Under its asset purchase agreement with Filene's Basement, Syms, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired the vast majority of the current operating Filene's Basement store leases, store fixtures and inventory and is focused on maintaining the Filene's Basement name and tradition. The total consideration to Filene's Basement amounted to approximately
Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) provided a portion of the funding for this transaction. A joint venture (unrelated to Syms) 50% owned by Vornado paid approximately
Filene's Basement filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated served as investment banker to Syms and
In addition to the stores previously operated by Filene's Basement, Syms Corp currently operates a chain of thirty-two "off-price" apparel stores located throughout the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions and in the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Each Syms store offers a broad range of first quality, in-season merchandise bearing nationally recognized designer and brand-name labels.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information in this press release includes forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) and information relating to Syms Corp and its subsidiaries that are based on the beliefs of Syms' management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to Syms' management. When used in this press release, the words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "plan" and similar expressions as they relate to Syms Corp and its subsidiaries, identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of Syms Corp with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, general economic and market conditions, decreased consumer demand for Syms' and Filene's Basement's products, possible disruptions in Syms' computer or telephone systems, possible work stoppages or increase in labor costs, effects of competition, the impact of integrating Filene's Basement's business and Syms Corp's existing business, possible disruptions or delays in the opening of new stores or inability to obtain suitable sites for new stores, higher than anticipated store closings or relocation costs, higher interest rates and borrowing costs, unanticipated increases in merchandise or occupancy costs, and other factors which may be outside control of Syms Corp. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned. Subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Syms Corp or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph.
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