UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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) APRIL 12, 2005
THE CHILDREN'S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 0-23071 31-1241495
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer ID
of incorporation) File Number) Number)
915 SECAUCUS ROAD, NEW JERSEY 07094
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (201) 558-2400
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On April 13, 2005, The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (the "Company")
announced that it completed its previously announced analysis of its
leases-related accounting practices and concluded that certain of these
accounting practices were incorrect and should be changed. As a result, the
Company announced that it is restating its financial results for fiscal 2002 and
fiscal 2003, and its previously filed financial results should no longer be
relied upon. In its announcement, the Company included updated financial
information, giving effect to these changes, for the fourth quarter and fiscal
year ended January 29, 2005 as well as certain restated financial information
for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2004 and February 1, 2003. The Company
stated that full financial results for these fiscal years would be included in
the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended January 29, 2005 to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Additional information about the change in the Company's accounting
practices and its restatement of its financial results is set forth below in
Item 4.02 and Item 8.01.
A copy of the Company's April 13, 2005 press release is attached as Exhibit
99.1.
ITEM 4.02. NON-RELIANCE ON PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR A RELATED
AUDIT REPORT OR COMPLETED INTERIM REVIEW.
On March 10, 2005, The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (the "Company")
reported preliminary unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and
fiscal year ended January 29, 2005 ("fiscal 2004"). In this report, the Company
noted that such preliminary results excluded the effect of any potential
corrections to the Company's lease-related accounting practices. At that time,
the Company stated that, like many other companies, it was engaged in an
evaluation of its lease-related accounting practices in light of a recent
clarification from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and that,
while this evaluation had not been completed, and therefore no decisions had
been made, management believed that a restatement of the Company's previously
issued financial statements was likely.
On April 12, 2005, the Company completed its analysis and reviewed the
results with its audit committee and independent registered public accounting
firm. The Company has concluded that certain of its lease-related accounting
practices were incorrect. Therefore, the Company is restating its financial
results, and advises users that such financial results contained in the
Company's prior filings with the SEC should no longer be relied upon. Restated
results for the years ended January 31, 2004 and February 1, 2003 will be
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January
29, 2005 to be filed with the SEC.
Under FASB Technical Bulletin 88-1, "Issues Related to Accounting for
Leases," lease incentives such as landlord construction allowances received to
defray construction costs incurred by the Company should be reflected as a
deferred lease incentive, amortized over the lease term and reflected as a
reduction to rent expense. The Company had previously classified landlord
construction allowances as a reduction to property and equipment instead of as a
deferred lease incentive. The Company has corrected its accounting policy to
treat landlord construction allowances as deferred lease incentives.
In addition, under the requirements of FASB Technical Bulletin 85-3,
"Accounting for Operating Leases with Scheduled Rent Increases," rent expense is
required to be recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In prior
periods, the Company had incorrectly determined that the term of the lease
begins on the commencement date of the lease, which generally coincides with the
store opening date. The Company has corrected this policy to properly commence
the lease for accounting purposes when the Company takes physical possession of
the property to begin construction. This has the effect of including the
construction period in the determination of the period over which rent is
calculated. The Company continues to capitalize occupancy costs incurred prior
to the commencement of store pre-opening activities. These capitalized costs are
amortized over the remaining lease term. The net effect of this correction was
to decrease rent expense with a corresponding increase in depreciation expense
and to increase the amount of deferred rent liability with the corresponding
increase in leasehold improvements.
Additional information about these restatements and corrections is
contained under Item 8.01 below.
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
As a result of the correction to its accounting for leases, the Company is
revising its previously-announced preliminary unaudited fourth quarter and
fiscal 2004 financial results due to the recording of additional lease incentive
income of $16,000 after tax. As a result, the Company is now reporting net
income of $24.0 million, or diluted net income per share of $0.85 and diluted
income before extraordinary gain per share of $0.84 for the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2004. For the full fiscal 2004, net income was $43.3 million, or diluted
net income per share of $1.57 and diluted income before extraordinary gain per
share of $1.56.
On a restated basis, net income for the year ended January 31, 2004
("fiscal 2003") and for the year ended February 1, 2003 ("fiscal 2002") was
$22.9 million, or diluted net income per share of $0.85, and $8.1 million, or
diluted net income per share of $0.30, respectively.
In addition to the changes in net income, net property and equipment, total
assets, total liabilities and total stockholders' equity as of January 29, 2005
were $222.7 million, $627.4 million, $315.7 million and $311.7 million,
respectively. As of January 31, 2004, restated net property and equipment, total
assets, total liabilities and total stockholders' equity were $211.5 million,
$426.2 million, $170.1 million and $256.1 million, respectively. While the
correction of the errors did not change total cash flows, changes in
classification were made in the consolidated statement of cash flows from cash
flows provided by investing activities to cash flows provided by operating
activities. For fiscal 2004, fiscal 2003 (as restated) and fiscal 2002 (as
restated), cash flows provided by operating activities approximated $212.9
million, $80.0 million and $58.3 million, respectively. Additionally, cash flows
used in investing activities for fiscal 2004, fiscal 2003 (as restated) and
fiscal 2002 (as restated) approximated $168.9 million, $43.5 million and $69.2
million, respectively.
The Company's revised unaudited financial information for the fourth
quarter and fiscal year ended January 29, 2005 and restated financial
information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004 are attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.
The Company reaffirms its adjusted earnings per share guidance of $2.10 to
$2.20 for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2006 ("fiscal 2005"), which
excludes the effects of the remaining $1.2 million non-cash charge related to
acquired Disney Store inventory, which will be reflected in the Company's first
quarter of fiscal 2005 financial results, and the effect of new accounting rules
requiring the expensing of stock options. The Company plans to initiate the
expensing of stock options prospectively beginning in the third quarter of
fiscal 2005, in accordance with the requirements of FASB Statement No. 123R. In
addition, the Company is reaffirming its guidance regarding investments in
capital expenditures and landlord construction allowances. The Company continues
to expect to invest approximately $110 million in capital expenditures and to
receive $10 million in landlord construction allowances in fiscal 2005, for net
capital-related expenditures of $100 million.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 8-K report contains forward-looking statements within the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements other than those that are purely historical are forward-looking
statements. Words such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate,"
"intend," "plan," and similar expressions also identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding estimated
net income on a restated basis.
Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there
are important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include,
without limitation, the risk that additional information may arise from the
preparation of the Company's financial statements or other subsequent events
that would require the Company to make additional adjustments.
SECTION 9 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits:
Exhibit 99.1 -- Press Release dated April 13, 2005
Exhibit 99.2 -- The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. and
Subsidiaries Unaudited Financial Statements for Fourth Quarter and
Fiscal Year 2004 (Revised).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THE CHILDREN'S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC.
By: /S/ SETH L. UDASIN
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Name: Seth L. Udasin
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Dated: April 13, 2005
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Current Report on Form 8-K
dated April 12, 2005
The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc.
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated April 13, 2005.
Exhibit 99.2 The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Financial Information for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal
Year 2004 (Revised).