Tapestry, Inc. Announces Closing of $1.5 Billion Senior Unsecured Notes Offering

Business Wire 11-Dec-2024 4:05 PM

Tapestry, Inc. (NYSE:TPR), a house of iconic accessories and lifestyle brands consisting of Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman, announced the closing of the offering of its $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.100% senior unsecured notes due 2030 and its $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% senior unsecured notes due 2035.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with cash on hand, to repay outstanding loans under its term loan credit agreement and to repay borrowings under its revolving credit facility, which were used to fund the share repurchases under the Company's accelerated share repurchase agreements, and for general corporate purposes.

Lead Book Running Managers BofA Securities, Morgan Stanley, and J.P. Morgan acted as joint lead book-running managers for this offering.

About Tapestry, Inc. Our global house of brands unites the magic of Coach, kate spade new york and Stuart Weitzman. Each of our brands are unique and independent, while sharing a commitment to innovation and authenticity defined by distinctive products and differentiated customer experiences across channels and geographies. We use our collective strengths to move our customers and empower our communities, to make the fashion industry more sustainable, and to build a company that's equitable, inclusive, and diverse. Individually, our brands are iconic. Together, we can stretch what's possible. To learn more about Tapestry, please visit www.tapestry.com. For important news and information regarding Tapestry, visit the Investor Relations section of our website at www.tapestry.com/investors. In addition, investors should continue to review our news releases and filings with the SEC. We use each of these channels of distribution as primary channels for publishing key information to our investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information. The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TPR.

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