VINCE HOLDING CORP. - Quarter Report: 2021 October (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended October 30, 2021


☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-36212

VINCE HOLDING CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	75-3264870
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

500 5th Avenue—20th Floor

New York, New York 10110

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(212) 944-2600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

VNCE

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
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		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of November 30, 2021, the registrant had 11,958,874 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.

VINCE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

			Page Number
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:		4

	a)	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at October 30, 2021 and January 30, 2021	4

	b)	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020	5

	c)	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020	6

	d)	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020	8

	e)	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		24

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		36

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		36

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION			37

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		37

Item 1A.	Risk Factors		38

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		38

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities		38

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures		38

Item 5.	Other Information		38

Item 6.	Exhibits		39

DISCLOSURES REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and any statements incorporated by reference herein, contain forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are indicated by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “plan,” “target,” “project,” “forecast,” “envision” and other similar phrases. Although we believe the assumptions and expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these assumptions and expectations may not prove to be correct and we may not achieve the results or benefits anticipated. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of actual results, and our actual results may differ materially from those suggested in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, including, without limitation: the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on our business, results of operations and liquidity; our ability to continue having the liquidity necessary to service our debt, meet contractual payment obligations, and fund our operations; further impairment of our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets; general economic conditions; our ability to realize the benefits of our strategic initiatives; our ability to maintain our larger wholesale partners; the loss of certain of our wholesale partners; our ability to make lease payments when due; the execution and management of our retail store growth plans; the expected effects of the acquisition of the Acquired Businesses on the Company; our ability to successfully manage the transition of the new Chief Executive Officer; our ability to expand our product offerings into new product categories, including the ability to find suitable licensing partners; our ability to remediate the identified material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting; our ability to optimize our systems, processes and functions; our ability to mitigate system security risk issues, such as cyber or malware attacks, as well as other major system failures; our ability to comply with privacy-related obligations; our ability to comply with domestic and international laws, regulations and orders; our ability to anticipate and/or react to changes in customer demand and attract new customers, including in connection with making inventory commitments; our ability to remain competitive in the areas of merchandise quality, price, breadth of selection and customer service; our ability to keep a strong brand image; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; our ability to protect our trademarks in the U.S. and internationally; the execution and management of our international expansion, including our ability to promote our brand and merchandise outside the U.S. and find suitable partners in certain geographies; our current and future licensing arrangements; seasonal and quarterly variations in our revenue and income; our ability to ensure the proper operation of the distribution facilities by third-party logistics providers; the extent of our foreign sourcing; fluctuations in the price, availability and quality of raw materials; commodity, raw material and other cost increases; our reliance on independent manufacturers; other tax matters; and other factors as set forth from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including those described in this report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2021 (the “2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K”) under the heading “Item 1A—Risk Factors.” We intend these forward-looking statements to speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and do not undertake to update or revise them as more information becomes available, except as required by law.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

VINCE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data, unaudited)

	October 30,			January 30,
	2021			2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,605		$	3,777
Trade receivables, net		32,283			31,878
Inventories, net		82,040			68,226
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		5,342			6,703
Total current assets		121,270			110,584
Property and equipment, net		18,141			17,741
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		97,357			91,982
Intangible assets, net		75,999			76,491
Goodwill		31,973			31,973
Other assets		4,162			4,173
Total assets	$	348,902		$	332,944

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	46,676		$	40,216
Accrued salaries and employee benefits		7,664			4,231
Other accrued expenses		15,649			15,688
Short-term lease liabilities		23,191			22,085
Current portion of long-term debt		1,750			—
Total current liabilities		94,930			82,220
Long-term debt		92,883			84,485
Long-term lease liabilities		98,839			97,144
Deferred income tax liability		3,344			1,688
Other liabilities		1,200			1,200

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

Stockholders' equity:
Common stock at $0.01 par value (100,000,000 shares authorized, 11,953,743 and 11,809,023 shares issued and outstanding at October 30, 2021 and January 30, 2021, respectively)		120			118
Additional paid-in capital		1,139,737			1,138,247
Accumulated deficit		(1,082,027	)		(1,072,030	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(124	)		(128	)
Total stockholders' equity		57,706			66,207
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	348,902		$	332,944

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

VINCE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(in thousands, except share and per share data, unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	October 30,			October 31,			October 30,			October 31,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Net sales	$	87,450		$	69,022		$	223,656		$	145,062
Cost of products sold		45,317			37,368			120,662			84,068
Gross profit		42,133			31,654			102,994			60,994
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets		—			—			—			13,848
Impairment of long-lived assets		—			—			—			13,026
Selling, general and administrative expenses		38,999			25,390			104,326			91,282
Income (loss) from operations		3,134			6,264			(1,332	)		(57,162	)
Interest expense, net		3,037			1,259			6,842			3,306
Other expense (income), net		—			(1	)		—			(2,304	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		97			5,006			(8,174	)		(58,164	)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes		(2,118	)		43			1,823			113
Net income (loss)	$	2,215		$	4,963		$	(9,997	)	$	(58,277	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(5	)		2			4			(40	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	2,210		$	4,965		$	(9,993	)	$	(58,317	)

Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	0.19		$	0.42		$	(0.84	)	$	(4.96	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.18		$	0.42		$	(0.84	)	$	(4.96	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		11,935,371			11,796,860			11,882,147			11,758,327
Diluted		12,019,429			11,807,498			11,882,147			11,758,327

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

VINCE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands, except share amounts, unaudited)

	Common Stock
	Number of Shares Outstanding			Par Value		Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Stockholders' Equity
Balance as of January 30, 2021		11,809,023		$	118	$	1,138,247		$	(1,072,030	)	$	(128	)	$	66,207
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss		—			—		—			(11,622	)		—			(11,622	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			—		—			—			7			7
Share-based compensation expense		—			—		331			—			—			331
Restricted stock unit vestings		2,382			—		—			—			—			—
Tax withholdings related to restricted stock vesting		(985	)		—		(8	)		—			—			(8	)
Issuance of common stock related to Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP")		4,832			—		49			—			—			49
Balance as of May 1, 2021		11,815,252		$	118	$	1,138,619		$	(1,083,652	)	$	(121	)	$	54,964
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss		—			—		—			(590	)		—			(590	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			—		—			—			2			2
Share-based compensation expense		—			—		558			—			—			558
Restricted stock unit vestings		110,025			1		(1	)		—			—			—
Tax withholdings related to restricted stock vesting		(4,608	)		—		(54	)		—			—			(54	)
Issuance of common stock related to ESPP		2,438			—		23			—			—			23
Balance as of July 31, 2021		11,923,107		$	119	$	1,139,145		$	(1,084,242	)	$	(119	)	$	54,903
Comprehensive income:
Net income		—			—		—			2,215			—			2,215
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			—		—			—			(5	)		(5	)
Share-based compensation expense		—			—		596			—			—			596
Restricted stock unit vestings		31,160			1		—			—			—			1
Tax withholdings related to restricted stock vesting		(524	)		—		(4	)		—			—			(4	)
Balance as of October 30, 2021		11,953,743		$	120	$	1,139,737		$	(1,082,027	)	$	(124	)	$	57,706

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

VINCE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands, except share amounts, unaudited)

	Common Stock
	Number of Shares Outstanding			Par Value		Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Stockholders' Equity
Balance as of February 1, 2020		11,680,593		$	117	$	1,137,147		$	(1,006,381	)	$	(103	)	$	130,780
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss		—			—		—			(48,178	)		—			(48,178	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			—		—			—			(41	)		(41	)
Share-based compensation expense		—			—		541			—			—			541
Restricted stock unit vestings		127,613			1		—			—			—			1
Tax withholdings related to restricted stock vesting		(38,524	)		—		(205	)		—			—			(205	)
Balance as of May 2, 2020		11,769,682		$	118	$	1,137,483		$	(1,054,559	)	$	(144	)	$	82,898
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss		—			—		—			(15,062	)		—			(15,062	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			—		—			—			(1	)		(1	)
Share-based compensation expense		—			—		525			—			—			525
Restricted stock unit vestings		25,020			—		(1	)		—			—			(1	)
Tax withholdings related to restricted stock vesting		(3,135	)		—		(17	)		—			—			(17	)
Issuance of common stock related to ESPP		4,257			—		24			—			—			24
Balance as of August 1, 2020		11,795,824		$	118	$	1,138,014		$	(1,069,621	)	$	(145	)	$	68,366
Comprehensive income:
Net income		—			—		—			4,963			—			4,963
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			—		—			—			2			2
Share-based compensation expense		—			—		(209	)		—			—			(209	)
Restricted stock unit vestings		1,644			—		—			—			—			—
Issuance of common stock related to ESPP		4,767			—		24			—			—			24
Balance as of October 31, 2020		11,802,235		$	118	$	1,137,829		$	(1,064,658	)	$	(143	)	$	73,146

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

VINCE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands, unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended
	October 30, 2021			October 31, 2020
Operating activities
Net loss	$	(9,997	)	$	(58,277	)
Add (deduct) items not affecting operating cash flows:
Adjustment to Tax Receivable Agreement Liability		—			(2,320	)
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets		—			13,848
Impairment of long-lived assets		—			13,026
Depreciation and amortization		4,644			5,309
Provision for bad debt		(48	)		2,328
Amortization of deferred financing costs		562			467
Deferred income taxes		1,656			102
Share-based compensation expense		1,485			857
Capitalized PIK Interest		1,721			—
Loss on debt extinguishment		1,501			—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables, net		(355	)		5,470
Inventories		(13,810	)		(22,171	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,056			2,213
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		9,663			(1,289	)
Other assets and liabilities		(3,326	)		2,302
Net cash used in operating activities		(4,248	)		(38,135	)
Investing activities
Payments for capital expenditures		(4,124	)		(2,560	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(4,124	)		(2,560	)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facilities		234,445			180,088
Repayment of borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facilities		(236,397	)		(138,837	)
Repayment of borrowings under the Term Loan Facilities		(24,750	)		—
Proceeds from borrowings under the Term Loan Facilities		35,000			—
Tax withholdings related to restricted stock vesting		(66	)		(222	)
Proceeds from stock option exercises, restricted stock vesting, and issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan		73			48
Financing fees		(2,151	)		(226	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		6,154			40,851
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(2,218	)		156
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		6			(20	)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period		3,858			647
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period		1,646			783
Less: restricted cash at end of period		41			79
Cash and cash equivalents per balance sheet at end of period	$	1,605		$	704

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
Cash payments for interest	$	3,359		$	2,128
Cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds		67			(130	)
Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Capital expenditures in accounts payable and accrued liabilities		384			128
Deferred financing fees in accrued liabilities		150			300

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

VINCE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

On November 27, 2013, Vince Holding Corp. (“VHC” or the “Company”), previously known as Apparel Holding Corp., closed an initial public offering (“IPO”) of its common stock and completed a series of restructuring transactions (the “Restructuring Transactions”) through which Kellwood Holding, LLC acquired the non-Vince businesses, which included Kellwood Company, LLC (“Kellwood Company” or “Kellwood”), from the Company. The Company continues to own and operate the Vince business, which includes Vince, LLC. References to “Vince,” “Rebecca Taylor” or “Parker” refer only to the referenced brand.

Prior to the IPO and the Restructuring Transactions, VHC was a diversified apparel company operating a broad portfolio of fashion brands, which included the Vince business. As a result of the IPO and Restructuring Transactions, the non-Vince businesses were separated from the Vince business, and the stockholders immediately prior to the consummation of the Restructuring Transactions (the “Pre-IPO Stockholders”) (through their ownership of Kellwood Holding, LLC) retained the full ownership and control of the non-Vince businesses. The Vince business is now the sole operating business of VHC.

On November 18, 2016, Kellwood Intermediate Holding, LLC and Kellwood Company entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement with Sino Acquisition, LLC (the “Kellwood Purchaser”) whereby the Kellwood Purchaser agreed to purchase all of the outstanding equity interests of Kellwood Company. Prior to the closing, Kellwood Intermediate Holding, LLC and Kellwood Company conducted a pre-closing reorganization pursuant to which certain assets of Kellwood Company were distributed to a newly formed subsidiary of Kellwood Intermediate Holding, LLC, St. Louis Transition, LLC (“St. Louis, LLC”). The transaction closed on December 21, 2016 (the “Kellwood Sale”).

On November 3, 2019, Vince, LLC, an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of VHC, completed its acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of 100% of the equity interests of Rebecca Taylor, Inc. and Parker Holding, LLC (collectively, the “Acquired Businesses”) from Contemporary Lifestyle Group, LLC (“CLG”). The Acquired Businesses represented all of the operations of CLG.

(A) Description of Business: The Company is a global contemporary group, consisting of three brands: Vince, Rebecca Taylor, and Parker. Vince, established in 2002, is a leading global luxury apparel and accessories brand best known for creating elevated yet understated pieces for every day effortless style. Rebecca Taylor, founded in 1996 in New York City, is a contemporary womenswear line lauded for its signature prints, romantic detailing and vintage inspired aesthetic, reimagined for a modern era. Parker, founded in 2008 in New York City, is a contemporary women’s fashion brand that is trend focused. While we continue to believe that the Parker brand complements our portfolio, during the first half of fiscal 2020 the Company decided to pause the creation of new products to focus resources on the operations of the Vince and Rebecca Taylor brands and to preserve liquidity.

The Company reaches its customers through a variety of channels, specifically through major wholesale department stores and specialty stores in the United States (“U.S.”) and select international markets, as well as through the Company’s branded retail locations and the Company’s websites. The Company designs products in the U.S. and sources the vast majority of products from contract manufacturers outside the U.S., primarily in Asia. Products are manufactured to meet the Company’s product specifications and labor standards.

(B) Basis of Presentation: The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with VHC’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2021, as set forth in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company’s accounts and the accounts of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries as of October 30, 2021. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) and disclosures necessary for a fair statement. The results of operations for these periods are not necessarily comparable to, or indicative of, results of any other interim period or the fiscal year as a whole.

(C) Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that management make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements which affect revenues and expenses during the period reported. Estimates are adjusted when necessary to reflect actual experience. Significant estimates and assumptions may affect many items in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from estimates and assumptions in amounts that may be material to the consolidated financial statements.

The Company considered the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) related impacts to its estimates including the impairment of property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, accounts

receivable and inventory valuation, the liability associated with our tax receivable agreement, and the assessment of our liquidity. These estimates may change as the current situation evolves or new events occur.

(D) COVID-19: The spread of COVID-19, which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020, caused state and municipal public officials to mandate jurisdiction-wide curfews, including “shelter-in-place” and closures of most non-essential businesses as well as other measures to mitigate the spread of the virus.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken various measures to improve our liquidity as described below. Based on these measures and our current expectations, we believe that our sources of liquidity will generate sufficient cash flows to meet our obligations during the next twelve months from the date these condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.

The following summarizes the various measures we have implemented to effectively manage the business as well as the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic during fiscal 2020.

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While we continued to serve our customers through our online e-commerce websites during the periods in which we were forced to shut down all of our domestic and international retail locations alongside other retailers, including our wholesale partners, the store closures resulted in a sharp decline in our revenue and ability to generate cash flows from operations. We began reopening stores during May 2020 and nearly all of the Company’s stores have since reopened in a limited capacity in accordance with state and local regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Other than Hawaii and the United Kingdom which re-closed for a short period and subsequently re-opened based on the local stay-at-home order, we have not been impacted by any re-closure orders or regulations.

As a result of store closures and the decline in projected cash flows, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge related to property and equipment and operating lease ROU assets to adjust the carrying amounts of certain store locations to their estimated fair value. During fiscal 2020, the Company recorded an impairment of property and equipment and operating lease ROU assets of $4,470 and $8,556, respectively. The impairment charges were recorded within impairment of long-lived assets on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See “Note 1 – Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – (K) Impairment of Long-lived Assets” in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

The Company incurred a non-cash impairment charge of $13,848 on goodwill and intangible assets during fiscal 2020 as a result of the decline in long-term projections due to COVID-19. See Note 3 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information;

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We entered into a loan agreement with Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (“Sun Capital”), who own approximately 71% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock (see Note 14 “Related Party Transactions” in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion regarding our relationship with Sun Capital), as well as amendments to our 2018 Term Loan Facility and our 2018 Revolving Credit Facility to provide additional liquidity and amend certain financial covenants to allow increased operational flexibility. See Note 5 “Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements,” in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information;

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Furloughed all of our retail store associates as well as a significant portion of our corporate associates during the period of store closures and reinstated a limited number of associates commensurate to the store re-openings as well as other business needs;

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Temporarily reduced retained employee salaries and suspended board retainer fees;

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Engaged in active discussions with landlords to address the current operating environment, including amending existing lease terms. See Note 12 “Leases” in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information;

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Executed other operational initiatives to carefully manage our investments across all key areas, including aligning inventory levels with anticipated demand and reevaluating non-critical capital build-out and other investments and activities; and

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Streamlined our expense structure in all areas such as marketing, distribution, and product development to align with the business environment and sales opportunities.

The COVID-19 pandemic remains highly volatile and continues to evolve on a daily basis, particularly in light of ongoing vaccination efforts and emerging strains of the virus, which could negatively affect the outcome of the measures intended to address its impact and/or our current expectations of the Company’s future business performance. Factors such as continued temporary closures and/or reclosures of our stores, distribution centers and corporate facilities as well as those of our wholesale partners; declines and changes in consumer behavior including traffic, spending and demand and resulting build-up of excess inventory; supply chain disruptions; and our business partners’ ability to access capital sources and maintain compliance with credit facilities; as well as our

ability to collect receivables and diversion of corporate resources from key business activities and compliance efforts could continue to adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, cash flow, liquidity and results of operations.

(E) Sources and Uses of Liquidity: The Company’s sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations, if any, borrowings available under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility (as amended and restated and as defined below) and the Company’s ability to access capital markets. The Company’s primary cash needs are funding working capital requirements, meeting debt service requirements, and capital expenditures for new stores and related leasehold improvements.

(F) Revenue Recognition: The Company recognizes revenue when performance obligations identified under the terms of contracts with its customers are satisfied, which generally occurs upon the transfer of control in accordance with the contractual terms and conditions of the sale. Sales are recognized when the control of the goods are transferred to the customer for the Company’s wholesale business, upon receipt by the customer for the Company’s e-commerce business, and at the time of sale to the consumer for the Company’s retail business. See Note 11 “Segment Financial Information” for disaggregated revenue amounts by segment.

Revenue associated with gift cards is recognized upon redemption and unredeemed balances are considered a contract liability and recorded within other accrued expenses, which are subject to escheatment within the jurisdictions in which it operates. As of October 30, 2021 and January 30, 2021, the contract liability was $1,492 and $1,618, respectively. For the three and nine months ended October 30, 2021, the Company recognized $35 and $192, respectively, of revenue that was previously included in the contract liability as of January 30, 2021.

(G) Recent Accounting Pronouncements: Except as noted below, the Company has considered all recent accounting pronouncements and has concluded that there are no recent accounting pronouncements that may have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements, based on current information.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2019-12: “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” The guidance simplifies the approach for intraperiod tax allocations, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period, and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The guidance also clarifies and simplifies other areas of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the guidance on January 31, 2021, the first day of fiscal 2021, which did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13: “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”. The ASU requires an impairment model (known as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model) that is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Under the new guidance, each reporting entity should estimate an allowance for expected credit losses, which is intended to result in more timely recognition of losses. The new standard applies to trade receivables arising from revenue transactions. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized when, among other criteria, it is probable that an entity will collect the consideration it is entitled to when goods or services are transferred to a customer. When trade receivables are recorded, they become subject to the CECL model and estimates of expected credit losses on trade receivables over their contractual life will be required to be recorded at inception based on historical information, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This guidance is effective for smaller reporting companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022, including the interim periods in the year. Early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on the consolidated financial statements.

Note 2. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Net goodwill balances and changes therein by segment were as follows:

(in thousands)

Vince Wholesale

Vince

Direct-to-consumer

Rebecca Taylor and Parker

Total Net Goodwill

Balance as of January 30, 2021

31,973

—

31,973

Balance as of October 30, 2021

31,973

—

31,973

The total carrying amount of goodwill is net of accumulated impairments of $101,845.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company determined that a triggering event had occurred as a result of changes to the Company’s long-term projections driven by the impacts of COVID-19. The Company performed an interim quantitative impairment assessment of goodwill and intangible assets.

The Company determined the fair value of the Vince wholesale reportable segment using a combination of discounted cash flows and market comparisons. “Step one” of the assessment determined that the fair value was below the carrying amount by $9,462, and as a result the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $9,462 within Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. There were no impairment charges for the three and nine months ended October 30, 2021.

The following tables present a summary of identifiable intangible assets:

(in thousands)	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Accumulated Impairments			Net Book Value
Balance as of October 30, 2021
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	31,355	$	(21,485	)	$	(6,115	)	$	3,755
Tradenames		13,100		(129	)		(12,527	)		444
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Tradenames		110,986		—			(39,186	)		71,800
Total intangible assets	$	155,441	$	(21,614	)	$	(57,828	)	$	75,999

(in thousands)	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Accumulated Impairments			Net Book Value
Balance as of January 30, 2021
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	31,355	$	(21,036	)	$	(6,115	)	$	4,204
Tradenames		13,100		(86	)		(12,527	)		487
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Tradenames		110,986		—			(39,186	)		71,800
Total intangible assets	$	155,441	$	(21,122	)	$	(57,828	)	$	76,491

During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company estimated the fair value of the Vince and Rebecca Taylor tradename indefinite-lived intangible assets using a discounted cash flow valuation analysis, which is based on the relief from royalty method and determined that the fair value of the Vince and Rebecca Taylor tradenames were below their carrying amounts. Accordingly, the Company recorded an impairment charge for the Vince and Rebecca Taylor tradename indefinite-lived intangible assets of $4,386, which was recorded within Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. There were no such impairment charges for the three and nine months ended October 30, 2021.

Amortization of identifiable intangible assets was $164 and $492 for the three and nine months ended October 30, 2021, respectively, and $164 and $492 for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2020, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for identifiable intangible assets is $655 for each fiscal year for the next five fiscal years.

Note 3. Fair Value Measurements

We define the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. We are responsible for the determination of the value of the investments carried at fair value and the supporting methodologies and assumptions. The Company’s financial assets and liabilities are to be measured using inputs from three levels of the fair value hierarchy as follows:

Level 1—		quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2—		observable market-based inputs (quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active) or inputs that are corroborated by observable market data

Level 3—		significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions and are not substantially supported by market data

The Company did not have any non-financial assets or non-financial liabilities recognized at fair value on a recurring basis at October 30, 2021 or January 30, 2021. At October 30, 2021 and January 30, 2021, the Company believes that the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, and accounts payable approximate fair value, due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. The Company’s debt obligations with a carrying value of $95,916 as of October 30, 2021 are at variable interest rates. Borrowings under the Company’s 2018 Revolving Credit Facility (as amended and restated and as defined below) are recorded at

carrying value, which approximates fair value due to the frequent nature of such borrowings and repayments. The Company considers this as a Level 2 input. The fair value of the Company’s Term Loan Credit Facility (as defined below) and the Third Lien Credit Facility (as defined below) was approximately $35,000 and $23,000, respectively, as of October 30, 2021 based upon estimated market value calculations that factor principal, time to maturity, interest rate, and current cost of debt. The Company considers this a Level 3 input.

The Company’s non-financial assets, which primarily consist of goodwill, intangible assets, operating lease ROU assets, and property and equipment, are not required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are reported at their carrying values. However, on a periodic basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be fully recoverable (and at least annually for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets), non-financial assets are assessed for impairment and, if applicable, written down to (and recorded at) fair value.

Determining the fair value of goodwill and other intangible assets is judgmental in nature and requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including projected revenues, EBITDA margins growth rates and operating margins, long-term growth rates, working capital, royalty rates in the category of intellectual property, discount rates and future market conditions, among others, as applicable. The inputs used in determining the fair value of the ROU lease assets were the current comparable market rents for similar properties and a store discount rate. The fair value of the property and equipment was based on its estimated liquidation value. The measurement of fair value of these assets are considered Level 3 valuations as certain of these inputs are unobservable and are estimated to be those that would be used by market participants in valuing these or similar assets.

The following table presents the non-financial assets the Company measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis for the nine months ended October 31, 2020, based on such fair value hierarchy:

	Net Carrying Value as of		Fair Value Measured and Recorded at Reporting Date Using:						Total Losses - Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	October 31, 2020		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		October 31, 2020
Property and equipment	$	8,765	$	—	$	—	$	8,765	$	4,470	⁽¹⁾
Goodwill		31,973		—		—		31,973		9,462	⁽²⁾
Tradenames - Indefinite-lived		71,800		—		—		71,800		4,386	⁽²⁾
ROU Assets		79,542		—		—		79,542		8,556	⁽¹⁾

⁽¹⁾Recorded within Impairment of long-lived assets on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 1 “Description of Business and Basis of Presentation – (D) COVID-19” for additional information.

⁽²⁾ Recorded within Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 2 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” for additional information.

Note 4. Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

	October 30,		January 30,
(in thousands)	2021		2021
Long-term debt:
Term Loan Facilities	$	35,000	$	24,750
Revolving Credit Facilities		38,447		40,399
Third Lien Credit Facility		22,469		20,748
Total debt principal		95,916		85,897
Less: current portion of long-term debt		1,750		—
Less: deferred financing costs		1,283		1,412
Total long-term debt	$	92,883	$	84,485

Term Loan Credit Facility

On September 7, 2021, Vince, LLC entered into a new term loan credit facility as described below. The proceeds were used to repay in full all outstanding amounts under the 2018 Term Loan Facility and a portion of the borrowings outstanding under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. The 2018 Term Loan Facility was terminated.

Vince, LLC entered into a new $35,000 senior secured term loan credit facility (the “Term Loan Credit Facility”) pursuant to a Credit Agreement (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”) by and among Vince, LLC, as the borrower, the guarantors named therein, PLC Agent, LLC (“Pathlight”), as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto. Vince Holding Corp. and Vince Intermediate Holding, LLC (“Vince Intermediate”) are guarantors under the Term Loan Credit

Facility. The Term Loan Credit Facility matures on the earlier of September 7, 2026 and 91 days after the maturity date of the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below).

The Term Loan Credit Facility is subject to quarterly amortization of $875 commencing on July 1, 2022, with the balance payable at final maturity. Interest is payable on loans under the Term Loan Credit Facility at a rate equal to the 90-day LIBOR rate, or an alternate applicable reference rate in the event LIBOR is no longer available, subject, in either case, to a 1.0% floor, plus 7.0%. During the continuance of certain specified events of default, interest will accrue on the overdue amount of any loan at a rate of 2.0% in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to such amount. In addition, the Term Loan Credit Agreement requires mandatory prepayments upon the occurrence of certain events, including but not limited to, an Excess Cash Flow payment (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement), subject to reductions for voluntary prepayments made during such fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ending January 28, 2023.

The Term Loan Credit Facility contains a requirement that Vince, LLC will maintain an availability under its 2018 Revolving Credit Facility of the greater of 10% of the commitments thereunder or $9,500. The Term Loan Credit Facility does not permit dividends prior to April 30, 2022, or an earlier date designated by Vince, LLC (the period until such date, the “Accommodation Period”) and thereafter permits them to the extent that no default or event of default is continuing or would result from a contemplated dividend, so long as after giving pro forma effect to the contemplated dividend subtracting any accounts payable amounts that are or are projected to be past due for the following six months, excess availability for such six month period will be at least the greater of 25.0% of the aggregate lending commitments and $15,000. In addition, the Term Loan Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties, other covenants, and events of default, including but not limited to, limitations on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, liens, burdensome agreements, guarantees, investments, loans, asset sales, mergers, acquisitions, prepayment of other debt, the repurchase of capital stock, transactions with affiliates, and the ability to change the nature of its business or its fiscal year, and distributions and dividends. Furthermore, the Term Loan Credit Facility is subject to a Borrowing Base (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) which can, under certain conditions result in the imposition of a reserve under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility.

All obligations under the Term Loan Credit Facility are guaranteed by Vince Intermediate and the Company and any future material domestic restricted subsidiaries of Vince, LLC and secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company, Vince, LLC and Vince Intermediate and any future material domestic restricted subsidiaries.

Through October 30, 2021, on an inception to date basis, the Company had not made any repayments on the Term Loan Credit Facility.

Scheduled maturities of the Term Loan Credit Facility are as follows:

	Term Loan Credit
(in thousands)	Facility Maturity
Fiscal 2021	$	—
Fiscal 2022		2,625
Fiscal 2023		3,500
Fiscal 2024		3,500
Fiscal 2025		3,500
Fiscal 2026		21,875
Total	$	35,000

2018 Term Loan Facility

On August 21, 2018, Vince, LLC entered into a $27,500 senior secured term loan facility (the “2018 Term Loan Facility”) pursuant to a credit agreement by and among Vince, LLC, as the borrower, VHC and Vince Intermediate, a direct subsidiary of VHC and the direct parent company of Vince, LLC, as guarantors, Crystal Financial, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto. The 2018 Term Loan Facility was subject to quarterly amortization of principal equal to 2.5% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Term Loan Facility, as amended from time to time, with the balance payable at final maturity. The 2018 Term Loan Facility would have matured on the earlier of August 21, 2023 and the maturity date of the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below).

On September 7, 2021, Vince, LLC entered into the Term Loan Credit Facility as described above. All outstanding amounts of $25,960, including interest and a prepayment penalty of $743 (which is included within financing fees on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows), under the 2018 Term Loan Facility were repaid in full and the 2018 Term Loan Facility was terminated. Additionally, the Company recorded expense of $758 related to the write-off of the remaining deferred financing costs.

2018 Revolving Credit Facility

On August 21, 2018, Vince, LLC entered into an $80,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the “2018 Revolving Credit Facility”) pursuant to a credit agreement by and among Vince, LLC, as the borrower, VHC and Vince Intermediate, as guarantors, Citizens Bank, N.A. (“Citizens”), as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto. The 2018 Revolving Credit Facility provides for a revolving line of credit of up to $80,000, subject to a Loan Cap, which is the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base as defined in the credit agreement for the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) the aggregate commitments, as well as a letter of credit sublimit of $25,000. It also provides for an increase in aggregate commitments of up to $20,000.

Interest is payable on the loans under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility at either the LIBOR or the Base Rate, in each case, with applicable margins subject to a pricing grid based on an average daily excess availability calculation. The “Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Citizens as its prime rate; (ii) the Federal Funds Rate for such day, plus 0.5%; and (iii) the LIBOR Rate for a one month interest period as determined on such day, plus 1.00%. During the continuance of certain specified events of default, at the election of Citizens, interest will accrue at a rate of 2.0% in excess of the applicable non-default rate.

The 2018 Revolving Credit Facility contains a requirement that, at any point when Excess Availability (as defined in the credit agreement for the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility) is less than 10.0% of the loan cap and continuing until Excess Availability exceeds the greater of such amounts for 30 consecutive days, Vince, LLC must maintain during that time a Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the credit agreement for the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility) equal to or greater than 1.0 to 1.0 measured as of the last day of each fiscal month during such period.

The 2018 Revolving Credit Facility contains representations and warranties, other covenants and events of default that are customary for this type of financing, including covenants with respect to limitations on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, liens, burdensome agreements, guarantees, investments, loans, asset sales, mergers, acquisitions, prepayment of other debt, the repurchase of capital stock, transactions with affiliates, and the ability to change the nature of the Company’s business or its fiscal year. The 2018 Revolving Credit Facility generally permits dividends in the absence of any event of default (including any event of default arising from a contemplated dividend), so long as (i) after giving pro forma effect to the contemplated dividend and for the following six months Excess Availability will be at least the greater of 20.0% of the Loan Cap and $10,000 and (ii) after giving pro forma effect to the contemplated dividend, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the 12 months preceding such dividend will be greater than or equal to 1.0 to 1.0 (provided that the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio may be less than 1.0 to 1.0 if, after giving pro forma effect to the contemplated dividend, Excess Availability for the six fiscal months following the dividend is at least the greater of 25.0% of the Loan Cap and $12,500).

On November 1, 2019, Vince, LLC entered into the First Amendment (the “First Revolver Amendment”) to the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility, which provided the borrower the ability to elect the Daily LIBOR Rate in lieu of the Base Rate to be applied to the borrowings upon applicable notice. The “Daily LIBOR Rate” means a rate equal to the Adjusted LIBOR Rate in effect on such day for deposits for a one day period, provided that, upon notice and not more than once every 90 days, such rate may be substituted for a one week or one month period for the Adjusted LIBOR Rate for a one day period.

On November 4, 2019, Vince, LLC entered into the Second Amendment (the “Second Revolver Amendment”) to the credit agreement of the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. The Second Revolver Amendment increased the aggregate commitments under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility by $20,000 to $100,000. Pursuant to the terms of the Second Revolver Amendment, the Acquired Businesses became guarantors under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility and jointly and severally liable for the obligations thereunder.

On June 8, 2020, Vince, LLC entered into the Third Amendment (the “Third Revolver Amendment”) to the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. The Third Revolver Amendment, among others, increased availability under the facility’s borrowing base by (i) temporarily increasing the aggregate commitments under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility to $110,000 through November 30, 2020 (such period, the “Third Amendment Accommodation Period”) (ii) temporarily revising the eligibility of certain account debtors during the Third Amendment Accommodation Period by extending by 30 days the period during which those accounts may remain outstanding past due as well as increasing the concentration limits of certain account debtors and (iii) for any fiscal four quarter period ending prior to or on October 30, 2021, increasing the cap on certain items eligible to be added back to Consolidated EBITDA to 27.5% from 22.5%.

of each week and (z) that, after giving effect to any borrowing thereunder, Vince, LLC may have no more than $5,000 of cash on hand; (g) permitted Vince, LLC to incur up to $8,000 of additional secured debt (in addition to any interest accrued or paid in kind), to the extent subordinated to the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility on terms reasonably acceptable to Citizens; (h) established a method for imposing a successor reference rate if LIBOR should become unavailable, (i) extended the delivery periods for (x) annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020 to June 15, 2020 and (y) quarterly financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended May 2, 2020 and August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020 and October 29, 2020, respectively, and (j) granted ongoing relief through September 30, 2020 with respect to certain covenants regarding the payment of lease obligations.

As a result of the Third Revolver Amendment, the Company incurred $376 of additional deferred financing costs. In accordance with ASC Topic 470, “Debt”, the Company accounted for this amendment as a debt modification and recorded the additional deferred financing costs as deferred debt issuance costs which will be amortized over the remaining term of the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility.

On December 11, 2020, Vince, LLC entered into the Fifth Amendment (the “Fifth Revolver Amendment”) to the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. The Fifth Revolver Amendment, among other things, (i) extended the period from November 30, 2020 to July 31, 2021 (such period, “Accommodation Period”), during which the eligibility of certain account debtors was revised by extending by 30 days the time those accounts may remain outstanding past due as well as increasing the concentration limits of certain account debtors; (ii) extended the period through which the applicable margin on all borrowings of revolving loans by 0.75% per annum during such Accommodation Period; (iii) extended the period from October 30, 2021 to January 29, 2022, during which the cap on which certain items eligible to be added back to “Consolidated EBITDA” (as defined in the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility) was increased to 27.5% from 22.5%; (iv) extended the temporary suspension of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (“FCCR”) covenant through the delivery of a compliance certificate relating to the fiscal quarter ended January 29, 2022 (such period, the “Extended Accommodation Period”), other than the fiscal quarter ending January 29, 2022; (v) required Vince, LLC to maintain an FCCR of 1.0 to 1.0 in the event the excess availability under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility was less than (x) $7,500 through the end of the Accommodation Period; and (y) $10,000 from August 1, 2020 through the end of the Extended Accommodation Period; (vi) permitted Vince, LLC to incur the debt under the Third Lien Credit Facility (as described below); (vii) revised the definition of “Cash Dominion Trigger Amount” to mean $15,000 through the end of the Extended Accommodation Period and at all other times thereafter, 12.5% of the loan cap and $5,000, whichever is greater; (viii) deemed the Cash Dominion Event (as defined in the credit agreement for the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility) as triggered during the Accommodation Period; and (ix) required an engagement by the Company of a financial advisor from February 1, 2021 until March 31, 2021 (or until the excess availability is greater than 25% of the loan cap for a period of at least thirty days, whichever is later) to assist in the preparation of certain financial reports, including the review of the weekly cashflow reports and other items. As of April 2021, the requirement to engage a financial advisor had been satisfied.

As a result of the Fifth Revolver Amendment, the Company incurred $204 of additional deferred financing costs. In accordance with ASC Topic 470, “Debt”, the Company accounted for this amendment as a debt modification and recorded the additional deferred financing costs as deferred debt issuance costs which will be amortized over the remaining term of the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility.

On September 7, 2021, concurrently with the Term Loan Credit Facility, Vince, LLC entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “A&R Revolving Credit Facility Agreement”) which, among other things, contains amendments to reflect the terms of the Term Loan Credit Facility and extends the maturity of the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility to the earlier of June 8, 2026 and 91 days prior to the maturity of the Term Loan Credit Facility.

In addition, the A&R Revolving Credit Facility Agreement, among others: (i) lowers all applicable margins by 0.75%; (ii) revises the end of the Accommodation Period (as defined therein) to April 30, 2022 or an earlier date as elected by Vince, LLC; (iii) amends the borrowing base calculation to exclude Eligible Cash On Hand (as defined therein); (iv) revises the threshold under the definition of the Cash Dominion Trigger Event to be the excess availability of the greater of (a) 12.5% of the loan cap and (b) $11,000; (v) deletes the financial covenant and replaces it with a requirement to maintain a minimum excess availability not to be less than the greater of (a) $9,500 and (b) 10% of the commitments at any time; and (vi) revises certain representations and warranties as well as operational covenants.

As of October 30, 2021, the Company was in compliance with applicable covenants. As of October 30, 2021, $49,110 was available under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility, net of the loan cap, and there were $38,447 of borrowings outstanding and $5,345 of letters of credit outstanding under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. The weighted average interest rate for borrowings outstanding under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility as of October 30, 2021 was 1.8%.

Third Lien Credit Facility

On December 11, 2020, Vince, LLC entered into a $20,000 subordinated term loan credit facility (the “Third Lien Credit Facility”) pursuant to a credit agreement (the “Third Lien Credit Agreement”), dated December 11, 2020, by and among Vince, LLC, as the borrower, VHC and Vince Intermediate, as guarantors, and SK Financial Services, LLC (“SK Financial”), as administrative agent and collateral agent, and other lenders from time to time party thereto.

SK Financial is an affiliate of Sun Capital, whose affiliates own approximately 71% of the Company’s common stock. The Third Lien Credit Facility was reviewed and approved by the Special Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, consisting solely of directors not affiliated with Sun Capital, which committee was represented by independent legal advisors.

Interest on loans under the Third Lien Credit Facility is payable in kind at a rate equal to the LIBOR rate (subject to a floor of 1.0%) plus applicable margins subject to a pricing grid based on minimum Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Third Lien Credit Agreement). During the continuance of certain specified events of default, interest may accrue on the loans under the Third Lien Credit Facility at a rate of 2.0% in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to such amount. The Third Lien Credit Facility contained representations, covenants and conditions that were substantially similar to those under the 2018 Term Loan Facility, except the Third Lien Credit Facility does not contain any financial covenant.

The Company incurred $485 in deferred financing costs associated with the Third Lien Credit Facility of which a $400 closing fee is payable in kind and was added to the principal balance. These deferred financing costs are recorded as deferred debt issuance costs which will be amortized over the remaining term of the Third Lien Credit Facility.

All obligations under the Third Lien Credit Facility are guaranteed by the Company, Vince Intermediate and the Company’s existing material domestic restricted subsidiaries as well as any future material domestic restricted subsidiaries and were secured on a junior basis relative to the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility and the 2018 Term Loan Facility by a lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company, Vince Intermediate, Vince, LLC and the Company’s existing material domestic restricted subsidiaries as well as any future material domestic restricted subsidiaries.

The proceeds were received on December 11, 2020 and were used to repay a portion of the borrowings outstanding under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility.

On September 7, 2021, concurrently with the Term Loan Credit Facility as well as the A&R Revolving Credit Facility Agreement, Vince, LLC entered into an amendment (the “Third Lien First Amendment”) to the Third Lien Credit Facility which amends its terms to extend its maturity to March 6, 2027, revises the interest rate to remove the tiered applicable margins so that the rate is now equal to the 90-day LIBOR rate, or an alternate applicable reference rate in the event LIBOR is no longer available, plus 9.0% at all times, and to reflect the applicable terms of the Term Loan Credit Facility as well as the A&R Revolving Credit Facility Agreement.

Note 5. Inventory

Inventories consisted of finished goods. As of October 30, 2021 and January 30, 2021, finished goods, net of reserves were $82,040 and $68,226, respectively.

Note 6. Share-Based Compensation

Employee Stock Plans

Vince 2013 Incentive Plan

In connection with the IPO, the Company adopted the Vince 2013 Incentive Plan, which provides for grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and other stock-based awards. In May 2018, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 to register an additional 660,000 shares of common stock available for issuance under the Vince 2013 Incentive Plan. Additionally, in September 2020, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 to register an additional 1,000,000 shares of common stock available for issuance under the Vince 2013 Incentive Plan. The aggregate number of shares of common stock which may be issued or used for reference purposes under the Vince 2013 Incentive Plan or with respect to which awards may be granted may not exceed 1,000,000 shares. The shares available for issuance under the Vince 2013 Incentive Plan may be, in whole or in part, either authorized and unissued shares of the Company’s common stock or shares of common stock held in or acquired for the Company’s treasury. In general, if awards under the Vince 2013 Incentive Plan are cancelled for any reason, or expire or terminate unexercised, the shares covered by such award may again be available for the grant of awards under the Vince 2013 Incentive Plan. As of October 30, 2021, there were 1,062,079 shares under the Vince 2013 Incentive Plan available for future grants. Options granted pursuant to the Vince 2013 Incentive Plan typically vest in equal installments over four years, subject to the employees’ continued employment and expire on the earlier of the tenth anniversary of the grant date or upon termination as outlined in the Vince 2013 Incentive Plan. Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted typically vest in equal installments over a three-year period or vest in equal installments over four years, subject to the employees’ continued employment.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company maintains an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) for its employees. Under the ESPP, all eligible employees may contribute up to 10% of their base compensation, up to a maximum contribution of $10 per year. The purchase price of the stock is 90% of the fair market value, with purchases executed on a quarterly basis. The plan is defined as compensatory, and accordingly, a charge for compensation expense is recorded to selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense for the difference between the

fair market value and the discounted purchase price of the Company’s Stock. During the nine months ended October 30, 2021, 7,270 shares of common stock were issued under the ESPP. During the nine months ended October 31, 2020, 9,024 shares of common stock were issued under the ESPP. As of October 30, 2021, there were 74,841 shares available for future issuance under the ESPP.

Stock Options

A summary of stock option activity for both employees and non-employees for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 is as follows:

	Stock Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at January 30, 2021		58	$	38.77		4.7	$	—
Granted		—	$	—
Exercised		—	$	—
Forfeited or expired		—	$	—
Outstanding at October 30, 2021		58	$	38.77		3.9	$	—

Vested and exercisable at October 30, 2021		58	$	38.77		3.9	$	—

Restricted Stock Units

A summary of restricted stock unit activity for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 is as follows:

	Restricted Stock Units			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock units at January 30, 2021		369,621		$	9.59
Granted		431,691		$	10.83
Vested		(144,802	)	$	9.53
Forfeited		(43,315	)	$	10.45
Non-vested restricted stock units at October 30, 2021		613,195		$	10.42

Share-Based Compensation Expense

The Company recognized share-based compensation expense of $596, including expense of $72 related to non-employees, during the three months ended October 30, 2021. The Company recognized a net reversal of share-based compensation expense of $(209) primarily due to forfeitures, including expense of $52 related to non-employees, during the three months ended October 31, 2020. The Company recognized share-based compensation expense of $1,485 and $857, including expense of $181 and $151, respectively, related to non-employees, during the nine months ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020, respectively.

Note 7. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Except when the effect would be anti-dilutive, diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus the dilutive effect of share-based awards calculated under the treasury stock method. In periods when we have a net loss, share-based awards are excluded from our calculation of earnings per share as their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect.

The following is a reconciliation of weighted average basic shares to weighted average diluted shares outstanding:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	October 30,		October 31,		October 30,		October 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Weighted-average shares—basic		11,935,371		11,796,860		11,882,147		11,758,327
Effect of dilutive equity securities		84,058		10,638		—		—
Weighted-average shares—diluted		12,019,429		11,807,498		11,882,147		11,758,327

For the three months ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020, 484,050 and 296,483, respectively, weighted average shares of share-based compensation were excluded from the computation of weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Because the Company incurred a net loss for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020, weighted-average basic shares and weighted-average diluted shares outstanding are equal for the periods.

Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

On September 7, 2018, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York by certain stockholders (collectively, the “Plaintiff”), naming the Company as well as David Stefko, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, one of the Company’s directors, certain of the Company’s former officers and directors, and Sun Capital and certain of its affiliates, as defendants. The complaint generally alleges that the Company and the named parties made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose matters relating to the transition of the Company’s ERP systems from Kellwood. The complaint brings causes of action for violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act against the Company and the named parties and for violations of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the individual parties, Sun Capital and its affiliates. The complaint sought unspecified monetary damages and unspecified costs and fees. On January 28, 2019, in response to our motion to dismiss the original complaint, the Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, naming the same defendants as parties and asserting the same causes of action as those stated in the original complaint. On October 4, 2019, an individual stockholder filed a complaint marked as a related suit to the amended complaint, containing substantially identical allegations and claims against the same defendant parties. On September 9, 2020, the two complaints were dismissed in their entirety and the Plaintiff’s request for leave to replead was denied. On October 6, 2020, the Plaintiff filed notices of appeal. On July 6, 2021, the appeals were voluntarily dismissed.

Additionally, the Company is a party to other legal proceedings, compliance matters, environmental, as well as wage and hour and other labor claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of such items cannot be determined with certainty, management believes that the ultimate outcome of these items, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 9. Income Taxes

The Company provides for income taxes at the end of each interim period based on the estimated effective tax rate for the full fiscal year.

The benefit for income taxes was $2,118 for the three months ended October 30, 2021 and primarily reflects the impact of a decrease in the Company’s estimated effective tax rate for the full fiscal year. The provision for income taxes was $43 for the three months ended October 31, 2020.

The provision for income taxes was $1,823 for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 and primarily represents the non-cash deferred tax expense created by the current period amortization of indefinite-lived goodwill and intangible assets for tax but not for book purposes. A portion of these deferred tax liabilities cannot be used as a source to support the realization of certain deferred tax assets related to the Company’s net operating losses which results in tax expense to record these deferred tax liabilities. Additionally, the provision for income taxes for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 included a correction of an error of $882 related to the state tax impact of the non-cash deferred tax expense created by the amortization of indefinite-lived goodwill and intangible assets as previously recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. The effective tax rate was 22.3% for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 and differs from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to the increase in deferred tax liabilities attributable to indefinite-lived goodwill and intangible assets as described above and the impact of the valuation allowance established against additional deferred tax assets. The provision for income taxes was $113 and the effective tax rate was 0.2% for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate for the nine months ended October 31, 2020 primarily due to the impact of the valuation allowance established against our deferred tax assets partly offset by state and foreign taxes.

Each reporting period, the Company evaluates the realizability of its deferred tax assets and has maintained a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. These valuation allowances will be maintained until there is sufficient positive evidence to conclude that it is more likely than not that these other deferred tax assets will be realized.

Note 10. Leases

The Company determines if a contract contains a lease at inception. The Company leases various office spaces, showrooms and retail stores. Although the Company’s more recent leases are subject to shorter terms as a result of the implementation of the strategy to pursue shorter lease terms, many of the Company’s leases have initial terms of 10 years, and in many instances can be extended for an additional term. The Company will not include renewal options in the underlying lease term unless the Company is reasonably certain to exercise the renewal option. Substantially all of the Company’s leases require a fixed annual rent, and most require the payment of additional rent if store sales exceed a negotiated amount. These percentage rent expenses are considered as variable lease costs and are recognized in the consolidated financial statements when incurred. In addition, the Company’s real estate leases may also require additional payments for real estate taxes and other occupancy-related costs which it considers as non-lease components.

Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based upon the present value of the future lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit borrowing rate, the Company uses an estimated incremental borrowing rate based upon a combination of market-based factors, such as market quoted forward yield curves and company specific factors, such as the Company’s credit rating, lease size and duration to calculate the present value.

As a result of COVID-19, the Company did not initially make certain rent payments in fiscal 2020. The Company has recognized any rent payments not made within accounts payable in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets and has continued to recognize rent expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). As a result of discussions with landlords and amendments to existing lease terms, the Company has since made rent payments for its leases. The Company considered the FASB’s recent guidance regarding lease modifications as a result of the effects of COVID-19 and elected to apply the temporary practical expedient to account for lease changes as variable rent unless an amendment results in a substantial change in the Company's lease obligations, which in those circumstances the Company accounted for such lease change as a lease modification. The impact of rent concessions recorded as either reductions in variable rent or lease modifications was $3,655 and $3,947 for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2020 to the condensed consolidated statement of operations. In addition to the benefits received from the rent concessions as a result of negotiations with landlords, the Company also recorded $549 and $992 for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2020 related to concessions for other occupancy costs such as common area maintenance, real estate taxes, and lease advertising charges.

Total lease cost is included in cost of sales and SG&A expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) and is recorded net of immaterial sublease income. Some leases have a non-cancelable lease term of less than one year and therefore, the Company has elected to exclude these short-term leases from our ROU asset and lease liabilities. Short term lease costs were immaterial for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020. The Company’s lease cost is comprised of the following:

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	October 30,		October 31,			October 30,			October 31,
(in thousands)	2021		2020			2021			2020
Operating lease cost	$	6,077	$	5,258		$	18,270		$	18,112
Variable operating lease cost		810		(2,855	)		(59	)		(2,810	)
Total lease cost	$	6,887	$	2,403		$	18,211		$	15,302

The operating lease cost above included a correction of an error of $501 benefit recorded within SG&A expenses in the nine months ended October 30, 2021 related to a lease amendment for a retail store location signed in April 2020. The amendment lowered the base rent for fiscal 2021 through fiscal 2023 which was not accounted for upon the signing of the agreement leading to an overstatement of the ROU asset related expenses and lease liability in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.

During the nine months ended October 31, 2020, the Company recorded right-of-use assets impairment of approximately $8,556. There was no such impairment for the three and nine months ended October 30, 2021.

As of October 30, 2021, the future maturity of lease liabilities are as follows:

	October 30,
(in thousands)	2021
Fiscal 2021	$	7,948
Fiscal 2022		28,868
Fiscal 2023		28,338
Fiscal 2024		25,218
Fiscal 2025		16,917
Thereafter		42,988
Total lease payments		150,277
Less: Imputed interest		(28,247	)
Total operating lease liabilities	$	122,030

The operating lease payments do not include any renewal options as such leases are not reasonably certain of being renewed as of October 30, 2021.

Note 11. Segment Financial Information

The Company has identified three reportable segments, as further described below. Management considered both similar and dissimilar economic characteristics, internal reporting and management structures, as well as products, customers, and supply chain logistics to identify the following reportable segments:

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Vince Wholesale segment—consists of the Company’s operations to distribute Vince brand products to major department stores and specialty stores in the United States and select international markets;

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Vince Direct-to-consumer segment—consists of the Company’s operations to distribute Vince brand products directly to the consumer through its Vince branded full-price specialty retail stores, outlet stores, e-commerce platform and its subscription business Vince Unfold; and

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Rebecca Taylor and Parker segment—consists of the Company’s operations to distribute Rebecca Taylor and Parker brand products to high-end department and specialty stores in the U.S. and select international markets, directly to the consumer through their own branded e-commerce platforms and Rebecca Taylor retail and outlet stores, and through its subscription business Rebecca Taylor RNTD.

The accounting policies of the Company’s reportable segments are consistent with those described in Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements of VHC for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2021 included in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Unallocated corporate expenses are related to the Vince brand and are comprised of selling, general, and administrative expenses attributable to corporate and administrative activities (such as marketing, design, finance, information technology, legal and human resource departments), and other charges that are not directly attributable to the Company’s Vince Wholesale and Vince Direct-to-consumer reportable segments. Unallocated corporate assets are related to the Vince brand and are comprised of the carrying values of the Company’s goodwill and tradename, deferred tax assets, and other assets that will be utilized to generate revenue for the Company’s Vince Wholesale and Vince Direct-to-consumer reportable segments.

Summary information for the Company’s reportable segments is presented below.

(in thousands)	Vince Wholesale		Vince Direct-to-consumer			Rebecca Taylor and Parker			Unallocated Corporate			Total
Three Months Ended October 30, 2021
Net Sales ⁽¹⁾	$	42,636	$	35,722		$	9,092		$	—		$	87,450
Income (loss) before income taxes		12,919		5,190			(3,121	)		(14,891	)		97

Three Months Ended October 31, 2020
Net Sales ⁽²⁾	$	38,746	$	22,822		$	7,454		$	—		$	69,022
Income (loss) before income taxes		16,027		(141	)		(1,906	)		(8,974	)		5,006

Nine Months Ended October 30, 2021
Net Sales ⁽¹⁾	$	104,605	$	91,636		$	27,415		$	—		$	223,656
Income (loss) before income taxes		29,857		10,989			(7,955	)		(41,065	)		(8,174	)

Nine Months Ended October 31, 2020
Net Sales ⁽²⁾	$	66,598	$	55,958		$	22,506		$	—		$	145,062
Income (loss) before income taxes ^{(3) (4) (5)}		19,840		(22,526	)		(11,121	)		(44,357	)		(58,164	)

(in thousands)	Vince Wholesale		Vince Direct-to-consumer		Rebecca Taylor and Parker		Unallocated Corporate		Total
October 30, 2021
Total Assets	$	73,062	$	108,278	$	39,253	$	128,309	$	348,902

January 30, 2021
Total Assets	$	66,816	$	104,784	$	39,514	$	121,830	$	332,944

⁽¹⁾ Net sales for the Rebecca Taylor and Parker reportable segment for the three and nine months ended October 30, 2021 consisted of $5,171 and $17,316 through wholesale distribution channels and $3,921 and $10,099 through direct-to-consumer distribution channels, respectively.

⁽²⁾ Net sales for the Rebecca Taylor and Parker reportable segment for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2020 consisted of $4,848 and $14,571 through wholesale distribution channels and $2,606 and $7,935 through direct-to-consumer distribution channels, respectively.

⁽³⁾Vince Direct-to-consumer reportable segment includes a non-cash impairment charge of $11,725 related to property and equipment and ROU assets for the nine months ended October 31, 2020.

⁽⁴⁾ Rebecca Taylor and Parker reportable segment includes non-cash impairment charges of $1,687, of which $386 is related to the Rebecca Taylor tradename and $1,301 is related to property and equipment and ROU assets for the nine months ended October 31, 2020.

⁽⁵⁾ Unallocated Corporate includes a benefit from the re-measurement of the liability related to the Tax Receivable Agreement of $2,320 and non-cash impairment charges of $13,462, of which $9,462 is related to goodwill and $4,000 is related to the Vince tradename for the nine months ended October 31, 2020.

Note 12. Related Party Transactions

Third Lien Credit Agreement

On December 11, 2020, Vince, LLC entered into the $20,000 Third Lien Credit Facility pursuant to the Third Lien Credit Agreement, by and among Vince, LLC, as the borrower, SK Financial, as agent and lender, and other lenders from time to time party thereto. SK Financial is an affiliate of Sun Capital, whose affiliates own approximately 71% of the Company’s common stock. The Third Lien Credit Facility was reviewed and approved by the Special Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, consisting solely of directors not affiliated with Sun Capital, which committee was represented by independent legal advisors.

See Note 4 “Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements” for additional information.

Tax Receivable Agreement

VHC entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement with the Pre-IPO Stockholders on November 27, 2013. The Company and its former subsidiaries generated certain tax benefits (including NOLs and tax credits) prior to the Restructuring Transactions consummated in connection with the Company’s IPO and will generate certain section 197 intangible deductions (the “Pre-IPO Tax Benefits”), which would reduce the actual liability for taxes that the Company might otherwise be required to pay. The Tax Receivable Agreement provides for payments to the Pre-IPO Stockholders in an amount equal to 85% of the aggregate reduction in taxes payable realized by the Company and its subsidiaries from the utilization of the Pre-IPO Tax Benefits (the “Net Tax Benefit”).

For purposes of the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Net Tax Benefit equals (i) with respect to a taxable year, the excess, if any, of (A) the Company’s liability for taxes using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the relevant company return assuming there were no Pre-IPO Tax Benefits over (B) the Company’s actual liability for taxes for such taxable year (the “Realized Tax Benefit”), plus (ii) for each prior taxable year, the excess, if any, of the Realized Tax Benefit reflected on an amended schedule applicable to such prior taxable year over the Realized Tax Benefit reflected on the original tax benefit schedule for such prior taxable year, minus (iii) for each prior taxable year, the excess, if any, of the Realized Tax Benefit reflected on the original tax benefit schedule for such prior taxable year over the Realized Tax Benefit reflected on the amended schedule for such prior taxable year; provided, however, that to the extent any of the adjustments described in clauses (ii) and (iii) were reflected in the calculation of the tax benefit payment for any subsequent taxable year, such adjustments shall not be taken into account in determining the Net Tax Benefit for any subsequent taxable year. To the extent that the Company is unable to make the payment under the Tax Receivable Agreement when due under the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement for any reason, such payment would be deferred and would accrue interest at a default rate of LIBOR plus 500 basis points until paid, instead of the agreed rate of LIBOR plus 200 basis points per annum in accordance with the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement was adjusted as a result of changes in the levels of projected pre-tax income, primarily as a result of COVID-19. The adjustment resulted in a net decrease of $2,320 to the liability under the Tax Receivable Agreement with the corresponding adjustment accounted for within Other (income) expense, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. As of October 30, 2021, the Company’s total obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement was estimated to be $0 based on projected future pre-tax income.

Sun Capital Consulting Agreement

On November 27, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with Sun Capital Management to (i) reimburse Sun Capital Management Corp. (“Sun Capital Management”) or any of its affiliates providing consulting services under the agreement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing consulting services to the Company and (ii) provide Sun Capital Management with customary indemnification for any such services.

During the three and nine months ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020, the Company incurred expenses of $1 and $0 and $9 and $11, respectively, under the Sun Capital Consulting Agreement.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This discussion summarizes our consolidated operating results, financial condition and liquidity. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”). All amounts disclosed are in thousands except store counts, share and per share data and percentages. See Note 1 “Description of Business and Basis of Presentation” within the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for further information.

For purposes of this Quarterly Report, the “Company,” “we,” and “our,” refer to Vince Holding Corp. (“VHC”) and our wholly owned subsidiaries, including Vince Intermediate Holding, LLC (“Vince Intermediate”) and Vince, LLC. References to “Kellwood” refer, as applicable, to Kellwood Holding, LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries (including Kellwood Company, LLC) or the operations of the non-Vince businesses after giving effect to the Restructuring Transactions and prior to the Kellwood Sale. References to “Vince,” “Rebecca Taylor” or “Parker” refer only to the referenced brands.

This discussion contains forward-looking statements involving risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our results to differ materially from expectations. For a discussion of the risks facing our business see “Item 1A—Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report as well as in our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

COVID-19

The spread of COVID-19, which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020, caused state and municipal public officials to mandate jurisdiction-wide curfews, including “shelter-in-place” and closures of most non-essential businesses as well as other measures to mitigate the spread of the virus.

The following summarizes the various measures we have implemented to effectively manage the business as well as the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic during fiscal 2020.

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As a result of store closures and the decline in projected cash flows, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge related to property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets to adjust the carrying amounts of certain store locations to their estimated fair value. During the year ended January 30, 2021, the Company recorded an impairment of property and equipment and operating lease ROU assets of $4,470 and $8,556, respectively. The impairment charges were recorded within Impairment of long-lived assets on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 1 “Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – (K) Impairment of Long-lived Assets” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

The Company incurred a non-cash impairment charge of $13,848 on goodwill and intangible assets during fiscal 2020 as a result of the decline in long-term projections due to COVID-19. See Note 3 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information;

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We entered into a loan agreement with Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (“Sun Capital”) who own approximately 71% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock (see Note 14 “Related Party Transactions” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion regarding our relationship with Sun Capital), as well as amendments to our 2018 Term Loan Facility and our 2018 Revolving Credit Facility to provide additional liquidity and amend certain financial covenants to allow increased operational flexibility. See Note 5 “Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information;

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Temporarily reduced retained employee salaries and suspended board retainer fees;

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Engaged in active discussions with landlords to address the current operating environment, including amending existing lease terms. See Note 12 “Leases” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information;

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Streamlined our expense structure in all areas such as marketing, distribution, and product development to align with the business environment and sales opportunities.

The COVID-19 pandemic remains highly volatile and continues to evolve on a daily basis, particularly in light of ongoing vaccination efforts and emerging strains of the virus. See Item 1A. Risk Factors in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K — “Risks Related to Our Business and Industry — The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected, and is expected to continue to adversely affect, our business, financial condition, cash flow, liquidity and results of operations” for additional discussion regarding risks to our business associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Executive Overview

We are a global contemporary group, consisting of three brands: Vince, Rebecca Taylor and Parker.

Vince, established in 2002, is a leading global luxury apparel and accessories brand best known for creating elevated yet understated pieces for every day effortless style. Known for its range of luxury products, Vince offers women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, footwear and accessories through 51 full-price retail stores, 18 outlet stores, its e-commerce site, vince.com and through its subscription service Vince Unfold, vinceunfold.com, as well as through premium wholesale channels globally.

Rebecca Taylor, founded in 1996 in New York City, is a contemporary womenswear line lauded for its signature prints, romantic detailing and vintage inspired aesthetic, reimagined for a modern era. The Rebecca Taylor collection is available at seven full-price retail stores, seven outlet stores, through its e-commerce site at rebeccataylor.com and through its subscription service Rebecca Taylor RNTD at rebeccataylorrntd.com, as well as through major department and specialty stores worldwide.

Parker, founded in 2008 in New York City, is a contemporary women’s fashion brand that is trend focused. While we continue to believe that the Parker brand complements our portfolio, during the first half of fiscal 2020 the Company decided to pause the creation of new products to focus resources on the operations of the Vince and Rebecca Taylor brands and to preserve liquidity. The Parker collection was previously available through major department stores and specialty stores worldwide as well as through its e-commerce website.

We serve our customers through a variety of channels that reinforce our brand images. Our diversified channel strategy allows us to introduce our products to customers through multiple distribution points that are presented in three reportable segments: Vince Wholesale, Vince Direct-to-consumer and Rebecca Taylor and Parker.

Results of Operations

Comparable Sales

Comparable sales include our e-commerce sales in order to align with how we manage our brick-and-mortar retail stores and e-commerce online stores as a combined single direct-to-consumer channel of distribution. As a result of our omni-channel sales and inventory strategy, as well as cross-channel customer shopping patterns, there is less distinction between our brick-and-mortar retail stores and our e-commerce online stores and we believe the inclusion of e-commerce sales in our comparable sales metric is a more meaningful representation of these results and provides a more comprehensive view of our year over year comparable sales metric.

A store is included in the comparable sales calculation after it has completed 13 full fiscal months of operations and includes stores, if any, that have been remodeled or relocated within the same geographic market the Company served prior to the relocation. Non-comparable sales include new stores which have not completed 13 full fiscal months of operations, sales from closed stores, and relocated stores serving a new geographic market. For 53-week fiscal years, we continue to adjust comparable sales to exclude the additional week. There may be variations in the way in which some of our competitors and other retailers calculate comparable sales.

As a result of the extensive temporary store closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, comparable sales are not a meaningful metric for the three and nine months ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020 and we have not included a discussion within our Results of Operations.

The following table presents, for the periods indicated, our operating results as a percentage of net sales, as well as earnings (loss) per share data:

	Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
	October 30, 2021						October 31, 2020						October 30, 2021						October 31, 2020
				% of Net						% of Net						% of Net						% of Net
	Amount			Sales			Amount			Sales			Amount			Sales			Amount			Sales
(in thousands, except per share data and percentages)
Statements of Operations:
Net sales	$	87,450			100.0	%	$	69,022			100.0	%	$	223,656			100.0	%	$	145,062			100.0	%
Cost of products sold		45,317			51.8	%		37,368			54.1	%		120,662			53.9	%		84,068			58.0	%
Gross profit		42,133			48.2	%		31,654			45.9	%		102,994			46.1	%		60,994			42.0	%
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets		—			0.0	%		—			0.0	%		—			0.0	%		13,848			9.5	%
Impairment of long-lived assets		—			0.0	%		—			0.0	%		—			0.0	%		13,026			9.0	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses		38,999			44.6	%		25,390			36.8	%		104,326			46.6	%		91,282			62.9	%
Income (loss) from operations		3,134			3.6	%		6,264			9.1	%		(1,332	)		(0.6	)%		(57,162	)		(39.4	)%
Interest expense, net		3,037			3.5	%		1,259			1.8	%		6,842			3.1	%		3,306			2.3	%
Other expense (income), net		—			(0.0	)%		(1	)		0.0	%		—			0.0	%		(2,304	)		(1.6	)%
Income (loss) before income taxes		97			0.1	%		5,006			7.3	%		(8,174	)		(3.7	)%		(58,164	)		(40.1	)%
(Benefit) provision for income taxes		(2,118	)		(2.4	)%		43			0.1	%		1,823			0.8	%		113			0.1	%
Net income (loss)	$	2,215			2.5	%	$	4,963			7.2	%	$	(9,997	)		(4.5	)%	$	(58,277	)		(40.2	)%
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	0.19					$	0.42					$	(0.84	)				$	(4.96	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.18					$	0.42					$	(0.84	)				$	(4.96	)

Three Months Ended October 30, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended October 31, 2020

Net sales for the three months ended October 30, 2021 were $87,450, increasing $18,428, or 26.7%, versus $69,022 for the three months ended October 31, 2020.

Gross profit increased 33.1% to $42,133 for the three months ended October 30, 2021 from $31,654 in the prior year third quarter. As a percentage of sales, gross margin was 48.2%, compared with 45.9% in the prior year third quarter. The total gross margin rate increase was primarily driven by the following factors:

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The favorable impact from lower promotional activity contributed positively by approximately 430 basis points as higher promotional activity as a result of COVID-19 in the direct-to-consumer channel in the prior year was partly offset by increased promotions in the Rebecca Taylor and Parker wholesale channels in the current year;

•

The favorable impact of year-over-year adjustments to inventory reserves contributed positively by approximately 240 basis points as the prior year reflected higher inventory reserves related to the risk associated with the impact of COVID-19; and

•

The unfavorable impact of higher freight costs as a result of challenges in our supply chain driven by COVID-19 contributed negatively by approximately 480 basis points.

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for the three months ended October 30, 2021 were $38,999, increasing $13,609, or 53.6%, versus $25,390 for the three months ended October 31, 2020. SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales were 44.6% and 36.8% for the three months ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020, respectively. The change in SG&A expenses compared to the prior fiscal year period was primarily due to:

•

$4,924 of increased rent expense, primarily due to lower expense in the prior year which reflected the impact of rent abatements, rent deferrals, rent reductions and other concessions, resulting from negotiations with landlords in the prior year;

•

$4,878 of increased compensation and benefits, as lower expense in the prior year was primarily due to the actions taken in response to COVID-19, which included furloughing our retail store associates as well as a significant portion of our corporate associates, temporarily reducing retained employee salaries and reducing bonus expense;

•

$1,615 of increased marketing and advertising costs, primarily due to investments in digital marketing; and

•

$1,008 of increased consulting and other third-party costs as lower expense in the prior year was primarily due to our streamlined expense structure in response to COVID-19.

Interest expense, net increased $1,778, or 141.2%, to $3,037 in the three months ended October 30, 2021 from $1,259 in the three months ended October 31, 2020, primarily due to a $758 write-off of deferred financing costs and a $743 prepayment penalty, both associated with the termination of the 2018 Term Loan Facility during the three months ended October 30, 2021.

Other income, net increased $1 to $0 in the three months ended October 30, 2021 from $(1) in the three months ended October 31, 2020.

(Benefit) provision for income taxes for the three months ended October 30, 2021 was a benefit of $2,118 and primarily reflects the impact of a decrease in the Company’s estimated effective tax rate for the full fiscal year, as compared to a provision of $43 for the three months ended October 31, 2020. See Note 9 “Income Taxes” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for further information.

Performance by Segment

The Company has identified three reportable segments as further described below:

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Vince Direct-to-consumer segment—consists of the Company’s operations to distribute Vince brand products directly to the consumer through its Vince branded full-price specialty retail stores, outlet stores, and e-commerce platform, and its subscription business Vince Unfold; and

•

Rebecca Taylor and Parker segment—consists of the Company’s operations to distribute Rebecca Taylor and Parker brand products to major department stores and specialty stores in the U.S. and select international markets, directly to the consumer through their own branded e-commerce platforms and Rebecca Taylor retail and outlet stores, and through its subscription business Rebecca Taylor RNTD.

Unallocated corporate expenses are related to the Vince brand and are comprised of SG&A expenses attributable to corporate and administrative activities (such as marketing, design, finance, information technology, legal and human resources departments), and other charges that are not directly attributable to the Company’s Vince Wholesale and Vince Direct-to-consumer reportable segments.

	Three Months Ended
	October 30,			October 31,
(in thousands)	2021			2020
Net Sales:
Vince Wholesale	$	42,636		$	38,746
Vince Direct-to-consumer		35,722			22,822
Rebecca Taylor and Parker		9,092			7,454
Total net sales	$	87,450		$	69,022

Income (loss) from operations:
Vince Wholesale	$	12,919		$	16,027
Vince Direct-to-consumer		5,190			(141	)
Rebecca Taylor and Parker		(3,121	)		(1,907	)
Subtotal		14,988			13,979
Unallocated corporate		(11,854	)		(7,715	)
Total income from operations	$	3,134		$	6,264

Vince Wholesale

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020		$ Change
Net sales	$	42,636	$	38,746	$	3,890
Income from operations		12,919		16,027		(3,108	)

Net sales from our Vince Wholesale segment increased $3,890, or 10.0%, to $42,636 in the three months ended October 30, 2021 from $38,746 in the three months ended October 31, 2020, primarily due to higher off-price shipments partly offset by the timing of wholesale deliveries.

Income from operations from our Vince Wholesale segment decreased $3,108, or 19.4%, to $12,919 in the three months ended October 30, 2021 from $16,027 in the three months ended October 31, 2020, primarily due to higher freight costs as a result of challenges in our supply chain driven by COVID-19.

Vince Direct-to-consumer

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020			$ Change
Net sales	$	35,722	$	22,822		$	12,900
Income (loss) from operations		5,190		(141	)		5,331

Net sales from our Vince Direct-to-consumer segment increased $12,900, or 56.5%, to $35,722 in the three months ended October 30, 2021 from $22,822 in the three months ended October 31, 2020. The increase in sales was primarily due to increased store traffic as the prior year reflected reduced store traffic due to COVID-19. Since October 31, 2020, seven net stores have opened, bringing our total retail store count to 69 (consisting of 51 full price stores and 18 outlet stores) as of October 30, 2021, compared to 62 (consisting of 48 full price stores and 14 outlet stores) as of October 31, 2020.

Our Vince Direct-to-consumer segment had income from operations of $5,190 in the three months ended October 30, 2021 compared to a loss from operations of $141 in the three months ended October 31, 2020. The change was primarily driven by higher net sales as noted above, partly offset by an increase in SG&A expenses.

Rebecca Taylor and Parker

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	October 30, 2021			October 31, 2020			$ Change
Net sales	$	9,092		$	7,454		$	1,638
Loss from operations		(3,121	)		(1,907	)		(1,214	)

Net sales from our Rebecca Taylor and Parker segment increased $1,638, or 22.0%, to $9,092 in the three months ended October 30, 2021 from $7,454 in the three months ended October 31, 2020, primarily due to a $323 increase in wholesale sales and a $1,315 increase in the direct-to-consumer channels primarily due to new stores as well as increased store traffic as the prior year reflected reduced store traffic due to COVID-19.

Loss from operations from our Rebecca Taylor and Parker segment increased $1,214, or 63.7%, to $3,121 in the three months ended October 30, 2021 from $1,907 in the three months ended October 31, 2020. The increase was primarily driven by higher SG&A expenses.

Nine Months Ended October 30, 2021 Compared to Nine Months Ended October 31, 2020

Net sales for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 were $223,656, increasing $78,594, or 54.2%, versus $145,062 for the nine months ended October 31, 2020.

Gross profit increased 68.9% to $102,994 for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 from $60,994 in the nine months ended October 31, 2020. As a percentage of sales, gross margin was 46.1%, compared with 42.0% in the nine months ended October 31, 2020. The total gross margin rate increase was primarily driven by the following factors:

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The favorable impact of year-over-year adjustments to inventory reserves contributed positively by approximately 400 basis points as the prior year reflected higher inventory reserves related to the risk associated with the impact of COVID-19;

•

The favorable impact from lower promotional activity contributed positively by approximately 280 basis points as higher promotional activity as a result of COVID-19 in the direct-to-consumer channel in the prior year was partly offset by increased promotions in the Rebecca Taylor and Parker wholesale channels in the current year; and

•

The unfavorable impact of higher freight costs as a result of challenges in our supply chain driven by COVID-19 contributed negatively by approximately 320 basis points.

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets for the nine months ended October 31, 2020 was $13,848 which includes impairment of $9,462 related to goodwill and $4,386 related to indefinite-lived tradenames.

Impairment of long-lived assets for the nine months ended October 31, 2020 was $13,026 which includes impairment of $4,470 related to property and equipment and $8,556 related to operating lease ROU assets.

SG&A expenses for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 were $104,326, increasing $13,044, or 14.3%, versus $91,282 for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales were 46.6% and 62.9% for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020, respectively. The change in SG&A expenses compared to the prior fiscal year period was primarily due to:

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$9,115 of increased compensation and benefits, as lower expense in the prior year was primarily due to the actions taken in response to COVID-19, which included furloughing our retail store associates as well as a significant portion of our corporate associates, temporarily reducing retained employee salaries and reducing bonus expense;

•

$3,274 of increased rent expense, primarily due to lower expense in the prior year which reflected the impact of rent abatements, rent deferrals, rent reductions and other concessions, resulting from negotiations with landlords in the prior year;

•

$2,204 of increased marketing and advertising costs, primarily due to investments in digital marketing;

•

$1,097 of increased banking and transaction fees as a result of increased sales; and

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$972 of increased product development costs.

The above increases were partially offset by:

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$2,376 of decreased bad debt expense as higher expense in the prior year was related to the risk associated with our ability to collect outstanding receivables from our customers as a result of COVID-19.

Interest expense, net increased $3,536, or 107.0%, to $6,842 in the nine months ended October 30, 2021 from $3,306 in the nine months ended October 31, 2020 primarily due to higher interest rates and composition of debt, as well as a $758 write-off of deferred financing costs and a $743 prepayment penalty, both associated with the termination of the 2018 Term Loan Facility during the nine months ended October 30, 2021.

Other income, net in the nine months ended October 31, 2020 was primarily attributable to a $2,320 benefit recorded from the re-measurement of the liability related to the Tax Receivable Agreement. See Note 12 “Related Party Transactions” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for further information.

Provision for income taxes for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 was $1,823 as compared to $113 for the nine months ended October 31, 2020. Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020 was 22.3% and 0.2%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended October 30, 2021 differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the increase in deferred tax liabilities attributable to indefinite-lived goodwill and intangible assets and the impact of the valuation allowance established against additional deferred tax assets. See Note 9 “Income Taxes” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for further information. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended October 31, 2020 differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the impact of the valuation allowance established against our deferred tax assets partly offset by state and foreign taxes.

Performance by Segment

	Nine Months Ended
	October 30,			October 31,
(in thousands)	2021			2020
Net Sales:
Vince Wholesale	$	104,605		$	66,598
Vince Direct-to-consumer		91,636			55,958
Rebecca Taylor and Parker		27,415			22,506
Total net sales	$	223,656		$	145,062

Income (loss) from operations:
Vince Wholesale	$	29,857		$	19,840
Vince Direct-to-consumer		10,989			(22,526	)
Rebecca Taylor and Parker		(7,955	)		(11,105	)
Subtotal		32,891			(13,791	)
Unallocated corporate		(34,223	)		(43,371	)
Total loss from operations	$	(1,332	)	$	(57,162	)

Vince Wholesale

	Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020		$ Change
Net sales	$	104,605	$	66,598	$	38,007
Income from operations		29,857		19,840		10,017

Net sales from our Vince Wholesale segment increased $38,007, or 57.1%, to $104,605 in the nine months ended October 30, 2021 from $66,598 in the nine months ended October 31, 2020, primarily due to higher shipments as the prior year reflected the delay and cancellation of order receipts as a result of the temporary closure of our wholesale partner’s doors due to COVID-19.

Income from operations from our Vince Wholesale segment increased $10,017, or 50.5%, to $29,857 in the nine months ended October 30, 2021 from $19,840 in the nine months ended October 31, 2020, primarily due to higher net sales as noted above and lower adjustments to inventory and accounts receivable reserves, partly offset by higher freight costs as a result of challenges in our supply chain driven by COVID-19.

Vince Direct-to-consumer

	Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020			$ Change
Net sales	$	91,636	$	55,958		$	35,678
Income (loss) from operations		10,989		(22,526	)		33,515

Net sales from our Vince Direct-to-consumer segment increased $35,678, or 63.8%, to $91,636 in the nine months ended October 30, 2021 from $55,958 in the nine months ended October 31, 2020. The increase in sales was primarily due to increased store traffic as the prior year reflected the temporary store closures of our domestic and international retail locations due to COVID-19. Since October 31, 2020, seven net stores have opened, bringing our total retail store count to 69 (consisting of 51 full price stores and 18 outlet stores) as of October 30, 2021, compared to 62 (consisting of 48 full price stores and 14 outlet stores) as of October 31, 2020.

Our Vince Direct-to-consumer segment had income from operations of $10,989 in the nine months ended October 30, 2021 compared to a loss from operations of $22,526 in the nine months ended October 31, 2020. The change was primarily driven by higher net sales as noted above, partly offset by increased SG&A expenses. Additionally, the loss from operations in the prior year included a non-cash impairment charge of $11,725 related to property and equipment and operating lease ROU assets.

Rebecca Taylor and Parker

	Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	October 30, 2021			October 31, 2020			$ Change
Net sales	$	27,415		$	22,506		$	4,909
Loss from operations		(7,955	)		(11,105	)		3,150

Net sales from our Rebecca Taylor and Parker segment increased $4,909, or 21.8%, to $27,415 in the nine months ended October 30, 2021 from $22,506 in the nine months ended October 31, 2020 primarily due to a $2,745 increase in wholesale sales, primarily due to higher shipments as the prior year reflected temporary closure of our wholesale partner’s doors due to COVID-19, partly offset by our pause in the development of new product for the Parker brand, and a $2,164 increase in the direct-to-consumer channels primarily due to increased store traffic as the prior year reflected the temporary store closures of our retail locations due to COVID-19, partly offset by reduced e-commerce traffic resulting from our strategic decisions to refresh the Rebecca Taylor brand.

Loss from operations from our Rebecca Taylor and Parker segment decreased $3,150, or 28.4%, to $7,955 in the nine months ended October 30, 2021 from $11,105 in the nine months ended October 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily driven by reduced SG&A expenses. Additionally, the loss from operations in the prior year included a non-cash impairment charge of $1,687 related to indefinite lived intangible assets, property and equipment and operating lease ROU assets.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations, if any, borrowings available under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility (as amended and restated) and our ability to access capital markets. Our primary cash needs are funding working capital requirements, meeting our debt service requirements, and capital expenditures for new stores and related leasehold improvements. The most significant components of our working capital are cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventories, accounts payable and other current liabilities. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken various measures to improve our liquidity as described above (see “COVID-19” above). Based on these measures and our current expectations, we believe that our sources of liquidity will generate sufficient cash flows to meet our obligations during the next twelve months from the date these financial statements are issued.

Operating Activities

	Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	October 30, 2021			October 31, 2020
Operating activities
Net loss	$	(9,997	)	$	(58,277	)
Add (deduct) items not affecting operating cash flows:
Adjustment to Tax Receivable Agreement Liability		—			(2,320	)
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets		—			13,848
Impairment of long-lived assets		—			13,026
Depreciation and amortization		4,644			5,309
Provision for bad debt		(48	)		2,328
Amortization of deferred financing costs		562			467
Deferred income taxes		1,656			102
Share-based compensation expense		1,485			857
Capitalized PIK Interest		1,721			—
Loss on debt extinguishment		1,501			—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables, net		(355	)		5,470
Inventories		(13,810	)		(22,171	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,056			2,213
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		9,663			(1,289	)
Other assets and liabilities		(3,326	)		2,302
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(4,248	)	$	(38,135	)

Net cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended October 30, 2021 was $4,248, which consisted of a net loss of $9,997, impacted by non-cash items of $11,521 and cash used in working capital of $5,772. Net cash used in working capital primarily resulted from a cash outflow in inventory of $13,810 primarily due to the timing of receipts partly offset by a cash inflow in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $9,663 primarily due to the timing of payments to vendors.

Net cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended October 31, 2020 was $38,135, which consisted of a net loss of $58,277, impacted by non-cash items of $33,617 and cash used in working capital of $13,475. Net cash used in working capital primarily resulted from a cash outflow in inventory of $22,171 primarily due to order cancellations in the wholesale channel and temporary store closures which resulted in increased inventory levels partly offset by a cash inflow of $5,470 in receivables, net primarily driven by timing of collections.

Investing Activities

	Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	October 30, 2021			October 31, 2020
Investing activities
Payments for capital expenditures	$	(4,124	)	$	(2,560	)
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(4,124	)	$	(2,560	)

Net cash used in investing activities of $4,124 during the nine months ended October 30, 2021 represents capital expenditures primarily related to retail store buildouts, including leasehold improvements and store fixtures, as well as the investment in our information technology systems.

Net cash used in investing activities of $2,560 during the nine months ended October 31, 2020 represents capital expenditures primarily related to the investment in our retail store buildouts, including leasehold improvements and store fixtures.

Financing Activities

	Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	October 30, 2021			October 31, 2020
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facilities	$	234,445		$	180,088
Repayment of borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facilities		(236,397	)		(138,837	)
Repayment of borrowings under the Term Loan Facilities		(24,750	)		—
Proceeds from borrowings under the Term Loan Facilities		35,000			—
Tax withholdings related to restricted stock vesting		(66	)		(222	)
Proceeds from stock option exercises, restricted stock vesting, and issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan		73			48
Financing fees		(2,151	)		(226	)
Net cash provided by financing activities	$	6,154		$	40,851

Net cash provided by financing activities was $6,154 during the nine months ended October 30, 2021, primarily consisting of $35,000 of proceeds received from the Term Loan Credit Facility, partly offset by the repayment of $24,750 of borrowings under the 2018 Term Loan Facility, financing fees of $2,151 (which includes a $743 prepayment penalty associated with the termination of the 2018 Term Loan Facility during the nine months ended October 30, 2021) and $1,952 net repayment of borrowings under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $40,851 during the nine months ended October 31, 2020, primarily consisting of $41,251 of net proceeds from borrowings under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility.

Term Loan Credit Facility

Through October 30, 2021, on an inception to date basis, the Company had not made any repayments on the Term Loan Credit Facility.

2018 Term Loan Facility

2018 Revolving Credit Facility

On August 21, 2018, Vince, LLC entered into an $80,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the “2018 Revolving Credit Facility”) pursuant to a credit agreement by and among Vince, LLC, as the borrower, VHC and Vince Intermediate, as guarantors, Citizens Bank, N.A. (“Citizens”) as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto. The 2018 Revolving Credit Facility provides for a revolving line of credit of up to $80,000, subject to a Loan Cap, which is the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base as defined in the credit agreement for the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) the aggregate commitments, as well as a letter of credit sublimit of $25,000. It also provides for an increase in aggregate commitments of up to $20,000.

The Third Revolver Amendment also (a) waived events of default; (b) temporarily increased the applicable margin on all borrowings of revolving loans by 0.75% per annum during the Third Amendment Accommodation Period and increased the LIBOR floor from 0% to 1.0%; (c) eliminated Vince, LLC’s and any loan party’s ability to designate subsidiaries as unrestricted and to make certain payments, restricted payments and investments during the Third Amendment Extended Accommodation Period; (d) temporarily suspended the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenant through the Third Amendment Extended Accommodation Period; (e) required Vince, LLC to maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.0 to 1.0 in the event the excess availability under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility was less than (x) $10,000 between September 6, 2020 and January 9, 2021, (y) $12,500 between January 10, 2021 and January 31, 2021 and (z) $15,000 at all other times during the Third Amendment Extended Accommodation Period; (f) imposed a requirement (y) to pay down the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility to the extent cash on hand exceeded $5,000 on the last day of each week and (z) that, after giving effect to any borrowing thereunder, Vince, LLC may have no more than $5,000 of cash on hand; (g) permitted Vince, LLC to incur up to $8,000 of additional secured debt (in addition to any interest accrued or paid in kind), to the extent subordinated to the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility on terms reasonably acceptable to Citizens; (h) established a method for imposing a successor reference rate if LIBOR should become unavailable, (i) extended the delivery periods for (x) annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020 to June 15, 2020 and (y) quarterly financial statements for the fiscal quarters ended May 2, 2020 and August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020 and October 29, 2020, respectively, and (j) granted ongoing relief through September 30, 2020 with respect to certain covenants regarding the payment of lease obligations.

terms of the Term Loan Credit Facility and extends the maturity of the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility to the earlier of June 8, 2026 and 91 days prior to the maturity of the Term Loan Credit Facility.

Third Lien Credit Facility

The proceeds were received on December 11, 2020 and were used to repay a portion of the borrowings outstanding under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any relationships with unconsolidated organizations or financial partnerships, such as structured finance or special purpose entities, that would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes during the periods presented herein.

Seasonality

The apparel and fashion industry in which we operate is cyclical and, consequently, our revenues are affected by general economic conditions and the seasonal trends characteristic to the apparel and fashion industry. Purchases of apparel are sensitive to a

number of factors that influence the level of consumer spending, including economic conditions and the level of disposable consumer income, consumer debt, interest rates and consumer confidence as well as the impact of adverse weather conditions. In addition, fluctuations in the amount of sales in any fiscal quarter are affected by the timing of seasonal wholesale shipments and other events affecting direct-to-consumer sales; as such, the financial results for any particular quarter may not be indicative of results for the fiscal year. We expect such seasonality to continue.

Inflation

While inflation may impact our sales, cost of goods sold and expenses, we believe the effects of inflation on our results of operations and financial condition are not significant. While it is difficult to accurately measure the impact of inflation, management believes it has not been significant and cannot provide any assurances that our results of operations and financial condition will not be materially impacted by inflation in the future.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion of financial condition and results of operations relies on our condensed consolidated financial statements, as set forth in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report, which are prepared based on certain critical accounting policies that require management to make judgments and estimates that are subject to varying degrees of uncertainty. While we believe that these accounting policies are based on reasonable measurement criteria, actual future events can and often do result in outcomes materially different from these estimates.

A summary of our critical accounting policies is included in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. As of October 30, 2021, there have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies contained therein.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

As a “smaller reporting company,” as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), we are not required to provide the information in this Item.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act requires that we include these certifications with this report. This Controls and Procedures section includes information concerning the disclosure controls and procedures referred to in the certifications. You should read this section in conjunction with the certifications.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of October 30, 2021.

Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as described below.

As a result of the material weakness identified, we performed additional analysis, substantive testing and other post-closing procedures intended to ensure that our condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, management believes that the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly state, in all material respects, the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

As described in Management’s Annual Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting in Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2021, we did not maintain adequate user access controls to ensure appropriate segregation of duties and to adequately restrict access to financial applications and data.

This material weakness did not result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements. However, this material weakness could impact the effectiveness of IT-dependent controls (such as automated controls that address the risk of material misstatement to one or more assertions, along with the IT controls and underlying data that support the effectiveness

of system-generated data and reports) that could result in a misstatement impacting account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

Remediation Efforts

To date, we made continued progress on our comprehensive remediation plan related to this material weakness by implementing the following controls and procedures:

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The Company modified its system access rights to limit the use of generic ID’s, particularly in instances where those ID’s possessed privileged access rights; and

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The Company effectively designed and implemented a full recertification of AX user access rights.

To fully address the remediation of deficiencies related to segregation of duties, we will need to fully remediate the deficiencies regarding systems access discussed below.

Management continues to follow a comprehensive remediation plan to fully address this material weakness. The remediation plan includes implementing and effectively operating controls related to the routine reviews of user system access and user re-certifications, inclusive of those related to users with privileged access, as well as, to ensure user’s access rights to systems are removed timely upon termination.

While we have reported a material weakness that is not yet remediated, we believe we made continued progress in addressing financial, compliance, and operational risks and improving controls across the Company. Until the material weakness is remediated, we will continue to perform additional analysis, substantive testing, and other post-closing procedures to ensure that our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Accordingly, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of our disclosure system are met. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Although we have experienced varying degrees of business disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended October 30, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, we will continue to monitor and assess any potential impacts COVID-19 may have on the design and operating effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On September 7, 2018, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York by certain stockholders (collectively, the “Plaintiff”), naming us as well as David Stefko, our Chief Financial Officer, one of our directors, certain of our former officers and directors, and Sun Capital and certain of its affiliates, as defendants. The complaint generally alleges that we and the named parties made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose matters relating to the transition of our ERP systems from Kellwood. The complaint brings causes of action for violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, as amended and Rule 10b-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act against us and the named parties and for violations of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the individual parties, Sun Capital Partners, Inc. and its affiliates. The complaint sought unspecified monetary damages and unspecified costs and fees. On January 28, 2019, in response to our motion to dismiss the original complaint, the Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, naming the same defendants as parties and asserting the same causes of action as those stated in the original complaint. On October 4, 2019, an individual stockholder filed a complaint marked as a related suit to the amended complaint, containing substantially identical allegations and claims against the same defendant parties. On September 9, 2020, the two complaints were dismissed in their entirety and the Plaintiff’s request for leave to replead was denied. On October 6, 2020, the Plaintiff filed notices of appeal. On July 6, 2021, the appeals were voluntarily dismissed.

Additionally, we are a party to legal proceedings, compliance matters, environmental, as well as wage and hour and other labor claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business. Although the outcome of such items cannot be determined with certainty, we believe that the ultimate outcome of these items, individually and in the aggregate will not have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

The risk factors disclosed in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, in addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition or results. The Company’s risk factors have not changed materially from those disclosed in its 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

10.1		Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2021, by and among Vince, LLC as the borrower, the guarantors named therein, PLC Agent, LLC, as agent, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2021)

10.2		Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2021, by and among Vince, LLC as the borrower, the guarantors named therein, Citizens Bank, N.A., as agent, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2021)

10.3		First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2021, by and among Vince, LLC as the borrower, SK Financial Services, LLC, as agent, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2021)

31.1		CEO Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2		CFO Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1		CEO Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2		CFO Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date

Vince Holding Corp.

December 9, 2021

By:

/s/ David Stefko

David Stefko

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

(as duly authorized officer, principal executive

officer and principal financial officer)