AMENDMENT NO. 5
TO
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 5 ("Amendment No. 5"), being made as of the 22nd day of
September 1997, is to the Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") dated August 1,
1994 by and between Danskin, Inc. and Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxx as amended by Amendment
No. 1 dated November 1, 1994, Amendment No. 2 dated January 1, 1995, Amendment
No. 3 dated as of April 4, 1996 and Amendment No. 4 dated as of November 1,
1996. All capitalized terms which are used in this Amendment No. 5 and are not
defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Employer is entering into a Securities Purchase Agreement
dated the date hereof with Danskin Investors, LLC (the "Securities Purchase
Agreement");
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the Securities Purchase
Agreement that the Employer and the Employee amend the Agreement on terms
acceptable to Danskin Investors, LLC to provide for: (1) the agreement of
the Employee to continue to work for the Employer; (ii) the waiver, for the
period of one year, of certain of the Employee's rights under the change in
control provisions of the Agreement on account of the transactions described
in the Securities Purchase Agreement; and (iii) certain other amendments to
the Agreement as provided herein; and
WHEREAS, the Employer and the Employee each desire to amend the
Agreement to facilitate the transactions contemplated by the Securities
Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Change of Control/Severance Arrangements
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Agreement to the
contrary, no compensation or benefits shall be due or payable to the
Employee if the Employee resigns her employment following a "change of
control" within the meaning of Article IV of the Agreement on account of the
closing of the transactions described in the Securities Purchase Agreement
(the "Closing"), except for such a resignation during the thirty (30) day
period commencing on September 22, 1998, in which case such compensation and
benefits shall be due and payable to the Employee.
(b) The definition of "change of control" in Section 4.02(d) of the
Employment Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and the following shall be
inserted in its stead (it being agreed that such amendment to the definition of
"change in control" shall not affect the ability of the Employee to resign
during the thirty (30) day period set forth in Section I(a) of this Amendment
No. 4 with full compensation and benefits as set forth in Section 4.02 of the
Agreement):
(d) A "change of control" shall be deemed to have taken place
upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) A majority of the directors elected at any annual or special
meeting of stockholders or by stockholder consent are not individuals
nominated by the Employer's Incumbent Directors (as defined below); or
(ii) any "person" (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) and
13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"1934 Act")), other than Danskin Investors, LLC or its current members
or any group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-1(f) of the Rules and
Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended)
of which Danskin, LLC or its current members comprise a majority in
interest becomes a beneficial owner (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of
the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of (x) securities of the
Employer representing greater than fifty percent (50%) of the
Employer's then outstanding securities having the right to vote for
the election of directors or (y) all or substantially all of the
assets of the Employer. Incumbent Directors shall mean the members of
the Company's Board of Directors (A) holding office on the date
hereof, (B) elected or appointed by the Company's Board of Directors
or (C) elected by the Company's stockholders after having been
nominated by the Company's Board of Directors. The parties hereto and
Danskin Investors, LLC agree, promptly after the Closing, to review
reasonably the effect, if any, of a member of Danskin Investors, LLC
acquiring a majority of the membership interests in Danskin Investors,
LLC, on the "change of control" definition in the Employment Agreement
as described above and the impact, if any, on the Employee considering
the intention of establishing a definition of an "economic change of
control" and to discuss any reasonable amendment to the definition.
(c) Except as amended or waived in this Amendment No. 4, the severance
compensation and benefits payable to the Employee upon termination not for cause
or resignation following a change of control set forth in Section 4.02 of the
Agreement remain in full force and effect.
2. Non-Competition. Reference in Article 6 of the Employment Agreement to "the
period of twelve (12) months" shall be deleted and replaced with "the period of
nine (9) months."
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3. Grant of Stock Options
(a) In connection herewith, the Employer hereby grants to the Employee
options to purchase 1,020,000 shares of the Employer's common stock, $.01 par
value per share ("Common Stock"), at an initial exercise price equal to $.30 per
share. Options relating to 630,000 shares of Common Stock will vest upon the
Closing Date and options relating to 130,000 shares of Common Stock will vest
upon each of the first three anniversaries of the Closing Date; provided, that
the Employee is at such time a full time employee of the Employer. Such options
shall have a term of seven years from the date of grant and be issued pursuant
to a stock option agreement entered into by the Employer and the Employee.
(b) The provisions of Section 4.02(a)(iii) of the Employment Agreement
regarding accelerated vesting of options shall not govern the 1,020,000 options
to be granted to Employee as described in subsection (a) above. Rather, the
vesting provisions with respect to such options shall be as set forth in the
option agreement dated the date hereof in respect of such option grant.
4. Annual Bonus.
The Board of Directors of the Employer shall consider an annual bonus for
the Employee during each fiscal year the Employee continues in the employ of the
Employer, and shall grant such bonus in its discretion, taking into
consideration the recommendation of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and
performance criteria. For each fiscal year after the fiscal year ending December
1997, the Chairman of the Board in consultation with the Employee will recommend
the establishment of an annual bonus plan which shall include such benchmarks
and hurdles as shall be approved by the Board.
5. Miscellaneous
(a) Except as amended in this Amendment No. 5 all other provisions of the
Agreement remain in full force and effect.
(b) This Amendment No. 5 may be executed in counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute a single
instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 5
as of the date first set forth above.
DANSKIN, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Vice Chairman and Secretary
/s/ Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
