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):     October 19, 2016

Oxford Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Georgia
 
001-04365
 
58-0831862
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
999 Peachtree Street, N.E., Ste. 688, Atlanta, GA
 
30309
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (404) 659-2424
 
Not Applicable 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Oxford Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) is affirming its previously issued guidance for the full fiscal 2016 year.  However, the Company expects its third quarter of fiscal 2016 to be negatively impacted by Hurricane Matthew and the recent bankruptcy filing by Hanjin Shipping.  Specifically, Hurricane Matthew resulted in lost sales for Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer and Southern Tide in Florida and the coastal regions of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina while the Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy will result in shipping delays for Lilly Pulitzer product into the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 that otherwise would have shipped during the third quarter.

The information provided in this Item 8.01 includes statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Generally, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which are not historical in nature. We intend for all forward-looking statements contained herein or on our website, and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf, to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (which Sections were adopted as part of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Such statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, the impact of economic conditions on consumer demand and spending for apparel and related products, particularly in light of general economic uncertainty that continues to prevail, demand for our products, competitive conditions, timing of shipments requested by our wholesale customers, expected pricing levels, retention of and disciplined execution by key management, the timing and cost of store openings and of planned capital expenditures, weather, costs of products as well as the raw materials used in those products, costs of labor, acquisition and disposition activities, expected outcomes of pending or potential litigation and regulatory actions, access to capital and/or credit markets, our ability to timely recognize our expected synergies from any acquisitions we pursue and the impact of foreign operations on our consolidated effective tax rate. Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations, based on currently available information, and are not guarantees of performance. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, these expectations could prove inaccurate as such statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our ability to control or predict. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties, or other risks or uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial, materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Important factors relating to these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in Part I, Item 1A. contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 30, 2016 under the heading “Risk Factors” and those described from time to time in our future reports filed with the SEC.






 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
 
Date: October 19, 2016
By
/s/ Thomas E. Campbell
 
 
Name: Thomas E. Campbell
 
 
Title: Executive Vice President-Law and
Administration, General Counsel
and Secretary