SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 4, 1999
TOMMY HILFIGER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Virgin Islands 1-11226 Not Applicable
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
6/F, Precious Industrial Centre
18 Cheung Yue Street
Cheung Sha Wan
Kowloon, Hong Kong Not Applicable
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: 852-2745-7798
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On June 4, 1999, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had
approved and declared a two-for-one split of the Company's Ordinary Shares, par
value $.01 per share (the "Ordinary Shares"). The split will be effected in the
form of a dividend of one Ordinary Share per Ordinary Share issued and
outstanding or held by the Company in its treasury (the "Share Split"), and will
be payable on July 9, 1999 to shareholders of record at the close of business on
June 18, 1999. In connection with the Share Split, the Board of Directors of the
Company also approved an increase in the number of authorized Ordinary Shares to
150,000,000 from 75,000,000. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release issued by the Company on June 4, 1999.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 7, 1999
TOMMY HILFIGER CORPORATION
By: /s/ Benjamin M.T. Ng
Name: Benjamin M.T. Ng
Title: Chief Financial Officer and
Executive Vice President -
Strategic Development
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EXHIBIT LIST
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release issued by Tommy Hilfiger Corporation on
June 4, 1999.
Exhibit 99.1
[TOMMY HILFIGER CORPORATION LOGO]
CONTACT: Dan Zvonek
Investor Relations
c/o Tommy Hilfiger U.S.A., Inc.
(212) 548-1814
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TOMMY HILFIGER CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
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TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT
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HONG KONG, June 4, 1999 -- Tommy Hilfiger Corporation (NYSE: TOM) today
announced that its Board of Directors approved a 2-for-1 stock split. The
split will be effected in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend payable on
July 9, 1999 to shareholders of record at the close of business on
June 18, 1999. In connection with the stock split, the Board approved an
increase in the number of authorized ordinary shares of the Company to
150 million from 75 million shares.
Tommy Hilfiger Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs, sources and
markets men's and women's sportswear, jeanswear and childrenswear under the
Tommy Hilfiger trademarks. Through a range of strategic licensing agreements,
the Company is expanding its product lines to offer a broader array of apparel,
accessories, footwear, fragrance and home furnishings. The Company's products
can be found in leading department and specialty stores throughout the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and
other countries in the Far East.
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