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Certain written and oral statements included in this presentation are "forward- of members of VF’s management; VF's ability to protect trademarks and other
looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward- intellectual property rights; possible goodwill and other asset impairment;
looking statements are made based on our expectations and beliefs concerning maintenance by VF’s licensees and distributors of the value of VF’s brands; VF’s
future events impacting VF and therefore involve several risks and uncertainties ability to execute and integrate acquisitions; changes in tax laws and liabilities;
that are difficult to predict. You can identify these statements by the fact that legal, regulatory, political and economic risks; adverse or unexpected weather
they use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “should,” “may,” conditions; and risks associated with the proposed spin-off of our Jeanswear
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or financial condition of VF to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the date of this presentation. Factors or events that could cause our actual results
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currency fluctuations; the level of consumer demand for apparel, footwear and them. Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any
accessories; disruption to VF’s distribution system; VF's reliance on a small number forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or
of large customers; the financial strength of VF's customers; fluctuations in the otherwise.
price, availability and quality of raw materials and contracted products;
disruption and volatility in the global capital and credit markets; VF's response to Certain of the financial and statistical data included in this presentation and the
changing fashion trends, evolving consumer preferences and changing patterns related materials are non-GAAP financial measures as defined under Regulation
of consumer behavior, intense competition from online retailers, manufacturing G. The Company believes that non-GAAP performance measures and ratios used
and product innovation; increasing pressure on margins; VF's ability to implement in managing the business may provide attendees of this presentation with
its business strategy; VF's ability to grow its international and direct-to-consumer additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior
businesses; VF’s and its customers’ and vendors’ ability to maintain the strength periods. Non-GAAP performance measures and ratios should be viewed in
and security of information technology systems; stability of VF's manufacturing addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company's reported results under
facilities and foreign suppliers; continued use by VF's suppliers of ethical business accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Additional
practices; VF’s ability to accurately forecast demand for products; continuity information about the Company is contained in the Company's filings with the
SEC and is available on VF’s web site, www.vfc.com.
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LONG TRACK RECORD OF DELIVERING SUPERIOR
SHAREHOLDER VALUE
Transformational portfolio actions have been critical milestones along VF’s value creation journey
®
Since 2000
®
Sale of Intimate
Apparel Business
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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SEPARATION CONSISTENT WITH ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
STRATEGY AND CAPITAL ALLOCATION PRIORITIES
Distort 4 Transform
Asia CHOICES Model
Elevate
DTC
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COMPELLING RATIONALE FOR A SEPARATION
Provides flexibility to pursue independent strategies and diverging paths to value creation
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TWO INDEPENDENT COMPANIES WITH ENHANCED PROSPECTS
FOR LONG-TERM VALUE CREATION
NewCo
Global apparel and footwear powerhouse anchored Global leader in denim with strong iconic brands
in activity-based outdoor, active and work lifestyles steeped in rich heritage and authenticity
1. Numbers above on an adjusted, continuing operations basis based on the company’s outlook for the full year fiscal 2019.
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TWO HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL PROFILES
VF RemainCo NewCo
DTC
Revenue Mix DTC Wholesale Wholesale
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AGGREGATE DIVIDEND EXPECTED TO INCREASE POST SEPARATION
$3.00 $3.00
$2.50 $2.50
$2.00 $2.00
$1.50 $1.50
$1.00 $1.00
FY20E FY21E FY22E FY20E FY21E FY22E
VF RemainCo NewCo
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TRANSACTION DETAILS
Timing Expect transaction to be completed during the first half of calendar 2019
Approvals Subject to final VF Board and other regulatory and customary approvals
Key leadership positions in place prior to separation
Other VF to relocate headquarters to metro Denver, CO; NewCo to be headquartered in
Greensboro, NC
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VF REMAINCO: BRAND PORTFOLIO FOCUSED ON HIGH QUALITY
GROWTH ASSETS
1. Numbers above on an adjusted, continuing operations basis based on the company’s outlook for the full year fiscal 2019.
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VF REMAINCO: SEPARATION PROVIDES ENHANCED PROSPECTS FOR
LONG-TERM VALUE CREATION
1 2 3 4 5 6
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VF REMAINCO: ATTRACTIVE BUSINESS MIX WITH LARGE
INTERNATIONAL & DTC PLATFORMS
Americas
DTC – B&M
WS - Work (non-U.S.)
Asia
WS – U.S.
Specialty &
Other
DTC – Digital
Europe U.S.
WS – Digital
WS – Int’l
Large DTC and digital Attractive wholesale mix Large international International business
footprint with quality with focus on platform; quality growth accretive to growth
growth across brand international, digital, across regions and profitability;
portfolio and specialty retail and brand portfolio generates high ROIC
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VF REMAINCO: TSR DELIVERY MORE GROWTH FOCUSED
14 - 16%
~2%
~1%
4 -5%
7 - 8%
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VF REMAINCO: CAPITAL ALLOCATION PRIORITIES BEYOND
ORGANIC GROWTH WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED
1 2 3
SHARE
M&A DIVIDEND
REPURCHASE
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VF REMAINCO: KEY INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
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NEWCO: LEADING DENIM PORTFOLIO WITH GLOBAL SCALE
Revenue by Brand
• Global, iconic brands steeped
in deep heritage and
authenticity >$1.5B
1. Numbers above on an adjusted, continuing operations basis based on the company’s outlook for the full year fiscal 2019.
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NEWCO: EXPERIENCED BOARD AND MANAGEMENT TEAM
FOCUSED ON EXECUTION HAS BEEN DESIGNATED
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Opportunity Robust Provides Opportunity Opportunity Opportunity Provides
to streamline cash flow flexibility to to invest in to expand to pursue flexibility
operations generation pursue and extend distribution industry to utilize
and unlock provides opportunities geographic and extend consolidation manufacturing
significant strong not easily footprint with into and strategic assets to drive
cost capital return accessible a focus on adjacent M&A over incremental
efficiencies profile inside VF Asia categories time growth
today with a focus
on digital
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NEWCO: GLOBAL BUSINESS WITH ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL
FOOTPRINT AND DEEP CATEGORY & CHANNEL EXPERTISE
Americas
WS – U.S. DTC – B&M
Asia (non-U.S.)
Specialty & Other
DTC – Digital
WS – Int’l
U.S.
WS – U.S. Mass
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NEWCO: CAPITAL STRUCTURE FLEXIBILITY
NewCo is expected to be well capitalized with flexibility to support strong dividend, rapidly paydown debt, and fund
growth and capital allocation priorities
$100
$-
FY20E FY21E FY22E
CapEx Dividends Excess Free Cash Flow
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NEWCO: TSR DELIVERY DRIVEN BY STRONG CAPITAL RETURNS
8 – 10%
~5%
2 - 3%
1 - 2%
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NEWCO: CAPITAL ALLOCATION PRIORITIES
SHARE
1 2 REPURCHASE
Opportunistically
DEBT
DIVIDEND
PAYDOWN
M&A Potential
Over time
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NEWCO: KEY INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
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NEXT STEPS
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