UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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):
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October
30, 2009
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ICONIX
BRAND GROUP, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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0-10593
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11-2481093
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(State
or Other
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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Jurisdiction
of
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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Incorporation)
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1450
Broadway, New York, New York
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10018
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (212)
730-0030
Not
Applicable
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(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)
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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
2.01
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Completion
of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
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Item
2.03
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Creation
of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
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On
October 30, 2009, pursuant to a Contribution and Sale Agreement dated October
26, 2009 (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and among Iconix Brand Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), Seth Gerszberg (“SG”), Suchman LLC, a
New Jersey limited liability company wholly owned by SG (“Suchman”), Yakira,
L.L.C., a New Jersey limited liability company (“Yakira”), Ecko.Complex, LLC, a
New Jersey limited liability company (“Ecko.Complex”), Zoo York LLC, a New
Jersey limited liability company (“ZY”), and Zoo York THC LLC, a New Jersey
limited liability company (“ZY THC” and, together with Yakira, Ecko.Complex and
ZY, the “Ecko Companies”) and IP Holder LLC, now known as IP Holdings Unltd LLC
(the “JV”), the Registrant consummated, through the JV, a transaction pursuant
to which the Ecko Companies sold and/or contributed to the JV the Ecko portfolio
of brands, including Ecko Unlimited, Marc Ecko, the Rhino logo, and Zoo York, in
exchange for a 49% membership interest in the JV and $63,500,000 in cash
contributed to the JV by the Registrant. The Registrant owns a 51%
membership interest in the JV through Icon JV Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company wholly owned by the Registrant (“Icon Holdings”).
In
accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the JV borrowed $90,000,000
from a third party, pursuant to a promissory note, to repay certain indebtedness
of the Ecko Companies. The loan bears interest at 7.5% per annum and,
upon the occurrence of an event of default (as defined in the note), the per
annum rate of interest increases to 9.5%. The note is payable in quarterly
installments of $2,500,000 each, commencing on January 4, 2010. All
remaining unpaid principal, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, costs and
expenses are due and payable on June 30, 2014. The note may be
prepaid at any time without the payment of any premium or penalty on prior
notice to the noteholder. Events of default under the note include,
among other things, failure of the JV to make payments when due, failure of the
JV to perform covenants or agreements under the note or the related security
agreement (as described below), the assignment for the benefit of the JV’s
creditors and the bankruptcy or insolvency of the JV. The note is
secured by the assets of the JV pursuant to the grant of security interest in
patents, trademarks and licenses made by the JV in favor of the
noteholder. There is no recourse to the Registrant under the
promissory note dated October 30, 2009 evidencing the $90,000,000
loan.
Additionally,
the JV entered into (i) a license agreement (the “Core License Agreement”) with
3TAC, LLC, an affiliate of SG and Suchman, and (ii) a royalty agreement with
Marc Ecko providing for the payment to Marc Ecko of 0.5% of net sales of Ecko
products under the Core License Agreement and 5% of net revenues under third
party license agreements to which the JV is the licensor.
In
addition, the JV is governed by an operating agreement, pursuant to which, among
other things, Icon Holdings will be responsible for day to day
management of the JV and Suchman will be the license manager of the
JV. The JV will be managed by a managing board of five individuals,
three appointed by Icon Holdings and two by SG. Certain material
non-ordinary course decisions relating to the JV will require an 80% vote of the
managing board. Icon Holdings will control ordinary course decisions
of the JV as a 51% member, as the administrative member and/or through certain
decisions that are to be made only by Icon Holdings in accordance with the JV
operating agreement.
The
description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, which
is filed as an exhibit to this Report. The Purchase
Agreement has been included to, among other things, provide investors and
security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to
provide any other factual information about the Registrant or the other parties
thereto. The Purchase Agreement contain representations and warranties the
parties thereto made to, and solely for the benefit of, the other parties
thereto. Accordingly, investors and security holders should not rely on the
representations and warranties as characterizations of the actual state of
facts, since they were only made as of the date of such agreement. In addition,
the Purchase Agreement is modified by the underlying disclosure
schedules. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the
representations and warranties may change after the date of such agreement,
which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the
Registrant's public disclosures.
Item
9.01
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Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
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2.1*
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Contribution
and Sale Agreement dated October 26, 2009 by and among the
Registrant, IP Holder LLC, now known as IP Holdings Unltd LLC, Seth
Gerszberg, Suchman LLC, Yakira, L.L.C., Ecko.Complex, LLC, Zoo
York LLC and Zoo York THC LLC.
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* The
Registrant has omitted certain schedules and exhibits pursuant to Item 601(b)(2)
of Regulation S-K and shall furnish supplementally to the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), copies of any of the omitted schedules and
exhibits upon request by the SEC.
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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ICONIX
BRAND GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/
Warren Clamen |
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Name:
Warren Clamen
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Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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Date:
November 5, 2009