EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT

EX-10.93 6 c25828exv10w93.htm EX-10.93 EX-10.93
Exhibit 10.93
PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT 10.93 MARKED BY AN *** HAVE BEEN OMITTED
PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 


 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED BY THE WARNACO GROUP, INC.
DMG
CKI/CKJE et al
Bridge Acc — C&SA
18 Jan 11/26 Apr 11/2 Jun 11/9 Jun 11/16 Jun 11/12 Aug 11/12 Sep 11/24 Oct 11/26 Oct 11
D#8
31 October 2011
Warnaco Italy S.r.l. f/k/a
CK Jeanswear Europe S.r.l. (“CKJE”)
Via Provinciale Lucchese, 181/11
Sesto Fiorentino, Florence
Italy 50019
WF Overseas Fashion C.V. (“WFOF”)
501 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10018
United States
      Re:  
Calvin Klein Inc. (“CKI” or “Licensor”) and CKJE, and WFOF “CK/Calvin Klein” Bridge Accessories License d. 31 Jan 06 as amended (“Bridge Accessories License”)
 
CKI and WFOF “CK/Calvin Klein” Bridge Accessories only Store License, for the sale therein of Bridge Accessories Articles only d. 31 January 2008 (“Bridge Accessories C & SA Store License”)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
CKI on the one hand and CKJE and WFOF, or WFOF on the other hand (for themselves and their 100% owned affiliates) (hereinafter collectively as “Licensee”), are parties to a number of licenses as captioned above, including one for the production and wholesale sale of bridge accessories articles, and one for free standing “CK/Calvin Klein” bridge accessories only stores.
The parties agree, effective as of the date set forth above upon full execution hereof, to amend the Bridge Accessories License, to expand the Territory to include certain Central and South American countries as set forth below as an additional region (“C&S America” or “C&SA Region”), under certain conditions as set forth herein (the “Amendment”) and otherwise as set forth in such Bridge Accessories License.

 

 


 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED BY THE WARNACO GROUP, INC.
1. As to the C&SA Region, Licensed Products shall include those from each seasonal Collection under the Bridge Accessories License together with those bridge accessories localized Products as referenced in §10 below, as approved by CKI.
2. The specific countries listed below, in C&S America shall, subject to the terms of this Amendment, be added to the Territory.
     
Central America   South America
Belize
  Argentina
British West Indies
  Bolivia
Leeward Islands
  Brazil
Anguilla, Barbudo, St. Kitts
  Chile
(St. Christopher), Nevis
  Colombia
Windward Islands
  Ecuador
Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Lucia
  French Guyana
Costa Rica
  Guyana
Greater Antilles
  Paraguay
Haiti
  Peru
Dominican
  Suriname
Republic
   
Grand Cayman
  Uruguay
Island
   
Little Cayman
  Venezuela
Island
   
Jamaica
   
Guatemala
   
El Salvador
   
Honduras
   
Nicaragua
   
Panama
   
Tortola
   
Virgin Gorda
   
(but specifically excluding
   
Cuba)
   
3. Licensee shall maintain a showroom in Sao Paulo, Brazil for the purpose of displaying, promoting and selling to accounts in C&S America the following products: Licensed Products as well as the “Calvin Klein Jeans” jeans apparel articles under the jeans apparel license, covering both C & SA, dated 8 August 1994, as amended, and the “Calvin Klein Jeans” jeans accessories articles under the jeans accessories license, dated 31 January 2006, as amended, and the “CK/Calvin Klein” bridge apparel articles under the bridge apparel license, dated 31 January 2006, as amended.

 

 


 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED BY THE WARNACO GROUP, INC.
4. The Minimum Net Sales Thresholds (“MNST’s”) for the C & SA Region (which are separate and apart from the other MNST’s under the Bridge Accessories License) for each Annual Period are as indicated below:
                 
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If Licensee fails to attain the MNST’s of Licensed Products in the C & SA Region during any Annual Period, as set forth above (except as specifically indicated in the immediately following paragraph), such failure shall not be considered a breach or default nor give rise to the right to terminate under §8.3 (I) or the best efforts provision of §1.5.1 for such Annual Period, if within thirty (30) days following the close of the applicable Annual Period in which Licensee has failed to meet such MNST amounts, Licensee shall remit additional “shortfall” Percentage Fees computed at the regular Percentage Fee rate, and short fall Advertising Expenditure amounts, computed at the regular percentage rate, based on the difference in the actual Net Sales during such Annual Period (determined on the quarterly basis and year to date basis as to Percentage Fees on sales) and such MNST amount without regard to Minimum Guaranteed Fees and Minimum Advertising Expenditures paid or payable as to such Annual Period (or reduced Percentage Fee rates for certain close-outs goods as applicable), for the C&SA Region. Licensor shall have no right to terminate this Agreement for the C&SA Region pursuant to §8.3 (I) or pursuant to §1.5.1 solely as a result of failure to attain the MNST’s, if Licensee timely remits the shortfall payments described herein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Licensee has failed to achieve the MNST’s set forth above for the C&SA Region in the *** consecutive Annual Periods of the then current *** year period under the Bridge Accessories License (i.e., ***, ***, *** consecutive Annual Periods), or the MNST’s for the *** consecutive Annual Periods (or the ***, *** consecutive Annual Periods) of the then current *** year period, CKI may, on twelve (12) months prior written notice in either instance, terminate this Agreement for the C&SA Region. Expiration or termination of the C&SA Region, or of the Bridge Accessories License, shall not affect any obligation of the Licensee to make payments hereunder accruing prior to such expiration or termination.

 

 


 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED BY THE WARNACO GROUP, INC.
Net Sales in the C&SA Region will not be applied towards satisfaction of the other MNST’s under §2.1 of the Bridge Accessories License.
5. The Percentage Fee rate applicable to all Net Sales for the C&SA Region shall be at the rate of ***.
Percentage Fees and advertising and other expenditure and/or remittable amounts such as for co-op and public relations will be accounted for separately but payable or expendable and/or remittable at the rate of ***.
§4.1.4 of the Bridge Accessories License ***, is hereby deleted in its entirety.
6. All caps, limits and percentage limits under the Bridge Accessories License applicable to discounts, deductions, reduced Percentage Fee rates (i.e. for OP sales of Close-out Articles) shall be separately applied to Net Sales in the C&SA Region from the rest of the Territory.
7. The MGF’s in the C&SA Region for each Annual Period shall be as indicated below (and payable as set forth in §4.1.3 under the Bridge Accessories License), and may be credited towards earned Percentage Fees on Net Sales in the C&SA Region only.
                 
Annual Period   Year     Minimum Guaranteed Fee (MGF) (US$)  
 
             
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8. The MAE for each Annual Period, for the C & SA Region shall be as provided below as to the minimum dollar amounts and otherwise as provided under §5.1.2, and may be credited towards earned advertising amounts on Net Sales in the C&SA Region only.

 

 


 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED BY THE WARNACO GROUP, INC.
                 
Annual Period   Year     Minimum Advertising Expenditure  
 
             
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9. The various amounts payable, expendable or reimbursable to CKI by Licensee (e.g. under §6.8, §7.5.2) as to any and all other expenditures and out-of-pocket reimbursement and travel and related (e.g. room and board) costs and expenses, and maximum and/or annual amounts referenced or contemplated thereunder shall apply separately and in addition to those “limits” referred to therein (as applicable to such provisions, which relate to seasonal Collections of Licensed Products and also to anti-counterfeiting and similar matters), for the C & SA Region (e.g. §6.8, US$25,000 maximum amount referenced shall apply separately up to US$25,000 as to the C&SA Region).
10. The parties agree to reasonably co-operate with each other in connection with requests by Licensee or recommendations of CKI for additions of localized Products in accordance with the usual development, production, and various review and approval procedures related to the seasonal collections of Licensed Products. Licensee acknowledges that CKI will incur additional costs and expenses (including without limitation additional travel costs) in connection with the development, review and approval of any such localized Products, and Licensee agrees to pay (or reimburse) CKI such additional costs and expenses in accordance with the Bridge Accessories License. The provisions of §5.4 of the Bridge Accessories License relating to samples, shall separately and additionally apply as to the C&S America and seasonal Collections of Licensed Products and Promo Articles.
11. In addition to any and all other termination provisions under the Bridge Accessories License, this Amendment and the C&SA Region as part of the “Territory” shall terminate automatically and forthwith on the earliest to terminate of:
  (i)  
Central & South America collectively (or either Central America or South America separately) under the Jeans Apparel License, covering North, Central, and South America, dated 8 August 1994, as amended (“Jeans Apparel License”)
 
  (ii)  
the Jeans Apparel License,
 
  (iii)  
the Bridge Apparel License, dated 31 January 2006 as amended.
12. The side letter dated 31 January 2008 to the Bridge Accessories License allowing sales from Europe into C& S America for sales only into the C & S America Bridge Accessories only stores shall terminate effective 1 January 2011.

 

 


 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED BY THE WARNACO GROUP, INC.
13. Except as modified hereby, the Bridge Accessories License, shall remain in full force and effect. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the same meaning set forth in the Bridge Accessories License. This Amendment may not be modified or terminated except in by written amendment signed and delivered by the parties.
         
  Very truly yours,

Calvin Klein, Inc.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Tom Murry    
Acknowledged and Agreed to:
Warnaco Italy S.r.l.
         
By:
  /s/ Stanley Silverstein
 
   
WF Overseas Fashions C.V.
By: Warnaco U.S., Inc., its general partner
         
By:
  /s/ Stanley Silverstein