J. Crew Group, Inc. announced that its indirect parent company, Chinos Intermediate Holdings A, Inc. ("Intermediate Holdings A"), intends to issue $500 million of senior PIK toggle notes (the "notes") due 2019.
The notes will be offered and will be sold in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Intermediate Holdings A intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to distribute cash to its parent company to fund a cash dividend, distribution or other payment to its equity and certain equity-award holders, and to pay related fees and expenses. The consummation of the proposed notes offering is subject to market and other conditions.
J.Crew Group, Inc. is an internationally recognized multi-channel retailer of women's, men's and children's apparel and accessories. As of October 5, 2013 the Company operates 313 retail stores (including 245 J.Crew retail stores, eight crewcuts stores and 60 Madewell stores), jcrew.com, jcrewfactory.com, the J.Crew catalog, madewell.com, the Madewell catalog, and 114 factory stores.