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| NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS                | NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONSOmitted from the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for 2016 were capital expenditures related to property, plant and equipment of $35.6 million, which will not be paid until 2017. The Company paid $24.5 million in cash during 2016 related to property, plant and equipment that was acquired in 2015. This amount was omitted from the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for 2015. The Company paid $17.0 million in cash during 2015 related to property, plant and equipment that was acquired in 2014. This amount was omitted from the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for 2014.Omitted from purchases of property, plant and equipment in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for 2016, 2015 and 2014 were $6.8 million, $4.3 million and $4.2 million, respectively, of assets acquired through capital leases.Omitted from purchases of property, plant and equipment in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for 2015 was $4.1 million of leasehold improvements paid for directly by the lessor as a lease incentive to the Company. The Company recorded increases to goodwill of $52.6 million, $51.7 million and $50.5 million during 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, related to liabilities incurred for contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein. Such amounts are not due or paid in cash until 45 days subsequent to the Company’s applicable quarter end. As such, during 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company paid $53.1 million, $50.7 million and $51.1 million, respectively, in cash related to contingent purchase price payments to Mr. Calvin Klein that were recorded as additions to goodwill during the periods the liabilities were incurred.The Company completed during 2016 the acquisition of TH China. Included in the acquisition consideration was the elimination of a $2.8 million pre-acquisition receivable owed to the Company by TH China.The Company recorded during 2016 a loss of $11.2 million to write-off previously capitalized debt issuance costs in connection with the amendment of its credit facilities.The Company recorded during 2014 a loss of $17.5 million to write-off previously capitalized debt issuance costs in connection with the amendment and restatement of its senior secured credit facilities and the related redemption of its 7 3/8% senior notes due 2020.Omitted from investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for 2016 was a noncash increase in the investment balance related to the Company’s PVH Mexico joint venture of $64.3 million resulting from the deconsolidation of the Mexico business during 2016. Please see Note 5, “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates” for further discussion.    Omitted from investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for 2014 were noncash increases in the investment balances related to the Company’s Calvin Klein Australia joint venture and Calvin Klein India joint venture of $3.7 million and $6.2 million, respectively, resulting from the deconsolidation of the Australia business and CK India during 2014. Please see Note 5, “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates,” and Note 6, “Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests,” for further discussion. |

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