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Related Party Transactions
 12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

Note 14. Related Party Transactions

Operating Agreement

On May 25, 2023, V Opco and ABG Vince entered into the Operating Agreement, which, among other things, provides for the management of the business and the affairs of ABG Vince, the allocation of profits and losses, the distribution of cash of ABG Vince among its members and the rights, obligations and interests of the members to each other and to V Opco. See Note 2 "Recent Transactions" for further information. During fiscal 2024 and 2023, the Company received $3,395 and $1,341, respectively, of cash distributions under the Operating Agreement.

License Agreement

On May 25, 2023, V Opco and ABG Vince entered into the License Agreement, whereby V Opco is required to pay ABG Vince a royalty on net sales of Licensed Products and committed to an annual guaranteed minimum royalty of $11,000. See Note 2 "Recent Transactions" for further information. During fiscal 2024 and 2023, the Company paid $10,811 and $6,945 under the License Agreement. As of February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2024, $3,513 and $361, respectively, of accrued royalty expense was included within Other accrued expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

P180 Expense Reimbursement

In connection with the P180 Acquisition, P180 agreed to reimburse the Company for certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with such transactions, including the Company’s legal fees as well as the consent fee to BofA. As of February 1, 2025, the Company had recorded approximately $614 of outstanding reimbursements with P180, which are included in Trade receivables.

CaaStle Platform Services

On September 7, 2018, V Opco and CaaStle Inc. (“CaaStle”) entered into a platform services agreement, whereby CaaStle provided logistical services for the Company's Vince Unfold clothing rental service. The agreement was amended on November 1, 2024. Prior to the P180 Acquisition, CaaStle was an unrelated party to the Company. Due to CaaStle’s relationship with P180, as a result of the P180 Acquisition, CaaStle is considered a related party to the Company as of February 1, 2025. Subsequently, due to organizational changes at CaaStle and P180, CaaStle is no longer considered a related party to the Company.

During fiscal 2024, the Company recognized $1,106 of net sales, $38 of cost of products sold and $625 of SG&A expenses from the arrangement. During fiscal 2023, the Company recognized $2,810 of net sales, $1,299 of cost of products sold, and $1,288 of SG&A expenses from the arrangement. As of February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2024, $24 and $189 of outstanding amounts due from CaaStle were included in Trade receivables on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

On April 24, 2025, the Company terminated the Vince Unfold program and the platform services agreement in its entirety.

Third Lien Credit Agreement

On December 11, 2020, V Opco entered into the $20,000 Third Lien Credit Facility pursuant to the Third Lien Credit Agreement, by and among V Opco, as the borrower, SK Financial, as agent and lender, and other lenders from time-to-time party thereto. 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. SK Financial is an affiliate of Sun Capital, whose affiliates, prior to the P180 Acquisition, owned approximately 67% of the Company's common stock. Subsequent to the P180 Acquisition, SK Financial is no longer a related party.

See Note 2 "Recent Transactions" and Note 5 "Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements" for additional information.

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.

The initial term of the agreement expired on November 27, 2023, the tenth anniversary of the Company's IPO, and the agreement currently is automatically extended on a year-to-year basis. Under the consulting agreement, the Company has no obligation to pay Sun Capital Management or any of its affiliates any consulting fees other than those which are approved by a majority of the Company's directors that are not affiliated with Sun Capital. To the extent such fees are approved in the future, the Company will be obligated to pay such fees in addition to reimbursing Sun Capital Management or any of its affiliates that provide the Company services under the consulting agreement for all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by such party in

connection with the provision of consulting services under the consulting agreement and any related matters. Reimbursement of such expenses shall not be conditioned upon the approval of a majority of the Company's directors that are not affiliated with Sun Capital Management and shall be payable in addition to any fees that such directors may approve.

Neither Sun Capital Management nor any of its affiliates are liable to the Company or the Company's affiliates, security holders or creditors for (1) any liabilities arising out of, related to, caused by, based upon or in connection with the performance of services under the consulting agreement, unless such liability is proven to have resulted directly and primarily from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such person or (2) pursuing any outside activities or opportunities that may conflict with the Company's best interests, which outside activities the Company consents to and approves under the consulting agreement, and which opportunities neither Sun Capital Management nor any of its affiliates will have any duty to inform the Company of. In no event will the aggregate of any liabilities of Sun Capital Management or any of its affiliates exceed the aggregate of any fees paid under the consulting agreement.

In addition, the Company is required to indemnify Sun Capital Management, its affiliates and any successor by operation of law against any and all liabilities, whether or not arising out of or related to such party's performance of services under the consulting agreement, except to the extent proven to result directly and primarily from such person's willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Company is also required to defend such parties in any lawsuits which may be brought against such parties and advance expenses in connection therewith. In the case of affiliates of Sun Capital Management that have rights to indemnification and advancement from affiliates of Sun Capital, the Company agrees to be the indemnitor of first resort, to be liable for the full amounts of payments of indemnification required by any organizational document of such entity or any agreement to which such entity is a party, and that the Company will not make any claims against any affiliates of Sun Capital Partners for contribution, subrogation, exoneration or reimbursement for which they are liable under any organizational documents or agreement. Sun Capital Management may, in its sole discretion, elect to terminate the consulting agreement at any time. The Company may elect to terminate the consulting agreement if SCSF Cardinal, Sun Cardinal, or any of their respective affiliates' aggregate ownership of the Company's equity securities falls below 30%.

During fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, the Company incurred expenses of $37 and $10, respectively, under the Sun Capital Consulting Agreement. Subsequent to the P180 Acquisition, Sun Capital is no longer a related party and the agreement is no longer operative per the terms thereof. See Note 2 "Recent Transactions" for additional information.

Indemnification Agreements

The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its executive officers and directors. The indemnification agreements provide the executive officers and directors with contractual rights to indemnification, expense advancement and reimbursement, to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

The Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that for so long as affiliates of Sun Capital own 30% or more of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, Sun Cardinal, a Sun Capital affiliate, has the right to designate a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors. For so long as Sun Cardinal has the right to designate a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors, the directors designated by Sun Cardinal are expected to constitute a majority of each committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (other than the Audit Committee), and the chairperson of each of the committees (other than the Audit Committee) is expected to be a director serving on the committee who is selected by affiliates of Sun Capital, provided that, at such time as the Company is not a “controlled company” under the NYSE corporate governance standards, the Company’s committee membership will comply with all applicable requirements of those standards and a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors will be “independent directors,” as defined under the rules of the NYSE, subject to any applicable phase in requirements.

 

Second and Third Amended and Restated Bylaws

On January 22, 2025, the Board approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s bylaws (the “Second Amended and Restated Bylaws”) to provide P180, following the P180 Acquisition, with the right to designate (i) a majority of the directors of the Board, (ii) the Chairman of the Board, and (iii) the chairman of each committee of the Board, in each case for so long as P180 continues to beneficially own at least thirty percent (30%) of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Subsequently, on April 4, 2025, the Board approved an amendment and restatement of the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws to remove such rights granted to P180 under the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws.