As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 2023

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

     Washington, D.C. 20549     

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

411590959
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

512 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

10018
(Zip Code)

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plan)

Morris Goldfarb, Chief Executive Officer

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.

512 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10018

(Name and address of agent for service)

(212) 403-0500

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:

Neil Gold, Esq.
Steven Suzzan, Esq.
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Telephone: (212) 318-3000
Facsimile: (212) 318-3400

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. 


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The documents containing the information specified in “Item 1. Plan Information” and “Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information” of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) either as part of this Registration Statement or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.            Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents and information, which were previously filed by G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (the “Company”) with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:

the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2023, filed on March 27, 2023;
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2023, filed on June 6, 2023 and for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2023, filed on September 7, 2023;
the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on April 26, 2023, May 1, 2023, June 13, 2023, August 10, 2023 and August 30, 2023; and
the description of the Company’s capital stock contained in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2012, as amended by Exhibit 4.2 (Description of Securities) to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2020, and as amended by any subsequent amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all of the securities offered hereunder have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.  Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that is also incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4.            Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 5.            Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

Item 6.            Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) authorizes Delaware corporations to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or a stockholder for monetary damages for breach of certain fiduciary duties as a director, other than his duty of loyalty to the corporation and its stockholders, or for acts


or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, and the unlawful purchase or redemption of stock or payment of unlawful dividends or the receipt of improper benefits. Article VII of the Company’s by-laws provide for the indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL. In addition, the Company has executed agreements with the officers and directors of the Company that require the Company to indemnify such individuals for liabilities incurred by them because of an act, omission, neglect or breach of duty committed while acting in the capacity of an officer or director. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Item 7.            Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

Item 8.            Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement.

Exhibit
No.

    

Description

4.1

By-laws of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K, filed on March 15, 2013).

5.1

Opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP.

23.1

Consent of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

23.2

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

24.1

Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement).

99.1

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s proxy statement, filed on September 11, 2023).

107

Filing Fee Table.


Item 9.            Undertakings.

(a)The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);
(ii)To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii)To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

provided however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

(2)That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 of this Registration Statement, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on October 17, 2023.

G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.

By:

/s/ Neal S. Nackman

Neal S. Nackman

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints MORRIS GOLDFARB and NEAL S. NACKMAN, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and his name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

    

Title

    

Date

/s/ Morris Goldfarb

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

October 17, 2023

Morris Goldfarb

/s/ Neal S. Nackman

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

October 17, 2023

Neal S. Nackman

/s/ Sammy Aaron

Director

October 17, 2023

Sammy Aaron

/s/ Thomas J. Brosig

Director

October 17, 2023

Thomas J. Brosig

/s/ Dr. Joyce F. Brown

Director

October 17, 2023

Dr. Joyce F. Brown

/s/ Alan Feller

Director

October 17, 2023

Alan Feller

/s/ Jeffrey Goldfarb

Director

October 17, 2023

Jeffrey Goldfarb

/s/ Victor Herrero

Director

October 17, 2023

Victor Herrero

/s/ Robert L. Johnson

Director

October 17, 2023

Robert L. Johnson

/s/ Patti H. Ongman

Director

October 17, 2023

Patti H. Ongman

/s/ Laura Pomerantz

Director

October 17, 2023

Laura Pomerantz

/s/ Michael Shaffer

Director

October 17, 2023

Michael Shaffer

/s/ Cheryl Vitali  

Director

October 17, 2023

Cheryl Vitali

/s/ Richard White

Director

October 17, 2023

Richard White

/s/ Andrew Yaeger

Director

October 17, 2023

Andrew Yaeger


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
No.

Description

4.1

By-laws of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K, filed on March 15, 2013).

5.1

Opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP.

23.1

Consent of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

23.2

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

24.1

Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement).

99.1

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s proxy statement, filed on September 11, 2023).

107

Filing Fee Table.


Exhibit 5.1

Graphic

October 17, 2023

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

1301 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019-6022 United States

Tel +1 212 318 3000

Fax +1 212 318 3400

nortonrosefulbright.com

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
512 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10018

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of an aggregate of 2,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), that are reserved for issuance pursuant to awards under the Company’s 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as described in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (as it may subsequently be amended, the “Registration Statement”).

In connection with the foregoing, we have examined the Plan and originals or copies of such corporate records of the Company, certificates of officers of the Company and such other documents as we have deemed relevant or necessary for the purpose of rendering the opinions expressed herein. As to questions of fact material to those opinions, we have, to the extent we deemed appropriate, relied on certificates of officers of the Company. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures on, and the authenticity of, all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof, the due authorization, execution and delivery by the parties thereto other than the Company of all documents examined by us, and the legal capacity of each individual who signed any of those documents.

Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued and sold in the manner referred to in the Plan and the pursuant to the award agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

The opinions expressed herein are limited exclusively to applicable federal laws of the United States of America and applicable provisions of, respectively, the Delaware Constitution, the Delaware General Corporation Law and reported judicial interpretations of such law, in each case as currently in effect, and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. This consent is not to be construed as an admission that we are a party whose consent is required to be filed with the Registration Statement under the provisions of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

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Exhibit 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-XXXXX ) pertaining to the G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan, of our reports dated March 27, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York
October 17, 2023


Exhibit 107

Exhibit 107



Calculation of Filing Fee Tables



Form S-8

(Form Type)



G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



Table 1: Newly Registered Securities





Security Type

Security
Class Title

Fee Calculation Rule

Amount Registered(1)

Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit

Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)

Fee Rate

Amount of Registration Fee

Equity

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)

2,800,000

$23.58

$66,024,000

0.0001476

$9,745.14

Total Offering Amounts

$66,024,000

$9,745.14

Total Fee Offsets

$0

Net Fee Due

$9,745.14

(1)

Represents shares of common stock being registered for issuance under the G-III 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”). Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement shall also be deemed to cover any additional securities to be offered or issued in connection with the provisions of the above-referenced plan by reason of any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, or similar events or transactions.

(2)

Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low sales prices per share of the common stock as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market on October 13, 2023. Proposed sales to take place as soon after the effective date of this registration statement as awards are granted, exercised, or distributed under the 2023 Plan.