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MD&A 212 words changed in this paragraph; it is 76% similar to last year's version.
On August 10, 2023, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement by and among the Company, Sunrise Merger Sub, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Tapestry, and Capri. In order to finance the Capri Acquisition, on November 27, 2023, the Company issued $4.50 billion of U.S. dollar-denominated senior unsecured notes (the "Capri Acquisition USD Senior Notes") and €1.50 billion of Euro-denominated senior unsecured notes (the "Capri Acquisition EUR Senior Notes" and, together with the Capri Acquisition USD Senior Notes, the "Capri Acquisition Senior Notes") which, together with the $1.40 billion of delayed draw unsecured term loan facilities (the "Capri Acquisition Term Loan Facilities") executed on August 30, 2023, complete completed the expected financing for the Capri Acquisition. On April 22, 2024, the FTC filed a complaint against the Company and Capri in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking to enjoin the consummation of the Capri Acquisition, and on October 24, 2024, the Court issued its Opinion and Order granting the FTC's request for a preliminary injunction of the Merger, pending an administrative trial on the merits which was scheduled to begin on December 9, 2024. On October 28, 2024, the Company and Capri filed a Notice of Appeal with respect to the October 24, 2024 Opinion and Order. On November 6, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit entered an order setting an expedited briefing schedule for the appeal of the decision of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York granting the preliminary injunction of the merger. On November 13, 2024, the Parties entered into a Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”), pursuant to which the Parties agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement, including all schedules and exhibits thereto and all ancillary agreements contemplated thereby or entered pursuant thereto (the “Termination Date”), thereto, effective immediately. Pursuant to the Termination Agreement, the Company agreed to reimburse Capri for its expenses in an amount equal to $45.1 million in cash on November 14, 2024. The Parties also agreed to release each other from claims, demands, damages, actions, causes of action and liability relating to or arising out of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein or thereby. Following termination of the Merger Agreement, the Parties and the FTC filed a stipulation withdrawing the appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on November 19, 2024 and the Second Circuit dismissed the appeal on November 20, 2024. The Parties and the FTC also filed a Joint Motion to dismiss the complaint in the administrative trial on November 15, 2024 and the FTC dismissed the complaint on December 4, 2024. On November 25, 2024, due to the termination of the Merger Agreement and pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the Capri Acquisition Senior Notes, as supplemented, the Company redeemed all outstanding Capri Acquisition Senior Notes at a redemption price of 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Capri Acquisition Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption. In addition, the Capri Acquisition Term Loan Facilities were terminated concurrently with the execution of the Termination Agreement on November 13, 2024. Refer to Note 5, "Acquisitions and Divestitures" and Note 12, "Debt" for further information.
Source: Item 7, 10-K 0001116132-26-000018 vs Item 7, 10-K 0001116132-25-000019
Accounting Policies 202 words changed in this paragraph; it is 33% similar to last year's version.
In November 2023, September 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") ASU No. 2023-07, "Segment Reporting (Topic 280): 2025-06, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures", the Accounting for Internal-Use Software", which expands reportable segment modernizes the accounting for the costs of software developed for internal use and clarifies related disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. requirements. The amendments remove all references to software development stages, requiring companies to start capitalizing software costs when (i) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project and (ii) it is probable that the project will require public entities be completed and the software will be used to disclose significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to perform the chief operating decision maker and included within segment profit and loss. function intended. The amendments will be effective for the Company's annual reporting periods beginning in fiscal year 2025 2029 and for interim periods beginning in within fiscal year 2026, with early 2029. Early adoption permitted, and will is permitted. The amendments may be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company adopted is currently evaluating the ASU 2023-07 for fiscal year 2025. The adoption of ASU 2023-07 did not have an to determine its impact on the Company's its consolidated financial statements other than the new disclosure requirements. Refer to Note 17, "Segment Information", for additional information. and notes thereto.
Source: 10-K text, Note 3 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, 10-K 0001116132-26-000018 vs 10-K text, Note 3 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, 10-K 0001116132-25-000019
Risk Factors 191 words changed in this paragraph; it is 53% similar to last year's version.
On December 12, 2022, the E.U. member states also reached an agreement to implement the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (“OECD”) reform of international taxation known as Pillar Two Global Anti-Base Erosion Rules (“GloBE”), which broadly mirrors the Inflation Reduction Act by imposing a 15% global minimum tax on multinational companies, which was companies. These rules subject multinational companies to three possible tax mechanisms individually known as the Income Inclusion Rule (“IIR”), the Undertaxed Profits Rule (“UTPR”) and the Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (“QDMTT”). The rules became effective on January 1, 2025. Based on the countries in which we do business, these rule changes did not have a material started to negatively impact the Company's effective tax rate beginning in fiscal 2025. Other countries are also implementing similar legislation with effective dates starting in fiscal 2026. On January 5, 2026, known as Qualifying Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax ("QDMTT"). On June 26, 2025, the U.S. Treasury reached an agreement with the other G7 countries OECD published additional guidance regarding the application of GloBE rules to U.S. parented multinational enterprises ("U.S. MNEs"). Most notably, the agreement includes a full exclusion for excludes U.S. MNEs from the Undertaxed Profits Rule UTPR and Income Inclusion Rule, which are two of the three taxing mechanisms under GloBE. Given that the third mechanism, IIR; however, QDMTT is still in force, it is unclear what impact if any this agreement will have force based on current legislation. Based on the Company. Unless U.S. MNEs are likewise excluded from QDMTT, jurisdictions in which we operate and our current assessment of the Company believes QDMTT would have applicable rules, we do not expect these developments to result in a negative impact on its material increase to the Company's effective tax rate in fiscal 2026 and beyond. 2027 compared to fiscal 2026.
Source: Item 1A, 10-K 0001116132-26-000018 vs Item 1A, 10-K 0001116132-25-000019
Legal Proceedings 46 words changed in this paragraph; it is 90% similar to last year's version.
Following the previously disclosed termination of the proposed Merger Agreement, dated August 10, 2023, by and among the Company, Merger Sub and Capri, pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub would merge with and into Capri (the "Merger") with Capri surviving the Merger and continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("the Capri Acquisition") Acquisition"), two separate putative securities class actions were filed on December 23, 2024 and January 28, 2025, by plaintiff shareholders in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against Capri and certain of its officers and against Tapestry and certain of its officers, alleging that during the respective class periods (between August 10, 2023 and October 24, 2024), Capri and Tapestry misrepresented and failed to disclose adverse facts about Capri’s business, operations, market dynamics, and the prospects for approval of the Capri Acquisition, which were known to defendants or recklessly disregarded by them. The complaints, which each allege violations of sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and rule Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, seek unspecified compensatory damages, costs and expenses, and equitable relief. On July 14, 2025, the Company moved to dismiss the complaint. On March 31, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware dismissed the complaint and claims without prejudice, and on April 30, 2026, the plaintiff shareholders filed an amendment. On June 15, 2026, the Company moved to dismiss the amended complaint. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in these matters.
Source: Item 3, via Note 13 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES, 10-K 0001116132-26-000018 vs Item 3, via Note 13 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES, 10-K 0001116132-25-000019