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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 15, 2021

SKECHERS U.S.A., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

☐Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 318-3100

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, 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. ☐

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amended Credit Agreement

On December 15, 2021, the Company amended its $500.0 million senior, unsecured revolving credit agreement dated November 21, 2019 (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and joint lead arranger, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as joint lead arrangers, and other lenders. The Amended Credit Agreement expands its senior, unsecured credit facility to $750.0 million, which may be increased by up to $250.0 million under certain conditions and provides for the issuance of letters of credit up to a maximum of $100.0 million and swingline loans up to a maximum of $50.0 million. The Amended Credit Agreement extends the maturity date of the credit agreement, which was due to expire on November 21, 2024, to December 15, 2026.

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Amended Credit Agreement for working capital, capital expenditures and other lawful corporate purposes.

At the Company’s option, any loan (other than swingline loans) will bear interest at a rate equal to (a) Term SOFR plus an applicable margin between 1.000% and 1.500% based upon the Company’s Total Adjusted Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) or (b) a base rate (defined as the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (ii) the Bank of America prime rate, (iii) Term SOFR plus 1.00%, and (iv) 1.00%) plus an applicable margin between 0% and 0.500% based upon the Company’s Total Adjusted Net Leverage Ratio. Any swingline loan will bear interest at the base rate plus the applicable margin.

The Company will pay a variable commitment fee of between 0.100% and 0.200% of the actual daily unused amount of each lender’s commitment, and will also pay a variable letter of credit fee of between 1.000% and 1.500% on the maximum amount available to be drawn under each issued and outstanding letter of credit, both of which are based upon the Company’s Total Adjusted Net Leverage Ratio.  

The Amended Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants for credit facilities of this type, including covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur debt, grant liens, make certain acquisitions, dispose of assets, effect a change of control of the Company, make certain restricted payments including certain dividends and stock redemptions, make certain investments or loans, enter into certain transactions with affiliates and certain prohibited uses of proceeds. The Amended Credit Agreement also requires that the total adjusted net leverage ratio not exceed 3.75, except in the event of an acquisition in which case the ratio may be increased at the Company’s election to 4.25 for the quarter in which such acquisition occurs and for the next three quarters thereafter.  

The Amended Credit Agreement provides for customary events of default including payment defaults, breaches of representations or warranties or covenants, cross defaults with certain other indebtedness to third parties, certain judgments/awards/orders, a change of control, bankruptcy and insolvency events, inability to pay debts, ERISA defaults, and invalidity or impairment of the Amended Credit Agreement or any loan documentation related thereto, with, in certain circumstances, cure periods.

Certain of the lenders party to the Amended Credit Agreement, and their respective affiliates, have performed, and may in the future perform for the Company and its subsidiaries, various commercial banking, investment banking, underwriting and other financial advisory services, for which they have received, and will receive, customary fees and expenses.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information contained under the heading “Amended Credit Agreement” in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:

10.1 Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated December 15, 2021, by and among the Registrant, and Bank of America, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and other lenders.

10.2 Reaffirmation Agreement dated December 15, 2021 by and among Skechers USA Retail, LLC, a California limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and Bank of America N.A.

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document).

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Exhibit Index

**  Certain personally identifiable information has been omitted from this exhibit pursuant to Item 601(a)(6) under Regulation S-K.

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SIGNATURES

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