Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) July 3, 2017

MOVADO GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-16497	13-2595932
(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

650 From Road, Suite 375 Paramus, NJ	07652-3556
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(201) 267-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01 .

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 3, 2017, MGS Distribution Ltd (“MGS”), a wholly owned United Kingdom subsidiary of Movado Group, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Lesa Bennett and Jemma Fennings (the “Sellers”) pursuant to which MGS acquired JLB Brands Ltd (“JLB Brands”) for consideration of 60.0 million British Pounds Sterling (£) in cash, subject to working capital and other closing adjustments . After giving effect to the closing adjustments, the purchase price was approximately £60.9 million net of cash acquired of approximately £4.4 million. The purchase price was funded by available cash of the Company’s non-US subsidiaries and no debt was assumed in the acquisition.

The Purchase Agreement includes customary warranties and indemnities by the Sellers related to the business acquired. The Sellers’ liability for breaches of these warranties and indemnities is generally limited to £ 300,000, although the Company procured a warranties and indemnities insurance policy with a limit of £ 18 million covering most such breaches, in each case subject to specified exceptions.

The Sellers have also generally agreed to indemnify MGS for all unpaid and unaccrued taxes of JLB Brands up to March 31, 2017 (the date of JLB Brands’ last audited financial statements) and for all non-ordinary course taxes arising from March 31, 2017 until the date of acquisition.

JLB Brands, which is the owner of the Olivia Burton brand, was founded by the Sellers in the United Kingdom in 2011 and began selling fashion watches under the Olivia Burton brand in 2012, adding jewelry in 2016. In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Sellers entered into employment agreements with MGS and agreed not to compete with JLB Brands for three years.

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement . T he Company intends to file the Purchase Agreement as an exhibit to its next periodic report.

In connection with the acquisition, the Company issued a press release on July 5, 2017, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

Item 2.01 .

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.

Item 9.01 .	Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits

99.1	Press release issued July 5, 2017

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: July 7, 2017