Oxford Industries History & Historical Profile

Historical Record

October 2013 Summary: Oxford Industries, Inc. is an apparel company, which designs, sources, markets and distributes products bearing the trademarks of its lifestyle brands, as well as certain licensed and private label apparel products. The Company's portfolio of brands includes Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer and Ben Sherman, as well as owned and licensed brands for tailored clothing and golf apparel. As of January 28, 2012, it operated 96 Tommy Bahama, 16 Lilly Pulitzer and 16 Ben Sherman retail locations, including outlet locations for Tommy Bahama and Ben Sherman. Its business is operated through four operating groups: Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer, Ben Sherman and Lanier Clothes. In addition, it operates 13 Tommy Bahama restaurants, generally adjacent to a Tommy Bahama retail store. On January 3, 2011 , the Company sold to LF USA Inc ., all of the operations and assets of its former Oxford Apparel operating group. Oxford Industries, Inc. announced that on January 3, 2011 it consummated its previously announced sale of substantially all of Oxford Apparel, one of its operating groups, to LF USA, a subsidiary of Li & Fung Limited . The net cash proceeds are expected to be in excess of $95 million after the collection of retained accounts receivable, the sale of in-transit inventory to LF USA and the payment of retained liabilities, transaction expenses and income taxes. The Company's Oxford Golf business and a distribution center in Lyons, GA, which were part of Oxford Apparel, were not included in the transaction and will continue to be operated by the Company.

January 2011 Summary: Oxford Industries, Inc. is an international apparel design, sourcing and marketing company featuring a diverse portfolio of owned and licensed brands and a collection of private label apparel businesses. Oxford's brands include Tommy Bahama®, Ben Sherman®, Lilly Pulitzer®, Oxford Golf®, Arnold Brant® and Billy London®. The Company also holds exclusive licenses to produce and sell certain product categories under the Kenneth Cole®, Geoffrey Beene® and Dockers® labels. Oxford's wholesale customers are found in every major channel of distribution, including national chains, specialty catalogs, mass merchants, department stores, specialty stores and Internet retailers. The Company operates retail stores, restaurants and Internet websites for some of its brands. The Company also has license arrangements with select third parties to produce and sell certain product categories under its Tommy Bahama, Ben Sherman and/or Lilly Pulitzer brands. Oxford's stock has traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 1964 under the symbol OXM. For more information, please visit Oxford's website at www.oxfordinc.com.

November 2004 Summary: Oxford Industries, Inc. is a diversified international manufacturer and wholesale marketer of branded and private label apparel for men, women, and children. With manufacturing and sourcing operations in over 40 countries around the globe, Oxford provides retailers and consumers with a wide variety of apparel products and services to suit their individual needs. Major licensed and owned brands includeTommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Geoffrey Beene, Slates, Dockers, Oscar de la Renta, Tommy Bahama, Indigo Palms, Island Soft and Oxford Golf. Oxford's private label customers are found in every major channel of distribution including national chains, specialty catalogs, mass merchandisers, department stores, specialty stores, and Internet retailers.