UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
(Mark One)
¨ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
OR
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019
OR
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
OR
¨ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
Date of event requiring this shell company report
Commission file number 001-38027
CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
British Columbia
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
250 Bowie Ave
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6E 4Y2
(Address of principal executive offices)
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David M. Forrest
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
250 Bowie Ave
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6E 4Y2
Tel: (416) 780-9850
(Name, telephone, email and/or facsimile number and address of Company contact person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Subordinate voting shares
Trading Symbol(s)
GOOS
Name of each exchange on which
registered
New York Stock Exchange
Title of each class
Subordinate voting shares
Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period
covered by the Annual Report: At March 31, 2019 , 59,106,998 subordinate voting shares and 51,004,076 multiple voting shares
were issued and outstanding.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. x
Yes ¨
No
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ¨
Yes x
No
Note—checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those sections.
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. x
Yes ¨
No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every
Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). x
Yes ¨
No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging
growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer x
Accelerated Filer ¨
Non-Accelerated Filer ¨
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, 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. ¨
† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
U.S. GAAP ¨
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board x
Other ¨
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the
registrant has elected to follow. ¨
Item 17 ¨
Item 18
If this is an Annual Report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). ¨
Yes x
No
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. ¨
Yes ¨
No
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Canada
Goose
Holdings
Inc.
Table
of
Contents
INTRODUCTION
CAUTIONARY
NOTE
REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
PART
I
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
PART
II
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
PART
III
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT INDEX
SIGNATURES
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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INTRODUCTION
Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this Annual Report on Form 20-F to “Canada Goose,” “we,” “our,” “us,” “the
company” or similar terms refer to Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. We publish our consolidated
financial statements in Canadian dollars. In this Annual Report, unless otherwise specified, all monetary amounts are in
Canadian dollars, all references to “$,” “C$,” “CDN$,” “CAD$,” and “dollars” mean Canadian dollars and all references to “US$”
and “USD” mean U.S. dollars.
In connection with our initial public offering (“IPO”), we re-designated our Class A common shares into multiple voting shares. In
addition, we eliminated all of our previously outstanding series of common and preferred shares and created our subordinate
voting shares.
This Annual Report on Form 20-F contains our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the years ended
March 31, 2019 , 2018 and 2017 (“Annual Financial Statements”). Our Annual Financial Statements have been prepared in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards
Board (“IASB”).
Trademarks
and
Service
Marks
This Annual Report contains references to a number of trademarks which are our registered trademarks or trademarks for which
we have pending applications or common law rights. Our major trademarks include the CANADA GOOSE word mark and the
ARCTIC PROGRAM & DESIGN trademark (our disc logo consisting of the colour-inverse design of the North Pole and Arctic
Ocean) as well as the BAFFIN word mark and BAFFIN Half Maple Leaf design trademark.
Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this Annual Report are listed without the
®, (sm) and (TM) symbols, but we will assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable
licensors to these trademarks, service marks and trade names.
CAUTIONARY
NOTE
REGARDING
FORWARD‑‑LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements. These statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future
performance. Instead, they are based on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business,
future plans and strategies, and other future conditions. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as
“anticipate,” “believe,” “envision,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “potential,” “will,”
“would,” “could,” “should,” “continue,” “contemplate” and other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements
contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in
many of places throughout this Annual Report and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations
concerning, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, business prospects, growth, strategies,
expectations regarding industry trends and the size and growth rates of addressable markets, our business plan and growth
strategies, including plans for expansion to new markets and new products, expectations for seasonal trends, and the industry in
which we operate.
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Certain assumptions made in preparing the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report include:
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our ability to implement our growth strategies;
our ability to maintain strong business relationships with our customers, suppliers, wholesalers and distributors;
our ability to keep pace with changing consumer preferences;
our ability to protect our intellectual property; and
the absence of material adverse changes in our industry or the global economy.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on
circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We believe that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to, those described in the “Risk Factors” section of this Annual Report, which include, but are not limited to, the following risks:
• we may not open retail stores or expand e-commerce access on our planned timelines;
• we may be unable to maintain the strength of our brand or to expand our brand to new products and geographies;
• we may be unable to protect or preserve our brand image and proprietary rights;
• we may not be able to satisfy changing consumer preferences;
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an economic downturn may affect discretionary consumer spending;
• we may not be able to compete in our markets effectively;
• we may not be able to manage our growth effectively;
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poor performance during our peak season may affect our operating results for the full year;
our indebtedness may adversely affect our financial condition;
• we may be unable to remediate weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting on a timely basis;
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our ability to maintain relationships with our select number of suppliers;
our ability to manage our product distribution through our wholesale partners and international distributors;
the success of our new store openings;
the success of our expansion into Greater China;
the success of our marketing programs;
our ability to forecast our inventory needs;
our ability to manage our exposure to data security and cyber security events;
the risk our business is interrupted because of a disruption at our headquarters; and
fluctuations in raw material costs, interest rates and currency exchange rates.
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Although we base the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on assumptions that we believe are
reasonable, we caution you that actual results and developments (including our results of operations, financial condition and
liquidity, and the development of the industry in which we operate) may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the
forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report. In addition, even if results and developments are consistent with the
forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report, those results and developments may not be indicative of results or
developments in subsequent periods. As a result, any or all of our forward-looking statements in this Annual Report may prove
to be inaccurate. We have included important factors in the cautionary statements included in this Annual Report on Form 20-F,
particularly in Section 3.D of this Annual Report on Form 20-F titled “Risk Factors”, that we believe could cause actual results or
events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of
future results. Moreover, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment in which new risks often emerge.
It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the
extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statements we may make.
You should read this Annual Report and the documents that we reference herein and have filed as exhibits hereto completely
and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. The forward-looking
statements contained herein are made as of the date of this Annual Report, and we do not assume any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements except as required by applicable laws.
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ITEM
1.
IDENTITY
OF
DIRECTORS,
SENIOR
MANAGEMENT
AND
ADVISERS
PART
I
Not applicable.
ITEM
2.
OFFER
STATISTICS
AND
EXPECTED
TIMETABLE
Not applicable.
ITEM
3.
KEY
INFORMATION
A.
Selected
Financial
Data
See the selected financial data disclosure included under Item 5. — “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”.
B.
Capitalization
and
Indebtedness
Not applicable.
C.
Reasons
for
the
Offer
and
Use
of
Proceeds
Not applicable.
D.
Risk
Factors
Risks
Related
to
our
Business
Our business depends on our strong brand, and if we are not able to maintain and enhance our brand we may be
unable to sell our products, which would adversely affect our business.
The Canada Goose name and premium brand image are integral to the growth of our business, and to the implementation of our
strategies for expanding our business. We believe that the brand image we have developed has significantly contributed to the
success of our business and is critical to maintaining and expanding our customer base. Maintaining and enhancing our brand
may require us to make substantial investments in areas such as product design, store openings and operations, marketing, e-
commerce, community relations and employee training, and these investments may not be successful.
We anticipate that, as our business continues to expand into new markets and new product categories and as the market
becomes increasingly competitive, maintaining and enhancing our brand may become difficult and expensive. Conversely, as we
penetrate these new markets and our brand becomes more widely available, it could potentially detract from the appeal
stemming from the scarcity of our brand. Our brand may also be adversely affected if our public image or reputation is tarnished
by negative publicity. In addition, ineffective marketing, product diversion to unauthorized distribution channels, product defects,
counterfeit products, unfair labour practices, and failure to protect the intellectual property rights in our brand are some of the
potential threats to the strength of our brand, and those and other factors could rapidly and severely diminish consumer
confidence in us. Maintaining and enhancing our brand will depend largely on our ability to be a leader in the premium outerwear
industry and to continue to offer a range of high quality
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products to our customers, which we may not execute successfully. Any of these factors could harm our sales, profitability or
financial condition .
A key element of our growth strategy is expansion of our product offerings into new product categories. We may be unsuccessful
in designing products that meet our customers’ expectations for our brand or that are attractive to new customers. If we are
unable to anticipate customer preferences or industry changes, or if we are unable to modify our products on a timely basis or
expand effectively into new product categories, we may lose customers. Our brand is sold in 49 countries as of March 31, 2019
and we sold through 2,227 points of distribution during our Fall / Winter 2018 season. As we expand into new geographic
markets, consumers in these new markets may be less compelled by our brand image and may not be willing to pay a higher
price to purchase our premium functional products as compared to traditional outerwear. Our operating results would also suffer
if our investments and innovations do not anticipate the needs of our customers, are not appropriately timed with market
opportunities or are not effectively brought to market.
Because our business is highly concentrated on a single, discretionary product category, premium outerwear, we are
vulnerable to changes in consumer preferences that could harm our sales, profitability and financial condition.
Our business is not currently diversified and consists primarily of designing, manufacturing and distributing premium outerwear
and accessories. In fiscal 2019, our main product category, down-filled jackets, was made up of over 187 styles and comprised
the majority of our sales. Consumer preferences often change rapidly. Therefore, our business is substantially dependent on our
ability to attract customers who are willing to pay a premium for our products. Any future shifts in consumer preferences away
from retail spending for premium outerwear and accessories would also have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations.
In addition, we believe that continued increases in sales of premium outerwear will largely depend on customers continuing to
demand technical superiority from their luxury products. If the number of customers demanding premium outerwear does not
continue to increase, or if our customers are not convinced that our premium outerwear is more functional or stylish than other
outerwear alternatives, we may not achieve the level of sales necessary to support new growth platforms and our ability to grow
our business will be severely impaired.
A downturn in the economy may affect customer purchases of discretionary items, which could materially harm our
sales, profitability and financial condition.
Many factors affect the level of consumer spending for discretionary items such as our premium outerwear and related products.
These factors include general economic conditions, interest and tax rates, the availability of consumer credit, disposable
consumer income, unemployment and consumer confidence in future economic conditions. Consumer purchases of
discretionary items, such as our premium outerwear, tend to decline during recessionary periods when disposable income is
lower. During our history, we have experienced recessionary periods, but we cannot predict the effect of future recessionary
periods on our sales and profitability. A downturn in the economy in markets in which we sell our products may materially harm
our sales, profitability and financial condition.
We operate in a highly competitive market and the size and resources of some of our competitors may allow them to
compete more effectively than we can, resulting in a loss of our market share and a decrease in our revenue and
profitability.
The market for outerwear is highly fragmented. We compete directly against other wholesalers and direct retailers of premium
functional outerwear and luxury apparel. Because of the fragmented nature of the marketplace, we also compete with other
apparel sellers, including those who do not
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specialize in outerwear. Many of our competitors have significant competitive advantages, including larger and broader customer
bases, more established relationships with a broader set of suppliers, greater brand recognition, greater financial resources,
more established research and development processes, a longer history of store development, greater marketing resources,
more established distribution processes, and other resources than we do.
Our competitors may be able to achieve and maintain brand awareness and market share more quickly and effectively than we
can. Many of our competitors have more established and diversified marketing programs, including with respect to promotion of
their brands through traditional forms of advertising, such as print media and television commercials, and through celebrity
endorsements, and have substantial resources to devote to such efforts. Our competitors may also create and maintain brand
awareness using traditional forms of advertising more quickly than we can. Our competitors may also be able to increase sales
in their new and existing markets faster than we can by emphasizing different distribution channels than we can, such as catalog
sales or an extensive retail network, and many of our competitors have substantial resources to devote toward increasing sales
in such ways.
If we fail to attract new customers, we may not be able to increase sales.
Our success depends, in part, on our ability to attract new customers. In order to expand our customer base, we must appeal to
and attract consumers who identify with our products. We have made significant investments in enhancing our brand and
attracting new customers. We expect to continue to make significant investments to promote our current products to new
customers and new products to current and new customers, including through our e-commerce platforms and retail store
presence. Such marketing investments can be expensive and may not result in increased sales. Further, as our brand becomes
more widely known, we may not attract new customers as we have in the past. If we are unable to attract new customers, we
may not be able to increase our sales.
We have grown rapidly in recent years. If we are unable to manage our operations at our current size or to manage any
future growth effectively, the pace of our growth may slow.
We have expanded our operations rapidly since 2013 and have been developing a Direct-to-Consumer (“DTC”) channel with the
launch of our 12 national e-commerce markets since August of 2014, and the opening of our retail stores in Beijing, Boston,
Calgary, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Montreal, Short Hills (New Jersey), New York City, Toronto and Vancouver and a retail
store operated by our distribution partner in Tokyo. Driven by this expansion, alongside continued growth in our wholesale
channel, total revenue increased to $830.5 million for fiscal 2019 from $403.8 million for fiscal 2017 , at a Compound Annual
Growth Rate (“CAGR”) of 43.4% .
If our operations continue to grow, of which there can be no assurance, we will be required to continue to expand our sales and
marketing, product development, manufacturing and distribution functions, to upgrade our management information systems and
other processes, and to obtain more space for our expanding administrative support and other personnel. Our continued growth
could increase the strain on our resources, and we could experience operating difficulties, including difficulties in hiring, training
and managing an increasing number of employees and manufacturing capacity to produce our products, and delays in
production and shipments. These difficulties may result in the erosion of our brand image, divert the attention of management
and key employees and impact financial and operational results. In addition, in order to continue to expand our DTC channel, we
expect to continue to add selling, general & administrative expenses to our operating profile. These costs, which include lease
commitments, headcount and capital assets, could result in decreased margins if we are unable to drive commensurate growth.
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Our growth strategy involves expansion of our DTC channel, including retail stores and on-line, which may present
risks and challenges.
Our business has only recently evolved from one in which we only distributed products on a wholesale basis for resale by others
to a multi-channel distribution model, which includes retail and online stores operated by us. Growing our e-commerce platforms
and number of retail stores is essential to our growth strategy, as is expanding our product offerings available through these
channels. This strategy has and will continue to require significant investment in cross-functional operations and management
focus, along with investment in supporting technologies and retail store spaces. If we are unable to provide a convenient and
consistent experience for our customers, our ability to compete and our results of operations could be adversely affected. In
addition, if our e-commerce or retail store design does not appeal to our customers, reliably function as designed, or maintain
the privacy of customer data, or if we are unable to consistently meet our brand promise to our customers, we may experience a
loss of customer confidence or lost sales, or be exposed to fraudulent purchases, which could adversely affect our reputation
and results of operations. Furthermore, with our increasing retail footprint, we are increasingly subject to risks relating to brick
and mortar store locations, such as the risk that footfall at our store locations will decline, that we will be unable to secure new
leases upon desirable terms, or that higher costs at our retail locations will adversely affect our margins.
We are also subject to different and evolving local laws and regulatory requirements in the various jurisdictions in which we
operate retail stores and online stores. In particular, we are subject to different and evolving laws governing the operation and
marketing of e-commerce websites, as well as the collection, storage and use of information on consumers interacting with those
websites. We may incur additional costs and operational challenges in complying with these laws, and differences in these laws
may cause us to operate our businesses differently in different territories. If so, we may incur additional costs and may not fully
realize the investment in our international expansion.
Our financial performance is subject to significant seasonality and variability, which could cause the price of our
subordinate voting shares to decline.
Our business is affected by a number of factors common to our industry and by other factors specific to our business model,
which drive seasonality and variability. Historically, key metrics, including those related to our growth, profitability and financial
condition, have fluctuated significantly across fiscal periods. We expect this to continue in the future.
Consumer purchases of down-filled jackets are heavily concentrated in the Fall / Winter season. As a result, the majority of our
DTC revenue is recognized in the third and fourth fiscal quarter. Our wholesale revenue is weighted earlier in the second and
third fiscal quarters, when most orders are shipped to wholesale partners.
At the consolidated level, our revenue is concentrated in the second and third fiscal quarters, while our operating costs are more
evenly distributed throughout the year. In fiscal 2019, these two quarters represented 75.8% of total revenue. We have
historically experienced reduced or negative net income in our first and fourth fiscal quarters, where we have significantly less
revenue to offset our cost base. We expect our expanding DTC channel to continue increasing as a percentage of total revenue,
resulting in a growing proportion of our revenue occurring during the third and fourth fiscal quarters.
Guided by expected demand and wholesale orders, we manufacture on a linear basis throughout the fiscal year, while adding
capacity to our manufacturing network, resulting in the buildup of inventory ahead of our peak season. This causes significant
fluctuations in our working capital,
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cash conversion, and leverage throughout the fiscal year. At certain points in time, in anticipation of future growth, our inventory
has also increased at a higher rate than our revenue growth in the same period.
Historical results, especially comparisons across fiscal quarters, should not be considered indicative of the results to be
expected for any future periods. In addition to the seasonality of demand for our products, our financial performance is
influenced by a number of factors which are difficult to predict and variable in nature. These include input cost volatility, the
timing of consumer purchases and wholesale deliveries which very often shift between fiscal quarters, demand forecast
accuracy, inventory availability and the evolution of our channel mix, as well as external trends in weather, retail traffic and
discretionary consumer spending.
A number of other factors which are difficult to predict could also affect the seasonality or variability of our financial performance.
Therefore, you should not rely on the results of a single fiscal quarter as an indication of our annual results or future
performance.
Our business may be adversely affected by global climate change trends.
A significant portion of our business is highly dependent on cold-weather seasons and patterns to generate consumer demand
for our cold-weather apparel. Consumer demand for our cold-weather and shoulder season products may be negatively affected
to the extent global weather patterns trend warmer, reducing typical patterns of cold-weather events or increasing weather
volatility, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition.
As of March 31, 2019 , we had repaid all borrowings outstanding under our Revolving Facility (as defined below) and had $165.5
million of unused commitments under our Revolving Facility and $152.4 million of term loans under our Term Loan Facility (as
defined below), for total indebtedness of $152.4 million . We also generally experience significant fluctuations in our aggregate
indebtedness and working capital over our operating cycle due to the seasonality in our business. Our debt could have important
consequences, including:
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limiting our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or
other general corporate requirements and increasing our cost of borrowing;
requiring a portion of our cash flow to be dedicated to debt service payments instead of other purposes, thereby
reducing the amount of cash flow available for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general
corporate purposes;
requiring the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings to be used to prepay our debt as opposed to other
purposes;
exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates as certain of our borrowings, including borrowings under our senior
secured credit facilities, are at variable rates of interest; and
limiting our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in the industry in which we compete.
The credit agreements governing our senior secured credit facilities contain a number of restrictive covenants that impose
operating and financial restrictions on us, including restrictions on our ability to incur certain liens, make investments and
acquisitions, incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make other distributions in respect of, or repurchase
or redeem our common or preferred shares, or enter into certain other types of contractual arrangements
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affecting our subsidiaries or indebtedness. In addition, the restrictive covenants in the credit agreement governing our Revolving
Facility require us to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio if excess availability under our Revolving Facility falls
below a specified threshold.
Although the credit agreements governing our senior secured credit facilities contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional
indebtedness, those restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions and the additional indebtedness
incurred in compliance with those restrictions could be substantial. We may also seek to amend or refinance one or more of our
debt instruments to permit us to finance our growth strategy or improve the terms of our indebtedness.
Our plans to improve and expand our product offerings may not be successful, and implementation of these plans may
divert our operational, managerial and administrative resources, which could harm our competitive position and reduce
our revenue and profitability.
In addition to our DTC strategy and the expansion of our geographic footprint, we are growing our business by expanding our
product offerings outside down-filled jackets, including softshell jackets, windwear, rainwear, knitwear and footwear. The
principal risks to our ability to successfully carry out our plans to expand our product offering include:
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the success of new products and new product lines will depend on market demand and there is a risk that new
products and new product lines will not deliver expected results, which could negatively impact our future sales and
results of operations;
if our expanded product offerings fail to maintain and enhance our distinctive brand identity, our brand image may be
diminished and our sales may decrease;
implementation of these plans may divert management’s attention from other aspects of our business and place a
strain on our management, operational and financial resources, as well as our information systems; and
incorporation of novel materials or features into our products may not be accepted by our customers or may be
considered inferior to similar products offered by our competitors.
In addition, our ability to successfully carry out our plans to expand our product offerings may be affected by economic and
competitive conditions, changes in consumer spending patterns and changes in consumer preferences and styles. These plans
could be abandoned, could cost more than anticipated and could divert resources from other areas of our business, any of which
could negatively impact our competitive position and reduce our revenue and profitability.
Unexpected obstacles in new markets may limit our expansion opportunities and cause our business and growth to
suffer.
Our future growth depends in part on our expansion efforts outside of North America, including in developing markets. We have
limited experience with regulatory environments and market practices outside of this region, and we may not be able to
penetrate or successfully operate in any new market, as a result of unfamiliar regulation or other unexpected barriers to entry. In
connection with our expansion efforts we may encounter obstacles, including cultural and linguistic differences, differences in
regulatory environments, economic or governmental instability, labour practices and market practices, difficulties in keeping
abreast of market, business and technical developments, and foreign customers’ tastes and preferences. In developing markets,
potential challenges include relatively higher risk of political instability, economic volatility, crime, corruption and social unrest.
Such challenges may be exacerbated in many cases by uncertainties regarding how local law is applied and enforced, and with
respect to judiciary and administrative mechanism.
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We may also encounter difficulty expanding into new international markets because of limited brand recognition leading to
delayed acceptance of our outerwear by customers in these new international markets. Our failure to develop our business in
new international markets or experiencing disappointing growth or inadequate management of risks outside of existing markets
could harm our business and results of operations.
We rely on a limited number of third-party suppliers to provide high quality raw materials.
Our products require high quality raw materials, including cotton, polyester, wool, down and coyote fur. The price of raw
materials depends on a wide variety of factors largely beyond the control of Canada Goose. A shortage, delay or interruption of
supply for any reason could negatively impact our ability to fulfill orders and have an adverse impact on our financial results.
In addition, while our suppliers, in turn, source from a number of sub-suppliers, we rely on a very small number of direct
suppliers for certain raw materials. As a result, any disruption to these relationships could have an adverse effect on our
business. Events that adversely affect our suppliers could impair our ability to obtain inventory in the quantities and at the quality
that we require. Such events include difficulties or problems with our suppliers’ businesses, finances, labour relations, ability to
import raw materials, costs, production, insurance and reputation, as well as natural disasters or other catastrophic occurrences.
Furthermore, there can be no assurance that our suppliers will continue to provide fabrics and raw materials or provide products
that are consistent with our standards.
More generally, if we need to replace an existing supplier, additional supplies or additional manufacturing capacity may not be
available when required on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, and any new supplier may not meet our strict quality
requirements. In the event we are required to find new sources of supply, we may encounter delays in production,
inconsistencies in quality and added costs as a result of the time it takes to train our suppliers and manufacturers in our
methods, products and quality control standards. Any delays, interruption or increased costs in the supply of our raw materials
could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet customer demand for our products and result in lower sales and profitability
both in the short and long-term.
We could experience significant disruptions in supply from our current sources.
We generally do not enter into long-term formal written agreements with our suppliers, and typically transact business with our
suppliers on an order-by-order basis. There can be no assurance that there will not be a disruption in the supply of fabrics or raw
materials from current sources or, in the event of a disruption, that we would be able to locate alternative suppliers of materials
of comparable quality at an acceptable price, or at all. Identifying a suitable supplier is an involved process that requires us to
become satisfied with their quality control, responsiveness and service, financial stability and labour and other ethical practices.
Any delays, interruption or increased costs in the supply of fabric or manufacture of our products could have an adverse effect
on our ability to meet customer demand for our products and result in lower revenue and operating income both in the short and
long-term.
Our business and results of operations could be harmed if we are unable to accurately forecast demand for our
products.
To ensure adequate inventory supply, we and our wholesale partners forecast inventory needs, which are subject to seasonal
and quarterly variations and customer demand. If we fail to accurately forecast wholesale demand, we may experience excess
inventory levels or a shortage of product to deliver to our wholesale partners and through our DTC channel. Our ability to
forecast accurately has become increasingly important as we have grown our DTC segment. In our wholesale segment, a
majority of orders delivered in a given fiscal year are received in the prior fiscal year, enabling
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us to manufacture inventory to wholesale demand. For DTC channel sales, we have to manufacture according to our forecasts.
If we overestimate the demand for our products, we could face inventory levels in excess of demand, which could result in
inventory write-downs or write-offs and the sale of excess inventory at discounted prices, which would harm our gross margins
and our brand management efforts. The impact of an overestimation is expected to increase as a larger portion of our sales
comes through our DTC channel, and as we expand our product offerings to include more new styles. If we underestimate the
demand for our products, we may not be able to produce products to meet our wholesale partner requirements, and this could
result in delays in the shipment of our products and our failure to satisfy demand, as well as damage to our reputation and
wholesale partner relationships. In addition, failures to accurately predict the level of demand for our products could harm our
profitability and financial condition.
If we are unable to establish and protect our trademarks and other intellectual property rights, counterfeiters may
produce copies of our products and such counterfeit products could damage our brand image.
Given the increased popularity of our brand, we believe there is a high likelihood that counterfeit products or other products
infringing on our intellectual property rights will continue to emerge, seeking to benefit from the consumer demand for Canada
Goose products. These counterfeit products do not provide the functionality of our products and we believe they are of
substantially lower quality, and if customers are not able to differentiate between our products and counterfeit products, this
could damage our brand image. In order to protect our brand, we devote significant resources to the registration and protection
of our trademarks and to anti-counterfeiting efforts worldwide. We actively pursue entities involved in the trafficking and sale of
counterfeit merchandise through legal action or other appropriate measures. In spite of our efforts, counterfeiting still occurs and,
if we are unsuccessful in challenging a third-party’s rights related to trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, this
could adversely affect our future sales, financial condition and results of operations. We cannot guarantee that the actions we
have taken to curb counterfeiting and protect our intellectual property will be adequate to protect the brand and prevent
counterfeiting in the future or that we will be able to identify and pursue all counterfeiters who may seek to benefit from our
brand.
Competitors have and will likely continue to attempt to imitate our products and technology and divert sales. If we are
unable to protect or preserve our intellectual property rights, brand image and proprietary rights, our business may be
harmed.
As our business has expanded, our competitors have imitated, and will likely continue to imitate, our product designs and
branding, which could harm our business and results of operations. Competitors who flood the market with products seeking to
imitate our products could divert sales and dilute the value of our brand. We believe our trademarks, copyrights and other
intellectual property rights are extremely important to our success and our competitive position.
However, enforcing rights to our intellectual property may be difficult and costly, and we may not be successful in stopping
infringement of our intellectual property rights, particularly in foreign countries, which could make it easier for competitors to
capture market share. Intellectual property rights necessary to protect our products and brand may also be unavailable or limited
in certain countries. Furthermore, our efforts to enforce our trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights may be
met with defenses, counterclaims and countersuits attacking the validity and enforceability of our trademark and other
intellectual property rights. Continued sales of competing products by our competitors could harm our brand and adversely
impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Labour-related matters, including labour disputes, may adversely affect our operations.
As of March 31, 2019, less than 23% of our employees are members of labour unions, and additional members of our workforce
may become represented by unions in the future. The exposure to unionized labour in our workforce presents an increased risk
of strikes and other labour disputes, and our ability to alter labour costs will be subject to collective bargaining, which could
adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, potential labour disputes at independent factories where our goods are
produced, shipping ports, or transportation carriers create risks for our business, particularly if a dispute results in work
slowdowns, lockouts, strikes or other disruptions during our peak manufacturing, shipping and selling seasons. Any potential
labour dispute, either in our own operations or in those of third parties, on whom we rely, could materially affect our costs,
decrease our sales, harm our reputation or otherwise negatively affect our sales, profitability or financial condition.
The majority of our workforce is composed of manufacturing employees based in the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba and
Québec, a sizeable portion of whom are paid wage rates based on the applicable provincial minimum wage. Many jurisdictions,
including certain Canadian provinces, either have increased or plan to increase their minimum wage and other benefits
requirements, which may materially increase our manufacturing costs. Minimum wage increases such as the foregoing may not
only increase the wages of our minimum wage employees, but also the wages paid to our other hourly or salaried employees
who, in recognition of their tenure, performance, responsibilities and other similar considerations, historically received a rate of
pay exceeding the applicable minimum wage. Further, if we fail to pay such higher wages, we could suffer increased employee
turnover. It is difficult to predict when such increases may take place and any such increase could have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
We rely significantly on information technology systems for our distribution systems and other critical business
functions, and are increasing our reliance on these functions as our DTC channel expands. Any failure, inadequacy, or
interruption of those systems could harm our ability to operate our business effectively.
We rely on information systems to effectively manage all aspects of our business, including merchandise planning,
manufacturing, allocation, distribution, sales and financial reporting. Our reliance on these systems, and their importance to our
business, will increase as we expand our DTC channel and global operations. We rely on a number of third parties to help us
effectively manage these systems. If information systems we rely on fail to perform as expected, our business could be
disrupted. The failure of us or our vendors to manage and operate our information technology systems as expected could disrupt
our business, result in our not providing adequate product, losing sales or market share, and reputational harm, causing our
business to suffer. Any such failure or disruption could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Our information technology systems and vendors also may be vulnerable to damage or interruption from circumstances beyond
our or their control, including fire, flood, natural disasters, systems failures, network or communications failures, power outages,
viruses, security breaches, cyber-attacks and terrorism. We maintain disaster recovery procedures intended to mitigate the risks
associated with such events, but there is no guarantee that these procedures will be adequate in any particular circumstance. As
a result, such an event could materially disrupt, and have a material adverse effect on, our business.
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We partially depend on our wholesale partners to display and present our products to customers in our wholesale
segment, and our failure to maintain and further develop our relationships with our wholesale partners could harm our
business.
We sell our products in our wholesale segment through knowledgeable local, regional, and national wholesale partners. Our
wholesale partners service customers by stocking and displaying our products, and explaining our product attributes. Our
relationships with these wholesale partners are important to the authenticity of our brand and the marketing programs we
continue to deploy. Our failure to maintain these relationships with our wholesale partners or financial difficulties experienced by
these wholesale partners could harm our business.
Our sales depend, in part, on wholesale partners effectively displaying our products, including providing attractive space in their
stores, including shop-in-shops, and training their sales personnel to sell our products. If our wholesale partners reduce or
terminate those activities, we may experience reduced sales of our products, resulting in lower revenue and gross margins,
which would harm our profitability and financial condition.
We also have key relationships with wholesale partners. If we lose any of our key wholesale partners, or if any key wholesale
partner reduces their purchases of our existing or new products, or their number of stores or operations or promotes products of
our competitors over ours, or suffers financial difficulty or insolvency, our sales would be harmed. The recent decline in the
overall retail industry has been challenging for some of our wholesale partners and caused us to negotiate shortened payment
terms and reduce credit limits with certain of our wholesale partners. If the overall retail environment continues to decline or if
one or more of our wholesale partners is unable or unwilling to meet our payment terms, our business and results of operations
could be harmed.
A significant portion of our sales are to wholesale partners, directly and through distributors.
A significant portion of our sales are made to wholesale partners, either directly or indirectly, through distributors, who may
decide to emphasize products from our competitors, to redeploy their retail floor space to other product categories, or to take
other actions that reduce their purchases of our products. We do not receive long-term purchase commitments from our
wholesale partners, and confirmed orders received from our wholesale partners may be difficult to enforce. Factors that could
affect our ability to maintain or expand our sales to these wholesale partners include: (a) failure to accurately identify the needs
of our customers; (b) lack of customer acceptance of new products or product expansions; (c) unwillingness of our wholesale
partners and customers to attribute premium value to our new or existing products or product expansions relative to competing
products; (d) failure to obtain shelf space from our wholesale partners; and (e) new, well-received product introductions by
competitors.
We cannot assure you that our wholesale partners will continue to carry our products in accordance with current practices or
carry any new products that we develop. If these risks occur, they could harm our brand as well as our results of operations and
financial condition.
Our marketing programs, e-commerce initiatives and use of customer information are governed by an evolving set of
laws and enforcement trends and unfavorable changes in those laws or trends, or our failure to comply with existing or
future laws, could substantially harm our business and results of operations.
We collect, process, maintain and use data, including sensitive information on individuals, available to us through online
activities and other customer interactions in our business. Our current and future marketing programs may depend on our ability
to collect, maintain and use this information, and our ability to do so is subject to evolving and increasingly demanding
international, U.S., Canadian, European and other laws and enforcement trends. For example, the European Union
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recently adopted a comprehensive General Data Privacy Regulation (the "GDPR"), which became fully effective in May 2018.
The GDPR requires companies to satisfy new requirements regarding the handling of personal and sensitive data, including its
use, protection and the ability of persons whose data is stored to correct or delete such data about themselves. Failure to
comply with GDPR requirements could result in significant penalties. We strive to comply with all applicable laws and other legal
obligations relating to privacy, data protection and customer protection, including those relating to the use of data for marketing
purposes. It is possible, however, that these requirements may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from
one jurisdiction to another, may conflict with other rules, may conflict with our practices or fail to be observed by our employees
or business partners. If so, we may suffer damage to our reputation and be subject to proceedings or actions against us by
governmental entities or others. Any such proceeding or action could hurt our reputation, force us to spend significant amounts
to defend our practices, distract our management or otherwise have an adverse effect on our business.
Certain of our marketing practices rely upon e-mail to communicate with consumers on our behalf. We may face risk if our use of
e-mail is found to violate the applicable law. We post our privacy policy and practices concerning the use and disclosure of user
data on our websites. Any failure by us to comply with our posted privacy policy or other privacy-related laws and regulations
could result in proceedings which could potentially harm our business. In addition, as data privacy and marketing laws change,
we may incur additional costs to ensure we remain in compliance. If applicable data privacy and marketing laws become more
restrictive at the international, federal, provincial or state levels, our compliance costs may increase, our ability to effectively
engage customers via personalized marketing may decrease, our investment in our e-commerce platform may not be fully
realized, our opportunities for growth may be curtailed by our compliance burden and our potential reputational harm or liability
for security breaches may increase.
Data security breaches and other cyber security events could result in disruption to our operations or financial losses
and could negatively affect our reputation, credibility and business.
As with other companies, we are subject to risks associated with data security breaches and other cyber security events. We
collect, process, maintain and use personal information relating to our customers and employees, and rely on third parties for the
operation of our e-commerce site and for the various social media tools and websites we use as part of our marketing strategy.
Any attempted or actual unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable information regarding our employees, customers or
website visitors could harm our reputation and credibility, reduce our e-commerce sales, impair our ability to attract website
visitors, reduce our ability to attract and retain customers and could result in litigation against us or the imposition of significant
fines or penalties.
Our on-line activities, including our e-commerce websites, also may be subject to denial of service or other forms of cyber
attacks. While we have taken measures we believe reasonable to protect against those types of attacks, those measures may
not adequately protect our on-line activities from such attacks. If a denial of service attack or other cyber event were to affect our
e-commerce sites or other information technology systems, our business could be disrupted, we may lose sales or valuable
data, and our reputation may be adversely affected. Additionally, new and evolving data protection legislation such as the GDPR
impose new requirements such as shorter notification timeframes that could increase the risks associated with data security
breaches.
We have procedures and technology in place designed to safeguard our customers’ debit and credit cards and our customers’
and employees’ other personal information, and we continue to devote significant resources to network security, backup and
disaster recovery, and other security
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measures. Nevertheless, these security measures cannot provide absolute security or guarantee that we will be successful in
preventing or responding to every such breach or disruption.
Recently, data security breaches suffered by well-known companies and institutions have attracted a substantial amount of
media attention, prompting new foreign, federal, provincial and state laws and legislative proposals addressing data privacy and
security, as well as increased data protection obligations imposed on merchants by credit card issuers. As a result, we may
become subject to more extensive requirements to protect the customer information that we process in connection with the
purchase of our products, resulting in increased compliance costs.
A significant portion of our business functions operate out of our headquarters in Toronto. As a result, our business is
vulnerable to disruptions due to local weather, economics and other factors.
All of our significant business functions reside at our headquarters in Toronto, Canada. Events such as extreme local weather,
natural disasters, transportation strikes, acts of terrorism, significant economic disruptions or unexpected damage to the facility
could result in an unexpected disruption to our business as a whole. Although we carry business interruption insurance, if a
disruption of this type should occur, our ability to conduct our business could be adversely affected or interrupted entirely and
adversely affect our financial and operating results.
Our success is substantially dependent on the continued service of our senior management.
Our success is substantially dependent on the continued service of our senior management, including Dani Reiss, who is our
President and Chief Executive Officer. The loss of the services of our senior management could make it more difficult to
successfully operate our business and achieve our business goals. We also may be unable to retain existing management,
technical, sales and client support personnel that are critical to our success, which could result in harm to our customer and
employee relationships, loss of key information, expertise or know-how and unanticipated recruitment and training costs.
We have not obtained key man life insurance policies on any members of our senior management team. As a result, we would
not be protected against the associated financial loss if we were to lose the services of members of our senior management
team.
We rely on payment cards to receive payments, and are subject to payment-related risks.
For our DTC sales, as well as for sales to certain wholesale partners, we accept a variety of payment methods, including credit
cards, debit cards and electronic funds transfers. Accordingly, we are, and will continue to be, subject to significant and evolving
regulations and compliance requirements relating to payment card processing. This includes laws governing the collection,
processing and storage of sensitive consumer information, as well as industry requirements such as the Payment Card Industry
Data Security Standard (“PCI-DSS”). These laws and obligations may require us to implement enhanced authentication and
payment processes that could result in increased costs and liability, and reduce the ease of use of certain payment methods. For
certain payment methods, including credit and debit cards, we pay interchange and other fees, which may increase over time.
We rely on independent service providers for payment processing, including credit and debit cards. If these independent service
providers become unwilling or unable to provide these services to us or if the cost of using these providers increases, our
business could be harmed. We are also subject to payment card association operating rules and agreements, including PCI-
DSS, certification requirements and rules governing electronic funds transfers, which could change or be reinterpreted to make it
difficult or impossible for us to comply. If we fail to comply with these rules or requirements, or if our data security systems are
breached or compromised, we may be liable for losses incurred by card issuing banks or consumers, subject to fines and higher
transaction fees, lose our ability
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to accept credit or debit card payments from our consumers, or process electronic fund transfers or facilitate other types of
payments. Any failure to comply could significantly harm our brand, reputation, business, and results of operations.
If our independent manufacturers or our suppliers fail to use ethical business practices and fail to comply with
changing laws and regulations or our applicable guidelines, our brand image could be harmed due to negative
publicity.
Our core values, which include developing the highest quality products while operating with integrity, are an important
component of our brand image, which makes our reputation sensitive to allegations of unethical or improper business practices,
whether real or perceived. We do not control our suppliers and manufacturers or their business practices. Accordingly, we
cannot guarantee their compliance with our guidelines or the law. A lack of compliance could lead to reduced sales or recalls or
damage to our brand or cause us to seek alternative suppliers, which could increase our costs and result in delayed delivery of
our products, product shortages or other disruptions of our operations.
In addition, many of our products include materials that are heavily regulated in many jurisdictions. Certain jurisdictions in which
we sell have various regulations related to manufacturing processes and the chemical content of our products, including their
component parts. Monitoring compliance by our manufacturers and suppliers is complicated, and we are reliant on their
compliance reporting in order to comply with regulations applicable to our products. This is further complicated by the fact that
expectations of ethical business practices continually evolve and may be substantially more demanding than applicable legal
requirements. Ethical business practices are also driven in part by legal developments and by diverse groups active in
publicizing and organizing public responses to perceived ethical shortcomings. Accordingly, we cannot predict how such
regulations or expectations might develop in the future and cannot be certain that our guidelines or current practices would
satisfy all parties who are active in monitoring our products or other business practices worldwide.
Our current and future products may experience quality problems from time to time that can result in negative
publicity, litigation, product recalls and warranty claims, which could result in decreased revenue and operating
margin, and harm to our brand.
There can be no assurance we will be able to detect, prevent, or fix all defects that may affect our products. Failure to detect,
prevent, or fix defects, or the occurrence of real or perceived quality, health or safety problems or material defects in our current
and future products, could result in a variety of consequences, including a greater number of product returns than expected from
customers and our wholesale partners, litigation, product recalls, and credit, warranty or other claims, among others, which could
harm our brand, sales, profitability and financial condition. We stand behind every Canada Goose product with a full lifetime
warranty against defects. Because of this comprehensive warranty, quality problems could lead to increased warranty costs, and
divert the attention of our manufacturing facilities. Such problems could hurt our premium brand image, which is critical to
maintaining and expanding our business. Any negative publicity or lawsuits filed against us related to the perceived quality and
safety of our products could harm our brand and decrease demand for our products.
Our business could be adversely affected by protestors or activists.
We have been the target of protestors and activists in the past, and may continue to be in the future. Our products include
certain animal products, including goose and duck feathers in all of our down-filled parkas and coyote fur on the hoods of some
of our parkas, which has drawn the attention of animal welfare activists.
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Protestors can disrupt sales at our stores, or use social media or other campaigns to sway public opinion against our products.
In addition, such activism could influence laws or regulations applicable to the jurisdictions in which we operate, including laws
and regulations related to the use of animal by-products. If any such activists are successful, our sales and results of operations
may be adversely affected.
The cost of raw materials could increase our cost of goods sold and cause our results of operations and financial
condition to suffer.
The fabrics used by our suppliers and manufacturers include synthetic fabrics and natural products, including cotton, polyester,
down and coyote fur. Significant price fluctuations or shortages in the cost of these raw materials may increase our cost of goods
sold and cause our results of operations and financial condition to suffer. In particular, in our experience, pricing for fur products
tends to be unpredictable. If we are unable to secure coyote fur for our jackets at a reasonable price, we may have to alter or
discontinue selling some of our designs, or attempt to pass along the cost to our customers, any of which could adversely affect
our results of operations and financial condition.
Additionally, increasing costs of labour, freight and energy could increase our and our suppliers’ cost of goods. If our suppliers
are affected by increases in their costs of labour, freight and energy, they may attempt to pass these cost increases on to us. If
we pay such increases, we may not be able to offset them through increases in our pricing, which could adversely affect our
results of operation and financial condition.
Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could harm our results of operations as well as the price of our
subordinate voting shares.
The presentation currency for our consolidated financial statements is the Canadian dollar. Because we recognize sales in U.S.
dollars, Euros, British pounds, Swiss francs, Hong Kong dollars and Chinese yuan, if any of these currencies weakens against
the Canadian dollar it would have a negative impact on our local operating results upon translation of those results into
Canadian dollars for the purposes of financial statement consolidation. Although we engage in short-term hedging transactions
for a portion of our foreign currency denominated cash flows to mitigate foreign exchange risks, depending upon changes in
future currency rates, such gains or losses could have a significant, and potentially adverse, effect on our results of operations.
Foreign exchange variations have been significant in the past and current foreign exchange rates may not be indicative of future
exchange rates.
Our earnings per share are reported in Canadian dollars, and accordingly may be translated into U.S. dollars by analysts or our
investors. As a result, the perceived value of an investment in our subordinate voting shares to a U.S. shareholder will fluctuate
as the U.S. dollar rises and falls against the Canadian dollar. Our decision to declare a dividend depends on results of
operations reported in Canadian dollars. As a result, U.S. and other shareholders seeking U.S. dollar total returns, including
increases in the share price and dividends paid, are subject to foreign exchange risk as the U.S. dollar rises and falls against the
Canadian dollar.
Political uncertainty and an increase in trade protectionism could have a material adverse effect on our business,
results of operation and financial condition.
As a prominent Canadian brand, geopolitical events that involve Canada may have an impact on our business and share price.
In addition, our brand and Canadian heritage may be detrimental to the company in the context of geopolitical disputes aimed at
Canada or actors or situations with significant actual or perceived connection to Canada. We sell a significant portion of our
products to customers outside of Canada and changes, potential changes or uncertainties in regulatory and economic conditions
or laws and policies governing foreign trade, manufacturing, and development
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and investment in the territories and countries where we operate, could adversely affect our business and consolidated financial
statements. Recent events, including the U.S. presidential election and “Brexit” in the U.K., have resulted in substantial
regulatory uncertainty regarding international trade and trade policy. For example, in November 2018, the United States, Mexico
and Canada signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) (in Canada, known as the Canada-United-States-
Mexico Agreement (“CUSMA”), which is intended to succeed the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”).
USMCA/CUSMA has been signed but not ratified by the legislature of each of the United States, Canada and Mexico. It remains
unclear what the U.S., Canadian, or Mexican governments will or will not do with respect to NAFTA, USMCA/CUSMA or other
international trade agreements and policies. In addition, in 2018, the U.S. imposed tariffs on certain imports from China and
other countries, resulting in retaliatory tariffs by China and other countries. The U.S. and China are currently involved in trade
talks, the outcome of which is uncertain. This uncertainty and potential governmental action related to tariffs or international
trade agreements has the potential to adversely impact demand for our products, our costs, customers, suppliers and/or the
Canadian, U.S. or world economy or certain sectors thereof and, thus, to adversely impact our business.
Because of our international operations, which we are expanding as our DTC channel expands, we could be adversely
affected by violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar worldwide anti-bribery and anti-kickback
laws.
We source an increasingly significant portion of our products from outside Canada. The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the
U.K. Bribery Act and other similar anti-bribery and anti-kickback laws and regulations generally prohibit companies and their
intermediaries from making improper payments government officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. While we
take steps to ensure that our distributors, consultant and personnel comply with applicable law, we cannot assure you that we
will be successful in preventing our employees or other agents from taking actions in violation of these laws or regulations. Such
violations, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We may become involved in legal or regulatory proceedings and audits.
Our business requires compliance with many laws and regulations, including labour and employment, sales and other taxes,
customs, and consumer protection laws and ordinances that regulate retailers generally and/or govern the importation,
promotion and sale of merchandise, and the operation of stores and warehouse facilities. Failure to comply with these laws and
regulations could subject us to lawsuits and other proceedings, and could also lead to damage awards, fines and penalties. We
may become involved in a number of legal proceedings and audits, including government and agency investigations, and
consumer, employment, tort and other litigation. The outcome of some of these legal proceedings, audits, and other
contingencies could require us to take, or refrain from taking, actions that could harm our operations or require us to pay
substantial amounts of money, harming our financial condition. Additionally, defending against these lawsuits and proceedings
may be necessary, which could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources, harming our
financial condition. There can be no assurance that any pending or future legal or regulatory proceedings and audits will not
harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to many hazards and operational risks that can disrupt our business, some of which may not be insured
or fully covered by insurance.
Our operations are subject to many hazards and operational risks inherent to our business, including: general business risks,
product liability, product recall and damage to third parties, our
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infrastructure or properties caused by fires, floods and other natural disasters, power losses, telecommunications failures,
terrorist attacks, human errors and similar events.
Our insurance coverage may be inadequate to cover our liabilities related to such hazards or operational risks. In addition, we
may not be able to maintain adequate insurance in the future at rates we consider reasonable and commercially justifiable, and
insurance may not continue to be available on terms as favorable as our current arrangements. The occurrence of a significant
uninsured claim, or a claim in excess of the insurance coverage limits maintained by us could harm our business, results of
operations and financial condition.
In connection with the audits of our consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2017, 2018 and 2019, we identified
material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to remediate these weaknesses and
maintain proper and effective internal controls, our ability to produce accurate and timely financial statements could be
impaired, which could harm our operating results, our ability to operate our business and our reputation.
In connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2017, 2018 and 2019, we identified material
weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies,
in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the
company’s annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
As the company has experienced significant expansion of operations and revenue growth, we increased the number of
personnel in our organization and specifically in our financial reporting team. Despite this progress, in fiscal 2019 we continued
to identify control deficiencies in aggregate that constitute a material weakness in two components of internal control as defined
by COSO 2013 (Control Activities and Information and Communication). Management determined it did not design and maintain
effective controls over the following, each of which was deemed a material weakness in aggregate: (a) the occurrence and
accuracy of revenue and the existence of the related accounts receivable, and access controls to customer master data; and (b)
the existence and valuation of inventory, including inventory costing and access controls to inventory master data.
While we have taken steps to address these material weaknesses in fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019, there are a number of
additional steps that management plans to take in 2020 and beyond to strengthen the company’s internal controls. In addition,
as the company continues to evaluate and work to improve its internal control over financial reporting, management may take
additional measures to address control deficiencies. The material weaknesses cannot be considered remediated until the
applicable relevant controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these
controls are operating effectively. No assurance can be provided at this time that the actions and remediation efforts will
effectively remediate the material weaknesses identified or prevent the incidence of other material weaknesses in the company’s
internal control over financial reporting in the future. We do not know the specific time frame needed to fully remediate the
material weaknesses identified. Implementing any appropriate changes to our internal controls and continuing to update and
maintain our internal controls may distract our officers and employees, entail substantial costs to implement new processes and
modify our existing processes and take significant time to complete. If we fail to enhance our internal control over financial
reporting to meet the demands that are placed upon us as a public company, including the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), we may be unable to report our financial results accurately, which could increase
operating costs, trigger an event of default under our Credit Agreement and harm our business,
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including our investors’ perception of our business, our share price and our ability to finance our operations.
For a more detailed discussion of our material weaknesses, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations” - “Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.”
Failure to maintain adequate financial and management processes and controls could lead to errors in our financial
reporting, which could harm our business and cause a decline in our share price.
Reporting obligations as a public company and our anticipated growth have placed and are likely to continue to place a
considerable strain on our financial and management systems, processes and controls, as well as on our personnel. In addition,
as of March 31, 2019, we are required to document and test our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act so that our management can certify the effectiveness of our internal controls. Since management was
unable to certify the effectiveness of our internal controls or if additional material weaknesses in our internal controls are
identified, we could be subject to regulatory scrutiny and a loss of public confidence, which could harm our business and cause a
decline in our share price. In addition, if we do not maintain adequate financial and management personnel, processes and
controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial performance on a timely basis, which could cause a decline in our
share price and harm our ability to raise capital. Failure to accurately report our financial performance on a timely basis could
also jeopardize our continued listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or any
other exchange on which our subordinate voting shares may be listed. Delisting of our subordinate voting shares from any
exchange would reduce the liquidity of the market for our subordinate voting shares, which would reduce the price of our
subordinate voting shares and increase the volatility of our share price.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all error
or fraud. A control system, no matter how well-designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance
that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are
resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Due to the inherent limitations in all
control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues within an organization are
detected. Due to the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and
may not be detected in a timely manner or at all. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our reputation
and operating results could be materially adversely affected, which could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported
financial information, which in turn could result in a reduction in the trading price of the subordinate voting shares.
Risks
Related
to
Our
Subordinate
Voting
Shares
The dual-class structure contained in our articles has the effect of concentrating voting control and the ability to
influence corporate matters with Bain Capital and our President and Chief Executive Officer, who held our shares prior
to our initial public offering.
Our multiple voting shares have 10 votes per share and our subordinate voting shares have 1 vote per share. As of March 31,
2019, shareholders who hold multiple voting shares (Bain Capital and our President and Chief Executive Officer (including their
respective affiliates)), together hold approximately 90% of the voting power of our outstanding voting shares and therefore have
significant influence over our management and affairs and over all matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election
of directors and significant corporate transactions.
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In addition, because of the 10-to-1 voting ratio between our multiple voting shares and subordinate voting shares, the holders of
our multiple voting shares will control a majority of the combined voting power of our voting shares even where the multiple
voting shares represent a substantially reduced percentage of our total outstanding shares. The concentrated voting control of
holders of our multiple voting shares limits the ability of holders of our subordinate voting shares to influence corporate matters
for the foreseeable future, including the election of directors as well as with respect to decisions regarding amending of our
share capital, creating and issuing additional classes of shares, making significant acquisitions, selling significant assets or parts
of our business, merging with other companies and undertaking other significant transactions. As a result, holders of multiple
voting shares will have the ability to influence or control many matters affecting us and actions may be taken that holders of our
subordinate voting shares may not view as beneficial. The market price of our subordinate voting shares could be adversely
affected due to the significant influence and voting power of the holders of multiple voting shares. Additionally, the significant
voting interest of holders of multiple voting shares may discourage transactions involving a change of control, including
transactions in which an investor, as a holder of the subordinate voting shares, might otherwise receive a premium for the
subordinate voting shares over the then-current market price, or discourage competing proposals if a going private transaction is
proposed by one or more holders of multiple voting shares.
Future transfers by holders of multiple voting shares, other than permitted transfers to such holders’ respective affiliates or direct
family members or to other permitted holders, will result in those shares automatically converting to subordinate voting shares,
which will have the effect, over time, of increasing the relative voting power of those holders of multiple voting shares who retain
their multiple voting shares.
Bain Capital continues to have significant influence over us in the future, including control over decisions that require
the approval of shareholders, which could limit shareholders’ ability to influence the outcome of matters submitted to
shareholders for a vote.
We are currently controlled by Bain Capital. As of March 31, 2019, Bain Capital beneficially owned approximately 60.5% of our
outstanding multiple voting shares, or approximately 54.2% of the combined voting power of our multiple voting and subordinate
voting shares outstanding. In addition, our President and Chief Executive Officer beneficially owns approximately 39.5% of our
outstanding multiple voting shares, or approximately 35.4% of the combined voting power of our outstanding voting shares. As
long as Bain Capital owns or controls at least a majority of our outstanding voting power, it will have the ability to exercise
substantial control over all corporate actions requiring shareholder approval, irrespective of how our other shareholders may
vote, including the election and removal of directors and the size of our board of directors, any amendment of our certificate of
incorporation, notice of articles and articles, or the approval of any merger or other significant corporate transaction, including a
sale of substantially all of our assets. Even if its ownership falls below 50% of the voting power of our outstanding voting shares,
Bain Capital will continue to be able to strongly influence or effectively control our decisions. Bain Capital’s multiple voting
shares convert automatically to subordinate voting shares at the time that Bain Capital and its affiliates no longer beneficially
own at least 15% of the outstanding subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares on a non-diluted basis. Even once
Bain Capital’s multiple voting shares convert into subordinate voting shares we may continue to be a controlled company so long
as an entity controlled by our President and Chief Executive Officer continues to hold multiple voting shares.
Additionally, Bain Capital’s interests may not align with the interests of our other shareholders. Bain Capital is in the business of
making investments in companies and may acquire and hold interests in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with us.
Bain Capital may also pursue
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acquisition opportunities that may be complementary to our business, and, as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not
be available to us.
We are a controlled company within the meaning of the NYSE listing rules and, as a result, will qualify for, and intend to
rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. Our shareholders will not have the same
protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to such requirements.
We are a controlled company within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of the NYSE. Under these rules, a
company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by an individual, group or another
company is a controlled company and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including the
requirements that, within one year of the date of the listing of our subordinate voting shares:
• we have a board of directors that is composed of a majority of independent directors, as defined under the NYSE
listing rules;
• we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors; and
• we have a nominating and governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors.
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from certain U.S. securities law disclosure requirements that apply to a
domestic U.S. issuer, which may limit the information publicly available to our shareholders.
As a foreign private issuer we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) and therefore there may be less publicly available
information about us than if we were a U.S. domestic issuer. For example, we are not subject to the proxy rules in the United
States and disclosure with respect to our annual meetings and any special meeting of shareholders will be governed by
Canadian requirements. In addition, our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-
swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. Furthermore, as a foreign private
issuer, we may take advantage of certain provisions in the NYSE listing rules that allow us to follow Canadian law for certain
governance matters.
Our articles, and certain Canadian legislation contain provisions that may have the effect of delaying or preventing a
change in control.
Certain provisions of our articles, together or separately, could discourage potential acquisition proposals, delay or prevent a
change in control and limit the price that certain investors may be willing to pay for our subordinate voting shares. For instance,
our articles contain provisions that establish certain advance notice procedures for nomination of candidates for election as
directors at shareholders’ meetings. A non-Canadian must file an application for review with the Minister responsible for the
Investment Canada Act and obtain approval of the Minister prior to acquiring control of a “Canadian business” within the
meaning of the Investment Canada Act, where prescribed financial thresholds are exceeded. Furthermore, acquisitions of our
subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares may be reviewed pursuant to the Competition Act (Canada). This
legislation permits the Commissioner of Competition, or Commissioner, to review any acquisition or establishment, directly or
indirectly, including through the acquisition of shares, of control over or of a significant interest in us. Otherwise, there are no
limitations either under the laws of Canada or British Columbia, or in our articles on the rights of non-Canadians to hold or vote
our subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares. Any of these provisions may
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discourage a potential acquirer from proposing or completing a transaction that may have otherwise presented a premium to our
shareholders.
Because we are a corporation incorporated in British Columbia and some of our directors and officers are resident in
Canada, it may be difficult for investors in the United States to enforce civil liabilities against us based solely upon the
federal securities laws of the United States. Similarly, it may be difficult for Canadian investors to enforce civil liabilities
against our directors and officers residing outside of Canada.
We are a corporation incorporated under the laws of British Columbia with our principal place of business in Toronto, Canada.
Some of our directors and officers and the auditors or other experts named herein are residents of Canada and all or a
substantial portion of our assets and those of such persons are located outside the United States. Consequently, it may be
difficult for U.S. investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or our directors or officers or such
auditors who are not residents of the United States, or to realize in the United States upon judgments of courts of the United
States predicated upon civil liabilities under the Securities Act. Investors should not assume that Canadian courts: (1) would
enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of
the U.S. federal securities laws or the securities or blue sky laws of any state within the United States or (2) would enforce, in
original actions, liabilities against us or such persons predicated upon the U.S. federal securities laws or any such state
securities or blue sky laws.
Similarly, some of our directors and officers are residents of countries other than Canada and all or a substantial portion of the
assets of such persons are located outside Canada. As a result, it may be difficult for Canadian investors to initiate a lawsuit
within Canada against these non-Canadian residents. In addition, it may not be possible for Canadian investors to collect from
these non-Canadian residents judgments obtained in courts in Canada predicated on the civil liability provisions of securities
legislation of certain of the provinces and territories of Canada. It may also be difficult for Canadian investors to succeed in a
lawsuit in the United States, based solely on violations of Canadian securities laws.
Changes in U.S. tax laws and regulations or trade rules may impact our effective tax rate and may adversely affect our
business, financial condition and operating results.
Changes in tax laws in any of the multiple jurisdictions in which we operate, or adverse outcomes from tax audits that we may be
subject to in any of the jurisdictions in which we operate, could result in an unfavorable change in our effective tax rate, which
could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. Additionally, results of the November 2016 U.S.
elections have introduced greater uncertainty with respect to tax and trade policies, tariffs and government regulations affecting
trade between the United States and other countries. Major developments in tax policy or trade relations, such as the
renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement or the imposition of unilateral tariffs on imported products, could
have a material adverse effect on our growth opportunities, business and results of operations.
The legislation recently enacted in the United States commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act comprehensively changes
the U.S. federal income tax system. This law and related future legislation, regulations and rulings could adversely affect the
U.S. federal income tax treatment of us and the U.S. Holders of our subordinate voting shares. The interpretation and application
of many provisions of this law are unclear. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors in that regard.
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There could be adverse tax consequence for our shareholders in the United States if we are a passive foreign
investment company.
Under United States federal income tax laws, if a company is, or for any past period was, a passive foreign investment company
(“PFIC”) it could have adverse United States federal income tax consequences to U.S. shareholders even if the company is no
longer a PFIC. The determination of whether we are a PFIC is a factual determination made annually based on all the facts and
circumstances and thus is subject to change, and the principles and methodology used in determining whether a company is a
PFIC are subject to interpretation. We do not believe that we currently are or have been a PFIC, and we do not expect to be a
PFIC in the future, but we cannot assure you that we will not be a PFIC in the future. United States purchasers of our
subordinate voting shares are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning United States federal income tax consequences of
holding our subordinate voting shares if we are considered to be a PFIC.
If we are a PFIC, U.S. holders would be subject to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences, such as ineligibility for any
preferred tax rates on capital gains or on actual or deemed dividends, interest charges on certain taxes treated as deferred, and
additional reporting requirements under U.S. federal income tax laws or regulations. Whether or not U.S. holders make a timely
qualified electing fund (“QEF”) election or mark-to-market election may affect the U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S.
holders with respect to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our subordinate voting shares and any distributions such
U.S. holders may receive. Investors should consult their own tax advisors regarding all aspects of the application of the PFIC
rules to our subordinate voting shares.
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. is a holding company with no operations of its own and, as such, it depends on its
subsidiary for cash to fund its operations and expenses, including future dividend payments, if any.
As a holding company, our principal source of cash flow is distributions from our main operating subsidiary, Canada Goose Inc.
Therefore, our ability to fund and conduct our business, service our debt and pay dividends, if any, in the future will depend on
the ability of our subsidiary to generate sufficient cash flow to make upstream cash distributions to us. Our subsidiary is a
separate legal entity, and although it is wholly-owned and controlled by us, it has no obligation to make any funds available to
us, whether in the form of loans, dividends or otherwise. The ability of our subsidiary to distribute cash to us will also be subject
to, among other things, restrictions that may be contained in our subsidiary agreements (as entered into from time to time),
availability of sufficient funds in such subsidiary and applicable laws and regulatory restrictions. Claims of any creditors of our
subsidiary generally will have priority as to the assets of such subsidiary over our claims and claims of our creditors and
shareholders. To the extent the ability of our subsidiary to distribute dividends or other payments to us is limited in any way, our
ability to fund and conduct our business, service our debt and pay dividends, if any, could be harmed.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business or our
market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our subordinate voting shares adversely, the price and
trading volume of our subordinate voting shares could decline.
The trading market for our subordinate voting shares is influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities
analysts publish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. If any of the analysts who cover us or may cover us in
the future change their recommendation regarding our subordinate voting shares adversely, or provide more favorable relative
recommendations about our competitors, the price of our subordinate voting shares would likely decline. If any analyst who
covers us or may cover us in the future were to cease coverage of our
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company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the
price or trading volume of our subordinate voting shares to decline.
Our constating documents permit us to issue an unlimited number of subordinate voting shares and multiple voting
shares without additional shareholder approval.
Our articles permit us to issue an unlimited number of subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares. We anticipate that
we will, from time to time, issue additional subordinate voting shares in the future. Subject to the requirements of the NYSE and
the TSX, we will not be required to obtain the approval of shareholders for the issuance of additional subordinate voting shares.
Although the rules of the TSX generally prohibit us from issuing additional multiple voting shares, there may be certain
circumstances where additional multiple voting shares may be issued, including upon receiving shareholder approval. Any
further issuances of subordinate voting shares or multiple voting shares will result in immediate dilution to existing shareholders
and may have an adverse effect on the value of their shareholdings. Additionally, any further issuances of multiple voting shares
may significantly lessen the combined voting power of our subordinate voting shares due to the 10-to-1 voting ratio between our
multiple voting shares and subordinate voting shares.
ITEM
4.
INFORMATION
ON
THE
COMPANY
A.
History
and
Development
of
the
Company
Founded in a small warehouse in Toronto in 1957, Canada Goose has grown into one of the world’s leading makers of
performance luxury apparel. Our products are informed by the rugged demands of the Arctic and inspired by relentless
innovation and uncompromised craftsmanship. From the coldest places on Earth to global fashion capitals, people are proud to
wear Canada Goose.
We are deeply involved in every stage of our business as a designer, manufacturer, distributor and retailer of outerwear,
knitwear and accessories for men, women and children. This vertically integrated business model allows us to directly control the
quality of our products while capturing higher margins. As of March 31, 2019, our products are sold through our DTC channel,
which has e-commerce operations in 12 countries and 11 retail stores, and our wholesale channel, which is comprised of select
wholesale partners in 49 countries.
In December 2013, we partnered with Bain Capital through a sale of a 70% equity interest in our business (the “Acquisition”). In
connection with such sale, Canada Goose Holdings Inc. was incorporated under the Business
Corporations
Act
(British
Columbia) (the “BCBCA”) on November 21, 2013. The initial public offering of our subordinate voting shares in the United States
and Canada was completed on March 21, 2017.
In November 2018, we acquired the business of Baffin Inc. (“Baffin”), a Canadian designer and manufacturer of performance
outdoor and industrial footwear. Field-tested and trusted in extreme cold weather conditions, Baffin products are predominantly
sold through distributors and retailers in Canada and the United States. As a wholly-owned subsidiary, Baffin is managed and
operated on a stand-alone basis, with distinct products, sales channels, and customers. In the future, we intend to develop a
separate Canada Goose footwear offering leveraging Baffin’s expertise, infrastructure and technology.
Our principal office is located at 250 Bowie Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6E 4Y2 and our telephone number is (416)
780-9850. Our registered office is located at Suite 1700, Park Place, 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
V6C 2X8. Our website address is www.canadagoose.com. Information contained on, or accessible through, our website is not a
part of this Annual Report and the inclusion of our website address in this Annual Report is an inactive
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textual reference. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and
other information regarding registrants that make electronic filings with the SEC using its EDGAR system. Corporation Service
Company, located at 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, is the company’s agent for service of process in the United
States.
Our
Competitive
Strengths
We believe that the following strengths are central to the power of our brand and business model:
Authentic
brand.
For decades, we have helped explorers, scientists, athletes and film crews embrace the elements in some of
the harshest environments in the world. Our stories are real and are best told through the unfiltered lens of Goose People, our
brand ambassadors. The journeys, achievements and attitudes of these incredible adventurers embody our core belief that
greatness is out there and they inspire our customers to chart their own course.
Uncompromised
craftsmanship.
We develop superior functional products centered around protection from the elements and
adaptability for a wide range of uses, climates and environments. Our expertise in matching our technical fabrics with the optimal
blends of down enables us to create warmer, lighter and more durable products. The superior quality and performance of our
products also extends into freedom of movement, breathability and protection from wind and rain.
Beloved
and
coveted
globally.
We believe that Canada Goose is the reference parka in the performance luxury space. On a
global basis, consumer research shows that we are consistently amongst the highest in our competitive set for awareness and
affinity. In a market which is largely fragmented and regional, the international breadth of our brand equity is a significant point of
strength.
Proudly
made
in
Canada.
Our Canadian heritage and commitment to local manufacturing are at the heart of our business and
brand. While many companies in our industry outsource to offshore manufacturers, we are deeply committed to producing our
core down-filled jackets in Canada where we currently estimate that we directly or indirectly employ approximately 20% of the
national cut and sew workforce. We believe that our recognized Made-in-Canada leadership is valued by our customers and
difficult to replicate.
Flexible
supply
chain.
We directly control the design, innovation, development, engineering and testing of our products, which
we believe allows us to achieve greater operating efficiencies and deliver superior product quality. We manage our production
through a combination of in-house manufacturing facilities and long-standing relationships with third party sub-contractors. Our
flexible supply chain gives us distinct advantages including the ability to scale our operations, adapt to customer demand and
achieve higher margins.
Multi-channel
distribution.
Our distribution strategy allows us to reach customers how and where they want to shop, through
two distinct and complementary channels. In our most important markets, our DTC channel allows us to have direct and
unfiltered relationships with our customers, while also realizing more favourable margins. In a world that is increasingly digital,
our e-commerce platform is strong and dynamic, offering the full breadth of our product offering, available anytime. The
response to our retail stores, which we began opening in the Fall of 2016, has also demonstrated that our customers value
physical and immersive experiences, such as our cold rooms, in an exceptional service environment. We also recognize that
many consumers value shopping in multi-brand environments. Our wholesale channel, which represented 2,227 points of
distribution during
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the Fall / Winter 2018 season, plays an important role in our business, extending the reach and diversity of our distribution to a
level we would never want to replicate on our own. We work closely with our curated network of best-in-class partners and
distributors, to ensure the highest standards of customer experience and brand storytelling.
Proven
management
team.
Dani Reiss, our President and Chief Executive Officer since 2001, has led the transformation of
Canada Goose from a small Canadian jacket manufacturer to a global luxury brand. Mr. Reiss has played a central role in
transitioning the business into a consumer-facing brand, developing our international markets and building a world-class team of
senior business leaders. With a deep commitment to disciplined execution, our current management team has established our
innovative multi-channel distribution model, rapidly scaled Made-in-Canada manufacturing and successfully evolved our product
offering beyond the parka.
B. Business
Overview
Our
Growth
Strategies
From fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2019, we have grown our revenue at a 43.4% CAGR to $830.5 million from $403.8 million . Despite
this rapid trajectory, we believe we still benefit from significant growth opportunities.
Pursue
global
growth.
We believe that we have a significant opportunity to grow demand, distribution and penetration, in both
existing and new geographic markets.
Strengthen
brand
affinity.
Driving interest from new customers and building deeper connections with those who already know us
is central to our market development strategy. While our brand is recognized and coveted globally, we have potential to
meaningfully increase awareness, consideration and conversion. Through authentic storytelling and unique experiences,
amplified by our digital-first approach, we plan to continue introducing Canada Goose to the world, activating local markets to
support our distribution, and encouraging our fans to explore the full breadth of our offering.
Enhance
our
wholesale
network.
With a focus on providing a compelling and consistent brand experience, we plan to drive
growth with our best-in-class wholesale partners and distributors, while selectively adding new points of distribution. Through a
wide range of collaborations in areas such as assortment planning, merchandising, creative content, events and campaigns, we
are working closely with our wholesale network to build awareness and affinity for the long term, while driving traffic and full price
sell through.
Continue
our
DTC
rollout.
Since opening our first e-commerce site in Canada in August of 2014, we have achieved annual DTC
revenue of $ 431.3 million in fiscal 2019 , which represents 51.9% of total revenue. Alongside measured growth in our
complementary wholesale channel, we intend to continue growing revenue from existing e-commerce operations and retail
stores, while further expanding our footprint in our most important markets.
Drive
higher
penetration
globally.
While we plan to continue expanding our business in Canada, we have a larger long-term
opportunity globally. In recent years, we have had early success developing a wide range of geographies including the United
States, the United Kingdom and Greater China. Building on this momentum, we plan to drive further penetration gains in major
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international markets where we already enjoy strong demand, through our proven approach to brand building and distribution
expansion.
The following table presents our revenue in each of our geographic segments over the past three fiscal years:
In
CAD
$millions
Canada
United States
Rest of World
Total
Fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2017
2018
2019
'17
-
'19
CAGR
155.1
131.9
116.8
403.8
228.8
184.2
178.2
591.2
293.3
251.1
286.1
830.5
37.5%
38.0%
56.5%
43.4%
Canada, which is our most developed market in terms of brand affinity and distribution, was our largest geographic segment by
revenue in fiscal 2019. Comparatively, in the United States and our Rest of World segment, which is comprised of key markets
in Western Europe and Asia, we estimate that the populations of addressable Canada Goose consumers are much larger. This
is also supported by broader luxury outerwear and apparel spending levels in these regions. With penetration at an earlier stage
of development in these markets, coupled with larger addressable populations, we believe that we have substantial remaining
runway to increase the size of our business globally.
In fiscal 2019, for the first time, the revenue in our Rest of World segment exceeded our revenue in the United States, and nearly
matched our revenue in Canada, reflecting good progress in developing major international markets in Western Europe and
Greater China.
Enhance
and
expand
our
product
offering.
As a product-led, function-first brand we will continue to evolve and expand our
product offering across styles, uses and climates. Giving people new ways to experience Canada Goose builds deeper brand
loyalty, drives higher penetration and expands our geographic appeal.
Fall
/
Winter.
While our long-standing styles continue to grow, we are also broadening our jacket offering through innovation and
new styles. In fiscal 2019 we successfully introduced over 21 new down-filled jacket styles and 11 colours in our Fall / Winter
collection. With outerwear becoming a more prominent part of wardrobes, we intend to continue responding to demand for more
choice and variety with new jackets that address a wider range of silhouettes, colors, fits, uses and weather conditions.
Spring.
We plan to continue successfully building out our Spring collections in categories such as lightweight down, rainwear,
windwear and softshell jackets. While keeping our customers warm, comfortable and protected across three seasons, these
extensions also increase our relevance in markets with more temperate climates.
Beyond
outerwear.
Our strategy is to selectively and carefully respond to customer demand for complementary functional
products in adjacent categories. As a product-led, function-first brand, we are focused on going places which stay true to our
heritage and where we have the right capabilities to create exceptional products that are undeniably authentic Canada Goose.
Outside of outerwear, we currently offer collections of knitwear and accessories, which we intend to
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thoughtfully expand in offering and distribution going forward. We are also developing a strategy and internal capabilities for a
cold weather footwear offering, which we plan to commercially release in the medium to longer term.
Drive
higher
margins.
As we scale our business, we plan to continue leveraging our brand and business model to drive
operational efficiencies and higher margins in the following ways:
Channel
mix.
As our mix continues to shift towards the DTC channel, we expect to continue to capture incremental gross margin
and realize higher operating margins. A jacket sale in our DTC channel provides significantly greater contribution to segment
operating income per jacket as compared to a sale of the same product in our wholesale channel.
Price
optimization.
We believe that we have a significant degree of pricing power with our long-standing styles and we plan to
continue optimizing our pricing to capture their full functional value. In addition, we intend to continue offering new styles at
higher price points, which is incrementally beneficial to gross margin over the longer term as their volumes and production
efficiencies scale.
Manufacturing.
We intend to continue expanding in-house domestic jacket production to optimize our manufacturing mix, realize
efficiencies and capture incremental gross margin. In fiscal 2019, 47% of total down-filled jacket production was in-house, as
compared to 43% in fiscal 2018. In fiscal 2019, we opened a third manufacturing facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba and a second
manufacturing facility in Greater Montreal, Quebéc.
Our
Products
Outerwear
Since 1957, Canada Goose has been making purpose-driven products known for unparalleled warmth and functionality to thrive
in some of the most extreme conditions in the world.
Over time, our product offering has evolved significantly. We leverage our tactical industrial heritage to inspire, develop and
refine functional outerwear for extreme conditions and beyond. Recognizing that our consumers want to bring the functionality of
our Arctic parkas into their everyday lives, we have expanded our offering for a wider range of audiences, including urban
explorers and discerning luxury consumers. True to our heritage, we partner with Goose People as a source of inspiration and
real-world testing. For example, while developing our award-winning HyBridge Lite product, Ray Zahab, extreme adventure
athlete, put the jacket to the test while running the Sahara. The Skreslet Parka, co-designed by Laurie Skreslet, the first
Canadian to summit Everest, inspired our Altitude line of mountaineering products.
We have also expanded into functional outerwear for shoulder seasons and more temperate climates. Canada Goose’s
authentic, adaptable and function-first approach to design delivers true protection from unpredictable weather anywhere. Our
collection of raincoats, windwear and lightweight jackets are designed to offer unparalleled performance on their own - and
unmatched adaptability when worn as a system.
Knitwear
Canada Goose introduced its first Knitwear Collection in 2017, pairing the natural moisture wicking and temperature regulating
properties of premium ultra-fine Merino wool with the function-first focus at the core of all of our products. Our knitwear uses
Thermal Mapping™ technology for
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maximum comfort by increasing breathability where your body needs it most. This technique combines loose and tight stitches to
increase airflow to the parts of the body that generate the most heat or require more insulation.
Accessories
Canada Goose’s accessories are designed to transition seamlessly from weekday commutes to weekend retreats. Our collection
of scarves and beanies are made in Italy from premium ultra-fine Merino wool and our gloves are available in reinforced leather
that resists abrasion or in heavy duty fleece and down-filled styles for ultimate warmth in colder climates.
Thermal
Experience
Index
™
From hiking trails to embarking on an urban adventure, or exploring the coldest places on Earth, Canada Goose has developed
the Thermal Experience Index (TEI) to help consumers select the right product for them no matter the adventure. The five-point
system breaks down each piece into a category, activity and suggested temperature. TEI categorizes warmth from lightweight
pieces to parkas made for extreme weather systems; ranging from five degrees Celsius (40 degrees Fahrenheit) to negative 30
degrees Celsius (negative 25 degrees Fahrenheit) and below.
Sourcing
and
Manufacturing
Uncompromised craftsmanship begins with sourcing the right raw materials. We use premium fabrics and finishings that are built
to last. Our blends of down and fabrics enable us to create warmer, lighter and more durable products across seasons and
applications. Our products are made with down because it is recognized as one of the world’s best natural insulators.
We are committed to the ethical sourcing and responsible use of animal products. We have comprehensive transparency
standards for fur and down which reflect our commitment to the responsible use of these materials. Our suppliers are required to
verify that our down comes as a by-product of poultry industry and has not come from force-fed or live-plucked birds and
mandates that all fur is sourced in accordance with the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards or Best
Management Practices.
As of March 31, 2019, we operate eight manufacturing facilities in Toronto, Winnipeg and Greater Montreal. We also work with
27 Canadian subcontractors and 8 international highly qualified manufacturing partners who offer specialized expertise, which
provides us with flexibility to scale our production and effectively offer a broader range of product categories. We directly
employed 3,104 Canadian manufacturing employees as of March 31, 2019, as compared to 2,043 manufacturing employees
since March 31, 2018, and have been recognized by the Government of Canada for supporting the apparel manufacturing
industry in Canada.
Intellectual
Property
We own the trademarks used in connection with the marketing, distribution and sale of all of our products in the United States,
Canada and in the other countries in which our products are sold. Our major trademarks include the CANADA GOOSE word
mark and the ARCTIC PROGRAM & DESIGN trademark (our disc logo consisting of the colour-inverse design of the North Pole
and Arctic Ocean). In addition to the registrations in Canada and the United States, our word mark and design are registered in
other jurisdictions which cover approximately 60 countries. Furthermore, in certain jurisdictions we register as trademarks certain
elements of our products, such as fabric, warmth categorization and style names such as our Snow Mantra parka.
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We enforce our trademarks and we have taken several measures to protect our customers from counterfeiting activities. Since
2011, we have sewn a unique hologram, designed exclusively for us, into every jacket and accessory as proof of authenticity.
Additionally, our website has a tool for potential online customers to verify the integrity of third party retailers that purport to sell
our products. We are also active in enforcing rights on a global basis to our trademarks and taking action against counterfeiters,
online and in physical stores.
Seasonality
Our business is seasonal in nature. See Item 5.A - “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” - “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Results” - “Factors Affecting our Performance” - “Seasonality” and Item 3.D - “Risk Factors”
- “Risks Related to our Business” for a discussion.
Government
Regulation
In Canada and in the other jurisdictions in which we operate, we are subject to labour and employment laws, laws governing
advertising, privacy and data security laws, safety regulations and other laws, including consumer protection regulations that
apply to retailers and/or the promotion and sale of merchandise and the operation of stores and warehouse facilities. Our
products sold outside of Canada are subject to tariffs, treaties and various trade agreements as well as laws affecting the
importation of consumer goods. We monitor changes in these laws, regulations, treaties and agreements, and believe that we
are in material compliance with applicable laws.
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C.
Organizational
Structure
The following chart reflects our organizational structure (including the jurisdiction of formation or incorporation of the various
entities).
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D.
Property,
Plants
and
Equipment
We maintain the following leased facilities for our corporate headquarters and to conduct our principal manufacturing and retail
activities, which we believe are in good condition and working order:
Principal
Activity
Gross
Square
Feet
Lease
Expiration
Date
Location
Canada
Toronto, Ontario
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Boisbriand, Québec
Calgary, Alberta
Vancouver, British Columbia
Montreal, Québec
Stoney Creek, Ontario
Montreal, Québec
Toronto, Ontario
Edmonton, Alberta
Banff, Alberta
United
States
New York, NY
New York, NY
Chicago, IL
Boston, MA
Millburn, New Jersey
Bloomington, Minnesota
Europe
Paris, France
London, U.K.
Corporate Headquarters,
Showroom and Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Logistics
Retail Store
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Retail Store
Retail Store
Retail Store
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Retail Store
Retail Store
Retail Store
Office and Showroom
Retail Store
Retail Store
Retail Store
Retail Store
Retail Store
Office and Showroom
Retail Store
Zug, Switzerland
Office and Showroom
Paris, France
Milan, Italy
Asia
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Beijing, China
Shanghai, China
Retail Store
Retail Store
Office
Retail Store
Retail Store
Office
190,978 square feet
84,800 square feet
117,179 square feet
4,516 square feet
82,920 square feet
94,541 square feet
128,642 square feet
94,547 square feet
3,959 square feet
4,018 square feet
8,970 square feet
166,706 square feet
68,365 square feet
2,500 square feet
5,036 square feet
3,115 square feet
8,604 square feet
6,970 square feet
10,188 square feet
5,021 square feet
5,354 square feet
5,501 square feet
2,842 square feet
13,352 square feet
12,411 square feet
5,608 square feet
4,090 square feet
1,492 square feet
3,009 square feet
6,738 square feet
6,991 square feet
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June 30, 2023
May 31, 2020
August 31, 2027
August 31, 2026
November 12, 2022
September 30, 2025
March 31, 2028
July 31, 2023
January 31, 2028
January 31, 2029
January 31, 2029
October 31, 2026
February 28, 2029
January 31, 2030
January 31, 2030
January 31, 2030
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2026
July 31, 2027
March 31, 2028
January 31, 2029
January 31, 2030
April 14, 2027
September 28, 2027
October 31, 2023
March 31, 2031
March 31, 2025
June 22, 2019
July 31, 2021
October 14, 2022
June 30, 2022
ITEM
4A.
UNRESOLVED
STAFF
COMMENTS
None.
ITEM
5.
OPERATING
AND
FINANCIAL
REVIEW
AND
PROSPECTS
The following tables set forth our selected consolidated financial data. The selected historical consolidated financial data below
should be read in conjunction with our Annual Financial Statements (Item 18), as well as Item 4. - “Information on the Company”
of this Annual Report.
We have derived the statements of operations data for the years ended March 31, 2019 , March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017
and the consolidated financial position information as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 from our Annual Financial
Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report. The statements of operations data for the years ended March 31, 2016
and March 31, 2015 and the consolidated financial position information as at March 31, 2017 have been derived from our
audited consolidated financial statements, which are not included in this Annual Report. Our Annual Financial Statements have
been prepared in accordance with IFRS and are presented in millions of Canadian dollars except where otherwise indicated. Our
historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that should be expected in any future period.
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CAD
$
millions
(except
per
share
data)
Statement
of
Operations
Data:
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Selling, general and
administrative expenses
Depreciation and
amortization
Operating income
Net interest and other
finance costs
Income before income taxes
Income tax expense
Net income
Other comprehensive
income (loss)
Total comprehensive income
Earnings per share
For
the
years
ended
March
31
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
830.5
313.7
516.8
302.1
18.0
196.7
14.2
182.5
38.9
143.6
0.7
144.3
591.2
243.6
347.6
200.1
9.4
138.1
12.9
125.2
29.1
96.1
(1.8)
94.3
403.8
191.7
212.1
165.0
6.6
40.5
10.0
30.5
8.9
21.6
(0.6)
21.0
290.8
145.2
145.6
100.1
4.5
41.0
8.0
33.0
6.5
26.5
(0.7)
25.8
Basic
Diluted
$
$
1.31 $
1.28 $
0.90
0.86
$
$
0.22
0.21
$
$
0.26 $
0.26 $
Weighted average number of
shares outstanding
218.4
129.8
88.6
59.3
2.6
26.7
7.6
19.1
4.7
14.4
—
14.4
0.14
0.14
Basic
Diluted
109,422,574
107,250,039
100,262,026
100,000,000
100,000,000
111,767,584
111,519,238
102,023,196
101,692,301
101,211,134
CAD
$
millions
Financial
Position
Information:
Cash
Net working capital (1)
Total assets
Total non-current liabilities
Shareholders' equity
2019
March
31
2018
2017
88.6
188.0
725.4
189.7
399.1
95.3
72.1
548.4
171.2
243.6
9.7
89.2
380.9
170.4
146.1
(1)
Net
working
capital
is
a
non-IFRS
financial
measure.
See
“Non-IFRS
Financial
Measures”
for
a
description
of
these
measures.
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CANADA
GOOSE
HOLDINGS
INC.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION
AND
ANALYSIS
OF
FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND
RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS
For
the
three
and
twelve
months
ended
March
31,
2019
The
following
Management’s
Discussion
and
Analysis
(“MD&A”)
for
Canada
Goose
Holdings
Inc.
(“us,”
“we,”
“our,”
“Canada
Goose”
or
the
“Company”)
is
dated
May
28,
2019
and
provides
information
concerning
our
financial
condition
and
results
of
operations
for
the
three
months
and
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2019
(“fiscal
2019
”).
You
should
read
this
MD&A
together
with
our
audited
consolidated
financial
statements
and
the
related
notes
for
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2019
(“Annual
Financial
Statements”),
and
other
financial
information.
Additional
information
about
Canada
Goose
is
available
on
our
website
at
www.canadagoose.com,
on
the
SEDAR
website
at
www.sedar.com,
and
on
the
EDGAR
section
of
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(the
“SEC”)
website
at
www.sec.gov,
including
this
Annual
Report
on
Form
20-F.
CAUTIONARY
NOTE
REGARDING
FORWARD
‑ LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This MD&A contains forward-looking statements. These statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future
performance. Instead, they are based on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business,
future plans and strategies, and other future conditions. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as
“anticipate,” “believe,” “envision,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “potential,” “will,”
“would,” “could,” “should,” “continue,” “contemplate” and other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements
contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in
many places throughout this MD&A and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning,
among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, business prospects, growth, strategies, expectations
regarding industry trends and the size and growth rates of addressable markets, our business plan and growth strategies,
including plans for expansion to new markets and new products, expectations for seasonal trends, and the industry in which we
operate.
Certain assumptions made in preparing the forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A include:
•
•
•
•
•
our ability to implement our growth strategies;
our ability to maintain strong business relationships with our customers, suppliers, wholesalers and distributors;
our ability to keep pace with changing consumer preferences;
our ability to protect our intellectual property; and
the absence of material adverse changes in our industry or the global economy.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on
circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We believe that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to, those described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report, which include, but are not limited to, the following risks:
• we may not open retail stores or expand e-commerce access on our planned timelines;
• we may be unable to maintain the strength of our brand or to expand our brand to new products and geographies;
• we may be unable to protect or preserve our brand image and proprietary rights;
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• we may not be able to satisfy changing consumer preferences;
•
an economic downturn may affect discretionary consumer spending;
• we may not be able to compete in our markets effectively;
• we may not be able to manage our growth effectively;
•
•
poor performance during our peak season may affect our operating results for the full year;
our indebtedness may adversely affect our financial condition;
• we may be unable to remediate weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting on a timely basis;
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
our ability to maintain relationships with our select number of suppliers;
our ability to manage our product distribution through our wholesale partners and international distributors;
the success of our new store openings;
the success of our expansion into Greater China;
the success of our marketing programs;
our ability to forecast our inventory needs;
our ability to manage our exposure to data security and cyber security events;
the risk our business is interrupted because of a disruption at our headquarters; and
fluctuations in raw material costs, interest rates and currency exchange rates.
Although we base the forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A on assumptions that we believe are reasonable, we
caution you that actual results and developments (including our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the
development of the industry in which we operate) may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking
statements contained in this MD&A. In addition, even if results and developments are consistent with the forward-looking
statements contained in this MD&A, those results and developments may not be indicative of results or developments in
subsequent periods. As a result, any or all of our forward-looking statements in this MD&A may prove to be inaccurate. No
forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future results. Moreover, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing
environment in which new risks often emerge. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the
impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make.
You should read this MD&A and the documents that we reference herein completely and with the understanding that our actual
future results may be materially different from what we expect. The forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of
the date of this MD&A, and we do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as required by
applicable laws.
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BASIS
OF
PRESENTATION
The Annual Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), and are presented in millions of
Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated. Certain financial measures contained in this MD&A are non-IFRS financial
measures and are discussed further under “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” below.
All references to “$”, “CAD” and “dollars” refer to Canadian dollars, “USD” and “US$” refer to U.S. dollars, “GBP” refers to British
pounds sterling, “EUR” refers to euros, “CHF” refers to Swiss francs, “CNY” refers to Chinese yuan, and “HKD” refers to Hong
Kong dollars unless otherwise indicated. Certain totals, subtotals and percentages throughout this MD&A may not reconcile due
to rounding. This MD&A and the accompanying Annual Financial Statements are presented in millions of Canadian dollars. We
have conformed comparative period amounts to this convention and rounded where necessary.
All references to “fiscal 2015” are to the Company’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2015; to “ fiscal 2016 ” are to the Company’s
fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 ; to “ fiscal 2017 ” are to the Company’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 ; to “ fiscal 2018 ”
are to the Company’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 ; to “ fiscal 2019 ” are to the Company’s fiscal year ended March 31,
2019 ; to “fiscal 2020 ” are to the Company’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 ; and to “fiscal 2021 ” are to the Company’s fiscal
year ended March 31, 2021 .
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SUMMARY
OF
FINANCIAL
PERFORMANCE
The following table summarizes results of operations for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 , 2018 and 2017 and the three
months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 , and expresses the percentage relationship to revenues of certain financial statement
captions. See “Results of Operations” for additional details.
CAD
$
millions
(except
per
share
data)
Statement
of
Operations
data:
Revenue
Gross profit
Gross
margin
Operating income
Net income
Earnings
per
share
Basic
Diluted
Other
data:
(1)
EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted
EBITDA
margin
Adjusted net income
Adjusted net income per share
Adjusted net income per diluted share
$
$
$
$
CAD
$
millions
Financial
Position:
Cash
Net working capital (1)
Total assets
Total non-current liabilities
Shareholders' equity
For
the
years
ended
March
31
For
the
three
months
ended
March
31
2019
2018
2017
2019
2018
830.5
516.8
62.2%
196.7
143.6
1.31
1.28
$
$
219.4
229.6
27.6%
151.6
1.39
1.36
$
$
2019
591.2
347.6
58.8%
138.1
96.1
0.90
0.86
$
$
152.3
149.2
25.2%
94.1
0.88
0.84
$
$
88.6
188.0
725.4
189.7
399.1
403.8
212.1
52.5%
40.5
21.6
0.22
0.21
$
$
49.0
81.0
20.1%
44.1
0.44
0.43
$
$
March
31
2018
156.2
102.4
65.6%
11.7
9.0
0.08
0.08
$
$
19.1
20.4
13.1%
10.0
0.09
0.09
$
$
2017
95.3
72.1
548.4
171.2
243.6
124.8
78.2
62.7%
14.8
8.1
0.08
0.07
19.7
21.8
17.4%
10.0
0.09
0.09
9.7
89.2
380.9
170.4
146.1
(1)
EBITDA,
adjusted
EBITDA,
adjusted
EBITDA
margin,
adjusted
net
income,
adjusted
net
income
per
share
and
per
diluted
share,
and
net
working
capital
are
non-IFRS
financial
measures.
See
“Non-IFRS
Financial
Measures”
for
a
description
of
these
measures
and
a
reconciliation
to
the
nearest
IFRS
measure.
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Segments
We report our results in two segments which are aligned with our sales channels: Wholesale and Direct-to-Consumer (“DTC”).
We measure each reportable operating segment’s performance based on revenue and segment operating income. Through our
wholesale segment, we sell to wholesale partners. Our DTC segment includes sales to customers online through our e-
commerce sites and through our retail stores in the following regions and locations:
E-commerce
markets
Company
stores
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Greater China
France
Germany
Ireland
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
Beijing
Boston
Calgary
Chicago
Hong Kong
London
Montreal
New York City
Short Hills, NJ
Toronto
Vancouver
Our DTC and wholesale segments represented 51.9% and 48.1% of our total revenue, respectively, in fiscal 2019 . For fiscal
2018 , the DTC and wholesale segments contributed 43.1% and 56.9% of the total revenue, respectively, and for fiscal 2017 ,
the DTC and wholesale segments contributed 28.5% and 71.5% , respectively. The overall growth in sales along with the
increased proportion of sales in the DTC segment is expected to continue as we open more retail stores and expand e-
commerce access in future years.
Factors
Affecting
our
Performance
We believe that our performance and future success depend on many factors that present significant opportunities for us and
may pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below.
• Market
Development.
Our market development strategy has been a key driver of our recent revenue growth and we
plan to continue to execute our global expansion strategy. Across our various markets, we intend to continue
increasing brand awareness and activating local markets while building out customer access in our wholesale and
DTC channels. We expect that marketing expenses to support these initiatives will continue to grow in proportion to
anticipated revenue growth. In executing this strategy, we have expanded our presence in the Greater China market
in fiscal 2019.
• Growth
in
our
DTC
Channel.
We introduced our DTC channel in fiscal 2015 with the launch of our Canadian e-
commerce store and have since established e-commerce sites in the U.S. and in key markets in Europe and Greater
China. In fiscal 2019, for the first time, revenue generated through our DTC Channel made up more than half of our
total revenue.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2017, we opened our first two retail stores and have since opened nine stores across the
globe, including stores in Short Hills, NJ, Hong Kong, Vancouver, Montreal, and Beijing in fiscal 2019. We intend to
continue to open a select
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number of additional retail locations in major metropolitan centres and premium outdoor and lifestyle destinations
where we believe they can operate profitably, and have announced six new retail store locations for fiscal 2020.
Growth in our DTC channel is expected to continue to alter the seasonal concentration of our revenue since
customers tend to purchase goods in retail stores and on e-commerce sites at a higher rate in our third and fourth
fiscal quarters, compared to the wholesale business, where products are delivered to wholesale partners in the
second and third quarters ahead of their peak selling season.
• New
Products
. Product design and innovation are a core part of our strategy and we intend to continue investing in
the development and introduction of new products. We intend to continue to expand our Fall/Winter and Spring
collections of outerwear, knitwear and accessories across styles, uses and climates. Additionally, in connection with
the acquisition of the business of Baffin Inc. (the “Baffin Vendor”), in November, 2018 (the “Baffin acquisition”), we
intend to continue to offer Baffin brand footwear through its own sales channels. We are also developing a separate
Canada Goose footwear offering leveraging Baffin’s infrastructure, processes, and technology. We launched our
knitwear collection in the second quarter of fiscal 2018. As we introduce additional products, we expect that they will
supplement the seasonal nature of our business. We expect these products will be accretive to revenue but may
carry a lower gross margin per unit relative to our long-standing styles which are produced in significantly higher
volumes.
• Seasonality.
We experience seasonal fluctuations in our revenue and operating results and historically have realized
a significant portion of our annual wholesale revenue during our second and third fiscal quarters and DTC revenue in
the third and fourth fiscal quarters. We generated 75.8% , 74.2% , and 83.5% of our consolidated revenues in the
combined second and third fiscal quarters of fiscal 2019 , fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 , respectively. In our wholesale
channel, we have visibility into expected future revenues, with a majority of orders received before the end of the prior
fiscal year, enabling us to plan our manufacturing calendar. That said, seasonal fluctuations in wholesale and
distributor customer demand have shifted the delivery timing of customer orders between quarters in the past and
similar shifts may affect the quarterly pattern of wholesale revenue in future. Because of seasonal fluctuations in
revenue and fixed costs associated with our business, particularly the headcount growth and premises costs
associated with our expanding DTC channel, we typically experience reduced or negative net income and adjusted
EBITDA (1) in the first and fourth quarters. As a result of our seasonality, changes that impact gross margin and
adjusted EBITDA (1) can have a disproportionate impact on the quarterly results when they are recorded in our off-
peak periods.
(1)
Adjusted
EBITDA
is
a
non-IFRS
measure.
See
“Non-IFRS
Financial
Measures”
for
a
description
of
these
measures.
Guided by expected demand and wholesale orders, we manufacture on a linear basis throughout the fiscal year,
resulting in the buildup of inventory ahead of our peak season. Net working capital requirements typically increase in
off-peak periods as inventory builds to support our peak shipping and selling season. We finance these needs
through a combination of cash on hand, cash from operations, and borrowings on our U.S. dollar denominated senior
secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”). Cash flows from operating activities are
typically highest in the third and fourth fiscal quarters of the fiscal year due to the peak revenue period for DTC and
collection of receivables from wholesale revenue earlier in the year.
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• Developments
in
international
trade.
We continue to prepare for the impact on our operations in Europe and the U.K.
as a result of the proposed British exit from the European Union (“Brexit”). We do not expect any consequences,
positive or negative, emanating from recent trade negotiations in connection with the proposed United States-Mexico-
Canada Agreement (“USMCA”). The Company is currently benefiting from reduced tariffs on certain of our products
imported into Europe under the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”)
which entered into force provisionally on September 21, 2017 and is pending ratification by certain EU countries. We
monitor developments in international trade in countries where we operate that could have an impact on our
business.
•
Foreign
Exchange.
We sell a significant portion of our products to customers outside of Canada, which exposes us to
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. In fiscal years 2019 , 2018 and 2017 , we generated 58.0% , 53.7%
and 52.2% , respectively, of our revenue in currencies other than Canadian dollars. As most of our wholesale revenue
is derived from wholesale orders made prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, we have a high degree of visibility into
our anticipated future cash flows from wholesale operations. In addition, most of our raw materials are sourced
outside of Canada, primarily in U.S. dollars, and selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses are typically
denominated in the currency of the country in which they are incurred. As part of our risk management program, this
extended visibility allows us to enter into foreign exchange forward contracts to manage certain of our exposures to
exchange rate fluctuations for future foreign currency transactions, which is intended to reduce the variability of our
operating costs and future cash flows denominated in local currencies.
We are exposed to translation and transaction risks associated with foreign currency exchange fluctuations on the
principal and interest payable on our Revolving Facility and senior secured term loan facility (“ Term Loan Facility”).
On October 18, 2017, we entered into foreign exchange forward and cross-currency swap contracts to hedge a
portion of the exposure to foreign currency exchange and interest rate risk on the principal amount of the Term Loan
Facility. See “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk - Foreign Exchange Risk” below.
The main foreign currency exchange rates that impact our business and operations for fiscal 2019 and 2018 are
summarized below:
Currency
USD/CAD
EUR/CAD
GBP/CAD
CHF/CAD
CNY/CAD
HKD/CAD
Foreign
currency
exchange
rate
to
$1.00
CAD
Fiscal
2019
Average
Rate
Q1
1.2912
1.5390
1.7567
1.3108
0.2024
0.1645
Q2
1.3069
1.5204
1.7039
1.3291
0.1920
0.1666
Q3
1.3214
1.5080
1.6992
1.3274
0.1911
0.1688
Q4
1.3292
1.5094
1.7315
1.3329
0.1970
0.1694
2019
1.3122
1.5192
1.7228
1.3251
0.1956
0.1673
Closing
Rate
March
31,
2019
1.3363
1.5002
1.7418
1.3421
0.1991
0.1702
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Foreign
currency
exchange
rate
to
$1.00
CAD
Fiscal
2018
Average
Rate
Currency
USD/CAD
EUR/CAD
GBP/CAD
CHF/CAD
Q1
1.3449
1.4810
1.7211
1.3663
Q2
1.2528
1.4721
1.6396
1.3012
Q3
1.2713
1.4971
1.6875
1.2881
Q4
1.2647
1.5544
1.7601
1.3337
2018
1.2837
1.5011
1.7022
1.3226
Closing
Rate
March
31,
2018
1.2894
1.5867
1.8106
1.3482
Source: Bank of Canada
Components
of
Our
Results
of
Operations
Revenue
Wholesale revenue is comprised of sales to third party resellers, which includes distributors and retailers of our products.
Wholesale revenue from the sale of goods, net of an estimated provision for sales returns, discounts and allowances, is
recognized when the control of the goods has been transferred to the reseller, which, depending on the terms of the agreement
with the reseller, occurs when the products have been shipped to the reseller, are picked up from our third-party warehouse or
arrive at the reseller’s facilities.
DTC revenue consists of sales through our e-commerce operations and retail stores. Revenue through e-commerce operations
and retail stores is recognized upon delivery of the goods to the customer and when collection is reasonably assured, net of an
estimated provision for sales returns.
Cost
of
Sales
and
Gross
Profit
Gross profit is our revenue less cost of sales. Cost of sales is comprised of the cost of manufacturing our products, including raw
materials, direct labour and overhead, plus freight, duties and non-refundable taxes incurred in delivering the goods to
distribution centres managed by third parties or to our retail stores. It also includes costs incurred in our production, design and
merchandise departments, as well as inventory provisions and allowances related to obsolescence and shrinkage. The primary
drivers of our cost of sales are the costs of raw materials (which are sourced in both Canadian dollars and U.S. dollars),
manufacturing labour rates in the provinces of Canada and the allocation of overhead. Gross margin measures our gross profit
as a percentage of revenue. Inventory acquired in connection with the Baffin acquisition was recorded at its fair value, measured
as net realizable value, less costs to sell. When the opening inventory is sold, the gross profit that would otherwise have been
recognized without the inventory valuation adjustment will reduce the associated gross profit and gross margin.
SG&A
Expenses
SG&A expenses consist of selling costs to support our customer relationships and to deliver our products to our wholesale
partners, e-commerce customers and retail stores. It also includes our marketing and brand investment activities and the
corporate infrastructure required to support our ongoing operations. Foreign exchange gains and losses are recorded in SG&A
and comprise the translation of assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the
Company or its subsidiaries, including cash balances, the Term Loan Facility, and a portion of our Revolving Facility, mark-to-
market adjustments on derivative contracts, gains or losses associated with our term loan hedges, and realized gains on
settlement of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.
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Selling costs, other than headcount-related costs, generally correlate to revenue timing and therefore experience similar
seasonal trends. As a percentage of sales, we expect these selling costs to continue to change as our business evolves. This
change has been and is expected to be primarily driven by the growth of our DTC channel, including the investment required to
support e-commerce sites and retail stores. Retail store costs are mostly fixed and are incurred throughout the year. The growth
of our DTC channel has been and is expected to be accretive to net income given that the higher gross margin for sales made
through our DTC channel captures the full retail value of our products.
General and administrative expenses represent costs incurred in our corporate offices, primarily related to marketing, personnel
costs, including salaries, variable incentive compensation, benefits, share-based compensation, technology support and other
professional service costs. We have invested considerably in this area to support the growing volume and complexity of our
business and anticipate continuing to do so in the future.
Income
Taxes
We are subject to income taxes in the jurisdictions in which we operate and, consequently, income tax expense is a function of
the allocation of taxable income by jurisdiction and the various activities that impact the timing of taxable events. The primary
regions that determine the effective tax rate are Canada, the U.S., Switzerland and the U.K.
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RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS
New
retail
stores
In April 2019, the Company announced plans to open six new stores in Europe and North America in the fall and winter of 2019.
The locations of these planned new stores are Milan, Paris, Minneapolis, Toronto, Banff and Edmonton.
Manufacturing
facility
in
Montreal
In April 2019, the Company opened its second manufacturing facility in Québec and eighth manufacturing facility in Canada.
Amendments
to
long-term
debt
agreements
On May 10, 2019, the Company entered into agreements with its lenders to amend the terms of its Revolving Facility and Term
Loan Facility. The amendment to the Revolving Facility increased the credit commitment amount to $300.0m with a seasonal
increase of up to $350.0m during the peak season (June 1 through November 30) and extended the maturity date to June 3,
2024. The amendment to the Term Loan Facility decreased the interest rate from LIBOR plus 4.0% to LIBOR plus 3.5%, and
extended the maturity date to December 2, 2024.
Normal
Course
Issuer
Bid
The Company has initiated a normal course issuer bid in relation to its subordinate voting shares. The Company is authorized to
make purchases under the normal course issuer bid from May 31, 2019 to May 30, 2020, in accordance with the requirements of
the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”). The board of directors of the Company has authorized the Company to repurchase up
to 1,600,000 subordinate voting shares, representing approximately 2.70% of the issued and outstanding subordinate voting
shares as at May 17, 2019. Purchases will be made by means of open market transactions on both the TSX and the New York
Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), or alternative trading systems, if eligible, or by such other means as a securities regulatory
authority may permit. Under the normal course issuer bid, the Company will be allowed to purchase daily, through the facilities of
the TSX, a maximum of 131,422 subordinate voting shares, representing 25% of the average daily trading volume, as calculated
per the TSX rules for the six-month period starting on November 1, 2018 and ending on April 30, 2019. Repurchased
subordinate voting shares will be cancelled. A copy of the Company's notice of intention to commence a normal course issuer
bid through the facilities of the TSX may be obtained, without charge, by contacting the Company.
The Company believes that the purchase of its subordinate voting shares under the normal course issuer bid is an appropriate
and desirable use of available excess cash.
Over the past 12 months, no subordinate voting shares have been repurchased by the Company under a normal course issuer
bid.
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RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 compared to fiscal year ended March 31, 2018
The following table summarizes results of operations and expresses the percentage relationship to revenues of certain financial
statement captions.
CAD
$
millions
(except
per
share
data)
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
Statement
of
Operations
data:
2019
2018
$
Change
%
Change
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross
profit
Gross
margin
Selling, general and administrative expenses
SG&A
expenses
as
%
of
revenue
Depreciation and amortization
Operating
income
Operating
income
as
%
of
revenue
Net interest and other finance costs
Income
before
income
taxes
Income tax expense
Effective
tax
rate
Net
income
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Total
comprehensive
income
Earnings
per
share
Basic
Diluted
Weighted
average
number
of
shares
outstanding
Basic
Diluted
Other
data:
(1)
EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted
EBITDA
margin
Adjusted net income
Adjusted net income per share
Adjusted net income per diluted share
830.5
313.7
516.8
62.2%
302.1
36.4%
18.0
196.7
23.7%
14.2
182.5
38.9
21.3%
143.6
0.7
144.3
591.2
243.6
347.6
58.8%
200.1
33.8%
9.4
138.1
23.4%
12.9
125.2
29.1
23.3%
96.1
(1.8)
94.3
$
$
$
$
1.31
1.28
$
$
0.90
0.86
$
$
109,422,574
111,767,584
107,250,039
111,519,238
219.4
229.6
27.6%
151.6
1.39
1.36
$
$
152.3
149.2
25.2%
94.1
0.88
0.84
$
$
239.3
(70.1)
169.2
(102.0)
(8.6)
58.6
(1.3)
57.3
(9.8)
47.5
2.5
50.0
0.41
0.42
67.1
80.4
57.5
0.51
0.52
40.5%
(28.8)%
48.7%
340
bps
(51.0)%
(260)
bps
(91.5)%
42.4%
30
bps
(10.1)%
45.8%
(33.7)%
200
bps
49.4%
138.9%
53.0%
45.6%
48.8%
44.1%
53.9%
240
bps
61.1%
58.0%
61.9%
(1)
EBITDA,
adjusted
EBITDA,
adjusted
EBITDA
margin,
adjusted
net
income,
and
adjusted
net
income
per
share
and
per
diluted
share
are
non-IFRS
measures.
See
“Non-IFRS
Financial
Measures”
for
a
description
of
these
measures
and
a
reconciliation
to
the
nearest
IFRS
measure.
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Revenue
Revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 increased by $239.3m , or 40.5% from $591.2m for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2018 to $830.5m . The increase was driven by growth in all geographic regions and channels. On a constant currency
(1) basis, revenue increased by 39.0% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 compared to the fiscal year ended March 31,
2018 . Revenue generated from our DTC channel represented 51.9% of total revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019
compared to 43.1% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 . For the first time, DTC revenue in fiscal 2019 represented more
than half of total revenue.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
CAD
$
millions
2019
2018
As
reported
Wholesale
DTC
Total revenue
399.2
431.3
830.5
336.2
255.0
591.2
63.0
176.3
239.3
$
Change
Foreign
exchange
impact
(5.8)
(3.2)
(9.0)
%
Change
In
constant
currency
As
reported
In
constant
currency
57.2
173.1
230.3
18.7%
69.1%
40.5%
17.0%
67.9%
39.0%
(1)
Constant
currency
revenue
is
a
non-IFRS
financial
measure.
See
“Non-IFRS
Financial
Measures”
for
a
description
of
these
measures.
Wholesale
Revenue from our wholesale channel was $399.2m for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 compared to $336.2m for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2018 . The increase of $63.0m in revenue from our wholesale channel was driven primarily from higher
order values from existing wholesale partners. Incremental revenue from Baffin and favourable foreign exchange fluctuations
also contributed positively.
DTC
Revenue from our DTC channel was $431.3m for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 compared to $255.0m for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2018 . The increase in revenue of $176.3m from our DTC channel was driven by the incremental revenue from
five new retail stores and the launch of the Greater China e-commerce market. This was complemented by strong performances
from established e-commerce markets and retail stores.
Revenue
by
geography
CAD
$
millions
Revenue
by
geography:
Canada
United States
Rest of World
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
2019
%
of
total
revenue
2018
%
of
total
revenue
$
Change %
Change
293.3
251.1
286.1
830.5
35.3%
30.2%
34.5%
100.0%
228.8
184.2
178.2
591.2
38.7%
31.2%
30.1%
100.0%
64.5
66.9
107.9
239.3
28.2%
36.3%
60.5%
40.5%
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Revenue increased across all our geographic regions for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 compared to the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2018 . This revenue growth is primarily attributable to the increased proportion of sales in the DTC segment
and through the incremental revenues generated from retail stores and e-commerce sites that were not open throughout the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 . Further, there is an increase in the proportion of revenues in Rest of World primarily
attributable to the increase in retail stores and e-commerce access internationally.
Cost of Sales and Gross Profit
Cost of sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 increased by $70.1m , or 28.8% , compared to the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2018 . Gross profit and gross margin for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 were $516.8m and 62.2% ,
respectively, compared to $347.6m and 58.8% , respectively, for fiscal 2018 . The increase in gross profit was primarily
attributable to revenue growth and favourable changes in channel mix, with a higher proportion of revenue from our DTC
channel than in fiscal 2018 , offset by higher direct labour costs. Gross margin improved primarily due to margin expansion in
both the wholesale and DTC channels as a result of ongoing cost efficiencies and pricing outweighing the reinvestment in cost
inflation and new categories.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
2019
2018
Reported
%
of
segment
revenue
Reported
%
of
segment
revenue
$
Change
%
Change
399.2
207.0
192.2
431.3
106.7
324.6
830.5
313.7
516.8
100.0%
51.9%
48.1%
100.0%
24.7%
75.3%
100.0%
37.8%
62.2%
336.2
178.4
157.8
255.0
65.2
189.8
591.2
243.6
347.6
100.0%
53.1%
46.9%
100.0%
25.6%
74.4%
100.0%
41.2%
58.8%
63.0
(28.6)
34.4
176.3
(41.5)
134.8
239.3
(70.1)
169.2
18.7 %
(16.0)%
21.8 %
69.1 %
(63.7)%
71.0 %
40.5 %
(28.8)%
48.7 %
CAD
$
millions
Wholesale
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
DTC
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Total
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Wholesale
Cost of sales in our wholesale channel was $207.0m for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 compared to $178.4m for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 . Gross profit was $192.2m for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 compared to $157.8m for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 . Wholesale gross margin increased to 48.1% in fiscal 2019 from 46.9% of segment
revenue in fiscal 2018. The $34.4m increase in gross profit was primarily attributable to revenue growth. The increase in gross
margin primarily reflects the impact of pricing, offset by increases in manufacturing labour costs. To a lesser degree, wholesale
gross margin was also impacted by production efficiencies in manufacturing overhead, partially offset by changes in product mix.
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DTC
Cost of sales in our DTC channel was $106.7m for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 compared to $65.2m for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2018 . Gross profit was $324.6m for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 compared to $189.8m for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2018 . DTC gross margin increased from 74.4% of segment revenue to 75.3% in fiscal 2019 . The
increase in DTC channel gross profit was attributable to the continued strong performances of our existing retail stores and e-
commerce sites, as well as the incremental gross profit generated from our four retail stores which opened in the third quarter of
fiscal 2018 and five retail stores which opened in fiscal 2019 . The increase in gross margin reflects pricing and production
efficiencies, partially offset by an increase in direct labour manufacturing costs and shift in product mix with a higher proportion
of lightweight down jacket sales.
SG&A Expenses
SG&A expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 were $302.1m compared to $200.1m for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2018 . The increase of $102.0m or 51.0% repr esents support for ongoing business growth and new growth
opportunities including the expansion into Greater China and the Baffin acquisition. The increase was primarily driven by the
expansion of our DTC footprint, increased investment in marketing to build the brand and demand, as well as the start-up costs
of our Greater China operations. The business has continued to scale, with investment in headcount in corporate activities as
well as information technology-related expenditures to support the growth of the business. We also incurred transaction costs
related to the acquisition of Baffin and the public offerings of shares by our principal shareholders (the “Secondary Offerings”)
completed in June and November 2018 compared with the costs of the Secondary Offering in June 2017.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
2019
2018
Reported
%
of
segment
revenue
Reported
%
of
segment
revenue
$
Change
%
Change
43.0
90.0
10.8%
20.9%
37.2
55.1
11.1%
21.6%
169.1
302.1
36.4%
107.8
200.1
33.8%
(5.8)
(34.9)
(61.3)
(102.0)
(15.6)%
(63.3)%
(56.9)%
(51.0)%
CAD
$
millions
Segment:
Wholesale
DTC
Unallocated corporate
expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Wholesale
SG&A expenses in our wholesale channel for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 were $43.0m compared to $37.2m for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 . SG&A expenses in the wholesale segment decreased from 11.1% of segment revenue to
10.8% in fiscal 2019 . The increase of $5.8m or 15.6% in SG&A expenses is a result of an increase in headcount and other fixed
costs to support sales and operations of the wholesale business, partially offset by favourable distribution efficiencies as we
consolidated warehouses.
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DTC
SG&A expenses in our DTC channel for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 were $90.0m compared to $55.1m for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2018 . SG&A expenses in the DTC segment decreased from 21.6% of segment revenue to 20.9% in fiscal
2019 . The increase of $34.9m or 63.3% was primarily attributable to the incremental operating costs of four retail stores and
additional e-commerce sites launched in fiscal 2018 , and five additional retail stores that opened during fiscal 2019 . In addition,
management fees to third party operating partners were incurred in connection with DTC operations in Greater China. Offsetting
this trend were lower pre-opening costs for new retail stores of $2.3m in fiscal 2019, compared to pre-opening costs of $4.8m in
fiscal 2018 . Revenue growth outpaced SG&A expense increases, resulting in positive leverage.
Unallocated
Corporate
Expenses
Unallocated corporate expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 were $169.1m compared to $107.8m for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2018 . The increase in unallocated corporate expenses of $61.3m , or 56.9% was primarily a result of
costs of entering the Greater China market, increased investment in marketing, and people and information technology-related
scaling costs. Costs also include $3.0m of transaction and other costs in connection with the Baffin acquisition and $2.1m of
transaction costs for the Secondary Offerings completed in June and November 2018, compared with costs of $1.5m for the
Secondary Offering in June 2017.
Operating Income and Margin
Total operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 was $196.7m compared to $138.1m for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2018 . Operating income as a percentage of revenue (operating margin) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 was
23.7% compared to 23.4% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 .
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
2019
2018
Operating
income
Operating
margin
Operating
income
Operating
margin
Change %
Change
$
37.3%
54.4%
149.2
234.6
383.8
169.1
120.6
134.7
255.3
107.8
35.9%
52.8%
28.6
99.9
128.5
23.7 %
74.2 %
50.3 %
(61.3)
(56.9)%
18.0
9.4
(8.6)
(91.5)%
196.7
23.7%
138.1
23.4%
58.6
42.4 %
CAD
$
millions
Segment:
Wholesale
DTC
Unallocated
corporate
expenses
Unallocated
depreciation and
amortization
expense
Total operating
income
Wholesale
Wholesale segment operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 was $149.2m compared to $120.6m for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2018 . Operating margin in the wholesale segment increased from 35.9% of segment revenue to 37.3% in
fiscal 2019 . The increase of $28.6m was primarily attributable to higher gross profit driven by overall demand growth. The
increase in
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operating margin is attributable to higher gross margin for the reasons described above, and lower SG&A expenses as a
percentage of segment revenue.
DTC
DTC segment operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 was $234.6m compared to $134.7m for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2018 . Operating margin for the DTC segment increased to 54.4% in fiscal 2019 from 52.8% of segment
revenue. The increase of $99.9m was driven by the strong performance of our retail stores and e-commerce sites, partially offset
by $2.3m of pre-opening costs incurred for our five retail store locations which opened in fiscal 2019 compared to $4.8m pre-
opening costs for our four retail store locations which opened in fiscal 2018. As we continue to open more retail stores and
expand e-commerce access in the future, we expect the proportion of operating income generated from our DTC channel to
continue to increase.
Net Interest and Other Finance Costs
Net interest and finance costs for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 were $14.2m , compared to $12.9m for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2018 . The increase of $1.3m is driven by higher average interest rates on the Revolving Facility and the Term
Loan Facility.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 was $38.9m compared to $29.1m for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2018 . For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 , the effective tax rate and statutory tax rate were 21.3% and 25.4% ,
respectively, compared to 23.3% and 25.4% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 .
The effective tax rates for both the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are lower than their corresponding statutory tax
rates. For both the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 , this arises from the statutory tax rate differences in
our foreign jurisdictions. As a significant portion of wholesale revenue and consolidated net income is attributed to an entity with
a lower effective tax rate, this contributes to the reduction of rates.
Net Income
Net income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 was $143.6m compared to $96.1m for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2018 , driven by the factors described above.
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Fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 compared to fiscal year ended March 31, 2017
The following table summarizes results of operations and expresses the percentage relationship to revenues of certain financial
statement captions.
CAD
$
millions
(except
per
share
data)
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
Statement
of
Operations
data:
2018
2017
$
Change
%
Change
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross
profit
Gross
margin
Selling, general and administrative expenses
SG&A
expenses
as
%
of
revenue
Depreciation and amortization
Operating
income
Operating
income
as
%
of
revenue
Net interest and other finance costs
Income
before
income
taxes
Income tax expense
Effective
tax
rate
Net
income
Other comprehensive loss
Total
comprehensive
income
Earnings
per
share
Basic
Diluted
591.2
243.6
347.6
58.8%
200.1
33.8%
9.4
138.1
23.4%
12.9
125.2
29.1
23.3%
96.1
(1.8)
94.3
$
$
0.90
0.86
$
$
403.8
191.7
212.1
52.5%
165.0
40.9%
6.6
40.5
10.0%
10.0
30.5
8.9
29.1%
21.6
(0.6)
21.0
0.22
0.21
187.4
(51.9)
135.5
(35.1)
(2.8)
97.6
(2.9)
94.7
46.4%
(27.1)%
63.9%
630
bps
(21.3)%
710
bps
(42.4)%
241.0%
1,340
bps
(29.0)%
310.5%
(20.2)
(227.0)%
74.5
(1.2)
73.3
0.68
0.65
580
bps
344.9%
(200.0)%
349.0%
309.1%
309.5%
Weighted
average
number
of
shares
outstanding
Basic
Diluted
Other
data:
(1)
EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted
EBITDA
margin
Adjusted net income
Adjusted net income per share
Adjusted net income per diluted share
$
$
107,250,039
111,519,238
100,262,026
102,023,196
152.3
149.2
25.2%
94.1
0.88
0.84
$
$
49.0
81.0
20.1%
44.1
0.44
0.43
103.3
68.2
50.0
0.44
0.41
210.8%
84.2%
510
bps
113.4%
100.0%
95.3%
(1)
EBITDA,
adjusted
EBITDA,
adjusted
EBITDA
margin,
adjusted
net
income,
and
adjusted
net
income
per
share
and
per
diluted
share
are
non-IFRS
financial
measures.
See
“Non-IFRS
Financial
Measures”
for
a
description
of
these
measures
and
a
reconciliation
to
the
nearest
IFRS
measure.
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Revenue
Revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 increased by $187.4m , or 46.4% from $403.8m for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017 to $591.2m . The increase was driven by growth in all our sales channels and across all geographic regions,
with a favourable foreign exchange impact of approximately $4.6m . On a constant currency (1) basis, revenue increased by
47.5% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 compared to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 . Revenue generated from
our DTC channel represented 43.1% of total revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 compared to 28.5% for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2017 .
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
2018
2017
As
reported
$
Change
Foreign
exchange
impact
%
Change
In
constant
currency
As
reported
In
constant
currency
336.2
255.0
591.2
288.6
115.2
403.8
47.6
139.8
187.4
3.0
1.6
4.6
50.6
141.4
192.0
16.5%
121.4%
46.4%
17.5%
122.7%
47.5%
CAD
$
millions
Revenue
Wholesale
DTC
Total revenue
(1)
Constant
currency
revenue
is
a
non-IFRS
financial
measure.
See
“Non-IFRS
Financial
Measures”
for
a
description
of
these
measures.
Wholesale
Revenue from our wholesale channel was $336.2m for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 compared to $288.6m for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2017 . The increase of $47.6m in revenue from our wholesale channel reflects growth in customer orders
from existing accounts year-over-year, supported by higher inventory availability through production execution, which permitted
us to respond to customer re-orders.
DTC
Revenue from our DTC channel was $255.0m for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 compared to $115.2m for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2017 . The increase of $139.8m in revenue from our DTC channel was driven by the continued strong
performance of our existing retail and e-commerce sites, as well as a full year of operations for our Toronto and New York City
retail stores, and the incremental revenue from our four new Company-owned retail stores and eight e-commerce sites which
opened in fiscal 2018 .
Revenue
by
geography
CAD
$
millions
Revenue
by
geography:
Canada
United States
Rest of World
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
2018
%
of
total
revenue
2017
%
of
total
revenue
$
Change %
Change
228.8
184.2
178.2
591.2
38.7%
31.2%
30.1%
100.0%
155.1
131.9
116.8
403.8
38.4%
32.7%
28.9%
73.7
52.3
61.4
100.0%
187.4
47.5%
39.7%
52.6%
46.4%
Revenue growth was strong across all our geographical regions for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 compared to the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2017 , with growth in both our wholesale and DTC channels as discussed above.
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Cost of Sales and Gross Profit
Cost of sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 increased by $51.9m or 27.1% , compared to the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017 . This was driven primarily by higher sales volume. Gross profit and gross margin for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2018 were $347.6m and 58.8% , respectively, compared to $212.1m and 52.5% , respectively, for the same period in
fiscal 2017 . The increase in gross profit and expanded gross margin in fiscal 2018 were primarily attributable to favourable
changes in channel mix, with a higher proportion of revenue from our DTC channel as compared to fiscal 2017 , partially offset
by higher inventory adjustments.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
2018
2017
Reported
%
of
segment
revenue
Reported
%
of
segment
revenue
$
Change
%
Change
336.2
178.4
157.8
255.0
65.2
189.8
591.2
243.6
347.6
100.0%
53.1%
46.9%
100.0%
25.6%
74.4%
100.0%
41.2%
58.8%
288.6
163.5
125.1
115.2
28.2
87.0
403.8
191.7
212.1
100.0%
56.7%
43.3%
100.0%
24.5%
75.5%
100.0%
47.5%
52.5%
47.6
(14.9)
32.7
139.8
(37.0)
102.8
187.4
(51.9)
135.5
16.5 %
(9.1)%
26.1 %
121.4 %
(131.2)%
118.2 %
46.4 %
(27.1)%
63.9 %
CAD
$
millions
Wholesale
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
DTC
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Total
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Wholesale
Cost of sales in our wholesale channel was $178.4m for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 compared to $163.5m for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 . Gross profit was $157.8m for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 compared to $125.1m for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 . Wholesale gross margin increased to 46.9% from 43.3% of segment revenue in fiscal
2018. The increase of $32.7m in gross profit was primarily attributable to demand growth in customer orders, including re-orders.
In addition, both gross profit and gross margin increased due to a greater proportion of wholesale revenue from higher margin
jackets within our Fall/Winter collection and lower material costs, partially offset by higher inventory provisions in fiscal 2018 .
DTC
Cost of sales in our DTC channel was $65.2m for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 compared to $28.2m for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2017 . Gross profit was $189.8m for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 compared to $87.0m for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2017 . DTC gross margin slightly decreased from 75.5% of segment revenue to 74.4% in the period. The
increase in DTC channel gross profit of $102.8m was attributable to the continued strong performance of our existing retail
stores and e-commerce sites, as well as the incremental gross profit generated from our four new Company-owned retail stores
and additional eight e-commerce sites which opened in fiscal 2018 . Gross margin decreased because of a higher proportion of
sales in the non-peak season of lower margin products.
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SG&A Expenses
SG&A expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 were $200.1m compared to $165.0m for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017 . The increase of $35.1m or 21.3% includes expenses that did not recur in fiscal 2018, including a $9.6m fee
related to the termination of the Management Agreement and $10.0m of transaction costs related to the IPO. SG&A expenses in
fiscal 2017 before these items amounted to $145.4m ; the increase in SG&A expenses, excluding these amounts in 2017, was
$54.8m or 37.7% . The increase is the result of expansion of the DTC footprint, increased investment in marketing, professional
fees, primarily related to public company compliance and expansion in headcount to accommodate business growth, partially
offset by higher foreign exchange gains of $9.3m in fiscal 2018, as well as lower share-based compensation expense.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
2018
2017
Reported
%
of
segment
revenue
Reported
%
of
segment
revenue
$
Change
%
Change
37.2
55.1
107.8
200.1
11.1%
21.6%
33.8%
30.7
27.5
106.8
165.0
10.6%
23.8%
40.9%
(6.5)
(27.6)
(1.0)
(35.1)
(21.2)%
(100.4)%
(0.9)%
(21.3)%
CAD
$
millions
Segment:
Wholesale
DTC
Unallocated corporate
expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Wholesale
SG&A expenses in our wholesale channel for the fiscal year March 31, 2018 were $37.2m compared to $30.7m for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2017 . SG&A expenses in the wholesale segment increased to 11.1% from 10.6% of segment revenue in
the period. The increase of $6.5m or 21.2% in SG&A expenses for our wholesale channel, as well as the increase in SG&A
expenses as a percentage of revenue, were primarily attributable to higher volume which drives warehousing and outbound
freight charges, and higher employee headcount.
DTC
SG&A expenses in our DTC channel for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 were $55.1m compared to $27.5m for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2017 . SG&A expenses in the DTC segment decreased to 21.6% from 23.8% of segment revenue in the
period. The increase of $27.6m or 100.4% was primarily attributable to the continued operating costs of our Toronto and New
York retail stores for the full year in fiscal 2018 , the incremental operating costs of recently opened retail stores and eight e-
commerce sites which launched in fiscal 2018 , and the pre-opening costs of $4.8m incurred for our Boston, Calgary, Chicago
and London stores, compared to $1.8m in pre-opening costs for our Toronto and New York stores in fiscal 2017 .
Unallocated
Corporate
Expenses
Unallocated corporate expenses for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 were $107.8m compared to $106.8m for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2017 . Unallocated corporate expenses in fiscal 2017 included $19.6m of expenses that did not recur in
fiscal 2018 , as described above. Unallocated corporate expenses before these items amounted to $87.2m ; the increase in
unallocated corporate expenses, excluding these amounts in 2017, was $20.5m , or 23.6% . The increase is the result of
expansion of our retail network, increased investment in marketing, scaled investment in headcount to accommodate business
growth, and professional fees, primarily related to public company
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compliance, partially offset by higher foreign exchange gains of $9.3m in fiscal 2018, as well as lower share-based
compensation expense.
Operating Income and Margin
Total operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 was $138.1m compared to $40.5m for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017 . Operating income as a percentage of revenue (operating margin) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 was
23.4% compared to 10.0% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 .
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
2018
2017
Operating
income
Operating
margin
Operating
income
Operating
margin
$
Change
%
Change
35.9%
52.8%
120.6
134.7
255.3
107.8
9.4
138.1
23.4%
94.4
59.5
153.9
106.8
6.6
40.5
32.7%
51.7%
26.2
75.2
101.4
27.8 %
126.4 %
65.9 %
(1.0)
(0.9)%
(2.8)
(42.4)%
10.0%
97.6
241.0 %
CAD
$
millions
Segment:
Wholesale
DTC
Unallocated
corporate
expenses
Unallocated
depreciation and
amortization
expense
Total operating
income
Wholesale
Wholesale segment operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 was $120.6m compared to $94.4m for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2017 . Operating margin in the wholesale segment increased to 35.9% from 32.7% of segment revenue in
the period. The increase of $26.2m and improved operating margin were primarily attributable to higher gross profit driven by
overall volume growth and improved gross margin for the reasons described above.
DTC
DTC segment operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 was $134.7m compared to $59.5m for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2017 . Operating margin for the DTC segment increased to 52.8% from 51.7% of segment revenue in the
period. The increase of $75.2m was driven by the strong performances of our new and existing retail stores and e-commerce
sites, as described above, partially offset by $4.8m of pre-opening costs incurred for our Boston, Calgary, Chicago and London
retail store locations which opened in fiscal 2018 , compared to $1.8m of retail store pre-opening costs in fiscal 2017 . As we
continue to open more retail stores and expand e-commerce access in the future, we expect the proportion of operating income
generated from our DTC channel to continue to increase.
Net Interest and Other Finance Costs
Net interest and finance costs for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 were $12.9m , compared to $10.0m for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2017 , an increase of $2.9m.
Interest expense on the Revolving Facility and the previous credit facility decreased by $0.6m in fiscal 2018 due to a lower
average loan balance outstanding during the year. In fiscal 2017 , $0.9m of unamortized costs were written off due to repayment
of the previous credit facility.
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The debt structure of the Company changed substantially in fiscal 2017 as a result of a series of share capital and debt
transactions we completed on December 2, 2016 ( the “Recapitalization”) and the IPO on March 21, 2017. Interest expense on
the Term Loan Facility increased by $3.6m in fiscal 2018 because the loan was outstanding for the full year, but at a lower
balance after repayment of $65.0m from the proceeds of the IPO. Interest expense was incurred for four months in fiscal 2017 at
a rate of LIBOR plus 5.0%, and in fiscal 2018 at a reduced margin of LIBOR plus 4.0%. Amortized costs included in interest
expense increased by $1.9m for the full year in fiscal 2018 . As a result of the partial repayment of the Term Loan Facility in
2017, $3.0m of unamortized costs were written off, offset by a gain of $5.9m to recognize the change in fair value of the loan
balance from the 1.0% reduction in the effective interest rate for the remaining term of the loan. In fiscal 2017 , the Company
incurred interest expense of $3.8m on subordinated debt prior to its repayment in the Recapitalization.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 was $29.1m compared to $8.9m for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017 . For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 , the effective tax rate and statutory tax rate were 23.3% and 25.4%,
respectively, compared to 29.1% and 25.3% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 . The decrease in the effective tax rate for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 relates primarily to decrease in stock option expense and differences in tax rates between
entities.
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax reform legislation, referred to as the Tax Cuts and
Jobs Act, which decreased the federal statutory income tax rate for the Company's U.S. subsidiary from 34% to 21% effective
January 1, 2018.
Net Income
Net income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 was $96.1m compared to $21.6m for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017
. The increase in net income of $74.5m was driven by the factors described above.
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Three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to three months ended March 31, 2018
The following table summarizes results of operations and expresses the percentage relationship to revenues of certain financial
statement captions.
CAD
$
millions
(except
share
and
per
share
data)
Statement
of
Operations
data:
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross
profit
Gross
margin
Selling, general and administrative expenses
SG&A
expenses
as
%
of
revenue
Depreciation and amortization
Operating
income
Operating
income
as
%
of
revenue
Net interest and other finance costs
Income
before
income
taxes
Income tax (recovery) expense
Effective
tax
rate
Net
income
Other comprehensive loss
Total
comprehensive
income
Earnings
per
share
Basic
Diluted
Weighted
average
number
of
shares
outstanding
Basic
Diluted
Other
data:
(1)
EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted
EBITDA
margin
Adjusted net income
Adjusted net income per share
Adjusted net income per diluted share
For
the
three
months
ended
March
31
2019
2018
$
Change
%
Change
156.2
53.8
102.4
65.6
%
85.0
54.4
%
5.7
11.7
7.5
%
3.1
8.6
(0.4)
(5.1)%
9.0
(3.0)
6.0
124.8
46.6
78.2
62.7%
60.9
48.8%
2.5
14.8
11.9%
2.8
12.0
3.9
32.7%
8.1
(1.4)
6.7
31.4
(7.2)
24.2
(24.1)
(3.2)
(3.1)
(0.3)
(3.4)
(4.3)
0.9
(1.6)
(0.7)
25.2%
(15.5)%
30.9%
290
bps
(39.6)%
560
bps
(128.0)%
(20.9)%
(440)
bps
(10.7)%
(28.3)%
(110.3)%
(3,780)
bps
11.1%
114.3%
(10.4)%
$
$
$
$
0.08
0.08
$
$
0.08
0.07
$
$
0.00
0.01
0.0%
14.3%
109,867,553
111,606,200
108,074,609
111,629,427
19.1
20.4
13.1
%
10.0
0.09
0.09
$
$
19.7
21.8
17.4%
10.0
0.09
0.09
$
$
(0.6)
(1.4)
0.0
0.00
0.00
(3.0)%
(6.4)%
(430)
bps
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
(1)
EBITDA,
adjusted
EBITDA,
adjusted
EBITDA
margin,
adjusted
net
income,
and
adjusted
net
income
per
share
and
per
diluted
share
are
non-IFRS
measures.
See
“Non-IFRS
Financial
Measures”
for
a
description
of
these
measures
and
a
reconciliation
to
the
nearest
IFRS
measure.
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62 -
Revenue
Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased by $31.4m , or 25.2% , from $124.8m for the three months
ended March 31, 2018 to $156.2m . All geographic regions benefited, with the increase driven primarily by growth in our DTC
channel. On a constant currency basis (1) , revenue increased by 23.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to
three months ended March 31, 2018 . Revenue generated from our DTC channel represented 78.4% of total revenue for the
three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to 76.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 .
For
three
months
ended
March
31
CAD
$
millions
2019
2018
As
reported
Wholesale
DTC
Total revenue
33.8
122.4
156.2
30.0
94.8
124.8
3.8
27.6
31.4
$
Change
Foreign
exchange
impact
(0.9)
(1.5)
(2.4)
%
Change
In
constant
currency As
reported
In
constant
currency
2.9
26.1
29.0
12.7%
29.1%
25.2%
9.7%
27.5%
23.2%
(1)
Constant
currency
revenue
is
a
non-IFRS
financial
measure.
See
“Non-IFRS
Financial
Measures”
for
a
description
of
these
measures.
Wholesale
Revenue from our wholesale channel was $33.8m for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $30.0m for the three
months ended March 31, 2018 . The increase of $3.8m is driven by higher order values from wholesale partners. Incremental
revenue from Baffin and favourable foreign exchange fluctuations also contributed positively.
DTC
Revenue from our DTC channel was $122.4m for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $94.8m for the three
months ended March 31, 2018 . The increase of $27.6m was driven by incremental revenue from five new retail stores and one
new e-commerce market, as well as the strong performance of existing e-commerce markets and retail stores.
Revenue
by
geography
CAD
$
millions
Revenue
by
geography:
Canada
United States
Rest of World
For
the
three
months
ended
March
31
2019
%
of
total
revenue
2018
%
of
total
revenue
$
Change %
Change
54.5
47.4
54.3
34.9%
30.3%
34.8%
49.4
44.6
30.8
39.6%
35.7%
24.7%
156.2
100.0%
124.8
100.0%
5.1
2.8
23.5
31.4
10.3%
6.3%
76.3%
25.2%
Revenue growth was positive across all our geographic regions for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the
three months ended March 31, 2018 . All geographic regions experienced a significant increase in DTC revenue for the reasons
described above. Further, there was an increase in the proportion of revenues in Rest of World primarily attributable to the
increase in retail stores and e-commerce access in Greater China.
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Cost of Sales and Gross Profit
Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased by $7.2m or 15.5% , compared to the three months ended
March 31, 2018 . Gross profit and gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were $102.4m and 65.6% ,
respectively, compared to $78.2m and 62.7% , respectively, for the same period in fiscal 2018 .
The increase in gross profit was
primarily attributable to revenue growth. Gross margin has improved due to changes in channel mix, with an increased
proportion of revenue from our DTC channel partially offset by a seasonal fourth quarter shift in product mix to lower margin
products.
For
the
three
months
ended
March
31
2019
2018
Reported
%
of
segment
revenue
Reported
%
of
segment
revenue
$
Change
%
Change
33.8
21.4
12.4
122.4
32.4
90.0
156.2
53.8
102.4
100.0%
63.3%
36.7%
100.0%
26.5%
73.5%
100.0%
34.4%
65.6%
30.0
19.8
10.2
94.8
26.8
68.0
100.0%
66.0%
34.0%
100.0%
28.3%
71.7%
124.8
46.6
78.2
100.0%
37.3%
62.7%
3.8
(1.6)
2.2
27.6
(5.6)
22.0
31.4
(7.2)
24.2
12.7 %
(8.1)%
21.6 %
29.1 %
(20.9)%
32.4 %
25.2 %
(15.5)%
30.9 %
CAD
$
millions
Wholesale
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
DTC
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Total
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Wholesale
Cost of sales in our wholesale channel was $21.4m for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $19.8m for the
three months ended March 31, 2018 . Gross profit was $12.4m for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $10.2m
for the three months ended March 31, 2018 . Wholesale gross margin increased to 36.7% of segment revenue from 34.0% in the
period. The increase in gross profit of $2.2m in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 is attributable to higher sales. Gross margin has
improved as a result of the impact of pricing offsetting an increase in manufacturing labour costs. To a lesser degree, wholesale
gross margin was also impacted by production efficiencies in manufacturing overhead, partially offset by a shift in product mix.
DTC
Cost of sales in our DTC channel for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $32.4m compared to $26.8m for the three
months ended March 31, 2018 . Gross profit was $90.0m for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $68.0m for
the three months ended March 31, 2018 . DTC gross margin increased from 71.7% of segment revenue to 73.5% in the period.
The increase in DTC channel gross profit of $22.0m includes the incremental gross profit generated from five new retail stores
that were not open in fiscal 2018. The increase in gross margin reflects pricing, production efficiencies and favourable regional
mix, offset by an increase in manufacturing labour costs and a seasonal shift in product mix, with a higher proportion of
lightweight down jacket sales.
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SG&A Expenses
SG&A expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were $85.0m compared to $60.9m for the three months ended
March 31, 2018 . The increase of $24.1m , or 39.6% represents the impact of the expanded retail footprint as well as the
associated entry into Greater China and continued investment in marketing. The costs of scaling the business in terms of
headcount and IT investment also continued in the period.
For
the
three
months
ended
March
31
2019
2018
Reported
%
of
segment
revenue
Reported
%
of
segment
revenue
$
Change
%
Change
11.3
26.0
47.7
85.0
33.4%
21.2%
54.4%
8.0
18.7
34.2
60.9
26.7%
19.7%
48.8%
(3.3)
(7.3)
(13.5)
(24.1)
(41.3)%
(39.0)%
(39.5)%
(39.6)%
CAD
$
millions
Segment:
Wholesale
DTC
Unallocated corporate
expenses
Total SG&A expenses
Wholesale
SG&A expenses in our wholesale channel for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were $11.3m compared to $8.0m for the
three months ended March 31, 2018 . SG&A expenses in the wholesale segment increased to 33.4% from 26.7% of segment
revenue in the period. While some SG&A expenses vary with revenue, certain costs in our wholesale business are fixed and
represent a higher proportion of wholesale revenue in our off-peak fourth quarter. The increase of $3.3m primarily resulted from
an increase in headcount and other fixed costs to support sales and operations and SG&A expenses for Baffin, partially offset by
favourable distribution efficiencies.
DTC
SG&A expenses in our DTC channel for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were $26.0m compared to $18.7m for the
three months ended March 31, 2018 . SG&A expenses in the DTC segment increased to 21.2% from 19.7% of segment revenue
in the period. The $7.3m increase in SG&A expenses is primarily attributable to the expansion of our retail footprint. In addition,
management fees are payable in fiscal 2019 to third party operating partners in connection with DTC operations in Greater
China. While some SG&A expenses vary with revenue, certain costs in our DTC business are fixed and represent a higher
proportion of DTC revenue in this shoulder quarter.
U
nallocated
Corporate
Expense
Unallocated corporate expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were $47.7m compared to $34.2m for the three
months ended March 31, 2018 . The increase in unallocated corporate expenses of $13.5m was primarily a result of increased
investment in marketing and people and IT-related scaling costs.
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Operating Income and Margin
Total operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $11.7m compared to $14.8m for the three months
ended March 31, 2018 . Operating income as a percentage of revenue (operating margin) for the three months ended March 31,
2019 was 7.5% compared to 11.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 , reflecting a decrease of 4.4% percentage
points which is attributable to SG&A expenses increasing as a percentage of revenues in this shoulder quarter.
For
the
three
months
ended
March
31
2019
2018
Operating
income
Operating
margin
Operating
income
Operating
margin
$
Change
%
Change
1.1
64.0
65.1
47.7
5.7
11.7
3.3%
52.3%
7.5%
2.2
49.3
51.5
34.2
2.5
14.8
7.3%
52.0%
(1.1)
14.7
13.6
(50.0)%
29.8 %
26.4 %
(13.5)
(39.5)%
11.9%
(3.2)
(3.1)
(128.0)%
(20.9)%
CAD
$
millions
Segment:
Wholesale
DTC
Unallocated corporate
expenses
Unallocated
depreciation and
amortization expense
Total operating income
Wholesale
Wholesale segment operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $1.1m compared to wholesale segment
operating income of $2.2m for the three months ended March 31, 2018 . Operating margin in the whole segment decreased from
7.3% of segment revenue to 3.3% in the period. The decrease in operating income and margin was primarily driven by SG&A
expenses increasing as a percentage of revenues from 26.7% to 33.4% in this shoulder quarter.
DTC
DTC segment operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $64.0m compared to $49.3m for the three
months ended March 31, 2018 . Operating margin in the DTC segment increased from 52.0% of segment revenue compared to
52.3% in the period. The $14.7m increase is primarily driven by the growth in DTC revenue, described above. The improvement
in operating income and margin for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was primarily attributable to retail store productivity
offset by increases in the fixed costs of retail store operations in SG&A expenses.
Net Interest and Other Finance Costs
Net interest and finance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $3.1m compared with $2.8m for the three months
ended March 31, 2018 . The $0.3m increase was primarily driven by higher average interest rates on the Term Loan Facility.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was a recovery of $0.4m compared to an expense of $3.9m for
the three months ended March 31, 2018 . For the three months ended March 31, 2019 , the effective tax rate and statutory tax
rate were (5.1)% and 25.4% , respectively, compared to 32.7% and 25.4% , respectively, for the three months ended March 31,
2018 . The
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decrease in the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 relates primarily to the statutory tax rate
differences in our foreign jurisdictions.
Net Income
Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $9.0m compared to $8.1m for the three months ended March 31,
2018 , driven primarily by factors described above.
QUARTERLY
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Fiscal
2019
Fiscal
2018
CAD
$
millions
(except
per
share
data)
Revenue
Wholesale
DTC
Total
%
of
fiscal
revenue
Net income (loss)
Basic earnings (loss)
per share
Diluted earnings (loss)
per share
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
Adjusted net income
(loss) per diluted share
(1)
$
$
$
Fourth
Quarter
Third
Quarter
Second
Quarter
First
Quarter
Fourth
Quarter
Third
Quarter
Second
Quarter
First
Quarter
33.8
122.4
156.2
18.8%
9.0
164.0
235.3
399.3
48.1%
103.4
179.9
50.4
230.3
27.7%
49.9
21.5
23.2
44.7
5.4%
(18.7)
30.0
94.8
124.8
21.1%
8.1
134.2
131.6
265.8
45.0%
62.9
152.1
20.2
172.3
29.2%
37.1
$
$
0.08
0.08
20.4
$
$
0.94
0.93
151.1
$
$
0.46
0.45
70.9
(0.17)
$
0.08
(0.17)
$
(13.5)
0.07
21.7
$
$
$
$
0.59
0.57
94.7
$
$
0.35
0.33
46.3
19.9
8.3
28.2
4.8%
(12.1)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(13.6)
0.09
$
0.96
$
0.46
$
(0.16)
$
0.09
$
0.58
$
0.29
$
(0.12)
(1)
Adjusted
EBITDA
and
adjusted
net
income
(loss)
per
diluted
share
are
non-IFRS
financial
measures.
See
“Non-IFRS
Financial
Measures”
for
a
description
of
these
measures
and
a
reconciliation
to
the
nearest
IFRS
measure.
Revenue in our wholesale segment is highest in our second and third quarters as we fulfill wholesale customer orders in time for
the Fall and Winter retail seasons, and, in our DTC segment, in the third and fourth quarters. Our net income is typically reduced
or negative in the first and fourth quarters due to lower revenue and higher fixed costs.
Revenue
Over the last eight quarters, revenue has been impacted by the following factors:
•
•
•
•
•
•
timing of retail store openings;
launch of e-commerce sites in Rest of World;
customer demand and increased manufacturing efficiency which had an impact on the timing of execution of
wholesale deliveries;
availability of new product offering;
successful execution of global pricing strategy;
shift in mix of revenue from wholesale to DTC, with the result that total revenue and profitability are increasingly
concentrated in the third quarter;
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•
•
•
shift in geographic mix of sales to increase sales outside of Canada;
fluctuation of foreign currencies relative to the Canadian dollar; and
acquisition of Baffin on November 1, 2018.
Net
Income
(Loss)
Over the last eight quarters, net income (loss) has been affected by the following factors:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
impact of the items affecting revenue, as discussed above;
increase and timing of our investment in brand, marketing, and administrative support as well as increased
investment in property, plant, and equipment and intangible assets to support growth initiatives;
increase in fixed SG&A costs associated with our business, particularly the headcount growth and premises costs
associated with our expanding DTC channel, resulting in reduced or negative net income in our seasonally low-
revenue first and fourth quarters;
impact of foreign exchange;
higher average cost of borrowings to address the growing net working capital requirements and higher seasonal
borrowings in the first and second quarters of each fiscal year to address the seasonal nature of revenue;
pre-opening store costs incurred and timing of leases signed and retail store openings;
timing of achieving performance vesting conditions of stock options;
transaction costs in relation to the Secondary Offerings in the second quarter of fiscal 2018, and the first and third
quarters of fiscal 2019; and
proportion of taxable income in non-Canadian jurisdictions.
NON-IFRS
FINANCIAL
MEASURES
CAD
$
millions
(except
per
share
data)
EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA margin
Adjusted net income
Adjusted net income per
share
Adjusted net income per
diluted share
$
$
CAD
$
millions
Net debt
Net working capital
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
For
the
three
months
ended
March
31
2019
2018
2017
2019
2018
219.4
229.6
27.6%
151.6
152.3
149.2
25.2%
94.1
49.0
81.0
20.1%
44.1
19.1
20.4
13.1%
10.0
1.39
$
0.88
$
0.44
$
0.09
$
1.36
$
0.84
$
0.43
$
0.09
$
19.7
21.8
17.4%
10.0
0.09
0.09
March
31
2019
2018
(63.8)
188.0
(51.3)
72.1
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EBIT,
adjusted
EBIT,
adjusted
EBIT
margin,
EBITDA,
adjusted
EBITDA,
adjusted
EBITDA
margin,
adjusted
net
income
and
adjusted
net
income
per
share
and
per
diluted
share
EBIT, adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBIT margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income (loss)
and adjusted net income (loss) per share and per diluted share are financial measures that are not defined under IFRS. We use
these non-IFRS financial measures and believe they enhance an investor’s understanding of our financial and operating
performance from period to period, because they exclude certain material non-cash items and certain other adjustments we
believe are not reflective of our ongoing operations and our performance. Accordingly, we use these metrics to measure our
core financial and operating performance for business planning purposes and as a component in the determination of incentive
compensation for salaried employees. In addition, we believe investors use both IFRS and non-IFRS measures (EBIT, adjusted
EBIT, adjusted EBIT margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income and adjusted net
income per share and per diluted share) to assess management’s past, current and future decisions associated with our
priorities and our allocation of capital, as well as to analyze how our business operates in, or responds to, swings in economic
cycles or to other events that impact the apparel industry. However, these measures do not have any standardized meaning
prescribed by IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies in our industry. These
financial measures are not intended to represent and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, operating income
or any other performance measures derived in accordance with IFRS as measures of operating performance or operating cash
flows or as measures of liquidity.
EBIT, adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBIT margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income (loss)
and adjusted net income (loss) per share and per diluted share have important limitations as analytical tools and should not be
considered in isolation or as a substitute for any standardized measure under IFRS. For example, these financial measures:
•
•
•
•
exclude certain tax payments that may reduce cash available to us;
do not reflect any cash capital expenditure requirements for the assets being depreciated and amortized that may
have to be replaced in the future;
do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our net working capital needs; and
do not reflect the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on
our debt.
Other companies in our industry may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative
measures.
Constant
currency
revenue
Because we are a global company, the comparability of revenue reported in Canadian dollars is also affected by foreign
currency exchange rate fluctuations when the underlying currencies in which we transact change in value over time compared to
the Canadian dollar. These currencies include the U.S. dollars, euros, British pounds sterling, Swiss francs, Chinese Yuan and
Hong Kong dollars. These rate fluctuations can have a significant effect on our reported results. Therefore, in addition to
financial measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, our revenue discussions often contain references to constant currency
measures, which are calculated by translating the prior year reported amounts into comparable amounts using a single foreign
exchange rate for each currency calculated based on the current period exchange rates (1) . This measure should not be
considered in isolation or as a substitute for any standardized measure under IFRS . We present constant currency financial
information, which is a non-IFRS financial measure, as a supplement to our reported operating results. We use constant
currency information to provide a framework to
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assess how our business segments performed excluding the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. We believe
this information is useful to investors to facilitate comparisons of operating results and better identify trends in our businesses.
See the Revenue sections of the “Results of Operations” for a reconciliation of reported revenue and revenue on a constant
currency basis.
Other companies in our industry may calculate this measure differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative
measure.
(1) In
prior
periods,
we
calculated
change
in
revenue
expressed
in
constant
currency
by
applying
the
prior
period
exchange
rates
to
current
period
revenue.
Prior
periods
have
been
restated
to
conform
to
the
current
year
presentation.
Net
debt
and
net
debt
leverage
Net debt and net debt leverage are financial measures that are not defined under IFRS. We use, and believe that certain
investors and analysts use, these non-IFRS financial measures to determine a company’s financial leverage. We define net debt
as total indebtedness, net of cash, and net debt leverage as the ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA, both measured on a
trailing twelve month basis using financial information reported each quarter. These measures should not be considered in
isolation or as a substitute for any standardized measure under IFRS . See “Indebtedness” below for a table providing the
calculation of net debt and discussion of net debt leverage.
Other companies in our industry may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative
measures.
Net
working
capital
and
net
working
capital
turnover
Net working capital and net working capital turnover are financial measures not defined under IFRS. We use, and believe that
certain investors and analysts use, this information to assess the Company’s liquidity and management of net working capital
resources. We define net working capital as current assets, net of cash, less current liabilities. Net working capital turnover is the
ratio of average net working capital to revenue, both measured on a trailing twelve month basis using financial information
reported each quarter. These measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any standardized measure
under IFRS . See “Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources” below for a table providing the calculation of net
working capital.
Other companies in our industry may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative
measures.
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The tables below reconcile net income to EBIT, adjusted EBIT, EBIT margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted net
income for the periods indicated. Adjusted EBIT margin is equal to adjusted EBIT for the period presented as a percentage of
revenue for the same period. Adjusted EBITDA margin is equal to adjusted EBITDA for the period presented as a percentage of
revenue for the same period.
CAD
$
millions
Net
income
Add
(deduct)
the
impact
of:
Income tax expense (recovery)
Net interest and other finance costs
EBIT
Transaction costs (a)
Transaction and other costs of the Baffin
acquisition (b)
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) on Term
Loan Facility (c)
Share-based compensation (d)
Pre-store-opening costs (e)
Bain Capital management fees (f)
Unrealized loss on derivatives (g)
International restructuring costs (h)
Amortization on intangible assets acquired by Bain
Capital (i)
Total adjustments
Adjusted
EBIT
Adjusted
EBIT
margin
Add
the
impact
of:
Depreciation and amortization
EBITDA
Adjusted
EBITDA
Adjusted
EBITDA
margin
For
the
year
ended
March
31
For
the
three
months
ended
March
31
2019
2018
2017
2019
2018
143.6
38.9
14.2
196.7
2.1
3.0
0.9
2.8
1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10.2
206.9
96.1
29.1
12.9
138.1
1.5
0.0
(6.7)
1.0
1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
(1.7)
136.4
21.6
8.9
10.0
40.5
10.0
0.0
(0.1)
5.9
1.4
10.3
4.4
0.1
2.2
34.2
74.7
24.9%
23.1%
18.5%
22.7
219.4
229.6
12.8
152.3
149.2
27.6%
25.2%
6.3
49.0
81.0
20.1%
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9.0
(0.4)
3.1
11.7
0.3
0.9
(0.4)
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
13.0
8.3%
7.4
19.1
20.4
13.1%
8.1
3.9
2.8
14.8
0.0
0.0
1.8
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
16.9
13.5%
4.9
19.7
21.8
17.4%
CAD
$
millions
Net
income
Add
(deduct)
the
impact
of:
Transaction costs (a)
Transaction and other costs of the Baffin acquisition
(b)
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) on Term
Loan Facility (c)
Share-based compensation (d)
Pre-store-opening costs (e)
Bain Capital management fees (f)
Unrealized loss on derivatives (g)
International restructuring costs (h)
Amortization on intangible assets acquired by Bain
Capital (i)
Non-cash change in carrying value for change in
underlying interest rate (j)
Total
adjustments
Tax effect of adjustments
Adjusted
net
income
For
the
year
ended
March
31
For
the
three
months
ended
March
31
2019
2018
2017
2019
2018
143.6
96.1
21.6
2.1
3.0
0.9
2.8
1.4
—
—
—
—
—
10.2
(2.2)
151.6
1.5
—
(6.7)
1.0
1.1
—
—
—
1.4
—
(1.7)
(0.3)
94.1
10.0
—
(0.1)
5.9
1.4
10.3
4.4
0.1
2.2
(5.9)
28.3
(5.8)
44.1
9.0
0.3
0.9
(0.4)
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.3
(0.3)
10.0
8.1
—
—
1.8
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
2.1
(0.2)
10.0
(a) In connection with the Secondary Offerings completed in November 2018, June 2018 and July 2017 and the IPO in March
2017, we incurred expenses related to professional fees, consulting, legal, and accounting that would otherwise not have
been incurred.
(b) Represents transaction and other costs in connection with the Baffin acquisition and the impact of gross margin that would
otherwise have been recognized on inventory recorded at net realizable value less costs to sell.
(c) Represents non-cash unrealized gains and losses on the translation of the Term Loan Facility from USD to CAD, net of the
effect of derivative transactions entered into to hedge a portion of the exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.
(d) Represents non-cash share-based compensation expense on stock options issued prior to the IPO under the Legacy Plan
and cash payroll taxes paid by the Company of $0.3m and $2.0m in the three months and fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 ,
respectively, on gains earned by option holders (compensation) when stock options are exercised.
(e) Represents non-cash lease amortization charges during pre-opening periods for new store leases.
(f) In connection with the Bain Capital’s purchase of a 70% equity interest in our business on December 9, 2013, we entered
into a management agreement with certain affiliates of Bain Capital for a term of five years (“Management Agreement”). This
amount represents payments made pursuant to the Management Agreement for ongoing consulting and other services. In
connection with the IPO on March 21, 2017, the Management Agreement was terminated in
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consideration for a termination fee of $9.6m and Bain Capital no longer receives management fees from the Company.
(g) Represents non-cash unrealized gains on foreign exchange forward contracts recorded in fiscal 2016 that related to fiscal
2017. We manage our exposure to foreign currency risk by entering into foreign exchange forward contracts. Management
forecasts its net cash flows in foreign currency using expected revenue from orders it receives for future periods. The
unrealized gains and losses on these contracts are recognized in net income from the date of inception of the contract, while
the cash flows to which the derivatives related are not realized until the contract settles. Management believes that reflecting
these adjustments in the period in which the net cash flows occur is more appropriate.
(h) Represents expenses incurred to establish our international headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, including closing several
smaller offices across Europe, relocating personnel, and incurring temporary office costs.
(i)
In connection with Bain Capital’s purchase of a 70% equity interest in our business on December 9, 2013, we recognized an
intangible asset for customer lists in the amount of $8.7m, which had a useful life of four years and was fully amortized in the
third quarter of fiscal 2018.
(j) We partially repaid the Term Loan Facility using a portion of the proceeds of the IPO, which resulted in a change to our
prospective underlying interest rate and caused a remeasurement of the carrying value of the debt by calculating the net
present value using the revised estimated cash flows for both the repayment and change in interest rate and original
effective interest rate. The result was a non-cash gain of $5.9m recorded in net interest and other finance costs.
FINANCIAL
CONDITION,
LIQUIDITY
AND
CAPITAL
RESOURCES
Financial condition
The follo wing table represents our net working capital (1) position as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 :
CAD
$
millions
Current assets, net of cash
Current liabilities
Net working capital
March
31,
2019
March
31,
2018
$
Change
%
Change
324.6
136.6
188.0
205.7
133.6
72.1
118.9
(3.0)
115.9
57.8 %
(2.2)%
160.7 %
(1) Net
working
capital
and
net
working
capital
turnover
are
non-IFRS
financial
measures.
See
“Non-IFRS
Financial
Measures”
for
a
description
of
these
measures.
As at March 31, 2019 , we had $88.6m of cash and $188.0m of net working capital, compared to $95.3m of cash and $72.1m of
net working capital as at March 31, 2018 . The $115.9m increase arose primarily from an increased volume of business, in
particular growth in our DTC channel, including a $101.9m increase in inventory from higher production to match our forecasted
demand and a $8.5m increase in trade receivables. Net working capital is significantly impacted by the seasonal trends of our
business and has been further impacted in recent quarters by the opening of our retail stores. Net working capital includes
balances for Baffin as at March 31, 2019 . Net working capital turnover was 20.6% on a trailing twelve month basis as at March
31, 2019 , using financial information reported each quarter.
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Cash flows
The Company’s consolidated statement of cash flows for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 compared to March 31, 2018 ,
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 compared to March 31 , 2017 , and for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared
to the three months ended March 31, 2018 , and are noted below:
For
the
year
ended
March
31
For
the
year
ended
March
31
For
the
three
months
ended
CAD
$
millions
2019
2018
$
Change
2018
2017
$
Change
2019
2018
$
Change
Total cash provided by
(used in):
Operating activities
Investing activities
Financing activities
Effects of foreign
currency exchange rate
changes on cash
(Decrease) increase in
cash
Cash, beginning of period
Cash, end of period
Cash
requirements
73.4
(82.9)
3.1
126.2
(34.4)
(7.9)
(52.8)
(48.5)
11.0
126.2
(34.4)
(7.9)
39.4
(27.0)
(9.9)
86.8
(7.4)
2.0
(1.0)
(14.5)
0.6
38.0
(7.3)
0.8
(39.0)
(7.2)
(0.2)
(0.3)
1.7
(2.0)
1.7
—
1.7
1.2
1.7
(0.5)
(6.7)
95.3
88.6
85.6
9.7
95.3
(92.3)
85.6
(6.7)
85.6
9.7
95.3
2.5
7.2
9.7
83.1
2.5
85.6
(13.7)
102.3
88.6
33.2
62.1
95.3
(46.9)
85.6
(6.7)
Our primary need for liquidity is to fund net working capital, capital expenditure, debt service, and general corporate
requirements of our business. Our primary source of liquidity to meet our cash requirements is cash generated from operating
activities over our annual operating cycle. We also maintain the Revolving Facility to provide short-term liquidity and to have
funds available for net working capital. Our ability to fund our operations, invest in planned capital expenditures, meet debt
obligations, and repay or refinance indebtedness depends on our future operating performance and cash flows, which are
subject, but not limited to, prevailing economic, financial, and business conditions, some of which are beyond our control. Cash
generated from operating activities is significantly impacted by the seasonality of our business. Cash flows from operating
activities are typically highest in the third and fourth quarters of the fiscal year due to reduced net working capital requirements
during these periods and the collection of receivables from revenue earlier in the year. The Company has also benefited from a
more rapid cash conversion cycle in its DTC segment as that channel continues to grow.
Cash
flows
from
operating
activities
Cash generated from operating activities for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 were $73.4m compared to $126.2m for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 . The decrease of $52.8m in cash from operating activities was primarily due to an increase in
working capital ( $98.4m ), an increase in income taxes paid ( $33.6m ) and in interest paid ( $0.9m ), offset by an inflow of cash
from the results of operations of ( $80.1m ).
Cash generated from operating activities for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 was $126.2m compared to $39.4m for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 . The increase of $86.8m in cash
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from operating activities was primarily due to an inflow of funds from the results of operations ( $93.5m ), a decrease in income
taxes paid ( $12.9m ) and a decrease in interest paid ( $2.7m ), offset by an increase in working capital ( $22.2m ).
Cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were $1.0m compared to cash generated of
$38.0m for the three months ended March 31, 2018 . The net change of $39.0m in cash from operating activities was primarily
due to an increase in working capital ( $35.9m ), an increase in income taxes paid ( $2.6m ) and in interest paid ( $0.2m ), offset
by an inflow of cash from the results of operations of ( $0.3m ).
Cash
flows
from
investing
activities
Cash used in investing activities for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 were $82.9m compared to $34.4m for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2018 . The increase in cash used in investing activities of $48.5m related primarily to the acquisition of Baffin (
$33.6m ), outflows for retail store construction, investments in information technology and product development, and capital
additions for manufacturing capacity.
Cash used in investing activities for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 was $34.4m compared to $27.0m for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2017 . The increase in cash used for investing activities of $7.4m was primarily due to the expansion of our
manufacturing facilities and the opening of four retail stores, the build out of shop-in-shop initiatives with our wholesale partners,
and investment in information technology to support our business operations in fiscal 2018. The cash used in investing activities
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 was all funded through cash generated from operations during the year.
Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were $14.5m compared to $7.3m for the three
months ended March 31, 2018 . The increase in cash used in investing activities of $7.2m related primarily to our continued
investments to support growth including retail store construction, investments in information technology and product
development, and capital additions for manufacturing capacity.
Cash
flows
from
financing
activities
Cash generated from financing activities for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 was $3.1m compared to cash used of $7.9m
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 . The net change of $11.0m relates primarily to the repayment for all amounts owing on
the Revolving Facility.
Cash used in financing activities for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 was $7.9m compared to $9.9m for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2017 . The outflow of cash in fiscal 2018 relates primarily to the repayment of the balance of the Revolving
Facility of $8.9m . In fiscal 2017 , the Company effected recapitalization and refinancing transactions which resulted in the
repayment of subordinated debt of $85.3m and the distribution of capital of $121.5m to the principal shareholders, funded by an
increase in the Term Loan Facility of $147.6m and net proceeds of the public share offering of $98.1m . The Revolving Facility
refinanced the previous credit facility, with a decrease in the outstanding balance of $49.0m over the year.
Cash generated from financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $0.6m compared to $0.8m for the
three months ended March 31, 2018 . The decrease in cash generated in financing activities of $0.2m was primarily attributable
to higher net borrowings repaid on the Revolving Facility in the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three
months ended March 31, 2019 .
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Indebtedness
The following table presents our net debt (1) as of March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 .
CAD
$
millions
Cash
Revolving Facility
Term Loan Facility
Net debt
March
31,
2019
March
31,
2018
$
Change
88.6
—
(152.4)
(63.8)
95.3
—
(146.6)
(51.3)
(6.7)
—
(5.8)
(12.5)
(1)
Net
debt
and
net
debt
leverage
are
non-IFRS
financial
measures.
See
“Non-IFRS
Financial
Measures”
for
a
description
of
these
measures.
As at March 31, 2019 , net debt was $63.8m compared to $51.3m as at March 31, 2018 . The increase of $12.5m was primarily
due to a decrease of $6.7m in the cash balance as at March 31, 2019 and an increase of $5.8m in the value of the principal
amount owing under the Term Loan Facility due to a stronger U.S. dollar.
Average net debt represents net debt leverage of 0.6 times adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve months ended March 31,
2019 .
Revolving
Facility
Canada Goose and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Canada Goose Inc. and Canada Goose International AG, have a Revolving
Facility with a syndicate of lenders. The Revolving Facility has commitments of $200.0m, with a seasonal increase up to
$250.0m during the peak season from June 1 through November 30. In addition, the Revolving Facility includes a letter of credit
commitment in the amount of $25.0m. All obligations under the Revolving Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by the
Company and, subject to certain exceptions, our U.S., Swiss, U.K. and Canadian subsidiaries. The Revolving Facility matures
on June 3, 2021 and provides for customary events of default.
Loans under the Revolving Facility, at our option may be maintained from time to time as (a) Prime Rate Loans, which bear
interest at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Prime Rate Loans plus the Prime Rate, (b) Banker’s Acceptances
funded on a discounted proceeds basis given the published discount rate plus a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin
for stamping fees, (c) ABR Loans, which bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for ABR Loans plus
the ABR, (d) European Base Rate Loans, which bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for European
Base Rate Loans plus the European Base Rate, (e) LIBOR Loans, which bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the
Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans plus the LIBOR Rate or (f) EURIBOR Loans, which bear interest at a rate per annum equal
to the Applicable Margin for EURIBOR Loans plus the applicable EURIBOR.
A commitment fee is charged on the average daily unused portion of the Revolving Facility of 0.25% per annum if average
utilization under the Revolving Facility is greater than 50% or 0.375% if average utilization under the Revolving Facility is less
than 50%. A letter of credit fee, with respect to standby letters of credit, will accrue on the aggregate face amount of outstanding
letters of credit under the Revolving Facility equal to the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans, and, with respect to trade or
commercial letters of credit, 50% of the then Applicable Margin on LIBOR Loans. A fronting fee will be charged on the aggregate
face amount of outstanding letters of credit equal to 0.125% per annum. In addition, we pay the administrative agent under the
Revolving Facility a monitoring fee of one thousand dollars per month.
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The Revolving Facility contains financial and non-financial covenants which could impact the Company’s ability to draw funds.
As at and during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 , the Company was in compliance with all covenants.
As at March 31, 2019 and 2018 , the Company had repaid all amounts owing under the Revolving Facility and related deferred
financing charges in the amounts of $1.2m and $1.7m respectively, were included in other long-term liabilities.
The Company has unused borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility of $165.5m as at March 31, 2019 ( 2018 - $97.8m ).
Amounts under the Revolving Facility may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed to fund our general corporate purposes and are
available in Canadian dollars, U.S. dollars, and euros and, subject to an aggregate cap of $40.0m, such other currencies as are
approved in accordance with the credit agreement governing the Revolving Facility.
Term
Loan
Facility
The Company and Canada Goose Inc. have a Term Loan Facility in the amount of US $113.8m with Credit Suisse AG, Cayman
Islands Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and certain financial institutions as lenders, which matures on
December 2, 2021. All obligations under the Term Loan Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and, subject to
certain exceptions, our U.S., U.K. and Canadian subsidiaries. The Term Loan Facility provides for customary events of default.
The interest rate on the loan outstanding under the Term Loan Facility is the LIBOR Rate (subject to a minimum rate of 1.00%
per annum) plus an Applicable Margin of 4.00%. The loan can also be maintained as an ABR loan which bears interest at ABR
plus an Applicable Margin which is 1.00% less than that for LIBOR loans.
The Company has pledged substantially all of its assets as collateral for the Term Loan Facility. The Term Loan Facility contains
non-financial covenants. As at and during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 , the Company was in compliance with all
covenants.
As the Term Loan Facility is denominated in U.S. dollars, the Company remeasures the outstanding balance in Canadian dollars
at each balance sheet date. As at March 31, 2019 , we had $152.4m aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Term
Loan Facility compared to $146.6m as at March 31, 2018 . Amounts prepaid or repaid under the Term Loan Facility may not be
re-borrowed.
Capital
Management
The Company manages its capital, which consists of equity (subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares) and long-
term debt (the Revolving Facility and the Term Loan Facility), with the objectives of safeguarding sufficient net working capital
over the annual operating cycle and providing sufficient financial resources to grow operations to meet long-term consumer
demand. Management targets a ratio of trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA to net debt, reflecting the seasonal borrowing
requirements while working capital builds through the second fiscal quarter. The board of directors of the Company monitors the
Company’s capital management on a regular basis. We will continually assess the adequacy of the Company’s capital structure
and capacity and make adjustments within the context of its strategy, economic conditions, and the risk characteristics of the
business.
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Contractual
Obligations
The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations and other obligations as at March 31, 2019 :
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31
CAD
$
millions
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Thereafter
Total
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
110.4
Revolving Facility
Term Loan Facility
Note payable
Interest commitments relating to long-term debt (1)
Operating leases
Pension obligation
Total contractual obligations
—
—
—
9.9
32.4
—
152.7
—
—
—
3.0
9.9
36.0
—
48.9
—
—
152.4
—
6.6
34.5
—
193.5
—
—
—
—
—
32.9
—
32.9
—
—
—
—
—
30.6
—
30.6
—
—
—
—
—
87.0
2.2
89.2
110.4
—
152.4
3.0
26.4
253.4
2.2
547.8
(1) Interest commitments are calculated based on the loan balance and the interest rate payable on the Term Loan Facility of
6.50% as at March 31, 2019 .
As at March 31, 2019 , we had additional long-term liabilities which included provisions for warranty, agent termination fees,
sales returns, and asset retirement obligations, and deferred income tax liabilities. These long-term liabilities have not been
included in the table above as the timing and amount of future payments are uncertain.
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET
ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material
effect on its financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources.
OUTSTANDING
SHARE
CAPITAL
Canada Goose is a publicly traded company and the subordinate voting shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: GOOS) and on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: GOOS). As of May 24, 2019 , there were 59,151,443 subordinate
voting shares issued and outstanding, and 51,004,076 multiple voting shares issued and outstanding.
As at May 24, 2019 , there were 2,392,106 options outstanding under the Company’s equity incentive plans, 988,644 of which
were vested as of such date and 10,650 restricted share units. Each such option is or will become exercisable for one
subordinate voting share. We expect that restricted share units will be paid at settlement through the issuance of one
subordinate voting share per restricted share unit.
QUANTITATIVE
AND
QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES
ABOUT
MARKET
RISK
We are exposed to certain market risks arising from transactions in the normal course of our business. Such risk is principally
associated with foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.
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Foreign exchange risk
Foreign
exchange
risk
in
operating
cash
flows
Our Annual Financial Statements are expressed in Canadian dollars, but a portion of the Company’s net assets are
denominated in foreign currencies, primarily U.S. dollars, euros, British Pounds sterling, and Swiss francs Chinese yuan, Hong
Kong dollars and Swedish krona through its foreign operations in the U.S., U.K., France, Switzerland, Hong Kong, China and
Sweden. Furthermore, as our business in Greater China grows, transactions in Chinese yuan and Hong Kong dollars will
increase. Net monetary assets denominated in currencies other than Canadian dollars that are held in entities with Canadian
dollar functional currency are translated into Canadian dollars at a foreign currency exchange rate in effect at each balance
sheet date. As a result, we are exposed to foreign currency translation gains and losses. Revenues and expenses of all foreign
operations are translated into Canadian dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates that approximate the rates in effect at the
dates when such items are recognized. Appreciating foreign currencies relative to the Canadian dollar will positively impact
operating income and net income by increasing our revenue, while depreciating foreign currencies relative to the Canadian
dollar will have the opposite impact.
We are also exposed to fluctuations in the prices of U.S. dollar denominated purchases as a result of changes in U.S. dollar
exchange rates. A depreciating Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar will negatively impact operating income and net
income by increasing our costs of raw materials, while an appreciating Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar will have the
opposite impact.
Since fiscal 2016, we entered into derivative instruments in the form of forward contracts to manage the majority of our current
and anticipated exposure to fluctuations in the U.S. dollar, euro, British Pound sterling, and Swiss franc, Chinese yuan, Hong
Kong dollars and Swedish krona exchange rates for revenues and purchases. Beginning in fiscal 2017, certain foreign exchange
forward contracts have been designated and accounted for as cash flow hedges.
A summary of foreign currency forward exchange contracts and the corresponding amounts as at March 31, 2019 is as follows:
(millions)
Forward contract to purchase Canadian dollars
Forward contract to sell Canadian dollars
Forward contract to purchase Euros
Forward contract to sell Euros
Contract
Amount
Primary
Currencies
US$
€
US$
€
CHF
CNY
£
HKD
SEK
CHF
£
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155.0
72.9
65.9
32.7
2.1
588.5
16.0
121.6
10.7
11.4
1.0
U.S. dollars
Euros
U.S. dollars
Euros
Swiss francs
Chinese yuan
British Pounds sterling
Hong Kong dollar
Swedish Krona
Swiss francs
British Pounds sterling
Foreign
exchange
risk
of
principal
and
interest
payments
on
the
Term
Loan
Facility
Amounts available for borrowing under the Term Loan Facility and part of our Revolving Facility are denominated in U.S. dollars.
Based on our outstanding balance of $152.4m (US $113.8m ) under the Term Loan Facility as at March 31, 2019 , a $0.01
depreciation in the value of the Canadian dollar compared to the U.S. dollar would result in a decrease in our pre-tax income of
$1.1m ( 2018 - $1.1m ) solely as a result of that exchange rate fluctuation’s effect on the debt.
On October 18, 2017, the Company entered into derivative transactions to hedge a portion of its exposure to foreign currency
exchange risk on principal and interest payments related to the Term Loan Facility.
The Company entered into a long-dated forward exchange contract to buy $75.0m, or US$59.4m in equivalent U.S. dollars as
measured on the trade date, to fix the foreign exchange risk on the related principal amount of the Term Loan Facility over the
term to maturity (December 2, 2021). Unrealized gains and losses in the fair value of the forward contract are recognized in
selling, general and administrative expenses in the statement of income.
The Company also entered into a cross-currency swap by selling $50.0m, or US$40.0m in equivalent U.S. dollars floating rate
debt bearing interest at LIBOR plus 4.00% as measured on the trade date, and receiving $50.0m fixed rate debt bearing interest
at a rate of 5.80%. This cross-currency swap has been designated at inception and is accounted for as a cash flow hedge, and
to the extent that the hedge is effective, unrealized gains and losses are included in other comprehensive income until
reclassified to the statement of income as the related hedged transactions impact net income.
Concurrently, the Company entered into a second cross-currency swap by selling the $50.0m fixed rate debt bearing interest at
a rate of 5.80% and receiving $50.0m, or €34.0m in equivalent Euro-denominated fixed rate debt bearing interest at a rate of
3.84%. This cross-currency swap has been designated and is accounted for as a hedge of the net investment in the Company’s
European subsidiary. Hedges of net investments are accounted for similarly to cash flow hedges, with unrealized gains and
losses included in other comprehensive income. Amounts included in other comprehensive income are reclassified to net
income in the period when the foreign operation is disposed of or sold.
Interest rate risk
We are exposed to interest rate risk primarily related to the effect of interest rate changes on borrowings outstanding under our
Revolving Facility and Term Loan Facility. As at March 31, 2019 , the Company has repaid all amounts owing on the Revolving
Facility. The amount owing under our Term Loan Facility was $152.4m as at March 31, 2019 , which currently bears interest at
6.50% . Based on the weighted average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Facility during the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2019 , a 1.00% increase in the average interest rate on our borrowings would have increased interest expense
by $0.6m in the year. Correspondingly, a 1.00% increase in the average interest rate on our Term Loan Facility would have
increased interest expense by an additional $1.5m , to the extent that the risk is not hedged. The impact on future interest
expense as a result of future changes in interest rates will depend largely on the gross amount of our borrowings at that time.
RELATED
PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
On December 9, 2013, the Company entered into the Management Agreement with certain affiliates of Bain Capital for a term of
five years, which was terminated upon the closing of the IPO on March 21, 2017, in accordance with the terms of the
Management Agreement. During the year ended March 31, 2017 , the Company incurred management fees of $10.3m ,
including $9.6m paid on termination.
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In the year ended March 31, 2017 , the Company incurred interest expense of $3.8m on the subordinated debt owing to Bain
Capital. The subordinated debt and accrued interest were repaid in full on December 2, 2016 in connection with the
Recapitalization.
The Company enters into transactions from time to time with its principal shareholders and organizations affiliated with members
of its Board of Directors by incurring expenses for business services. During the year ended March 31, 2019 , the Company
incurred expenses with related parties of $1.0m , measured at the exchange amount ( 2018 - $1.4m ) to companies related to
certain shareholders. Net balances owing to related parties as at March 31, 2019 were $0.1m ( 2018 - $0.1m ).
The Company has incurred expenses for lease of premises and other operating costs payable to entities affiliated with the Baffin
Vendor totaling $0.6m for the year ended March 31, 2019 . Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the Company agreed to
acquire the inventories in transit at the time of the acquisition when received. Purchases of inventories for the year ended
March 31, 2019 amounted to $3.0m . Related amounts owing to Baffin entities as at March 31, 2019 were $ nil . In connection
with the acquisition of Baffin, $3.0m is payable to the Baffin Vendor on November 1, 2020 and will be charged to expense over
two years.
For a discussion of additional related party transactions see Item 7B. — “Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions” —
“Related Party Transactions”.
Terms
and
conditions
of
transactions
with
related
parties
Transactions with related parties are conducted on terms pursuant to an approved agreement, or are approved by the board of
directors of the Company.
Key
management
compensation
Key management consists of the Board of Directors, the President and Chief Executive Officer and the executives who report
directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer.
CAD
$
millions
Short term employee benefits
Long term employee benefits
Termination benefits
Share-based compensation
Compensation
expense
For
the
year
ended
March
31
2019
2018
2017
13.2
0.1
—
2.9
16.2
10.4
—
0.2
1.6
12.2
5.4
—
0.4
4.5
10.3
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
AND
ESTIMATES
Our Annual Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB. The preparation of our
financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,
revenues and expenses. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are
reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
While our significant accounting policies are more fully described in the notes to our Annual Financial Statements, we believe
that the following accounting policies and estimates are critical to our business operations and understanding our financial
results.
The Company has adopted IFRS 15, Revenue
from
Contracts
with
Customers
and IFRS 9, Financial
Instruments
effective April
1, 2018, which did not have a material effect on the financial statements. See “Changes in Accounting Policies” below for a
description of the impact from adopting these new standards.
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The following are the accounting policies subject to judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty that we believe could
have the most significant impact on the amounts recognized in the Annual Financial Statements.
Revenue
recognition.
Revenue comprises of the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for the
sale of goods in the ordinary course of the Company’s activities. Revenue is presented net of sales tax, estimated returns, sales
allowances, and discounts. The Company recognizes revenue when the Company has agreed terms with its customers, the
contractual rights and payment terms have been identified, the contract has commercial substance, it is probable that
consideration will be collected by the Company, and when specific criteria for transfer of control to the customer have been met
for each of the Company’s activities, as described below.
i) Wholesale revenue comprises sales of the Company’s products to third party resellers (which includes international
distributors and retailers). Wholesale revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when the control of the goods has
been transferred to the reseller, which depends on the precise terms of the agreement with each reseller, net of an
estimated provision for sales returns.
The Company, at its discretion, may cancel all or a portion of any firm wholesale sales order. The Company is therefore
obligated to return any prepayments or deposits made by resellers for which the product is not provided. All advance
payments are therefore included in accrued liabilities in the statement of financial position.
ii) DTC revenue consists of sales through the Company’s e-commerce operations and Company-owned retail stores. Sales
through e-commerce operations are recognized upon estimated delivery of the goods to the customer, net of an
estimated provision for sales returns, when control of the goods has transferred from the Company to the customer.
Sales through our retail stores are recognized delivery to the customer at the point of sale, net of an estimated provision
for sales returns.
It is the Company’s policy to sell merchandise through the Direct-to-Consumer channel with a limited right to return,
typically within 30 days. Accumulated experience is used to estimate and provide for such returns.
The Company’s warranty obligation is to provide an exchange or repair for manufacturing defective products under the standard
warranty terms and conditions. The warranty obligation is recognized as a provision when goods are sold.
Inventories.
Inventories are carried at the lower of cost and net realizable value which requires us to use estimates related to
fluctuations in obsolescence, shrinkage, future retail prices, seasonality, and costs necessary to sell the inventory.
We periodically review our inventories and make provisions as necessary to appropriately value obsolete or damaged raw
materials and finished goods. In addition, as part of inventory valuations, we accrue for inventory shrinkage for lost or stolen
items based on historical trends from actual physical inventory counts.
Impairment
of
non-financial
assets
(goodwill,
intangible
assets,
and
property
and
equipment).
We are required to use judgment
in determining the grouping of assets to identify their cash generating units (“CGU”) for the purposes of testing fixed assets for
impairment. Judgment is further required to determine appropriate groupings of CGUs for the level at which goodwill and
intangible assets are tested for impairment. Judgment is also applied in allocating the carrying amount of assets to CGUs. For
the purpose of goodwill and intangible assets’ impairment testing, CGUs are grouped at the lowest level at which goodwill and
intangible assets are monitored for internal management purposes. In addition, judgment is used to determine whether a
triggering event has occurred
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requiring an impairment test to be completed. The Company has concluded that it has seven CGUs and tests goodwill and these
intangible assets for impairment on that basis.
In determining the recoverable amount of a CGU or a group of CGUs, various estimates are employed. We determine value-in-
use by using estimates including projected future revenues, earnings, working capital and capital investment consistent with
strategic plans presented to the board of directors of the Company. Discount rates are consistent with external industry
information reflecting the risk associated with the specific cash flows.
Income
and
other
taxes.
Current and deferred income taxes are recognized in the consolidated statements of income and
comprehensive income, except when it relates to a business combination, or items recognized in equity or in other
comprehensive income. Application of judgments is required regarding the classification of transactions and in assessing
probable outcomes of claimed deductions including expectations about future operating results, the timing and reversal of
temporary differences and possible audits of income tax and other tax filings by the tax authorities in the various jurisdictions in
which the Company operates.
Functional
currency.
Items included in the Annual Financial Statements of the Company’s subsidiaries are measured using the
currency of the primary economic environment in which each entity operates (the functional currency). The Annual Financial
Statements are presented in Canadian dollars, which is our functional and presentation currency.
Financial
instruments.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the Company becomes a party to the
contractual provisions of the financial instrument.
We enter into financial instruments with highly-rated creditworthy institutions and instruments with liquid markets and readily-
available pricing information.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the
acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities classified at fair
value through profit or loss) are added to, or deducted from, the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as
appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities
classified at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or loss.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are measured subsequently as described below.
i) Non-derivative financial assets
Non-derivative financial assets include cash and trade receivables which are measured at amortized cost. The Company
initially recognizes receivables and deposits on the date that they are originated. The Company derecognizes a financial
asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or it transfers the rights to receive the
contractual cash flows on the financial asset in a transaction in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership
of the financial asset are transferred.
ii) Non-derivative financial liabilities
Non-derivative financial liabilities include accounts payable, accrued liabilities, Revolving Facility, and Term Loan Facility.
The Company initially recognizes debt instruments issued on the date that they are originated. All other financial liabilities
are recognized initially on the trade date at which the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the
instrument. Financial liabilities are recognized initially at fair value less any directly attributable transaction costs.
Subsequent to initial recognition, these financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest
method. The Company derecognizes a financial liability when its contractual obligations are discharged or cancelled or
expire.
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iii) Derivative financial instruments
Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently
remeasured to their fair value at each reporting date. The method of recognizing the resulting gain or loss depends on
whether the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument. When a derivative financial instrument,
including an embedded derivative, is not designated and effective in a qualifying hedge relationship, all changes in its fair
value are recognized immediately in the statement of income; attributable transaction costs are recognized in the
statement of income as incurred. The Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.
Embedded derivatives are separated from a host contract and accounted for separately if the economic characteristics
and risks of the host contract and the embedded derivative are not closely related.
iv) Hedge accounting
The Company is exposed to the risk of currency fluctuations and has entered into currency derivative contracts to hedge
its exposure on the basis of planned transactions. Where hedge accounting is applied, the criteria are documented at the
inception of the hedge and updated at each reporting date. The Company documents the relationship between hedging
instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and strategy for undertaking the hedging
transactions. The Company also documents its assessment, at hedge inception and on an ongoing basis, of whether the
derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items.
The fair value of a hedging derivative is classified as a current asset or liability when the maturity of the hedged item is
less than twelve months, and as a non-current asset or liability when the maturity of the hedged item is more than twelve
months.
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is
recognized, net of tax, in other comprehensive income. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized
immediately in the statement of income. Amounts accumulated in other comprehensive income are transferred to the
statement of income in the periods when the hedged item affects net income. When a forecast transaction that is hedged
results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or liability, such as inventory, the amounts included in the measurement
of the cost of the related asset or liability. The deferred amounts are ultimately recognized in the statement of income.
Hedges of net investments are accounted for similarly to cash flow hedges, with unrealized gains and losses recognized,
net of tax, in other comprehensive income. Amounts included in other comprehensive income are transferred to the
statement of income in the period when the foreign operation is disposed of or sold.
Share-based
payments.
Share-based payments are valued based on the grant date fair value of these awards and the Company
records compensation expense over the corresponding service period. The fair value of the share-based payments is
determined using acceptable valuation techniques.
The Company has issued stock options to purchase subordinate voting shares and RSUs under its equity incentive plans, prior
to the public offering on March 21, 2017 (the “Legacy Plan”) and subsequently (the “Omnibus Plan”). Under the terms of the
Legacy Plan, options were granted to certain employees of the Company with vesting contingent upon meeting the service,
performance goals and exit event conditions of the Legacy Plan. There are two types of stock options: service-vested options
are time based and generally vest over five years of service, and performance-
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based and exit event options vest upon attainment of performance conditions and the occurrence of an exit event. Under the
terms of the Omnibus Plan, options are granted to certain executives of the Company with vesting, generally over four years,
contingent upon meeting the service conditions of the Omnibus Plan. The compensation expense related to the options and
RSUs is recognized ratably over the requisite service period, provided it is probable that the vesting conditions will be achieved
and the occurrence of the exist event, if applicable, is probable.
Warranty.
The critical assumptions and estimates used in determining the warranty provision at the balance sheet date are:
number of jackets expected to require repair or replacement; proportion to be repaired versus replaced; period in which the
warranty claim is expected to occur; cost of repair; cost of jacket replacement; and risk-free rate used to discount the provision to
present value. We review our inputs to this estimate on a quarterly basis to ensure the provision reflects the most current
information regarding our products.
Sales
returns.
Sales returns relate primarily to goods sold through the DTC sales channel which have a limited right of return,
typically within 30 days. The Company bases its estimate on historical return rates in its e-commerce and retail stores and
reviews its actual returns experience periodically to assess the appropriateness of the return rates used.
CHANGES
IN
ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Standards
issued
and
adopted
Certain new standards became effective at the beginning of the current fiscal year. The impact from the adoption of these new
standards is described below.
Revenue
Effective for interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the IASB
issued IFRS 15, Revenue
from
Contracts
with
Customers
(“IFRS 15”) which replaces the guidance on revenue recognition
requirements that previously existed under IFRS. The new standard provides a comprehensive framework for the recognition,
measurement and disclosure of revenue from contracts with customers, excluding contracts within the scope of the accounting
standards on leases, insurance contracts and financial instruments. IFRS 15 also contains enhanced disclosure requirements.
The Company adopted the standard effective April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach, which resulted in no
adjustment to opening retained earnings. Comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under
previous accounting standards. After completing the analysis of its customer contracts, the Company has determined that the
implementation of IFRS 15 did not result in any adjustments to the opening balance of retained earnings or to the presentation of
the Annual Financial Statements.
As a result of adopting IFRS 15, the Company updated its accounting policies for the recognition of revenue. See “Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates”.
Financial
instruments
Effective for interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the IASB
issued IFRS 9, Financial
Instruments
(“IFRS 9”) which replaces IAS 39, Financial
Instruments:
Recognition
and
Measurement
and all previous versions of IFRS 9. IFRS 9 introduces new requirements for classification and measurement, impairment, and
hedge accounting and new impairment requirements that are based on a forward-looking expected credit loss model. IFRS 9
also amends other standards dealing with financial instruments such as IFRS 7, Financial
Instruments:
Disclosures
.
The Company adopted the standard effective April 1, 2018, resulting in no significant adjustment to retained earnings and no
material effect on the Annual Financial Statements.
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The Company assessed which business models apply to the financial assets and liabilities held and has classified its financial
instruments into the appropriate IFRS 9 categories. These reclassifications did not have an impact on the measurement of
financial assets and liabilities. Adoption of the new classification requirements under IFRS 9 did not result in significant changes
in the measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities.
The following table summarizes the original classification under IAS 39 and the new classification under IFRS 9 for the
Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities.
Asset/Liability
Original
classification
under
IAS
39
New
classification
under
IFRS
9
Cash
Trade receivables
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Other liabilities
Other liabilities
Revolving Facility
Other liabilities
Term Loan Facility
Fair value through profit or loss
Derivative, not in a hedging relationship
Loans and other receivables
Loans and other receivables
Amortized cost
Amortized cost
Amortized cost
Amortized cost
Amortized cost
Fair value through profit or loss
Reclassification of financial assets is required if the objective of the business model in which they are held changes after initial
recognition and if the change is significant to the entity’s operations. No reclassification of financial liabilities is permitted.
Upon transition the Company’s derivatives designated as hedges continue to meet the hedging criteria, therefore the fair values
flow through other comprehensive income under both IAS 39 and IFRS 9.
Application of the expected credit loss model for trade accounts receivable did not result in any significant changes in the
Company’s impairment allowance, with expected credit losses to be measured over the life of the asset, typically the annual
wholesale sales cycle.
We have updated our accounting policies as a result of adopting IFRS 9. See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates”.
Share-based
payment
Effective for interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the IASB
issued an amendment to IFRS 2, Share-based Payment, clarifying the accounting for certain types of share-based payment
transactions. The Company adopted the standard effective April 1, 2018, with no material effect on the Annual financial
statements.
Standards
issued
but
not
yet
effective
Certain new standards, amendments, and interpretations to existing IFRS standards have been published but are not yet
effective and have not been adopted early by the Company. Management anticipates that pronouncements will be adopted by
the Company for the first period beginning after the effective date of the pronouncement. Information on new standards,
amendments, and interpretations are provided below.
Leases
In January 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16, Leases (“IFRS 16”), replacing IAS 17, Leases and related interpretations. The
standard provides a new framework for lessee accounting that requires substantially all assets related to operating leases to be
capitalized and a corresponding liability
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to be recorded. The new standard seeks to provide a more complete picture of a company’s leased assets and related liabilities
and create greater comparability between companies who lease assets and those who purchase assets. IFRS 16 becomes
effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019 and is to be applied retrospectively. The standard permits the
application of various transition options and practical expedients on initial adoption, and the more significant choices are
described below.
The Company will adopt the standard on April 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of
initial application recorded in opening retained earnings and no restatement of prior period financial information. Under the
modified retrospective approach, the Company measured the right-of-use asset at the depreciated net book value as if the
standard had been applied since the commencement date of the lease, but using the discount rate at the date of initial
application. The Company used hindsight in determining the lease term at the date of initial application.
The Company determined the discount rate at the time of initial adoption to be its incremental borrowing rate for each leased
asset or portfolio of leased assets with similar characteristics by reference to the Company’s creditworthiness, the original term
of the lease, the quality of the underlying leased asset, and the economic environment where the leased asset is located.
IFRS 16 is expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of financial position. The Company is
in the process of finalizing its assessment, and based on current estimates, it expects to recognize right-of-use assets in the
range of $130m to $150m and related lease obligations in the range of $140m to $160m, before taking into account the related
deferred tax impact. Deferred rent liabilities under the existing standard will be adjusted to opening retained earnings.
In April, 2019, the Company recorded additional right-of-use assets and lease obligations with an impact of between $55m and
$65m for leases with a commencement date following the transition.
CHANGE
IN
FISCAL
YEAR
EFFECTIVE
APRIL
1,
2019
Fiscal 2019 and previous fiscal years of the Company ended on March 31 each year. Effective for fiscal 2020 and subsequent
years, the Company will be adopting a 52 or 53-week reporting cycle, common in the retail industry, with the fiscal year ending
on the Sunday closest to March 31. Fiscal 2020 will end on March 29, 2020. The quarters in fiscal 2020 will end on June 30,
September 29, and December 29, 2019 .
INTERNAL
CONTROL
OVER
FINANCIAL
REPORTING
Disclosure
Controls
and
Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act.
Based on management’s evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2019 as a result of the material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting described below.
There were no material adjustments to our Annual Financial Statements as a result of incremental procedures performed by
management. Accordingly, management has concluded that the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements filed as
part of this annual report fairly present in all material respects the Company’s financial position, results of operations, changes in
equity, and cash flows for the periods presented, in accordance with IFRS.
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Management’s
Annual
Report
on
Internal
Control
over
Financial
Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as such term is
defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) and has designed such internal controls over financial
reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with IFRS.
Management of the Company, under the supervision and with the participation of the CEO and CFO, conducted as evaluation of
the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2019 , using the criteria set forth by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal
Control
-
Integrated
Framework
(2013)
(“COSO 2013”) .
Based on evaluation performed, management concluded that the material weaknesses described below
existed as of March 31, 2019 . Excluded from our assessment were controls over financial reporting at Baffin Limited, which
acquired assets of Baffin Inc. on November 1, 2018 in a business combination. The acquired Baffin business represented less
than 5% of the Company’s consolidated total assets and less than 10% of the Company’s consolidated net assets as of March
31, 2019.
A material weakness in internal control over financial reporting is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control
over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company's annual or interim
financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by the company's internal controls.
As of March 31, 2018, management had identified certain material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting. During fiscal 2019, management made the following changes to internal control over financial reporting to remediate
the identified material weaknesses in the Risk Assessment and Monitoring components of internal control:
• Engaged an external advisor with subject matter expertise and significant resources to assist management with all
elements of the internal control program, including risk assessment, process flows, and design of internal controls;
• Built a larger team with a combination of external advisors and internal personnel, including a Director of Internal Audit, to
plan and execute testing, including quality assurance, earlier than in fiscal 2018 such that deficiencies were identified and
communicated to control owners;
•
The program status was regularly monitored by senior Finance personnel, including the CFO, to ensure accountability
was present throughout the program;
• Performed a detailed risk assessment to identify key account and business processes and related controls, which was
informed by process flow mapping with key control owners;
• Enhanced its Internal Control Steering Committee to drive accountability throughout the organization. The Steering
Committee provided oversight to the program and control owners by monitoring remediation plans and testing progress;
•
Increased the financial oversight of its new subsidiaries in Asia through recurring month end operating performance
meetings with local senior management; and
• Designed controls in new business processes, such as the Company’s business in Asia, changes to IT systems, and
financial reporting controls over business combinations and new accounting standards.
As noted above, we have invested significantly in our IT environment and added critical resources across the organization and
specifically in the finance team to establish a sustainable internal control environment. Despite this progress, management
determined it did not remediate material
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weaknesses identified as of March 31, 2018 in two components of internal control as defined by COSO 2013 (Control Activities
and Information and Communication). In relation to Control Activities, management did not design and maintain effective
controls over the following, each of which is a material weakness: (a) the occurrence and accuracy of revenue and the existence
of the related accounts receivable, and access controls to customer master data; and (b) the existence and valuation of
inventory, including inventory costing and access controls to inventory master data. The material weakness in Information and
Communication is the result of the evaluation of the accuracy and completeness of information used in the execution of internal
controls primarily related to spreadsheets created from data extracted from our
enterprise resource planning
(“ERP”) system. Due to these control deficiencies, a reasonable possibility exists that material misstatements in the Company’s
financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis in the future.
As a result of the identified material weaknesses, management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that internal control over
financial reporting was not effective as of March 31, 2019 . Deloitte LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that
audited our financial statements included in this annual report, has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2019 . Their attestation report is included in this annual report.
Remediation
Plan
and
Activities
Management has taken the following steps to address the material weaknesses described above:
• Upgraded its enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system on April 1, 2019, designed with consideration for enhanced
system functionality, user roles reflecting segregation of duties, use of reporting tools, and master data management;
• Hired a Vice President of Internal Audit & Loss Prevention in late Q4 fiscal 2019 to lead the governance and testing of
internal controls over financial reporting;
• Hired internal audit personnel to support the VP Internal Audit & Loss Prevention; and
• Added control remediation goals to management’s formal performance objectives to increase control accountability and
ownership.
Management anticipates taking the following additional steps during fiscal 2020 :
• Update its process flows for the change in the business processes and controls as a result of the new ERP system;
• Design and operate controls in the new ERP system related to user provisioning, access, master data management, and
reporting;
• Hiring additional employees with financial reporting, internal audit, and internal control remediation expertise and capacity
throughout the global organization;
•
•
Training control owners on the control execution and evidencing, particularly in relation to information used in controls;
and
Increase the frequency of testing of internal controls over financial reporting .
Senior management has discussed the material weaknesses described above with the Audit Committee, which will continue to
review progress on these remediation activities.
As the Company continues to evaluate and work to improve its internal control over financial reporting, management may
determine to take additional measures to address control deficiencies. The material weaknesses cannot be considered
remediated until the applicable relevant controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through
testing, that these
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controls are operating effectively. No assurance can be provided at this time that the actions and remediation efforts will
effectively remediate the material weaknesses described above or prevent the incidence of other material weaknesses in the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting in the future. We do not know the specific time frame needed to fully
remediate the material weaknesses identified above. See “Risk Factors.” Management, including the CEO and CFO, does not
expect that disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all misstatements, even as
the remediation measures are implemented and further improved to address the material weaknesses. The design of any
system of internal controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no
assurance that any design will succeed in achieving the stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Changes
in
Internal
Control
over
Financial
Reporting
Other than those described above, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-5(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter and year ended March 31, 2019 , that have
materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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ITEM
6.
DIRECTORS,
SENIOR
MANAGEMENT
AND
EMPLOYEES
A.
Directors
and
Senior
Management
The following table sets forth certain information relating to our directors and executive officers as of May 24, 2019. Other than
for Pat Sherlock and Penny Brook, whose business address is 135 Baarerstrasse, 6300 Zug, Switzerland, and for Scott
Cameron, whose business address is 43/F & 44/F, Champion Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong, the business
address for our directors and officers is c/o Canada Goose Holdings Inc., 250 Bowie Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6E 4Y2.
Name
Age Position
Dani Reiss
Jonathan Sinclair
Pat Sherlock
Ana Mihaljevic
Penny Brook
Lee Turlington
Kara MacKillop
Scott Cameron
David Forrest
Carrie Baker
John Moran
Spencer Orr
Rick Wood
Paul Hubner
Joshua Bekenstein
Jodi Butts
Maureen Chiquet
Ryan Cotton
John Davison
Stephen Gunn
Jean-Marc Huët
45 President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
57 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
45 President, Canada Goose International AG
38 Chief Commercial Officer
42 Chief Marketing Officer
64 Chief Product Officer
43 Executive Vice President, People and Culture
41 President, Greater China
39 Senior Vice President, General Counsel
43 Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff
56 Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
41 President, Canada Goose Innovation Lab
47 Executive Advisor
58 President and Chief Executive Officer, Baffin Limited
60 Director
46 Director
56 Director
40 Director
60 Director
64 Director
50 Director
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Dani
Reiss
C.
M.
(Member
of
the
Order
of
Canada),
President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
Director
The grandson of our founder, Mr. Reiss joined the company in 1997 and was named President and Chief Executive Officer of
the company in 2001. Mr. Reiss has worked in almost every area of the company and successfully developed our international
sales channels prior to assuming the role of President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Reiss received a Bachelor of Arts from
University of Toronto. Mr. Reiss is the Chairman of our board of directors and brings leadership and operational experience to
our board of directors as our President and Chief Executive Officer.
Jonathan
Sinclair,
Executive
Vice
President
and
Chief
Financial
Officer
Mr. Sinclair joined the company in June 2018 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the
company, Mr. Sinclair served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Operations at Jimmy Choo
PLC from June 2014 to May 2018, Chief Operating Officer at Vertu from June 2013 to June 2014, Chief Operating Officer at
Jimmy Choo from December 2008 to May 2013, and Group Finance Director at Pentland Brands Plc from November 2003 to
December 2008. He brings more than 20 years of global financial and operational experience to his role. Mr. Sinclair received a
Bachelor of Arts from Loughborough University of Technology.
Pat
Sherlock,
President,
Canada
Goose
International
AG
Mr. Sherlock joined the company in November 2012 as the Director of Canadian Sales and was named Senior Director of Sales
in May 2014, Vice President of Sales Canada in May 2015, Senior Vice President of Global Wholesale in April 2016 and
President of Canada Goose International AG in April 2018, overseeing all operations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South
America. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Sherlock served as the National Sales Manager of New Balance Canada Inc., from
January 2008 to November 2012 and Managing Director, Central Eastern Canada for Lothar Heinrich Agencies Ltd. (Warsteiner)
from December 2006 to January 2008. He spent 10 years at InBev (Labatt), from 1997 to 2007 most recently as National Field
Sales Manager. Mr. Sherlock received a Bachelor of Business Administration and Management from University of Winnipeg.
Ana
Mihaljevic,
Chief
Commercial
Officer
Ms. Mihaljevic joined the company in April 2015 as Vice President of Planning and became Vice President of Planning and
Sales Operations in April 2016, Senior Vice President of Planning and Sales Operations in April 2017 and Chief Commercial
Officer in April 2019. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Mihaljevic served as the Director of Business Planning at Marc Jacobs
International, a designer apparel company, from March 2013 to March 2015, the Director of Sales and Planning at Jones
Apparel Group, a women’s apparel company, from May 2011 to March 2013, and as an Account Executive at Ralph Lauren from
April 2008 to May 2011. Ms. Mihaljevic received a Bachelor in Commerce from Queen’s University.
Penny
Brook,
Chief
Marketing
Officer
Ms. Brook joined the company in 2014 as European Marketing Director. She most recently served as General Manager and Vice
President of International Marketing for the company and was named Chief Marketing Officer in January 2018. Prior to joining
the company, Ms. Brook served in progressively senior marketing roles across a wide range of industries including luxury,
fashion, consumer electronics and fast-moving consumer goods, at companies such as Mulberry Group
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plc, Clarks and Philips Electronics. Ms. Brook received a Bachelor of Arts from Kingston University in London.
Lee
Turlington,
Chief
Product
Officer
Mr. Turlington began working with Canada Goose in October 2015 as an independent consultant, and formally joined the
company as Chief Product Officer in March 2016. Prior to joining the company Mr. Turlington spent seven years as independent
consultant with TURLINGTON, Inc., advising companies such as International Marketing Partners Ltd., Mission Athlete Care,
Ape & Partners S.P.A/Parajumpers, Quiksilver Inc., Ironclad Performance Wear Corporation, Haglofs, and LK International
AG/KJUS. He spent five years at Patagonia Inc. from 2008-2013, most recently serving as Vice President, Global Product. From
March 1999 to April 2007, Mr. Turlington served as a Global Director and General Manager for Nike Inc. Prior to that, he served
at Fila Sports Pa from March 1994 to February 1999, as Senior Vice President, Fila Apparel. From June 1977 to April 1992, he
served as Vice President, Sales, Marketing, Global Product and various other executive roles at The North Face. Mr. Turlington
received a Bachelor of Economics from Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Kara
MacKillop,
Executive
Vice
President,
People
and
Culture
Ms. MacKillop joined the company in September 2014 as the Vice President of Human Resources. She was promoted to Senior
Vice President of Human Resources in 2016 and Executive Vice President, People and Culture in April 2018. Prior to joining our
team, Ms. MacKillop served as the Director of Human Resources for Red Bull Canada, a company that produces and sells
energy drinks, from September 2010 to September 2014, and as Director of Human Resources for Indigo Books and Music from
August 2003 until September 2010. Ms. MacKillop received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Ontario.
Scott
Cameron,
President,
Greater
China
Mr. Cameron joined the company in December 2015 as Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer, was named
Executive Vice President e-Commerce, Stores and Strategy in July 2016 and President, Greater China in March 2018. Prior to
joining our team, Mr. Cameron spent eight years focused on luxury and apparel retail brands at McKinsey & Co. Toronto, a
management consulting firm, most recently as a principal. Mr. Cameron received a Bachelor in Commerce (Honours) degree
from Queen’s University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker
Scholar.
David
Forrest,
Senior
Vice
President,
General
Counsel
Mr. Forrest joined the company in May 2014 as Director, Legal and was named Senior Director, Legal in May 2015, Vice
President, Legal in October 2016 and Senior Vice President, General Counsel in April 2017. Prior to joining the company, Mr.
Forrest served as the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Thomas Cook North America from May 2012 to May 2014,
prior to which he practiced law at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, from August 2006 until May 2012. Mr. Forrest received a
Bachelor of Laws (with distinction) from Western University in 2006 and a Honours Bachelor of Arts, Applied Economics from
Queen’s University in 2002.
Carrie
Baker,
Executive
Vice
President,
Chief
of
Staff
Ms. Baker joined the company in May 2012 as the Vice President of Communications and served as Chief of Staff and Senior
Vice President until April 2018 when she was named Executive Vice
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President, Chief of Staff. Prior to joining the company Ms. Baker spent 12 years at High Road Communications, a North
American communications agency, from May 2000 to April 2012, serving most recently as Senior Vice President. Ms. Baker
received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario.
John
Moran,
Executive
Vice
President,
Manufacturing
and
Supply
Chain
Mr. Moran joined the company in November 2014 as Vice President of Manufacturing, was promoted in January 2017 to Senior
Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, and was named as Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
in April 2018. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Moran served as Chief Operating Officer at Smith & Vandiver Corp. in 2014 and
as Vice President, Operations from October 2003 to March 2011 and later Chief Operating Officer from April 2011 to April 2013
at Robert Talbott Inc. in Monterey, California, a renowned producer of men’s and women’s luxury apparel. Throughout his time
with Robert Talbott Inc., Mr. Moran’s responsibilities ranged from strategic planning and business development to sales,
sourcing, manufacturing, distribution and finance. Prior to his time with Robert Talbott Inc., Mr. Moran was employed full-time
with Gitman Brothers Shirt Company, based in Ashland, Pennsylvania, from 1984 to October 2003 holding positions of varying
levels of responsibility in manufacturing, distribution and finance. At the time of his departure in October 2003 he held the
position of Chief Operating Officer.
Spencer
Orr,
President,
Canada
Goose
Innovation
Lab
Mr. Orr joined the company in January 2009 as Product Manager. He was promoted to Vice President of Design and
Merchandising in 2012, Vice President of Merchandising and Product Strategy in June 2016, Senior Vice President of
Merchandising and Product Strategy in April 2017 and President, Canada Goose Innovation Lab in January 2019. Prior to
joining the company, Mr. Orr served as the Manager of Product Design and Development at Sierra Designs, an industry leading
outerwear and outdoor equipment brand. Mr. Orr received an Honours Bachelors in Outdoor Recreation from Lakehead
University and a Masters in Business Administration from Ivey Business School at University of Western Ontario.
Rick
Wood,
Executive
Advisor
Mr. Wood joined the company in November 2017 as Chief Commercial Officer and became Executive Advisor in April 2018.
Prior to joining the company, Mr. Wood most recently served as Executive Director at ArchPoint Consulting and previously held
numerous management positions in VF Corporation, including President of Outdoor and Action Sports Coalition for Europe,
Middle East and Africa and Vice President and General Manager of VF Outdoor Canada. Throughout his career, Mr. Wood has
led teams in sales optimization, product development, marketing, and strategy development and execution, working with global
brands including The North Face, Vans, Timberland, Reef, JanSport and SmartWool. Mr. Wood attended the University of
Manitoba.
Paul
Hubner,
President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer,
Baffin
Limited
Paul Hubner is the founder of Baffin, an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of performance outdoor and industrial
footwear, and currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. With more than 30 years of footwear construction and
design expertise and senior management experience, he has led the expansion and growth of the brand since 1997. Prior to
founding Baffin, Paul worked at Deloitte as a Certified Management Accountant. He graduated from McMaster University with a
Bachelor of Commerce Degree.
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Joshua
Bekenstein,
Director
Mr. Bekenstein has served as a member of our board of directors since December 2013. He is a Managing Director at Bain
Capital. Prior to joining Bain Capital, in 1984, Mr. Bekenstein spent several years at Bain & Company, Inc., where he was
involved with companies in a variety of industries. Mr. Bekenstein serves as a director of The Michaels Companies, Inc., BRP
Inc., Dollarama Inc., and Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. He previously served as a member of the board of directors of
The Gymboree Corporation, Burlington Stores, Inc. and Waters Corporation. Mr. Bekenstein received a Bachelor of Arts from
Yale University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Bekenstein provides strong
executive and business operations skills to our board of directors and valuable experience gained from previous and current
board service.
Jodi
Butts,
Director
Ms. Butts has served as a member of our board of directors since November 2017. Prior to joining the board, Ms. Butts served
as the Chief Executive Officer of Rise Asset Development and Senior Vice-President of Operations and Redevelopment at
Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto. Ms. Butts also serves as the Board Chair of Aereus Technologies Inc., an antimicrobial
technology company, as a member of the Board of Governors and Audit Committee of the University of Windsor, as a board
member and member of the Risk Management Committee of the Walrus Foundation, advisory board member to Bayshore Home
Healthcare, and as the Chair of the World Health Innovation Network. Ms. Butts is also a former member of the Ontario Ministry
of Health Expert Panel on Healthcare Sector Supply Chain Integration. As a lawyer and entrepreneur, Ms. Butts was a founding
partner of a boutique litigation firm. She received a Bachelor of Arts from University of Windsor, a Master of Arts in Canadian
History from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Toronto.
Maureen
Chiquet,
Director
Ms. Chiquet has served as a member of our board of directors since August 2017. Ms. Chiquet began her career in marketing at
L’Oreal Paris in 1985, started working at The Gap in 1988, where she helped launch and build the Old Navy brand, and served
as President of Banana Republic in 2002 prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer and President of U.S. Operations of Chanel
in 2003. In 2007, Ms. Chiquet became Chanel’s first Global Chief Executive Officer. She left Chanel in 2016. Ms. Chiquet served
as a Trustee to the New York Academy of Art. Ms. Chiquet also served as a Trustee to the Yale Corporation and was a fellow of
Yale University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in literature. She serves as a non-executive director on the board of
MatchesFashion. Ms. Chiquet provides strong executive, product, marketing and business operations skills to the board of
directors.
Ryan
Cotton,
Director
Mr. Cotton has served as a member of our board of directors since December 2013. He joined Bain Capital in 2003, and is
currently a Managing Director. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Mr. Cotton was a consultant at Bain & Company from 2001 to 2003.
Mr. Cotton serves as a director of Advantage Solutions, The Michaels Companies, Inc., TOMS, Virgin Voyages, and Blue Nile.
He previously served as a member of the board of directors of Apple Leisure Group, International Market Centers, Inc., Daymon
Worldwide, and Sundial Brands. Mr. Cotton received a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a Master of Business
Administration from the Stanford
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Graduate School of Business. Mr. Cotton provides strong executive and business operations skills to our board of directors and
valuable experience gained from previous and current board service.
John
Davison,
Director
Mr. Davison has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2017. Mr. Davison is currently the Chief Financial
Officer and Executive Vice President of Four Seasons Holdings Inc. (“Four Seasons”), the luxury hotel and resort management
company, a position he has held since 2005 after joining the company as Senior Vice President, Project Financing in 2002. He is
also currently serving as the Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Four Seasons. In addition to managing the group’s
financial activities, John oversees the company’s information systems and technology area. Prior to joining Four Seasons
Holdings Inc., John spent four years as a member of the Audit and Business Investigations Practices at KPMG in Toronto,
followed by 14 years at IMAX Corporation from 1987 to 2001, ultimately holding the position of President, Chief Operating
Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Currently he also serves on the board of IMAX China Holding, Inc. and Benevity, Inc. John
has been a Chartered Professional Accountant since 1986, and a Chartered Business Valuator since 1988. He received a
Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto. Mr. Davison provides strong executive and business operations skills to
our board of directors.
Stephen
Gunn,
Director
Mr. Gunn has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2017. He previously served as a Co-Chair of Sleep
Country Canada Inc. (“Sleep Country”). He co-founded Sleep Country in 1994 and served as its Chair and Chief Executive
Officer from 1997 to 2014. Prior to founding Sleep Country Mr. Gunn was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company
from 1981 to 1987 and then co-founded and was President of Kenrick Capital, a private equity firm. Mr. Gunn serves as the
Chair of the board of directors of Dollarama Inc. Mr. Gunn is also the Chair of the audit committee of Recipe Unlimited
Corporation (formerly Cara Operations Limited), and served as a director of Golf Town Canada Inc. from 2008 to 2016. He
received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Queens University and a Master of Business Administration from the
University of Western Ontario. Mr. Gunn provides strong executive and business operations skills to our board of directors and
valuable experience gained from previous and current board service.
Jean-Marc
Huët,
Director
Mr. Huët has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2017. He serves as the Chairman of Heineken N.V.,
a member of the advisory committee of Bridgepoint Capital and a non-executive director of J2 plc. Mr. Huët served as a director
of Formula One from 2012 to January 2017, and was an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Unilever N.V. from
2010 to 2015. Mr. Huët was also Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company from
2008 to 2009 and as a member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer of Royal Numico N.V. from 2003 to 2007.
Prior to that, he worked at Goldman Sachs International. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and a Master of
Business Administration from INSEAD. Mr. Huët provides strong executive, consumer and financial expertise to our board of
directors and valuable experience gained from previous and current board service.
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B.
Compensation
Board
of
Director
Compensation
Other than Mr. Reiss, whose compensation is included with that of our other named executive officers, only Messrs. Davison,
Gunn and Huët and Mmes. Chiquet and Butts received compensation for their service on our board of directors during fiscal
2019. Canada Goose does not compensate representatives of Bain Capital for their service on our board. The following table
sets forth information concerning the compensation paid by the company to Messrs. Davison, Gunn and Huët and Mmes.
Chiquet and Butts in fiscal 2019:
Name
John Davison
Stephen Gunn
Jean-Marc Huët
Maureen Chiquet
Jodi Butts
Fees
Earned
or
Paid
in
Cash
($)
100,000
87,500
131,974 (2)
114,940 (3)
87,500
Option
Awards
($)
(1)
71,581
97,610
97,610
52,059
32,537
Total
($)
171,581
185,110
229,584
166,999
120,037
(1)
(2)
(3)
Amount shown reflects the grant date fair value of options to purchase subordinate voting shares granted to Messrs.
Davison, Gunn and Huët and Mmes. Chiquet and Butts in fiscal 2019 . The value was determined in accordance with
IFRS 2 “Share-based Payment”.
Compensation paid in Euros converted at an exchange rate of €1.00 to $1.51, which is an average rate determined in
accordance with the company's policies based on exchange rates available as at the applicable payment dates for the
fiscal year.
Compensation paid in U.S. dollars converted at an exchange rate of US$1.00 to $1.31, which is an average rate
determined in accordance with the company's policies based on exchange rates available as at the applicable payment
dates for the fiscal year.
As compensation for service on our board of directors, the company pays each of Messrs. Gunn and Davison and Ms. Butts fees
of $75,000 per year, Mr. Huët fees of €75,000 per year, and Ms. Chiquet fees of US$75,000 per year. In addition, non-employee
directors, other than representatives of Bain Capital, who serve as members of committees of our board of directors are paid an
additional $12,500 per year (Mr. Huët - €12,500 and Ms. Chiquet - US$12,500) for their committee service and Mr. Davison is
paid an additional $12,500 per year for his service as the Chair of the Audit Committee.
On June 26, 2018, Mr. Davison was granted an award of 2,761 options to purchase our subordinate voting shares (“Options”),
Mr. Gunn and Mr. Huët were each granted an award of 3,765 Options, Ms. Chiquet was granted an award of 2,008 Options and
Ms. Butts was granted an award of 1,255 Options. The Options granted to our non-employee directors on June 26, 2018 have
an exercise price of $83.53 per share and expire on June 26, 2028.
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Executive
Compensation
Components of Executive Compensation
Each year, the compensation committee of our board of directors is responsible for determining our executive compensation
framework, which consisted of the following elements for fiscal 2019: (i) base salary; (ii) annual bonus; (iii) equity-based long-
term incentives; and (iv) employee benefits and other compensation.
Named Executive Officers
The following tables and discussion relate to the compensation paid to or earned by our President and Chief Executive Officer,
Dani Reiss; our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Jonathan Sinclair; our former Chief Financial Officer, John
Black; and our three most highly compensated executive officers (other than Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair and Black) who were
serving as executive officers on the last day of fiscal 2019. They are Lee Turlington, our Chief Product Officer; John Moran, our
Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply Chain; and Pat Sherlock, our President of Canada Goose International AG.
Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair, Black, Turlington, Moran and Sherlock are referred to collectively in this Annual Report as our named
executive officers.
The following table sets forth information about certain compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our named executive
officers during fiscal 2019:
Name
and
principal
position
Dani Reiss, President
and Chief Executive
Officer
Jonathan Sinclair,
Executive Vice
President, Chief
Financial Officer (6)
John Black, Chief
Financial Officer (7)
Lee Turlington, Chief
Product Officer (8)
John Moran, Executive
Vice President,
Manufacturing and
Supply Chain
Pat Sherlock,
President, Canada
Goose International
AG
Salary
($)
Bonus
($)
(1) Stock
awards
($)
(2)
Option
awards
($)
(3)
Non-equity
incentive
plan
compensation
($)
(4)
All
other
compensation
($)
(5)
Total
compensation
($)
1,239,231
—
—
1,874,342
1,910,640
38,599
5,062,812
599,231
602,022
825,062
917,662
240,908
91,500
495,131
247,594
359,808
213,220
402,649
186,248
—
—
—
—
—
—
218,682
—
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—
—
—
—
—
461,808
3,405,785
14,839
347,247
281,349
1,024,074
18,986
810,696
246,913
835,810
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Amounts shown reflect the bonuses earned by our named executive officers, other than Mr. Reiss, in respect of fiscal
2019. Amount shown for Mr. Sinclair includes a signing bonus paid in fiscal 2019.
Amount shown reflects the grant date fair value of a restricted share unit award granted to Mr. Sinclair in fiscal 2019. The
value was determined in accordance with IFRS 2 “Share-based Payment”.
Amounts shown reflect the grant date fair value of Options granted to Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair and Moran in fiscal 2019.
The values were determined in accordance with IFRS 2 “Share-based Payment”.
Amount shown reflects the bonus earned by Mr. Reiss in respect of fiscal 2019.
Amount shown for each executive officer includes company-paid personal insurance premiums. Amount shown for Mr.
Reiss includes complimentary jackets to which he was entitled in fiscal 2019 ($27,846) and supplemental health
coverage. Amount shown for Mr. Sinclair includes his housing allowance ($119,420) a relocation allowance ($36,000),
relocation reimbursements ($93,316), each as described below under “Agreements with our Named Executive Officers”,
a tax gross-up related to such allowances and reimbursements ($204,782), complimentary jackets to which he was
entitled in fiscal 2019 and supplemental health coverage. Amount shown for Mr. Black includes complimentary jackets to
which he was entitled in fiscal 2019, company contributions to the Deferred Profit Sharing Plan for the Employees of
Canada Goose Inc. (referred to as the DPSP) as described below under “Retirement Plans” and supplemental health
coverage. Amount shown for Mr. Turlington includes his housing and car allowance ($113,400), described below under
“Agreements with our Named Executive Officers”, a tax gross up related to such allowance ($142,403) and
complimentary jackets to which he was entitled in fiscal 2019. Amount shown for Mr. Moran includes complimentary
jackets to which he was entitled in fiscal 2019, company contributions to the DPSP and supplemental health coverage.
Amount shown for Mr. Sherlock includes complimentary jackets to which he was entitled in fiscal 2019, company
contributions to the DPSP, supplemental health coverage, as well as his housing allowance ($42,593), reimbursement of
school fees for his children ($60,962), a personal travel allowance ($25,708) and a tax gross-up related to such amounts
($100,889), each as described below under “Agreements with our Named Executive Officers”.
Mr. Sinclair joined the company as Executive Vice President on June 18, 2019 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer
on June 26, 2018, upon Mr. Black’s transition from Chief Financial Officer to Strategic Advisor.
Mr. Black served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer until June 26, 2018. He then served as Strategic Advisor to the
company until his retirement on December 31, 2018.
Bonus paid in U.S. dollars converted for the purposes of this table at an exchange rate of US$1.00 to $1.34.
Compensation includes $132,127 earned while serving as Senior Vice President, Global Wholesale in Canada from
March 1, 2018 to July 31, 2018 and $270,522 earned while serving as President, Canada Goose International AG from
August 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 (the $270,522 was paid in Swiss francs at an exchange rate of CHF1.00 to $1.33, the
Bank of Canada average rate between August 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019). Amounts under “All other compensation”
paid in Swiss francs at the same exchange rate of CHF1.00
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to $1.33. Bonus paid in Swiss francs converted for the purposes of this table at an exchange rate of CHF1.00 to $1.35,
the Bank of Canada exchange rate on March 31, 2019.
Base Salary
Base salaries provide our named executive officers with a fixed amount of compensation each year. Base salary levels reflect
the executive’s title, experience, level of responsibility, and performance. Messrs. Reiss, Black, Turlington, Moran and Sherlock
received base salary increases in fiscal 2019, effective as of April 1, 2018. Mr. Reiss’s base salary increased to $1,200,000, Mr.
Black’s base salary increased to $305,000, Mr. Turlington’s base salary increased to US$361,640, Mr. Moran’s base salary
increased to $350,000 and Mr. Sherlock’s base salary increased to $260,100. Upon his promotion to President of Canada
Goose International AG on August 7, 2018, Mr. Sherlock’s base salary increased to CHF 312,421.
Bonus
Each named executive officer is eligible to receive an annual bonus pursuant to his or her employment agreement and in
accordance with the bonus plan of the company. Fiscal 2019 bonuses earned by Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair, Black, Turlington,
Moran and Sherlock are reflected in the compensation table above.
For fiscal 2019, Mr. Reiss was eligible to earn a target annual bonus equal to 100% of his base salary, based on the
achievement of pre-established fiscal 2019 EBIT targets. Target EBIT was approved by our board of directors at the beginning of
fiscal 2019 in connection with the annual budgeting process, with payout of Mr. Reiss’s bonus being earned at 100% upon
achievement of EBIT of 100% of target. No portion of Mr. Reiss’s bonus was eligible to be earned if EBIT was determined to
have been achieved at 85% or less below target. Achievement of EBIT between 85% of target and less than 100% of target
would have resulted in Mr. Reiss’s bonus being earned on a straight-line basis between 0% and 100%. Achievement of EBIT
above 100% of target would have resulted in the EBIT component of Mr. Reiss’s bonus being earned at 100% of target plus
4.4% of target for each 1% over target EBIT. Our board of directors determined that Mr. Reiss earned a fiscal 2019 bonus of
159.22% of target based on a deemed achievement of 2019 EBIT.
Messrs. Sinclair, Black, Turlington, Moran and Sherlock were eligible to earn annual bonuses for fiscal 2019 under a broad-
based annual bonus plan for salaried employees targeted at 45% (Mr. Sinclair) and 40% (Messrs. Black, Turlington, Moran and
Sherlock), respectively, of base salary. Bonuses were eligible to be earned under the plan based on the achievement of pre-
established EBIT targets and a participant’s individual performance review for fiscal 2019. Target EBIT for purposes of our fiscal
2019 annual bonus plan was determined the same as for Mr. Reiss. No bonuses were eligible to be paid under the plan for
achievement of EBIT at less than 80% of target or an individual performance rating of “needs immediate improvement”. Upon
achievement of EBIT of at least 80% of target, a participant could receive an annual bonus depending on an individual
performance rating of “exceptional,” “leading,” “tracking,” or “inconsistent,” with ranges of bonuses as a percentage of target
eligible to be earned at each performance rating. Achievement of EBIT between 80% of target and less than 100% of target
would have resulted in a participant’s bonus being earned on a straight-line basis between 0% and 100%. At a “leading” rating,
achievement of EBIT above 100% of target would have resulted in the EBIT component of a participant’s bonus being earned at
100% of target plus 2% of target for each 1% over target EBIT. At an “exceptional” rating, achievement of EBIT above 100% of
target would have resulted in the EBIT component of a participant’s bonus being earned at 100% of target plus 2% of target for
each 1% over target
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EBIT multiplied by a factor of 1.2. Messrs. Sinclair, Black, Turlington, Moran and Sherlock were determined to earn fiscal 2019
bonuses each equal to 152.3% (prorated), 100.0% (prorated), 126.9%, 152.3% and 126.9% of target, respectively.
Executive Employment Agreements
We have entered into an employment agreement with each of our named executive officers. The terms of the agreements are as
follows.
Compensation
and
Bonus
Opportunities
Under his amended and restated employment agreement, effective March 9, 2017, Mr. Reiss is entitled to an annual base salary
of $1,000,000, subject to annual review and increase by our board of directors, and which has subsequently increased as
described above under “Base Salary”. Mr. Reiss is also eligible for an annual incentive bonus, which under his employment
agreement is targeted at 75% of his annual base salary, and which has subsequently increased to 100% of his annual base
salary. The employment agreement also provides for an annual equity grant to Mr. Reiss under our long-term equity incentive
plan.
Under his employment agreement, effective February 6, 2018, Mr. Sinclair is entitled to an annual base salary of $760,000,
subject to annual review. Mr. Sinclair is also eligible for an annual incentive bonus targeted at 45% of his annual base salary.
The employment agreement also provided for a signing bonus of up to $450,000 (or $225,000 if his employment commenced
after June 18, 2018), reduced by any bonus payments he received from his prior employer in March and June 2018. Mr. Sinclair
was paid a signing bonus of $192,578. If Mr. Sinclair terminates his employment with us (other than for good reason) or we
terminate his employment for cause on or before June 18, 2019, he will be required to repay his signing bonus. Mr. Sinclair’s
employment agreement also provides for an annual equity grant to Mr. Sinclair under our long-term equity incentive plan, initially
equal to 80% of his annual base salary. The employment agreement further provides for reimbursement of up to $50,000 for
relocation expenses (which was subsequently increased to $95,000), a relocation allowance of $10,000 (which was
subsequently increased to $36,000), and a monthly housing allowance of $13,000 for 36 months following Mr. Sinclair’s
commencement of employment, each grossed up for applicable taxes, as well as reimbursement of one pair of business-class
tickets between Toronto and the UK within one year of Mr. Sinclair’s commencement of employment. Canada Goose will also
cover the costs of a Canadian work permit for Mr. Sinclair and his spouse, including legal advice as necessary, and tax
preparation services for two tax years following Mr. Sinclair’s commencement of employment.
Under his employment agreement, effective June 26, 2013 and amended as of July 8, 2013, Mr. Black is entitled to an annual
base salary of $250,000, subject to annual review, which has subsequently increased as described above under “Base Salary”.
Mr. Black is also eligible for an annual incentive bonus targeted at 25% of his annual base salary, which has subsequently
increased to 40% of his annual base salary. In connection with Mr. Black’s retirement, we entered into an agreement as of June
4, 2018, which provides that he is eligible for an annual incentive bonus for fiscal 2019 on a prorated basis and confirms that the
remainder of his previously granted option awards would continue to vest in accordance with their terms.
Under his employment agreement, effective March 16, 2016, and amended as of January 16, 2019, Mr. Turlington is entitled to
an annual base salary of US$350,000, subject to annual review and increase, which has subsequently increased as described
above under “Base Salary”. Mr.
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Turlington is also eligible to participate in our annual bonus plan, with an annual incentive bonus targeted at 40% of his annual
base salary. Mr. Turlington’s employment agreement further provides for reimbursement of up to $60,000 per year for
accommodations and reasonable transportation while in Toronto for Canada Goose business, as well as a travel allowance of up
to $30,000 for Mr. Turlington and his family to travel between their home in the United States and Toronto. These reimbursement
amounts were subsequently increased in March 2017 to $9,450 per month, retroactive to September 1, 2016, grossed up for
applicable taxes, and paid in full in fiscal 2018.
Under his employment agreement, effective October 3, 2014 and amended January 10, 2017, Mr. Moran is entitled to an annual
base salary of $250,000, subject to annual review, which has subsequently increased as described above under “Base Salary”.
Mr. Moran is also eligible to participate in our annual bonus plan, with an annual incentive bonus targeted at 35% of his annual
base salary, which has subsequently increased to 40% of his annual base salary.
Under his employment agreement, effective on or around August 1, 2018, Mr. Sherlock is entitled to an annual base salary of
CHF 312,421. Mr. Sherlock is also eligible to participate in our annual bonus plan, with an annual incentive bonus targeted at
40% of his annual base salary. In connection with Mr. Sherlock’s assignment in Switzerland, Mr. Sherlock’s employment
agreement further provides for a monthly housing allowance of CHF 4,000, a goods and services allowance of CHF 4,200,
monthly car rental or leasing reimbursement of up to CHF 1,065, reimbursement of up to CHF 23,000 for relocation expenses
from Canada to Switzerland, as well as reimbursement for relocation expenses back to Canada at the end of Mr. Sherlock’s
assignment, reimbursement of school fees and associated costs for Mr. Sherlock’s children of up to CHF 5,725 per month,
supplemental medical coverage, reimbursement of four premium economy plane tickets between Canada and Switzerland up to
twice per year, and reimbursement of all reasonable expenses related to the preparation of his Canadian and Swiss tax returns,
with each such payment or benefit grossed up for applicable taxes. In addition, Mr. Sherlock was entitled to payment of the
following one-time expenses: $6,000 in respect of a loss on the sale of Mr. Sherlock’s vehicle in connection with his relocation,
reimbursement of immigration expenses, reimbursement of expenses relating to setting up banking arrangements in Switzerland
and a spousal support payment of CHF 5,000, each grossed up for applicable taxes. Mr. Sherlock’s employment agreement
further entitles him to tax equalization payments designed to maintain a tax burden comparable to that of a similarly situated
employee in Canada, as well as reimbursement for any Canadian taxes incurred as a direct result of Mr. Sherlock’s assignment
in Switzerland.
Severance
If Mr. Reiss’s employment were terminated by us without cause or he resigned for good reason, he would be entitled to (i) a
severance amount representing two times his annual base salary plus two times the average amount of the annual bonus
earned by Mr. Reiss in the two complete fiscal years preceding the date of his termination of employment, (ii) a pro rata bonus
amount for the year in which the termination occurs, based on the actual bonus amount paid in the prior year and (iii) continued
participation in our benefit plans for a period of 24 months following the date of termination of employment.
If Mr. Sinclair’s employment were terminated by us without cause, he would be entitled to base salary continuation for one year,
as well as continued participation in our benefit plans for one year. In addition, if Mr. Sinclair’s employment were terminated by
us without cause within the first two years of his employment, or if Mr. Sinclair dies or becomes permanently disabled during that
time,
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he or his estate, as applicable, would be entitled to reimbursement of up to $20,000 for relocation expenses back to London, UK.
If Mr. Black’s employment had been terminated by us without cause, he would be entitled to notice or pay in lieu of notice and
benefits continuation for nine months. As previously announced, Mr. Black retired from his position as Chief Financial Officer
during fiscal 2019.
If Mr. Turlington’s employment were terminated by us without cause, he would be entitled to base salary continuation for one
year, as well as continuation of his insured benefits (other than disability coverage and global medical coverage) for one year. In
addition, he would be entitled to receive a bonus in respect of the fiscal year in which he receives notice of termination, pro-rated
for the number of whole or partial months that he is employed by us during that fiscal year up until the date on which he receives
notice of termination, so long as all bonus criteria are otherwise met by him and by Canada Goose. If Mr. Turlington’s
employment with us is terminated by us without cause during fiscal 2020, and Mr. Turlington is eligible for a fiscal 2020 annual
bonus of less than $100,000, Canada Goose may, in its sole discretion, increase his bonus to $100,000 in recognition of an
orderly transition of Mr. Turlington’s position to a new individual. If Mr. Turlington’s employment with us terminates during the
2019 calendar year, he is entitled to reimbursement of 50% of his residential lease expense for the period of time after which Mr.
Turlington ceases to be employed by us, or after which Mr. Turlington ceases to be paid compensation in lieu of service through
December 31, 2019.
If Mr. Moran’s employment were terminated by us without cause, he would be entitled to six months’ notice or pay in lieu of
notice and benefits continuation for six months.
If Mr. Sherlock’s employment were terminated by us without cause, he would be entitled to six months’ notice.
Equity-Based Compensation
Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair and Moran were our only named executive officers granted equity awards in fiscal 2019. On June 26,
2018, each of Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair and Moran was granted 72,297, 35,396 and 8,435 Options, respectively. One-quarter of
Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair and Moran’s awards will vest on June 26, 2019 and one-quarter of each award will vest on each of June
26, 2020, June 26, 2021 and June 26, 2022, subject to the executive’s continued employment with us.
On July 5, 2018, Mr. Sinclair was granted 10,650 restricted share units in respect of our subordinate voting shares. Mr. Sinclair’s
award was originally scheduled to vest in three equal tranches on July 5, 2019, July 5, 2020 and July 5, 2021. The Board
subsequently authorized a modification of the vesting terms pertaining to the tranche scheduled to vest on July 5, 2019 (the
“2019 Tranche”), subject to any applicable regulatory or stock exchange approval, so that the 2019 Tranche will vest on the first
business day following the expiration of the blackout period relating to the release of financial results for fiscal 2019. Such
modification generally results in a slight acceleration of vesting for the 2019 Tranche, and was authorized to better align vesting
and settlement with corporate actions and decisions made at fiscal year end in connection with the release of financial results for
fiscal 2019.
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The following table sets forth information regarding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of March 31, 2019 :
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
exercisable
Number of securities
underlying
unexercised options
(#) unexercisable
Equity incentive
plan awards:
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised options
unearned (#)
Option
exercise price
($)
Option
expiration date
Number of
shares of stock
that have not
vested ($)
Market value of
shares of stock
that have not
vested ($)
26,316
—
—
—
—
56,394
6,420
—
—
30,142
78,947
72,297
35,396
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44,445
8,435
22,827
44,447
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84,591
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30.73
83.53
83.53
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4.62
1.79
6/1/2027
6/26/2028
6/26/2028
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4/1/2026
11/1/2024
83.53
6/26/2028
0.02
1.79
4/17/2024
4/1/2025
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10,650
683,517
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Name
Dani Reiss (1)
Jonathan
Sinclair (2)(3)
John Black (4)
Lee Turlington (5)
John Moran (6)
Pat Sherlock (7)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Mr. Reiss was granted 105,263 Options on June 1, 2017 and 72,297 Options on June 26, 2018. His Options are subject
to time-based vesting of 25% on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the respective grant dates.
Mr. Sinclair was granted 35,396 Options on June 26, 2018. His Options are subject to time-based vesting of 25% on
each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.
Mr. Sinclair was granted 10,650 restricted share units on July 5, 2018. His restricted share units are subject to time-
based vesting of one-third on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. The market value of Mr.
Sinclair’s restricted share units was calculated by multiplying the number of restricted share units subject to his award by
$64.18 which was the closing price of our subordinate voting shares on the TSX on March 29, 2019, the last trading day
of fiscal 2019.
Mr. Black retired as Chief Financial Officer of the company on December 31, 2018. As of March 31, 2019, he had fully
exercised all options.
Mr. Turlington was granted 192,664 options to purchase Class B Common Shares and 288,998 options to purchase
Class A Preferred Shares on April 1, 2016, which options were exchanged for 253,773 Options in connection with a
recapitalization of the company’s authorized and outstanding share capital on December 2, 2016 (the “Recapitalization”).
His Options are subject to both time-based and performance-based vesting, with one-third of his Options becoming
eligible to vest on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date, provided that the performance
milestones described in the award agreement are met prior to the applicable vesting date. The performance milestones
include specific product development and organization goals and, as of March 31, 2019, the
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(7)
performance milestones applicable to all of Mr. Turlington’s options had been achieved. The vesting of Mr. Turlington’s
Options will accelerate in full upon a change of control.
Mr. Moran was granted 168,712 options to purchase Class B Common Shares and 253,067 options to purchase Class A
Junior Preferred Shares on November 1, 2014, which options were exchanged for 222,222 Options in connection with
the Recapitalization. One third of his Options are subject to time-based vesting of 40% on the second anniversary of the
grant date and 20% on each anniversary of the grant date thereafter (the “Moran Time-Based Options”). The remaining
two-thirds of his Options are subject to both time-based and performance-based vesting with the performance metrics
reflecting a multiple of Bain Capital’s return on its investment in us (the “Moran Performance-Based Options”). The Moran
Performance-Based Options are subject to the same time-based vesting schedule as the Moran Time-Based Options
and, as of March 31, 2019, the performance metrics applicable to the Moran Performance-Based Options had been
achieved. The Moran Time-Based Options and the time-vesting component of the Moran Performance-Based Options, to
the extent then unvested, will accelerate in full upon a change of control. Mr. Moran was also granted 8,435 Options on
June 26, 2018. His Options are subject to time-based vesting of 25% on each of the first, second, third and fourth
anniversaries of the grant date.
Mr. Sherlock was granted 84,355 options to purchase Class B Common Shares and 126,533 options to purchase Class
A Junior Preferred Shares on April 17, 2014, which options were exchanged for 114,125 Options in connection with the
Recapitalization. Mr. Sherlock was also granted 84,355 options to purchase Class B Common Shares and 126,533
options to purchase Class A Junior Preferred Shares on April 1, 2015, which options were exchanged for 111,110
Options in connection with the Recapitalization. One third of his Options are subject to time-based vesting of 40% on the
second anniversary of the grant date and 20% on each anniversary of the grant date thereafter (the “Sherlock Time-
Based Options”). The remaining two-thirds of his Options are subject to both time-based and performance-based vesting
with the performance metrics reflecting a multiple of Bain Capital’s return on its investment in us (the “Sherlock
Performance-Based Options”). The Sherlock Performance-Based Options are subject to the same time-based vesting
schedule as the Sherlock Time-Based Options and, as of March 31, 2019, the performance metrics applicable to the
Sherlock Performance-Based Options had been achieved. The Sherlock Time-Based Options and the time-vesting
component of the Sherlock Performance-Based Options, to the extent then unvested, will accelerate in full upon a
change of control.
All Other Compensation - Benefits and Perquisites
Our full-time employees, including our named executive officers, are eligible to participate in our health and welfare benefit
plans, which include medical, dental, vision, basic and dependent life, supplemental life, accidental death, dismemberment and
specific loss, long-term disability, and optional critical illness insurance. Employees are also eligible to receive continuing
education support and to participate in our employee purchase program, which allows employees to purchase a specified
number of jackets and accessories at 50% of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. Our named executive officers participate
in these plans on a slightly better basis than other salaried employees, including in some instances with slightly lower
deductibles, better cost-sharing rates and the ability to purchase supplemental health coverage. Our named executive officers,
other than Mr. Reiss, are also entitled to three complimentary jackets each calendar year. Mr. Reiss is entitled to 100
complimentary jackets each calendar year.
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Retirement Plans
In fiscal 2019, Messrs. Black, Moran and Sherlock participated in the Group Retirement Savings Plan for the Employees of
Canada Goose Inc. (referred to as the RSP), a broad-based registered defined contribution plan offered to all of our full-time
Canada-based employees. Salaried employees in Toronto (including Messrs. Reiss, Sinclair, Black, Turlington, Moran and
Sherlock) may defer a portion of their annual earnings into the RSP and may make additional voluntary contributions. We will
match any such employee contributions, other than those of Mr. Reiss, by making a contribution to the Deferred Profit Sharing
Plan for the Employees of Canada Goose Inc. (referred to as the DPSP), a broad-based defined contribution plan offered to all
of our full-time salaried employees. The match is equal to 100% of a participant’s contributions to the RSP up to 3% of the
participant’s annual base salary. In fiscal 2019, we made contributions to the DPSP on behalf of Messrs. Black, Moran and
Sherlock, but did not otherwise set aside or accrue any amounts for pension, retirement or similar benefits for our named
executive officers. We do not sponsor or maintain any qualified or non-qualified defined benefit plans or supplemental executive
retirement plans.
C.
Board
Practices
Composition
of
our
Board
of
Directors
Under our articles, our board of directors consists of a number of directors as determined from time to time by the directors. Our
board of directors is comprised of eight directors. Our articles provide that a director may be removed with or without cause by a
resolution passed by a special majority comprised of 66 2 ⁄ 3 % of the votes cast by shareholders present in person or by proxy at
a meeting and who are entitled to vote. The directors are elected by the shareholders at each annual general meeting of
shareholders, and all directors hold office for a term expiring at the close of the next annual shareholders meeting or until their
respective successors are elected or appointed. Under the BCBCA and our articles, between annual general meetings of our
shareholders, the directors may appoint one or more additional directors, but the number of additional directors may not at any
time exceed one-third of the number of current directors who were elected or appointed other than as additional directors.
Director
Term
Limits
and
Other
Mechanisms
of
Board
Renewal
Our board of directors has not adopted director term limits, a retirement policy for its directors or other automatic mechanisms of
board renewal. Rather than adopting formal term limits, mandatory age-related retirement policies and other mechanisms of
board renewal, the nominating and governance committee of our board of directors develop appropriate qualifications and
criteria for our board of directors as a whole and for individual directors. In accordance with its mandate, the nominating and
governance committee oversees a process for the assessment of our board of directors, each committee and individual director
regarding his, her or its effectiveness and contribution, and also reports evaluation results to our board of directors at least
annually. It is further the responsibility of the nominating and governance committee to develop a succession plan for the board
of directors, including maintaining a list of qualified candidates for director positions. The company is not in the practice of
providing any severance benefits to directors upon termination of service.
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Board
Committees
Each of our board committees operates under its own written charter adopted by our board of directors.
Audit
Committee
Our audit committee is composed of Mr. Davison, Mr. Gunn and Mr. Huët, with Mr. Davison serving as chairperson of the
committee. Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Gunn, Mr. Davison and Mr. Huët meet the independence
requirements under the rules of the NYSE, the BCBCA and under Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. Our board of directors has
determined that Mr. Davison is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of the SEC’s regulations and applicable
Listing Rules of the NYSE.
Our audit committee reviews and approves the scope of the annual audits of our financial statements, reviews our internal
control over financial reporting, recommends to the board of directors the appointment of our independent auditors, reviews and
approves any non-audit services performed by the independent auditors, reviews the findings and recommendations of the
internal and independent auditors and periodically reviews major accounting policies.
Compensation
Committee
Our compensation committee is composed of Mr. Bekenstein, Mr. Cotton and Ms. Chiquet, with Mr. Bekenstein serving as
chairperson of the committee. Its primary purpose, with respect to compensation, is to assist our board of directors in fulfilling its
oversight responsibilities and to make recommendations to our board of directors with respect to the compensation of our
directors and executive officers.
Nominating
and
Governance
Committee
Our nominating and governance committee is composed of Mr. Bekenstein, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Reiss, and Ms. Butts, with Mr.
Cotton serving as chairperson of the committee. The nominating and governance committee’s primary responsibilities are to
develop and recommend to the board of directors criteria for board and committee membership and recommend to the board of
directors the persons to be nominated for election as directors and to each of the committees of the board of directors. The
nominating and governance committee also reviews and makes recommendations in respect of the company’s corporate
governance principles and practices and associated disclosure.
D.
Employees
As of March 31, 2019 , 2018 and 2017 , we had 3,932 , 2,656 , and 1,716 employees, including both full-time and part-time
employees. The number of employees by function as of the end of the period for our fiscal years ended March 31, 2019 , 2018
and 2017 was as follows:
By
Function:
Canadian manufacturing
Selling and retail
Corporate head office
Total
2019
2018
2017
3,104
360
468
3,932
2,043
267
346
2,656
1,340
107
269
1,716
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The increase in the number of manufacturing employees in fiscal 2019 was primarily as a result of hiring employees in our new
Greater Montreal and Winnipeg production facilities which opened in July 2018 and March 2019, respectively, as well as
incremental growth at certain of our other production facilities during the year. The increase in selling and retail employees in
fiscal 2019 was primarily due to the opening of our new retail stores in Montreal, Vancouver, Short Hills (New Jersey), Hong
Kong and Beijing. We also had a greater number of employees at our corporate head office in fiscal 2019 to support the
continued growth of the business.
E.
Share
Ownership
See Item 6.B. - “Compensation” and Item 7 - “Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions.”
ITEM
7.
MAJOR
SHAREHOLDERS
AND
RELATED
PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
A.
Major
Shareholders.
Security
Ownership
The following table sets forth information relating to the beneficial ownership of our shares as of May 24, 2019 , by:
•
•
•
each person or group who is known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our subordinate voting shares;
each of our directors; and
each of our named executive officers.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules. The information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial
ownership for any other purpose. In general, under these rules a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly
or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has or shares voting power or
investment power with respect to such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has
the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security within 60 days. Except as otherwise indicated, and subject to
applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all
shares held by that person.
The percentage of voting shares beneficially owned is computed on the basis of 59,151,443 subordinate voting shares and
51,004,076 multiple voting shares outstanding as of May 24, 2019 .
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Name
and
address
of
beneficial
owner
5%
shareholders:
Bain Capital Entity (1)
Dani Reiss (2)
FIL Limited (3)
Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (4)
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (5)
Artisan (6)
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (7)
Columbia Management (7)
FMR LLC (8)
Named
executive
officers
and
directors:
Joshua Bekenstein (9)
Jodi Butts
Maureen Chiquet
Ryan Cotton (9)
Stephen Gunn
Jean-Marc Huët
John Davison
Jonathan Sinclair
John Black (10)
Lee Turlington
Pat Sherlock
John Moran
* Less than 1%
Subordinate
Voting
Shares
Multiple
Voting
Shares
Number
of
shares
—
70,706
6,746,264
3,159,315
6,020,984
4,226,167
3,875,181
3,853,691
3,160,381
—
6,250
11,146
—
52,562
38,162
16,480
12,399
148,365
140,985
75,192
8,528
Percentage
of
shares
—
*
11.4%
5.3%
10.1%
7.1%
6.5%
6.5%
5.3%
—
*
*
—
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Number
of
shares
30,873,742
20,130,334
Percentage
of
shares
60.5%
39.5%
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(1)
(2)
(3)
Includes shares registered in the name of Brent (BC) Participation S.à r.l (the “Bain Capital Entity”), which is owned
by Brent (BC) S.à r.l, which in turn is owned by Bain Capital Integral Investors 2008, L.P. Bain Capital Investors, LLC
(“BCI”) is the general partner of Bain Capital Integral Investors 2008, L.P. The governance, investment strategy and
decision-making process with respect to investments held by the Bain Capital Entity is directed by the Global Private
Equity Board of BCI. As a result of the relationships described above, BCI may be deemed to share beneficial
ownership of the shares held by the Bain Capital Entity. The Bain Capital Entity has an address c/o Bain Capital
Private Equity, LP, 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
Includes shares registered in the name of DTR LLC, DTR (CG) Limited Partnership and DTR (CG) II Limited
Partnership, which are entities indirectly controlled by Dani Reiss.
Based on information obtained from Schedule 13G filed by FIL Limited and its affiliates (“FIL”) on February 13, 2019.
Includes shares of Fidelity Canadian Growth Company
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(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Fund. According to that report, FIL possesses sole power to vote or to direct the voting of 6,619,610 of such shares
and possesses shared power to vote or to direct the voting of none of such shares and possesses sole power to
dispose or to direct the disposition of 6,746,264 of such shares and possesses shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of none of such shares. In addition, according to that report, FIL’s business address is Pembroke Hall,
42 Crow Lane, Hamilton, Bermuda HM19.
Based on information obtained from Schedule 13G filed by Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord, Abbett & Co.”) on February
14, 2018. According to that report, Lord, Abbett & Co. possesses sole power to vote or to direct the voting of
3,097,273 of such shares and possesses shared power to vote or to direct the voting of none of such shares and
possesses sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 3,159,315 of such shares and possesses shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of none of such shares. In addition, according to that report, Lord, Abbett
& Co.’s business address is 90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302.
Based on information obtained from Schedule 13G filed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. ("Price Associates") on
February 11, 2019. According to that report, Price Associates possesses sole power to vote or to direct the voting of
2,643,792 of such shares and possesses shared power to vote or to direct the voting of none of such shares and
possesses sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 6,020,984 of such shares and possesses shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of none of such shares. In addition, according to that report, Price
Associates’ business address is 100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
Based on information obtained from Schedule 13G filed by Artisan Partners Limited Partnership and its affiliates
(“Artisan”) on February 7, 2019. According to that report, Artisan possesses sole power to vote or to direct the voting
of none of such shares and possesses shared power to vote or to direct the voting of 3,723,177 of such shares and
possesses sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of none of such shares and possesses shared power to
dispose or to direct the disposition of 4,226,167 of such shares. In addition, according to that report, Artisan’s
business address is 875 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
Based on information obtained from Schedule 13G filed by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (“Ameriprise”) and Columbia
Management Investment Advisers, LLC (“Columbia Management”) on February 14, 2019. According to that report,
Ameriprise possesses sole power to vote or to direct the voting of none of such shares and possesses shared power
to vote or to direct the voting of 3,453,751 of such shares and possesses sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of none of such shares and possesses shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 3,875,181 of
such shares. Also according to that report, Columbia Management possesses sole power to vote or to direct the
voting of none of such shares and possesses shared power to vote or to direct the voting of 3,433,102 of such shares
and possesses sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of none of such shares and possesses shared power
to dispose or to direct the disposition of 3,853,691 of such shares. In addition, according to that report, Ameriprise’s
business address is 145 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474 and Columbia Management’s business
address is 225 Franklin St., Boston, MA 02110.
(8)
Based on information obtained from Schedule 13G filed by FMR LLC and its affiliates (“FMR”) on February 13, 2019.
According to that report, FMR possesses sole power to
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vote or to direct the voting of 1,077,763 of such shares and possesses shared power to vote or to direct the voting of
none of such shares and possesses sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 3,160,381 of such shares
and possesses shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of none of such shares. In addition, according to
that report, FMR’s business address is 245 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210.
(9)
Does not include shares held by the Bain Capital Entity. Each of Messrs. Cotton and Bekenstein is a Managing
Director of BCI and as a result may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Bain Capital
Entity. The address for Messrs. Cotton and Bekenstein is c/o Bain Capital Private Equity, LP, 200 Clarendon Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
(10)
Based on beneficial ownership as of December 31, 2018, the date of Mr. Black’s retirement.
Significant
Changes
in
Ownership
Initial
Public
Offering
Prior to our initial public offering in March 2017, DTR LLC, an entity indirectly controlled by Dani Reiss owned 30% of our shares.
In connection with our initial public offering, DTR LLC sold 5,007,554 subordinate voting shares, and transferred a certain portion
of subordinate voting shares to DTR (CG) Limited Partnership and DTR (CG) II Limited Partnership, entities indirectly controlled
by Dani Reiss, resulting in collective ownership of 24% of our total issued and outstanding shares.
Prior to our initial public offering in March 2017, the Bain Capital Entity owned 70% of our shares. In connection with our initial
public offering, the Bain Capital Entity sold 11,684,292 subordinate voting shares, resulting in ownership of 55% of our total
issued and outstanding shares.
July
2017
Secondary
Offering
Prior to our secondary offering in July 2017 (the “July 2017 Secondary Offering”), DTR LLC DTR (CG) Limited Partnership and
DTR (CG) II Limited Partnership collectively owned 23.4% of our shares. In connection with the July 2017 Secondary Offering,
DTR LLC sold 1,862,112 subordinate voting shares, resulting in ownership of 21.7% of our total issued and outstanding shares.
Prior to the July Secondary Offering, the Bain Capital Entity owned 54.6% of our total issued and outstanding shares. In
connection with the July 2017 Secondary Offering, the Bain Capital Entity sold 8,451,212 subordinate voting shares, resulting in
ownership of approximately 44.7% of our total issued and outstanding shares.
June
2018
Secondary
Offering
Prior to our secondary offering in June 2018 (the “June 2018 Secondary Offering”), DTR LLC, DTR (CG) Limited Partnership
and DTR (CG) II Limited Partnership collectively owned 21.2% of our shares. In connection with the June 2018 Secondary
Offering, DTR LLC sold 1,500,000 subordinate voting shares, resulting in ownership of 19.9% of our total issued and outstanding
shares.
Prior to the June 2018 Secondary Offering, the Bain Capital Entity owned 43.9% of our total issued and outstanding shares. In
connection with the June 2018 Secondary Offering, the Bain Capital Entity sold 7,287,836 subordinate voting shares, resulting in
ownership of approximately 36.2% of our total issued and outstanding shares.
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November
2018
Secondary
Offering
Prior to our secondary offering in November 2018 (the “November 2018 Secondary Offering”), DTR LLC, DTR (CG) Limited
Partnership and DTR (CG) II Limited Partnership collectively owned 19.7% of our shares. In connection with the November 2018
Secondary Offering, DTR LLC sold 1,500,000 subordinate voting shares, resulting in ownership of 18.3% of our total issued and
outstanding shares.
Prior to the November 2018 Secondary Offering, the Bain Capital Entity owned 35.9% of our total issued and outstanding
shares. In connection with the November 2018 Secondary Offering, the Bain Capital Entity sold 8,490,000 subordinate voting
shares, resulting in ownership of approximately 28.1% of our total issued and outstanding shares.
Voting
Rights
Holders of our multiple voting shares are entitled to 10 votes per multiple voting share and holders of subordinate voting shares
held in the United States (and outside the United States) are entitled to one vote per subordinate voting share on all matters
upon which holders of shares are entitled to vote.
U.S. Shareholders. On March 31, 2019, we had 4 registered shareholders with addresses in the United States (which may
include addresses of investment managers holding securities on behalf of non-U.S. beneficial owners) holding approximately
20,172,177 subordinate voting shares. Residents of the United States may beneficially own subordinate voting shares or
multiple voting shares registered in the names of non-residents of the United States, and non-U.S. residents may beneficially
own subordinate voting shares or multiple voting shares registered in the names of U.S. residents.
Controlled
Company
We are currently controlled by Bain Capital. As of March 31, 2019, Bain Capital indirectly beneficially owns approximately 60.5%
of our outstanding multiple voting shares, or approximately 54.2% of the combined voting power of our multiple voting and
subordinate voting shares outstanding.
B.
Related
Party
Transactions
Investor
Rights
Agreement
In connection with our IPO, we entered into an Investor Rights Agreement with Bain Capital and DTR LLC, an entity indirectly
controlled by our President and Chief Executive Officer (the “Investor Rights Agreement”).
The following is a summary of certain registration rights and nomination rights of our principal shareholders (including their
permitted affiliates and transferees) under the Investor Rights Agreement, which summary is not intended to be complete. The
following discussion is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Investor Rights Agreement.
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Registration
Rights
Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, Bain Capital is entitled to certain demand registration rights which enable it to
require us to file a registration statement and/or a Canadian prospectus and otherwise assist with public offerings of subordinate
voting shares (including subordinate voting shares issuable upon conversion of multiple voting shares) under the Securities Act
and applicable Canadian securities laws, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Investor Rights Agreement. DTR
LLC is entitled to similar demand registration rights at such time as Bain Capital no longer holds securities subject to registration
rights, as well as certain incidental registration rights in connection with demand registrations initiated by Bain Capital, and Bain
Capital and DTR LLC is entitled to certain “piggy-back” registration rights in the event that we propose to register securities as
part of a public offering.
We are entitled to postpone or suspend a registration request for a period of up to 60 days during any 12-month period where
such registration request would require us to make any adverse disclosure. In addition, in connection with an underwritten
offering, the number of securities to be registered thereunder may be limited, for marketing reasons, based on the opinion of the
managing underwriter or underwriters for such offering.
All costs and expenses associated with any demand registration or “piggy-back” registration will be borne by us other than
underwriting discounts, commissions and transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of the subordinate voting shares
(including following the conversion of multiple voting shares) by the applicable selling shareholder. We will also be required to
provide indemnification and contribution for the benefit of Bain Capital and DTR LLC and their respective affiliates and
representatives in connection with any demand registration or “piggy-back” registration.
Nomination
Rights
Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, Bain Capital is entitled to designate 50% of our directors (rounding up to the next
whole number) and will continue to be entitled to designate such percentage of our directors for so long as it holds at least 40%
of the number of subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares outstanding, provided that this percentage will be reduced
(i) to the greater of one director or 30% of our directors (rounding up to the next whole number) once Bain Capital holds less
than 40% of the subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares outstanding, (ii) to the greater of one director or 10% of
our directors (rounding up to the next whole number) once Bain Capital holds less than 20% of the subordinate voting shares
and multiple voting shares outstanding, and (iii) to none once Bain Capital holds less than 5% of the subordinate voting shares
and multiple voting shares outstanding. DTR LLC is entitled to designate one director for as long as it holds 5% or more of the
subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares outstanding.
The nomination rights contained in the Investor Rights Agreement provide that Bain Capital and DTR LLC, at the relevant time,
will cast all votes to which they are entitled to elect directors designated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Investor Rights Agreement.
Management
Agreement
In connection with the Acquisition, on December 9, 2013 we entered into a Management Agreement with certain affiliates of Bain
Capital, L.P., (the “Manager”) for a term of five years, pursuant to which the Manager provides us with certain business
consulting services. In exchange for these services, we paid the Manager a quarterly fee equal to four-tenths of one percent
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total revenue generated during the calendar quarter beginning six months prior to such payment date, not to exceed $2 million
per year. In addition, the Manager was entitled to a transaction fee in connection with any financing, acquisition, disposition or
change of control transaction. The fees paid for these services, including transaction fees in connection with the Acquisition,
were $10.3 million for fiscal 2017. We also reimbursed the Manager for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the
provision of the services. The Management Agreement included customary exculpation and indemnification provisions in favor of
the Manager and its affiliates. The Management Agreement terminated pursuant to its terms upon the consummation of our IPO,
at which time we paid the Manager a lump sum amount of $9.6 million . The indemnification and exculpation provisions in favor
of the Manager survived such termination.
Promissory
Note
from
DTR
LLC
As part of our Recapitalization, we received a non-interest bearing promissory note in the amount of $63.6 million from DTR
LLC, an entity indirectly controlled by our President and Chief Executive Officer, (the “DTR Promissory Note”). The DTR
Promissory Note was secured by a pledge of 63,576,003 Class D Preferred Shares held by DTR LLC. On January 31, 2017, all
of our Class D Preferred Shares were redeemed by the company in exchange for the cancellation of the DTR Promissory Note.
Other
Related
Party
Transactions
During fiscal 2019, the Company contributed approximately $1.0 million to Polar Bears International (PBI), a charitable
organization for which our President and Chief Executive Officer, Dani Reiss, serves as a board member. The company also
paid the Baffin vendor and related entities, which continue to be controlled by Paul Hubner, a member of management of the
Company, approximately $0.6 million for lease costs associated with the Baffin manufacturing facility and other operating costs,
as well as approximately $3.0 million for purchases of inventory during fiscal 2019.
Interest
of
Management
and
Others
in
Material
Transactions
Except as set out above or described elsewhere in this Annual Report, there are no material interests, direct or indirect, of any of
our directors or executive officers, any shareholder that beneficially owns, or controls or directs (directly or indirectly), more than
10% of any class or series of our outstanding voting securities, or any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing persons, in
any transaction within the three years before the date in this Annual Report that has materially affected or is reasonably
expected to materially affect us or any of our subsidiaries.
Indebtedness
of
Directors,
Executive
Officers
and
Employees
Except as set out above or described elsewhere in this Annual Report, as of the date of this Annual Report, none of our
directors, executive officers, employees, former directors, former executive officers or former employees or any of our
subsidiaries, and none of their respective associates, is indebted to us or any of our subsidiaries or another entity whose
indebtedness is the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar agreement or understanding
provided by us or any of our subsidiaries, except, as the case may be, for routine indebtedness as defined under applicable
securities legislations.
C.
Interests
of
Experts
and
Counsel
Not applicable.
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ITEM
8.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
A.
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
and
Other
Financial
Information
See Item 18. — “Financial Statements.”
A.7
Legal
Proceedings
From time to time, we may be subject to legal or regulatory proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business, including
proceedings to protect our intellectual property rights. As part of our monitoring program for our intellectual property rights, from
time to time we file lawsuits for acts of trademark counterfeiting, trademark infringement, trademark dilution, patent infringement
or breach of other state or foreign laws. These actions often result in seizure of counterfeit merchandise and negotiated
settlements with defendants. Defendants sometime raise the invalidity or unenforceability of our proprietary rights as affirmative
defenses or counterclaims. We currently have no material legal or regulatory proceedings pending.
A.8 Dividend
Policy
Our board of directors does not currently intend to pay dividends on our subordinate voting shares or multiple voting shares. We
currently intend to retain any future earnings to fund business development and growth, and we do not expect to pay any
dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to declare cash dividends will be made at the discretion of our
board of directors, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on a number of factors, including our financial condition, results of
operations, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, general business conditions and other factors that our board of
directors may deem relevant. Currently, the provisions of our senior secured credit facilities place certain limitations on the
amount of cash dividends that our main operating subsidiary can pay.
B.
Significant
Changes
We have not experienced any significant changes since the date of our Annual Financial Statements included in this Annual
Report.
ITEM
9.
THE
OFFER
AND
LISTING
Not applicable except for Item 9.A.4 and Item 9.C.
Our subordinate voting shares have been listed on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange since
March 16, 2017 under the symbol “GOOS.”
ITEM
10.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
A.
Share
Capital
Not applicable.
B.
Memorandum
and
Articles
of
Association
The following is a summary of certain important provisions of our articles and certain related sections of the BCBCA. Please note
that this is only a summary and is not intended to be exhaustive. This summary is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to, the provisions of our articles and the BCBCA.
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Stated
Objects
or
Purposes
Our articles do not contain stated objects or purposes and do not place any limitations on the business that we may carry on.
Directors
Power
to
vote
on
matters
in
which
a
director
is
materially
interested
. Under the BCBCA a director who has a material interest in
a contract or transaction, whether made or proposed, that is material to us, must disclose such interest to us, subject to certain
exceptions such as if the contract or transaction: (i) is an arrangement by way of security granted by us for money loaned to, or
obligations undertaken by, the director for our benefit or for one of our affiliates’ benefit; (ii) relates to an indemnity or insurance
permitted under the BCBCA; (iii) relates to the remuneration of the director in his or her capacity as director, officer, employee or
agent of our company or of one of our affiliates; (iv) relates to a loan to our company while the director is the guarantor of some
or all of the loan; or (v) is with a corporation that is affiliated to us while the director is also a director or senior officer of that
corporation or an affiliate of that corporation.
A director who holds such disclosable interest in respect of any material contract or transaction into which we have entered or
propose to enter may be required to absent himself or herself from the meeting while discussions and voting with respect to the
matter are taking place. Directors will also be required to comply with certain other relevant provisions of the BCBCA regarding
conflicts of interest.
Directors’
power
to
determine
the
remuneration
of
directors.
The remuneration of our directors, if any, may be determined by
our directors subject to our articles. The remuneration may be in addition to any salary or other remuneration paid to any of our
employees (including executive officers) who are also directors.
Number
of
shares
required
to
be
owned
by
a
director.
Neither our articles nor the BCBCA provide that a director is required to
hold any of our shares as a qualification for holding his or her office. Our board of directors has discretion to prescribe minimum
share ownership requirements for directors.
Issuance
of
Additional
Multiple
Voting
Shares
The rules of the TSX generally prohibit us from issuing additional multiple voting shares, however there may be certain
circumstances where additional multiple voting shares may be issued, including upon receiving shareholder approval. Notably,
approval is not required in connection with a subdivision or consolidation on a pro rata basis as between the subordinate voting
shares and the multiple voting shares.
Subdivision
or
Consolidation
No subdivision or consolidation of the subordinate voting shares or the multiple voting shares may be carried out unless, at the
same time, the multiple voting shares or the subordinate voting shares, as the case may be, are subdivided or consolidated in
the same manner and on the same basis.
Certain
Amendments
and
Change
of
Control
In addition to any other voting right or power to which the holders of subordinate voting shares shall be entitled by law or
regulation or other provisions of our articles from time to time in effect,
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but subject to the provisions of our articles, holders of subordinate voting shares shall be entitled to vote separately as a class, in
addition to any other vote of our shareholders that may be required, in respect of any alteration, repeal or amendment of our
articles which would adversely affect the rights or special rights of the holders of subordinate voting shares or affect the holders
of subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares differently, on a per share basis, including an amendment to our articles
that provide that any multiple voting shares sold or transferred to a Person that is not a Permitted Holder shall be automatically
converted into subordinate voting shares.
Pursuant to our articles, holders of subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares will be treated equally and identically,
on a per share basis, in certain change of control transactions that require approval of our shareholders under the BCBCA,
unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of our
subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares, each voting separately as a class.
Our articles do not otherwise contain any change of control limitations with respect to a merger, acquisition or corporate
restructuring that involves us.
Shareholder
Meetings
Subject to applicable stock exchange requirements, we must hold a general meeting of our shareholders at least once every
year at a time and place determined by our board of directors, provided that the meeting must not be held later than 15 months
after the preceding annual general meeting. A meeting of our shareholders may be held anywhere in or outside British
Columbia.
A notice to convene a meeting, specifying the date, time and location of the meeting, and, where a meeting is to consider special
business, the general nature of the special business must be sent to each shareholder entitled to attend the meeting and to each
director not less than 21 days and no more than 60 days prior to the meeting, although, as a result of applicable securities laws,
the minimum time for notice is effectively longer in most circumstances. Under the BCBCA, shareholders entitled to notice of a
meeting may waive or reduce the period of notice for that meeting, provided applicable securities laws are met. The accidental
omission to send notice of any meeting of shareholders to, or the non-receipt of any notice by, any person entitled to notice does
not invalidate any proceedings at that meeting.
A quorum for meetings of shareholders is present if shareholders who, in the aggregate, hold at least 25% of the issued shares
plus at least a majority of multiple voting shares entitled to be voted at the meeting are present in person or represented by
proxy. If a quorum is not present at the opening of any meeting of shareholders, the meeting stands adjourned to the same day
in the next week at the same time and place, unless the meeting was requisitioned by shareholders, in which case the meeting
is dissolved.
Holders of our subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares are entitled to attend and vote at meetings of our
shareholders except meetings at which only holders of a particular class are entitled to vote. Except as otherwise provided with
respect to any particular series of preferred shares, and except as otherwise required by law, the holders of our preferred shares
are not entitled as a class to receive notice of, or to attend or vote at any meetings of our shareholders. Our directors, our
secretary (if any), our auditor and any other persons invited by our chairman or directors or with the consent of those at the
meeting are entitled to attend any meeting of our shareholders but will not be counted in the quorum or be entitled to vote at the
meeting unless he or she is a shareholder or proxyholder entitled to vote at the meeting.
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Shareholder
Proposals
and
Advance
Notice
Procedures
Under the BCBCA, qualified shareholders holding at least one percent (1%) of our issued voting shares may make proposals for
matters to be considered at the annual general meeting of shareholders. Such proposals must be sent to us in advance of any
proposed meeting by delivering a timely written notice in proper form to our registered office in accordance with the requirements
of the BCBCA. The notice must include information on the business the shareholder intends to bring before the meeting. To be a
qualified shareholder, a shareholder must currently be and have been a registered or beneficial owner of at least one share of
the company for at least two years before the date of signing the proposal.
We have included certain advance notice provisions with respect to the election of our directors in our articles (the “Advance
Notice Provisions”). The Advance Notice Provisions are intended to: (i) facilitate orderly and efficient annual general meetings or,
where the need arises, special meetings; (ii) ensure that all shareholders receive adequate notice of board nominations and
sufficient information with respect to all nominees; and (iii) allow shareholders to register an informed vote. Only persons who
are nominated in accordance with the Advance Notice Provisions will be eligible for election as directors at any annual meeting
of shareholders, or at any special meeting of shareholders if one of the purposes for which the special meeting was called was
the election of directors.
Under the Advance Notice Provisions, a shareholder wishing to nominate a director would be required to provide us notice, in
the prescribed form, within the prescribed time periods. These time periods include, (i) in the case of an annual meeting of
shareholders (including annual and special meetings), not less than 30 days prior to the date of the annual meeting of
shareholders; provided, that if the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting of shareholders (the “Notice
Date”) is less than 50 days before the meeting date, not later than the close of business on the 10 th day following the Notice
Date; and (ii) in the case of a special meeting (which is not also an annual meeting) of shareholders called for any purpose
which includes electing directors, not later than the close of business on the 15 th day following the Notice Date, provided that, in
either instance, if notice-and-access (as defined in National Instrument 54-101- Communication
with
Beneficial
Owners
of
Securities
of
a
Reporting
Issuer
) is used for delivery of proxy related materials in respect of a meeting described above, and the
Notice Date in respect of the meeting is not less than 50 days prior to the date of the applicable meeting, the notice must be
received not later than the close of business on the 40 th day before the applicable meeting.
These provisions could have the effect of delaying until the next shareholder meeting the nomination of certain persons for
director that are favored by the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities.
Take-Over
Bid
Protection
Under applicable securities laws in Canada, an offer to purchase multiple voting shares would not necessarily require that an
offer be made to purchase subordinate voting shares. In accordance with the rules of the TSX designed to ensure that, in the
event of a take-over bid, the holders of subordinate voting shares will be entitled to participate on an equal footing with holders of
multiple voting shares, the holders of multiple voting shares upon completion of this offering will enter into a customary coattail
agreement with us and a trustee (the “Coattail Agreement”). The Coattail Agreement will contain provisions customary for dual-
class, TSX-listed corporations designed to prevent transactions that otherwise would deprive the holders of subordinate voting
shares of rights
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under applicable securities laws in Canada to which they would have been entitled if the multiple voting shares had been
subordinate voting shares.
The undertakings in the Coattail Agreement will not apply to prevent a sale by the holders of multiple voting shares or their
Permitted Holders of multiple voting shares if concurrently an offer is made to purchase subordinate voting shares that:
(a) offers a price per subordinate voting share at least as high as the highest price per share to be paid pursuant to the take-
over bid for the multiple voting shares;
(b) provides that the percentage of outstanding subordinate voting shares to be taken up (exclusive of shares owned
immediately prior to the offer by the offeror or persons acting jointly or in concert with the offeror) is at least as high as the
percentage of multiple voting shares to be sold (exclusive of multiple voting shares owned immediately prior to the offer
by the offeror and persons acting jointly or in concert with the offeror);
(c) has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for subordinate voting shares tendered if no shares
are purchased pursuant to the offer for multiple voting shares; and
(d) is in all other material respects identical to the offer for multiple voting shares.
In addition, the Coattail Agreement will not prevent the transfer of multiple voting shares to Permitted Holders, provided such
transfer is not or would not have been subject to the requirements to make a take-over bid (if the vendor or transferee were in
Canada) or constitutes or would be exempt from certain requirements applicable to take-over bids under applicable securities
laws in Canada. The conversion of multiple voting shares into subordinate voting shares, whether or not such subordinate voting
shares are subsequently sold, would not constitute a disposition of multiple voting shares for the purposes of the Coattail
Agreement.
Under the Coattail Agreement, any sale of multiple voting shares by a holder of multiple voting shares party to the Coattail
Agreement will be conditional upon the transferee becoming a party to the Coattail Agreement, to the extent such transferred
multiple voting shares are not automatically converted into subordinate voting shares in accordance with our articles.
The Coattail Agreement will contain provisions for authorizing action by the trustee to enforce the rights under the Coattail
Agreement on behalf of the holders of the subordinate voting shares. The obligation of the trustee to take such action will be
conditional on us or holders of the subordinate voting shares providing such funds and indemnity as the trustee may reasonably
require. No holder of subordinate voting shares will have the right, other than through the trustee, to institute any action or
proceeding or to exercise any other remedy to enforce any rights arising under the Coattail Agreement unless the trustee fails to
act on a request authorized by holders of not less than 10% of the outstanding subordinate voting shares and reasonable funds
and indemnity have been provided to the trustee.
Other than in respect of non-material amendments and waivers that do not adversely affect the interests of holders of
subordinate voting shares, the Coattail Agreement will provide that, among other things, it may not be amended, and no
provision thereof may be waived, unless, prior to giving effect to such amendment or waiver, the following have been obtained:
(a) the consent of the TSX and any other applicable securities regulatory authority in Canada; and (b) the approval of at least
two-thirds of the votes cast by holders of subordinate voting shares represented at a
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meeting duly called for the purpose of considering such amendment or waiver, excluding votes attached to subordinate voting
shares held by the holders of multiple voting shares or their affiliates and related parties and any persons who have an
agreement to purchase multiple voting shares on terms which would constitute a sale or disposition for purposes of the Coattail
Agreement, other than as permitted thereby.
No provision of the Coattail Agreement will limit the rights of any holders of subordinate voting shares under applicable law.
Forum
Selection
We have included a forum selection provision in our articles that provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an
alternative forum, the Superior Court of Justice of the Province of Ontario, Canada and the appellate courts therefrom, will be the
sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; (ii) any action or proceeding asserting
a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, or other employees to us; (iii) any action or
proceeding asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the BCBCA or our articles; or (iv) any action or proceeding
asserting a claim otherwise related to the relationships among us, our affiliates and their respective shareholders, directors
and/or officers, but excluding claims related to our business or such affiliates. The forum selection provision also provides that
our securityholders are deemed to have consented to personal jurisdiction in the Province of Ontario and to service of process
on their counsel in any foreign action initiated in violation of the foregoing provisions.
Limitation
of
Liability
and
Indemnification
Under the BCBCA, a company may indemnify: (i) a current or former director or officer of that company; (ii) a current or former
director or officer of another corporation if, at the time such individual held such office, the corporation was an affiliate of the
company, or if such individual held such office at the company’s request; or (iii) an individual who, at the request of the company,
held, or holds, an equivalent position in another entity (an “indemnifiable person”) against all costs, charges and expenses,
including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by him or her in respect of any civil,
criminal, administrative or other legal proceeding or investigative action (whether current, threatened, pending or completed) in
which he or she is involved because of that person’s position as an indemnifiable person, unless: (i) the individual did not act
honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of such company or the other entity, as the case may be; or (ii) in the
case of a proceeding other than a civil proceeding, the individual did not have reasonable grounds for believing that the
individual’s conduct was lawful. A company cannot indemnify an indemnifiable person if it is prohibited from doing so under its
articles or by applicable law. A company may pay, as they are incurred in advance of the final disposition of an eligible
proceeding, the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by an indemnifiable person in respect of that proceeding only if the
indemnifiable person has provided an undertaking that, if it is ultimately determined that the payment of expenses was
prohibited, the indemnifiable person will repay any amounts advanced. Subject to the aforementioned prohibitions on
indemnification, a company must, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by an indemnifiable person in respect of such eligible proceeding if such indemnifiable person has not been reimbursed
for such expenses, and was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the outcome of such eligible proceeding or was
substantially successful on the merits in the outcome of such eligible proceeding. On application from an indemnifiable person, a
court may make any order the court considers appropriate in
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respect of an eligible proceeding, including the indemnification of penalties imposed or expenses incurred in any such
proceedings and the enforcement of an indemnification agreement. As permitted by the BCBCA, our articles require us to
indemnify our directors, officers, former directors or officers (and such individual’s respective heirs and legal representatives)
and permit us to indemnify any person to the extent permitted by the BCBCA.
C.
Material
Contracts
The following is a summary of each material contract, other than material contracts entered into in the ordinary course of
business, to which we are a party, for the two years immediately preceding the date of this Annual Report:
Employment Agreements
See Item 6.B. — “Directors, Senior Management and Employees” — “Compensation” — “Employment Agreements and
Arrangements with Directors and Related Parties”.
Revolving Facility Credit Agreement
On June 3, 2016, Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Canada Goose Inc. and Canada Goose
International AG, entered into a senior secured asset-based revolving facility (the “Revolving Facility”), with Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce, as administrative agent, and certain financial institutions as lenders. A copy of the Revolving Facility Credit
Agreement is included as Exhibit 10.3 to the company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended (File No. 333-
216078), filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017, and is incorporated by reference herein.
On August 15, 2017, the company entered into an amendment (the “2017 Revolving Facility Amendment”) to the Revolving
Facility. The 2017 Revolving Facility Amendment increased the commitments to $200.0 million with a seasonal increase of up to
$250.0 million from June 1 through November 30 (“peak season”).
On May 10, 2019, the company entered into a further amendment (the “2019 Revolving Facility Amendment”) to the Revolving
Facility. The 2019 Revolving Facility Amendment increased the aggregate credit commitments to $300.0 million with a seasonal
increase of up to $350.0 million during peak season and extended the credit maturity date to the earlier of June 3, 2024 and the
date that is six months prior to the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility.
Term Loan Credit Agreement
On December 2, 2016, Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and Canada Goose Inc. entered into a senior secured term loan facility (the
“Term Loan Facility”), with Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and certain
financial institutions as lenders. A copy of the Term Loan Credit Agreement is included as Exhibit 10.4 to the company’s
Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended (File No. 333-216078), filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017, and is
incorporated by reference herein.
On August 15, 2017, the company entered into an amendment (the “2017 Term Loan Amendment”) to the Term Loan Facility.
The 2017 Term Loan Amendment was executed in connection with the syndication of the outstanding term loans by the existing
term loan lenders and, among other things: (i) added a provision whereby the company would be required to pay a 1%
prepayment premium on any prepayment of the term loans made in connection with a “Repricing
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Transaction” (as defined in the 2017 Term Loan Amendment) or in connection with an amendment that constitutes a Repricing
Transaction, in each case, within six months from August 15, 2017 and (ii) reset the “most-favored nation” protection in favor of
the term loan lenders in the incremental facilities provisions of the Term Loan Facility, whereby if the company were to issue
additional term loans under such incremental facilities provisions within 18 months from August 15, 2017 and the all-in yield on
such additional term loans were to exceed the all-in-yield on the existing term loans by more than 50 basis points, the all-in-yield
on such existing term loans would be increased so that the all-in-yield of the additional term loans does not exceed the all-in-
yield on the existing term loans by more than 50 basis points.
On May 10, 2019, the company entered into an amendment (the “2019 Term Loan Amendment”) to the Term Loan Facility. The
term loans issued in connection with the 2019 Term Loan Amendment (the “2019 Refinancing Term Loans”) were used to
refinance in full all of the initial term loans then outstanding under the Term Loan Facility. The interest rates for the 2019
Refinancing Term Loans are LIBOR plus 3.50% for LIBOR Loans and ABR plus 2.50% for ABR Loans. Among other things, the
2019 Term Loan Amendment extended the maturity date for the Term Loan Facility to December 2, 2024.
Indemnification Agreements
We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers pursuant to which we have agreed to
indemnify them against a number of liabilities and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with claims made by reason
of their being a director or executive officer of the company. A copy of the Form of Indemnification Agreement is included as
Exhibit 10.28 to the company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1, as amended (File No. 333-216078), filed with the SEC on
February 15, 2017, and is incorporated by reference herein.
D.
Exchange
Controls
We are not aware of any governmental laws, decrees, regulations or other legislation in Canada that restrict the export or import
of capital, including the availability of cash and cash equivalents for use by our affiliated companies, or that affect the remittance
of dividends, interest or other payments to non-resident holders of our securities. Any remittances of dividends to residents of
the United States and to other non-resident holders are, however, subject to withholding tax. See Item 10.E. - “Taxation”.
E.
Taxation
Subject to the limitations and qualifications stated herein, this discussion sets forth certain material U.S. federal income tax
considerations relating to the ownership and disposition by U.S. Holders (as defined below) of the subordinate voting shares.
The discussion is based on the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), its legislative history, existing
and proposed regulations thereunder, published rulings and court decisions, all as currently in effect and all subject to change at
any time, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary applies only to U.S. Holders and does not address tax consequences to
a non-U.S. Holder (as defined below) investing in our subordinate voting shares.
This discussion of a U.S. Holder’s tax consequences addresses only those persons that acquire and hold subordinate voting
shares as capital assets and does not address the tax consequences to any special class of holders, including without limitation,
holders (directly, indirectly or constructively) of 10% or more of our equity (based on voting power or value), dealers in securities
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or currencies, banks, tax-exempt organizations, insurance companies, financial institutions, broker-dealers, regulated investment
companies, real estate investment trusts, traders in securities that elect the mark-to-market method of accounting for their
securities holdings, persons that hold securities that are a hedge or that are hedged against currency or interest rate risks or that
are part of a straddle, conversion or “integrated” transaction, U.S. expatriates, partnerships or other pass-through entities for
U.S. federal income tax purposes and U.S. Holders whose functional currency for U.S. federal income tax purposes is not the
U.S. dollar. This discussion does not address the effect of the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax, U.S. federal estate and gift
tax, the 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on net investment income or any state, local or non-U.S. tax laws on a holder of
subordinate voting shares.
In addition, new rules enacted pursuant to the legislation recently enacted in the United States commonly known as the Tax Cuts
and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) may also accelerate the timing when a holder must include income recognized with respect to our
subordinate voting shares. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors in this regard.
For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of subordinate voting shares that is for U.S. federal income
tax purposes: (a) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; (b) a corporation (or other entity taxable as a
corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia; (c) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its
source; or (d) a trust (i) if a court within the United States can exercise primary supervision over its administration, and one or
more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of the substantial decisions of that trust, or (ii) that has a valid election in
effect under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. The term “non-U.S. Holder” means any beneficial
owner of our subordinate voting shares that is not a U.S. Holder, a partnership (or an entity or arrangement that is treated as a
partnership or other pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or a person holding our subordinate voting shares
through such an entity or arrangement.
If a partnership or an entity or arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds our
subordinate voting shares, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of
the partnership. Partners in partnerships that hold our subordinate voting shares should consult their own tax advisors.
The TCJA comprehensively changes the U.S. federal income tax system. The interpretation and application of many provisions
of this law are unclear and we are assessing potential adverse consequences to us and holders of our subordinate voting
shares. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding such changes and their potential impact related to an
investment in our subordinate voting shares.
You
are
urged
to
consult
your
own
independent
tax
advisor
regarding
the
specific
U.S.
federal,
state,
local
and
non-
U.S.
income
and
other
tax
considerations
relating
to
the
ownership
and
disposition
of
our
subordinate
voting
shares.
Cash
Dividends
and
Other
Distributions
As described in Item 8.A.8 above, we currently intend to retain any future earnings to fund business development and growth,
and we do not expect to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. However, to the extent there are any distributions made
with respect to our subordinate voting
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shares, subject to the passive foreign investment company, or “PFIC,” rules discussed below, a U.S. Holder generally will be
required to treat distributions received with respect to its subordinate voting shares (including the amount of Canadian taxes
withheld, if any) as dividend income to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (computed using U.S.
federal income tax principles), with the excess treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the holder’s adjusted tax
basis in its subordinate voting shares and, thereafter, as capital gain recognized on a sale or exchange on the day actually or
constructively received by a U.S. Holder. There can be no assurance that we will maintain calculations of our earnings and
profits in accordance with U.S. federal income tax accounting principles. U.S. Holders should therefore assume that any
distribution with respect to our subordinate voting shares will constitute ordinary dividend income. Dividends paid on the
subordinate voting shares will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction allowed to U.S. corporations.
Dividends paid to a non-corporate U.S. Holder by a “qualified foreign corporation” may be subject to reduced rates of taxation if
certain holding period and other requirements are met. A qualified foreign corporation generally includes a foreign corporation
(other than a PFIC) if (i) its subordinate voting shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United
States or (ii) it is eligible for benefits under a comprehensive U.S. income tax treaty that includes an exchange of information
program and which the U.S. Treasury Department has determined is satisfactory for these purposes. U.S. Holders should
consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of the reduced tax rate on dividends in light of their particular
circumstances.
Non-corporate U.S. Holders will not be eligible for reduced rates of taxation on any dividends received from us if we are a PFIC
in the taxable year in which such dividends are paid or in the preceding taxable year.
Distributions paid in a currency other than U.S. dollars will be included in a U.S. Holder’s gross income in a U.S. dollar amount
based on the spot exchange rate in effect on the date of actual or constructive receipt, whether or not the payment is converted
into U.S. dollars at that time. The U.S. Holder will have a tax basis in such currency equal to such U.S. dollar amount, and any
gain or loss recognized upon a subsequent sale or conversion of the foreign currency for a different U.S. dollar amount will be
U.S. source ordinary income or loss. If the dividend is converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, a U.S. Holder generally
should not be required to recognize foreign currency gain or loss in respect of the dividend income.
A U.S. Holder who pays (whether directly or through withholding) Canadian taxes with respect to dividends paid on our
subordinate voting shares may be entitled to receive either a deduction or a foreign tax credit for such Canadian taxes paid.
Complex limitations apply to the foreign tax credit, including the general limitation that the credit cannot exceed the proportionate
share of a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability that such U.S. Holder’s “foreign source” taxable income bears to such
U.S. Holder’s worldwide taxable income. In applying this limitation, a U.S. Holder’s various items of income and deduction must
be classified, under complex rules, as either “foreign source” or “U.S. source.” In addition, this limitation is calculated separately
with respect to specific categories of income. Dividends paid by us generally will constitute “foreign source” income and
generally will be categorized as “passive category income.” However, if 50% or more of our equity (based on voting power or
value) is treated as held by U.S. persons, we will be treated as a “United States-owned foreign corporation,” in which case
dividends may be treated for foreign tax credit limitation purposes as “foreign source” income to the extent attributable to our
non-U.S. source earnings and profits and as “U.S. source” income to the extent attributable to our U.S. source
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earnings and profits. Because the foreign tax credit rules are complex, each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor
regarding the foreign tax credit rules.
Sale
or
Disposition
of
Subordinate
Voting
Shares
A U.S. Holder generally will recognize gain or loss on the taxable sale or exchange of its subordinate voting shares in an amount
equal to the difference between the U.S. dollar amount realized on such sale or exchange (determined in the case of
subordinate voting shares sold or exchanged for currencies other than U.S. dollars by reference to the spot exchange rate in
effect on the date of the sale or exchange or, if the subordinate voting shares sold or exchanged are traded on an established
securities market and the U.S. Holder is a cash basis taxpayer or an electing accrual basis taxpayer, the spot exchange rate in
effect on the settlement date) and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the subordinate voting shares determined in U.S.
dollars. The initial tax basis of the subordinate voting shares to a U.S. Holder will be the U.S. Holder’s U.S. dollar purchase price
for the subordinate voting shares (determined by reference to the spot exchange rate in effect on the date of the purchase, or if
the subordinate voting shares purchased are traded on an established securities market and the U.S. Holder is a cash basis
taxpayer or an electing accrual basis taxpayer, the spot exchange rate in effect on the settlement date).
Assuming we are not a PFIC and have not been treated as a PFIC during a U.S. Holder’s holding period for our subordinate
voting shares, such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term gain or loss if the subordinate voting shares
have been held for more than one year. Under current law, long-term capital gains of non-corporate U.S. Holders generally are
eligible for reduced rates of taxation. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Capital gain or loss, if any,
recognized by a U.S. Holder generally will be treated as U.S. source income or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. U.S.
Holders are encouraged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of the U.S. foreign tax credit in their particular
circumstances.
Passive
Foreign
Investment
Company
Considerations
Status
as
a
PFIC
The rules governing PFICs can have adverse tax effects on U.S. Holders. We generally will be classified as a PFIC for U.S.
federal income tax purposes if, for any taxable year, either: (1) 75% or more of our gross income consists of certain types of
passive income, or (2) the average value (determined on a quarterly basis), of our assets that produce, or are held for the
production of, passive income is 50% or more of the value of all of our assets.
Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than certain rents and royalties derived in the
active conduct of a trade or business), annuities and gains from assets that produce passive income. If a non-U.S. corporation
owns at least 25% by value of the stock of another corporation, the non-U.S. corporation is treated for purposes of the PFIC
tests as owning its proportionate share of the assets of the other corporation and as receiving directly its proportionate share of
the other corporation’s income.
Additionally, if we are classified as a PFIC in any taxable year with respect to which a U.S. Holder owns subordinate voting
shares, we generally will continue to be treated as a PFIC with respect to such U.S. Holder in all succeeding taxable years,
regardless of whether we continue to meet the tests described above, unless the U.S. Holder makes the “deemed sale election”
described below.
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We do not believe that we are currently a PFIC, and we do not anticipate becoming a PFIC in the foreseeable future.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the determination of whether we are a PFIC is made annually and depends on the particular facts
and circumstances (such as the valuation of our assets, including goodwill and other intangible assets) and also may be affected
by the application of the PFIC rules, which are subject to differing interpretations. The fair market value of our assets is expected
to depend, in part, upon (a) the market price of our subordinate voting shares, which is likely to fluctuate, and (b) the composition
of our income and assets, which will be affected by how, and how quickly, we spend any cash that is raised in any financing
transaction. In light of the foregoing, no assurance can be provided that we are not currently a PFIC or that we will not become a
PFIC in any future taxable year. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding our potential PFIC status.
U.S.
federal
income
tax
treatment
of
a
shareholder
of
a
PFIC
If we are classified as a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder owns subordinate voting shares, the U.S. Holder,
absent certain elections (including the mark-to-market and QEF elections described below), generally will be subject to adverse
rules (regardless of whether we continue to be classified as a PFIC) with respect to (i) any “excess distributions” (generally, any
distributions received by the U.S. Holder on its subordinate voting shares in a taxable year that are greater than 125% of the
average annual distributions received by the U.S. Holder in the three preceding taxable years or, if shorter, the U.S. Holder’s
holding period for its subordinate voting shares) and (ii) any gain realized on the sale or other disposition, including a pledge, of
its subordinate voting shares.
Under these adverse rules (a) the excess distribution or gain will be allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period, (b)
the amount allocated to the current taxable year and any taxable year prior to the first taxable year in which we are classified as
a PFIC will be taxed as ordinary income and (c) the amount allocated to each other taxable year during the U.S. Holder’s holding
period in which we were classified as a PFIC (i) will be subject to tax at the highest rate of tax in effect for the applicable
category of taxpayer for that year and (ii) will be subject to an interest charge at a statutory rate with respect to the resulting tax
attributable to each such other taxable year.
If we are classified as a PFIC, a U.S. Holder will generally be treated as owning a proportionate amount (by value) of stock or
shares owned by us in any direct or indirect subsidiaries that are also PFICs and will be subject to similar adverse rules with
respect to any distributions we receive from, and dispositions we make of, the stock or shares of such subsidiaries. You are
urged to consult your tax advisors about the application of the PFIC rules to any of our subsidiaries.
If we are classified as a PFIC and then cease to be so classified, a U.S. Holder may make an election (a “deemed sale election”)
to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as having sold such U.S. Holder’s subordinate voting shares on the last day
our taxable year during which we were a PFIC. A U.S. Holder that makes a deemed sale election would then cease to be treated
as owning stock in a PFIC by reason of ownership of our subordinate voting shares. However, gain recognized as a result of
making the deemed sale election would be subject to the adverse rules described above and loss would not be recognized.
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PFIC
“mark-to-market”
election
In certain circumstances, a U.S. Holder can avoid certain of the adverse rules described above by making a mark-to-market
election with respect to its subordinate voting shares, provided that the subordinate voting shares are “marketable.” Subordinate
voting shares will be marketable if they are “regularly traded” on a “qualified exchange” or other market within the meaning of
applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations. The NYSE is a “qualified exchange.” U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors
with respect to such rules.
A U.S. Holder that makes a mark-to-market election must include in gross income, as ordinary income, for each taxable year
that we are a PFIC an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the U.S. Holder’s subordinate voting shares
at the close of the taxable year over the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its subordinate voting shares. An electing U.S.
Holder may also claim an ordinary loss deduction for the excess, if any, of the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its subordinate
voting shares over the fair market value of its subordinate voting shares at the close of the taxable year, but this deduction is
allowable only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains previously included in income. A U.S. Holder that makes a mark-to-
market election generally will adjust such U.S. Holder’s tax basis in its subordinate voting shares to reflect the amount included
in gross income or allowed as a deduction because of such mark-to-market election. Gains from an actual sale or other
disposition of subordinate voting shares in a year in which we are a PFIC will be treated as ordinary income, and any losses
incurred on a sale or other disposition of subordinate voting shares will be treated as ordinary losses to the extent of any net
mark-to-market gains previously included in income.
If we are classified as a PFIC for any taxable year in which a U.S. Holder owns subordinate voting shares but before a mark-to-
market election is made, the adverse PFIC rules described above will apply to any mark-to market gain recognized in the year
the election is made. Otherwise, a mark-to-market election will be effective for the taxable year for which the election is made
and all subsequent taxable years. The election cannot be revoked without the consent of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)
unless the subordinate voting shares cease to be marketable, in which case the election is automatically terminated.
A mark-to-market election is not permitted for the shares of any of our subsidiaries that are also classified as PFICs. Prospective
investors should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of, and the procedure for making, a mark-to-market
election.
PFIC
“QEF”
election
In some cases, a shareholder of a PFIC can avoid the interest charge and the other adverse PFIC consequences described
above by obtaining certain information from such PFIC and by making a QEF election to be taxed currently on its share of the
PFIC’s undistributed income. We do not, however, expect to provide the information regarding our income that would be
necessary in order for a U.S. Holder to make a QEF election with respect to subordinate voting shares if we are classified as a
PFIC .
PFIC
information
reporting
requirements
If we are a PFIC in any year, a U.S. Holder of subordinate voting shares in such year will be required to file an annual
information return on IRS Form 8621 regarding distributions received on such
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subordinate voting shares and any gain realized on disposition of such subordinate voting shares. In addition, if we are a PFIC, a
U.S. Holder will generally be required to file an annual information return with the IRS (also on IRS Form 8621, which PFIC
shareholders are required to file with their U.S. federal income tax or information return) relating to their ownership of
subordinate voting shares. This new filing requirement is in addition to the pre-existing reporting requirements described above
that apply to a U.S. Holder’s interest in a PFIC (which this requirement does not affect).
NO ASSURANCE CAN BE GIVEN THAT WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY A PFIC OR THAT WE WILL NOT BECOME A PFIC IN
THE FUTURE. U.S. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE OPERATION OF
THE PFIC RULES AND RELATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN LIGHT OF THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES,
INCLUDING THE ADVISABILITY OF MAKING ANY ELECTION THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE.
Reporting
Requirements
and
Backup
Withholding
Information reporting to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service generally will be required with respect to payments on the
subordinate voting shares and proceeds of the sale, exchange or redemption of the subordinate voting shares paid within the
United States or through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries to holders that are U.S. taxpayers, other than exempt
recipients. A “backup” withholding tax may apply to those payments if such holder fails to provide a taxpayer identification
number to the paying agent or fails to certify that no loss of exemption from backup withholding has occurred (or if such holder
otherwise fails to establish an exemption). We or the applicable paying agent will withhold on a distribution if required by
applicable law. The amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not an additional tax and may be refunded, or
credited against the holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided the required information is timely furnished to the
IRS.
U.S. Holders that own certain “foreign financial assets” (which may include the subordinate voting shares) are required to report
information relating to such assets, subject to certain exceptions, on IRS Form 8938. In addition to these requirements, U.S.
Holders may be required to annually file FinCEN Report 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (“FBAR”) with the
U.S. Department of Treasury. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the applicability of FBAR and other
reporting requirements in light of their individual circumstances.
Canadian
Tax
Implications
for
Non-Canadian
Holders
The following is a general summary, as of the date hereof, of the principal Canadian federal income tax considerations under
the Income
Tax
Act
(Canada) and the regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Tax Act”) generally applicable to the holding and
disposition of subordinate voting shares by a beneficial owner. This summary only applies to such a holder who, for the
purposes of the Tax Act and at all relevant times: (1) is not, and is not deemed to be, resident in Canada for purposes of any
applicable income tax treaty or convention; (2) deals at arm’s length with us; (3) is not affiliated with us; (4) does not use or hold,
and is not deemed to use or hold, subordinate voting shares in a business carried on in Canada; (5) has not entered into, with
respect to the subordinate voting shares, a “derivative forward agreement” as that term is defined in the Tax Act and (6) holds
the subordinate voting shares as capital property (a “Non-Canadian Holder”). Special rules, which are not discussed in this
summary, may apply to a Non-Canadian Holder that is an insurer carrying on an insurance business in Canada and elsewhere.
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This summary is based on the current provisions of the Tax Act, and an understanding of the current administrative policies of
the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) published in writing prior to the date hereof. This summary takes into account all specific
proposals to amend the Tax Act and the Canada-United States Tax Convention (1980), as amended (the “Canada-U.S. Tax
Treaty”) publicly announced by or on behalf of the Minister of Finance (Canada) prior to the date hereof (the “Proposed
Amendments”) and assumes that all Proposed Amendments will be enacted in the form proposed. However, no assurances can
be given that the Proposed Amendments will be enacted as proposed, or at all. This summary does not otherwise take into
account or anticipate any changes in law or administrative policy or assessing practice whether by legislative, regulatory,
administrative or judicial action nor does it take into account tax legislation or considerations of any province, territory or foreign
jurisdiction, which may differ from those discussed herein.
This summary is of a general nature only and is not, and is not intended to be, legal or tax advice to any particular shareholder.
This summary is not exhaustive of all Canadian federal income tax considerations. Accordingly, you should consult your own tax
advisor with respect to your particular circumstances. Generally, for purposes of the Tax Act, all amounts relating to the
acquisition, holding or disposition of the subordinate voting shares must be converted into Canadian dollars based on the
exchange rates as determined in accordance with the Tax Act. The amount of any dividends required to be included in the
income of, and capital gains or capital losses realized by, a Non-Canadian Holder may be affected by fluctuations in the
Canadian exchange rate.
Dividends
Dividends paid or credited on the subordinate voting shares or deemed to be paid or credited on the subordinate voting shares
to a Non-Canadian Holder will be subject to Canadian withholding tax at the rate of 25%, subject to any reduction in the rate of
withholding to which the Non-Canadian Holder is entitled under any applicable income tax convention between Canada and the
country in which the Non-Canadian Holder is resident. For example, under the Canada-U.S. Tax Treaty, where dividends on the
subordinate voting shares are considered to be paid to or derived by a Non-Canadian Holder that is a beneficial owner of the
dividends and is a U.S. resident for the purposes of, and is entitled to benefits of, the Canada-U.S. Tax Treaty, the applicable
rate of Canadian withholding tax is generally reduced to 15%. A disposition of subordinate voting shares to us may in certain
circumstances result in a deemed dividend.
Dispositions
A Non-Canadian Holder will not be subject to tax under the Tax Act on any capital gain realized on a disposition or deemed
disposition of a subordinate voting share, unless, at the time of disposition, the subordinate voting shares are “taxable Canadian
property” to the Non-Canadian Holder for purposes of the Tax Act and the Non-Canadian Holder is not entitled to relief under an
applicable income tax convention between Canada and the country in which the Non-Canadian Holder is resident.
Generally, the subordinate voting shares will not constitute “taxable Canadian property” to a Non-Canadian Holder at a particular
time provided that the subordinate voting shares are listed at that time on a “designated stock exchange” (as defined in the Tax
Act), which includes the NYSE and the TSX, unless at any particular time during the 60-month period that ends at that time (i)
one or any combination of (a) the Non- Canadian Holder, (b) persons with whom the Non-Canadian
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Holder does not deal at arm’s length, and (c) partnerships in which the Non-Canadian Holder or a person described in (b) holds
a membership interest directly or indirectly through one or more partnerships, has owned 25% or more of the issued shares of
any class or series of our capital stock, and (ii) more than 50% of the fair market value of the subordinate voting shares was
derived, directly or indirectly, from one or any combination of : (i) real or immoveable property situated in Canada, (ii) “Canadian
resource properties” (as defined in the Tax Act), (iii) “timber resource properties” (as defined in the Tax Act) and (iv) options in
respect of, or interests in, or for civil law rights in, property in any of the foregoing whether or not the property exists.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in certain circumstances set out in the Tax Act, subordinate voting shares could be deemed to be
“taxable Canadian property.” Non-Canadian Holders whose subordinate voting shares may constitute “taxable Canadian
property” should consult their own tax advisors.
THE
ABOVE
DISCUSSION
DOES
NOT
COVER
ALL
TAX
MATTERS
THAT
MAY
BE
OF
IMPORTANCE
TO
A
PARTICULAR
INVESTOR.
YOU
ARE
STRONGLY
URGED
TO
CONSULT
YOUR
OWN
TAX
ADVISOR
ABOUT
THE
TAX
CONSEQUENCES
TO
YOU
OF
AN
INVESTMENT
IN
THE
SUBORDINATE
VOTING
SHARES.
F.
Dividends
and
Payment
Agents
Not applicable.
G.
Statement
by
Experts
Not applicable.
H.
Documents
on
Display
This Annual Report and the related exhibits are available for viewing at our offices at 250 Bowie Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
M6E 4Y2, telephone: (416) 780-9850. Copies of our financial statements and other continuous disclosure documents required
under the Securities Act (Ontario) are available for viewing on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. All of the documents referred to are in
English.
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and are required to file reports and other information with
the SEC. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other
information regarding registrants that make electronic filings with the SEC using its EDGAR system.
We also make available on our website’s investor relations page, free of charge, our Annual Report and the text of our reports
on Form 6-K, including any amendments to these reports, as well as certain other SEC filings, as soon as reasonably practicable
after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by
reference in this Annual Report.
I.
Subsidiary
Information
Not applicable.
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ITEM
11.
QUANTITATIVE
AND
QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES
ABOUT
MARKET
RISK
Please see Item 5.F — “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” — “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk”.
ITEM
12.
DESCRIPTION
OF
SECURITIES
OTHER
THAN
EQUITY
SECURITIES
Not applicable.
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PART
II
ITEM
13.
DEFAULTS,
DIVIDEND
ARREARAGES
AND
DELINQUENCIES
None.
ITEM
14.
MATERIAL
MODIFICATIONS
TO
THE
RIGHTS
OF
SECURITY
HOLDERS
AND
USE
OF
PROCEEDS
A.
–
D.
Material
Modifications
to
the
Rights
of
Security
Holders
None.
E.
Use
of
Proceeds
None.
ITEM
15.
CONTROLS
AND
PROCEDURES
A.
–
D.
See Item 5. - “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” - “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations” - “Disclosure Controls and Procedures”, “Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over
Financial Reporting”, “Remediation Plan and Activities”, and “Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting”.
ITEM
16A.
AUDIT
COMMITTEE
FINANCIAL
EXPERT
Our audit committee is comprised of Messrs. Stephen Gunn, John Davison and Jean-Marc Huët, with Mr. Davison serving as
chairman of the committee. Messrs. Gunn, Davison and Huët each meet the independence requirements under the rules of the
New York Stock Exchange and under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. We have determined that Mr. Davison is an “audit
committee financial expert” within the meaning of Item 407 of Regulation S-K. For information relating to qualifications and
experience of each audit committee member, see Item 6 - “Directors, Senior Management and Employees”.
ITEM
16B.
CODE
OF
ETHICS
Our board of directors has adopted a code of ethics applicable our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal
accounting officer or controller, and persons performing similar functions. This code is intended to qualify as a “code of ethics”
within the meaning of
ethics is available on our website at
https://investor.canadagoose.com/corporate-governance/default.aspx?section=documents. Information contained on, or that can
be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.
the applicable rules of
Our code of
the SEC.
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ITEM
16C.
PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT
FEES
AND
SERVICES
Principal
Accountant
Fees
and
Services
The following table summarizes the fees charged by Deloitte LLP for certain services rendered to our company during fiscal
2018 and fiscal 2019 .
CAD
$
millions
Audit fees (1)
Audit-related fees (2)
Tax fees (3)
All other fees (4)
Total
For
the
year
ended
March
31,
2019
2018
4.5
0.6
1.9
0.2
7.2
2.5
—
1.4
—
3.9
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
“Audit fees” means the aggregate fees billed in each of the fiscal years for professional services rendered by Deloitte LLP
for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of our interim financial statements.
“Audit-related fees” includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the financial statement audit and not
included in audit services.
“Tax fees” means the aggregate fees billed in each of the fiscal years for professional services rendered by Deloitte LLP
for tax compliance and tax advice.
“All other fees” includes the aggregate fees billed in each of the fiscal years for non-audit services rendered which were
not listed above.
Audit
Committee
Pre-Approval
Policies
and
Procedures
Our audit committee reviews and pre-approves the scope and the cost of audit services related to us and permissible non-audit
services performed by the independent auditors, other than those for de
minimis
services which are approved by the audit
committee prior to the completion of the audit. All of the services related to our company provided by Deloitte LLP listed above
have been pre-approved by the audit committee.
ITEM
16D.
EXEMPTIONS
FROM
THE
LISTING
STANDARDS
FOR
AUDIT
COMMITTEES
Not applicable.
ITEM
16E.
PURCHASES
OF
EQUITY
SECURITIES
BY
THE
ISSUER
AND
AFFILIATED
PURCHASERS
Not applicable.
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ITEM
16F.
CHANGE
IN
REGISTRANT’S
CERTIFYING
ACCOUNTANT
Not applicable.
ITEM
16G.
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
The listing rules of the NYSE (the “NYSE Listing Rules”), include certain accommodations in the corporate governance
requirements that allow foreign private issuers, such as us, to follow “home country” corporate governance practices in lieu of
the otherwise applicable corporate governance standards of the NYSE. The application of such exceptions requires that we
disclose any significant ways that our corporate governance practices differ from the NYSE Listing Rules that we do not follow.
We are currently a “controlled company” as defined in the NYSE Listing Rules. Upon ceasing to be a “controlled company”, as a
foreign private issuer, we intend to continue to follow Canadian corporate governance practices and TSX rules in lieu of the
corporate governance requirements of the NYSE in respect of the following:
•
•
•
•
•
the requirement under Section 303A.01 of the NYSE Listing Rules that a majority of the board be comprised of
independent directors;
the requirement under Section 303A.04 of the NYSE Listing Rules that director nominees be selected or
recommended for selection by a nominations committee comprised solely of independent directors and to post the
charter for that committee on our investor website;
the requirement under Section 303A.05 of the NYSE Listing Rules to have a compensation committee that is
comprised solely of independent directors and to post the charter for that committee on our investor website;
the requirement under Section 303A.08 of the NYSE Listing Rules that shareholders be given the opportunity to vote
on all equity-compensation plans and material revisions thereto; and
the requirement under Section 303A.09 of the NYSE Listing Rules to have a set of corporate governance guidelines
and to disclose such guidelines on our investor website.
ITEM
16H.
MINE
SAFETY
DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
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PART
III
ITEM
17.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
See Item 18. — “Financial Statements”.
ITEM
18.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
Our Annual Financial Statements are included at the end of this Annual Report.
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ITEM
19.
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
INDEX
1.1
2.1
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
Articles of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to our Annual Report on Form
20-F (file no. 001-38027) filed with the SEC on June 6, 2017)
Form of Share Certificate for Subordinate Voting Shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our
Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-216078) filed with the SEC on March 1, 2017)
Investor Rights Agreement by and among Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and certain shareholders of Canada
Goose Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no.
333-216078) filed with the SEC on March 10, 2017)
Coattail Agreement, between Canada Goose Holdings Inc., certain shareholders of Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
and Computershare Trust Company of Canada (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Annual Report on
Form 20-F (file no. 001-38027) filed with the SEC on June 6, 2017)
Credit Agreement dated June 3, 2016, by and among Canada Goose Holdings Inc., Canada Goose Inc., Canada
Goose International AG and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to
our Registration Statement (file no. 333-216078) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017)
Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated August 15, 2017, by and among Canada Goose Holdings Inc.,
Canada Goose Inc., Canada Goose International AG and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.2 to our Form 6-K (file no. 001-38027) filed with the SEC on August 21, 2017)
Credit Agreement dated December 2, 2016, by and among Canada Goose Holdings Inc., Canada Goose Inc. and
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our Registration
Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-216078) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017)
First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated August 15, 2017, by and among Canada Goose Holdings Inc.,
Canada Goose Inc. and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to
our Form 6-K (file no. 001-38027) filed with the SEC on August 21, 2017)
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Promissory Note in favour of DTR LLC dated January 31, 2017, exchanged for
cancellation of the DTR Promissory Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to our Registration Statement
on Form F-1 (file no. 333-216078) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017)
Lease Agreement dated February 3, 2012, by and between 250 Bowie Holdings Inc., as Landlord and Canada
Goose Inc., as Tenant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file
no. 333-216078) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017)
First Lease Expansion and Amending Agreement dated July 1, 2013, by and between 250 Bowie Holdings Inc.,
as Landlord and Canada Goose Inc., as Tenant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to our Registration
Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-216078) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017)
Second Lease Expansion and Amending Agreement dated January 27, 2014, by and between 250 Bowie
Holdings Inc., as Landlord and Canada Goose Inc., as Tenant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to our
Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-216078) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017)
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4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.15
4.16
4.17
4.18
4.19
4.20
4.21
8.1
12.1
12.2
13.1
13.2
15.1
Third Lease Expansion and Amending Agreement dated November 14, 2014, by and between 250 Bowie
Holdings Inc., as Landlord and Canada Goose Inc., as Tenant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to our
Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-216078) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017)
Fourth Lease Expansion and amending Agreement dated April 30, 2015, by and between 250 Bowie Holdings
Inc., as Landlord and Canada Goose Inc., as Tenant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to our
Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-216078) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017)
Fifth Lease Expansion and Amending Agreement dated June 8, 2016, by and between 250 Bowie Holdings Inc.,
as Landlord and Canada Goose Inc., as Tenant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to our Registration
Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-216078) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017)
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.17 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-38027) filed with the SEC on June 6, 2017)
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan
Form of Option Agreement under the Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to our
Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-216078) filed with the SEC on March 1, 2017)
Board Director’s Agreement dated September 17, 2015, by and between Canada Goose International AG and
Daniel Reiss (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-
216078) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017)
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated March 9, 2017 by and between Canada Goose Inc. and
Dani Reiss (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-
216078) filed with the SEC on March 10, 2017)
Employment Agreement dated February 6, 2018 by and between Canada Goose Inc. and Jonathan Sinclair.
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Employee Share Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.28 to our
Annual Report on Form 20-F (file no. 001-38027) filed with the SEC on June 6, 2017)
Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors and Officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to our
Registration statement on Form F-1 (file no. 333-216078) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2017)
Subsidiaries of Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Consent of Deloitte LLP
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The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on annual report on Form 20-F and that it has duly
caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
SIGNATURES
Canada
Goose
Holdings
Inc.
By:
Name:
Title:
/s/ Jonathan Sinclair
Jonathan Sinclair
Executive
Vice
President
and
Chief
Financial
Officer
Date: May 29, 2019
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Canada
Goose
Holdings
Inc.
Annual Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2019
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REPORT
OF
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED
PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and
subsidiaries (the "Company") as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of income and
comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2019, and
the related notes and the schedule of Condensed Financial Information of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (collectively referred to
as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
of the Company as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, and its financial performance and its cash flows for each of the three years in
the period ended March 31, 2019, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
(PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal
Control
-
Integrated
Framework
(2013)
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and
our report dated May 28, 2019, expressed an adverse opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting
because of material weaknesses.
Basis
for
Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are
required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due
to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included
examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included
evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
May 28, 2019
We have served as the Company's auditor since fiscal 2010.
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REPORT
OF
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED
PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
Opinion
on
Internal
Control
over
Financial
Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of
March 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal
Control
-
Integrated
Framework
(2013)
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weaknesses identified below on
the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, the Company has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting
as of March 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal
Control-Integrated
Framework
(2013)
issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB),
the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2019, of the Company and our report dated May 28, 2019,
expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
As described in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, management excluded from its assessment
the internal control over financial reporting at Baffin Limited, which was acquired on November 1, 2018, and whose financial statements
constitute less than 5% and less than 10% of total assets and net assets, respectively, of the consolidated financial statements as of and
for the year ended March 31, 2019. Accordingly, our audit did not include the internal control over financial reporting at Baffin Limited.
Basis
for
Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control
over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on
our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in
accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our
audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists,
testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition
and
Limitations
of
Internal
Control
over
Financial
Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance
of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance
with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide
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reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets
that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. 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.
Material
Weaknesses
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a
reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or
detected on a timely basis. The following material weaknesses have been identified and included in management’s assessment:
Management identified material weaknesses in the Company’s overall control environment due to the aggregate effect of multiple
deficiencies in internal controls, which affected two components of the internal control as defined by COSO, namely control activities and,
information and communication. Management did not design and maintain effective controls over the following, each of which is a
material weakness: (a) the occurrence and accuracy of revenue and the existence of the related accounts receivable, and access controls
to customer master data; and (b) the existence and valuation of inventory, including inventory costing and access controls to inventory
master data. These material weaknesses were considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit
of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2019, of the Company, and this report does not affect our
report on such financial statements.
/s/ Deloitte LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
May 28, 2019
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Consolidated
Statements
of
Income
and
Comprehensive
Income
For
the
years
ended
March
31
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross
profit
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Depreciation and amortization
Operating
income
Net interest and other finance costs
Income
before
income
taxes
Income tax expense
Net
income
Other
comprehensive
income
(loss)
Items that will not be reclassified to earnings, net of tax:
Actuarial loss on post-employment obligation
Items that may be reclassified to earnings, net of tax:
Cumulative translation adjustment
Net (loss) gain on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Reclassification of net loss (gain) on cash flow hedges to income
Net gain (loss) on derivatives designated as a net investment
hedge
Other
comprehensive
income
(loss)
Comprehensive
income
Earnings
per
share
Basic
Diluted
Notes
6
10
11, 12
16
7
2019
$
830.5
313.7
516.8
302.1
18.0
196.7
14.2
182.5
38.9
143.6
(0.7)
(1.3)
(4.6)
3.8
3.5
0.7
144.3
2018
$
591.2
243.6
347.6
200.1
9.4
138.1
12.9
125.2
29.1
96.1
(0.3)
3.2
0.1
(1.3)
(3.5)
(1.8)
94.3
8
$
$
1.31 $
1.28 $
0.90 $
0.86 $
2017
$
403.8
191.7
212.1
165.0
6.6
40.5
10.0
30.5
8.9
21.6
(0.2)
(0.4)
—
—
—
(0.6)
21.0
0.22
0.21
The
accompanying
notes
to
the
consolidated
financial
statements
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
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Consolidated
Statements
of
Financial
Position
March
31
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
Assets
Current
assets
Cash
Trade receivables
Inventories
Income taxes receivable
Other current assets
Total
current
assets
Deferred income taxes
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Other long-term assets
Goodwill
Total
assets
Liabilities
Current
liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Provisions
Income taxes payable
Total
current
liabilities
Provisions
Deferred income taxes
Revolving facility
Term loan
Other long-term liabilities
Total
liabilities
Shareholders’
equity
Total
liabilities
and
shareholders’
equity
Notes
23
9
10
7
21
7
11
12
21
13
14, 21
15
7
15
7
16
16
16, 21
17
2019
$
88.6
20.4
267.3
4.0
32.9
413.2
12.2
84.3
155.6
7.0
53.1
725.4
110.4
8.1
18.1
136.6
14.7
16.7
—
145.2
13.1
326.3
399.1
725.4
2018
$
95.3
11.9
165.4
5.1
23.3
301.0
3.0
60.2
136.8
2.1
45.3
548.4
109.6
6.3
17.7
133.6
10.8
13.3
—
137.1
10.0
304.8
243.6
548.4
The
accompanying
notes
to
the
consolidated
financial
statements
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
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Consolidated
Statements
of
Changes
in
Equity
March
31
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
Share
Capital
Notes
Common
Shares
Preferred
Shares
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2016
Recapitalization transactions:
17
Redemption of Class A senior
preferred shares
Redemption of Class A junior preferred
shares
Return of capital Class A common
shares
Redemption of Class B preferred and
common shares
Public share offering:
Net proceeds of issue of subordinate
voting shares, after underwriting
commission of $5.4 (net of tax of $1.9)
Share issue costs, net of tax of $0.5
Exercise of stock options
Net income
Other comprehensive loss
Recognition of share-based
compensation
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2017
Exercise of stock options
Net income
Other comprehensive loss
Recognition of share-based
compensation
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2018
Issuance of common shares in business
combination
Exercise of stock options
Net income
17
17
18
17, 18
18
5, 17
17, 18
Other comprehensive income
Recognition of share-based
compensation (including tax recovery of
$2.8)
18
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2019
$
3.4
—
—
(0.7)
—
101.9
(1.4)
0.1
—
—
—
103.3
2.8
—
—
—
106.1
1.5
5.0
—
—
—
112.6
Contributed
Surplus
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
Total
$
57.7
—
—
—
(56.9)
—
—
—
—
—
3.3
4.1
(1.6)
—
—
2.0
4.5
—
(1.9)
—
—
6.6
9.2
$
25.5
—
(0.4)
—
(6.7)
—
—
—
21.6
—
—
40.0
—
96.1
—
—
136.1
—
—
143.6
—
—
279.7
$
$
(0.7)
142.7
—
(53.1)
(4.1)
(0.7)
(63.6)
101.9
(1.4)
0.1
21.6
(0.6)
3.3
146.1
1.2
96.1
(1.8)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(0.6)
—
(1.3)
—
—
(1.8)
—
2.0
(3.1)
243.6
—
—
—
0.7
1.5
3.1
143.6
0.7
—
6.6
(2.4)
399.1
Total
$
60.2
$
56.8
(53.1)
(53.1)
(3.7)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(3.7)
(0.7)
—
101.9
(1.4)
0.1
—
—
—
103.3
2.8
—
—
—
106.1
1.5
5.0
—
—
—
112.6
The
accompanying
notes
to
the
consolidated
financial
statements
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
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Consolidated
Statements
of
Cash
Flows
For
the
years
ended
March
31
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
CASH
FLOWS
FROM
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
Net income
Items not affecting cash:
Depreciation and amortization
Income tax expense
Interest expense
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)
Write off deferred financing charges on debt repaid
Revaluation of term loan for change in interest rate
Share-based compensation
Loss on disposal of assets
Changes in non-cash operating items
Income taxes paid
Interest paid
Net
cash
from
operating
activities
CASH
FLOWS
FROM
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Investment in intangible assets
Business combination
Net
cash
used
in
investing
activities
CASH
FLOWS
FROM
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
Net (repayment) borrowings on revolving facility (2017 - net of deferred financing
fees of $2.5)
Deferred financing fees
Repayment of credit facility
Recapitalization transactions:
Borrowings on term loan, net of deferred financing fees of $3.3 and original
issue discount of $2.2
Repayment of subordinated debt
Redemption of Class A senior preferred shares
Redemption of Class A junior preferred shares
Return of capital on Class A common shares
Redemption of Class B common and preferred shares
Public share offering:
Net proceeds of issue of subordinate voting shares, after underwriting
commission of $7.2
Share issue costs paid
Repayment of revolving facility
Repayment of term loan
Exercise of stock options
Net
cash
from
(used
in)
financing
activities
Effects of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash
(Decrease) increase in cash
Cash,
beginning
of
year
Notes
11, 12
7
16
16
18
23
11
12
5
16
16
17
2019
$
143.6
22.7
38.9
13.7
2.7
—
—
3.8
0.2
225.6
(100.7)
(41.0)
(10.5)
73.4
(30.3)
(19.0)
(33.6)
(82.9)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3.1
3.1
(0.3)
(6.7)
95.3
Cash,
end
of
year
The
accompanying
notes
to
the
consolidated
financial
statements
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
88.6
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8
2018
$
96.1
14.2
29.1
12.5
(8.6)
—
—
2.0
0.2
145.5
(2.3)
(7.4)
(9.6)
126.2
(26.1)
(7.7)
(0.6)
(34.4)
(8.8)
(0.3)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.2
(7.9)
1.7
85.6
9.7
95.3
2017
$
21.6
8.5
8.9
11.8
(0.2)
3.9
(5.9)
3.3
0.1
52.0
19.9
(20.2)
(12.3)
39.4
(15.8)
(10.5)
(0.7)
(27.0)
41.3
—
(55.2)
212.6
(85.3)
(53.1)
(4.1)
(0.7)
(63.6)
100.0
(1.9)
(35.0)
(65.0)
0.1
(9.9)
—
2.5
7.2
9.7
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Note
1
.
The
Company
Organization
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) design, manufacture, and sell premium outdoor apparel for
men, women, youth, children, and babies. The Company’s apparel collections include various styles of parkas, jackets, shells,
vests, knitwear, footwear, and accessories for fall, winter, and spring seasons. The Company’s head office is located at 250
Bowie Avenue, Toronto, Canada M6E 4Y2. The use of the terms “Canada Goose”, “we”, “us” and “our” throughout these notes
to the consolidated financial statements refer to the Company.
Canada Goose is a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the trading
symbol “GOOS”. The principal shareholders of the Company are investment funds advised by Bain Capital LP and its affiliates
(“Bain Capital”), and DTR LLC, DTR (CG) Limited Partnership, and DTR (CG) II Limited Partnership (collectively “DTR”), entities
indirectly controlled by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The principal shareholders hold multiple
voting shares representing 46.3% of the total shares outstanding as at March 31, 2019 , or 89.6% of the combined voting power
of the total voting shares outstanding. Subordinate voting shares that trade on public markets represent 53.7% of the total
shares outstanding as at March 31, 2019 , or 10.4% of the combined voting power of the total voting shares outstanding.
Statement
of
compliance
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).
These consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Company’s Board of Directors on May 28, 2019.
Fiscal
year
The fiscal year-end of the Company ends on March 31 .
Basis
of
presentation
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for the following items, which
are recorded at fair value:
•
•
financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, at fair value in other comprehensive income and through
profit or loss, and
initial recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination.
The significant accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently in the preparation of the consolidated financial
statements for all periods presented, with the exception of transitional provisions applied in adopting new accounting standards
(note 4).
These consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars, the Company’s functional and presentation
currency.
Basis
of
consolidation
Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Company. Control exists when the Company has power over, exposure or rights to
variable returns from the Company’s involvement with the entity, and
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
the ability to use its power over the entity to affect the amount of the Company’s returns. The financial accounts and results of
subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company from the date that control commences until
the date that control ceases.
Note
2
.
Significant
accounting
policies
(a) Operating
segments
An operating segment is a component of the Company that engages in business activities from which it may earn
revenues and incur expenses, including revenues and expenses that relate to transactions with any of the Company’s
other components, and for which discrete financial information is available. Segment operating results are reviewed
regularly to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance.
The Company classifies its business in two operating and reportable segments: Wholesale and Direct-to-Consumer. The
Wholesale business comprises sales made to a mix of functional and fashionable retailers, including major luxury
department stores, outdoor specialty stores, individual shops, and to international distributors.
The Direct-to-Consumer business comprises sales through our country-specific e-commerce platforms and Company-
owned retail stores located in luxury shopping malls and high street locations.
(b) Foreign
currency
translation
Functional
and
presentation
currency
Items included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries are measured in the functional
currency, which is using the currency of the primary economic environment in which each entity operates.
Transactions
and
balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the date
of the transactions or valuation when items are remeasured. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the
settlement of such transactions and from the changes at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the statement of income in selling, general and administrative
expenses, except when included in other comprehensive income for qualifying cash flow and net investment hedges.
Foreign
operations
The Company’s foreign operations are principally conducted through Canada Goose US, Inc., Canada Goose
International AG,and CG (Shanghai) Trading Co. Ltd.
The assets and liabilities of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the Canadian dollar are translated into the
functional currency of the Company using the exchange rate at the reporting date. Revenues and expenses are
translated at exchange rates prevailing at the transaction date. The resulting foreign exchange translation differences are
recorded as a currency translation adjustment in other comprehensive income.
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9
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
(c) Seasonality
We experience seasonal fluctuations in our revenue and operating results and historically have realized a significant
portion of our wholesale revenue and operating income for the year during our second and third fiscal quarters and
Direct-to-Consumer revenue and operating income in our third and fourth fiscal quarters. Thus, lower-than-expected net
revenue in these periods could have an adverse impact on our annual operating results.
Working capital requirements typically increase during the first and second quarters of the fiscal year as inventory builds
to support peak shipping and selling periods and, accordingly, typically decrease during the third and fourth quarter of the
fiscal year as inventory is sold and trade receivables are converted to cash. After retail stores are opened, operating
costs in our Direct-to-Consumer channel are consistent over the year while revenue and related cash collections
fluctuate. Borrowings on our revolving facility have historically increased over the first and second quarters and are
repaid in the third quarter of the fiscal year. Cash flows from operating activities are typically highest in the third and
fourth quarters of the fiscal year due to the timing of collection of wholesale trade receivables and revenue in the Direct-
to-Consumer channel during that period and increased cash inflows from the peak selling season.
(d) Revenue
recognition
Revenue comprises of the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for the sale of goods
in the ordinary course of the Company’s activities. Revenue is presented net of sales tax, estimated returns, sales
allowances, and discounts. The Company recognizes revenue when the Company has agreed terms with its customers,
the contractual rights and payment terms have been identified, the contract has commercial substance, it is probable that
consideration will be collected by the Company, and when specific criteria for transfer of control to the customer have
been met for each of the Company’s activities, as described below.
i) Wholesale
Wholesale revenue comprises sales of the Company's products to third-party resellers (which includes
international distributors and retailers). Wholesale revenue from the sale of goods is recognized, net of an
estimated provision for sales returns, discounts and allowances, when the control of the goods has been
transferred to the reseller, which depends on the precise terms of the agreement with each reseller.
The Company, at its discretion, may cancel all or a portion of any firm wholesale sales order. The Company is
therefore obligated to return any prepayments or deposits made by resellers for which the product is not provided.
All advance payments are therefore included in accrued liabilities in the statement of financial position.
ii) Direct-to-Consumer
Direct-to-Consumer revenue consists of sales through the Company’s e-commerce operations and Company-
owned retail stores. Sales through e-commerce operations are recognized upon estimated delivery of the goods
to the customer, net of an estimated provision for sales returns, when control of the goods has transferred from
the Company to the customer. Sales through our Company-owned
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10
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
retail stores are recognized upon delivery to the customer at the point of sale, net of an estimated provision for
sales returns.
It is the Company’s policy to sell merchandise through the Direct-to-Consumer channel with a limited right to
return, typically within 30 days. Accumulated experience is used to estimate and provide for such returns.
The Company’s warranty obligation is to provide an exchange or repair for manufacturing defective products under the
standard warranty terms and conditions. The warranty obligation is recognized as a provision when goods are sold.
(e)
Business
combinations
Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method as of the acquisition date, which is the date
when control is transferred to the Company. The consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair
value, which is calculated as the sum of the acquisition date fair values of the assets transferred, liabilities incurred by the
Company and the equity interests issued by the Company in exchange for control of the acquiree. Transaction costs that
the Company incurs in connection with a business combination are recognized in the statement of income as incurred.
Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the fair value of consideration transferred over the net of the
acquisition date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.
When the consideration transferred in a business combination includes contingent consideration, the contingent
consideration is measured at its acquisition date fair value. Contingent consideration is remeasured at subsequent
reporting dates at its fair value, and the resulting gain or loss recognized in the statement of income.
(f) Earnings
per
share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the
common shares by the weighted average number of multiple and subordinated voting shares outstanding during the
year.
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company by
the weighted average number of multiple and subordinated voting shares outstanding during the year plus the weighted
average number of subordinate shares that would be issued on the exercise of all stock options and settlement of
restricted share units (“RSU”).
(g) Income
taxes
Current and deferred income taxes are recognized in the consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive
income, except when it relates to a business combination, or items recognized in equity or in other comprehensive
income.
Current
income
tax
Current income tax is the expected income tax payable or receivable on the taxable income or loss for the period, using
tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date, and any adjustment to income tax payable in respect of
previous years.
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11
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Deferred
income
tax
Deferred income tax is provided using the liability method for temporary differences at the reporting date between the
income tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes.
Deferred income tax is measured using enacted or substantively enacted income tax rates expected to apply in the years
in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A deferred tax asset is recognized for
unused income tax losses and credits to the extent that it is probable that future taxable income will be available against
which they can be utilized.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no
longer probable that sufficient taxable income will be available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be utilized.
Unrecognized deferred tax assets are reassessed at each reporting date and are recognized to the extent that it has
become probable that future taxable income will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.
Deferred income tax relating to items recognized outside profit or loss is recognized outside profit or loss. Deferred tax
items are recognized in correlation to the underlying transaction either in other comprehensive income or directly in
equity.
Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current income tax
assets against current income tax liabilities and the deferred tax relates to the same taxable entity and the same taxation
authority.
Deferred income tax is provided on temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries, except where the timing
of the reversal of the temporary difference is controlled by the Company and it is probable that the temporary difference
will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
(h) Cash
Cash consists of cash and cash equivalents, including cash on hand, deposits in banks, and short-term deposits with
maturities of less than 3 months. The Company uses the indirect method of reporting cash flow from operating activities.
(i) Trade
receivables
Trade receivables, including credit card receivables, consist of amounts owing where we have extended credit to
customers on product sales and are initially recognized at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using
the effective interest method, less expected credit loss and sales allowances. The allowance for expected credit loss is
recorded against trade receivables and is based on historical experience.
(j) Inventories
Raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is
determined using the weighted average cost method. The cost of work-in-process and finished goods inventories include
the cost of raw materials and an applicable share of the cost of labour and fixed and variable production overhead,
including depreciation of property, plant and equipment used in the production of finished goods and design costs, and
other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition.
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12
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
The Company estimates net realizable value as the amount at which inventories are expected to be sold, taking into
consideration fluctuations in selling prices due to seasonality, less estimated costs necessary to complete the sale.
Inventories are written down to net realizable value when the cost of inventories is estimated to be unrecoverable due to
obsolescence, damage or declining selling prices. Inventory is adjusted to reflect estimated loss (“shrinkage”) incurred
since the last inventory count. Shrinkage is based on historical experience. When circumstances that previously caused
inventories to be written down below cost no longer exist or when there is clear evidence of an increase in realizable
value, the amount of the write-down previously recorded is reversed.
Storage costs, indirect administrative overhead and certain selling costs related to inventories are expensed in the period
that these costs are incurred.
(k) Property,
plant
and
equipment
Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment
losses. Cost includes expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset, including costs incurred to
prepare the asset for its intended use and capitalized borrowing costs, when the recognition criteria are met. The
commencement date for capitalization of costs occurs when the Company first incurs expenditures for the qualifying
assets and undertakes the required activities to prepare the assets for their intended use.
Property, plant and equipment assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives when the
assets are available for use. When significant parts of a fixed asset have different useful lives, they are accounted for as
separate components and depreciated separately. Depreciation methods and useful lives are reviewed annually and are
adjusted for prospectively, if appropriate. Estimated useful lives are as follows:
Asset
Category
Plant equipment
Computer hardware
Leasehold improvements
Show displays
Furniture and fixtures
Estimated
Useful
Life
10 years
5 years
Lesser of the lease term or useful life of the asset
5 years
3 to 15 years
An item of property, plant and equipment and any significant part initially recognized is derecognized upon disposal or
when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the
asset, calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, is included
in the statement of income when the asset is derecognized.
The cost of repairs and maintenance of fixed assets is expensed as incurred and recognized in the statement of income.
Property, plant and equipment are reviewed at the end of each reporting period to determine whether there is any
indication of impairment. If the possibility of impairment is indicated, the entity will estimate the recoverable amount of the
asset and record any impairment loss in the statement of income.
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13
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
(l) Intangible
assets
Intangible assets acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at cost. The cost of an intangible asset acquired
in a business combination is its fair value as at the date of acquisition. Following initial recognition, intangible assets with
finite lives are carried at cost less any accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment losses.
Lease rights in connection with the opening of new Company-owned retail stores are recorded based on the amount
paid. Lease rights have a definite useful life and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
An internally generated intangible asset is recorded for product development costs which are included within intellectual
property. Product development costs are incurred in the design, production and testing of new products where the
technical feasibility of commercial manufacturing and sale of the product has been demonstrated.
The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed as either finite or indefinite.
Asset
Category
Brand name
Domain name
ERP software
Computer software
Lease rights
Intellectual property
Customer lists
Estimated
Useful
Life
Indefinite
Indefinite
7 years
5 years
Lease term
1 to 8 years
4 years
Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives comprise of the Canada Goose and Baffin brand names (note 5 ) and domain
name, which were acquired as part of an acquisition and were recorded at their estimated fair value. The brand names
and domain name are considered to have an indefinite life based on a history of revenue and cash flow performance, and
the intent and ability of the Company to support the brand with spending to maintain its value for the foreseeable future.
The brand names and domain name are tested at least annually for impairment, at the cash-generating unit (“CGU”)
level. The assessment of indefinite life is reviewed annually to determine whether the indefinite life assessment continues
to be supportable. If not, the change in the useful life assessment from indefinite to finite is made on a prospective basis.
Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over the useful economic life on straight-line basis. The amortization
period and the amortization method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at the end of each
reporting period. Changes in the expected useful life or the expected pattern of consumption of future economic benefits
embodied in the asset are considered to modify the amortization period or method, as appropriate, and treated as
changes in accounting estimates. The amortization expense on intangible assets with finite lives is recognized in the
statement of income over its estimated useful life.
An intangible asset is derecognized on disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use. Gains or
losses arising from derecognition of an intangible asset are measured as the difference between the net disposal
proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and are included in the statement of income when the asset is
derecognized.
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14
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Intangible assets are reviewed at the end of each reporting period to determine whether there is any indication of
impairment. If the possibility of impairment is indicated, the entity will estimate the recoverable amount of the asset and
record any impairment loss in the statement of income.
(m)Goodwill
Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price of an acquired business and the Company’s share of the
net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed and any contingent liabilities assumed. It is initially recorded at
cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.
For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date,
allocated to CGUs based on the lowest level within the entity in which the goodwill is monitored for internal management
purposes. The allocation is made to those CGUs that are expected to benefit from the business combination in which the
goodwill arose. Any potential impairment of goodwill is identified by comparing the recoverable amount of a CGU to its
carrying value. Goodwill is reduced by the amount of deficiency, if any. If the deficiency exceeds the carrying amount of
goodwill, the carrying values of the remaining assets in the CGU are reduced by the excess on a pro-rata basis. The
Company tests goodwill for impairment annually in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.
The recoverable amount of a CGU is the higher of the estimated fair value less costs of disposal or value-in-use of the
CGU. In assessing value-in-use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects
current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset.
The Company has determined that the goodwill contributes to the cash flows of seven CGUs (2018 - six CGUs).
(n) Provisions
Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation, legal or constructive, as a result of a past event,
it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and a
reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. Where the Company expects some or all of a provision to
be reimbursed, for example under an insurance contract, the reimbursement is recognized as a separate asset but only
when the reimbursement is virtually certain. The expense relating to any provision is presented in the statement of
income net of any reimbursement. If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a
current pre-tax rate that reflects, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the
increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognized in the statement of income.
The provision for warranty returns relates to the Company’s obligation for defective goods sold to customers that have
yet to be returned. Accruals for warranty returns are estimated on the basis of historical returns and are recorded so as to
allocate them to the same period the corresponding revenue is recognized.
(o) Employee
future
benefits
The Company sponsors defined benefit pension plan membership, which is limited to certain employees of Canada
Goose International AG and other subsidiaries who reside in Switzerland.
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15
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
The measurement date for the defined benefit pension plan is March 31 . The obligation associated with the Company’s
defined benefit pension plan is actuarially valued using the projected unit credit method, management’s best estimate
assumptions, salary escalation, inflation, life expectancy, and a current market discount rate. Assets are measured at fair
value. The obligation in excess of plan assets is recorded as a liability. All actuarial gains or losses, net of tax, are
recognized immediately through other comprehensive income.
(p) Fair
values
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the
transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:
•
•
In the principal market for the asset or liability, or
In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.
The Company uses valuation techniques that it believes are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient
data are available to measure fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of
unobservable inputs. All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are
categorized within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the
fair value measurement as a whole:
Level
1:
quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the
ability to access at the measurement date.
Level
2
: inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either
directly or indirectly.
Level
3:
are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are used to measure fair value to the
extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market
activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.
For the purpose of fair value disclosures, the Company has determined classes of assets and liabilities on the basis of
the nature, characteristics and risks of the asset or liability and the level of the fair value hierarchy as explained above.
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
There was no change in the valuation techniques applied to financial instruments during all periods presented. The
following table describes the valuation techniques used in the determination of the fair values of financial instruments:
Type
Valuation
Approach
Cash, trade receivables, accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
The carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short term maturity
of these instruments.
Derivatives (included in other
current assets, other long-term
assets, accounts payable and
accrued liabilities or other long-
term liabilities)
Specific valuation techniques used to value derivative financial instruments
include:
- Quoted market prices or dealer quotes for similar instruments;
- Observable market information as well as valuations determined by
external valuators with experience in the financial markets.
Revolving facility and term loan
The fair value is based on the present value of contractual cash flows,
discounted at the Company’s current incremental borrowing rate for similar
types of borrowing arrangements or, where applicable, market rates.
(q) Financial
instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions
of the financial instrument.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable
to the acquisition or issuance of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities
classified at fair value through profit or loss) are added to, or deducted from, the fair value of the financial assets or
financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of
financial assets or financial liabilities classified at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or
loss.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are measured subsequently as described below.
i) Non-derivative financial assets
Non-derivative financial assets include cash and trade receivables which are measured at amortized cost. The
Company initially recognizes receivables and deposits on the date that they are originated. The Company
derecognizes a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or it transfers
the rights to receive the contractual cash flows on the financial asset in a transaction in which substantially all the
risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset are transferred.
ii) Non-derivative financial liabilities
Non-derivative financial liabilities include accounts payable, accrued liabilities, revolving facility, and term loan.
The Company initially recognizes debt instruments issued on the date that they are originated. All other financial
liabilities are recognized initially on the trade date at which the Company becomes a party to the contractual
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17
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
provisions of the instrument. Financial liabilities are recognized initially at fair value less any directly attributable
transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, these financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost using
the effective interest method. The Company derecognizes a financial liability when its contractual obligations are
discharged or cancelled or expire.
iii) Derivative financial instruments
Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are
subsequently remeasured to their fair value at each reporting date. The method of recognizing the resulting gain
or loss depends on whether the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument. When a derivative
financial instrument, including an embedded derivative, is not designated and effective in a qualifying hedge
relationship, all changes in its fair value are recognized immediately in the statement of income; attributable
transaction costs are recognized in the statement of income as incurred. The Company does not use derivatives
for trading or speculative purposes.
Embedded derivatives are separated from a host contract and accounted for separately if the economic
characteristics and risks of the host contract and the embedded derivative are not closely related.
iv) Hedge accounting
The Company is exposed to the risk of currency fluctuations and has entered into currency derivative contracts to
hedge its exposure on the basis of planned transactions. Where hedge accounting is applied, the criteria are
documented at the inception of the hedge and updated at each reporting date. The Company documents the
relationship between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and
strategy for undertaking the hedging transactions. The Company also documents its assessment, at hedge
inception and on an ongoing basis, of whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly
effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items.
The fair value of a hedging derivative is classified as a current asset or liability when the maturity of the hedged
item is less than twelve months, and as a non-current asset or liability when the maturity of the hedged item is
more than twelve months.
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow
hedges is recognized, net of tax, in other comprehensive income. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective
portion is recognized immediately in the statement of income. Amounts accumulated in other comprehensive
income are transferred to the statement of income in the periods when the hedged item affects net income. When
a forecast transaction that is hedged results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or liability, such as
inventory, the amounts are included in the measurement of the cost of the related asset or liability. The deferred
amounts are ultimately recognized in the statement of income.
Hedges of net investments are accounted for similarly to cash flow hedges, with unrealized gains and losses
recognized, net of tax, in other comprehensive income. Amounts included in other comprehensive income are
transferred to the statement of income in the period when the foreign operation is disposed of or sold.
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
(r) Share-based
payments
Share-based payments are valued based on the grant date fair value of these awards and the Company records
compensation expense over the corresponding service period. The fair value of the share-based payments is determined
using acceptable valuation techniques.
The Company has issued stock options to purchase subordinate voting shares and RSUs under its equity incentive
plans, prior to the public offering on March 21, 2017 (the “Legacy Plan”) and subsequently (the “Omnibus Plan”). Under
the terms of the Legacy Plan, options were granted to certain employees of the Company with vesting contingent upon
meeting the service, performance goals and exit event conditions of the Legacy Plan. There are two types of stock
options: service-vested options are time based and generally vest over five years of service, and performance-based and
exit event options vest upon attainment of performance conditions and the occurrence of an exit event. Under the terms
of the Omnibus Plan, options are granted to certain executives of the Company with vesting, generally over four years ,
contingent upon meeting the service conditions of the Omnibus Plan. The compensation expense related to the options
and RSUs is recognized ratably over the requisite service period, provided it is probable that the vesting conditions will
be achieved and the occurrence of the exit event, if applicable, is probable.
(s) Leases
Operating lease payments net of any lease inducements are recognized as an expense in the statement of income on a
straight-line basis over the lease term.
Note
3
.
Significant
accounting
judgments,
estimates,
and
assumptions
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments in applying the
Company’s accounting policies that affect the reported amounts and disclosures made in the consolidated financial statements
and accompanying notes.
Estimates and assumptions are used mainly in determining the measurement of balances recognized or disclosed in the
consolidated financial statements and are based on a set of underlying data that may include management’s historical
experience, knowledge of current events and conditions and other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances. Management continually evaluates the estimates and judgments it uses. These estimates and judgments have
been applied in a manner consistent with prior periods and there are no known trends, commitments, events or uncertainties that
we believe will materially affect the methodology or assumptions utilized in making these estimates and judgments in these
financial statements.
The following are the accounting policies subject to judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty that the Company
believes could have the most significant impact on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements.
Inventories
Key
Sources
of
Estimation:
Inventories are carried at the lower of cost and net realizable value. In estimating net realizable
value, the Company uses estimates related to fluctuations in inventory levels, planned production, customer behaviour,
obsolescence, future selling prices, seasonality and costs necessary to sell the inventory. Inventory is adjusted to reflect
shrinkage incurred since the last inventory count. Shrinkage is based on historical experience.
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19
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Impairment
of
non-financial
assets
(goodwill,
intangible
assets,
and
property,
plant
&
equipment)
Judgments
Made
in
Relation
to
Accounting
Policies
Applied:
Management is required to use judgment in determining the
grouping of assets to identify their CGUs for the purposes of testing non-financial assets for impairment. Judgment is further
required to determine appropriate groupings of CGUs for the level at which goodwill and intangible assets are tested for
impairment. For the purpose of goodwill and intangible assets impairment testing, CGUs are grouped at the lowest level at which
goodwill and intangible assets are monitored for internal management purposes. Judgment is also applied in allocating the
carrying amount of assets to CGUs. In addition, judgment is used to determine whether a triggering event has occurred requiring
an impairment test to be completed. The Company has concluded that it has seven CGUs and tests goodwill and these
intangible assets for impairment on that basis.
Key
Sources
of
Estimation:
In determining the recoverable amount of a CGU or a group of CGUs, various estimates are
employed. The Company determines value in use by using estimates including projected future revenues, margins, costs, and
capital investment consistent with strategic plans presented to the Board of Directors. Fair value less costs of disposal are
estimated with reference to observable market transactions. Discount rates are consistent with external industry information
reflecting the risk associated with Company and cash flows.
Income
and
other
taxes
Key
Sources
of
Estimation:
In determining the recoverable amount of deferred tax assets, the Company forecasts future taxable
income by legal entity and the period in which the income occurs to ensure that sufficient taxable income exists to utilize the
attributes. Inputs to those projections are Board-approved financial forecasts and statutory tax rates.
Judgments
Made
in
Relation
to
Accounting
Policies
Applied:
The calculation of current and deferred income taxes requires
management to make certain judgments regarding the tax rules in jurisdictions where the Company performs activities.
Application of judgments is required regarding the classification of transactions and in assessing probable outcomes of claimed
deductions including expectations about future operating results, the timing and reversal of temporary differences and possible
audits of income tax and other tax filings by the tax authorities.
Functional
currency
Judgments
Made
in
Relation
to
Accounting
Policies
Applied:
The Company assesses the relevant factors related to the primary
economic environment in which its entities operate to determine the functional currency. Where the assessment of primary
indicators is mixed, management assesses the secondary indicators, including the relationship between the foreign operations
and reporting entity.
Financial
instruments
Key
Sources
of
Estimation:
The critical assumptions and estimates used in determining the fair value of financial instruments
are: equity prices; future interest rates; the relative creditworthiness of the Company to its counterparties; estimated future cash
flows; discount rates; and volatility utilized in option valuations.
Trade
receivables
Key
Sources
of
Estimation:
The Company has a significant number of customers which minimizes the concentration of credit
risk. The Company does not have any customers which account for
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
more than 10% of sales or accounts receivable. We make ongoing estimates relating to the ability to collect our accounts
receivable and maintain an allowance for estimated credit losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required
payments. In determining the amount of estimated credit losses, we consider our historical level of credit losses and make
judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations.
Share-based
payments
Key
Sources
of
Estimation:
Compensation expense for share-based compensation granted is measured at the fair value at the
grant date using the Black Scholes option pricing model for the year ended March 31, 2019 ; prior to the public offering, the
Company used the Monte Carlo valuation model to measure the fair value of options granted. The critical assumptions used
under both of these option valuation models at the grant date are: stock price valuation; exercise price; risk-free interest rate;
expected time to exercise in years; expected dividend yield; and volatility.
Warranty
Key
Sources
of
Estimation:
The critical assumptions and estimates used in determining the warranty provision at the statement
of financial position date are: number of jackets expected to require repair or replacement; proportion to be repaired versus
replaced; period in which the warranty claim is expected to occur; cost of repair; cost of jacket replacement; and risk-free rate
used to discount the provision to present value.
Business
combinations
Key
Sources
of
Estimation:
In a business combination, the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed will be recognized
at their fair values. The Company makes judgments and estimates in determining the fair values. The excess of the purchase
price over the fair values of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed will be recognized as goodwill, if positive, and if
negative, it is recognized in the statement of income.
Note
4
.
Changes
in
accounting
policies
Standards
issued
and
adopted
Certain new standards became effective at the beginning of the current fiscal year. The impact from the adoption of these new
standards is described below.
Revenue
Effective for interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the IASB
issued IFRS 15, Revenue
from
Contracts
with
Customers
(“IFRS 15”) which replaces the guidance on revenue recognition
requirements that previously existed under IFRS. The new standard provides a comprehensive framework for the recognition,
measurement and disclosure of revenue from contracts with customers, excluding contracts within the scope of the accounting
standards on leases, insurance contracts and financial instruments. IFRS 15 also contains enhanced disclosure requirements.
The Company adopted the standard effective April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach, which resulted in no
adjustment to opening retained earnings. Comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under
previous accounting standards. After completing the analysis of its customer contracts, the Company has determined that the
implementation of IFRS 15 did not result in any adjustments to the opening balance of retained earnings or to the presentation of
the consolidated financial statements.
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21
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
As a result of adopting IFRS 15, the Company updated its accounting policies for the recognition of revenue (note 2 ).
Financial
instruments
Effective for interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the IASB
issued IFRS 9, Financial
Instruments
(“IFRS 9”) which replaces IAS 39, Financial
Instruments:
Recognition
and
Measurement
and all previous versions of IFRS 9. IFRS 9 introduces new requirements for classification and measurement, impairment, and
hedge accounting and new impairment requirements that are based on a forward-looking expected credit loss model. IFRS 9
also amends other standards dealing with financial instruments such as IFRS 7, Financial
Instruments:
Disclosures
.
The Company adopted the standard effective April 1, 2018, resulting in no significant adjustment to retained earnings and no
material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
The Company assessed which business models apply to the financial assets and liabilities held and has classified its financial
instruments into the appropriate IFRS 9 categories. Adoption of the new classification requirements under IFRS 9 did not result
in significant changes in the measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities.
The following table summarizes the original classification under IAS 39 and the new classification under IFRS 9 for the
Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities:
Asset/Liability
Original
classification
under
IAS
39
New
classification
under
IFRS
9
Cash
Trade receivables
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Other liabilities
Other liabilities
Revolving facility
Other liabilities
Term loan
Derivatives, not in a hedging relationship Fair value through profit or loss
Loans and other receivables
Loans and other receivables
Amortized cost
Amortized cost
Amortized cost
Amortized cost
Amortized cost
Fair value through profit or loss
Reclassification of financial assets is required if the objective of the business model in which they are held changes after initial
recognition and if the change is significant to the entity’s operations. No reclassification of financial liabilities is permitted.
Upon transition the Company’s derivatives designated as hedges continue to meet the hedging criteria, therefore the fair values
flow through other comprehensive income under both IAS 39 and IFRS 9.
Application of the expected credit loss model for trade accounts receivable did not result in any significant changes in the
Company’s impairment allowance, with expected credit losses to be measured over the life of the asset, typically the annual
wholesale sales cycle.
The Company updated its accounting policies as a result of adopting IFRS 9 (note 2 ).
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22
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Share-based
payment
Effective for interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the IASB
issued an amendment to IFRS 2, Share-based
Payment
, clarifying the accounting for certain types of share-based payment
transactions. The Company adopted the standard effective April 1, 2018, with no material effect on the consolidated financial
statements.
Standards
issued
but
not
yet
effective
Certain new standards, amendments, and interpretations to existing IFRS standards have been published but are not yet
effective and have not been adopted early by the Company. Management anticipates that pronouncements will be adopted in
the Company’s accounting policy for the first period beginning after the effective date of the pronouncement. Information on new
standards, amendments, and interpretations is provided below.
Leases
In January 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16, Leases
(“IFRS 16”), replacing IAS 17, Leases
and related interpretations. The
standard provides a new framework for lessee accounting that requires substantially all assets related to operating leases to be
capitalized and a corresponding liability to be recorded. The new standard seeks to provide a more complete picture of a
company’s leased assets and related liabilities and create greater comparability between companies who lease assets and
those who purchase assets. IFRS 16 becomes effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019 and is to be
applied retrospectively. The standard permits the application of various transition options and practical expedients on initial
adoption, and the more significant choices are described below.
The Company will adopt the standard on April 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of
initial application recorded in opening retained earnings and no restatement of prior period financial information. Under the
modified retrospective approach, the Company measured the right-of-use asset at the depreciated net book value as if the
standard had been applied since the commencement date of the lease, but using the discount rate at the date of initial
application. The Company used hindsight in determining the lease term at the date of initial application.
The Company determined the discount rate at the time of initial adoption to be its incremental borrowing rate for each leased
asset or portfolio of leased assets with similar characteristics by reference to the Company’s creditworthiness, the original term
of the lease, the quality of the underlying leased asset, and the economic environment where the leased asset is located.
IFRS 16 is expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statement of financial position. The Company is
in the process of finalizing its assessment, and based on current estimates it expects to recognize right-of-use assets in the
range of $130 to $150 and corresponding lease obligations in the range of $140 to $160 , before taking into account the related
deferred tax impact. Deferred rent liabilities under the existing standard will be adjusted to opening retained earnings.
In April, 2019, the Company recorded additional right-of-use assets and lease obligations with an impact of between $55 and
$65 for leases with a commencement date following the transition.
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Note
5
.
Business
combination
On November 1, 2018 , a newly incorporated subsidiary of the Company, Baffin Limited (“Baffin”), acquired the business of
Baffin Inc. (the “Baffin Vendor”), a Canadian designer and manufacturer of performance outdoor and industrial footwear for total
purchase consideration of $35.1 .
Management determined that the assets and processes comprised a business and therefore accounted for the transaction as a
business combination using the acquisition method of accounting. The aggregate purchase consideration for the acquired
assets, net of the assumed liabilities is as follows:
Cash
Issuance of 16,946 subordinate voting shares
Total
purchase
consideration
$
33.6
1.5
35.1
In connection with the business combination, a further amount of $3.0 is payable on November 1, 2020 to the Baffin Vendor and
will be charged to expense over two years .
The Company incurred acquisition-related costs of $1.3 as at March 31, 2019 which are recorded in selling, general and
administrative expenses.
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been recorded at their fair values at the date of acquisition are as follows:
Trade receivables
Inventories
Other current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Brand
Technology
Goodwill
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Total
assets
acquired,
net
of
liabilities
assumed
$
12.2
15.9
0.3
2.5
2.5
2.2
7.8
(8.3)
35.1
The fair values of working capital balances, other than inventories, have been measured at their book values at the date of
acquisition, which approximate their fair values. The fair value of inventories has been measured at net realizable value, less
costs to sell.
The fair value of property, plant and equipment was based on management’s assessment of the acquired assets’ condition, as
well as an evaluation of the current market value for such assets. In addition, the Company considered the length of time over
which the economic benefit of these assets is expected to be realized and estimated the useful life of such assets as of the
acquisition date.
Identifiable intangible assets acquired consist of brand and technology. The fair value of the brand was $2.5 , measured using
the relief-from-royalty approach. The fair value of technology was $2.2 , measured using the replacement cost method. Under
this method, the technology is valued based
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
upon the costs the Company would incur to develop a similar asset. The Company considered the length of time over which the
economic benefits of these assets is expected to be realized and estimated the useful life of such assets accordingly as at the
acquisition date. Specifically, the brand is considered to have an indefinite life; accordingly, it will be assessed for impairment
annually or earlier if there are indicators of impairment. Technology is considered to have a useful life of 5 years and is being
amortized on a straight-line basis. The excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of the identifiable assets
acquired has been accounted for as goodwill. Goodwill is mainly attributable to the expected future growth potential of the
footwear business and is deductible for tax purposes.
The results of operations have been consolidated with those of the Company from the date of acquisition including the results
from the wholesale business in the wholesale operating segment and the e-commerce business in the Direct-to-Consumer
operating segment. Pro forma disclosures as if Baffin was acquired at the beginning of the fiscal year have not been presented
as they are not considered material to these financial statements.
The controlling shareholder of the Baffin Vendor is employed as a member of key management subsequent to the acquisition.
Transactions with the Baffin Vendor and other affiliates in connection with the acquisition and subsequently (including lease of
premises and other operating costs) are related party transactions (note 20 ).
Note
6
.
Segment
information
The Company has two reportable operating segments: Wholesale and Direct-to-Consumer. The Company measures each
reportable operating segment’s performance based on revenue and segment operating income, which is the profit metric utilized
by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, who is the President and Chief Executive Officer, for assessing the
performance of operating segments. Neither reportable operating segment is reliant on any single external customer. Selling,
general and administrative expenses not directly associated with the Wholesale or Direct-to-Consumer segments (unallocated)
relate to the cost of marketing expenditures to build brand awareness across all segments, corporate costs in support of
manufacturing operations, other corporate costs and foreign exchange gains and losses not specifically associated with segment
operations.
The Company does not report total assets or total liabilities based on its reportable operating segments.
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross
profit
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Depreciation and amortization
Operating
income
Net interest and other finance costs
Income
before
income
taxes
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross
profit
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Depreciation and amortization
Operating
income
Net interest and other finance costs
Income
before
income
taxes
Wholesale
Direct-to-
Consumer
Unallocated
$
399.2
207.0
192.2
43.0
—
149.2
$
431.3
106.7
324.6
90.0
—
234.6
$
—
—
—
169.1
18.0
(187.1)
Wholesale
Direct-to-
Consumer
Unallocated
$
255.0
65.2
189.8
55.1
—
134.7
$
—
—
—
107.8
9.4
(117.2)
$
336.2
178.4
157.8
37.2
—
120.6
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2019
Total
$
830.5
313.7
516.8
302.1
18.0
196.7
14.2
182.5
2018
Total
$
591.2
243.6
347.6
200.1
9.4
138.1
12.9
125.2
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross
profit
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Depreciation and amortization
Operating
income
Net interest and other finance costs
Income
before
income
taxes
Wholesale
Direct-to-
Consumer
Unallocated
$
288.6
163.5
125.1
30.7
—
94.4
$
115.2
28.2
87.0
27.5
—
59.5
$
—
—
—
106.8
6.6
(113.4)
The Company determines the geographic location of revenue based on the location of its customers.
Revenue
by
geography:
Canada
United States
Rest of World
Note
7
.
Income
taxes
The components of the provision for income tax are as follows:
Current
income
tax
expense
Current period
Adjustment in respect of prior periods
Deferred
income
tax
(recovery)
expense
Origination and reversal of temporary differences
Effect of change in income tax rates
Adjustment in respect of prior periods
Income
tax
expense
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27
2019
$
293.3
251.1
286.1
830.5
2018
$
228.8
184.2
178.2
591.2
2019
$
45.1
—
45.1
(5.7)
(0.4)
(0.1)
(6.2)
38.9
2018
$
24.4
0.2
24.6
4.3
0.4
(0.2)
4.5
29.1
2017
Total
$
403.8
191.7
212.1
165.0
6.6
40.5
10.0
30.5
2017
$
155.1
131.9
116.8
403.8
2017
$
8.7
0.2
8.9
0.6
(0.1)
(0.5)
—
8.9
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
The effective income tax rates differ from the weighted average basic Canadian federal and provincial statutory income tax rates
for the following reasons:
Income before income taxes
Income tax at expected statutory rate
Non-deductible (taxable) items
Non-deductible stock option expense
Effect of foreign tax rates
Non-deductible (taxable) foreign exchange loss (gain)
Other items
Income
tax
expense
2019
$
182.5
25.43%
46.4
0.2
0.9
(9.4)
0.7
0.1
38.9
2018
$
125.2
25.38%
31.8
(0.3)
0.4
(2.9)
(0.1)
0.2
29.1
The change in the year in the components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
Losses carried forward
Employee future benefits
Other liabilities
Unrealized profit in inventory
Provisions
Total
deferred
tax
asset
Intangible assets
Property, plant and equipment
Total
deferred
tax
liabilities
Net
deferred
tax
liabilities
Change
in
the
year
affecting
Other
comprehensive
income
Net
income
$
1.1
—
1.5
6.2
0.8
9.6
(0.9)
(2.3)
(3.2)
6.4
$
—
0.1
(0.7)
—
—
(0.6)
—
—
—
(0.6)
2018
$
1.9
0.1
8.1
2.1
2.4
14.6
(3.4)
(21.5)
(24.9)
(10.3)
The change in deferred tax assets and liabilities as presented in the statement of financial position are as follows:
Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities
Change
in
the
year
affecting
Other
comprehensive
income
Net
income
$
9.2
(2.8)
6.4
$
—
(0.6)
(0.6)
2018
$
3.0
(13.3)
(10.3)
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28
2017
$
30.5
25.30%
7.7
0.4
1.4
(0.3)
(0.1)
(0.2)
8.9
2019
$
3.0
0.2
8.9
8.3
3.2
23.6
(4.3)
(23.8)
(28.1)
(4.5)
2019
$
12.2
(16.7)
(4.5)
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
All the deferred income tax assets were recognized because it is probable that future taxable income will be available to the
Company to utilize the benefits.
The corporate entities within Canada Goose have the following tax-loss carry-forwards that are expected to expire in the
following years, if not utilized.
2034
2036
2038
2039
2040 and thereafter
$
0.6
2.1
2.2
4.9
1.4
11.2
The Company does not recognize tax on unremitted earnings from foreign subsidiaries as it is management’s intent to reinvest
these earnings indefinitely. Unremitted earnings from foreign subsidiaries were $119.1 as at March 31, 2019 ( 2018 - $48.4 ,
2017 - $15.0 ).
In addition to the amount charged to profit or loss and other comprehensive income, a tax recovery of $2.8 was recognized
directly in equity related to excess tax deductions on share-based payments for stock options exercised.
Note
8
.
Earnings
per
share
Basic earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing net income for the period attributable to ordinary equity holders by
the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing net income attributable to ordinary equity holders by the weighted
average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares, if any,
that would be issued on exercise of stock options and settlement of RSUs (note 18 ).
Certain performance-vested exit event options issued under the Company’s Legacy Plan (note 18 ) became exercisable into
subordinate voting shares upon the closing of a qualifying liquidity event or sale of shares. Such instruments are not considered
dilutive until the occurrence of the event that would result in exercise and are excluded from the determination of diluted
earnings per share prior to the occurrence of an exit event. The completion of the public share offering on March 21, 2017 and
the secondary offering on July 5, 2017 each represent exit events, and performance-vested exit event options that became
exercisable on each date are included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share from the date of the exit event that satisfies
the contingent performance conditions. As of July 5, 2017, all exit event conditions have been met, and no outstanding options
are subject to exit event conditions.
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29
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Net
income
Weighted average multiple and subordinate voting shares
outstanding
Weighted average number of shares on exercise of stock options
and settlement of RSUs
Diluted
weighted
average
number
of
multiple
and
subordinate
voting
shares
outstanding
Earnings
per
share
Basic
Diluted
Note
9
.
Trade
receivables
Trade accounts receivable
Credit card receivables
Less: expected credit loss and sales allowances
Trade
receivables,
net
2019
$
143.6
2018
$
96.1
2017
$
21.6
109,422,574
107,250,039
100,262,026
2,345,010
4,269,199
1,761,170
111,767,584
111,519,238
102,023,196
$
$
1.31 $
1.28 $
0.90 $
0.86 $
2019
$
19.7
1.6
21.3
(0.9)
20.4
0.22
0.21
2018
$
9.7
3.0
12.7
(0.8)
11.9
The following are the continuities of the Company’s expected credit loss and sales allowances deducted from trade receivables:
Expected
credit
loss
Sales
allowances
Balance at the beginning of the
year
Losses recognized
Amounts settled or written off
during the year
Balance at the end of the year
$
(0.4)
(0.3)
0.3
(0.4)
$
(0.4)
(0.6)
0.5
(0.5)
F-
30
2019
Total
$
(0.8)
(0.9)
0.8
(0.9)
Expected
credit
loss
Sales
allowances
$
(0.8)
0.2
0.2
(0.4)
$
(1.8)
(0.2)
1.6
(0.4)
2018
Total
$
(2.6)
—
1.8
(0.8)
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Note
10
.
Inventories
Raw materials
Work in progress
Finished goods
Total
inventories
at
the
lower
of
cost
and
net
realizable
value
2019
$
45.7
19.0
202.6
267.3
2018
$
42.5
8.7
114.2
165.4
Included in inventory as at March 31, 2019 are provisions for obsolescence and inventory shrinkage in the amount of $16.5 (
2018 - $13.4 ).
Amounts charged to cost of sales comprise the following:
Cost of goods manufactured
Depreciation and amortization
2019
$
309.0
4.7
313.7
2018
$
238.7
4.9
243.6
2017
$
189.9
1.8
191.7
Note
11
.
Property,
plant
and
equipment
The following table presents changes in the cost and the accumulated depreciation on the Company’s property, plant and
equipment:
Plant
equipment
Computer
hardware
Leasehold
improvements
Show
displays
In
progress
Furniture
and
fixtures
Cost
March
31,
2017
Additions
Disposals
Transfers
March
31,
2018
Additions
Business combination (note
5)
Disposals
Transfers
March
31,
2019
$
8.9
3.4
—
—
12.3
6.9
2.1
—
1.0
22.3
$
3.6
1.1
—
0.2
4.9
0.8
—
(0.3)
—
5.4
$
24.8
12.9
(0.2)
3.8
41.3
9.4
0.4
(2.5)
6.2
54.8
$
3.9
1.7
—
—
5.6
1.9
—
—
0.1
7.6
$
—
5.8
—
(5.4)
0.4
9.6
—
—
(9.3)
0.7
$
3.4
6.5
—
1.4
11.3
7.0
—
—
2.0
20.3
Total
$
44.6
31.4
(0.2)
—
75.8
35.6
2.5
(2.8)
—
111.1
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31
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Plant
equipment
Computer
hardware
Leasehold
improvements
Show
displays
In
progress
Furniture
and
fixtures
$
3.9
3.3
7.2
6.4
(2.3)
11.3
34.1
43.5
$
1.2
1.3
2.5
1.5
—
4.0
3.1
3.6
$
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
0.7
Accumulated
depreciation
March
31,
2017
Additions
March
31,
2018
Additions
Disposals
March
31,
2019
Net
book
value
March
31,
2018
March
31,
2019
$
1.3
1.1
2.4
1.7
—
4.1
9.9
18.2
$
1.3
0.9
2.2
1.0
(0.2)
3.0
2.7
2.4
Note
12
.
Intangible
assets
Intangible assets comprise the following:
Intangible assets with finite lives
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Brand name
Domain name
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32
$
0.5
0.8
1.3
3.1
—
4.4
Total
$
8.2
7.4
15.6
13.7
(2.5)
26.8
10.0
15.9
60.2
84.3
2019
$
39.8
115.5
0.3
155.6
2018
$
23.5
113.0
0.3
136.8
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
The following table presents the changes in cost and accumulated amortization of the Company’s intangible assets with finite
lives:
ERP
software
Computer
software
Lease
rights
Intellectual
property
In
progress
Customer
lists
Intangible
assets
with
finite
lives
Cost
March
31,
2017
Additions
Transfers
March
31,
2018
Additions
Business combination
(note 5)
Transfers
March
31,
2019
$
4.3
—
—
4.3
3.2
—
5.3
12.8
$
9.4
2.0
0.4
11.8
1.1
—
1.0
13.9
$
3.3
2.9
—
6.2
0.5
—
—
6.7
$
0.8
—
3.1
3.9
—
2.2
2.9
9.0
$
2.6
6.7
(3.5)
5.8
18.6
—
(9.2)
15.2
$
8.7
—
—
8.7
—
—
—
8.7
Accumulated
amortization
March
31,
2017
Amortization
March
31,
2018
Amortization
March
31,
2019
Net
book
value
March
31,
2018
March
31,
2019
ERP
software
Computer
software
Lease
rights
Intellectual
property
In
progress
Customer
lists
$
0.9
0.5
1.4
4.2
5.6
2.9
7.2
$
2.3
2.1
4.4
2.7
7.1
7.4
6.8
$
—
0.5
0.5
0.7
1.2
5.7
5.5
$
0.1
2.1
2.2
1.7
3.9
1.7
5.1
$
—
—
—
—
—
5.8
15.2
$
7.2
1.5
8.7
—
8.7
—
—
Total
$
29.1
11.6
—
40.7
23.4
2.2
—
66.3
Total
$
10.5
6.7
17.2
9.3
26.5
23.5
39.8
Intellectual property consists of product development costs, technology acquired in the Baffin business combination (note 5 ),
and patents and trademarks.
For the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the cost of intangible assets in progress in the table above has been disclosed
separately. Comparative figures for the year ended March 31, 2017 have been reclassified to correspond with the presentation
adopted in the current year.
Indefinite
life
intangible
assets
Indefinite life intangible assets recorded by the Company are comprised of the Canada Goose and Baffin brand names and
domain name associated with the Company’s website. The Company expects to renew the registration of the brand names, and
domain names at each expiry date indefinitely, and expects these assets to generate economic benefit in perpetuity. As such,
the Company assessed these intangibles to have indefinite useful lives.
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33
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
The Company completed its annual impairment tests in 2019 and 2018 for indefinite life intangible assets and concluded that
there was no impairment.
Key Assumptions
The key assumptions used to calculate the value-in-use (VIU) are consistent with the assumptions used to calculate VIU for
goodwill (note 13 ).
Note
13
.
Goodwill
Goodwill arising from business combinations is as follows:
Opening balance
Business combination (note 5)
Goodwill
2019
$
45.3
7.8
53.1
2018
$
45.3
—
45.3
The Company completed its annual impairment tests in 2019 and 2018 for goodwill and concluded that there was no
impairment.
Key Assumptions
The key assumptions used to calculate the VIU are those regarding discount rate, revenue and gross margin growth rates, sales
channel mix, and growth in selling, general and administrative expenses. These assumptions are considered to be Level 3 in the
fair value hierarchy. The goodwill impairment tests resulted in excess of recoverable value over carrying value of at least 30.8%
for each CGU. Because the VIU amount exceeds the asset’s carrying amount, the asset is not impaired and the fair value less
costs of disposition has not been calculated.
Cash flow projections were discounted using the Company’s weighted average cost of capital, determined to be 9.25% based on
a risk-free rate, an equity risk premium adjusted for betas of comparable publicly traded companies, an unsystematic risk
premium, country risk premium, country-specific risk premium, a cost of debt based on comparable corporate bond yields and
the capital structure of the Company.
Note
14
.
Accounts
payables
and
accrued
liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following:
Trade payables
Accrued liabilities
Employee benefits (note 20)
Other payables
Accounts
payable
and
accrued
liabilities
Note
15
.
Provisions
2019
$
46.5
37.1
22.3
4.5
110.4
2018
$
28.0
46.0
17.5
18.1
109.6
Provisions consist primarily of amounts recorded with respect to customer warranty obligations, terminations of sales agents and
distributors, sales returns, and asset retirement obligations.
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
The provision for warranty claims represents the present value of management’s best estimate of the future outflow of economic
resources that will be required under the Company’s obligations for warranties under sale of goods, which may include repair or
replacement of previously sold products. The estimate has been made on the basis of historical warranty trends and may vary
as a result of new materials, altered manufacturing processes or other events affecting product quality and production.
The sales contract provision relates to management’s estimated cost of the departure of certain third-party dealers and
distributors.
Sales returns relate primarily to goods sold through the Direct-to-Consumer sales channel which have a limited right of return
(typically within 30 days), or exchange only, in certain jurisdictions. The return period is extended during the holiday shopping
period to accommodate a higher volume of activity and purchases given as gifts.
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2017
Additional provisions recognized
Reductions resulting from settlement
Release of provisions
Other
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2018
Additional provisions recognized
Reductions resulting from settlement
Other
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2019
Warranty
Sales
contracts
Sales
returns
Other
Total
$
8.1
4.8
(3.4)
—
(0.2)
9.3
9.1
(5.4)
(0.7)
12.3
$
3.0
—
—
—
—
3.0
—
—
—
3.0
$
3.4
2.5
(2.9)
0.2
0.1
3.3
5.9
(4.2)
—
5.0
$
1.1
0.4
—
—
—
1.5
1.3
(0.3)
—
2.5
$
15.6
7.7
(6.3)
0.2
(0.1)
17.1
16.3
(9.9)
(0.7)
22.8
Provisions are classified as current and non-current liabilities based on management’s expectation of the timing of settlement, as
follows:
Current provisions
Non-current provisions
Note
16
.
Long-term
debt
Revolving facility
2019
$
8.1
14.7
22.8
2018
$
6.3
10.8
17.1
The Company has an agreement with a syndicate of lenders for a senior secured asset-based revolving facility in the amount of
$200.0 with an increase in commitments to $250.0 during the peak season (June 1 - November 30), a revolving credit
commitment comprising a letter of credit commitment in the amount of $25.0 , with a $5.0 sub-commitment for letters of credit
issued in a currency other than Canadian dollars, U.S. Dollars or Euros, and a swingline commitment for $25.0 . The revolving
facility matures on June 3, 2021. Amounts owing under the revolving facility can be
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35
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
drawn in Canadian dollars, U.S. dollars, Euros or other currencies. Amounts owing under the revolving facility may be borrowed,
repaid and re-borrowed for general corporate purposes.
The revolving facility has multiple interest rate charge options that are based on the Canadian prime rate, Bankers’ Acceptance
rate, the lenders’ Alternate Base Rate, European Base Rate, LIBOR rate, or EURIBOR rate plus an applicable margin, with
interest payable quarterly. The Company has pledged substantially all of its assets as collateral for the revolving facility. The
revolving facility contains financial and non-financial covenants which could impact the Company’s ability to draw funds. At
March 31, 2019 and during the year, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.
As at March 31, 2019 and 2018 , the Company had repaid all amounts owing on the revolving facility and related deferred
financing charges in the amounts of $1.2 and $1.7 , respectively, are included in other long-term liabilities. The Company has
unused borrowing capacity available under the revolving facility of $165.5 as at March 31, 2019 ( 2018 - $97.8 ).
As at March 31, 2019 , the Company had letters of credit outstanding under the revolving facility of $1.2 ( 2018 - $0.6 ).
Term loan
The Company has a senior secured loan agreement with a syndicate of lenders that is secured on a split collateral basis
alongside the revolving facility , with an aggregate principal amount owing as at March 31, 2019 of $152.4 (US $113.8 ) ( 2018 -
$146.6 (US $113.8 )). The term loan bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 4.00% payable quarterly or at
the end of the then current interest period (whichever is earlier) in arrears, provided that LIBOR may not be less than 1.00% .
The term loan matures on December 2, 2021. Amounts owing under the term loan may be repaid at any time without premium or
penalty, but once repaid may not be reborrowed. The Company has pledged substantially all of its assets as collateral for the
term loan. The term loan contains financial and non-financial covenants which could impact the Company’s ability to draw funds.
As at March 31, 2019 and during the year, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.
As the term loan is denominated in U.S. dollars, the Company remeasures the outstanding balance and accrued interest at each
balance sheet date.
The amount outstanding with respect to the term loan is as follows:
Term loan
Less unamortized portion of:
Original issue discount
Deferred financing fees
Embedded derivative
Revaluation for interest rate modification
2019
$
152.4
(2.4)
(0.9)
(0.5)
(3.4)
145.2
2018
$
146.6
(3.1)
(1.2)
(0.7)
(4.5)
137.1
The Company recognized the fair value of the embedded derivative liability related to the interest rate floor of $1.4 at the
inception of the term loan . The derivative will be remeasured at each reporting period and is included in other long-term
liabilities. As at March 31, 2019 , the value is $0.1 ( 2018 - $0.2 ).
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36
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
On March 21, 2017, the Company prepaid $65.0 (US $48.8 ) of the outstanding principal balance of the term loan. After the
prepayment, the applicable margin decreased from 5.00% to 4.00% which gave rise to a decrease in the fair value of the term
loan that is being amortized over the remaining term.
During the year ended March 31, 2018 , the term loan lenders syndicated their commitments under the loan agreement to a new
group of lenders; the Company’s obligations under the loan agreement are substantially unchanged, and the syndication had no
accounting impact. The Company incurred financing costs of $0.3 in connection with the syndication transaction, which will be
amortized over the remaining term of the loan using the effective interest rate method.
Hedging transactions on term loan
On October 18, 2017, the Company entered into derivative transactions to hedge a portion of its exposure to foreign currency
exchange risk and interest rate risk related to its term loan liability denominated in U.S. dollars.
The Company entered into a long-dated forward exchange contract to buy $75.0 , or $59.4 in equivalent U.S. dollars as
measured on the trade date, to fix the foreign exchange risk on term loan borrowings over the term to maturity (December 2,
2021). Unrealized gains and losses in the fair value of the forward contract are recognized in selling, general and administrative
expenses in the statement of income.
The Company also entered into a cross-currency swap by selling $50.0 , $40.0 in equivalent U.S. dollars, floating rate debt
bearing interest at LIBOR plus 4.00% as measured on the trade date, and receiving $50.0 fixed rate debt bearing interest at a
rate of 5.80% . This cross-currency swap has been designated at inception and is accounted for as a cash flow hedge, and to
the extent that the hedge is effective, unrealized gains and losses are included in other comprehensive income until reclassified
to the statement of income as the hedged interest payments and principal repayments (or periodic remeasurements) impact net
income.
Concurrently, the Company entered into a second cross-currency swap by selling the $50.0 fixed rate debt bearing interest at a
rate of 5.80% and receiving $50.0 , or €34.0 in equivalent Euro-denominated fixed rate debt bearing interest at a rate of 3.84% .
This cross-currency swap has been designated and is accounted for as a hedge of the net investment in its European
subsidiary. Hedges of net investments are accounted for similarly to cash flow hedges, with unrealized gains and losses
included in other comprehensive income. Amounts included in other comprehensive income are reclassified to net income in the
period when the foreign operation is disposed of or sold.
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37
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Net interest and other finance costs
Net interest and other finance costs consist of the following:
Interest expense
Revolving facility
Term loan
Credit facility
Subordinated debt
Other
Standby fees
Write off deferred financing costs on repayment of debt
Revaluation of term loan for change in interest rate
Interest
expense
and
other
finance
costs
Interest income
Net
interest
and
other
finance
costs
Note
17
.
Shareholders’
equity
2019
$
2.4
11.7
—
—
—
0.6
—
—
14.7
(0.5)
14.2
2018
$
2017
$
2.3
10.4
—
—
—
0.4
—
—
13.1
(0.2)
12.9
2.4
4.9
0.4
3.8
0.3
0.2
3.9
(5.9)
10.0
—
10.0
The authorized and issued share capital of the Company is as follows:
Authorized
The authorized share capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of subordinate voting shares without par value, an
unlimited number of multiple voting shares without par value, and an unlimited number of preferred shares without par value,
issuable in series.
Issued
Multiple
voting
shares
- Holders of the multiple voting shares are entitled to 10 votes per multiple voting share. Multiple voting
shares are convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one subordinate voting share. The multiple voting shares will
automatically be converted into subordinate voting shares when they cease to be owned by one of the principal shareholders. In
addition, the multiple voting shares of either of the principal shareholders will automatically be converted to subordinate voting
shares at such time as the beneficial ownership of that shareholder falls below 15% of the outstanding subordinate voting shares
and multiple voting shares outstanding, or additionally, in the case of DTR, when the President and Chief Executive Officer no
longer serves as a director of the Company or in a senior management position.
Subordinate
voting
shares
- Holders of the subordinate voting shares are entitled to one vote per subordinate voting share.
The rights of the subordinate voting shares and the multiple voting shares are substantially identical, except for voting and
conversion. Subject to the prior rights of any preferred shares, the holders of subordinate and multiple voting shares participate
equally in any dividends declared, and share equally in any distribution of assets on liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.
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38
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Share capital transactions for the year ended March 31, 2019
Secondary
offerings
On June 21, 2018, the Company completed a secondary offering of 10,000,000 subordinate voting shares sold by the principal
shareholders and a member of management. The Company received no proceeds from the sale of shares.
In connection with the secondary offering:
a) The principal shareholders converted 9,900,000 multiple voting shares into subordinate voting shares, which were then sold
to the public.
b) One member of management exercised stock options to purchase 100,000 subordinate voting shares, which were then sold
to the public.
c) The Company incurred transaction costs for the secondary offering in the amount of $1.2 that are included in selling, general
and administrative expenses in the year ended March 31, 2019 .
On November 26, 2018, the Company completed a secondary offering of 10,000,000 subordinate voting shares sold by the
principal shareholders and a member of the Board of Directors. The Company received no proceeds from the sale of shares.
In connection with the secondary offering:
a) The principal shareholders converted 9,990,000 multiple voting shares into subordinate voting shares, which were then sold
to the public.
b) A member of the Board of Directors sold 10,000 subordinate voting shares.
c) The Company incurred transaction costs for the secondary offering in the amount of $0.6 that are included in selling, general
and administrative expenses in the year ended March 31, 2019 .
The transactions affecting the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company in the year ended March 31, 2019 are
described below:
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2018
70,894,076
Issuance of subordinate voting shares in
business combination (note 5)
Convert multiple voting shares to
subordinate voting shares
Exercise of stock options
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2019
—
(19,890,000)
—
51,004,076
1.9
—
(0.5)
—
1.4
Share capital transactions for the year ended March 31, 2018
Secondary
offering
Multiple
voting
shares
$
Number
Subordinate
voting
shares
$
Number
Number
37,497,549
104.2
108,391,625
16,946
19,890,000
1,702,503
59,106,998
1.5
0.5
5.0
16,946
—
1,702,503
111.2
110,111,074
112.6
Total
$
106.1
1.5
—
5.0
On July 5, 2017, the Company completed a secondary offering of 12,500,000 subordinate voting shares sold by the principal
shareholders and certain members of management. The Company received no proceeds from the sale of shares.
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39
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
In connection with the secondary offering:
a) The principal shareholders converted 12,414,078 multiple voting shares into subordinate voting shares, which were then sold
to the public.
b) Certain members of management exercised stock options to purchase 85,922 subordinate voting shares, which were then
sold to the public.
c) The completion of the secondary offering represents an exit event such that 820,543 performance vested exit event stock
options that were eligible to vest became vested (note 18 ).
d) The Company incurred transaction costs for the secondary offering in the amount of $1.5 that are included in selling, general
and administrative expenses in the year ended March 31, 2018 .
The transactions affecting the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company in the year ended March 31, 2018 are
described below:
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2017
Convert multiple voting shares to
subordinate voting shares
Exercise of stock options
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2018
83,308,154
(12,414,078)
—
70,894,076
2.2
(0.3)
—
1.9
Share capital transactions for the year ended March 31, 2017
Recapitalization
Multiple
voting
shares
$
Number
Subordinate
voting
shares
$
Number
Number
23,088,883
101.1
106,397,037
12,414,078
1,994,588
37,497,549
0.3
2.8
—
1,994,588
104.2
108,391,625
106.1
Total
$
103.3
—
2.8
In connection with the Recapitalization, the following share capital transactions were completed on December 2, 2016:
a) The 53,144,000 outstanding Class A senior preferred shares were redeemed for their capital amount of $53.1 .
b) The 3,426,892 outstanding Class A junior preferred shares were redeemed under their terms for their liquidity value of $4.1 .
The excess of the redemption price paid over the stated capital amount for the shares of $0.4 has been charged to retained
earnings.
c) The Company subdivided the existing Class A and Class B common shares on the basis of 10,000,000 common shares for
every share.
d) A return of capital of $0.7 was paid on the Class A common shares.
e)
In a series of transactions, the outstanding Class B senior preferred shares, the Class B junior preferred shares and the
Class B common shares have been exchanged into 63,576,003 Class D preferred shares with a fixed value of $63.6 and
30,000,000 Class A common shares. As a result of the exchange, $56.9 was charged as a reduction of contributed surplus,
and $6.7 was charged to retained earnings.
f) The Class D preferred shares were non-voting, redeemable by the Company, retractable by the holder, and were in
preference and priority to any payment or distribution of the assets of the Company to the holders of any other class of
shares; accordingly, the redemption value of $63.6 was recorded as a financial liability. The Class D preferred shares were
also pledged as collateral for the shareholder advance of $63.6 ; upon redemption or retraction of the Class
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40
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
D preferred shares, the redemption amount was automatically applied to extinguish the outstanding balance of the
shareholder advance. On January 31, 2017, the Class D preferred shares were redeemed and the shareholder advance was
settled in full.
The effect of the Recapitalization transactions on the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company is described below:
Common
Shares
Preferred
Shares
Class
A
Class
B
Class
A
senior
preferred Class
A
junior
preferred
Class
B
senior
preferred
Class
B
junior
preferred
Class
D
preferred
$
3 —
— —
— —
Number
$
Number
7
3.4
—
—
69,999,993
—
—
—
29,999,997 —
— (0.7)
—
30,000,000
—
—
—
100,000,000
2.7
(30,000,000) —
— —
— —
Number
$
Number
$
Number
$
Number
$
Number
$
53,144,000
53.1
3,426,892
3.7
22,776,000 —
34,164,000 —
— —
(53,144,000)
(53.1)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(3,426,892)
(3.7)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— —
— —
— —
— —
— —
— —
— —
— —
— —
— —
— —
— —
(22,776,000) —
(34,164,000) —
63,576,003 —
— —
— —
— —
(63,576,003) —
— —
— —
Balance,
as
at
March
31,
2016
Recapitalization
transactions:
Repurchase Class A
senior preferred shares
Redeem Class A junior
preferred shares
Subdivide Class A and
Class B common shares
Return of capital on Class
A common shares
Exchange all Class B
preferred and common
shares for Class D
preferred shares and
Class A common shares
Redeem Class D
preferred shares
Balance,
after
Recapitalization
Public
share
offering
On March 13, 2017 the Company again amended its articles of incorporation to redesignate its Class A common shares as
multiple voting shares and to create a class of subordinate voting shares. All previously authorized classes of preferred shares
were eliminated. The articles also provide for an unlimited number of preferred shares, issuable in series.
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41
Public share offering:
Exchange Class A common shares
for multiple voting shares
Convert multiple voting shares to
subordinate voting shares
Net proceeds of issue of
subordinate voting shares, after
underwriting commission of $5.4
(net of tax of $1.9)
Share issue costs, net of tax of
$0.5
Exercise of stock options
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2017
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Share capital transactions in connection with the public share offering are as follows:
Class
A
common
shares
Multiple
voting
shares
Subordinate
voting
shares
Total
Balance,
after
Recapitalization
100,000,000
Number
$
2.7
Number
$
—
—
Number
$
Number
(100,000,000)
(2.7)
100,000,000
2.7
—
—
(16,691,846)
(0.5)
16,691,846
—
—
—
100,000,000
—
0.5
—
—
$
2.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6,308,154
101.9
6,308,154
101.9
—
88,883
(1.4)
0.1
—
88,883
(1.4)
0.1
83,308,154
2.2
23,088,883
101.1
106,397,037
103.3
Note
18
.
Share-based
payments
The Company has issued stock options to purchase subordinate voting shares under its incentive plans, prior to the public share
offering on March 21, 2017, the Legacy Plan, and subsequently, the Omnibus Plan. All options are issued at an exercise price
that is not less than market value at the time of grant and expire ten years after the grant date.
Legacy
Plan
Under the terms of the Legacy Plan, options were granted to certain employees of the Company which are exercisable to
purchase subordinate voting shares. The options vest contingent upon meeting the service, performance goals and exit event
conditions of the Legacy Plan.
a) Service-vested options
Service-vested options are subject to the employee’s continuing employment and generally are scheduled to vest 40%
on the second anniversary of the date of grant, 20% on the third anniversary, 20% on the fourth anniversary and 20% on
the fifth anniversary.
b) Performance-vested and exit event options
Performance-vested options that are tied to an exit event become eligible to vest pro rata on the same schedule as
service-vested options, but do not vest until the exit event has occurred. An exit event is triggered based on a target
realized rate of return on invested capital. Other performance-vested options vest based on measurable performance
targets that do not involve an exit event. Performance-vested options are subject to the employee’s continued
employment.
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
On each vesting date, service-vested options vest, and performance-vested exit event options become eligible to vest upon the
occurrence of an exit event. The completion of the public share offering on March 21, 2017 and the secondary offering on July 5,
2017 each represent exit events such that options that were eligible to vest became vested. As of July 5, 2017, all exit event
conditions have been met, and no outstanding options are subject to exit event conditions. No options will be issued under the
Legacy Plan subsequent to the public share offering.
Omnibus
Plan
Under the terms of the Omnibus Plan, options are granted to certain employees of the Company which are exercisable to
purchase subordinate voting shares. The options vest over four years contingent upon meeting the service conditions of the
Omnibus Plan, 25% on each anniversary of the date of grant.
Stock option transactions are as follows:
Options
outstanding,
beginning
of
period
Options granted to purchase shares
Options exercised
Options cancelled
Options
outstanding,
end
of
period
2019
2018
Weighted
average
exercise
price
4.71
79.59
1.85
10.99
15.75
$
$
$
$
$
Number
of
shares
3,647,571 $
236,256 $
(1,702,503) $
(143,659) $
2,037,665 $
Weighted
average
exercise
price
1.63
30.09
0.62
3.18
4.71
Number
of
shares
5,810,777
352,893
(1,994,588)
(521,511)
3,647,571
In the year ended March 31, 2019 , the average share price at which stock options were exercised was $66.08 ( 2018 – $33.16
).
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2019 :
Exercise
price
Number
Options
Outstanding
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
in
Years
$0.02
$0.25
$1.79
$4.62
$8.94
$23.64
$30.73
$31.79
$41.50
$71.73
$83.53
458,224
74,322
358,791
477,867
133,332
54,551
195,569
48,122
12,128
7,075
217,684
2,037,665
5.0
5.4
6.0
6.9
7.8
8.4
8.2
8.6
8.9
9.9
9.2
6.8
Options
Exercisable
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
in
Years
5.0
5.4
5.9
6.9
7.8
8.4
8.2
8.6
8.9
—
—
5.9
Number
435,397
29,877
47,672
115,632
53,328
10,644
44,985
18,437
3,032
—
—
759,004
Restricted
share
units
On July 5, 2018, the Company granted 10,650 RSUs, under the Omnibus Plan, to an employee of the Company. The RSUs are
treated as equity instruments for accounting purposes. We expect that vested RSUs will be paid at settlement through the
issuance of one subordinate voting share per RSU. The RSUs vest over a period of three years , a third on each anniversary of
the date of grant. Fair value is determined based on the market value of the shares at the time of grant.
Subordinate voting shares, to a maximum of 6,668,247 shares, have been reserved for issuance under equity incentive plans to
select employees of the Company, with vesting contingent upon meeting the service, performance goals and other conditions of
the Plan.
Accounting
for
share-based
awards
For the year ended March 31, 2019 , the Company recorded $3.8 as contributed surplus and compensation expense for stock
options and RSUs ( 2018 - $2.0 , 2017 - $3.3 ). In addition, cash compensation in the amount of $2.6 was paid to settle stock
options cancelled on employee termination in the year ended March 31, 2017 . Share-based compensation expense is included
in selling, general and administrative expenses.
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
The assumptions used to measure the fair value of options granted under the Black Scholes option pricing model at the grant
date were as follows:
Weighted average stock price valuation
Weighted average exercise price
Risk-free interest rate
Expected life in years
Expected dividend yield
Volatility
Weighted average fair value of options issued
Note
19
.
Leases
$
$
$
2019
79.59
79.59
$
$
1.82%
5
—%
40%
32.68
$
The Company has undiscounted operating lease commitments for the future periods, expiring as follows:
Not later than 1 year
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
Later than 5 years
2018
31.91
31.91
1.34%
5
—%
40%
9.80
2019
$
32.4
134.0
87.0
253.4
Operating leases relate to leases of real estate with non-cancellable lease terms up to 10 years. Certain lease contracts contain
options permitting renewal often at market rental rates. The Company does not have an option to purchase the leased property
at the expiry of the lease periods. The Company also has obligations to pay contingent rent based on a percentage of sales in
connection with certain retail store leases.
Rent expense for the year comprises the following:
Annual lease expense
Contingent rent
2019
$
23.8
8.4
32.2
2018
$
17.0
2.9
19.9
2017
$
8.6
1.1
9.7
Deferred rent in the amount of $7.6 ( 2018 - $4.3 ) is included in other long-term liabilities.
Note
20
.
Related
party
transactions
On December 9, 2013, the Company entered into a management agreement with certain affiliates of Bain Capital for a term of
five years, which was terminated upon the public share offering on March 21, 2017, in accordance with the terms of the
agreement. During the year ended March 31, 2017 , the Company incurred management fees under the management
agreement of $10.3 , including $9.6 paid on termination.
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
In the year ended March 31, 2017 , the Company incurred interest expense of $3.8 on the subordinated debt owing to Bain
Capital. The subordinated debt and accrued interest were repaid in full on December 2, 2016 in connection with the
Recapitalization (note 17 ).
The Company enters into transactions from time to time with its principal shareholders and organizations affiliated with members
of the Board of Directors by incurring expenses for business services. During the year ended March 31, 2019 , the Company
incurred expenses with related parties of $1.0 , measured at the exchange amount ( 2018 - $1.4 ) to companies related to
certain shareholders. Net b alances owing to related parties as at March 31, 2019 were $0.1 ( 2018 - $0.1 ).
The Compan y has incurred expenses for lease of premises and other operating costs payable to entities affiliated with the
Baffin Vendor totalling $0.6 for the year ended March 31, 2019 . Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the Company
agreed to acquire the inventories in transit at the time of the acquisition when received. Purchases of inventories for the year
ended March 31, 2019 amounted to $3.0 . Related amounts owing to the Baffin Vendor as at March 31, 2019 were $ nil . In
connection with the acquisition of Baffin, $3.0 is payable to the Baffin Vendor on November 1, 2020 and will be charged to
expense over two years (note 5 ).
Terms and conditions of transactions with related parties
Transactions with related parties are conducted on terms pursuant to an approved agreement, or are approved by the Board of
Directors.
Key management compensation
Key management consists of the Board of Directors, the President and Chief Executive Officer and the executives who report
directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer.
Short term employee benefits
Long term employee benefits
Termination benefits
Share-based compensation
Compensation
expense
Note
21
.
Financial
instruments
and
fair
values
2019
$
13.2
0.1
—
2.9
16.2
2018
$
10.4
—
0.2
1.6
12.2
2017
$
5.4
—
0.4
4.5
10.3
Management assessed that the fair values of cash, trade receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their
carrying amounts largely due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
The Company’s derivative financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period.
The following table gives information about how the fair values of these financial assets and financial liabilities are determined, in
particular, the valuation technique(s) and inputs used.
Financial
assets/
financial
liabilities
Fair
value
hierarchy
Foreign currency
forward contracts
Level 2
Foreign currency
swap contracts
Level 2
Level 2
Embedded
derivative related
to term loan
interest rate floor
Valuation
technique(s)
and
key
input(s)
Future cash flows are estimated based on forward
exchange rates (from observable forward exchange
rates at the end of the reporting period) and
contract forward rates, discounted at a rate that
reflects the credit risk of various counterparties.
Future cash flows are estimated based on forward
exchange rates (from observable forward exchange
rates at the end of the reporting period) and
contract forward rates, discounted at a rate that
reflects the credit risk of various counterparties.
Future cash flows are estimated based on interest
rates and forward interest rates, discounted at a
rate that reflects the credit risk of the counterparties.
Relationship
of
unobservable
inputs
to
fair
value
Increases (decreases) in the
forward exchange rate increase
(decrease) fair value.
Increases (decreases) in discount
rate decrease (increase) fair value.
Increases (decreases) in the
forward exchange rate increase
(decrease) fair value.
Increases (decreases) in discount
rate decrease (increase) fair value.
Increases (decreases) in the
forward interest rate decrease
(increase) fair value.
Increases (decreases) in the
discount rate decrease (increase)
fair value.
Increase (decrease) in the US$:C$
exchange rate decrease (increase)
fair value.
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
The following table presents the fair values and fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial instruments and excludes
financial instruments carried at amortized cost that are short-term in nature:
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Carrying
value
2019
Fair
value
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Financial
assets
Cash
Derivatives
included in other
current assets
Derivatives
included in other
long-term assets
Financial
liabilities
Derivatives
included in
accounts payable
and accrued
liabilities
Derivatives
included in other
long-term liabilities
Revolving facility
Term loan
$
88.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
$
—
1.8
7.0
1.6
4.4
—
—
$
—
—
—
—
—
—
$
$
$
88.6
88.6
95.3
1.8
1.8
7.0
7.0
1.6
1.6
4.4
—
4.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
$
—
2.8
2.1
4.2
6.1
—
—
Carrying
value
$
2018
Fair
value
$
95.3
95.3
2.8
2.8
2.1
2.1
4.2
4.2
6.1
—
6.1
—
$
—
—
—
—
—
—
145.2
145.2
152.4
137.1
137.1
146.6
There were no transfers between the levels of the fair value hierarchy.
Note
22
.
Financial
risk
management
objectives
and
policies
The Company’s primary risk management objective is to protect the Company’s assets and cash flow, in order to increase the
Company’s enterprise value.
The Company is exposed to capital management risk, market risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk. The Company’s senior
management and Board of Directors oversee the management of these risks. The Board of Directors reviews and agrees
policies for managing each of these risks which are summarized below.
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Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Capital management
The Company manages its capital, which consists of equity (subordinate voting shares and multiple shares voting shares) and
long-term debt (the revolving facility and the term loan), with the objectives of safeguarding sufficient net working capital (1) over
the annual operating cycle and providing sufficient financial resources to grow operations to meet long-term consumer demand.
Management targets a ratio of trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA (1) to net debt (1) , and trailing twelve months net working
capital to revenue, reflecting the seasonal borrowing requirements while net working capital builds through the second fiscal
quarter. The Board of Directors monitors the Company’s capital management on a regular basis. The Company will continually
assess the adequacy of the Company’s capital structure and capacity and make adjustments within the context of the
Company’s strategy, economic conditions, and the risk characteristics of the business.
(1) Adjusted earnings before depreciation, amortization, interest and taxes, net working capital and net debt are non-IFRS
measures.
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market
prices. Market prices comprise interest rate risk and foreign currency risk.
Interest rate risk
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk primarily related to the effect of interest rate changes on borrowings outstanding
under the revolving facility and the term loan. As at March 31, 2019 , the Company had repaid all amounts owing on the
revolving facility. The amount outstanding under the term loan was $152.4 which currently bears interest at 6.50% . Based on
the weighted average amount of outstanding borrowings under the revolving facility during the year-ended March 31, 2019 , a
1.00% increase in the average interest rate on our borrowings under the revolving facility would have increased interest expense
by $0.6 ( 2018 - $0.6 ) in the period. Correspondingly, a 1.00% increase in the rate on the term loan would have increased
interest expense by an additional $1.5 ( 2018 - $1.5 ). Interest rate risk on the term loan is partially mitigated by cross-currency
swap hedges. The impact on future interest expense because of future changes in interest rates will depend largely on the gross
amount of borrowings at that time.
Foreign exchange risk
Foreign
exchange
risk
in
operating
cash
flows
The Company’s consolidated financial statements are expressed in Canadian dollars, but a substantial portion of the Company’s
revenues, inventory purchases and expenses are denominated in other currencies, principally U.S. dollars, Euros, British
Pounds Sterling, Swiss Francs, Chinese yuan, Hong Kong dollars and Swedish krona. The Company has entered into forward
foreign exchange contracts to reduce the foreign exchange risk associated with revenues, purchases, and expenses
denominated in these currencies. Beginning in fiscal 2017, certain forward foreign exchange contracts were designated at
inception and accounted for as cash flow hedges with respect to expected activity in the 2018 fiscal year. The operating hedge
programs for the fiscal years ending March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 was initiated during the fourth quarter of the 2019
fiscal year.
During the year ended March 31, 2019 , an unrealized loss in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in the
amount of $3.9 (net of tax recovery of $0.8 ) has been recorded in other comprehensive income ( 2018 - an unrealized loss of
$1.4 net of tax recovery of $0.5 ). During the
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49
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
year ended March 31, 2019 , an unrealized gain of $3.7 ( 2018 - $0.1 ) on forward exchange contracts that are not treated as
hedges has been recorded selling, general and administrative expenses in the statement of income. During the year ended
March 31, 2019 , a gain of $4.5 was reclassified from other comprehensive income to selling, general and administrative
expenses ( 2018 - a loss of $0.3 ). During the year ended March 31, 2019 , a loss of $6.5 was recorded in revenue and a gain of
$1.0 was recorded in inventories.
Foreign currency contracts outstanding as at March 31, 2019 related to operating cash flows are:
(in
millions)
Forward contract to purchase Canadian dollars
Forward contract to sell Canadian dollars
Forward contract to purchase Euros
Forward contract to sell Euros
US$
€
US$
€
CHF
CNY
£
HKD
SEK
CHF
£
Contract
Amount
Primary
Currency
155.0
72.9
65.9
32.7
2.1
588.5
16.0
121.6
10.7
11.4
1.0
U.S. dollars
Euros
U.S. dollars
Euros
Swiss francs
Chinese yuan
British Pounds sterling
Hong Kong dollar
Swedish Krona
Swiss francs
British Pounds sterling
Revenues and expenses of all foreign operations are translated into Canadian dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates
that approximate the rates in effect at the dates when such items are recognized. Appreciating foreign currencies relative to the
Canadian dollar, to the extent they are not hedged, will positively impact operating income and net income, while depreciating
foreign currencies relative to the Canadian dollar will have the opposite impact.
Foreign
exchange
risk
on
long-term
debt
The Company is exposed to fluctuations in the amount owing on the revolving facility and the term loan that are denominated in
U.S. dollars. A $0.01 increase (decrease) in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar would result in a gain
(loss) of $1.1 in income before taxes, based on the balances outstanding as at March 31, 2019 ( 2018 - $1.1 ). Appreciating
foreign currencies relative to the Canadian dollar, to the extent they are not hedged, will positively impact operating income and
net income, while depreciating foreign currencies relative to the Canadian dollar will have the opposite impact.
On October 18, 2017, the Company entered into derivative transactions to hedge a portion of its exposure to foreign currency
exchange risk on principal and interest payments on its term loan liability denominated in U.S. dollars (note 16 ).
During the year ended March 31, 2019 , an unrealized gain of $2.9 in the fair value of the long-dated forward exchange contract
related to a portion of the term loan balance has been recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses in the
statement of income ( 2018 - unrealized gain of $0.3 ). An unrealized gain of $0.7 (net of tax expense of $0.2 ) on the cross-
currency swap that is designated as a cash flow hedge has been recorded in other comprehensive income ( 2018 -
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50
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
unrealized gain of $1.5 , net of tax expense of $0.5 ). An unrealized loss of $0.4 was reclassified from other comprehensive
income to selling, general and administrative expenses ( 2018 - unrealized loss of $1.1 ).
During the year ended March 31, 2019 , the Company has recognized in other comprehensive income an unrealized gain of
$3.5 (net of tax expense of $1.2 ) in the fair value of the Euro-denominated cross-currency swap that is designated as a hedge
of the Company's net investment in its European subsidiary ( 2018 - unrealized loss of $3.5 , net of tax expense of $1.2 ).
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will not meet its obligations under a financial instrument or customer contract, leading to
a financial loss.
Credit risk arises from the possibility that certain parties will be unable to discharge their obligations. The Company has a
significant number of customers which minimizes the concentration of credit risk. The Company does not have any customers
which account for more than 10% of sales or accounts receivable. The Company has entered into an agreement with a third
party who has insured the risk of loss for up to 87.8% of accounts receivable from certain designated customers based on a total
deductible of less than $0.1 , to a maximum of $30.0 per year. As at March 31, 2019 , accounts receivable totaling approximately
$14.1 ( March 31, 2018 - $8.1 ) were insured under this agreement. In addition, the Company routinely assesses the financial
strength of its customers and, as a consequence, believes that its accounts receivable credit risk exposure is limited. Customer
deposits are received in advance from certain customers for seasonal orders, and applied to reduce accounts receivable when
goods are shipped. Credit terms are normally sixty days for seasonal orders, and thirty days for re-orders.
The aging of trade receivables is as follows:
Trade accounts receivable
Credit card receivables
March
31,
2019
Trade accounts receivable
Credit card receivables
March
31,
2018
Liquidity risk
Total
$
19.7
1.6
21.3
9.7
3.0
12.7
Current
$
12.9
1.6
14.5
4.3
3.0
7.3
<
30
days
$
4.7
—
31-60
days
$
0.5
—
4.7
2.8
—
2.8
0.5
1.0
—
1.0
Past
due
>
60
days
$
1.6
—
1.6
1.6
—
1.6
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Company’s
approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to satisfy the
requirements for business operations, capital expenditures, debt service and general corporate purposes, under normal and
stressed conditions. The primary source of liquidity is funds generated by operating activities; the Company also relies on the
asset based revolving facility as a source of funds for short term working capital needs. The Company continuously reviews both
actual and forecasted cash flows to ensure that the Company has appropriate capital capacity.
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51
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
The following table summarizes the amount of contractual undiscounted future cash flow requirements as at March 31, 2019 :
Contractual
obligations
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
Revolving facility
Term loan
Note payable (note 5)
Interest commitments relating to
long-term debt (1)
Operating leases
Pension obligation
2020
$
110.4
—
—
—
9.9
32.4
—
2021
$
—
—
—
3.0
9.9
36.0
—
2022
$
—
—
152.4
—
6.6
34.5
—
2023
2024
Thereafter
$
—
—
—
—
—
32.9
—
$
—
—
—
—
—
30.6
—
$
—
—
—
—
—
87.0
2.2
Total
$
110.4
—
152.4
3.0
26.4
253.4
2.2
(1) Interest commitments are calculated based on the loan balance and the interest rate payable on the Term Loan of 6.50% as
at March 31, 2019 .
The Company accrues expenses when incurred. Accounts are deemed payable once a past event occurs that requires payment
by a specific date.
Note
23
.
Selected
cash
flow
information
Cash
and
cash
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:
Cash
Cash equivalents
Changes
in
non-cash
operating
items
Trade receivables
Inventories
Other current assets
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Provisions
Deferred rent
Other
Change
in
non-cash
operating
items
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2019
$
88.6
—
88.6
2019
$
3.4
(87.3)
(10.3)
(14.7)
5.6
3.3
(0.7)
(100.7)
2018
$
(3.1)
(39.5)
(5.6)
41.5
1.6
2.3
0.5
(2.3)
2018
$
86.3
9.0
95.3
2017
$
7.7
(6.0)
(3.2)
15.6
3.9
2.1
(0.2)
19.9
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Changes
in
liabilities
and
equity
arising
from
financing
activities
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2018
(1)
Cash flows:
Exercise of stock options
Non-cash items:
Issuance of shares in business combination (note 5)
Amortization of debt costs
Discount
Embedded derivative
Interest rate modification
Deferred financing costs
Unrealized foreign exchange loss
Contributed surplus on exercise of stock options
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2019
(1)
Revolving
facility
$
(1.7)
Term
loan
Share
capital
$
137.1
$
106.1
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
0.9
0.2
1.2
0.3
5.5
—
3.1
1.5
—
—
—
—
—
1.9
(1.2)
145.2
112.6
(1) Deferred financing charges on the revolving facility are included in other long-term liabilities.
Revolving
facility
Term
loan
Accrued
liabilities
Share
capital
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2017
Cash flows:
Borrowings on revolving facility
Deferred financing fees on term loan
Original issue discount on term loan paid
Exercise of stock options
Realized foreign exchange gain
Non-cash items:
Amortization of debt costs
Discount
Embedded derivative
Interest rate modification
Deferred financing costs
Unrealized foreign exchange gain
Contributed surplus on exercise of stock options
$
6.6
(8.9)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
—
—
$
139.4
—
(0.3)
—
—
—
0.9
0.2
1.2
0.3
(4.6)
—
Balance
as
at
March
31,
2018
(1)
(1.7)
137.1
(1) Deferred financing charges on the revolving facility are included in other long-term liabilities.
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4.3
—
—
(4.4)
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
$
103.3
—
—
—
1.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.6
106.1
Notes
to
the
Consolidated
Financial
Statements
March
31,
2019
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data)
Note
24.
Subsequent
events
On May 10, 2019, the Company entered into agreements with its lenders to amend the terms of its revolving facility and term
loan. The amendment to the revolving facility increased the credit commitment amount to $300.0 with a seasonal increase of up
to $350.0 during the peak season (June 1 through November 30) and extended the maturity date to June 3, 2024. The
amendment to the term loan decreased the interest rate from LIBOR plus 4.0% to LIBOR plus 3.5% , and extended the maturity
date to December 2, 2024.
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SCHEDULE
I
–
CONDENSED
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
OF
CANADA
GOOSE
HOLDINGS
INC.
(PARENT
COMPANY)
All operating activities of the Company are conducted by its subsidiaries. Canada Goose Holdings Inc. is a holding company and
does not have any material assets or conduct business operations other than investments its subsidiaries. The credit agreement
of Canada Goose, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canada Goose Holdings Inc., contains provisions whereby Canada Goose
Inc. has restrictions on the ability to pay dividends, loan funds and make other upstream distributions to Canada Goose Holdings
Inc.
These condensed parent company financial statements have been prepared using the same accounting principles and policies
described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. Refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes
presented above for additional information and disclosures with respect to these condensed financial statements.
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PARENT
COMPANY
INFORMATION
Canada
Goose
Holdings
Inc.
Schedule
I
–
Condensed
Statements
of
Income
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
Equity in comprehensive income of subsidiary
Fee income from subsidiary
Selling, general and administration expenses
Income
before
income
taxes
Income tax (recovery) expense
Net
income
2019
$
147.6
3.4
151.0
7.7
143.3
(1.0)
144.3
2018
$
97.5
0.9
98.4
5.2
93.2
(1.1)
94.3
March
31
2017
$
14.5
20.6
35.1
11.5
23.6
2.6
21.0
The
accompanying
notes
to
the
condensed
financial
statements
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
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PARENT
COMPANY
INFORMATION
Canada
Goose
Holdings
Inc.
Schedule
I
–
Condensed
Statements
of
Financial
Position
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
Assets
Current
assets
Cash
Other current assets
Total
current
assets
Note receivable from subsidiary
Investment in subsidiary
Deferred income taxes
Total
assets
Liabilities
and
shareholders’
equity
Current
liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Due to subsidiary
Total
liabilities
Shareholders'
equity
Share capital
Contributed surplus
Retained earnings
Total
shareholders'
equity
Total
liabilities
&
shareholders'
equity
2019
$
1.1
0.1
1.2
43.5
384.8
2.1
431.6
0.2
32.3
32.5
112.6
9.2
277.3
399.1
431.6
March
31
2018
$
1.3
0.2
1.5
36.4
233.0
1.0
271.9
0.9
27.4
28.3
106.1
4.5
133.0
243.6
271.9
The
accompanying
notes
to
the
condensed
financial
statements
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
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PARENT
COMPANY
INFORMATION
Canada
Goose
Holdings
Inc.
Schedule
I
–
Condensed
Statements
of
Changes
in
Equity
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
Share
capital
Contributed
surplus
Retained
earnings
Balance,
March
31,
2016
Redemption of common and preferred shares
Issuance of subordinate voting shares
Exercise of stock options
Net income
Share-based compensation
Balance,
March
31,
2017
Exercise of stock options
Net income
Share-based compensation
Balance,
March
31,
2018
Issuance of common shares in business
combination
Exercise of stock options
Net income
Share-based compensation (including equity in
contributed surplus of $2.8)
Balance,
March
31,
2019
$
60.2
(57.5)
100.5
0.1
—
—
103.3
2.8
—
—
106.1
1.5
5.0
—
—
112.6
$
57.7
(56.9)
—
—
—
3.3
4.1
(1.6)
—
2.0
4.5
—
(1.9)
—
6.6
9.2
$
24.8
(7.1)
—
—
21.0
—
38.7
—
94.3
—
133.0
—
—
144.3
—
277.3
The
accompanying
notes
to
the
condensed
financial
statements
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
Total
$
142.7
(121.5)
100.5
0.1
21.0
3.3
146.1
1.2
94.3
2.0
243.6
1.5
3.1
144.3
6.6
399.1
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PARENT
COMPANY
INFORMATION
Canada
Goose
Holdings
Inc.
Schedule
I
–
Condensed
Statements
of
Cash
Flows
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
CASH
FLOWS
FROM
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
Net income
Items not affecting cash:
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary
Income tax (recovery) expense
Share-based compensation
Changes in assets and liabilities
Interest received
Interest paid
Net
cash
(used
in)
from
operating
activities
CASH
FLOWS
FROM
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
Shares of subsidiary redeemed
Dividend received
Investment in shares of subsidiary
Net
cash
(used
in)
from
investing
activities
CASH
FLOWS
FROM
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
Redemption of common and preferred shares
Issuance of subordinate voting shares
Repayment of subordinated debt
Exercise of stock options
Net
cash
from
(used
in)
financing
activities
(Decrease) increase in cash
Cash,
beginning
of
year
Cash,
end
of
year
2019
$
144.3
(147.6)
(1.0)
3.8
(0.5)
(1.3)
—
—
(1.8)
—
—
(1.5)
(1.5)
—
—
—
3.1
3.1
(0.2)
1.3
1.1
2018
$
94.3
(97.5)
(1.1)
2.0
(2.3)
2.0
—
—
(0.3)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.2
1.2
0.9
0.4
1.3
March
31
2017
$
21.0
(14.5)
2.6
5.9
15.0
72.3
5.7
(5.7)
87.3
100.5
21.0
(100.0)
21.5
(121.5)
98.3
(85.3)
—
(108.5)
0.3
0.1
0.4
The
accompanying
notes
to
the
condensed
financial
statements
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
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PARENT
COMPANY
INFORMATION
Canada
Goose
Holdings
Inc.
Schedule
I
–
Notes
to
the
Condensed
Financial
Statements
(in millions of Canadian dollars)
1. BASIS
OF
PRESENTATION
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (the “Parent Company”) is a holding company that conducts substantially all of its business
operations through its subsidiary. The Parent Company (a British Columbia corporation) was incorporated on November 21,
2013.
The Parent Company has accounted for the earnings of its subsidiary under the equity method in these unconsolidated
condensed financial statements.
2. STATEMENT
OF
COMPLIANCE
The Parent Company prepared these unconsolidated financial statements in accordance with International Accounting
Standards 27, "Separate
Financial
Statements"
, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
3. COMMITMENTS
AND
CONTINGENCIES
The Parent Company has no material commitments or contingencies during the reported periods.
4. SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
See the Annual Consolidated Financial Statements Note 17 in reference to the recapitalization and public share offering
transactions during the year ended March 31, 2017.
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CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS INC.
OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
March 13, 2017
Article 1 INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1
Section 1.2
Definitions
Interpretation
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article 2 PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN; GRANTING OF AWARDS
Section 2.1
Section 2.2
Section 2.3
Section 2.4
Section 2.5
Section 2.6
Purpose of the Plan
Implementation and Administration of the Plan
Participation in this Plan
Shares Subject to the Plan
Limits with Respect to Insiders and Individual Limits
Granting of Awards
Article 3 UNVESTED SHARES
Section 3.1
Section 3.2
Section 3.3
Section 3.4
Nature of Unvested Shares
Unvested Share Awards
Payment to Participant
Unvested Share Agreements
Article 4 OPTIONS
Section 4.1
Section 4.2
Section 4.3
Section 4.4
Section 4.5
Section 4.6
Section 4.7
Nature of Options
Option Awards
Option Price
Option Term
Exercise of Options
Method of Exercise and Payment of Purchase Price
Option Agreements
Article 5 RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS
Section 5.1
Section 5.2
Section 5.3
Section 5.4
Section 5.5
Section 5.6
Section 5.7
Section 5.8
Nature of RSUs.
RSU Awards
Restriction Period
RSU Vesting Determination Date
Settlement of RSUs.
Determination of Amounts
RSU Agreements
Award of Dividend Equivalents
Article 6 SHARE APPRECIATION RIGHTS
Section 6.1
Section 6.2
Section 6.3
Section 6.4
Section 6.5
Section 6.6
Nature of SARs.
SAR Awards
SAR Price
SAR Term
Exercise of SARs.
Method of Exercise
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5
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
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9
9
9
9
9
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10
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Section 6.7
SAR Agreements
Article 7 GENERAL CONDITIONS
Section 7.1
Section 7.2
Section 7.3
Section 7.4
General Conditions Applicable to Awards
General Conditions Applicable to Options and SARs.
General Conditions Applicable to RSUs.
General Conditions Applicable to Unvested Shares
Article 8 COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. TAX LAWS
Section 8.1
Section 8.2
Section 8.3
Section 8.4
Compliance with Section 162(m) and Other Limits
Performance Based Exception Under Section 162(m)
Incentive Stock Options
Section 409A
Article 9 ADJUSTMENTS AND AMENDMENTS
Section 9.1
Section 9.2
Section 9.3
Adjustment to Shares Subject to Outstanding Awards
Change of Control
Amendment or Discontinuance of the Plan
Article 10 MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1
Section 10.2
Section 10.3
Section 10.4
Section 10.5
Section 10.6
Section 10.7
Section 10.8
Section 10.9
Use of an Administrative Agent and Trustee
Tax Withholding
Clawback
Securities Law Compliance
Reorganization of the Corporation
Quotation of Shares
No Fractional Shares
Governing Laws
Severability
Section 10.10
Effective Date of the Plan
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14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
22
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Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (the “ Corporation”) hereby establishes an omnibus incentive plan for certain qualified directors, executive officers, employees
or consultants of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.
CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS INC.
OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1 Definitions.
Where used herein or in any amendments hereto or in any communication required or permitted to be given hereunder, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires:
“ Account” means an account maintained for each Participant on the books of the Corporation which will be credited with Awards in accordance with the
terms of this Plan;
“ Affiliates” has the meaning ascribed thereto in National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions;
“ Associate”, where used to indicate a relationship with a Participant, means (i) any domestic partner of that Participant and (ii) the spouse of that Participant
and that Participant’s children, as well as that Participant’s relatives and that Participant’s spouse’s relatives, if they share that Participant’s residence;
“ Award” means any of an Option, a SAR, an Unvested Share or an RSU granted to a Participant pursuant to the terms of the Plan;
“ Black-Out Period” means a period of time when pursuant to any policies of the Corporation (including the Corporation’s insider trading policy), any
securities of the Corporation may not be traded by certain Persons designated by the Corporation;
“ Board” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.2(1) hereof;
“ Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, when banks are generally open for business in Toronto, Ontario and New
York, New York, for the transaction of banking business;
“ Cash Equivalent” means the amount of money equal to the Market Value multiplied by the number of vested RSUs in the Participant’s Account, net of
any applicable taxes in accordance with Section 10.2, on the RSU Settlement Date;
“ Cause” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.2(1) hereof;
“ Change of Control” means, unless the Board determines otherwise, the happening, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any of
the following events:
(i)
(ii)
any transaction (other than a transaction described in clause (ii) below) pursuant to which any Person or group of Persons acting jointly or in concert
acquires the direct or indirect beneficial ownership of securities of the Corporation representing 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of all of the
Corporation’s then issued and outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Corporation, other than any such acquisition that
occurs (A) upon the exercise or settlement of options or other securities granted by the Corporation under any of the Corporation’s equity incentive
plans; or (B) as a result of the conversion of the Multiple Voting Shares in the capital of the Corporation into Shares;
there is consummated an arrangement, amalgamation, merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Corporation
and, immediately after the consummation of such arrangement, amalgamation, merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the shareholders of the
Corporation immediately prior thereto do not beneficially own, directly or indirectly, either (A) outstanding voting securities representing more than
50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving or resulting entity in such amalgamation, merger, consolidation or similar transaction
or (B) more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving or resulting entity in such arrangement, amalgamation
merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same proportions as their beneficial ownership of the outstanding voting
securities of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction;
(iii)
the sale, lease, exchange, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets to a Person other than a Person that was an
Affiliate of the Corporation at the time of such sale, lease, exchange,
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license or other disposition, other than a sale, lease, exchange, license or other disposition to an entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of
the voting securities of which are beneficially owned by shareholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their beneficial
ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to such sale, lease, exchange, license or other disposition;
(iv)
(v)
the passing of a resolution by the Board or shareholders of the Corporation to substantially liquidate the assets of the Corporation or wind up the
Corporation’s business or significantly rearrange its affairs in one or more transactions or series of transactions or the commencement of proceedings
for such a liquidation, winding-up or re-arrangement (except where such re-arrangement is part of a bona fide reorganization of the Corporation in
circumstances where the business of the Corporation is continued and the shareholdings remain substantially the same following the re-arrangement);
or
individuals who, on the Effective Date, are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
members of the Board; provided, however, that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or
recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member will, for purposes of this Plan, be
considered as a member of the Incumbent Board;
provided, however, that any payment considered to be nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A, to the extent applicable, that is payable upon
a Change of Control of the Corporation or other similar event, to avoid the imposition of an additional tax, interest or penalty under Section 409A, no amount
will be payable unless such Change of Control constitutes a “change in control event” within the meaning of Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) of the Treasury
Regulations;
“ Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
“ Corporation” means Canada Goose Holdings Inc., a corporation existing under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), as amended from time to
time;
“ Delay Period” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.4(3) hereof;
“ Dividend Equivalent” means a cash credit equivalent in value to a dividend paid on a Share credited to a Participant’s Account;
“ Eligibility Date” the effective date on which a Participant becomes eligible to receive long-term disability benefits (provided that, for greater certainty,
such effective date shall be confirmed in writing to the Corporation by the insurance company providing such long-term disability benefits);
“ Eligible Participants” means any director, executive officer, employee or consultant of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;
“ Employment Agreement” means, with respect to any Participant, any written employment agreement between the Corporation or a Subsidiary and such
Participant;
“ Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
“ Exercise Notice” means a notice in writing signed by a Participant and stating the Participant’s intention to exercise a particular Award, if applicable;
“ Grant Agreement” means an agreement evidencing the grant to a Participant of an Award, including an Unvested Share Agreement, an Option
Agreement, a SAR Agreement, an RSU Agreement or an Employment Agreement;
“ Incentive Stock Option” means, in the case of a Participant who is a U.S. Resident, any Option granted under and in accordance with the terms of Section
8.3 hereof, that meets the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto and is designated by the Board in the applicable Grant
Agreement as an Incentive Stock Option;
“ Insider” means a “reporting insider” as defined in National Instrument 55-104 – Insider Reporting Requirements and Exemptions and includes Associates
and affiliates (as such term is defined in Part 1 of the TSX Company Manual) of such “reporting insider”;
“ Legacy Option Plan” means the Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan dated March 13, 2017, including any amendments
or supplements thereto made after the effective date thereof;
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“ Market Value” means at any date when the Market Value of Shares is to be determined, (i) if the Shares are listed on the TSX, the VWAP on the TSX for
the five (5) trading days immediately preceding such date; (ii) if the Shares are not listed on the TSX, then as calculated in paragraph (i) by reference to the
price on any other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed (if more than one, then using the exchange on which a majority of Shares are listed); or (iii)
if the Shares are not listed on any stock exchange, the value as is determined solely by the Board, acting reasonably and in good faith and, in the case of a
Participant who is a U.S. Resident, in accordance with Section 409A, and such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all Persons;
“ Multiple Voting Shares” means the multiple voting shares in the capital of the Corporation;
“ Nonstatutory Stock Option” means, in the case of a Participant who is a U.S. Resident, any Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option;
“ NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange;
“ Option” means an option granted by the Corporation to a Participant entitling such Participant to acquire a designated number of Shares from treasury at
the Option Price, but subject to the provisions hereof;
“ Option Agreement” means a written agreement between the Corporation and a Participant evidencing the grant of Options and the terms and conditions
thereof, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A;
“ Option Price” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.2 hereof;
“ Option Term” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.4 hereof;
“ Participants” means Eligible Participants that are granted Awards under the Plan;
“ Performance Based Exception” means, in the case of a Participant who is a U.S. Resident, the performance-based exception from the tax deductibility
limitations of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code (including, to the extent applicable, the special provision for options thereunder);
“ Performance Criteria” means specified criteria, other than the mere continuation of employment or the mere passage of time, the satisfaction of which is a
condition for the grant, exercisability, vesting or full enjoyment of an Award. A Performance Criterion and any targets with respect thereto need not be based
upon an increase, a positive or improved result or avoidance of loss. For purposes of Awards that are intended to qualify for the performance-based
compensation exception under Section 162 (m), a Performance Criterion will mean an objectively determinable measure or objectively determinable
measures of performance relating to any or any combination of the following (measured either absolutely or by reference to an index or indices and
determined either on a consolidated basis or, as the context permits, on a divisional, subsidiary, line of business, project or geographical basis or in
combinations thereof): sales; net sales; sales by location or store type; revenues; assets; expenses; earnings before or after deduction for all or any portion of
interest, taxes, depreciation, and/or amortization, whether or not on a continuing operations or an aggregate or per share basis; return on equity, investment,
capital, capital employed or assets; one or more operating ratios; borrowing levels, leverage ratios or credit rating; market share; capital expenditures; cash
flow; operating efficiencies; operating income; net income; share price; shareholder return; sales of particular products or services; customer acquisition or
retention; buyer contribution; acquisitions and divestitures (in whole or in part); joint ventures and strategic alliances; spin-offs, split-ups and the like;
reorganizations; or recapitalizations, restructurings, financings (issuance of debt or equity) or refinancings. To the extent consistent with the requirements for
satisfying the performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m), the Board may provide in the case of any Award intended to qualify for
such exception that one or more of the Performance Criteria applicable to such Award will be adjusted in an objectively determinable manner to reflect
events (for example, but without limitation, acquisitions or dispositions) occurring during the performance period that affect the applicable Performance
Criterion or Criteria;
“ Performance Period” means the period determined by the Board at the time any Award is granted or at any time thereafter during which any Performance
Criteria and any other vesting conditions specified by the Board with respect to such Award are to be measured;
“ Person” means an individual, corporation, company, cooperative, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, entity with juridical personality or
governmental authority or body, and pronouns which refer to a Person shall have a similarly extended meaning;
“ Plan” means this Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, including any amendments or supplements hereto made after the effective date
hereof;
“ Restriction Period” means the period determined by the Board pursuant to Section 5.3 hereof;
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“ RSU” means a right awarded to a Participant to receive a payment in the form of Shares, cash equivalent or a combination thereof as provided in Article 5
hereof and subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan;
“ RSU Agreement” means a written agreement between the Corporation and a Participant evidencing the grant of RSUs and the terms and conditions
thereof;
“ RSU Settlement Date” has the meaning determined in Section 5.5(1);
“ RSU Vesting Determination Date” has the meaning described thereto in Section 5.4 hereof;
“ SAR” means a right to receive a payment, in cash or in Shares, equal to the appreciation in the Corporation’s Shares over a specified period, as set forth in
the respective SAR Agreement;
“ SAR Agreement” means a written agreement between the Corporation and a Participant evidencing the grant of SARs and the terms and conditions
thereof;
“ SAR Price” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.2 hereof;
“ SAR Term” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.4 hereof;
“ Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder; “ Section 162(m)” means Section 162(m) of the
Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder;
“ Shares” means the subordinate voting shares in the share capital of the Corporation;
“ Share Compensation Arrangement” means a stock option, stock option plan, employee stock purchase plan, long-term incentive plan or any other
compensation or incentive mechanism involving the issuance or potential issuance of Shares to one or more full-time employees, directors, officers, Insiders,
or consultants of the Corporation or a Subsidiary including a share purchase from treasury by a full-time employee, director, officer, Insider, or consultant
which is financially assisted by the Corporation or a Subsidiary by way of a loan, guarantee or otherwise;
“ Stock Exchange” means the TSX or the NYSE or, if the Shares are not listed or posted for trading on any of such stock exchanges at a particular date, any
other stock exchange on which the maj ority of the trading volume and value of the Shares are listed or posted for trading;
“ Subsidiary” means a corporation, company or partnership that is controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation;
“ Tax Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada) and its regulations thereunder, as amended from time to time;
“ Termination Date” means (i) in the event of a Participant’s resignation, the date on which such Participant ceases to be a director, executive officer,
employee or consultant of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries and (ii) in the event of the termination of the Participant’s employment, or position as
director, executive or officer of the Corporation or a Subsidiary, or consultant providing ongoing services to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, the effective
date of the termination as specified in the notice of termination provided to the Participant by the Corporation or the Subsidiary, as the case may be;
“ Treasury Regulations” means the tax regulations promulgated by the United States Internal Revenue Service under the Code; “ TSX” means the Toronto
Stock Exchange;
“ U.S. Resident” means any individual who is treated as a resident of the United States for United States federal tax purposes;
“ Unvested Share” means a Share granted to a Participant with such restrictions and vesting conditions upon such Shares as may be determined by the Board
at the time of the grant and granted in accordance with Article 3 hereof;
“ Unvested Share Agreement” means a written agreement between the Corporation or a Subsidiary and a Participant evidencing the grant of Unvested
Shares and the terms and conditions thereof;
“ Vested Awards” has the meaning described thereto in Section 7.2(5) hereof; and
“ VWAP” means the volume weighted average trading price of the Shares, calculated by dividing the total value by the total volume of Shares traded for the
relevant period.
Section 1.2 Interpretation.
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(1) Whenever the Board is to exercise discretion or authority in the administration of the terms and conditions of this Plan, the term “discretion” or “authority”
means the sole and absolute discretion of the Board.
(2) The provision of a table of contents, the division of this Plan into Articles, Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenient
reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Plan.
(3)
In this Plan, words importing the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa and words importing any gender include any other gender.
(4) The words “including”, “includes” and “include” and any derivatives of such words mean “including (or includes or include) without limitation”. As used
herein, the expressions “Article”, “Section” and other subdivision followed by a number, mean and refer to the specified Article, Section or other subdivision
of this Plan, respectively.
(5) Unless otherwise specified in the Participant’s Grant Agreement, all references to money amounts are to Canadian currency.
(6) For purposes of this Plan, the legal representatives of a Participant shall only include the administrator, the executor or the liquidator of the Participant’s estate
or will.
(7)
If any action may be taken within, or any right or obligation is to expire at the end of, a period of days under this Plan, then the first day of the period is not
counted, but the day of its expiry is counted.
ARTICLE 2
PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN; GRANTING OF AWARDS
Section 2.1 Purpose of the Plan.
The purpose of the Plan is to permit the Corporation to grant Awards to Eligible Participants, subject to certain conditions as hereinafter set forth, for the
following purposes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
to increase the interest in the Corporation’s welfare of those Eligible Participants, who share responsibility for the management, growth and protection
of the business of the Corporation or a Subsidiary;
to provide an incentive to such Eligible Participants to continue their services for the Corporation or a Subsidiary and to encourage such Eligible
Participants whose skills, performance and loyalty to the objectives and interests of the Corporation or a Subsidiary are necessary or essential to its
success, image, reputation or activities;
to reward Participants for their performance of services while working for the Corporation or a Subsidiary; and
to provide a means through which the Corporation or a Subsidiary may attract and retain able Persons to enter its employment or service.
Section 2.2 Implementation and Administration of the Plan.
(1)
(2)
The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “ Board”) or, if the Board by resolution so decides, by a
committee or plan administrator appointed by the Board. If such committee or plan administrator is appointed for this purpose, all references to the “
Board” herein will be deemed references to such committee or plan administrator. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Board from adopting other or
additional Share Compensation Arrangements or other compensation arrangements, subject to any required approval.
Subject to Article 9 hereof and any applicable rules of a Stock Exchange, the Board may, from time to time, as it may deem expedient, adopt, amend and
rescind rules and regulations or vary the terms of this Plan and/or any Award hereunder for carrying out the provisions and purposes of the Plan and/or to
address tax or other requirements of any applicable non-Canadian jurisdiction.
(3) Subject to the provisions herein, the Board is authorized, in its sole discretion, to make such determinations under, and such interpretations of, and take such
steps and actions in connection with, the proper administration and operations of the Plan as it may deem necessary or advisable. The Board may delegate to
officers or managers of the Corporation, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Board shall determine, to perform such functions,
in whole or in part, to the extent that such delegation will not result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) for Awards granted to Participants
subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Corporation and will not cause Awards intended to qualify as “qualified performance-based
compensation” under Section 162(m) to fail to so
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qualify. Any such delegation by the Board may be revoked at any time at the Board’s sole discretion. The interpretation, administration, construction and
application of the Plan and any provisions hereof made by the Board, or by any officer, manager, committee or any other Person to which the Board
delegated authority to perform such functions, shall be final and binding on the Corporation, its Subsidiaries and all Eligible Participants.
(4) No member of the Board or any Person acting pursuant to authority delegated by the Board hereunder shall be liable for any action or determination taken or
made in good faith in the administration, interpretation, construction or application of the Plan or any Award granted hereunder. Members of the Board or and
any person acting at the direction or on behalf of the Board, shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Corporation with
respect to any such action or determination.
(5) The Plan shall not in any way fetter, limit, obligate, restrict or constraint the Board with regard to the allotment or issuance of any Shares or any other
securities, including Multiple Voting Shares, in the capital of the Corporation. For greater clarity, the Corporation shall not by virtue of this Plan be in any
way restricted from declaring and paying stock dividends, repurchasing Shares or Multiple Voting Shares, or varying or amending its share capital or
corporate structure.
Section 2.3 Participation in this Plan.
(1) The Corporation makes no representation or warranty as to the future market value of the Shares or with respect to any income tax matters affecting any
Participant resulting from the grant of an Award or the exercise of an Option or a SAR or transactions in the Shares. With respect to any fluctuations in the
market price of the Shares, neither the Corporation, nor any of its directors, officers, employees, shareholders or agents shall be liable for anything done or
omitted to be done by such Person or any other Person with respect to the price, time, quantity or other conditions and circumstances of the issuance of
Shares hereunder, or in any other manner related to the Plan. For greater certainty, no amount will be paid to, or in respect of, a Participant under the Plan or
pursuant to any other arrangement, and no additional Awards will be granted to such Participant to compensate for a downward fluctuation in the price of the
Shares, nor will any other form of benefit be conferred upon, or in respect of, a Participant for such purpose. The Corporation and its Subsidiaries do not
assume responsibility for the income or other tax consequences resulting to any Participant and each Participant is advised to consult with his or her own tax
advisors.
(2) Participants (and their legal representatives) shall have no legal or equitable right, claim, or interest in any specific property or asset of the Corporation or any
of its Subsidiaries. No asset of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries shall be held in any way as collateral security for the fulfillment of the obligations of
the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries under this Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, this Plan shall be unfunded. To the extent any
Participant or his or her estate holds any rights by virtue of a grant of Awards under this Plan, such rights (unless otherwise determined by the Board) shall be
no greater than the rights of an unsecured creditor of the Corporation.
(3) Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Corporation shall not offer financial assistance to any Participant in regards to the exercise of any Award
granted under this Plan.
Section 2.4 Shares Subject to the Plan.
(1) Subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 9 hereof, the securities that may be acquired by Participants under this Plan shall consist of authorized but unissued
Shares.
(2) The maximum number of Shares reserved for issuance, in the aggregate, under this Plan shall be equal to 4,600,340 Shares, plus any Shares underlying
Options granted under the Legacy Option Plan that, after the effective date of the Plan, expire or are forfeited. No Award that can be settled in Shares issued
from treasury may be granted if such grant would have the effect of causing the total number of Shares subject to such Award to exceed the above-noted total
numbers of Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the settlement of Awards. For greater certainty, Section 2.4 shall not limit the Corporation’s ability to
issue Awards that are payable other than in Shares issued from treasury.
(3) The Corporation shall, at all times during the term of this Plan, ensure that the number of Shares it is authorized to issue is sufficient to satisfy the requirement
of this Plan and the Legacy Option Plan; provided that awards will no longer be granted under the Legacy Option Plan.
(4)
If the Corporation issues Shares from treasury, such Shares will be issued in consideration for the past services of the Participant to the Corporation and the
entitlement of the Participant under this Plan shall be satisfied in full by such
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issuance of Shares. The Board may cause Shares used to satisfy for the settlement of RSUs granted under the Plan to be purchased instead on the open
market.
(5)
If an outstanding Award (or portion thereof) expires or is forfeited, surrendered, cancelled or otherwise terminated for any reason without having been
exercised or settled in full, or if Shares acquired pursuant to an Award subject to forfeiture are forfeited, the Shares covered by such Award, if any, will again
be available for issuance under the Plan. Shares will not be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan with respect to any portion of an Award that is
settled in cash, but Shares purchased on the open market will be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan for the purpose of the Share reserve set forth
in Section 2.4(2).
Section 2.5 Limits with Respect to Insiders and Individual Limits.
(1) The maximum number of Shares issuable to Eligible Participants who are Insiders, at any time, under this Plan, the Legacy Option Plan and any other
proposed or established Share Compensation Arrangement, shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the Shares and Multiple Voting Shares issued and
outstanding from time to time (calculated on a non-diluted basis).
(2) The maximum number of Shares issued to Eligible Participants who are Insiders, within any one year period, under this Plan, the Legacy Option Plan and any
other proposed or established Share Compensation Arrangement, shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the Shares and Multiple Voting Shares issued and
outstanding from time to time (calculated on a non-diluted basis).
(3) Any Award granted pursuant to the Plan, or securities issued under the Legacy Option Plan and any other Share Compensation Arrangement, prior to a
Participant becoming an Insider, shall be excluded from the purposes of the limits set out in Section 2.5 (1) and Section 2.5(2).
(4) The following additional limits apply to Awards of the specified type granted, or in the case of cash Awards, payable to any Participant in any one fiscal year:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Options: 200,000 Shares;
SARs: 200,000 Shares;
Awards other than Options, SARs or cash Awards: 200,000 Shares;
Cash Awards with a Performance Period of up to one year: $500,000; and
Cash Awards with a Performance Period of longer than one year: $1,000,000; and
in applying the foregoing limits, (i) all Awards of the specified type granted to the same person in the same fiscal year are aggregated and made subject to one
limit; (ii) the limits applicable to Options and SARs refer to the number of Shares underlying those Awards; (iii) the Share limit under clause (c) refers to the
maximum number of Shares that may be delivered, or the value of which could be paid in cash or other property, under an Award or Awards of the type
specified in clause (c) assuming a maximum payout; (iv) Awards other than cash Awards that are settled in cash count against the applicable Share limit
under clause (a), (b) or (c) and not against the dollar limit under clauses (d) or (e); and (v) the dollar limit under clauses (c) and (e) refers to the maximum
dollar amount payable under a cash Award assuming a maximum payout. If an Award denominated in Shares is cancelled, to the extent such Award was
either (a) an Option or SAR, or (b) was otherwise intended to satisfy the Performance Based Exception, the Shares subject to the cancelled Award continue to
count against the maximum number of Shares which may be granted to a Participant who is a U.S. Resident in any fiscal year. All Shares specified in this
Section 2.5(4) shall be adjusted to the extent necessary to reflect adjustments to Shares required by Article 9.
(5) The Board may establish compensation for non-employee directors from time to time, subject to the limitations in the Plan. The Board will from time to time
determine the terms, conditions and amounts of all such non-employee director compensation in its discretion and pursuant to the exercise of its business
judgment, taking into account such factors, circumstances and considerations as it shall deem relevant from time to time, provided that the maximum
aggregate grant date fair value, as determined in accordance with IFRS 2, of Awards granted to any non-employee director for service as a director pursuant
to the Plan during any fiscal year, together with any other fees or compensation paid to such director outside of the Plan for services as a director may not
exceed $500,000 (or, in the fiscal year of any director’s initial service, $750,000).
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Section 2.6 Granting of Awards.
(1) Any Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to the requirement that, if at any time counsel to the Corporation shall determine that the listing,
registration or qualification of the Shares subject to such Award, if applicable, upon any securities exchange or under any law or regulation of any
jurisdiction, or the consent or approval of any securities exchange or any governmental or regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of, or in connection
with, the grant of such Awards or exercise of any Option or SAR or the issuance or purchase of Shares thereunder, if applicable, such Award may not be
accepted or exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained on conditions
acceptable to the Board. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Corporation to apply for or to obtain such listing, registration, qualification, consent or
approval.
(2) The Corporation may require, as a condition to the exercise of an Award or the delivery of Shares under an Award, such representations or agreements as
counsel for the Corporation may consider appropriate to avoid violation of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any applicable state or non-U.S.
securities law. Any Shares required to be issued to Participants under the Plan will be evidenced in such manner as the Board may deem appropriate,
including book-entry registration or delivery of share certificates. In the event that the Board determines that share certificates will be issued to Participants
under the Plan, the Board may require that certificates evidencing Shares issued under the Plan bear an appropriate legend reflecting any restriction on
transfer applicable to such Shares, and the Corporation may hold the share certificates pending lapse of the applicable restrictions.
ARTICLE 3
UNVESTED SHARES
Section 3.1 Nature of Unvested Shares.
An Unvested Share is a Share with such restrictions and vesting and other conditions placed upon the Share as the Board may determine at the time of grant.
Section 3.2 Unvested Share Awards.
Subject to the provisions herein set forth and any shareholder or regulatory approval which may be required, the Board shall, from time to time by resolution,
in its sole discretion, (i) designate the Eligible Participants who may receive Unvested Shares under the Plan, (ii) fix the number of Unvested Shares, if any, to be
granted to each Eligible Participant and the date or dates on which such Unvested Shares shall be granted, and (iii) determine the restrictions and vesting and other
conditions applicable to such Unvested Shares (including, a restriction on or prohibition against the right to receive any dividend or other right or property with
respect thereto), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise as the Board determines, the
whole subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in this Plan.
Section 3.3 Payment to Participant.
(1) The Corporation shall, as soon as possible after the grant of the Unvested Shares, cause the transfer agent and registrar of the Shares either to:
(a)
(b)
deliver to the Participant a certificate in the name of the Participant representing in the aggregate such number of Shares as the Participant shall then be
entitled to receive; or
in the case of Unvested Shares issued in uncertificated form, cause the issuance of the aggregate number of Unvested Shares as the Participant shall then
be entitled to receive to be evidenced by a book position on the register of the shareholders of the Corporation maintained by the transfer agent and
registrar of the Shares.
(2) Each certificate representing Unvested Shares shall bear the following legend, as amended to reflect the restrictions and/or vesting conditions placed upon the
Shares as the Board may determine at the time of grant:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CORPORATION’S OMNIBUS
INCENTIVE PLAN DATED MARCH 13, 2017 AND AN UNVESTED SHARE AGREEMENT DATED l
. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNTIL l
.
(3) Unless the Board shall otherwise determine,
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(a)
(b)
uncertificated Unvested Shares shall be accompanied by a notation on the records of the Corporation or the transfer agent to the effect that they are
subject to forfeiture until such Unvested Shares are vested as provided in Section 3.3(4) below; and
certificated Unvested Shares shall remain in the possession of the Corporation until such Unvested Shares have vested as provided in Section 3.3(4)
below, and the Participant shall be required, as a condition of the grant of such Unvested Shares, to deliver to the Corporation such instruments of
transfer as the Board may prescribe.
(4) The Board, at the time of grant, shall specify the date or dates and/or the restrictions and vesting conditions on which the nontransferability of the Unvested
Shares and the Corporation’s right of repurchase or forfeiture shall lapse. Subsequent to such date, or dates and/or the attainment of the restrictions and vesting
conditions, the Unvested Shares on for which all restrictions have lapsed shall no longer be Unvested Shares and shall be deemed “vested”.
Section 3.4 Unvested Share Agreements.
The terms of the Unvested Shares shall be evidenced by Unvested Share Agreement or included in an Employment Agreement, in such form not inconsistent
with the Plan, as the Board may from time to time determine. The Unvested Share Agreement shall contain such terms that may be considered necessary in order
that the Unvested Shares will comply with any provisions respecting restricted securities in the income tax or other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of
which a Participant may from time to time be a resident or citizen or the rules of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Corporation, including applicable
securities laws.
ARTICLE 4
OPTIONS
Section 4.1 Nature of Options.
An Option is an option granted by the Corporation to a Participant entitling such Participant to acquire a designated number of Shares from treasury at the
Option Price, but subject to the provisions hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, no Dividend Equivalents shall be granted in connection with an Option.
Section 4.2 Option Awards.
Subject to the provisions set forth in this Plan and any shareholder or regulatory approval which may be required, the Board shall, from time to time by
resolution, in its sole discretion, (i) designate the Eligible Participants who may receive Options under the Plan, (ii) fix the number of Options, if any, to be granted
to each Eligible Participant and the date or dates on which such Options shall be granted, (iii) determine the price per Share to be payable upon the exercise of each
such Option (the “ Option Price”) and the relevant vesting provisions (including Performance Criteria, if applicable) and the Option Term, the whole subject to the
terms and conditions prescribed in this Plan or in any Option Agreement, and any applicable rules of a Stock Exchange.
Section 4.3 Option Price.
The Option Price for Shares that are the subject of any Option shall be determined and approved by the Board when such Option is granted, but shall not be
less than the Market Value of such Shares at the time of the grant.
Section 4.4 Option Term.
(1) The Board shall determine, at the time of granting the particular Option, the period during which the Option is exercisable, which shall not be more than ten
(10) years from the date the Option is granted ( “ Option Term”). Unless otherwise determined by the Board, all unexercised Options shall be cancelled at
the expiry of such Options.
(2) Should the expiration date for an Option fall within a Black-Out Period or within nine (9) Business Days following the expiration of a Black-Out Period, such
expiration date shall be automatically extended without any further act or formality to that date which is the tenth (10 th ) Business Day after the end of the
Black-Out Period, such tenth (10 th ) Business Day to be considered the expiration date for such Option for all purposes under the Plan. Notwithstanding
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Section 9.3 hereof, the ten (10) Business Day-period referred to in this Section 4.4(2) may not be extended by the Board.
Section 4.5 Exercise of Options.
Prior to its expiration or earlier termination in accordance with the Plan, each Option shall be exercisable at such time or times and/or pursuant to the
achievement of such Performance Criteria and/or other vesting conditions as the Board at the time of granting the particular Option, may determine in its sole
discretion. For greater certainty, any exercise of Options by a Participant shall be made in accordance with the Corporation’s insider trading policy.
Section 4.6 Method of Exercise and Payment of Purchase Price.
(1) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, an Option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable (from time to time as provided in Section 4.5 hereof) by the
Participant (or by the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) by delivering a fully completed Exercise Notice
to the Corporation at its registered office to the attention of the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation (or the individual that the Corporate Secretary of the
Corporation may from time to time designate) or give notice in such other manner as the Corporation may from time to time designate, which notice shall
specify the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised and shall be accompanied by full payment, by cash, certified cheque, bank draft
or any other form of payment deemed acceptable by the Board of the purchase price for the number of Shares specified therein and, if required by Section
10.2, the amount necessary to satisfy any taxes.
(2) Upon the exercise, the Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise but no later than ten (10) Business Days following such exercise, forthwith
cause the transfer agent and registrar of the Shares either to:
(a)
(b)
deliver to the Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) a certificate in the name of
the Participant representing in the aggregate such number of Shares as the Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be,
of the estate of the Participant) shall have then paid for and as are specified in such Exercise Notice; or
in the case of Shares issued in uncertificated form, cause the issuance of the aggregate number of Shares as the Participant (or the liquidator, executor or
administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) shall have then paid for and as are specified in such Exercise Notice to be evidenced
by a book position on the register of the shareholders of the Corporation to be maintained by the transfer agent and registrar of the Shares.
Section 4.7 Option Agreements.
Options shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement or included in an Employment Agreement, in such form not inconsistent with the Plan as the Board may
from time to time determine. The Option Agreement shall contain such terms that may be considered necessary in order that the Option will comply with any
provisions respecting options in the income tax or other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which the Participant may from time to time be a resident or
citizen or the rules of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Corporation.
ARTICLE 5
RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS
Section 5.1 Nature of RSUs.
An RSU is an Award that, upon settlement, entitles the recipient Participant to acquire Shares at such purchase price (which may be zero) as determined by
the Board, or to receive the Cash Equivalent or a combination thereof, as the case may be, pursuant and subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Board
may determine at the time of grant, unless such RSU expires prior to being settled. Conditions may, without limitation, be based on continuing employment (or
other service relationship) and/or achievement of Performance Criteria.
Section 5.2 RSU Awards.
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(1)
(2)
(3)
Subject to the provisions herein set forth and any shareholder or regulatory approval which may be required, the Board shall, from time to time by resolution,
in its sole discretion, (i) designate the Eligible Participants who may receive RSUs under the Plan, (ii) fix the number of RSUs, if any, to be granted to each
Eligible Participant and the date or dates on which such RSUs shall be granted, (iii) determine the relevant conditions and vesting provisions (including the
applicable Performance Period and Performance Criteria, if any) and the Restriction Period of such RSUs, and (iv) any other terms and conditions applicable
to the granted RSUs, which need not be identical and which, without limitation, may include non-competition provisions, the whole subject to the terms and
conditions prescribed in this Plan and in any RSU Agreement.
In making such determination, the Board shall consider the timing of crediting RSUs to the Participant’s Account and the vesting requirements applicable to
such RSUs to ensure that the crediting of the RSUs to the Participant’s Account and the vesting requirements are not considered a “salary deferral
arrangement” for purposes of the Tax Act and any applicable provincial legislation.
Subject to the vesting and other conditions and provisions herein set forth and in the RSU Agreement, each RSU awarded to a Participant shall entitle the
Participant to receive one Share, the Cash Equivalent or a combination thereof as soon as possible upon confirmation by the Board that the vesting conditions
(including the Performance Criteria, if any) have been met and no later than the last day of the Restriction Period.
Section 5.3 Restriction Period.
The applicable restriction period in respect of a particular RSU shall be determined by the Board but in all cases shall end no later than December 31 of the
calendar year which is three (3) years after the calendar year in which the performance of services, for which RSU is granted, occurred ( “ Restriction Period”).
Unless otherwise determined by the Board, all unvested RSUs shall be cancelled on the RSU Vesting Determination Date (as such term is defined in Section 5.4)
and, in any event, no later than the last day of the Restriction Period.
Section 5.4 RSU Vesting Determination Date.
The vesting determination date means the date on which the Board determines if the Performance Criteria and/or other vesting conditions with respect to an
RSU have been met (the “ RSU Vesting Determination Date”), and as a result, establishes the number of RSUs that become vested, if any. For greater certainty,
the RSU Vesting Determination Date must fall after the end of the Performance Period, if any, but no later than the last day of the Restriction Period.
Section 5.5 Settlement of RSUs.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in the RSU Agreement, all of the vested RSUs covered by a particular grant may be settled within five (5) Business Days
following their RSU Vesting Determination Date but no later than the end of the Restriction Period (the “ RSU Settlement Date”).
(2) Settlement of RSUs shall take place promptly following the RSU Settlement Date, and no later than the end of the Restriction Period, and take the form
determined by the Board, in its sole discretion. Settlement of RSUs shall take place through:
(a)
(b)
in the case of settlement of RSUs for their Cash Equivalent, delivery of a cheque to the Participant representing the Cash Equivalent;
in the case of settlement of RSUs for Shares:
(i)
(ii)
delivery to the Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) of a certificate in the
name of the Participant representing in the aggregate such number of Shares as the Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or administrator, as
the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) shall be entitled to receive (unless the Participant intends to simultaneously dispose of any such
Shares); or
in the case of Shares issued in uncertificated form, issuance of the aggregate number of Shares as the Participant (or the liquidator, executor or
administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) shall be entitled to receive to be evidenced by a book position on the register of
the shareholders of the Corporation to be maintained by the transfer agent and registrar of the Shares; or
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(c)
in the case of settlement of the RSUs for a combination of Shares and the Cash Equivalent, a combination of (a) and (b) above.
Section 5.6 Determination of Amounts.
(1) For purposes of determining the Cash Equivalent of RSUs to be made pursuant to Section 5.5, such calculation will be made on the RSU Settlement Date
based on the Market Value on the RSU Settlement Date multiplied by the number of vested RSUs in the Participant’s Account to settle in cash.
(2) For the purposes of determining the number of Shares to be issued or delivered to a Participant upon settlement of RSUs pursuant to Section 5.5, such
calculation will be made on the RSU Settlement Date based on the whole number of Shares equal to the whole number of vested RSUs then recorded in the
Participant’s Account to settle in Shares.
Section 5.7 RSU Agreements.
RSUs shall be evidenced by an RSU Agreement or included in an Employment Agreement, in such form not inconsistent with the Plan as the Board may
from time to time determine. The RSU Agreement shall contain such terms that may be considered necessary in order that the RSU will comply with any
provisions respecting restricted share units in the income tax or other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which the Participant may from time to time be
a resident or citizen or the rules of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Corporation.
Section 5.8 Award of Dividend Equivalents.
Dividend Equivalents may, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, be awarded in respect of unvested RSUs in a Participant’s Account on the same
basis as cash dividends declared and paid on Shares as if the Participant was a shareholder of record of Shares on the relevant record date. Dividend Equivalents, if
any, will be credited to the Participant’s Account in additional RSUs, the number of which shall be equal to a fraction where the numerator is the product of (i) the
number of RSUs in such Participant’s Account on the date that dividends are paid multiplied by (ii) the dividend paid per Share and the denominator of which is
the Market Value of one Share calculated on the date that dividends are paid. Any additional RSUs credited to a Participant’s Account as a Dividend Equivalent
pursuant to this Section 5.8 shall have an RSU vesting Determination Date which is the same as the RSU vesting Determination Date for the RSUs in respect of
which such additional RSUs are credited.
In the event that the Participant’s applicable RSUs do not vest, all Dividend Equivalents, if any, associated with such RSUs will be forfeited by the Participant and
returned to the Corporation’s account.
ARTICLE 6
SHARE APPRECIATION RIGHTS
Section 6.1 Nature of SARs.
A SAR is an Award entitling the recipient to receive Shares having a value equal to the excess of the Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise over
the SAR Price, which price shall not be less than 100% of the Market Value of the Share on the date of grant multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to
which the SAR shall have been exercised. For the avoidance of doubt, no Dividend Equivalents shall be granted in connection with a SAR.
Section 6.2 SAR Awards.
Subject to the provisions herein set forth and any shareholder or regulatory approval which may be required, the Board shall, from time to time by resolution,
in its sole discretion, (i) designate the Eligible Participants who may receive SAR Awards under the Plan, (ii) fix the number of SAR Awards to be granted to each
Eligible Participant and the date or dates on which such SAR Awards shall be granted, and (iii) determine the price per Share to be payable upon the vesting of
each such
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SAR (the “ SAR Price”) and the relevant conditions and vesting provisions (including the applicable Performance Period and Performance Criteria, if any) and the
SAR Term, the whole subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in this Plan and in any SAR Agreement.
Section 6.3 SAR Price.
The SAR Price for the Shares that are the subject of any SAR shall be fixed by the Board when such SAR is granted, but shall not be less than the Market
Value of such Shares at the time of the grant.
Section 6.4 SAR Term.
(1) The Board shall determine, at the time of granting the particular SAR, the period during which the SAR is exercisable, which shall not be more than ten (10)
years from the date the SAR is granted ( “ SAR Term”) and the vesting schedule of such SAR, which will be detailed in the respective SAR Agreement.
Unless otherwise determined by the Board, all unexercised SARs shall be cancelled at the expiry of such SAR.
(2) Should the expiration date for a SAR fall within a Black-Out Period or within nine (9) Business Days following the expiration of a Black-Out Period, such
expiration date shall be automatically extended without any further act or formality to that date which is the tenth (10 th ) Business Day after the end of the
Black-Out Period, such tenth (10 th ) Business Day to be considered the expiration date for such SAR for all purposes under the Plan. Notwithstanding Section
9.3 hereof, the ten (10) Business Day-period referred to in this Section 6.4 may not be extended by the Board.
Section 6.5 Exercise of SARs.
Prior to its expiration or earlier termination in accordance with the Plan, each SAR shall be exercisable at such time or times and/or pursuant to the
achievement of such Performance Criteria and/or other vesting conditions as the Board at the time of granting the particular SAR, may determine in its sole
discretion. For greater certainty, any exercise of SARs by a Participant shall be made in accordance with the Corporation’s insider trading policy.
Section 6.6 Method of Exercise.
(1) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, a SAR granted under the Plan shall be exercisable (from time to time as provided in Section 6.5 hereof) by the
Participant (or by the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) by delivering a fully completed Exercise
Notice to the Corporation at its registered office to the attention of the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation (or to the individual that the Corporate
Secretary of the Corporation may from time to time designate) or give notice in such other manner as the Corporation may from time to time designate, no
less than three (3) Business Days in advance of the effective date of the proposed exercise, which notice shall specify the number of Shares with respect to
which the SAR is being exercised and the effective date of the proposed exercise.
(2) The exercise of a SAR with respect to any number of Shares shall entitle the Participant to receive, from the Corporation, a number of Shares having an
aggregate Market Value equal to the excess of the Market Value of a Share on the effective date of such exercise over the per share SAR Price.
(3) Upon the exercise, the Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise but no later than ten (10) Business Days following such exercise, forthwith
cause the transfer agent and registrar of the Shares to either:
(a)
(b)
deliver to the Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) a certificate in the name of
the Participant representing in the aggregate such number of Shares as the Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be,
of the estate of the Participant) shall be entitled to receive (unless the Participant intends to simultaneously dispose of any such Shares); or
in the case of Shares issued in uncertificated form, cause the issuance of the aggregate number of Shares as the Participant (or the liquidator, executor or
administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) shall be entitled to receive to be evidenced by a book position on the register of the
shareholders of the Corporation to be maintained by the transfer agent and registrar of the Shares.
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Section 6.7 SAR Agreements.
SARs shall be evidenced by a SAR Agreement or included in an Employment Agreement, in such form not inconsistent with the Plan as the Board may from
time to time determine. The SAR Agreement shall contain such terms that may be considered necessary in order that the SAR will comply with any provisions
respecting stock appreciation rights in the income tax or other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which the Participant may from time to time be a
resident or citizen or the rules of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Corporation.
ARTICLE 7
GENERAL CONDITIONS
Section 7.1 General Conditions Applicable to Awards.
Each Award, as applicable, shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Vesting Period. Each Award granted hereunder shall vest in accordance with the terms of the Grant Agreement entered into in respect of such Award. The
Board has the right to accelerate the date upon which any Award becomes exercisable notwithstanding the vesting schedule set forth for such Award,
regardless of any adverse or potentially adverse tax consequence resulting from such acceleration.
Employment. Notwithstanding any express or implied term of this Plan to the contrary, the granting of an Award pursuant to the Plan shall in no way be
construed as a guarantee by the Corporation or a Subsidiary to the Participant of employment or another service relationship with the Corporation or a
Subsidiary. The granting of an Award to a Participant shall not impose upon the Corporation or a Subsidiary any obligation to retain the Participant in its
employ or service in any capacity. Nothing contained in this Plan or in any Award granted under this Plan shall interfere in any way with the rights of the
Corporation or any of its Affiliates in connection with the employment, retention or termination of any such Participant. The loss of existing or potential
profit in Shares underlying Awards granted under this Plan shall not constitute an element of damages in the event of termination of a Participant’s
employment or service in any office or otherwise.
Grant of Awards. Eligibility to participate in this Plan does not confer upon any Eligible Participant any right to be granted Awards pursuant to this Plan.
Granting Awards to any Eligible Participant does not confer upon any Eligible Participant the right to receive nor preclude such Eligible Participant from
receiving any additional Awards at any time. The extent to which any Eligible Participant is entitled to be granted Awards pursuant to this Plan will be
determined in the sole discretion of the Board. Participation in the Plan shall be entirely voluntary and any decision not to participate shall not affect an
Eligible Participant’s relationship or employment with the Corporation or any Subsidiary.
Rights as a Shareholder. Neither the Participant nor such Participant’s personal representatives or legatees shall have any rights whatsoever as shareholder
in respect of any Shares covered by such Participant’s Awards by reason of the grant of such Award until such Award has been duly exercised, as
applicable, and settled and Shares have been issued in respect thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, no adjustment shall be
made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such Shares have been issued.
Conformity to Plan. In the event that an Award is granted or a Grant Agreement is executed which does not conform in all particulars with the provisions
of the Plan, or purports to grant Awards on terms different from those set out in the Plan, the Award or the grant of such Award shall not be in any way void
or invalidated, but the Award so granted will be adjusted to become, in all respects, in conformity with the Plan.
Transferrable Awards. Except as specifically provided in a Grant Agreement approved by the Board, each Award granted under the Plan is personal to the
Participant and shall not be assignable or transferable by the Participant, whether voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or by the laws of
succession of the domicile of the deceased Participant. No Award granted hereunder shall be pledged, hypothecated, charged, transferred, assigned or
otherwise encumbered or disposed of on pain of nullity.
(7)
Participant’s Entitlement. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan or unless the Board permits otherwise, upon any Subsidiary of the Corporation
ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Corporation, Awards previously granted under this Plan
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that, at the time of such change, are held by a Person who is a director, executive officer, employee or consultant of such Subsidiary of the Corporation and
not of the Corporation itself, whether or not then exercisable, shall automatically terminate on the date of such change.
Section 7.2 General Conditions Applicable to Options and SARs.
Each Option or SAR, as applicable, shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) Termination for Cause. Upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant for Cause, any vested or unvested Option or SAR granted to such
Participant shall terminate automatically and become void immediately. For the purposes of the Plan, the determination by the Corporation that the
Participant was discharged for Cause shall be binding on the Participant. “ Cause” shall include, among other things, gross misconduct, theft, fraud, breach of
confidentiality or breach of the Corporation’s codes of conduct and any other reason determined by the Corporation to be cause for termination.
(2) Termination not for Cause. Upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant as a result of his or her employment or service relationship with the
Corporation or a Subsidiary being terminated without Cause, (i) any unvested Option or SAR granted to such Participant shall terminate and become void
immediately and (ii) any vested Option or SAR granted to such Participant may be exercised by such Participant as the rights to exercise accrue. Unless
otherwise determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, such Option or SAR shall only be exercisable within the earlier of thirty (30) days after the
Termination Date, or the expiry date of the Award set forth in the Grant Agreement.
(3) Resignation. Upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant as a result of his or her resignation from the Corporation or a Subsidiary, (i) each
unvested Option or SAR granted to such Participant shall terminate and become void immediately upon resignation and (ii) each exercisable Option or SAR
granted to such Participant will cease to be exercisable on the earlier of the thirty (30) days following the Termination Date and the expiry date of the Award
set forth in the Grant Agreement.
(4) Permanent Disability/Retirement. Upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant by reason of retirement or permanent disability, (i) any unvested
Option or SAR shall terminate and become void immediately, and (ii) any vested Option or SAR shall remain exercisable for a period of ninety (90) days
from the date of retirement or the date on which the Participant ceases his or her employment or service relationship with the Corporation or any Subsidiary
by reason of permanent disability, but not later than the expiry date of the Award set forth in the Grant Agreement, and thereafter any such Option or SAR
shall expire.
(5) Death. Upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant by reason of death, any vested Option or SAR granted to such Participant may be exercised by
the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant for that number of Shares only which such Participant was entitled
to acquire under the respective Options or SARs (the “ Vested Awards”) hereof on the date of such Participant’s death. Such Vested Awards shall only be
exercisable within one (1) year after the Participant’s death or prior to the expiration of the original term of the Options or SARs whichever occurs earlier.
Subj ect to the terms of the applicable Grant Agreement, any Options or SAR that would have vested within twelve (12) months following such Participant’s
death shall be deemed to have vested on such date, and all other Options or SARs will be cancelled on the date of such Participant’s death.
(6) Leave of Absence. Upon a Participant electing a voluntary leave of absence of more than twelve (12) months, including maternity and paternity leaves, the
Board may determine, at its sole discretion but subject to applicable laws, that such Participant’s participation in the Plan shall be terminated, provided that
all vested Options or SARs in the Participant’s Account shall remain outstanding and in effect until the applicable exercise date, or an earlier date determined
by the Board at its sole discretion.
Section 7.3 General Conditions Applicable to RSUs.
Each RSU shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1)
Termination for Cause and Resignation. Upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant for Cause or as a result of his or her resignation from the
Corporation or a Subsidiary, the Participant’s participation in the Plan shall be terminated immediately, all RSUs credited to such Participant’s Account that
have not vested shall be forfeited and cancelled, and the Participant’s rights to Shares or Cash Equivalent or a combination thereof that relate to such
Participant’s unvested RSUs shall be forfeited and cancelled on the Termination Date.
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(2) Death, Leave of Absence or Cessation of Employment or Service Relationship. Except as otherwise determined by the Board from time to time, at its sole
discretion, upon a Participant electing a voluntary leave of absence of more than twelve (12) months, including maternity and paternity leaves, or upon a
Participant ceasing to be Eligible Participant as a result of (i) death, (ii) retirement, (iii) his or her employment or service relationship with the Corporation or
a Subsidiary being terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary for reasons other than for Cause, (iv) his or her employment or service relationship with the
Corporation or a Subsidiary being terminated by reason of injury or disability or (v) becoming eligible to receive long-term disability benefits, the
Participant’s participation in the Plan shall be terminated immediately (provided that, for the Participant becoming eligible to receive long-term disability
benefits, such termination shall occur on the Eligibility Date), provided that all unvested RSUs in the Participant’s Account as of such date relating to a
Restriction Period in progress shall remain outstanding and in effect until the applicable RSU Vesting Determination Date, and
(a) If, on the RSU Vesting Determination Date, the Board determines that the vesting conditions were not met for such RSUs, then all unvested RSUs
credited to such Participant’s Account shall be forfeited and cancelled and the Participant’s rights to Shares or Cash Equivalent or a combination thereof
that relate to such unvested RSUs shall be forfeited and cancelled; and
(b)
If, on the RSU Vesting Determination Date, the Board determines that the vesting conditions were met for such RSUs, the Participant shall be entitled to
receive pursuant to Section 5.5 that number of Shares or Cash Equivalent or a combination thereof equal to the number of RSUs outstanding in the
Participant’s Account in respect of such Restriction Period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of completed
months of service of the Participant with the Corporation or a Subsidiary during the applicable Restriction Period as of the date of the Participant’s
death, retirement, termination or Eligibility Date and the denominator of which shall be equal to the total number of months included in the
applicable Restriction Period (which calculation shall be made on the applicable RSU Vesting Determination Date) and the Corporation shall
distribute such number of Shares or Cash Equivalent or a combination thereof to the Participant or the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the
case may be, of the estate of the Participant, as soon as practicable thereafter, but no later than the end of the Restriction Period, the Corporation
shall debit the corresponding number of RSUs from the Account of such Participant’s or such deceased Participants’, as the case may be, and the
Participant’s rights to all other Shares or Cash Equivalent or a combination thereof that relate to such Participant’s RSUs shall be forfeited and
cancelled;
provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant by reason of retirement, this Section 7.3(2) shall not
apply to a Participant in the event such Participant, directly or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever, alone, through or in connection with any Person, carries
on or becomes employed by, engaged in or otherwise commercially involved in, any activity or business in the apparel industry including the outerwear and
luxury segments of such industry prior to the applicable RSU Vesting Determination Date. In such event, Section 7.3(1) shall apply to such Participant.
Except as expressly provided for in an RSU Agreement, none of the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.3(2), shall apply to a U.S. Resident.
(3) General. For greater certainty, where (i) a Participant’s employment or service relationship with the Corporation or a Subsidiary is terminated pursuant to
Section 7.3(1) or Section 7.3(2) hereof or (ii) a Participant elects for a voluntary leave of absence pursuant to Section 7.3(2) hereof following the satisfaction
of all vesting conditions in respect of particular RSUs but before receipt of the corresponding distribution or payment in respect of such RSUs, the Participant
shall remain entitled to such distribution or payment.
Section 7.4 General Conditions Applicable to Unvested Shares.
Upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, any Unvested Shares that have not vested at such time shall automatically and without
any requirement of notice to such Participant, or other action by or on behalf of the Corporation, be deemed to have been reacquired by the Corporation from such
Participant, and thereafter shall cease to represent any ownership in the Corporation by the Participant or rights of the Participant as a shareholder of the
Corporation. Following such deemed reacquisition, the Participant shall surrender any certificates representing Unvested Shares in such Participant’s possession to
the Corporation upon request without consideration.
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ARTICLE 8
COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. TAX LAWS
Section 8.1 Compliance with Section 162(m) and Other Limits.
(1) To the extent the Board determines that compliance with the Performance Based Exception is desirable with respect to an Award to a Participant who is a
U.S. Resident, Section 8.1 and Section 8.2 shall apply and the Board shall establish the Performance Criteria within the time period required under Section
162(m) and the grant, vesting or payment, as the case may be, of the Award will be conditioned upon the satisfaction of the Performance Criteria as certified
by the Board. The preceding sentence will not apply to an Award eligible (as determined by the Board) for exemption from the limitations of Section 162(m)
by reason of the post-initial public offering transition relief in Section 1.162-27(f) of the Treasury Regulations. The Board may, subject to the terms of the
Plan, amend a previously granted performance Award or take any other action that disqualifies such Award from the performance-based compensation
exception under Section 162(m).
(2)
In the event that changes are made to Section 162(m) to permit flexibility with respect to any Awards available under the Plan, the Board may, subject to this
Section 8.1, make any adjustments to such Awards as it deems appropriate.
(3) The Board shall designate the Participants who are U.S. Residents to be granted Awards intended to satisfy the Performance Based Exception. For Awards
with a Performance Period based on a year, or a period lasting longer than a year, such designation shall occur within the first ninety (90) days of such year or
Performance Period, as applicable. For Awards with a Performance Period lasting less than a year, such designation shall occur on or prior to the date that is
no later than twenty-five percent (25%) through the duration of the relevant Performance Period. The opportunity to be granted an Award intended to satisfy
the Performance Based Exception shall be evidenced by a Grant Agreement in such form as the Board may approve.
(4) With respect to Awards intended to satisfy the Performance Based Exception, the Board shall establish Performance Criteria for the applicable Performance
Period (which may be the same or different for some or all Eligible Participants who are U.S. Residents) and may establish the threshold, target and/or
maximum incentive opportunity or vesting provisions for each Participant for the attainment of specified threshold, target and/or maximum Performance
Criteria. Performance Criteria, incentive opportunities and vesting provisions shall be set forth in the applicable Grant Agreement, and may be weighted for
different factors and measures as the Board may determine.
(5) Prior to the payment of cash or delivery of Shares in connection with any Award that is intended to satisfy the Performance Based Exception, the Board shall
determine and certify in writing the degree of attainment of Performance Criteria. The Board reserves the discretion to reduce (but not below zero) the
amount of an individual’s payment or Share entitlement below the amount that might otherwise be due based on the degree of attainment of Performance
Criteria. The determination of the Board to reduce (or not to pay) an individual shall not affect the maximum amount payable to any other individual. No
amount shall be payable in respect of an Award intended to qualify for the Performance Based Exception unless at least the established Performance Criteria
(if any) is attained.
(6) Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 8.1, to the extent the Board determines that compliance with the Performance Based Exception is desirable with
respect to an Award, then (a) to the extent the Board administers the Plan, the Plan shall be administered by only those directors of the Corporation who are
“Independent” and (b) no Participant shall receive any payment under the Plan unless the Board has certified, by resolution or other appropriate action in
writing, that the Performance Criteria and any other material terms previously established by the Board or set forth in the Plan, have been satisfied to the
extent necessary to qualify as “qualified performance based compensation” under Section 162(m). For purposes of qualifying any Award hereunder as
exempt from Section 162(m), “Independent”, when referring to the members of the Board shall mean meeting the requirements to qualify as an “outside
director” under Section 1. 1 62-27(e)(3) of the Treasury Regulations.
Section 8.2 Performance Based Exception Under Section 162(m).
(1) Subject to Section 8.2(4), unless and until the Board proposes for a stockholders vote and stockholders approve a change in the general Performance Criteria,
for Awards (other than Options and SARs) designed to qualify for the Performance Based Exception, the objective Performance Criteria shall be based upon
one or more of the performance measures set forth in the definition of “Performance Criteria” set forth in Section 1.1.
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(2) For Awards intended to comply with the Performance Based Exception, the Board shall set the Performance Criteria within the time period prescribed by
Section 162(m). The levels of performance required with respect to Performance Criteria may be expressed in absolute or relative levels and may be based
upon a set increase, set positive result, maintenance of the status quo, set decrease or set negative result. Performance Criteria may differ for Awards to
different Participants. The Board shall specify the weighting (which may be the same or different for multiple objectives) to be given to each Performance
Criteria for purposes of determining the final amount payable with respect to any such Award. Any one or more of the Performance Criteria may apply to the
Participant, a department, unit, division or function within the Corporation or any one or more Affiliates or the Corporation as a whole; and may apply either
alone or relative to the performance of other businesses or individuals (including industry or general market indices).
(3) The Board shall have the discretion to adjust the determinations of the degree of attainment of the pre-established Performance Criteria; provided that Awards
which are designed to qualify for the Performance Based Exception may not (unless the Board determines to amend the Award so that it no longer qualified
for the Performance Based Exception) be adjusted upward (the Board shall retain the discretion to adjust such Awards downward). To the extent consistent
with the requirements for satisfying the Performance Based Exception under Section 162(m), the Board, or a committee of the Board that satisfies the
requirements of Section 1.162-27(e)(3) of the Treasury Regulations, may provide in the case of any Award intended to qualify for such exception that one or
more of the Performance Criteria applicable to an Award will be adjusted in an objectively determinable manner to reflect event (such as, the impact of
charges for restructurings, discontinued operations, mergers, acquisitions, extraordinary items, and other unusual or non-recurring items, and the cumulative
effects of tax or accounting changes, each as defined by generally accepted accounting principles) occurring during the Performance Period of such Award
that affect the applicable Performance Criteria. The Board may not, unless the Board determines to amend the Award so that it no longer qualifies for the
Performance Based Exception, delegate any responsibility with respect to Awards intended to qualify for the Performance Based Exception; provided,
however, that the Board may delegate such responsibility to a committee of the Board that satisfies the requirements of Section 1.162-27(e)(3). All
determinations by the Board or such committee as to the achievement of the Performance Criteria shall be in writing prior to payment of the Award.
(4)
In the event that applicable laws, rules or regulations change to permit the Board discretion to alter the governing Performance Criteria without obtaining
stockholder approval of such changes, and still qualify for the Performance Based Exception, the Board shall have sole discretion to make such changes
without obtaining stockholder approval.
Section 8.3 Incentive Stock Options.
Each Option granted to a U.S. Resident shall be designated in the Grant Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Any
Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option: (a) shall be granted only to a Participant who is an employee of the Corporation or Subsidiary; (b) in the case of
an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns shares of the Corporation representing more than
ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of shares of the Corporation or any parent or subsidiary, shall be granted with an Option Price that is not less
than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Market Value of a Share on the date of grant; (c) shall not have an aggregate Market Value (determined for each
Incentive Stock Option at the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any
calendar year (under the Plan and any other employee stock option plan of the Corporation or any parent or subsidiary), determined in accordance with the
provisions of Section 422 of the Code, that exceeds $100,000; and (d) shall have a term not exceeding ten (10) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as
may be provided in the Grant Agreement and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is
granted, owns shares of the Corporation representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of shares of the Corporation or any parent or
subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Grant Agreement.
No Incentive Stock Options may be granted under the Plan after the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of the earlier of the effective date of the Plan or the date the Plan was
approved by the Board.
Section 8.4 Section 409A.
(1) Without limiting the generality of this Section 8.4, each Award will contain such terms as the Board determines, and will be construed and administered, such
that the Award either qualifies for an exemption from the requirements of Section 409A or satisfies such requirements.
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(2) Notwithstanding Section 8.1 and Section 8.2 of this Plan or any other provision of this Plan or any Grant Agreement to the contrary, the Board may
unilaterally amend, modify or terminate the Plan or any outstanding Award, including but not limited to changing the form of the Award, if the Board
determines that such amendment, modification or termination is necessary or advisable to avoid the imposition of an additional tax, interest or penalty under
Section 409A.
(3)
If a Participant is deemed on the date of the Participant’s termination of employment or other service relationship with the Corporation or a Subsidiary to be a
“specified employee” within the meaning of that term under Section 409A(a)(2)(B), then, with regard to any payment that is considered nonqualified deferred
compensation under Section 409A, to the extent applicable, payable on account of a “separation from service”, such payment will be made or provided on the
date that is the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of such “separation from service” and (ii) the date of the
Participant’s death (the “ Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments delayed pursuant to this Section 8.4(3) (whether they would
have otherwise been payable in a single lump sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) will be paid on the first Business Day following the
expiration of the Delay Period in a lump sum and any remaining payments due under the Award will be paid in accordance with the normal payment dates
specified for them in the applicable Grant Agreement.
(4) For purposes of Section 409A, each payment made under this Plan will be treated as a separate payment.
ARTICLE 9
ADJUSTMENTS AND AMENDMENTS
Section 9.1 Adjustment to Shares Subject to Outstanding Awards.
At any time after the grant of an Award to a Participant and prior to the expiration of the term of such Award or the forfeiture or cancellation of such Award,
in the event of (i) any subdivision of the Shares into a greater number of Shares, (ii) any consolidation of Shares into a lesser number of Shares, (iii) any
reclassification, reorganization or other change affecting the Shares, (iv) any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another
corporation, or (iv) any distribution to all holders of Shares or other securities in the capital of the Corporation, of cash, evidences of indebtedness or other assets of
the Corporation (excluding an ordinary course dividend in cash or shares, but including for greater certainty shares or equity interests in a subsidiary or business
unit of the Corporation or one of its subsidiaries or cash proceeds of the disposition of such a subsidiary or business unit) or any transaction or change having a
similar effect, then the Board shall in its sole discretion, subject to the required approval of any Stock Exchange, determine the appropriate adjustments or
substitutions to be made in such circumstances in order to maintain the economic rights of the Participant in respect of such Award in connection with such
occurrence or change, including, without limitation:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
adjustments to the exercise price of such Award without any change in the total price applicable to the unexercised portion of the Award;
adjustments to the number of Shares to which the Participant is entitled upon exercise of such Award;
adjustments permitting the immediate exercise of any outstanding Awards that are not otherwise exercisable; or
adjustments to the number of kind of Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan.
Section 9.2 Change of Control.
Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, in the event of a potential Change of Control, the Board shall have the power, in its sole discretion, to
modify the terms of this Plan and/or the Awards (including, for greater certainty, to cause the vesting of all unvested Awards) to assist the Participants to tender
into a take-over bid or participating in any other transaction leading to a Change of Control. For greater certainty, in the event of a take-over bid or any other
transaction leading to a Change of Control, the Board shall have the power, in its sole discretion, to (i) provide that any or all Awards shall thereupon terminate,
provided that any such outstanding Awards that have vested shall remain exercisable until consummation of such Change of Control, and (ii) permit Participants to
conditionally exercise their Options and SARs, such conditional exercise to be conditional upon the take-up by such offeror of the Shares or other securities
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over bid in accordance with the terms of such take-over bid (or the effectiveness of such other transaction leading to a Change of Control). If, however, the
potential Change of Control referred to in this Section 9.2 is not completed within the time specified therein (as the same may be extended), then notwithstanding
this Section 9.2 or the definition of “Change of Control”: (i) any conditional exercise of vested Options and/or SARs shall be deemed to be null, void and of no
effect, and such conditionally exercised Awards shall for all purposes be deemed not to have been exercised, (ii) Shares which were issued pursuant to exercise of
Options and/or SARs which vested pursuant to this Section 9.2 shall be returned by the Participant to the Corporation and reinstated as authorized but unissued
Shares, and (iii) the original terms applicable to Awards which vested pursuant to this Section 9.2 shall be reinstated.
Section 9.3 Amendment or Discontinuance of the Plan.
(1) The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, or from time to time amend or revise the terms of the Plan or any granted Award without the
consent of the Participants provided that such suspension, termination, amendment or revision shall:
(a)
(b)
(c)
not adversely alter or impair the rights of any Participant, without the consent of such Participant except as permitted by the provisions of the Plan;
be in compliance with applicable law and with the prior approval, if required, of the shareholders of the Corporation, the TSX, the NYSE or any other
regulatory body having authority over the Corporation; and
be subject to shareholder approval, where required by law or the requirements of the TSX and the NYSE, provided that the Board may, from time to
time, in its absolute discretion and without approval of the shareholders of the Corporation make the following amendments to this Plan:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
any amendment to the vesting provision, if applicable, or assignability provisions of the Awards;
any amendment to the expiration date of an Award that does not extend the terms of the Award past the original date of expiration of such
Award;
any amendment regarding the effect of termination of a Participant’s employment or engagement;
any amendment which accelerates the date on which any Option or SAR may be exercised under the Plan;
any amendment to the definition of an Eligible Participant under the Plan;
any amendment necessary to comply with applicable law or the requirements of the TSX, the NYSE or any other regulatory body;
any amendment of a “housekeeping” nature, including to clarify the meaning of an existing provision of the Plan, correct or supplement any
provision of the Plan that is inconsistent with any other provision of the Plan, correct any grammatical or typographical errors or amend the
definitions in the Plan;
any amendment regarding the administration of the Plan;
any amendment to add provisions permitting the grant of Awards settled otherwise than with Shares issued from treasury, a form of financial
assistance or clawback, and any amendment to a provision permitting the grant of Awards settled otherwise than with Shares issued from
treasury, a form of financial assistance or clawback which is adopted; and
(x)
any other amendment that does not require the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation under Section 9.3 (2).
(2) Notwithstanding Section 9.3(1), the Board shall be required to obtain shareholder approval to make the following amendments:
(a)
(b)
any increase to the maximum number of Shares issuable under the Plan, except in the event of an adjustment pursuant to Article 9;
except in the case of an adjustment pursuant to Article 9, any amendment which reduces the exercise price of an Option or SAR or any cancellation of
an Option or SAR and replacement of such Option or SAR with an Option or SAR with a lower exercise price, to the extent such reduction or
replacement benefits an Insider;
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(c)
(d)
any amendment which extends the expiry date of any Award, or the Restriction Period of any RSU beyond the original expiry date or Restriction Period
to the extent such amendment benefits an Insider;
any amendment which increases the maximum number of Shares that may be (i) issuable to Insiders at any time; or (ii) issued to Insiders under the Plan
and any other proposed or established Share Compensation Arrangement in a one-year period, except in case of an adjustment pursuant to Article 9; and
(e)
any amendment to the amendment provisions of the Plan;
provided that Shares held directly or indirectly by Insiders benefiting from the amendments shall be excluded when obtaining such shareholder approval.
(3) The Board may, by resolution, advance the date on which any Award may be exercised or payable or, subject to applicable regulatory provisions, including
any rules of a Stock Exchange or shareholder approval requirements of Section 409A, extend the expiration date of any Award, in the manner to be set forth
in such resolution provided that the period during which an Option or a SAR is exercisable or RSU is outstanding does not exceed ten (10) years from the
date such Option or SAR is granted in the case of Options and SARs and three (3) years after the calendar year in which the award is granted in the case of
RSUs. The Board shall not, in the event of any such advancement or extension, be under any obligation to advance or extend the date on or by which any
Option or SAR may be exercised or RSU may be outstanding by any other Participant.
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Use of an Administrative Agent and Trustee.
The Board may in its sole discretion appoint from time to time one or more entities to act as administrative agent or trustee to administer the Awards granted
under the Plan and to act as trustee to hold and administer the assets that may be held in respect of Awards granted under the Plan, the whole in accordance with
the terms and conditions determined by the Board in its sole discretion. The Corporation and the administrative agent will maintain records showing the number of
Awards granted to each Participant under the Plan.
Section 10.2 Tax Withholding.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, all distributions, delivery of Shares or payments to a Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or
administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) under the Plan shall be made net of applicable taxes and source deductions. If the event
giving rise to the withholding obligation involves an issuance or delivery of Shares, then, the withholding obligation may be satisfied by (a) having the
Participant elect to have the appropriate number of such Shares sold by the Corporation, the Corporation’s transfer agent and registrar or any trustee
appointed by the Corporation pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof, on behalf of and as agent for the Participant as soon as permissible and practicable, with the
proceeds of such sale being delivered to the Corporation, which will in turn remit such amounts to the appropriate governmental authorities, or (b) any other
mechanism as may be required or appropriate to conform with local tax and other rules.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 10.2(1), the applicable tax withholdings may be waived where a Participant other than a U.S. Resident directs in writing that a
payment be made directly to the Participant’s registered retirement savings plan in circumstances to which subsection 100(3) of the regulations made under
the Tax Act apply.
Section 10.3 Clawback.
Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, any Award which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation or stock exchange listing
requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing
requirement (or any policy adopted by the Corporation pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement). Without limiting
the
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generality of the foregoing, the Board may provide in any case that outstanding Awards (whether or not vested or exercisable) and the proceeds from the exercise
or disposition of Awards or Shares acquired under Awards will be subject to forfeiture and disgorgement to the Corporation, with interest and other related
earnings, if the Participant to whom the Award was granted violates (i) a non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality or other restrictive covenant by which
he or she is bound, or (ii) any policy adopted by the Corporation applicable to the Participant that provides for forfeiture or disgorgement with respect to incentive
compensation that includes Awards under the Plan. In addition, the Board may require forfeiture and disgorgement to the Corporation of outstanding Awards and
the proceeds from the exercise or disposition of Awards or Shares acquired under Awards, with interest and other related earnings, to the extent required by law or
applicable stock exchange listing standards, including, without limitation, Section 1 0D of the Exchange Act, and any related policy adopted by the Corporation.
Each Participant, by accepting or being deemed to have accepted an Award under the Plan, agrees to cooperate fully with the Board, and to cause any and all
permitted transferees of the Participant to cooperate fully with the Board, to effectuate any forfeiture or disgorgement required hereunder. Neither the Board nor
the Corporation nor any other person, other than the Participant and his or her permitted transferees, if any, will be responsible for any adverse tax or other
consequences to a Participant or his or her permitted transferees, if any, that may arise in connection with this Section 10.3.
Section 10.4 Securities Law Compliance.
(1) The Plan (including any amendments to it), the terms of the grant of any Award under the Plan, the grant of any Award and exercise of any Option or SAR,
and the Corporation’s obligation to sell and deliver Shares in respect of any Awards, shall be subject to all applicable federal, provincial, state and foreign
laws, rules and regulations, the rules and regulations of applicable Stock Exchanges and to such approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as may,
as determined by the Corporation, be required. The Corporation shall not be obliged by any provision of the Plan or the grant of any Award hereunder to
issue, sell or deliver Shares in violation of such laws, rules and regulations or any condition of such approvals.
(2) No Awards shall be granted, and no Shares shall be issued, sold or delivered hereunder, where such grant, issue, sale or delivery would require registration of
the Plan or of the Shares under the securities laws of any foreign jurisdiction (other than Canada and the United States) or the filing of any prospectus for the
qualification of same thereunder, and any purported grant of any Award or purported issue or sale of Shares hereunder in violation of this provision shall be
void.
(3) The Corporation shall have no obligation to issue any Shares pursuant to this Plan unless upon official notice of issuance such Shares shall have been duly
listed with a Stock Exchange. Shares issued, sold or delivered to Participants under the Plan may be subject to limitations on sale or resale under applicable
securities laws.
(4)
If Shares cannot be issued to a Participant upon the exercise of an Option or a SAR due to legal or regulatory restrictions, the obligation of the Corporation to
issue such Shares shall terminate and any funds paid to the Corporation in connection with the exercise of such Option or SAR will be returned to the
applicable Participant as soon as practicable.
Section 10.5 Reorganization of the Corporation.
The existence of any Awards shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Corporation or its shareholders to make or authorize any adjustment,
reclassification, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Corporation’s capital structure or its business, or any amalgamation, combination, merger or
consolidation involving the Corporation or to create or issue any bonds, debentures, shares or other securities of the Corporation or the rights and conditions
attaching thereto or to affect the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other
corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar nature or otherwise.
Section 10.6 Quotation of Shares.
So long as the Shares are listed on one or more Stock Exchanges, the Corporation must apply to such Stock Exchange or Stock Exchanges for the listing or
quotation, as applicable, of the Shares underlying the Awards granted under the Plan, however, the Corporation cannot guarantee that such Shares will be listed or
quoted on any Stock Exchange.
Section 10.7 No Fractional Shares.
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No fractional Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of any Option or SAR granted under the Plan and, accordingly, if a Participant would become entitled
to a fractional Share upon the exercise of such Option or SAR, or from an adjustment permitted by the terms of this Plan, such Participant shall only have the right
to purchase the next lowest whole number of Shares, and no payment or other adjustment will be made with respect to the fractional interest so disregarded.
Section 10.8 Governing Laws.
The Plan and all matters to which reference is made herein shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and
the laws of Canada applicable therein.
Section 10.9 Severability.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision and any invalid or
unenforceable provision shall be severed from the Plan.
Section 10.10 Effective Date of the Plan
The Plan was approved by the Board and shall take effect on March 13, 2017.
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EXHIBIT A
CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS INC.
FORM OF OPTION AGREEMENT
This option agreement (this “ Option Agreement”) evidences an award of Options granted by Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (the “ Corporation”) to the
undersigned (the “ Participant”) pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “ Plan”),
which is incorporated herein by reference and forms an integral part of this Option Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings given to them in the Plan. Certain provisions of the Plan are reproduced or summarized herein for your convenience; however, this Option
Agreement is not comprehensive.
Section 1.1 Grant of Options
(1) The Corporation confirms that the Participant has been granted Options under the Plan on the following basis, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan:
Date of Grant
Number of Options
Option Price (C$)
Vesting Schedule (including Performance Criteria) Option Term
Type of Options (U.S. Participant)
(2) Attached hereto and forming an integral part of this Option Agreement as Schedule A is a Form of Election to Exercise that the Participant may use to
exercise any of his or her Options in accordance with the Plan at any time and from time to time prior to the expiry of the Option Term of such Options,
subject to any vesting or other applicable conditions. Such notice shall be delivered at the Corporation’s registered office to the attention of the Corporate
Secretary of the Corporation or any other individual that the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation may from time to time designate.
(3)
If the Participant has executed and become a party to a non-competition or a non-solicitation agreement with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, the
Participant’s rights hereunder shall be subject to the restrictive covenants and other provisions contained in that agreement. Where the Participant is
determined by the Board in its sole and absolute discretion to have breached any such restrictive covenant, all outstanding Options shall terminate and be
forfeited immediately; provided, however, that the foregoing will not limit the application of the provisions contained in the Plan and in this Option
Agreement.
(4) Any exercise of Options by the Participant shall be made in accordance with the Corporation’s insider trading policy. Should the expiry date of any Option
Term fall within a Black-Out Period or within nine (9) Business Days following the expiration of a Black-Out Period, such expiry date shall be automatically
extended without any further act or formality to that date which is the tenth (10th) Business Day after the end of the Black-Out Period, such tenth (1 0th)
Business Day to be considered the expiry date for such Options for all purposes under the Plan.
Section 1.2 Transferrable Option
Each Option granted under the Plan is personal to the Participant and shall not be assignable or transferable by the Participant, whether voluntarily or by
operation of law, except by will or by the laws of succession of the domicile of the deceased Participant. No Option granted hereunder shall be pledged,
hypothecated, charged, transferred, assigned or otherwise encumbered or disposed of on pain of nullity.
Section 1.3 Acknowledgments
By accepting this Option Agreement, the Participant represents, warrants and acknowledges that (i) he or she has read and understands the Plan and agrees to
the terms and conditions thereof and of this Option Agreement; (ii) his or her participation in the trade and acceptance of the Options is voluntary; (iii) he or she
has not been induced to participate in the Plan by expectation of engagement, appointment, employment, continued engagement, continued appointment or
continued employment, as applicable, with the Corporation or its Affiliates; and (iv) neither the Participant nor the Participant’s personal representatives or
legatees shall have any rights whatsoever as shareholder in respect of any Shares covered by the Participant’s Options by reason of the grant of such Options until
such Options has been duly exercised and Shares have been issued in respect thereof. By accepting this Option Agreement, the Participant agrees that the Plan, this
Option Agreement as well as any notice, document or instrument relating thereto be drawn up in English only. Par l’acceptation de ce contrat, le
participant reconnait avoir convenu que le régime incitatif de la société, ce contrat, ainsi que tout autre avis, acte ou document s ’y rattachant soient rédigés en
anglais seulement.
Section 1.4 Governing Law
This Option Agreement and all matters to which reference is made herein shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of
Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
Section 1.5 Counterparts
This Option Agreement may be executed and delivered in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile, email or other electronic means), each of
which is deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together constitute one and the same agreement.
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Accepted and agreed to this day of _________, 20___
Corporation:
CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS INC.
Participant:
Address:
By:
Name:
Title:
Signature of Participant
Name of Participant (Please Print)
SCHEDULE A
FORM OF ELECTION TO EXERCISE OPTIONS
TO: CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS INC. (the “Corporation”)
I, the undersigned option holder, hereby irrevocably elect to exercise Options granted by the Corporation to me pursuant to an Option Agreement dated
_________, 20__ under Canada Goose Holdings Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “ Plan”), for the number of Shares set forth below. Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Plan.
I hereby elect to surrender my Options, in whole or in part, in accordance with Sections 4.6 of the Plan:
Number of Shares to be Acquired:
Option Price (per Share):
Aggregate Option Price:
Amount Enclosed:
$
$
$
and hereby tender a certified cheque, bank draft or other form of payment confirmed as acceptable by the Corporation for such aggregate exercise price, and, if
applicable, all source deductions, and direct such Shares to be registered in the name of:
I hereby agree to file or cause the Corporation to file on my behalf, on a timely basis, all insider reports and other reports that I may be required to file under
applicable securities laws. I understand that this request to exercise my Options is irrevocable.
DATED this __ day of______, 20__.
Signature of Option holder
Name of Option holder (Please Print)
February 6, 2018
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
Jonathan Sinclair
Dear Jonathan:
We are pleased to offer you the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Canada Goose Inc. and Canada
Goose Holdings Inc. (“CG” or the “Company”) effective on a date to be mutually agreed upon (“Start Date”), in accordance with
the terms and conditions set out in this letter of agreement (the “Agreement”). It is understood that you will start as soon as
reasonably possible after you are released from your existing employer. In this role, you will report to the President & Chief
Executive Officer. In addition, you will be appointed as a corporate officer of CG.
Terms of Your Employment Include:
Salary: Your base salary will be $760,000 CAD per annum and will be deposited on a bi-weekly basis via electronic funds
transfer to your bank account. Annual salaries are reviewed each year during our Fiscal Year End Performance Management and
Development Process.
Annual Bonus Plan: You will be eligible to participate in our Annual Bonus Plan at a participation rate of 45% of your annual
base salary. Eligibility and pay out for this plan is based on individual and company performance and is governed by the
guidelines of the plan document. The award of any bonus is solely in CG’s discretion. You must be an active employee as
defined in the Canada Goose Annual Bonus Plan in order to receive payment from the bonus plan. The bonus pay out for the
Company’s fiscal year you commence your employment will be prorated. In the event that there is any conflict between this
clause and clause 4 on Termination, clause 4 shall take precedence.
Signing Bonuses: After commencement of your employment and subject to Board approval and applicable blackout periods,
you will receive:(a) a grant of stock options with a term of 10 years (“Options”) valued at $1,175,000 CAD and vesting over four
years with one fourth of the Options vesting every 12-month anniversary of the date of the grant; and (b) a grant of restricted
share units (“RSUs”) valued at $825,000 CAD and vesting over three years with one third of the RSUs vesting every 12-month
anniversary of the date of grant.
The Options and the RSUs will be evidenced in separate award agreements and be governed by and entirely subject to the
terms of the Company’s Omnibus Incentive Plan including, without limitation, all provisions thereof relating to cessation of
employment. The value attributable to the grants of Options and RSUs will be determined according to the Company’s internal
policies and procedures.
In addition, in the event that your employment with CG commences on or prior to June 18, 2018, you will receive a cash signing
bonus of up to $450,000 CAD less statutory taxes and deductions payable on the Start Date (“Cash Signing Bonus”); equivalent
to the value of the bonus earned at
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your current employer due to be paid in March and June respectively, it being understood that the Cash Signing Bonus will be
offset by any bonus payments you receive from your current employer and will be converted to CAD at the applicable rate at
time of payment, and adjusted, if applicable, for disparity in tax rates between jurisdictions. You further agree and understand
that in the event that your employment with CG commences after June 18, 2018, the Cash Signing Bonus will be reduced by
50% and any offset bonus payments received from your current employer shall equally be reduced by 50%, subject to the same
conversion mechanics as are described above. Finally, in the event your employment is terminated by CG for cause, or you
resign or provide notice of your resignation from your employment (other than for good reason), in all cases within 12 months
following the Start Date, the entirety of the Cash Signing Bonus shall be repayable by you, and you hereby agree that CG may
offset any such amount from any amounts CG owes to you, as the case may be, at the time of termination.
Relocation Benefits: You will receive relocation benefits as outlined in Schedule A – Relocation Benefits, attached.
Long Term Incentive Plan: You are eligible to participate in the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) of the Company, which
currently provides for the grant of stock options under the Omnibus Incentive Plan at a rate consistent with your level in the
organization. Your level of participation will initially correspond to a LTIP grant equal to 80% of your annual base salary
calculated in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures. Awards are granted in the first half of the fiscal year, with
approval of the Board of Directors, and are governed by the LTIP, the Omnibus Incentive Plan and the associated Company’s
policies and procedures, which may be amended or terminated from time to time by the Company in its sole discretion. Further
plan documentation will be provided under separate cover.
Your first annual LTIP to be granted after the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019 will be prorated as applicable based on the date
of commencement of your employment in such fiscal year.
Vacation: You are entitled to 4 weeks of vacation per calendar year. Should you not complete any full calendar year of
employment any vacation monies paid out to you which have not been earned will be deducted from your final pay. The
Company acknowledges that you have scheduled vacation from 2-9 September inclusive.
Benefits: You will be eligible to participate in CG’s executive benefit plan effective from your Start Date. All benefit premiums
are paid 100% by CG except for the Long Term Disability, which is paid 100% by you. The premium for LTD is calculated on
your base salary and will be deducted from your bi-weekly pay. You are also eligible for an annual Comprehensive Health
Assessment at the Medcan Clinic. CG reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to alter or eliminate any benefits or to change
benefits providers. In addition to the foregoing and subject to required health exams, Canada Goose will pay for a life insurance
policy with a payout equal to one year of your base salary.
Retirement Savings Program: You will be eligible to participate in CG’s salaried employee RRSP/DPSP program effective
from your Start Date. The Company will match individual biweekly contributions made to your RRSP up to a maximum of 3%
base salary.
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Employee Purchase Plan: You are entitled to 3 complimentary jackets each calendar year as well as 4 jackets each calendar
year at 50% off MSRP. You are also eligible to participate in CG’s Employee Purchase Plan. This benefit is designed to assist you
with purchasing CG products at a reduced rate for you and your immediate family. You will not be entitled to any cash
compensation in lieu of this benefit.
Employee Policy Manual: You were provided with a copy of CG’s current employee policy manual. You agree that you will
adhere to all CG policies, guidelines, systems and procedures. CG reserves the right to change the provisions of any of these at
any time.
Expenses: All of your reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses will be reimbursed by CG upon receipt of appropriate
documentation of such actually incurred expenditure. Any major expenses must be authorized in advance.
Immigration Status : Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, you hereby agree and understand that, as a
condition to your employment and continued employment with CG, you must at all times retain the appropriate status to work in
Canada or hold a valid work permit, as the case may be, as required under the Immigration and Refugee Protection
Regulations, 2002 of Canada or any other applicable law or regulation. In that context, if at any time during your employment
your status changes and you are unable to qualify for another status permitting you to work in Canada, you hereby accept and
understand that your employment will terminate immediately without any notice, payment in lieu of notice or any other
indemnity whatsoever, except as otherwise required under applicable employment standards legislation.
Confidential Information: The term "Confidential Information" means information and data not known generally outside CG.
Concerning CG’s business and technical information, including, without limitation, information relating to Inventions, as defined
below, customer lists, pricing policies, lists of suppliers, patents, trademarks, payment terms, terms of sale including special
customer discounts or concessions, customer sales volumes, marketing knowledge and/or information, production knowledge
and/or information, knowledge and/or information regarding CG competitors.
It is understood that Confidential Information does not include:
(a)
(b)
information which is or becomes generally available to the public or within the industry through no act or
omission on your part; or
information which is required to be disclosed pursuant to any statute, regulation, order, subpoena or document
discovery request, provided that you shall, as soon as practicable, give CG prior written notice of such required
disclosure in order to afford CG an opportunity to seek a protective order (it being agreed that if a protective
order is not sought or obtained in such circumstances, you may disclose such information without liability).
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You agree that all Confidential Information is the property of CG and shall remain so and that the disclosure of any Confidential
Information would be highly detrimental to the best interests of CG and could severely damage the economic interests of CG
Except as otherwise herein provided, you agree that during the Term and thereafter, you will hold in strictest confidence, and
will take all necessary precautions against unauthorized disclosure of, and will not use or disclose to any person, firm or
corporation, without the written authorization of CG, any of the Confidential Information, except as such use or disclosure may
be required in connection with your work for CG hereunder. You understand that this Agreement applies to computerized and
electronic, as well as written information.
Upon and following the termination of this Agreement, you agree that you will not take with you any Confidential Information
that is in written, computerized, machine-readable, model, sample, or other form capable of physical delivery, without the prior
written consent of CG. You also agree that, upon the termination of this Agreement, you shall deliver promptly and return to CG
all such materials, along with all other property of CG in your possession, custody or control and you shall make no further use
of same. Should you discover any such items after the termination of this Agreement; you agree to return them promptly to CG
without retaining copies of any kind.
Inventions: The term "Inventions" means any intellectual property including without limitation, all technological innovations,
discoveries, inventions, designs, formulae, know-how, tests, performance data, processes, production methods, software,
improvements to all such property and the like, regardless of whether or not patentable, copyrightable, or subject to trade-mark
and further includes any recorded material, notes or records defining, describing or illustrating any such intellectual property.
With respect to any and all Inventions which you, either by yourself alone or together with others, make, conceive, originate,
devise, discover, develop or produce, in whole or in part, during the period of your employment with CG hereunder or during, in
whole or in part, the 12 month period after your employment hereunder and which such Inventions arise or relate, directly or
indirectly, to your performance of your obligations under this Agreement delivered hereunder, you agree:
(a)
(b)
(c)
to keep notes and written records of any such work, which records shall be provided to CG and made available at
all times for the purposes of evaluation and use in obtaining patents, trademarks or copyrights or as a protective
procedure;
to disclose fully and promptly to CG any and all such Inventions, regardless of whether or not made, conceived,
originated, devised, discovered, developed or produced by you or others on your behalf either during your
working hours or in connection with the work assigned to you by CG;
that all models, instructions, drawings, blueprints, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks, books, memoranda,
reports, software code listings, or other writings made by you or which may come into your possession during the
Term of this Agreement and which relate in any way to or embody any Confidential Information or relate to your
employment hereunder or any activity or business of CG, shall be the exclusive property of CG and shall be kept
on CG premises, except when required
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(d)
(e)
elsewhere in connection with any activity of CG and shall be available to representatives of CG at all times for the
purpose of evaluation and use in obtaining patents, trademarks or copyrights or other protective procedures;
that CG is and shall be the sole owner of all intellectual and industrial property rights in any and all such
Inventions and that you hereby irrevocably assign and agree to assign all right, title and interest in such
Inventions to CG or its nominee without any additional compensation to it and that you will sign all applications
for, and assignments of, patents, trademarks, copyright or other interests therein required by CG and that you
will sign all other writings and perform all other acts necessary or convenient to carry out the terms of this
Agreement;
that these obligations under this Article shall continue beyond the termination of your employment with respect to
Inventions conceived or made by you during the period of and in connection with this engagement and for the 12
month period after your employment ceases and shall be binding upon your assigns, executors, administrators
and other legal representatives; and
(f)
to irrevocably waive any and all of your moral rights in any such Inventions.
Non-Solicitation: You hereby agree that during your employment and for twelve (12) months following the termination of
your employment:
(a)
(b)
(c)
you will not, on your own behalf or on behalf of any Person (as defined below), whether directly or indirectly, in
any capacity whatsoever, alone, through or in connection with any Person, for any purpose which is in
competition, in whole or in part, with the Business (as defined below), solicit any Customer (as defined below) or
procure to assist in the soliciting of any Customer;
you will not, on your own behalf or on behalf of any Person, whether directly or indirectly, in any capacity
whatsoever, alone, through or in connection with any Person, interfere or attempt to interfere with the Business
or persuade or attempt to persuade any Customer to discontinue or adversely alter such Person's relationship
with CG;
you will not, on your own behalf or on behalf of any Person, whether directly or indirectly, in any capacity
whatsoever, alone, through or in connection with any Person, employ, offer employment to or solicit the
employment or service of or otherwise entice away from the employment or service of CG, any individual who is
employed by CG or any Person whose consulting services are retained by CG at the time of the termination of
your employment or who was employed by CG or whose services were retained by CG in the six month period
preceding the termination of your employment, whether or not such Person would commit any breach of his or
her contract of employment or services agreement by reason of leaving the service of CG.
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Non-Competition: You hereby agree that during your employment and for twelve (12) months following the termination of
your employment you will not, on your own behalf or on behalf of any Person, whether directly or indirectly, in the Same or
Similar Capacity (as defined below), alone, through or in connection with any Person, carry on or be employed by, be engaged
in, consult with or advise, permit your name to be used or employed by, own shares in the capital, lend money to or guarantee
the debts of any business which is in competition, in whole or in part, with the Business, in all or part of the Territory. In
addition you hereby agree that during your employment and for twelve (12) months following the termination of your
employment you will not agree to be employed or consult for the following competitive brands anywhere in the world: Moncler,
Moose Knuckles, Mackage, Patagonia, Nobis, The North Face, Colmar, CMFR, HBC, Roots, Arcteryx, Woods, Sierra Designs,
Carhartt, G-Lab, Woolrich, Duvettica, Parajumpers, Herno, Stone Island, Museum and Alpha Industries and such other brands as
Canada Goose may from time to time designate in writing as being competitive.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meaning:
" Business " means manufacturing, distribution, marketing and sale of outerwear and related accessories.
" Customer " means any Person (excluding retail customers) who, during your employment, and in the case of termination,
has in the twelve (12) months preceding the date of termination of your employment hereunder for any reason, purchased from
CG, with your assistance, any product or services produced, sold, licensed, or distributed by CG in respect of the Business.
" Person " means an individual, corporation, company, cooperative, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, entity with
juridical personality or governmental authority or body; and pronouns which refer to a Person shall have a similarly extended
meaning.
" Same or Similar Capacity " shall mean:
1.
the same or similar capacity or function in which you worked for CG at any time during the last two (2) years of your
employment;
2. any executive or managerial capacity; and/or
3. any other capacity, where your knowledge of confidential information could provide a competitive advantage to a
competing business;
" Territory " shall mean the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador,
Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan and the states of Colorado, Massachusetts, and New York.
You understand and agree that the Confidential Information, Inventions, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition provisions above
are reasonable, enforceable and independent of one another should any provision be found unenforceable by a court of law.
Further, you understand that a breach of any of these provisions during the term of your employment constitutes cause (as
defined below) for termination of employment and that whether during or after your employment, such breach causes
irreparable harm. You hereby acknowledge that the non-solicitation and non-competition restrictions contained in this
Agreement, in view of the nature of the Business, are reasonable and necessary in order to protect the legitimate interests of
CG and that any violation thereof would
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result in irreparable injuries to CG and that damages alone would be an inadequate remedy for any violation of the
aforementioned restrictions. You further acknowledge that in the event of a violation of any of these restrictions, CG shall be
entitled to obtain from any Court of competent jurisdiction temporary, interlocutory and permanent injunctive relief which rights
shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies to which CG may be entitled.
Termination of Employment and Severance Benefits Your employment hereunder shall terminate under the following
circumstances:
1. Death . In the event of your death during your employment, the date of death shall be the date of termination, and the
Company shall pay or provide your designated beneficiary or, if no beneficiary has been designated by you in a notice
received by the Company, to your estate: a) any annual base salary earned but not paid through the date of termination,
b) pay for any vacation time earned but not used through the date of termination, c) subject to the timing rules of the
Annual Bonus Plan, any bonus awarded for the year preceding that in which termination occurs, but unpaid on the date
of termination, and d) any business expenses incurred by you but unreimbursed on the date of termination, provided
that such expenses and required substantiation and documentation are submitted within sixty (60) days following
termination, and that such expenses are reimbursable under the terms of this Agreement (all of the foregoing, payable
subject to the timing limitations described herein, "Final Compensation"). The Company shall have no further obligation
or liability to you other than as expressly provided herein. Other than business expenses described, Final Compensation
shall be paid to your designated beneficiary or estate within thirty (30) days following the date of death in a lump sum.
2. Disability . The Company may terminate your employment hereunder, upon notice to you, in the event that you becomes
disabled during your employment hereunder through any illness, injury, accident or condition of either a physical or
psychological nature and, as a result, is unable to perform substantially all of his duties and responsibilities hereunder
(notwithstanding the provision of any reasonable accommodation) for one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days or an
aggregate of two hundred forty (240) days during any period of three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive days. In the
event of such termination, the Company shall have no further obligation or liability to you, other than as expressly
provided herein, and other than to provide you with you minimum entitlement to notice, severance pay (if any) and
benefits continuation under applicable employment standards legislation and for payment of any Final Compensation due
you. Other than business expenses described, Final Compensation shall be paid to you within thirty (30) days following
the date of termination of employment in a lump sum.
The President & Chief Executive Officer may designate another employee to act in your place during any period of your
disability. If any question shall arise as to whether you are disabled through any illness, injury, accident or condition of
either a physical or psychological nature so as to be unable to perform substantially all of your duties and responsibilities
hereunder, you may, and at the request of the Company shall, submit to a medical examination by a physician selected
by the Company, from a company such as Medcan or Medysis, to determine whether you are disabled, and such
determination shall for the purposes of this Agreement be conclusive. If such question shall arise and you shall fail to
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submit to such medical examination, the Company's determination of the issue shall be binding on you.
3. By the Company for Cause . The Company may terminate your employment hereunder for just cause, at any time upon
notice to you setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such cause. Upon the giving of notice of termination of your
employment hereunder for cause, the Company shall have no further obligation or liability to you, other than as
expressly provided herein and, for any Final Compensation due to you. Other than business expenses described, Final
Compensation shall be paid to you within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment in a lump
sum. Any one or more of the following events shall constitute cause:
i. theft, dishonesty, or other similar behaviour;
ii.any neglect of duty or misconduct in discharging any of your duties and responsibilities hereunder;
iii.
iv.
any conduct which is materially detrimental or embarrassing to CG. including, without limitation,
you being convicted of an offence under the Canada Criminal Code;
your acceptance of a gift of any kind, other than gifts of nominal or inconsequential value, from
any source directly or indirectly related to your employment with CG, unless prior
approval by the President & Chief Executive Officer (or anyone else who has been
designated) has been obtained;
v.violation of the CG company policies included with this letter or any other company policies which may
reasonably subsequently be introduced, including but not limited to, a material breach of
the policies related to health and safety, sexual harassment, anti-discrimination, and
violence in the workplace ;
vi.
vii.
any material misrepresentation, falsehood or omission on your part either during the application
and hiring process, or otherwise during the course of (and related to) your
employment; or
any other act or omission or series of acts or omissions by you that would in law permit CG to,
without notice or payment in lieu of notice, terminate your employment.
4. By the Company Other Than for Cause . The Company may terminate your employment hereunder other than for cause
at any time upon notice to you. In the event of such termination, in addition to any Final Compensation due to you, the
Company will a) pay you a severance amount representing one (1) times your annual base salary and b) continue your
participation in the benefits plans described in herein for a period of one (1) year following the date of the termination of
employment, subject to the terms of the applicable plan (collectively, the "Severance Benefits"). The Company shall also
pay you any Final Compensation due to you (other than business expenses described) in a lump sum within thirty (30)
days following the date of the termination of employment. Any obligation of the Company to provide the Severance
Benefits in excess of statutory minimums is conditioned,
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however, on you signing (in such a manner that will give legal effect) and returning to the Company a release of claims
in the form provided by the Company within ten (10) days following the date of termination (any such release submitted
by such deadline, the "Release of Claims") and on your continued compliance with your obligations to the Company
under this Agreement that survive termination of your employment, including without limitation the Confidential
Information, Inventions, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition provisions. All amounts to which you are entitled
hereunder which exceeds statutory minimums shall be payable, at the discretion of the Company, in a lump sum within
thirty (30) days that follows the date on which the Company receives your signed Release of Claims, or in the form of
salary continuation, payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company for its executives, with the
first payment, which shall be retroactive to the day immediately following the date your employment terminated, being
due and payable, on the Company's next regular payday for executives that follows the date on which the Company
receives your signed Release of Claims. Any pro rata annual bonus to which you are entitled hereunder shall be paid to
you at the same time that annual bonuses for the applicable fiscal year are paid to senior executives of the Company
generally in accordance with the Annual Bonus Plan.
5. By You without Good Reason . You may terminate your employment hereunder at any time upon ninety (90) days' prior
written notice to the Company; in such a case, the Company may elect to waive the period of notice, or any portion
thereof. The Company shall also pay you any Final Compensation due to you in a lump sum within thirty (30) days (other
than business expenses described) following the date of the termination of employment.
Exclusive Right to Severance . You here agree that the Severance Benefits to be provided to you in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement are intended to be inclusive of all termination and/or severance payments that
may be required at common law or under the applicable employment standards legislation. You hereby knowingly and
voluntarily waive any right you might otherwise have to participate in or receive benefits under any other plan, program or
policy of the Company providing for severance or termination pay or benefits. The parties agree that you shall not be required
to mitigate the amount of any payments or benefits which form part of the Severance Benefits by seeking other employment,
nor will the Severance Benefits be reduced by any compensation, remuneration and/or benefits earned by you as a result of
employment by another employer or the rendering of services after the date of termination.
Effect of Termination . The provisions of this Termination and Severance Section shall apply to any termination of your
employment under this Agreement. Provision by the Company of Final Compensation and Severance Benefits, if any, (and
notice, severance pay (if any) and benefits continuation, if applicable), that are due to you in each case under the applicable
termination provision of herein shall constitute the entire obligation of the Company to you. Following the Company's request,
you shall promptly give the Company notice of all facts necessary for the Company to determine the amount and duration of its
obligations in connection with any termination pursuant to this section.
Except as otherwise provided herein, your participation in all employee benefit plans of the Company shall terminate pursuant to
the terms of the applicable plan documents based on the date of termination of your employment without regard to any base
salary for notice waived pursuant to
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the resignation section hereof or to any Severance Benefits or other payment made to or on behalf of you following such date
of termination.
Provisions of this Agreement shall survive any termination of your employment if so provided herein or if necessary or desirable
fully to accomplish the purposes of other surviving provisions, including without limitation your obligations under Confidential
Information, Inventions, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition provisions hereof. The obligation of the Company to provide
Severance Benefits hereunder, which exceed statutory minimums, and your right to retain such payments, is expressly
conditioned on your continued full performance in accordance with the Confidential Information, Inventions, Non-Solicitation and
Non-Competition provisions hereof. You hereby recognize that, except as expressly provided herein, no compensation is earned
after termination of employment.
Severability: In the event that any provision in this Agreement or part thereof shall be deemed void or invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions, or parts thereof, shall be and remain in full force and effect.
Entire Agreement: This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to your
employment. Any and all previous agreements, written or oral, express or implied between the parties hereto or on their behalf
relating to your employment by CG are hereby terminated and cancelled and each of the parties hereto hereby releases and
forever discharges the other of and from all manner of actions, causes of action, claims and demands whatsoever under or in
respect of any such agreement.
Amendment: This Agreement may be altered, modified or amended only by a written instrument, duly executed by both
parties and stating that the alteration, modification or amendment is an addition to and subject to this Agreement.
Non-Merger: Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of the paragraphs dealing
with Confidential Information, Inventions, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Competition hereof shall survive termination of this
Agreement and shall not merge therewith.
Notices: Any notice required or permitted to be given to you shall be sufficiently given if delivered to you personally or if
mailed by registered mail to your address last known to CG.
Any notice required or permitted to be given to CG shall be sufficiently given if delivered to or mailed by registered mail to CG at
its registered office.
Any notice given pursuant to and in accordance with this paragraph shall be deemed to be received by you on the third business
day after mailing, if sent by registered mail, and on the day of delivery, if delivered.
Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario.
Canada Goose Inc. has an accommodation process in place that provides accommodations for employees with disabilities. If you
require a specific accommodation because of a disability, please contact Human Resources at hr@canadagoose.com.
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Please review and confirm your acceptance by signing this offer letter. If you are in agreement with the terms and conditions as
outlined in this offer letter, please acknowledge your acceptance by emailing one signed copy to Kara MacKillop, Human
Resources, at kmackillop@canadagoose.com.
Yours truly,
CANADA GOOSE INC.
/s/ Dani Reiss /s/ Kara MacKillop
Dani Reiss Kara MacKillop
President & Chief Executive Officer SVP, Human Resources
I understand and accept this offer. I have been afforded reasonable opportunity to consult with an advisor of my choice. I do
not rely on any promises other than those expressly set out in this Agreement. I agree to all of the above terms voluntarily.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT & ACCEPTANCE
DATED at , on , 2018.
WITNESS: )
_____________________________ )
)
) /s/ Jonathan Sinclair
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Schedule A
Relocation Benefits
Canada Goose Inc. (“CG”) will provide you with the following relocation benefits:
Immigration Costs
CG will cover the costs for the Canadian work permit for you and your spouse, including legal advice, as necessary. CG will not
be liable in any way if no work permit will be granted.
Relocation
CG will cover reasonable costs of a house hunting trip, the move of your household goods from London to Toronto, business
class travel for you and your spouse and relocation of your pet to a maximum of $50,000 CAD, grossed up for applicable taxes.
In addition, you will receive a relocation allowance of $10,000 CAD, grossed up for applicable taxes, for miscellaneous costs you
may incur.
Housing Allowance
Subject to the following, you will be provided with a monthly housing allowance in the amount of $13,000 CAD, grossed up for
applicable taxes. Subject to your continued employment with CG, this housing allowance will be provided to you for a period of
36 months as of the Start Date.
Home Leave
CG will reimburse the fare of one pair of round-trip business class tickets between the UK and Toronto for you and your spouse
within one year of your Start Date. You will not be entitled to any cash compensation in lieu of this benefit.
Tax Preparation Support
CG will support tax preparation services for two taxation years following your move to Canada. This will include tax support for
filing taxes in both the United Kingdom and Canada.
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Repatriation
If your employment is terminated by CG for any reason other than cause within the first two (2) years of employment following
the Start Date or if you die or become permanently disabled, CG will reimburse you for the following costs associated with your
relocation back to London, UK, up to $20,000 CAD, upon receipt of appropriate documentation of such actually incurred
expenditures: cancelation fees as a result of a lease termination, move of physical goods and air travel for you, your spouse and
pet. If you terminate your employment for any reason, at any time, no repatriation by CG will be reimbursed unless otherwise
agreed between the parties.
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Exhibit 8.1
SUBSIDIARIES OF CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS, INC.
Entity
Canada Goose Inc.
Canada Goose Trading Inc.
Canada Goose International Holdings Limited
Canada Goose US, Inc.
Canada Goose Europe AB
Canada Goose International AG
Canada Goose Services Limited
Canada Goose UK Retail Limited
Jurisdiction
Ontario
Ontario
United Kingdom
Delaware
Switzerland
Zug (Switzerland)
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
I, Dani Reiss, certify that:
CERTIFICATION
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Canada Goose Holdings Inc.;
Exhibit 12.1
2.
3.
4.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report;
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 29, 2019
By:
/s/ Dani Reiss
Dani Reiss
President and Chief Executive Officer
I, Jonathan Sinclair, certify that:
CERTIFICATION
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Canada Goose Holdings Inc.;
Exhibit 12.2
2.
3.
4.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report;
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 29, 2019
By:
/s/ Jonathan Sinclair
Jonathan Sinclair
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Exhibit 13.1
In connection with this annual report on Form 20-F of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dani Reiss,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
(i) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended; and
(ii) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.
Date: May 29, 2019
By:
/s/ Dani Reiss
Dani Reiss
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and
(b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Form 20-F or as a separate
disclosure document.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Exhibit 13.2
In connection with this annual report on Form 20-F of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jonathan Sinclair,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
(i) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended; and
(ii) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.
Date: May 29, 2019
By:
/s/ Jonathan Sinclair
Jonathan Sinclair
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and
(b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Form 20-F or as a separate
disclosure document.
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-216812 on Form S-8, and Registration Statement No. 333-225757 on Form F-3, of
our reports dated May 28, 2019, relating to the financial statements of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) and the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting (which report expresses an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting because of material weaknesses), appearing in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2019.
/s/ Deloitte LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
May 29, 2019