Guess Inc. recently announced that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (“ASR”) to repurchase $175 million of its common stock.
Carlos Alberini, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Guess is executing on a clearly defined business transformation strategy that is delivering strong operational performance and solid financial results. As a result of this execution, we are pleased to be able to return significant value to our shareholders, which remains a key priority for our Board. In the last three years, we have repurchased $378 million Guess shares, representing 28% of the Company’s outstanding shares. Executing this $175 million ASR program reflects the Board’s and management’s strong confidence in our business, our solid capital structure and continued growth prospects. Importantly, the ASR program announced today reflects the strong input received through our ongoing engagement with our shareholders.”
Under the ASR, the Company will make a payment of $175 million and will receive an initial delivery of shares of its common stock on March 21, 2022. The final number of shares to be repurchased will be based on the volume-weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during the term of the ASR, less a discount. The final settlement of the ASR is expected to occur by the end of the third quarter of 2022.
