UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  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): November 29, 2013

 

MICHAELS STORES, INC.

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 (State or Other Jurisdiction

 of Incorporation)

 

001-09338

 (Commission

 File Number)

 

75-1943604

 (IRS Employer

 Identification No.)

 

8000 Bent Branch Drive

Irving, Texas  75063

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 409-1300

 


 

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Item 4.02(a). Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.

 

The terms “we,” “our” and similar or derivative terms in this Current Report on Form 8-K refer to Michaels Stores, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, except where the context otherwise requires.

 

Restatement of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

On November 22, 2013, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”), after considering the recommendation of management and discussing with Ernst & Young LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, concluded it was necessary to restate our previously issued consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended February 2, 2013 and January 28, 2012. In connection with the preparation of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended November 2, 2013, we determined that we had incorrectly accounted for certain stock compensation transactions under the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718 Compensation — Stock Compensation.

 

Specifically, former participants in the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan and its successor Plan, (The Michaels Companies, Inc. (“Parent”) Equity Incentive Plan, together the “Plan”) exercised stock options upon their termination from the Company, and the Company re- purchased the immature shares. Immature shares are defined as shares held for less than six months following exercise. The Company consistently repurchased shares in this manner and therefore, under accounting rules, established a pattern of repurchasing immature shares during the third quarter of 2011. The Company determined all stock options should have been treated as liability awards in accordance with the rules of ASC 718-10-25-9. Under liability accounting, the Company re-measures the fair value of stock compensation each period and recognizes changes in fair value as awards vest and until the award is settled. The Company originally recognized expense ratably over the vesting period based on the grant date fair value of the option in accordance with the fixed method of accounting. The Company determined the accounting error was material to fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2012 financial statements and those required restatement. The non-cash impact to share-based compensation expense was $18 million ($11, net of tax) and $32 million ($20, net of tax) for the fiscal years ended February 2, 2013 and January 28, 2012, respectively. As part of the restatement, the Company also recorded other adjustments related to merchandise inventories and closed store reserve which were previously determined to be immaterial to the respective periods. In total, the adjustments resulted in a decline of net income by $14 million for fiscal year ended February 2, 2013, and $19 million for fiscal year ended January 28, 2012.

 

The following tables illustrate the correction as it is associated with certain line items in the financial statements (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Fiscal 2012

 

 

 

As
Reported

 

Share-based
compensation
Adjustment

 

Other
Adjustments

 

As
Restated

 

Cost of sales and occupancy expense

 

$

2,632

 

$

6

 

$

5

 

$

2,643

 

Gross Profit

 

1,776

 

(6

)

(5

)

1,765

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

1,135

 

(3

)

 

1,132

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

15

 

 

15

 

Operating income

 

615

 

(18

)

(5

)

592

 

Income before income taxes

 

338

 

(18

)

(5

)

315

 

Provision for income taxes

 

124

 

(7

)

(2

)

115

 

Net income

 

214

 

(11

)

(3

)

200

 

Comprehensive income

 

214

 

(11

)

(3

)

200

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Fiscal 2011

 

 

 

As
Reported

 

Share-based
compensation
Adjustment

 

Other
Adjustments

 

As
Restated

 

Cost of sales and occupancy expense

 

$

2,526

 

$

7

 

$

(1

)

$

2,532

 

Gross Profit

 

1,684

 

(7

)

1

 

1,678

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

1,098

 

(8

)

 

1,090

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

33

 

 

33

 

Operating income

 

569

 

(32

)

1

 

538

 

Income before income taxes

 

288

 

(32

)

1

 

257

 

Provision for income taxes

 

112

 

(12

)

 

100

 

Net income

 

176

 

(20

)

1

 

157

 

Comprehensive income

 

175

 

(20

)

1

 

156

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of February 2, 2013

 

 

 

As
Reported

 

Share-based
compensation
Adjustment

 

Other
Adjustments

 

As
Restated

 

Merchandise inventories

 

$

865

 

$

1

 

$

(4

)

$

862

 

Total current assets

 

1,047

 

1

 

(4

)

1,044

 

Deferred income taxes

 

13

 

17

 

 

30

 

Total non-current assets

 

156

 

16

 

 

173

 

Share-based compensation liability

 

 

35

 

 

35

 

Income taxes payable

 

40

 

(5

)

2

 

37

 

Total current liabilities

 

824

 

30

 

2

 

856

 

Share-based compensation liability

 

 

27

 

 

27

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

2,976

 

27

 

 

3,003

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

49

 

(12

)

 

37

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(2,326

)

(31

)

(2

)

(2,359

)

Total stockholders’ deficit

 

(2,259

)

(43

)

(2

)

(2,304

)

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of January 28, 2012

 

 

 

As
Reported

 

Share-based
compensation
Adjustment

 

Other
Adjustments

 

As
Restated

 

Merchandise inventories

 

$

840

 

$

4

 

$

1

 

$

845

 

Total current assets

 

1,334

 

4

 

1

 

1,339

 

Deferred income taxes

 

18

 

11

 

 

29

 

Total non-current assets

 

176

 

11

 

 

187

 

Share-based compensation liability

 

 

25

 

 

25

 

Income taxes payable

 

19

 

(1

)

 

18

 

Total current liabilities

 

837

 

24

 

 

861

 

Share-based compensation liability

 

 

19

 

 

19

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

3,459

 

19

 

 

3,478

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

48

 

(8

)

 

40

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(2,540

)

(20

)

1

 

(2,559

)

Total stockholders’ deficit

 

(2,474

)

(28

)

1

 

(2,501

)

 

 

 

Cash Flow Data
Fiscal 2012

 

 

 

As
Reported

 

Share-based
compensation
Adjustment

 

Other
Adjustments

 

As
Restated

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

214

 

(11

)

(3

)

$

200

 

Share-based compensation

 

5

 

16

 

 

21

 

Merchandise inventories

 

(25

)

5

 

(1

)

(21

)

Deferred income taxes

 

2

 

(4

)

 

(2

)

Accrued liabilities and other

 

(12

)

(4

)

 

(16

)

Income taxes

 

19

 

(1

)

 

18

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

302

 

1

 

(4

)

299

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(493

)

3

 

 

(490

)

 

 

 

Cash Flow Data
Fiscal 2011

 

 

 

As
Reported

 

Share-based
compensation
Adjustment

 

Other
Adjustments

 

As
Restated

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

176

 

(20

)

1

 

$

157

 

Share-based compensation

 

9

 

32

 

 

41

 

Merchandise inventories

 

(14

)

(4

)

(1

)

(19

)

Deferred income taxes

 

32

 

(11

)

 

21

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

413

 

(4

)

 

409

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(252

)

4

 

 

(248

)

 

The Company determined the accounting error was material to fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2012 financial statements and those financial statements required restatement. As a result, the Company is also restating its quarterly financial statements for the periods ended May 4, 2013, and August 3, 2013. Accordingly, our previously issued consolidated financial statements for these periods should no longer be relied upon. We will amend our February 2, 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended May 4, 2013 and August 3, 2013.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

MICHAELS STORES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Charles M. Sonsteby

 

 

Charles M. Sonsteby

 

 

Chief Administrative Officer & Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

Date: November 29, 2013

 

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