UNITED STATES

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)

January 30, 2008



PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware

001-07572

13-1166910

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

200 Madison Avenue, New York, New York

10016

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 (Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  (212)-381-3500

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On January 30, 2008, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation finalized its previously announced agreement in principal with The Warnaco Group, Inc. and completed the transactions contemplated.  Pursuant to the agreements entered into, Warnaco transferred to the company the shares of Confezioni Moda Italia S.r.l. (“CMI”), and Calvin Klein, Inc. (“CKI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, granted Warnaco certain new licenses and expanded certain existing license rights for the Calvin Klein brand.  CMI is the licensee of the Calvin Klein Collection apparel and accessories businesses under license agreements with CKI.


In connection with the foregoing, Warnaco was obligated to make a payment of $38.5 million to the company, which will be amortized into income and used to offset projected losses for the Calvin Klein Collection apparel and accessories businesses.  The payment was made on February 5, 2008, offset by $17.1 million owed by the company to Warnaco based on the net working capital of CMI as of the closing date, which amount is subject to adjustment.  The company acquired CMI free of all debt.  The Collection businesses are not expected to have a material financial impact on the company.  


SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995: Forward-looking statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K including, without limitation, statements relating to our future revenues and earnings, plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy, and some of which might not be anticipated, including, without limitation, the following: (i) the Company's plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions are subject to change at any time at the discretion of the; (ii) the levels of sales of the Company's apparel, footwear and related products, both to its wholesale customers and in its retail stores, and t he levels of sales of the Company's licensees at wholesale and retail, and the extent of discounts and promotional pricing in which the Company and its licensees are required to engage, all of which can be affected by weather conditions, changes in the economy, fuel prices, reductions in travel, fashion trends, consolidations, repositionings and bankruptcies in the retail industries, repositionings of brands by the Company's licensors and other factors;  (iii) the Company's plans and results of operations will be affected by the Company's ability to manage its growth and inventory, including the Company's ability to realize revenue growth from developing and growing its existing Calvin Klein business, and its ability to realize any benefits from the newly acquired Calvin Klein Collection businesses and avoid the losses experienced by the recent licensees thereof; (iv) the Company's operations and results could be affected by quota restrictions and safeguard controls (which, among other things, could lim it the Company's ability to produce products in cost-effective countries that have the labor and technical expertise needed), the availability and cost of raw materials (particularly petroleum-based synthetic fabrics, which are currently in high demand), the Company's ability to adjust timely to changes in trade regulations and the migration and development of manufacturers (which can affect where the Company's products can best be produced), and civil conflict, war or terrorist acts, the threat of any of the foregoing or political and labor instability in the United States or any of the countries where the Company's products are or are planned to be produced; (v) disease epidemics and health related concerns, which could result in closed factories, reduced workforces, scarcity of raw materials and scrutiny or embargoing of goods produced in infected areas; (vi) acquisitions and issues arising with acquisitions and proposed transactions, including without limitation, the ability to integrate an acquired enti ty or new operations, such as the Calvin Klein Collection businesses, into the Company with no substantial adverse affect on the acquired entity's or the Company's existing operations, employee relationships, vendor relationships, customer relationships or financial performance; (vii) the failure of the Company's licensees to market successfully licensed products or to preserve the value of the Company's brands, or their misuse of the Company's brands and (viii) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We do not undertake any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement, including, without limitation, any estimate regarding revenues or cashflows, whether as a result of the receipt of new information, future events or otherwise.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark D. Fischer

Mark D. Fischer

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

Date:

January 31, 2008