8-K

Bath & Body Works, Inc. (BBWI)

8-K 2021-09-02 For: 2021-09-02
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

September 2, 2021 (September 2, 2021)

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant

as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

1-8344 31-1029810
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Three Limited Parkway<br><br> <br>Columbus, OH 43230
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(614) 415-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities<br>Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange<br>Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under<br>the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under<br>the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.50 Par Value BBWI The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ☐

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Cash Tender Offers

On September 2, 2021, Bath & Body Works, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release related to its previously announced cash tender offers for certain outstanding notes issued by the Company.

A copy of the press release related to the cash tender offers is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated September 2, 2021 entitled “Bath & Body Works, Inc. Announces Early Tender Results of its Cash Tender Offers”
Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Bath & Body Works, Inc.
Date: September 2, 2021 By: /s/ WENDY C. ARLIN
Wendy C. Arlin
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

Bath & Body Works, Inc. Announces Early Tender Results of its Cash Tender Offers

Columbus, Ohio(September 2, 2021) (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bath & Body Works, Inc. (“Bath & Body Works” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BBWI) announced today that it has accepted $450.1 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes (as defined below) for early settlement in its previously announced tender offers (the “Tender Offers”) to purchase for cash its outstanding (i) 5.625% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”), (ii) 9.375% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) and (iii) 6.694% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes” and, together with the 2023 Notes and the 2025 Notes, the “Notes”) up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes of $500.0 million (the “Maximum Aggregate Amount”). The Tender Offers are subject to the Sub-Cap (as defined below), the order of priority and proration provisions set forth in the Offer to Purchase described below.

The Tender Offers provide for early settlement of Notes that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 1, 2021 (the “Early Tender Time”). The Company intends to make payment for such Notes accepted for purchase on September 3, 2021.

According to Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the depositary and information agent for the Tender Offers, as of the Early Tender Time, tenders had been received from holders of Notes in the amounts listed in the table below. In accordance with the terms of the Offer To Purchase dated August 19, 2021 (the “Offer to Purchase”) that was sent to holders of the Notes, we have accepted for purchase Notes in the amounts listed in the table below:

Title of Notes CUSIP/ISIN Number^(1)^ Aggregate Principal Amount Tendered Aggregate Principal Amount Accepted for Purchase Aggregate Principal Amount Remaining Outstanding Proration Factor^(2)^
5.625% Senior Notes due 2023 501797AJ3 / US501797AJ37 $270,129,000 $270,129,000 $49,556,000 100.0%
9.375% Senior Notes due 2025 144A:<br><br> 501797AU8 / US501797AU81<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>Reg S:<br><br> U51407AD3 /<br><br> USU51407AD34 $424,232,000 $180,000,000 $320,000,000 42.5%
6.694% Senior Notes due 2027 501797AQ7<br>/<br><br> <br>144A:<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>501797AP9<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>Reg S:<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>U51407AC5 $140,630,000 $0 $297,405,000 0.0%
(1) No representation<br> is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP or ISIN Numbers herein or printed<br> on the Notes. They are provided solely for the convenience of the Holders of the Notes.
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(2) Rounded<br> to the nearest tenth of a percentage point.
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The deadline to withdraw Notes validly tendered in the tender offer was 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 1, 2021. Accordingly, previously tendered Notes may no longer be withdrawn, except where required by applicable law. Capitalized terms used in this press release and not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Offer to Purchase.

The maximum aggregate amount of Notes to be purchased by the Company for the 2025 Notes and 2027 Notes is limited to $180.0 million (the “Sub-Cap”). As the purchase of all 2025 Notes and 2027 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or before the Early Tender Time would result in the Sub-Cap being exceeded, the Notes that were accepted for purchase by us were prorated so as to accept the maximum principal amount of Notes that did not result in the Sub-Cap being exceeded. As a result of proration, $180.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2025 Notes were accepted for purchase for an aggregate purchase price of $234.0 million, excluding accrued and unpaid interest; no 2027 Notes were accepted for purchase. $270.1 million aggregate principal amount of 2023 Notes were accepted for purchase for an aggregate purchase price of $297.8 million, excluding accrued and unpaid interest.

Pursuant to their terms, the Tender Offers will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on September 16, 2021, unless extended or earlier terminated by us. Since the purchase of all 2025 Notes and 2027 Notes validly tendered at or before the Early Tender Time would result in the Sub-Cap being exceeded, the Company will not accept for purchase any 2025 Notes or 2027 Notes tendered after the Early Tender Time.

The Company retained Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as the lead dealer manager for the Tender Offers and BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as co-dealer managers.

Copies of the Offer to Purchase may be obtained from the information agent, Global Bondholder Services Corporation, by calling (212) 430-3774 (banks and brokers) or (866) 470-2200 (all others) or by email to contact@gbsc-usa.com or from the lead dealer manager for the Tender Offers: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., by calling collect at (212) 723-6106 or toll free at (800) 558-3745.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell with respect to any securities. Any offer or solicitation with respect to the Tender Offers will be made only by means of the Offer to Purchase, and the information in this press release is qualified by reference to the Offer to Purchase. The Tender Offers are not being made to holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender any of their Notes, and, if so, the principal amount of Notes to tender.

ABOUT BATH & BODYWORKS:

Bath & Body Works is one of the world’s leading specialty retailers and home to America’s Favorite Fragrances® offering a breadth of exclusive fragrances for the body and home, including the #1 selling collections for fine fragrance mist, body lotion and body cream, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap. For more than 30 years, customers have looked to Bath & Body Works for quality, on- trend products and the newest, freshest fragrances. Today, these fragrant products can be purchased at more than 1,750 company-operated Bath & Body Works locations in the U.S. and Canada, and more than 300 international franchised locations, as well as on bathandbodyworks.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

We caution that any forward-looking statements contained in this press release or made by our Company or our management involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, many of which are beyond our control. Accordingly, our future performance and financial results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements. Words such as “estimate,” “project,” “plan,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “planned,” “potential” and any similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements. Risks associated with the following factors, among others, in some cases have affected and in the future could affect our financial performance and actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements included in this press release or otherwise made by our Company or our management:

· the<br> spin-off of Victoria’s Secret may not be tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
· a<br> loss of synergies from separating the businesses that could negatively impact the balance<br> sheet, profit margins or earnings of Bath & Body Works or that Bath & Body Works<br> does not realize all of the expected benefits of the spin-off;
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· general<br> economic conditions, consumer confidence, consumer spending patterns and market disruptions<br> including pandemics or significant health hazards, severe weather conditions, natural disasters,<br> terrorist activities, financial crises, political crises or other major events, or the prospect<br> of these events;
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· the<br> novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic has had and is expected to continue to have<br> an adverse effect on our business and results of operations;
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· the<br> seasonality of our business;
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· divestitures<br> or other dispositions and related operations and contingent liabilities from businesses that<br> we have divested;
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· difficulties<br> arising from turnover in company leadership or other key positions;
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· our<br> ability to attract, develop and retain qualified associates and manage labor-related costs;
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· the<br> dependence on mall traffic and the availability of suitable store locations on appropriate<br> terms;
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· our<br> ability to grow through new store openings and existing store remodels and expansions;
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· our<br> ability to successfully operate and expand internationally and related risks;
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· our<br> independent franchise, license and wholesale partners;
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· our<br> direct channel businesses;
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· our<br> ability to protect our reputation and our brand images;
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· our<br> ability to attract customers with marketing, advertising and promotional programs;
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· our<br> ability to maintain, enforce and protect our trade names, trademarks and patents;
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· the<br> highly competitive nature of the retail industry and the segments in which we operate;
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· consumer<br> acceptance of our products and our ability to manage the life cycle of our brands, keep up<br> with fashion trends, develop new merchandise and launch new product lines successfully;
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· our<br> ability to source, distribute and sell goods and materials on a global basis, including risks<br> related to:
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· political<br> instability, environmental hazards or natural disasters;
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· significant<br> health hazards or pandemics, which could result in closed factories, reduced workforces,<br> scarcity of raw materials, and scrutiny or embargoing of goods produced in infected areas;
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· duties,<br> taxes and other charges;
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· legal<br> and regulatory matters;
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· volatility<br> in currency exchange rates;
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· local<br> business practices and political issues;
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· potential<br> delays or disruptions in shipping and transportation and related pricing impacts;
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· disruption<br> due to labor disputes; and
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· changing<br> expectations regarding product safety due to new legislation;
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· our<br> geographic concentration of vendor and distribution facilities in central Ohio;
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· fluctuations<br> in foreign currency exchange rates;
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· the<br> ability of our vendors to deliver products in a timely manner, meet quality standards and<br> comply with applicable laws and regulations;
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· fluctuations<br> in product input costs;
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· our<br> ability to adequately protect our assets from loss and theft;
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· fluctuations<br> in energy costs;
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· increases<br> in the costs of mailing, paper, printing or other order fulfillment logistics;
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· claims<br> arising from our self-insurance
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· our<br> and our third-party service providers’ ability to implement and maintain information<br> technology systems and to protect associated data;
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· our<br> ability to maintain the security of customer, associate, third-party and company information;
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· stock<br> price volatility;
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· our<br> ability to pay dividends and related effects;
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· shareholder<br> activism matters;
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· our<br> ability to maintain our credit rating;
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· our<br> ability to service or refinance our debt and maintain compliance with our restrictive covenants;
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· our<br> ability to comply with laws, regulations and technology platform rules or other obligations<br> related to data privacy and security;
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· our<br> ability to comply with regulatory requirements;
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· legal<br> and compliance matters; and
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· tax,<br> trade and other regulatory matters.
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We are not under any obligation and do not intend to make publicly available any update or other revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained in this press release to reflect circumstances existing after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of future events even if experience or future events make it clear that any expected results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements will not be realized.

For further information, please contact:

Bath & Body Works:
Investor<br> Relations Media Relations
Amie<br> Preston communications@bbw.com
investorrelations@bbw.com