fair value of the Senior Notes at January 30, 1999, determined based on
market quotes, was $141,000,000.
On April 24, 1998, as part of the Refinancing, the Holding Company issued
9% Senior Debentures due May 1, 2008 with an aggregate principal amount of
$75,000,000. Interest on the Senior Debentures is payable semi-annually on
May 1 and November 1 of each year, and commenced on November 1, 1998. The
Senior Debentures are secured by a first priority lien on and security
interest in all of the issued and outstanding stock of Finlay Jewelry.
However, the operations of the Holding Company are conducted through Finlay
Jewelry and, therefore, the Holding Company is dependent upon the cash flow
of Finlay Jewelry to meet its obligations, including its obligations under
the Senior Debentures. As a result, the Senior Debentures are effectively
subordinated to all indebtedness and all other obligations of Finlay
Jewelry. The Senior Debenture Indenture contains restrictions relating to,
among other things, the payment of dividends, the issuance of disqualified
stock, the making of certain investments or other restricted payments, the
incurrence of additional indebtedness, the creation of certain liens,
entering into
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 4--SHORT AND LONG-TERM DEBT (continued)
certain transactions with affiliates, the disposition of certain assets and
engaging in mergers and consolidations.
Finlay was in compliance with all of the provisions of the Senior Note and
Senior Debenture Indentures as of and for the year ended January 30, 1999.
The aggregate amounts of long-term debt payable in each of the five years
in the period ending February 1, 2004 and thereafter are as follows:
(in thousands)
---------------
1999................................................ $ -
2000................................................ -
2001................................................ -
2002................................................ -
2003................................................ -
Thereafter.......................................... 150,000
---------------
$ 150,000
===============
Interest expense for 1996, 1997 and 1998 was $22,609,000, $24,448,000 and
$24,898,000 (including $417,000 of nonrecurring interest associated with the
Refinancing), respectively. Interest income for the same periods was $83,000,
$35,000 and $108,000, respectively.
NOTE 5-LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLANS AND MANAGEMENT PURCHASE OF
COMMON STOCK
The Holding Company's Long Term Incentive Plan (the "1993 Plan") permits
the Holding Company to grant to key employees of the Holding Company and its
subsidiaries, consultants and certain other persons, and directors of the
Holding Company (other than members of the Compensation Committee of the Holding
Company's Board of Directors), the following: (i) stock options; (ii) stock
appreciation rights in tandem with stock options; (iii) limited stock
appreciation rights in tandem with stock options; (iv) restricted or
nonrestricted stock awards subject to such terms and conditions as the
Compensation Committee shall determine; (v) performance units which are based
upon attainment of performance goals during a period of not less than two nor
more than five years and which may be settled in cash or in Common Stock at the
discretion of the Compensation Committee; or (vi) any combination of the
foregoing. Under the 1993 Plan, the Holding Company may grant stock options
which are either incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or non-incentive
stock options. As of January 30, 1999, an aggregate of 732,596 shares of the
Holding Company's Common Stock has been reserved for issuance pursuant to the
1993 Plan, of which a total of 575,251 shares are subject to options granted to
certain senior management, key employees and a director.
On March 6, 1997, the Board of Directors of the Holding Company adopted the
1997 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "1997 Plan"), which was approved by the
Holding Company's stockholders in June 1997. The 1997 Plan, which is similar to
the 1993 Plan, is intended as a successor to the 1993 Plan and provides for the
grant of the same types of awards as are currently available under the 1993
Plan. The Board of Directors adopted an amendment to the 1997 Plan, which was
approved by the Holding Company's stockholders in June 1998, whereby the number
of options available for issuance under the
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5-LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLANS AND MANAGEMENT PURCHASE OF
COMMON STOCK (continued)
1997 Plan were increased to 850,000. Of the 850,000 shares of the Holding
Company's Common Stock that have been reserved for issuance pursuant to the 1997
Plan, a total of 542,582 shares, as of January 30, 1999, are subject to options
granted to certain senior management, key employees and directors. The exercise
prices of such options range from $13.875 per share to $24.313 per share.
Finlay has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123,
"Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," which became effective in 1996. As
permitted by SFAS No. 123, Finlay elected to continue to account for stock-based
compensation using the intrinsic value method. Accordingly, no compensation
expense has been recognized for its stock-based compensation plans. Had the fair
value method of accounting been applied to the Holding Company's stock option
plans, which requires recognition of compensation cost ratably over the vesting
period of the stock options, net income would have been reduced by $219,000 in
1996, $330,000 in 1997 and $601,000 in 1998. This pro forma impact only reflects
options granted since the beginning of 1995 and therefore the resulting
compensation cost may not be representative of that to be expected in future
years.
The fair value of options granted in 1996, 1997 and 1998 was estimated
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the weighted average
market price at the grant date of $13.56 in 1996, $14.95 in 1997 and $16.15 in
1998 and the following weighted average assumptions: risk free interest rate of
6.67%, 6.57% and 5.17% for 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively, expected life of
seven years for each of 1996, 1997 and 1998 and volatility of 35.10% for 1996,
32.98% for 1997 and 44.95% for 1998. The weighted average fair value of options
granted in 1996, 1997 and 1998 was $6.88, $7.33 and $8.88, respectively.
The following summarizes the transactions pursuant to the Holding Company's
1993 Plan and 1997 Plan for 1996, 1997 and 1998:
1996 1997 1998
-------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------------
Number of Wtd. Avg. Number of Wtd. Avg. Number of Wtd. Avg.
Options Ex. Price Options Ex. Price Options Ex. Price
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Outstanding at beginning of year... 545,834 $ 11.61 523,767 $ 11.93 989,500 $ 13.55
Granted............................ 21,333 13.56 505,167 14.95 201,067 16.15
Exercised.......................... (27,826) 7.23 (23,241) 8.74 (56,993) 8.69
Forfeited.......................... (15,574) 11.45 (16,193) 11.25 (15,741) 13.03
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Outstanding at end of year......... 523,767 11.93 989,500 13.55 1,117,833 10.27
=========== =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
Exercisable at end of year......... 207,122 $ 10.94 282,020 $ 11.47 349,660 $ 11.32
The options outstanding at January 30, 1999 have exercise prices between
$7.23 and $24.31, with a weighted average exercise price of $10.27 and a
weighted average remaining contractual life of 7.54 years. Options generally
vest in five years and expire in ten years from their dates of grant.
Upon the commencement of his employment, a senior officer of the Holding
Company purchased 138,525 shares of Common Stock (the "Purchased Shares"), at a
price of $7.23 per share. The aggregate purchase price of these shares was paid
in the form of a note issued to the Holding Company in the amount of $1,001,538.
On April 24, 1998, the senior officer sold 100,000 of the Purchased Shares and
repaid the note.
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5-LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLANS AND MANAGEMENT PURCHASE OF
COMMON STOCK (continued)
On December 1, 1998, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
of the Holding Company approved the repricing of 292,103 of the Holding
Company's outstanding stock options at an exercise price of $8.25, which
excludes stock options previously granted to certain senior executives and
members of the Board of Directors. Shares acquired upon the exercise of such
repriced options may not be sold for a period of one year. On December 1, 1998,
60,000 stock options were granted to three senior executives at an exercise
price of $8.25. Such options vest over a period of three years, 50% in each of
the second and third years.
NOTE 6--LEASE AGREEMENTS
Finlay conducts substantially all of its operations as leased departments
in department stores. All of these leases, as well as rentals for office space
and equipment, are accounted for as operating leases. A substantial number of
such operating leases expire on various dates through 2008.
Substantially all of the department store leases provide that the title to
certain fixed assets of Finlay transfers upon termination of the leases, and
that Finlay will receive the undepreciated value of such fixed assets from the
host store in the event such transfers occur. The values of such fixed assets
are recorded at the inception of the lease arrangement and are reflected in the
accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
In many cases, Finlay is subject to limitations under its lease agreements
with host department stores which prohibit Finlay from operating departments for
other store groups within a certain geographical radius of the host store.
The store leases provide for the payment of fees based on sales, plus, in
some instances, installment payments for fixed assets. Lease expense, included
in Selling, general and administrative expenses, is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended
---------------------------------------------
February 1, January 31, January 30,
1997 1998 1999
------------- ------------ ------------
Minimum fees.............................. $ 6,188 $ 9,732 $ 24,824
Contingent fees........................... 103,319 115,331 115,720
------------- ------------ ------------
Total................................ $ 109,507 $ 125,063 $ 140,544
============= ============ ============
Future minimum payments under noncancellable operating leases having
initial or remaining noncancellable lease terms in excess of one year are as
follows as of January 30, 1999:
(in thousands)
--------------
1999................................................. $ 22,264
2000................................................. 17,839
2001 3,428
2002 2,633
2003 2,444
Thereafter........................................... 9,106
--------------
Total minimum payments required................. $ 57,714
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 7--PENSION PLANS
Finlay maintains a defined contribution profit-sharing plan to provide
retirement benefits for all personnel. This plan provides for company matching
contributions of $.25 for each $1.00 of employee contribution, up to 5% of the
employee's salary, as limited by the Code. Additionally, Finlay contributes 2%
of the employees' earnings annually, as limited by the Code. Vesting in Finlay's
contributions begins upon completion of three years of employment and accrues at
the rate of 20% per year.
Finlay also provides fixed retirement benefits for certain former employees
not covered by existing pension plans. The estimated liability for such benefits
has been accrued for in these financial statements and is reflected as
components of Other accrued liabilities and Other non-current liabilities.
The cost of the defined contribution plan maintained by Finlay and the
retirement benefits for certain former employees aggregated $1,753,000,
$1,771,000 and $2,043,000 for 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively.
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 8--INCOME TAXES
For income tax reporting purposes, Finlay Jewelry has an October 31 year
end. Finlay Jewelry files a consolidated Federal income tax return with its
wholly owned subsidiaries and its parent, the Holding Company. Finlay Jewelry's
provision for income taxes and deferred tax assets and liabilities was
calculated as if Finlay Jewelry filed its tax return on a stand-alone basis.
Deferred income taxes at year end reflect the impact of temporary
differences between amounts of assets and liabilities for financial and tax
reporting purposes.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities at year end are as follows:
Year Ended
------------------------------
January 31, January 30,
1998 1999
------------ ------------
(in thousands)
Deferred Tax Assets
Uniform inventory capitalization............................................... $ 3,569 $ 3,483
Expense not currently deductible............................................... 3,492 2,832
ITC carryover.................................................................. 950 301
AMT credit..................................................................... 566 566
------------ ------------
8,577 7,182
Valuation allowance............................................................ 1,050 401
------------ ------------
Total current............................................................... 7,527 6,781
------------ ------------
Deferred financing costs-non-current........................................... 293 191
------------ ------------
Total non-current........................................................... 293 191
------------ ------------
Total deferred tax assets................................................ 7,820 6,972
------------ ------------
Deferred Tax Liabilities
LIFO inventory valuation....................................................... 8,747 8,947
------------ ------------
Total current............................................................... 8,747 8,947
------------ ------------
Depreciation................................................................... 8,295 9,214
------------ ------------
Total non-current........................................................... 8,295 9,214
------------ ------------
Total deferred tax liabilities........................................... 17,042 18,161
------------ ------------
Net deferred income tax liabilities.................................... $ 9,222 $ 11,189
============ ============
Net current deferred income tax liabilities................................. $ 1,220 $ 2,166
Net non-current deferred income tax liabilities............................. 8,002 9,023
------------ ------------
Net deferred income tax liabilities.................................... $ 9,222 $ 11,189
============ ============
The components of income tax expense are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended
---------------------------------------------
February 1, January 31, January 30,
1997 1998 1999
------------ ------------ ------------
Current domestic taxes.................... $ 12,291 $ 13,1104 $ 14,880
Current foreign taxes..................... 1,045 600 (1,759)
Deferred taxes............................ 1,165 1,818 2,202
------------ ------------ ------------
Income tax expense........................ $ 14,501 $ 15,528 $ 15,323
============ ============ ============
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 8--INCOME TAXES (continued)
A reconciliation of the income tax provision computed by applying the
federal statutory rate to Income (loss) before income taxes to the Provision for
income taxes on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations is as
follows (in thousands):
Year Ended
---------------------------------------------
February 1, January 31, January 30,
1997 1998 1999
------------ ------------ ------------
Federal Statutory provision.................... $ 11,367 $ 12,757 $ 13,046
Foreign taxes.................................. 1,045 600 (1,759)
State tax, net of federal benefit.............. 1,934 1,589 1,096
Non-deductible amortization.................... 1,037 1,037 1,037
Loss (benefit) of foreign tax credit........... (1,045) (600) 1,759
Other.......................................... 163 145 144
------------ ------------ ------------
Provision for income taxes..................... $ 14,051 $ 15,528 $ 15,323
============ ============ ============
Section 382 of the Code restricts utilization of net operating loss
("NOLs") carryforwards after an ownership change exceeding 50%. As a result of
the 1993 Recapitalization, a change in ownership of the Holding Company
exceeding 50% occurred within the meaning of Section 382 of the Code (a "Change
of Control"). Similar restrictions will apply to other carryforwards.
Consequently, there is a material limitation on the annual utilization of Finlay
Jewelry's net operating loss and other carryforwards which requires a deferral
or loss of the utilization of such carryforwards. At October 31, 1998, Finlay
Jewelry has a NOL carryforward for tax purposes of approximately $11,500,000
which is subject to an annual limit of approximately $2,000,000 per year, of
which $7,500,000 expires in 2004 and $4,000,000 expires in 2005. At October 31,
1998, Finlay Jewelry had investment tax credit ("ITC") carryovers of
approximately $301,000, of which $264,000 expires in 1999 and $37,000 in 2000.
At October 31, 1998, Finlay Jewelry also had Alternative Minimum Tax Credit
("AMT") carryovers of $566,000 which may be used indefinitely to reduce federal
income taxes. An additional change in ownership within the meaning of Section
382 of the Code occurred as a result of the 1997 Offering. However, there were
no additional restrictions upon Finlay Jewelry's ability to utilize its NOLs or
other carryforwards as a result of such ownership change.
SFAS No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes," requires that the tax benefit
of such NOLs and tax credits be recorded as an asset to the extent that
management assesses the utilization to be "more likely than not". As the
accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include profits earned after the
tax year end at October 31 (the profit of the year-end holiday season), for
financial reporting purposes only, the NOL carryforward has been absorbed in
full and no NOL carryfoward exists as of January 30, 1999. Management determined
at January 30, 1999, that based upon Finlay Jewelry's history of operating
earnings and its expectations for the future, no change to the valuation
allowance is warranted, with the exception of amounts utilized to offset the
expiration during 1998 of an ITC carryover.
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 9--COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Finlay Jewelry, from time to time, is involved in litigation concerning its
business affairs. Management believes that the resolution of all pending
litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial
statements.
Finlay Jewelry has an employment agreement with one senior executive which
provides for a minimum salary level as well as incentive compensation based on
meeting specific financial goals. Such agreement has a remaining term of two
years and has a remaining aggregate minimum value of approximately $1.5 million
as of January 30, 1999.
The Revolving Credit Agreement, the Gold Consignment Agreement and the
Senior Note Indenture currently restrict annual distributions from Finlay
Jewelry to the Holding Company to 0.25% of Finlay Jewelry's net sales for the
preceding fiscal year and also allow distributions to the Holding Company to
enable it to make interest payments on the Senior Debentures. During 1998,
dividends of $7,118,000 were declared and $3,506,000 was distributed to the
Holding Company. During 1997, dividends of $1,712,000 were declared. During
1996, dividends of $1,636,000 were declared and $818,000 was distributed to the
Holding Company.
The Company's concentration of credit risk consists principally of accounts
receivable. Approximately 75%, 72% and 68% of Finlay's domestic sales in 1996,
1997 and 1998 respectively, were from operations in The May Department Stores
Company ("May") and departments operated in store groups owned by Federated
Department Stores, of which 51%, 49% and 47% represented Finlay's domestic sales
in May in the respective years. Finlay Jewelry believes that the risk associated
with these receivables, other than those from department store groups indicated
above, would not have a material adverse effect on Finlay Jewelry's financial
position or results of operations.
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 10--QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
The following table summarizes the quarterly financial data for 1996, 1997
and 1998 (dollars in thousands, except per share data):
Year Ended February 1, 1997
----------------------------------------------------------
First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Sales.......................................... $ 130,719 $ 137,188 $ 136,140 $ 281,227
Gross margin................................... 66,681 71,343 70,360 146,590
Net income (loss).............................. (2,929) (15) (1,091) 21,997
Year Ended January 31, 1998
----------------------------------------------------------
First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Sales.......................................... $ 134,592 $ 148,060 $ 148,770 $ 338,440
Gross margin................................... 68,870 75,948 77,107 176,852
Net income (loss).............................. (2,599) 351 (2,549) 25,718
Year Ended January 30, 1999
----------------------------------------------------------
First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter(a) Quarter Quarter
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Sales.......................................... $ 160,992 $ 177,366 $ 165,894 $ 359,176
Gross margin................................... 82,888 90,057 84,687 184,346
Net income (loss).............................. (2,574) (5,093) (2,655) 27,519
____________________________
(a) The second quarter of 1998 includes $417,000 of nonrecurring interest
expense associated with the refinancing of the Old Notes and an
extraordinary charge, net of tax, of $4,755,000 in conjunction with the
repayment of the Old Notes.
NOTE 11--ACQUISITION
On October 6, 1997, Finlay completed the acquisition of certain assets of
the Diamond Park Fine Jewelers division of Zale Corporation ("Diamond Park"), a
leading operator of leased departments, for approximately $63.0 million, which
includes approximately $4.9 million for the purchase of additional inventory
acquired in March 1998 and the reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by the
Zale Corporation. By acquiring Diamond Park, Finlay added 139 departments and
also added new host store relationships with Marshall Field's, Parisian and
Dillard's, formerly the Mercantile Stores. Finlay financed the acquisition of
Diamond Park (the "Diamond Park Acquisition") with borrowings under the
Revolving Credit Agreement.
The Diamond Park Acquisition has been accounted for as a purchase, and,
accordingly, the operating results of the former Diamond Park departments have
been included in Finlay Jewelry's consolidated financial statements since the
date of the acquisition. Finlay Jewelry has recorded goodwill of approximately
$12.4 million.
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FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 11-ACQUISITION (continued)
The purchase price allocation as of January 30, 1999 is as follows:
Payment for purchase of Diamond Park assets.................... $ 62,481
Inventory.................................................... $ 47,112
Fixed assets.............................................. 4,443
Prepaid and other assets.................................. 900
Acquisition and integration costs......................... (1,520)
Other..................................................... (836)
----------
Fair value of assets acquired and costs incurred............... 50,099
----------
Goodwill....................................................... $ 12,382
==========
The following summarized, unaudited pro forma combined results of
operations for the years ended February 1, 1997 and January 31, 1998 have been
prepared assuming the Diamond Park Acquisition occurred at the beginning of the
respective periods. The pro forma information is provided for informational
purposes only. It is based on historical information, as well as certain
assumptions and estimates, and does not necessarily reflect the actual results
that would have occurred nor is it necessarily indicative of future results of
operations of the combined company (dollars in thousands):
(Unaudited)
Year Ended
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February 1, January 31,
1997 1998
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Sales ...................................................... $ 778,145 $ 822,820
Net income (loss)........................................... $ 18,961 $ 19,654
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