SVP Finance and IR, CAO Benarouche Fabrice disposed of $2,150,717 worth of shares (128,401 units at $16.75), closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
$GES
Apparel
Consumer Discretionary
| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GUESS INC [ GES ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 01/23/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 01/23/2026 | J(1) | 93,908(2) | D | $16.75 | 6,976 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 01/23/2026 | J(1) | 3,750(3) | D | $16.75 | 3,226 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 01/23/2026 | J(1) | 3,226(4) | D | $16.75 | 0 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 01/23/2026 | J(1) | 26,859(5) | D | $16.75 | 0 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 01/23/2026 | J(1) | 508(2) | D | $16.75 | 150 | I | by spouse | ||
| Common Stock | 01/23/2026 | J(1) | 150(3) | D | $16.75 | 0 | I | by spouse | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $8.97 | 01/23/2026 | J(1) | 72,500(6) | (6) | (6) | Common Stock | 72,500 | (6) | 0 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $12.07 | 01/23/2026 | J(1) | 31,300(6) | (6) | (6) | Common Stock | 31,300 | (6) | 0 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $16.57 | 01/23/2026 | J(1) | 21,400(6) | (6) | (6) | Common Stock | 21,400 | (6) | 0 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option | $18.49 | 01/23/2026 | J(1) | 14,000(7) | (7) | (7) | Common Stock, | 14,000 | (7) | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On January 23, 2026, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), dated as of August 20, 2025, by and among the Company, Authentic Brands Group LLC (Authentic), Glow Holdco 1, Inc. (Parent), and Glow Merger Sub 1, Inc. (Merger Sub), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the Merger), with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. As a result of the consummation of the Merger, the Common Stock will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange and deregistered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
| 2. Represents shares of Common Stock which, at the effective time of the Merger (the Effective Time), were cancelled and converted into the right to receive $16.75 per share in cash, without interest and less any required tax withholdings. |
| 3. Represents outstanding unvested restricted stock awards (RSAs), which, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time vested, were cancelled and converted into the right to receive, without interest, an amount in cash equal to the product of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such vested RSA immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (2) $16.75, together with any accrued and unpaid dividends or dividend equivalents corresponding to such RSAs and less any required tax withholdings. |
| 4. Represents outstanding unvested restricted stock units (RSUs), which, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time vested, were cancelled and converted into the right to receive, without interest, an amount in cash equal to the product of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such vested RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (2) $16.75, together with any accrued and unpaid dividends or dividend equivalents corresponding to such RSUs and less any required tax withholdings. |
| 5. Represents the disposition of the stock units subject to outstanding unvested PSUs, which, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time vested, were cancelled and converted into the right to receive, without interest, an amount in cash equal to the product of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such vested portion of the PSU immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (2) $16.75, together with any accrued and unpaid dividends or dividend equivalents corresponding to such PSUs and less any required tax withholdings. |
| 6. Represents outstanding and unexercised options which, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, were cancelled and converted into the right to receive, without interest, an amount in cash equal to the product of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such option immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (2) the excess, if any, of (a) $16.75 over (b) the exercise price per share of Common Stock, less any required tax withholdings. |
| 7. Represents options which, under the Merger Agreement, were cancelled at the Effective Time for no consideration, payment or right to consideration or payment. |
| Anne C. Deedwania (attorney-in-fact) | 01/27/2026 | |
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