POLO RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)
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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 10-K (Mark One) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended April 3, 2010 or o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number: 001-13057 POLO RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 13-2622036 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 650 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (212) 318-7000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No 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. Yes No o 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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No The aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $4,059,612,874 as of September 26, 2009, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter based on the closing price of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange. At May 21, 2010, 56,313,332 shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock, $.01 par value and 41,880,021 shares of the registrant’s Class B common stock, $.01 par value were outstanding. Part III incorporates information from certain portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the fiscal year end of April 3, 2010. Table of Contents SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Various statements in this Form 10-K or incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K, in future filings by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in our press releases and in oral statements made from time to time by us or on our behalf constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and are indicated by words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “we believe,” “is or remains optimistic,” “currently envisions” and similar words or phrases and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other items: • our anticipated growth strategies; • our plans to continue to expand internationally; • the impact of the economic recession on the ability of our customers, suppliers and vendors to access sources of liquidity; • the impact of the significant downturn in the global economy on consumer purchases of premium lifestyle products that we offer for sale; • our plans to open new retail stores; • our ability to make certain strategic acquisitions of certain selected licenses held by our licensees; • our intention to introduce new products or enter into new alliances; • anticipated effective tax rates in future years; • future expenditures for capital projects; • our ability to continue to pay dividends and repurchase Class A common stock; • our ability to continue to maintain our brand image and reputation; • our ability to continue to initiate cost cutting efforts and improve profitability; and • our efforts to improve the efficiency of our distribution system. These forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations and judgments and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond our control. A detailed discussion of significant risk factors that have the potential to cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations is described in Part I of this Form 10-K under the heading of “Risk Factors.” We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. WEBSITE ACCESS TO COMPANY REPORTS Our investor website is http://investor.ralphlauren.com. We were incorporated in June 1997 under the laws of the State of Delaware. Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed with or furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available at our investor website under the caption “SEC Filings” promptly after we electronically file such materials with or furnish such materials to the SEC. Information relating to corporate governance at Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, including our Corporate Governance Policies, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for all directors, officers, and employees, our Code of Ethics for Principal Executive Officers and Senior Financial Officers, and information concerning our directors, Committees of the Board, including Committee charters, and transactions in Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation securities by directors and executive officers, is available at our website under the captions “Corporate Governance” and “SEC Filings.” Paper copies of these filings and corporate governance documents are available to stockholders without charge by written request to Investor Relations, Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, 625 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022. 1 Table of Contents In this Form 10-K, references to “Polo,” “ourselves,” “we,” “our,” “us” and the “Company” refer to Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Due to the collaborative and ongoing nature of our relationships with our licensees, such licensees are sometimes referred to in this Form 10-K as “licensing alliances.” Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to March 31. All references to “Fiscal 2010” represent the 53-week fiscal year ended April 3, 2010. All references to “Fiscal 2009” represent the 52-week fiscal year ended March 28, 2009. All references to “Fiscal 2008” represent the 52-week fiscal year ended March 29, 2008. PART I Item 1. Business. General Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, founded in 1967 by Ralph Lauren, is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products, including men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, accessories, fragrances and home furnishings. We believe that our global reach, breadth of product and multi-channel distribution is unique among luxury and apparel companies. We operate in three distinct but integrated segments: Wholesale, Retail and Licensing. The tables below show our net revenues and operating profit (excluding unallocated corporate expenses and legal and restructuring charges) by segment for the last two fiscal years. In connection with the closing of the Asia-Pacific Licensed Operations Acquisition (as defined and discussed under “Recent Developments”) at the beginning of the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2010, we restated our segment presentation to reclassify concessions-based sales arrangements to our Retail segment from our Wholesale segment. Segment information for Fiscal 2009 has been recast to conform to the current period’s presentation. See Note 2 to the accompanying audited consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the restatement of our segment presentation. Fiscal Years Ended April 3, March 28, 2010 2009 (millions) Net revenues: Wholesale $ 2,532.4 $2,749.5 Retail 2,263.1 2,074.2 Licensing 183.4 195.2 Total net revenues $4,978.9 $5,018.9 Fiscal Years Ended April 3, March 28, 2010 2009 (millions) Operating income: Wholesale(a) $ 585.3 $ 619.9 Retail(a) 254.1 101.6 Licensing 107.4 103.6 946.8 825.1 Less: Unallocated corporate expenses(a) (229.9) (206.5) Unallocated legal and restructuring charges(b) (10.0) (23.1) Total operating income $ 706.9 $ 595.5 2 Table of Contents (a) Fiscal years presented included certain asset impairment charges.