UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 5, 2013

 

99¢ ONLY STORES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California

 

1-11735

 

95-2411605

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

4000 East Union Pacific Avenue

 

 

City of Commerce, California

 

90023

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(323) 980-8145

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 4.02

Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.

 

On February 5, 2013, in connection with preparing the quarterly report for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 ended December 29, 2012 (the “third quarter of fiscal 2013”) of 99¢ Only Stores (the “Company”) and after discussion with Ernst & Young, LLP, the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm, management of the Company and the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors concluded that the interim financial statements included in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-182582) for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 29, 2012 should no longer be relied upon because of the following error in such financial statements.  As more fully described below, the Company determined that it should have recognized a $16.3 million loss on debt extinguishment related to the repricing of its term loan facility.

 

The Company plans to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 and an amended Form 10-Q for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 containing restated interim unaudited financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2012 and September 29, 2012 with the Securities and Exchange Commission as soon as practicable.

 

In connection with the foregoing, the Company re-evaluated its conclusion regarding the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures and determined that a material weakness existed related to the accounting for debt refinancing as of June 30, 2012 and September 29, 2012.  The Company expects that it will remediate this material weakness upon filing its Form 10-Q/A for the second quarter ended September 29, 2012 and its Form 10-Q for the third quarter ended December 29, 2012.

 

The restatement did not affect revenues, cost of sales, operating income or Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure used by the Company in its earnings releases.  In addition, the restatement did not affect the previously reported total cash provided by operating activities, total cash used in investing activities or total cash used in financing activities. The correction will be recorded as loss on extinguishment and adjustment to interest expense as part of non-operating expenses in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

 

The Company’s Chief Financial Officer has discussed the matters set forth herein with BDO USA, LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2012 and September 29, 2012, and, as noted above, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors has discussed the matters set forth herein with Ernst & Young, LLP, the Company’s current independent registered public accounting firm.

 

First Quarter of Fiscal 2013 Repricing Transaction; Restatement

 

On January 13, 2012, the Company was acquired through a merger (the “Merger”) with an entity indirectly controlled the Company’s current beneficial owners, with the Company being the surviving corporation.  In connection with the Merger, among other things, the Company borrowed $525 million under a seven-year term loan credit facility (the “First Lien Term Loan Facility”), with a maturity date of January 13, 2019, and incurred related costs of approximately $27.1 million, of which approximately $16.6 million was capitalized as deferred financing and $10.5 million as original issue discount.

 

On April 4, 2012, the Company closed a repricing transaction of the original First Lien Term Loan Facility (the “Amended First Lien Term Loan Facility”).  In connection with the repricing, the Company paid refinancing fees of approximately $11.2 million. The Company initially accounted for the repricing entirely as a loan modification, and capitalized the additional refinancing fees.  As part of the Company’s third quarter fiscal 2013 interim period review, the Company reevaluated the proper accounting for the repricing.  Specifically, the Company evaluated the position of each lender under both the original First Lien Term Loan Facility and Amended First Lien Term Loan Facility. The Company determined that a portion of the repricing transaction should have been accounted for as debt extinguishment, representing the outstanding principal amount of loans held by lenders under the First Lien Term Loan Facility that were not lenders under the Amended First Lien Term Loan Facility.   In accordance with applicable guidance for debt modification and extinguishment, the Company should have recognized a $16.3 million loss on debt extinguishment related to a portion of the unamortized debt issuance costs, unamortized original issue discount and refinancing costs incurred in connection with the repricing for the portion of the First Lien Term Loan Facility that was extinguished.

 

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The $16.3 million loss to be recognized as loss on extinguishment in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 ended June 30, 2012 (the “first quarter of fiscal 2013”) is summarized below (in thousands):

 

First Lien Term Loan Facility unamortized deferred financing costs write-off

 

$

6,950

 

First Lien Term Loan Facility unamortized original issue discount

 

4,403

 

Debt issuance costs to be expensed incurred in connection with refinancing

 

4,993

 

 

 

 

 

Total loss on extinguishment

 

$

16,346

 

 

The following tables set forth the effects of the restatement (after the related income tax effect) on certain line items within in the Company’s previously issued unaudited financial statements as of and for the dates indicated (in thousands):

 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

 

First Quarter Ended June 30, 2012

 

 

 

As Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

$

 

$

16,346

 

$

16,346

 

Interest expense

 

16,016

 

(439

)

15,577

 

Total other expense, net

 

15,856

 

15,907

 

31,763

 

Income (loss) before provision for taxes

 

8,228

 

(15,907

)

(7,679

)

Provision for income taxes

 

3,126

 

(5,914

)

(2,788

)

Net income (loss)

 

5,102

 

(9,993

)

(4,891

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

4,553

 

$

(9,993

)

$

(5,440

)

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

 

Second Quarter Ended September 29, 2012

 

First Half Ended September 29, 2012

 

 

 

As Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

As Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

 

$

16,346

 

$

16,346

 

Interest expense

 

16,017

 

(480

)

15,537

 

32,033

 

(919

)

31,114

 

Total other expense, net

 

15,985

 

(480

)

15,505

 

31,841

 

15,427

 

47,268

 

(Loss) income before provision for taxes

 

(56

)

480

 

424

 

8,172

 

(15,427

)

(7,255

)

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

 

(77

)

291

 

214

 

3,049

 

(5,623

)

(2,574

)

Net income (loss)

 

21

 

189

 

210

 

5,123

 

(9,804

)

(4,681

)

Comprehensive (loss) income

 

$

(448

)

189

 

$

(259

)

$

4,105

 

(9,804

)

$

(5,699

)

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

June 30, 2012

 

September 29, 2012

 

 

 

As Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

As Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes receivable

 

$

4,040

 

5,914

 

$

9,954

 

$

14,592

 

5,623

 

$

20,215

 

Total current assets

 

308,326

 

5,914

 

314,240

 

327,850

 

5,623

 

333,473

 

Deferred financing costs, net

 

40,468

 

(17,343

)

23,125

 

39,234

 

(16,799

)

22,435

 

Total assets

 

1,773,931

 

(11,429

)

1,762,502

 

1,789,930

 

(11,176

)

1,778,754

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

757,333

 

(1,436

)(a)

755,897

 

756,328

 

(1,372

)(a)

754,956

 

Total liabilities

 

1,137,819

 

(1,436

)

1,136,383

 

1,153,465

 

(1,372

)

1,152,093

 

Retained earnings (deficit)

 

(191

)

(9,993

)

(10,184

)

(170

)

(9,804

)

(9,974

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

636,112

 

(9,993

)

626,119

 

636,465

 

(9,804

)

626,661

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

1,773,931

 

$

(11,429

)

$

1,762,502

 

$

1,789,930

 

(11,176

)

$

1,778,754

 

 


(a)          Decrease in long-term debt, net of current portion line item represents reclassification of deferred financing costs to debt discount, partially offset by write-off of a portion of original issue discount.

 

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Safe Harbor Statement

 

The Company has included statements in this release that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As a general matter, forward-looking statements are those focused on future or anticipated events or trends, expectations and beliefs including, among other things, (a) trends affecting the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and (b) the business and growth strategies of the Company (including the Company’s store opening growth rate) that are not historical in nature. Such statements are intended to be identified by using words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “will,” “project,” “plan” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Any forward-looking statements are and will be based upon the Company’s then-current expectations, estimates and assumptions regarding future events and are applicable only as of the dates of such statements. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.  Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those projected in this release for the reasons, among others, discussed in the reports and other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections contained in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-182582), declared effective on October 9, 2012.  The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

99¢ ONLY STORES

 

 

Dated: February 6, 2013

By:

/s/ Frank Schools

 

 

Frank Schools

 

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

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