Amended and Restated Promissory Note. The Corporation and the Employee acknowledge that the Employee is indebted to the Corporation in the principal amount of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00), plus accrued interest thereon, pursuant to a Second Amended and Restated Secured Promissory Note, dated April 6, 2009 (the “Promissory Note”). Pursuant to the terms of the Promissory Note, among other things, (i) principal under the Promissory Note bears interest at the rate of six percent (6.0%) per annum, (ii) the Promissory Note matures on June 30, 2015 and (iii) the Employee’s obligations under the Promissory Note are secured by a pledge of 315,000 shares (the “Pledged Shares”) of common stock of the Corporation owned by the Employee. The terms of the Promissory Note shall be amended and an amended and restated promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto (the “Restated Promissory Note”) shall be executed by the Employee reflecting the following: (a) the term of the Restated Promissory Note shall be extended through December 31, 2023; (b) effective January 1, 2012, interest on the principal amount under the Restated Promissory Note shall cease to be applicable and shall no longer accrue; and (c) commencing on December 31, 2014 and continuing, annually, on each December 31 through December 31, 2023, one-tenth (1/10th) of the aggregate principal amount under the Restated Promissory Note together with all accrued interest thereon shall be cancelled by the Corporation, and, concurrently with each such annual cancellation, the Corporation shall release a number of the Pledged Shares to be determined by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, generally to correlate with the amount cancelled without leaving the Corporation inadequately secured; provided, in each case, that the Employee continues to be employed by the Corporation on each such December 31st.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Madden Steven), Employment Agreement (Steven Madden, Ltd.), Employment Agreement (Steven Madden, Ltd.)