UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: January 17, 2014
 
 
 
TIFFANY & CO.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
 
1-9494
 
13-3228013
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
200 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
 
 
 
10010
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 755-8000  
 
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Item 8.01      Other Events.

On January 14, 2014, Registrant entered into (collectively, the “ Amendments ”) (a) Amendments to (i) the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2009, by and among Registrant, and Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation, General Re Life Corporation, and Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska; (ii) the Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, by and among Registrant, and Prudential Investment Management, Inc., The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Forethought Life Insurance Company, Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, Pruco Life Insurance Company, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, MTL Insurance Company, Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company, and Liberty National Life Insurance Company; (iii) the Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, by and among Registrant, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, General American Life Insurance Company, MetLife Reinsurance Company of Vermont, MetLife Alico Life Insurance K.K., and Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company; and (iv) the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2010, by and among Registrant, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut, and New England Life Insurance Company (items (i) - (iv), collectively, the “ NPAs ”), and (b) Amendments No. 3 to each of the three year credit agreement and the five year credit agreement (collectively, the “ Credit Agreements ”), each dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among Registrant, Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc. and each other Subsidiary of Registrant that is a Borrower and a signatory thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and Standard Chartered Bank, as Co-Syndication Agents, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Mizuho Corporate Bank (USA), as Co-Documentation Agents. The Amendments became effective on January 14, 2014.

The Amendments to the Credit Agreements amended certain financial definitions, with the effect of excluding the impact of the award issued in the confidential arbitration between The Swatch Group Ltd. (“ Swatch ”) and its affiliate and certain of Registrant’s affiliates (the “ Arbitration Award ”) from the calculation of the Leverage Ratio and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (the “ Covenant Amendments ”) and further providing that only half of such amount would be included in the ratio used to determine the interest rate for borrowings and for the facility fee. The Amendments to the NPAs also effected the Covenant Amendments and additionally amended the event of default provisions therein to extend the time in which a judgment may be bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal before an event of default would arise. Each Amendment also waived certain defaults and events of default, which arose, respectively, as a result of the issuance of the Arbitration Award and certain subsequent borrowings (in an aggregate amount equal to USD $15.5 million) that were made pursuant to irrevocable notices of borrowing submitted prior to the Arbitration Award. The Amendments require Registrant to obtain additional amendments and waivers with respect to certain other debt agreements within 30 days.

The Amendments to the NPAs are filed as Exhibits 10.157, 10.159, 10.161, and 10.163 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Amendments to the Credit Agreements are filed as Exhibits 10.4d and 10.16d to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The description of the material terms of each Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the related exhibit.

On January 17, 2014, Registrant notified Swatch that it would pay the amounts set forth in the Arbitration Award, as disclosed in Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2013, by the end of the day on January 24, 2014 (provided that complete wire instructions were timely provided). Registrant intends to pay these amounts from cash on hand and to draw upon borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreements for operational liquidity needs as they arise.


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Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)          Exhibits

10.4d
Amendment No. 3 dated as of January 14, 2014, to the Three Year Credit Agreement, by and among the Registrant, Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent.

10.16d
Amendment No. 3 dated as of January 14, 2014, to the Five Year Credit Agreement, by and among the Registrant, Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent.

10.157
Amendment dated as of January 14, 2014 to the Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, by and among Registrant, and Prudential Investment Management, Inc., The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Forethought Life Insurance Company, Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, Pruco Life Insurance Company, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, MTL Insurance Company, Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company, and Liberty National Life Insurance Company.

10.159
Amendment dated as of January 14, 2014 to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2009, by and among Registrant, and Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation, General Re Life Corporation, and Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska.

10.161
Amendment dated as of January 14, 2014 to the Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, by and among Registrant, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, General American Life Insurance Company, MetLife Reinsurance Company of Vermont, MetLife Alico Life Insurance K.K., and Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company.

10.163
Amendment dated as of January 14, 2014 to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2010, by and among Registrant, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut, and New England Life Insurance Company.


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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
TIFFANY & CO.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Patrick B. Dorsey
 
 
Patrick B. Dorsey
 
 
Senior Vice President, Secretary
 
 
and General Counsel
Date: January 17, 2014
 
 


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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
Description         

10.4d
Amendment No. 3 dated as of January 14, 2014, to the Three Year Credit Agreement, by and among the Registrant, Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent.

10.16d
Amendment No. 3 dated as of January 14, 2014, to the Five Year Credit Agreement, by and among the Registrant, Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent.

10.157
Amendment dated as of January 14, 2014 to the Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, by and among Registrant, and Prudential Investment Management, Inc., The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Forethought Life Insurance Company, Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, Pruco Life Insurance Company, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, MTL Insurance Company, Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company, and Liberty National Life Insurance Company.

10.159
Amendment dated as of January 14, 2014 to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2009, by and among Registrant, and Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation, General Re Life Corporation, and Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska.

10.161
Amendment dated as of January 14, 2014 to the Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, by and among Registrant, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, General American Life Insurance Company, MetLife Reinsurance Company of Vermont, MetLife Alico Life Insurance K.K., and Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company.

10.163
Amendment dated as of January 14, 2014 to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2010, by and among Registrant, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut, and New England Life Insurance Company.


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EXHIBIT 10.4d

TIFFANY & CO.
AMENDMENT NO. 3
THREE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 3 (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of January 14, 2014, to the Three Year Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among Tiffany & Co., Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”).
RECITALS
A.      Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
B.      The Parent, on behalf of itself and the other Loan Parties, has requested an amendment to certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and a waiver of certain Defaults and Events of Default, and the Credit Parties are willing to consent to such amendment and waiver subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
Accordingly, in consideration of the recitals and the covenants, conditions and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.      Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add a new definition “Arbitration Award Extension Date” and to amend and restate in their entirety the definitions of “EBIT” and “EBITDAR”, as follows:
Arbitration Award Extension Date ”: as defined in Section 9(i).
EBIT ”: for any four fiscal quarter period of the Parent (the "calculation period"), (a) the net earnings of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such calculation period as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) to the extent deducted in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, the sum, without duplication, of the following: (i) Interest Expense and financing costs, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) non-recurring non-cash charges and expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding $100,000,000, and (iv) any negative impact on net earnings of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, non-recurring non-cash gains and any positive impact on net earnings of the Arbitration Award (including recovery of any amounts required to be paid thereunder), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.




EBITDAR ”: for any four fiscal quarter period of the Parent (the "calculation period"), (a) the net earnings of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such calculation period as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) to the extent deducted in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, the sum, without duplication, of the following: (i) Interest Expense and financing costs, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) Rent Expense, (vi) non-recurring non-cash charges and expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding $100,000,000, and (vii) any negative impact on net earnings of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000 (but, solely for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin, only 50% of such impact of the Arbitration Award (in an aggregate amount not exceeding $250,000,000) shall be so added back), minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, non-recurring non-cash gains and any positive impact on net earnings of the Arbitration Award (including recovery of any amounts required to be paid thereunder), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000 (but, solely for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin, only 50% of such impact of the Arbitration Award (in an aggregate amount not exceeding $250,000,000) shall be so deducted).

2.          The Lenders hereby ratify the amendments and waivers to the Credit Agreement set forth in Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2014, and confirm that such amendments and waivers became effective as of the date of such Amendment No. 2.
3.          (a)      The Lenders hereby waive any Default or Event of Default that may have occurred or that may occur (collectively, “ Waived Defaults ”), in each case to the extent resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (to the extent the Arbitration Award shall remain unpaid, unstayed on appeal, undischarged, unbonded or undismissed) during the period commencing with the issuance of the Arbitration Award and ending on the Arbitration Award Extension Date, including without limitation any such Default or Event of Default that may have occurred or that may occur (i) as a result of the Parent (or a Subsidiary of the Parent) taking or omitting to take an action (including without limitation the giving of notice, making of a borrowing, paying of a dividend, or making of a representation as to the absence of a default), which action or omission would not have resulted in a Default or Event of Default but for the existence of a Waived Default, or (ii) pursuant to Section 9(f), as a result of a default or event of default (however defined) under any other agreement of the Parent or any Subsidiary that would not have occurred but for the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award or the occurrence of a Waived Default; provided that this waiver does not extend to (and the Waived Defaults shall not include) (x) any Event of Default pursuant to Section 9(f) arising from a default or event of default (however defined) under any other agreement of the Parent or any Subsidiary (other than the Shanghai Credit Agreement or Shanghai Letter Agreement, as defined below) that has not been effectively waived by the waivers described in Section 4(d) below, or (y) any Event of Default pursuant to Section 9(f) arising from a default or event of default (however defined) under and as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement or Shanghai Letter Agreement (as defined below) to the extent that the creditors under the Shanghai Credit

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Agreement or the Shanghai Letter Agreement have accelerated the debt thereunder or have commenced remedies against the Parent or any Subsidiary or their respective assets on account of such default or event of default.
(b)      The parties hereto agree that (1) the Parent shall be obligated to procure, within 30 days after the date hereof, (i) an amendment and waiver with respect to that certain RMB 930,000,000 Facility Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2013, by and among Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Co., Ltd., the Lenders, Jointed Coordinators, Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners party thereto, and Mizuho Corporate Bank (China), Ltd., as Facility Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Shanghai Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which amendment the Guarantee (as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement) shall be amended to amend certain financial covenants of the Parent therein consistent with the amendments to the financial covenants in the Credit Agreement effected by this Amendment, and pursuant to which waiver any Potential Event of Default and/or Event of Default (under and as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement) resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (including without limitation any Potential Event of Default and/or Event of Default pursuant to the cross-default provisions of the Shanghai Credit Agreement) shall be effectively waived, which amendment and which waiver shall each be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being agreed that the drafts of such amendment and of such waiver in substantially the form attached hereto are each so satisfactory), and (ii) a waiver with respect to that certain RMB Letter Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2010, by and among Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Company Limited and Bank of America, N.A., Shanghai Branch (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Shanghai Letter Agreement ”), pursuant to which any event of default (under and as defined in the Shanghai Letter Agreement) resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (including without limitation any event of default pursuant to the cross-default provisions of the Shanghai Letter Agreement) shall be effectively waived, which waiver shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being agreed that the draft of such waiver in substantially the form attached hereto is so satisfactory), and (2) failure to so procure any of such amendments and waivers by such date shall be an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement.

4.          This Amendment shall become effective, as of the date hereof, upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)      the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Required Lenders, the Parent and each of the other Loan Parties either (i) a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such Person or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include electronic or facsimile transmission of a signed signature page of this Amendment) that such Person has signed a counterpart of this Amendment;
(b)      the Administrative Agent shall have received for the account of the Lenders party hereto a fee for each such Lender in the amount previously agreed;

(c)      the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) all fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and

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delivery of this Amendment and the other matters contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent’s counsel (to the extent billed), and (ii) fees payable under a separate fee letter, if any; and
(d)      an amendment and waiver under each of the Tiffany Note Agreements and the Five Year Credit Agreement, in each case substantially in the form attached hereto, shall have been entered into and shall become effective concurrently with this Amendment.
5.          The Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that, upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
6.          Except as set forth in this Amendment, the Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms as in effect on the date hereof prior to giving effect to this Amendment, and no amendment, consent or waiver in respect of any term or condition of any Loan Document set forth in this Amendment shall be deemed to be an amendment, consent or waiver in respect of any other term or condition contained in any Loan Document.
7.          This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission (in “pdf” or “tif” format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Amendment to produce or account for more than one counterpart signed by the party to be charged.
8.          This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.
[signature pages follow]




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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
TIFFANY & CO.,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ James N. Fernandez
Name: James N. Fernandez
Title: Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer


TIFFANY AND COMPANY,
a New York corporation

By: /s/ James N. Fernandez
Name: James N. Fernandez
Title: Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer


TIFFANY & CO. INTERNATIONAL,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ James N. Fernandez
Name: James N. Fernandez
Title: Vice President - Chief Operating Officer


TIFFANY & CO. JAPAN INC.,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ James N. Fernandez     
Name: James N. Fernandez
Title: Vice President


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TIFFANY & CO. SAS,
a French corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Authorized Signatory


TIFFANY & CO. PTE. LTD.,
a Singapore corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Authorized Signatory
    

TIFFANY & CO. LIMITED,
a United Kingdom corporation

By: /s/ Patrick B. Dorsey
Name: Patrick B. Dorsey
Title: Vice President


TIFFANY KOREA LTD.,
a Republic of Korea corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Authorized Signatory


TIFFANY & CO. MEXICO, S.A. de C.V.,
a Mexican corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Attorney in Fact


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TIFFANY & CO. OF NEW YORK LIMITED,
a Hong Kong corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Authorized Signatory


TIFFANY & CO. (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED,
a United Kingdom corporation

By: /s/ Patrick B. Dorsey
Name: Patrick B. Dorsey
Title: Vice President


TIFFANY & CO. LUXEMBOURG S.A R.L.,
a Luxembourg corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Authorized Signatory
    

TIFFANY & CO. CANADA,
a Canadian corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Treasurer


TIFFANY & CO. (CR) S.R.O.,
a Czech limited liability company

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Authorized Signatory


TIFFANY RUSSIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
a Russian Federation company

By: /s/ Marina Levochka
Name: Marina Levochka
Title: General Director


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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
a s the Swing Line Lender, as the Issuing Bank, as a Lender, and as Administrative Agent

By: /s/ Thomas J. Tarasovich, Jr.
Name: Thomas J. Tarasovich, Jr.     
Title: Vice President


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ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
By: /s/ Kurt Looyens
Name: Kurt Looyens
Title: _____________

By: /s/ Nancy Cappaen     
Name: Nancy Cappaen
Title: Head Credit Risk & Admin. Dept. ID&JG

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ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC
By: /s/ Michael Monoazzi
Name: Michael Monoazzi
Title: Vice President

By: /s/ Raymond Bisscheroux
Name: R. Bisscheroux
Title: Director

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STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
By: /s/ Johanna Minaya
Name: J ohanna Minaya
Title: Associate Director - Capital Markets

By: /s/ Robert K. Reddington
Name: Robert K. Reddington
Title: Credit Documentation Unit, WB Legal - Americas


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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ James A. Knight     
Name: James A. Knight
Title: Vice President


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MIZUHO BANK (USA)
By: /s/ Donna DeMagistris
Name: Donna DeMagistris
Title: Senior Vice President

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By: /s/ Jaime C. Eng
Name: Jaime C. Eng
Title: Vice President

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HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
By: /s/ Alan Zinser
Name: Alan Zinser
Title: Senior Vice President

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Mark D. Rodgers
Name: Mark D. Rodgers
Title: Vice President

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Canada Branch
By: /s/ Joseph Rauhala
Name: Joseph Rauhala
Title: Principal Officer

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Patricia McEnery
Name: Patricia McEnery
Title: SVP



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EXHIBIT 10.16d

TIFFANY & CO.
AMENDMENT NO. 3
FIVE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 3 (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of January 14, 2014, to the Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among Tiffany & Co., Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”).
RECITALS
A.      Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
B.      The Parent, on behalf of itself and the other Loan Parties, has requested an amendment to certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and a waiver of certain Defaults and Events of Default, and the Credit Parties are willing to consent to such amendment and waiver subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
Accordingly, in consideration of the recitals and the covenants, conditions and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.      Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add a new definition “Arbitration Award Extension Date” and to amend and restate in their entirety the definitions of “EBIT” and “EBITDAR”, as follows:
Arbitration Award Extension Date ”: as defined in Section 9(i).
EBIT ”: for any four fiscal quarter period of the Parent (the "calculation period"), (a) the net earnings of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such calculation period as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) to the extent deducted in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, the sum, without duplication, of the following: (i) Interest Expense and financing costs, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) non-recurring non-cash charges and expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding $100,000,000, and (iv) any negative impact on net earnings of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, non-recurring non-cash gains and any positive impact on net earnings of the Arbitration Award (including recovery of any amounts required to be paid thereunder), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.




EBITDAR ”: for any four fiscal quarter period of the Parent (the "calculation period"), (a) the net earnings of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such calculation period as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) to the extent deducted in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, the sum, without duplication, of the following: (i) Interest Expense and financing costs, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) Rent Expense, (vi) non-recurring non-cash charges and expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding $100,000,000, and (vii) any negative impact on net earnings of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000 (but, solely for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin, only 50% of such impact of the Arbitration Award (in an aggregate amount not exceeding $250,000,000) shall be so added back), minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, non-recurring non-cash gains and any positive impact on net earnings of the Arbitration Award (including recovery of any amounts required to be paid thereunder), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000 (but, solely for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin, only 50% of such impact of the Arbitration Award (in an aggregate amount not exceeding $250,000,000) shall be so deducted).

2.          The Lenders hereby ratify the amendments and waivers to the Credit Agreement set forth in Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2014, and confirm that such amendments and waivers became effective as of the date of such Amendment No. 2.
3.          (a)      The Lenders hereby waive any Default or Event of Default that may have occurred or that may occur (collectively, “ Waived Defaults ”), in each case to the extent resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (to the extent the Arbitration Award shall remain unpaid, unstayed on appeal, undischarged, unbonded or undismissed) during the period commencing with the issuance of the Arbitration Award and ending on the Arbitration Award Extension Date, including without limitation any such Default or Event of Default that may have occurred or that may occur (i) as a result of the Parent (or a Subsidiary of the Parent) taking or omitting to take an action (including without limitation the giving of notice, making of a borrowing, paying of a dividend, or making of a representation as to the absence of a default), which action or omission would not have resulted in a Default or Event of Default but for the existence of a Waived Default, or (ii) pursuant to Section 9(f), as a result of a default or event of default (however defined) under any other agreement of the Parent or any Subsidiary that would not have occurred but for the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award or the occurrence of a Waived Default; provided that this waiver does not extend to (and the Waived Defaults shall not include) (x) any Event of Default pursuant to Section 9(f) arising from a default or event of default (however defined) under any other agreement of the Parent or any Subsidiary (other than the Shanghai Credit Agreement or Shanghai Letter Agreement, as defined below) that has not been effectively waived by the waivers described in Section 4(d) below, or (y) any Event of Default pursuant to Section 9(f) arising from a default or event of default (however defined) under and as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement or Shanghai Letter Agreement (as defined below) to the extent that the creditors under the Shanghai Credit

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Agreement or the Shanghai Letter Agreement have accelerated the debt thereunder or have commenced remedies against the Parent or any Subsidiary or their respective assets on account of such default or event of default.
(b)      The parties hereto agree that (1) the Parent shall be obligated to procure, within 30 days after the date hereof, (i) an amendment and waiver with respect to that certain RMB 930,000,000 Facility Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2013, by and among Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Co., Ltd., the Lenders, Jointed Coordinators, Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners party thereto, and Mizuho Corporate Bank (China), Ltd., as Facility Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Shanghai Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which amendment the Guarantee (as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement) shall be amended to amend certain financial covenants of the Parent therein consistent with the amendments to the financial covenants in the Credit Agreement effected by this Amendment, and pursuant to which waiver any Potential Event of Default and/or Event of Default (under and as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement) resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (including without limitation any Potential Event of Default and/or Event of Default pursuant to the cross-default provisions of the Shanghai Credit Agreement) shall be effectively waived, which amendment and which waiver shall each be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being agreed that the drafts of such amendment and of such waiver in substantially the form attached hereto are each so satisfactory), and (ii) a waiver with respect to that certain RMB Letter Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2010, by and among Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Company Limited and Bank of America, N.A., Shanghai Branch (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Shanghai Letter Agreement ”), pursuant to which any event of default (under and as defined in the Shanghai Letter Agreement) resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (including without limitation any event of default pursuant to the cross-default provisions of the Shanghai Letter Agreement) shall be effectively waived, which waiver shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being agreed that the draft of such waiver in substantially the form attached hereto is so satisfactory), and (2) failure to so procure any of such amendments and waivers by such date shall be an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement.

4.          This Amendment shall become effective, as of the date hereof, upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)      the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Required Lenders, the Parent and each of the other Loan Parties either (i) a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such Person or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include electronic or facsimile transmission of a signed signature page of this Amendment) that such Person has signed a counterpart of this Amendment;
(b)      the Administrative Agent shall have received for the account of the Lenders party hereto a fee for each such Lender in the amount previously agreed;

(c)      the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) all fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and

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delivery of this Amendment and the other matters contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent’s counsel (to the extent billed), and (ii) fees payable under a separate fee letter, if any; and
(d)      an amendment and waiver under each of the Tiffany Note Agreements and the Three Year Credit Agreement, in each case substantially in the form attached hereto, shall have been entered into and shall become effective concurrently with this Amendment.
5.          The Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that, upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
6.          Except as set forth in this Amendment, the Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms as in effect on the date hereof prior to giving effect to this Amendment, and no amendment, consent or waiver in respect of any term or condition of any Loan Document set forth in this Amendment shall be deemed to be an amendment, consent or waiver in respect of any other term or condition contained in any Loan Document.
7.          This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission (in “pdf” or “tif” format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Amendment to produce or account for more than one counterpart signed by the party to be charged.
8.          This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
TIFFANY & CO.,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ James N. Fernandez
Name: James N. Fernandez
Title: Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer


TIFFANY AND COMPANY,
a New York corporation

By: /s/ James N. Fernandez
Name: James N. Fernandez
Title: Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer


TIFFANY & CO. INTERNATIONAL,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ James N. Fernandez     
Name: James N. Fernandez
Title: Vice President - Chief Operating Officer


TIFFANY & CO. JAPAN INC.,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ James N. Fernandez     
Name: James N. Fernandez
Title: Vice President


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TIFFANY & CO. SAS,
a French corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Authorized Signatory     


TIFFANY & CO. PTE. LTD.,
a Singapore corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Authorized Signatory
    

TIFFANY & CO. LIMITED,
a United Kingdom corporation

By: /s/ Patrick B. Dorsey
Name: Patrick B. Dorsey     
Title: Vice President


TIFFANY KOREA LTD.,
a Republic of Korea corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Authorized Signatory


TIFFANY & CO. MEXICO, S.A. de C.V.,
a Mexican corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly     
Title: Attorney in Fact


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TIFFANY & CO. OF NEW YORK LIMITED,
a Hong Kong corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly     
Title: Authorized Signatory


TIFFANY & CO. (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED,
a United Kingdom corporation

By: /s/ Patrick B. Dorsey
Name: Patrick B. Dorsey
Title: Vice President


TIFFANY & CO. LUXEMBOURG S.A R.L.,
a Luxembourg corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Authorized Signatory
    

TIFFANY & CO. CANADA,
a Canadian corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Treasurer


TIFFANY & CO. (CR) S.R.O.,
a Czech limited liability company

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Authorized Signatory


TIFFANY RUSSIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
a Russian Federation company

By: /s/ Marina Levochka
Name: Marina Levochka
Title: General Director
    

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
as the Swing Line Lender, as the Issuing Bank, as a Lender, and as Administrative Agent

By: /s/ Thomas J. Tarasovich, Jr.
Name: Thomas J. Tarasovich, Jr.     
Title: Vice President



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ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
By: /s/ Kurt Looyens
Name: Kurt Looyens
Title: ____________


By: /s/ Nancy Cappaen
Name: Nancy Cappaen
Title: Head Credit Risk & Admin. Dept. ID&JG


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ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC
By: /s/ Michael Monoazzi
Name: Michael Monoazzi
Title: Vice President

By: /s/ Raymond Bisscheroux
Name: R. Bisscheroux
Title: Director


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STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
By: /s/ Johanna Minaya
Name: J ohanna Minaya
Title: Associate Director - Capital Markets

By: /s/ Robert K. Reddington
Name: Robert K. Reddington
Title: Credit Documentation Unit, WB Legal - Americas


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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ James A. Knight     
Name: James A. Knight
Title: Vice President

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MIZUHO BANK (USA)
By: /s/ Donna DeMagistris
Name: Donna DeMagistris
Title: Senior Vice President


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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By: /s/ Jaime C. Eng
Name: Jaime C. Eng
Title: Vice President


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HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
By: /s/ Alan Zinser
Name: Alan Zinser
Title: Senior Vice President


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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Mark D. Rodgers
Name: Mark D. Rodgers
Title: Vice President

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Canada Branch
By: /s/ Joseph Rauhala
Name: Joseph Rauhala
Title: Principal Officer


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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Patricia McEnery
Name: Patricia Mcenery
Title: SVP



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EXHIBIT 10.157

TIFFANY & CO.
AMENDMENT
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE PURCHASE AND PRIVATE SHELF AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of January 14, 2014, to the Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, by and among Tiffany & Co. (the “Parent”) and each of the Purchasers party thereto (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”) in respect of $100,000,000 principal amount of 9.05% Series A Senior Notes due December 23, 2015 and $150,000,000 principal amount of 4.40% Series B-P Senior Notes due July 25, 2042.
RECITALS
A.      Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.
B.      The Parent has requested an amendment to certain provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement and a waiver of certain Defaults and Events of Default, and each of the holders (herein the “ Noteholders ”) of the Notes (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) are willing to consent to such amendment and waiver subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
Accordingly, in consideration of the recitals and the covenants, conditions and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.        Schedule B of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to add the following new definitions:
" Arbitration Award " means the award, dated December 20, 2013, in the arbitration in the matter between The Swatch Group Ltd. and Tiffany Watch Co. Ltd, as claimants, and Tiffany and Company, Tiffany (NJ) Inc. and Tiffany & Co., as respondents, under the Arbitration Rules of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute.
Arbitration Award Extension Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(i).
Other Tiffany Note Agreements ” means (in each case as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof) (i) the Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, in respect of $50,000,000 principal amount of 10.0% Series A Senior Notes due April 9, 2018 and $100,000,000 principal amount of 4.40% Series B-M Senior Notes due July 25, 2042 (iii) the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2009, in respect of $125,000,000 principal amount of 10.0%




Series A-2009 Senior Notes due February 13, 2017 and $125,000,000 principal amount of 10.0% Series B-2009 Senior Notes due February 13, 2019 and (iv) the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2010, in respect of Yen 10,000,000,000 principal amount of 1.72% Senior Notes due September 1, 2016.
Tiffany Credit Agreements ” means (i) the Three Year Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among Tiffany & Co., Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof) and (ii) the Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among Tiffany & Co., Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof).
2.        Section 11 of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to amend and restate clause (i) thereof in its entirety to read as follows:
“(i)      a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $25,000,000 (excluding any judgment or judgments to the extent that the Company or any applicable Subsidiary is fully insured and with respect to which the insurer has assumed responsibility in writing) are rendered against one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within 45 days after entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within 45 days after the expiration of such stay; provided that, solely with respect to the Arbitration Award, such 45 day period shall be deemed extended and shall conclude on March 21, 2014 (or, if specified to be an earlier date, the last day of the corresponding period with respect to the Arbitration Award (x) in Section 11(i) of any Other Tiffany Note Agreement, as such corresponding period may be extended under such Other Tiffany Note Agreement (giving effect to any amendments or modifications thereto) with respect to the Arbitration Award, or (y) in Section 9(i) of either Tiffany Credit Agreement, as such corresponding period may be extended under such Tiffany Credit Agreement (giving effect to any amendments or modifications thereto) with respect to the Arbitration Award) (the “ Arbitration Award Extension Date ”); or”
3.          (a) The definition of EBIT in Schedule B of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
EBIT ” means, for any period, the net income of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such period, plus (1) each of the following with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis to the extent deducted in determining such net income: (a) Interest Expense, (b) provision for taxes, and (c) the amount of any negative impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (2) to the extent included in such net income, the amount of any positive impact on net earnings as a result

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of the Arbitration Award (including the recovery of any amounts paid under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.
(b) The Adjusted Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, which is an Incorporated Provision and is set forth in Schedule 10.7 to the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended, consistent with the corresponding Credit Agreement Modification, by amending and restating the definition of Adjusted EBIT as used therein as follows:
Adjusted EBIT ” means, for any four fiscal quarter period of the Company (the "calculation period"), (a) the net earnings of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such calculation period as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) to the extent deducted in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, the sum, without duplication, of the following: (i) Interest Expense and financing costs, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) non-recurring non-cash charges and expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding $100,000,000 and (iv) the amount of any negative impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, non-recurring non-cash gains and the amount of any positive impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including the recovery of any amounts paid under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.
(c) The Leverage Ratio, which is an Incorporated Provision and is set forth in Schedule 10.7 to the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended, consistent with the corresponding Credit Agreement Modification, by amending and restating the definition of EBITDAR as used therein as follows:
EBITDAR ” means, for any four fiscal quarter period of the Company (the “calculation period”), (a) the net earnings of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such calculation period as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) to the extent deducted in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, the sum, without duplication, of the following: (i) Interest Expense and financing costs, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) Rent Expense, (vi) non-recurring non-cash charges and expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding $100,000,000, and (vii) the amount of any negative impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, non-recurring non-cash gains and the amount of any positive impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including recovery of any amounts required to be paid thereunder), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.
4.          (a) The Noteholders hereby waive any Default or Event of Default that may have occurred or that may occur (collectively, “Waived Defaults”), in each case to the extent resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (to the extent

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the Arbitration Award shall remain unpaid, unstayed on appeal, undischarged, unbonded or undismissed) during the period commencing with the issuance of the Arbitration Award and ending on the Arbitration Award Extension Date, including without limitation any such Default or Event of Default that may have occurred or that may occur (i) as a result of the Parent (or a Subsidiary of the Parent) taking or omitting to take an action (including without limitation the giving of notice, making of a borrowing, paying of a dividend, or making of a representation as to the absence of a default), which action or omission would not have resulted in a Default or Event of Default but for the existence of a Waived Default, or (ii) pursuant to Section 11(f), as a result of a default or event of default (however defined) under any other agreement of the Parent or any Subsidiary that would not have occurred but for the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award or the occurrence of a Waived Default; provided, however, that this waiver does not extend to (and the Waived Defaults shall not include) (x) any Event of Default pursuant to Section 11(f) arising from a default or event of default (however defined) under any other agreement of the Parent or any Subsidiary (other than the Shanghai Credit Agreement or Shanghai Letter Agreement, as defined below) that has not been effectively waived by the waivers described in Section 5(c) below, or (y) any Event of Default pursuant to Section 11(f) arising from a default or event of default (however defined) under and as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement or the Shanghai Letter Agreement (each as defined in clause (b) below) to the extent that the creditors under the Shanghai Credit Agreement or the Shanghai Letter Agreement have accelerated the debt thereunder or have commenced remedies against the Parent or any Subsidiary or their respective assets on account of such default or event of default.
(b) The parties hereto agree that (1) the Parent shall be obligated to procure, within 30 days after the date hereof, (i) an amendment and a waiver with respect to that certain RMB 930,000,000 Facility Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2013, by and among Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Co., Ltd., the Lenders, Jointed Coordinators, Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners party thereto, and Mizuho Corporate Bank (China), Ltd., as Facility Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Shanghai Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which amendment the Guarantee (as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement) shall be amended to amend certain financial covenants of the Parent therein consistent with the amendments to the financial covenants in the Note Purchase Agreement effected by this Amendment, and pursuant to which waiver any Potential Event of Default and/or Event of Default (each as under and as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement) resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (including without limitation any Potential Event of Default and/or Event of Default pursuant to the cross-default provisions of the Shanghai Credit Agreement) shall be effectively waived, which amendment and which waiver shall each be reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholders (it being agreed that the drafts of such amendment and of such waiver furnished to the Noteholders by the Parent on January 14, 2014 are each so satisfactory), and (ii) a waiver with respect to that certain RMB 33,500,000 Letter Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2010, by and among Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Company Limited and Bank of America, N.A., Shanghai Branch (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Shanghai Letter Agreement ”), pursuant to which any event of default (under and as defined in the Shanghai Letter Agreement) resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (including without limitation any event of default pursuant to the cross-default provisions of the

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Shanghai Letter Agreement) shall be effectively waived, which waiver shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholders (it being agreed that the draft of such amendment and waiver furnished to the Noteholders by the Parent on January 14, 2014 is so satisfactory), and (2) failure to so procure any of such amendments and waivers by such date shall be an Event of Default under the Note Purchase Agreement.
(c) The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 9.6 of the Note Purchase Agreement does not require the Company to ensure that Subsidiaries that (i) are borrowers under one or more of the Tiffany Credit Agreements, (ii) are not organized in the United States and (iii) do not guarantee Indebtedness, under or in respect of the Tiffany Credit Agreements, of the Company or any other Subsidiaries, become Guarantors.
    
5.          This Amendment shall become effective, as of the date hereof, upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)      the Noteholders and the Parent shall each have executed and delivered a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such Person;
(b)      each Noteholder has received a fee in the amount the required by that certain Fee Agreement, dated the date hereof, entered into by the Parent and the Noteholders; and
(c)      an amendment and waiver, under each of the Other Tiffany Note Agreements and the Tiffany Credit Agreements, in each case in the form attached hereto, shall have been entered into by the parties thereto.
6.          The Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Noteholders that upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.     
7.          Each of the undersigned that is a Guarantor hereby agrees, acknowledges and affirms that (i) its obligations and liabilities under the Guaranty Agreement continue to be in full force and effect, (ii) such obligations and liabilities extend to the obligations and liabilities of the Company under the Note Purchase Agreement as amended by this Amendment, (iii) it has no defense, offset, counterclaim, or right of recoupment against the Noteholders with respect to the Guaranty Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, or the Notes and (iv) affirms and ratifies its obligations under the Guaranty Agreement in all respects.
8.          Except as set forth in this Amendment, the Financing Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms as in effect on the date hereof prior to giving effect to this Amendment, and no amendment, consent or waiver in respect of any term or condition of any Financing Document set forth in this Amendment shall be deemed to be an amendment, consent or waiver in respect of any other term or condition contained in any Financing Document.
9.          This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this

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Amendment by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission (in “pdf” or “tif” format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Amendment to produce or account for more than one counterpart signed by the party to be charged.
10.          This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
TIFFANY & CO.,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Vice President - Treasurer


TIFFANY AND COMPANY,
a New York corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Vice President - Treasurer


TIFFANY & CO. INTERNATIONAL,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Treasurer


TIFFANY & CO. JAPAN INC.,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Treasurer


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The foregoing is hereby agreed to
as of the date thereof:

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Eric Seward
Name: Eric Seward
Title: Vice President
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA


By: /s/ Eric Seward
Name: Eric Seward
Title: Vice President
FORETHOUGHT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:      Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By:      Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner)

By: /s/ Eric Seward
Name: Eric Seward
Title: Vice President


PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY


By: /s/ Eric Seward
Name: Eric Seward
Title: Assistant Vice President
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


By: /s/ Eric Seward
Name: Eric Seward
Title: Assistant Vice President

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THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:      Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By:      Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner)

By: /s/ Eric Seward
Name: Eric Seward
Title:      Vice President


FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:      Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By:      Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner)

By: /s/ Eric Seward
Name: Eric Seward
Title:      Vice President


MTL INSURANCE COMPANY
By:      Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By:      Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner)

By: /s/ Eric Seward
Name: Eric Seward
Title:      Vice President


GLOBE LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY
By:      Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By:      Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner)

By: /s/ Eric Seward
Name: Eric Seward
Title:      Vice President


LIBERTY NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:      Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By:      Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner)

By: /s/ Eric Seward
Name: Eric Seward
Title:      Vice President



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EXHIBIT 10.159
 
TIFFANY & CO.
AMENDMENT
TO
NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of January 14, 2014, to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2009, by and among Tiffany & Co. (the “Parent”) and each of the Purchasers party thereto (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”) in respect of $125,000,000 principal amount of 10.0% Series A-2009 Senior Notes due February 13, 2017 and $125,000,000 principal amount of 10.0% Series B-2009 Senior Notes due February 13, 2019.
RECITALS
A.      Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.
B.      The Parent has requested an amendment to certain provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement and a waiver of certain Defaults and Events of Default, and each of the holders (herein the “ Noteholders ”) of the Notes (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) are willing to consent to such amendment and waiver subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
Accordingly, in consideration of the recitals and the covenants, conditions and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.          Schedule B of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to add the following new definitions:
" Arbitration Award " means the award, dated December 20, 2013, in the arbitration in the matter between The Swatch Group Ltd. and Tiffany Watch Co. Ltd, as claimants, and Tiffany and Company, Tiffany (NJ) Inc. and Tiffany & Co., as respondents, under the Arbitration Rules of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute.
Arbitration Award Extension Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(i).
Other Tiffany Note Agreements ” means (in each case as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof) (i) the Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, in respect of $100,000,000 principal amount of 9.05% Series A Senior Notes due December 23, 2015 and $150,000,000 principal amount of 4.40% Series B-P Senior Notes due July 25, 2042, (ii) the Amended and




Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, in respect of $50,000,000 principal amount of 10.0% Series A Senior Notes due April 9, 2018 and $100,000,000 principal amount of 4.40% Series B-M Senior Notes due July 25, 2042 and (iii) the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2010, in respect of Yen 10,000,000,000 principal amount of 1.72% Senior Notes due September 1, 2016.
Tiffany Credit Agreements ” means (i) the Three Year Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among Tiffany & Co., Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof) and (ii) the Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among Tiffany & Co., Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof).
2.          Section 11 of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to amend and restate clause (i) thereof in its entirety to read as follows:
“(i)      a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $25,000,000 (excluding any judgment or judgments to the extent that the Company or any applicable Subsidiary is fully insured and with respect to which the insurer has assumed responsibility in writing) are rendered against one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within 45 days after entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within 45 days after the expiration of such stay; provided that, solely with respect to the Arbitration Award, such 45 day period shall be deemed extended and shall conclude on March 21, 2014 (or, if specified to be an earlier date, the last day of the corresponding period with respect to the Arbitration Award (x) in Section 11(i) of any Other Tiffany Note Agreement, as such corresponding period may be extended under such Other Tiffany Note Agreement (giving effect to any amendments or modifications thereto) with respect to the Arbitration Award, or (y) in Section 9(i) of either Tiffany Credit Agreement, as such corresponding period may be extended under such Tiffany Credit Agreement (giving effect to any amendments or modifications thereto) with respect to the Arbitration Award) (the “Arbitration Award Extension Date”); or”
3.          (a) The definition of EBIT in Schedule B of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
EBIT ” means, for any period, the net income of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such period, plus (1) each of the following with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis to the extent deducted in determining such net income: (a) Interest Expense, (b) provision for taxes, and (c) the amount of any negative impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (2) to the extent

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included in such net income, the amount of any positive impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including the recovery of any amounts paid under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.
(b) The Adjusted Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, which is an Incorporated Provision and is set forth in that certain Second Acknowledgement of Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of June 19, 2012 is hereby amended, consistent with the corresponding Credit Agreement Modification, by amending and restating the definition of Adjusted EBIT as used therein as follows:
Adjusted EBIT ” means, for any four fiscal quarter period of the Company (the "calculation period"), (a) the net earnings of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such calculation period as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) to the extent deducted in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, the sum, without duplication, of the following: (i) Interest Expense and financing costs, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) non-recurring non-cash charges and expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding $100,000,000 and (iv) the amount of any negative impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, non-recurring non-cash gains and the amount of any positive impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including the recovery of any amounts paid under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.
(c) The Leverage Ratio, which is an Incorporated Provision and is set forth in that certain Second Acknowledgement of Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of June 19, 2012 is hereby amended, consistent with the corresponding Credit Agreement Modification, by amending and restating the definition of EBITDAR as used therein as follows:
EBITDAR ” means, for any four fiscal quarter period of the Company (the “calculation period”), (a) the net earnings of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such calculation period as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) to the extent deducted in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, the sum, without duplication, of the following: (i) Interest Expense and financing costs, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) Rent Expense, (vi) non-recurring non-cash charges and expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding $100,000,000, and (vii) the amount of any negative impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, non-recurring non-cash gains and the amount of any positive impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including recovery of any amounts required to be paid thereunder), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.

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4.          (a) The Noteholders hereby waive any Default or Event of Default that may have occurred or that may occur (collectively, “Waived Defaults”), in each case to the extent resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (to the extent the Arbitration Award shall remain unpaid, unstayed on appeal, undischarged, unbonded or undismissed) during the period commencing with the issuance of the Arbitration Award and ending on the Arbitration Award Extension Date, including without limitation any such Default or Event of Default that may have occurred or that may occur (i) as a result of the Parent (or a Subsidiary of the Parent) taking or omitting to take an action (including without limitation the giving of notice, making of a borrowing, paying of a dividend, or making of a representation as to the absence of a default), which action or omission would not have resulted in a Default or Event of Default but for the existence of a Waived Default, or (ii) pursuant to Section 11(f), as a result of a default or event of default (however defined) under any other agreement of the Parent or any Subsidiary that would not have occurred but for the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award or the occurrence of a Waived Default; provided, however, that this waiver does not extend to (and the Waived Defaults shall not include) (x) any Event of Default pursuant to Section 11(f) arising from a default or event of default (however defined) under any other agreement of the Parent or any Subsidiary (other than the Shanghai Credit Agreement or Shanghai Letter Agreement, as defined below) that has not been effectively waived by the waivers described in Section 5(c) below, or (y) any Event of Default pursuant to Section 11(f) arising from a default or event of default (however defined) under and as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement or the Shanghai Letter Agreement (each as defined in clause (b) below) to the extent that the creditors under the Shanghai Credit Agreement or the Shanghai Letter Agreement have accelerated the debt thereunder or have commenced remedies against the Parent or any Subsidiary or their respective assets on account of such default or event of default.
(b) The parties hereto agree that (1) the Parent shall be obligated to procure, within 30 days after the date hereof, (i) an amendment and a waiver with respect to that certain RMB 930,000,000 Facility Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2013, by and among Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Co., Ltd., the Lenders, Jointed Coordinators, Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners party thereto, and Mizuho Corporate Bank (China), Ltd., as Facility Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Shanghai Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which amendment the Guarantee (as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement) shall be amended to amend certain financial covenants of the Parent therein consistent with the amendments to the financial covenants in the Note Purchase Agreement effected by this Amendment, and pursuant to which waiver any Potential Event of Default and/or Event of Default (each as under and as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement) resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (including without limitation any Potential Event of Default and/or Event of Default pursuant to the cross-default provisions of the Shanghai Credit Agreement) shall be effectively waived, which amendment and which waiver shall each be reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholders (it being agreed that the drafts of such amendment and of such waiver furnished to the Noteholders by the Parent on January 14, 2014 are each so satisfactory), and (ii) a waiver with respect to that certain RMB 33,500,000 Letter Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2010, by and among Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Company Limited and Bank of America, N.A., Shanghai Branch (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “Shanghai Letter Agreement”),

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pursuant to which any event of default (under and as defined in the Shanghai Letter Agreement) resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (including without limitation any event of default pursuant to the cross-default provisions of the Shanghai Letter Agreement) shall be effectively waived, which waiver shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholders (it being agreed that the draft of such amendment and waiver furnished to the Noteholders by the Parent on January 14, 2014 is so satisfactory), and (2) failure to so procure any of such amendments and waivers by such date shall be an Event of Default under the Note Purchase Agreement.

(c) The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 9.6 of the Note Purchase Agreement does not require the Company to ensure that Subsidiaries that (i) are borrowers under one or more of the Tiffany Credit Agreements, (ii) are not organized in the United States and (iii) do not guarantee Indebtedness, under or in respect of the Tiffany Credit Agreements, of the Company or any other Subsidiaries, become Guarantors.

5.          This Amendment shall become effective, as of the date hereof, upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)      the Noteholders and the Parent shall each have executed and delivered a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such Person;
(b)      each Noteholder has received a fee in the amount the required by that certain Fee Agreement, dated the date hereof, entered into by the Parent and the Noteholders; and
(c)      an amendment and waiver, under each of the Other Tiffany Note Agreements and the Tiffany Credit Agreements, in each case in the form attached hereto, shall have been entered into by the parties thereto.

6.          The Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Noteholders that upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
7.          Each of the undersigned that is a Guarantor hereby agrees, acknowledges and affirms that (i) its obligations and liabilities under the Guaranty Agreement continue to be in full force and effect, (ii) such obligations and liabilities extend to the obligations and liabilities of the Company under the Note Purchase Agreement as amended by this Amendment, (iii) it has no defense, offset, counterclaim, or right of recoupment against the Noteholders with respect to the Guaranty Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, or the Notes and (iv) affirms and ratifies its obligations under the Guaranty Agreement in all respects.
8.          Except as set forth in this Amendment, the Financing Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms as in effect on the date hereof prior to giving effect to this Amendment, and no amendment, consent or waiver in respect of any term or condition of any Financing Document set forth in this Amendment shall be deemed to be an amendment, consent or waiver in respect of any other term or condition contained in any Financing Document.

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9.          This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission (in “pdf” or “tif” format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Amendment to produce or account for more than one counterpart signed by the party to be charged.
10.          This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
TIFFANY & CO.,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Vice President - Treasurer


TIFFANY AND COMPANY,
a New York corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Vice President - Treasurer


TIFFANY & CO. INTERNATIONAL,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Treasurer


TIFFANY & CO. JAPAN INC.,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Treasurer



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The foregoing is hereby agreed to
as of the date thereof:

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ASSURANCE
CORPORATION


By: /s/ Mark D. Millard                 
Name: Mark D. Millard
Title: Authorized Signatory


GENERAL RE LIFE CORPORATION


By: /s/ Mark D. Millard                 
Name: Mark D. Millard
Title: Authorized Signatory


BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NEBRASKA


By: /s/ Mark D. Millard         
Name: Mark D. Millard
Title: Authorized Signatory



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EXHIBIT 10.161

TIFFANY & CO.
AMENDMENT
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE PURCHASE AND PRIVATE SHELF AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of January 14, 2014, to the Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, by and among Tiffany & Co. (the “Parent”) and each of the Purchasers party thereto (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”) in respect of $50,000,000 principal amount of 10.0% Series A Senior Notes due April 9, 2018 and $100,000,000 principal amount of 4.40% Series B-M Senior Notes due July 25, 2042.
RECITALS
A.      Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.
B.      The Parent has requested an amendment to certain provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement and a waiver of certain Defaults and Events of Default, and each of the holders (herein the “ Noteholders ”) of the Notes (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) are willing to consent to such amendment and waiver subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
Accordingly, in consideration of the recitals and the covenants, conditions and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.          Schedule B of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to add the following new definitions:
" Arbitration Award " means the award, dated December 20, 2013, in the arbitration in the matter between The Swatch Group Ltd. and Tiffany Watch Co. Ltd, as claimants, and Tiffany and Company, Tiffany (NJ) Inc. and Tiffany & Co., as respondents, under the Arbitration Rules of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute.
Arbitration Award Extension Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(i).
Other Tiffany Note Agreements ” means (in each case as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof) (i) the Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, in respect of $100,000,000 principal amount of 9.05% Series A Senior Notes due December 23, 2015 and $150,000,000 principal




amount of 4.40% Series B-P Senior Notes due July 25, 2042, (ii) the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2009, in respect of $125,000,000 principal amount of 10.0% Series A-2009 Senior Notes due February 13, 2017 and $125,000,000 principal amount of 10.0% Series B-2009 Senior Notes due February 13, 2019 and (iii) the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2010, in respect of Yen 10,000,000,000 principal amount of 1.72% Senior Notes due September 1, 2016.
Tiffany Credit Agreements ” means (i) the Three Year Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among Tiffany & Co., Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof) and (ii) the Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among Tiffany & Co., Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof).
2.          Section 11 of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to amend and restate clause (i) thereof in its entirety to read as follows:
“(i)      a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $25,000,000 (excluding any judgment or judgments to the extent that the Company or any applicable Subsidiary is fully insured and with respect to which the insurer has assumed responsibility in writing) are rendered against one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within 45 days after entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within 45 days after the expiration of such stay; provided that, solely with respect to the Arbitration Award, such 45 day period shall be deemed extended and shall conclude on March 21, 2014 (or, if specified to be an earlier date, the last day of the corresponding period with respect to the Arbitration Award (x) in Section 11(i) of any Other Tiffany Note Agreement, as such corresponding period may be extended under such Other Tiffany Note Agreement (giving effect to any amendments or modifications thereto) with respect to the Arbitration Award, or (y) in Section 9(i) of either Tiffany Credit Agreement, as such corresponding period may be extended under such Tiffany Credit Agreement (giving effect to any amendments or modifications thereto) with respect to the Arbitration Award) (the “Arbitration Award Extension Date”); or”
3.          (a) The definition of EBIT in Schedule B of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
EBIT ” means, for any period, the net income of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such period, plus (1) each of the following with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis to the extent deducted in determining such net income: (a) Interest Expense, (b) provision for taxes, and (c) the amount of any negative impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration

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Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (2) to the extent included in such net income, the amount of any positive impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including the recovery of any amounts paid under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.
(b) The Adjusted Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, which is an Incorporated Provision and is set forth in Schedule 10.7 to the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended, consistent with the corresponding Credit Agreement Modification, by amending and restating the definition of Adjusted EBIT as used therein as follows:
Adjusted EBIT ” means, for any four fiscal quarter period of the Company (the "calculation period"), (a) the net earnings of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such calculation period as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) to the extent deducted in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, the sum, without duplication, of the following: (i) Interest Expense and financing costs, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) non-recurring non-cash charges and expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding $100,000,000 and (iv) the amount of any negative impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, non-recurring non-cash gains and the amount of any positive impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including the recovery of any amounts paid under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.
(c) The Leverage Ratio, which is an Incorporated Provision and is set forth in Schedule 10.7 to the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended, consistent with the corresponding Credit Agreement Modification, by amending and restating the definition of EBITDAR as used therein as follows:
EBITDAR ” means, for any four fiscal quarter period of the Company (the “calculation period”), (a) the net earnings of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such calculation period as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) to the extent deducted in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, the sum, without duplication, of the following: (i) Interest Expense and financing costs, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) Rent Expense, (vi) non-recurring non-cash charges and expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding $100,000,000, and (vii) the amount of any negative impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, non-recurring non-cash gains and the amount of any positive impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including recovery of any amounts required to be paid thereunder), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.

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4.          (a) The Noteholders hereby waive any Default or Event of Default that may have occurred or that may occur (collectively, “Waived Defaults”), in each case to the extent resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (to the extent the Arbitration Award shall remain unpaid, unstayed on appeal, undischarged, unbonded or undismissed) during the period commencing with the issuance of the Arbitration Award and ending on the Arbitration Award Extension Date, including without limitation any such Default or Event of Default that may have occurred or that may occur (i) as a result of the Parent (or a Subsidiary of the Parent) taking or omitting to take an action (including without limitation the giving of notice, making of a borrowing, paying of a dividend, or making of a representation as to the absence of a default), which action or omission would not have resulted in a Default or Event of Default but for the existence of a Waived Default, or (ii) pursuant to Section 11(f), as a result of a default or event of default (however defined) under any other agreement of the Parent or any Subsidiary that would not have occurred but for the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award or the occurrence of a Waived Default; provided, however, that this waiver does not extend to (and the Waived Defaults shall not include) (x) any Event of Default pursuant to Section 11(f) arising from a default or event of default (however defined) under any other agreement of the Parent or any Subsidiary (other than the Shanghai Credit Agreement or Shanghai Letter Agreement, as defined below) that has not been effectively waived by the waivers described in Section 5(c) below, or (y) any Event of Default pursuant to Section 11(f) arising from a default or event of default (however defined) under and as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement or the Shanghai Letter Agreement (each as defined in clause (b) below) to the extent that the creditors under the Shanghai Credit Agreement or the Shanghai Letter Agreement have accelerated the debt thereunder or have commenced remedies against the Parent or any Subsidiary or their respective assets on account of such default or event of default.
(b) The parties hereto agree that (1) the Parent shall be obligated to procure, within 30 days after the date hereof, (i) an amendment and a waiver with respect to that certain RMB 930,000,000 Facility Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2013, by and among Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Co., Ltd., the Lenders, Jointed Coordinators, Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners party thereto, and Mizuho Corporate Bank (China), Ltd., as Facility Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Shanghai Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which amendment the Guarantee (as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement) shall be amended to amend certain financial covenants of the Parent therein consistent with the amendments to the financial covenants in the Note Purchase Agreement effected by this Amendment, and pursuant to which waiver any Potential Event of Default and/or Event of Default (each as under and as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement) resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (including without limitation any Potential Event of Default and/or Event of Default pursuant to the cross-default provisions of the Shanghai Credit Agreement) shall be effectively waived, which amendment and which waiver shall each be reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholders (it being agreed that the drafts of such amendment and of such waiver furnished to the Noteholders by the Parent on January 14, 2014 are each so satisfactory), and (ii) a waiver with respect to that certain RMB 33,500,000 Letter Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2010, by and among Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Company Limited and Bank of America, N.A., Shanghai Branch (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Shanghai Letter Agreement ”),

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pursuant to which any event of default (under and as defined in the Shanghai Letter Agreement) resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (including without limitation any event of default pursuant to the cross-default provisions of the Shanghai Letter Agreement) shall be effectively waived, which waiver shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholders (it being agreed that the draft of such amendment and waiver furnished to the Noteholders by the Parent on January 14, 2014 is so satisfactory), and (2) failure to so procure any of such amendments and waivers by such date shall be an Event of Default under the Note Purchase Agreement.

(c) The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 9.6 of the Note Purchase Agreement does not require the Company to ensure that Subsidiaries that (i) are borrowers under one or more of the Tiffany Credit Agreements, (ii) are not organized in the United States and (iii) do not guarantee Indebtedness, under or in respect of the Tiffany Credit Agreements, of the Company or any other Subsidiaries, become Guarantors.

5.          This Amendment shall become effective, as of the date hereof, upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)      the Noteholders and the Parent shall each have executed and delivered a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such Person;
(b)      each Noteholder has received a fee in the amount the required by that certain Fee Agreement, dated the date hereof, entered into by the Parent and the Noteholders; and
(c)      an amendment and waiver, under each of the Other Tiffany Note Agreements and the Tiffany Credit Agreements, in each case in the form attached hereto, shall have been entered into by the parties thereto.

6.          The Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Noteholders that upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
7.          Each of the undersigned that is a Guarantor hereby agrees, acknowledges and affirms that (i) its obligations and liabilities under the Guaranty Agreement continue to be in full force and effect, (ii) such obligations and liabilities extend to the obligations and liabilities of the Company under the Note Purchase Agreement as amended by this Amendment, (iii) it has no defense, offset, counterclaim, or right of recoupment against the Noteholders with respect to the Guaranty Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, or the Notes and (iv) affirms and ratifies its obligations under the Guaranty Agreement in all respects.
8.          Except as set forth in this Amendment, the Financing Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms as in effect on the date hereof prior to giving effect to this Amendment, and no amendment, consent or waiver in respect of any term or condition of any Financing Document set forth in this Amendment shall be deemed to be an amendment, consent or waiver in respect of any other term or condition contained in any Financing Document.

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9.          This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission (in “pdf” or “tif” format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Amendment to produce or account for more than one counterpart signed by the party to be charged.
10.          This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
TIFFANY & CO.,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Vice President - Treasurer


TIFFANY AND COMPANY,
a New York corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Vice President - Treasurer


TIFFANY & CO. INTERNATIONAL,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Treasurer


TIFFANY & CO. JAPAN INC.,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Treasurer





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The foregoing is hereby agreed to
as of the date thereof:
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, its Investment Manager

METLIFE REINSURANCE COMPANY OF VERMONT
By: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, its Investment Manager


By: /s/ C. Scott Inglis
Name: C. Scott Inglis
Title: Managing Director


METLIFE ALICO LIFE INSURANCE K.K.
By: MetLife Investment Management, LLC, its Investment Manager


By: /s/ C. Scott Inglis
Name: C. Scott Inglis
Title: Managing Director


UNION FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: MetLife Investment Advisors Company, LLC, its Investment Manager
               

By: /s/ C. Scott Inglis
Name: C. Scott Inglis
Title: Managing Director




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EXHIBIT 10.163
 
TIFFANY & CO.
AMENDMENT
TO
NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of January 14, 2014, to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2010, by and among Tiffany & Co. (the “Parent”) and each of the Purchasers party thereto (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”) in respect of Yen 10,000,000,000 principal amount of 1.72% Senior Notes due September 1, 2016.
RECITALS
A.      Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.
B.      The Parent has requested an amendment to certain provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement and a waiver of certain Defaults and Events of Default, and each of the holders (herein the “ Noteholders ”) of the Notes (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) are willing to consent to such amendment and waiver subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
Accordingly, in consideration of the recitals and the covenants, conditions and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.          Schedule B of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to add the following new definitions:
" Arbitration Award " means the award, dated December 20, 2013, in the arbitration in the matter between The Swatch Group Ltd. and Tiffany Watch Co. Ltd, as claimants, and Tiffany and Company, Tiffany (NJ) Inc. and Tiffany & Co., as respondents, under the Arbitration Rules of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute.
Arbitration Award Extension Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(i).
Other Tiffany Note Agreements ” means (in each case as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof) (i) the Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, in respect of $100,000,000 principal amount of 9.05% Series A Senior Notes due December 23, 2015 and $150,000,000 principal amount of 4.40% Series B-P Senior Notes due July 25, 2042, (ii) the Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2012, in respect of $50,000,000 principal amount of 10.0% Series A Senior Notes due April 9, 2018 and $100,000,000 principal amount of 4.40% Series B-M Senior Notes due July 25,




2042 and (iii) the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2009, in respect of $125,000,000 principal amount of 10.0% Series A-2009 Senior Notes due February 13, 2017 and $125,000,000 principal amount of 10.0% Series B-2009 Senior Notes due February 13, 2019.
Tiffany Credit Agreements ” means (i) the Three Year Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among Tiffany & Co., Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof) and (ii) the Five Year Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among Tiffany & Co., Tiffany and Company, Tiffany & Co. International, Tiffany & Co. Japan Inc., the other Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Administrative Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof).
2.          Section 11 of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to amend and restate clause (i) thereof in its entirety to read as follows:
“(i)      a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $25,000,000 (excluding any judgment or judgments to the extent that the Company or any applicable Subsidiary is fully insured and with respect to which the insurer has assumed responsibility in writing) are rendered against one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within 45 days after entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within 45 days after the expiration of such stay; provided that, solely with respect to the Arbitration Award, such 45 day period shall be deemed extended and shall conclude on March 21, 2014 (or, if specified to be an earlier date, the last day of the corresponding period with respect to the Arbitration Award (x) in Section 11(i) of any Other Tiffany Note Agreement, as such corresponding period may be extended under such Other Tiffany Note Agreement (giving effect to any amendments or modifications thereto) with respect to the Arbitration Award, or (y) in Section 9(i) of either Tiffany Credit Agreement, as such corresponding period may be extended under such Tiffany Credit Agreement (giving effect to any amendments or modifications thereto) with respect to the Arbitration Award) (the “Arbitration Award Extension Date”); or”
3.          (a) The definition of EBIT in Schedule B of the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
EBIT ” means, for any period, the net income of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such period, plus (1) each of the following with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis to the extent deducted in determining such net income: (a) Interest Expense, (b) provision for taxes, and (c) the amount of any negative impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (2) to the extent included in such net income, the amount of any positive impact on net earnings as a result

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of the Arbitration Award (including the recovery of any amounts paid under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.
(b) The Adjusted Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, which is an Incorporated Provision and is set forth in that certain Acknowledgement of Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of June 19, 2012 is hereby amended, consistent with the corresponding Credit Agreement Modification, by amending and restating the definition of Adjusted EBIT as used therein as follows:
Adjusted EBIT ” means, for any four fiscal quarter period of the Company (the "calculation period"), (a) the net earnings of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such calculation period as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) to the extent deducted in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, the sum, without duplication, of the following: (i) Interest Expense and financing costs, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) non-recurring non-cash charges and expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding $100,000,000 and (iv) the amount of any negative impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, non-recurring non-cash gains and the amount of any positive impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including the recovery of any amounts paid under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.
(c) The Leverage Ratio, which is an Incorporated Provision and is set forth in that certain Acknowledgement of Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement dated as of June 19, 2012 is hereby amended, consistent with the corresponding Credit Agreement Modification, by amending and restating the definition of EBITDAR as used therein as follows:
EBITDAR ” means, for any four fiscal quarter period of the Company (the “calculation period”), (a) the net earnings of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for such calculation period as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) to the extent deducted in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, the sum, without duplication, of the following: (i) Interest Expense and financing costs, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) Rent Expense, (vi) non-recurring non-cash charges and expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding $100,000,000, and (vii) the amount of any negative impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including all amounts required to be paid by Tiffany under the Arbitration Award), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000, minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of such net earnings for such calculation period, non-recurring non-cash gains and the amount of any positive impact on net earnings as a result of the Arbitration Award (including recovery of any amounts required to be paid thereunder), in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500,000,000.
4.          (a) The Noteholders hereby waive any Default or Event of Default that may have occurred or that may occur (collectively, “Waived Defaults”), in each case to the extent resulting,

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directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (to the extent the Arbitration Award shall remain unpaid, unstayed on appeal, undischarged, unbonded or undismissed) during the period commencing with the issuance of the Arbitration Award and ending on the Arbitration Award Extension Date, including without limitation any such Default or Event of Default that may have occurred or that may occur (i) as a result of the Parent (or a Subsidiary of the Parent) taking or omitting to take an action (including without limitation the giving of notice, making of a borrowing, paying of a dividend, or making of a representation as to the absence of a default), which action or omission would not have resulted in a Default or Event of Default but for the existence of a Waived Default, or (ii) pursuant to Section 11(f), as a result of a default or event of default (however defined) under any other agreement of the Parent or any Subsidiary that would not have occurred but for the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award or the occurrence of a Waived Default; provided, however, that this waiver does not extend to (and the Waived Defaults shall not include) (x) any Event of Default pursuant to Section 11(f) arising from a default or event of default (however defined) under any other agreement of the Parent or any Subsidiary (other than the Shanghai Credit Agreement or Shanghai Letter Agreement, as defined below) that has not been effectively waived by the waivers described in Section 5(c) below, or (y) any Event of Default pursuant to Section 11(f) arising from a default or event of default (however defined) under and as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement or the Shanghai Letter Agreement (each as defined in clause (b) below) to the extent that the creditors under the Shanghai Credit Agreement or the Shanghai Letter Agreement have accelerated the debt thereunder or have commenced remedies against the Parent or any Subsidiary or their respective assets on account of such default or event of default.
(b) The parties hereto agree that (1) the Parent shall be obligated to procure, within 30 days after the date hereof, (i) an amendment and a waiver with respect to that certain RMB 930,000,000 Facility Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2013, by and among Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Co., Ltd., the Lenders, Jointed Coordinators, Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners party thereto, and Mizuho Corporate Bank (China), Ltd., as Facility Agent (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Shanghai Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which amendment the Guarantee (as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement) shall be amended to amend certain financial covenants of the Parent therein consistent with the amendments to the financial covenants in the Note Purchase Agreement effected by this Amendment, and pursuant to which waiver any Potential Event of Default and/or Event of Default (each as under and as defined in the Shanghai Credit Agreement) resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award (including without limitation any Potential Event of Default and/or Event of Default pursuant to the cross-default provisions of the Shanghai Credit Agreement) shall be effectively waived, which amendment and which waiver shall each be reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholders (it being agreed that the drafts of such amendment and of such waiver furnished to the Noteholders by the Parent on January 14, 2014 are each so satisfactory), and (ii) a waiver with respect to that certain RMB 33,500,000 Letter Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2010, by and among Tiffany & Co. (Shanghai) Commercial Company Limited and Bank of America, N.A., Shanghai Branch (as amended and supplemented, and in effect on the date hereof, the “ Shanghai Letter Agreement ”), pursuant to which any event of default (under and as defined in the Shanghai Letter Agreement) resulting, directly or indirectly, from the issuance and continuation of the Arbitration Award

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(including without limitation any event of default pursuant to the cross-default provisions of the Shanghai Letter Agreement) shall be effectively waived, which waiver shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholders (it being agreed that the draft of such amendment and waiver furnished to the Noteholders by the Parent on January 14, 2014 is so satisfactory), and (2) failure to so procure any of such amendments and waivers by such date shall be an Event of Default under the Note Purchase Agreement.

(c) The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 9.6 of the Note Purchase Agreement does not require the Company to ensure that Subsidiaries that (i) are borrowers under one or more of the Tiffany Credit Agreements, (ii) are not organized in the United States and (iii) do not guarantee Indebtedness, under or in respect of the Tiffany Credit Agreements, of the Company or any other Subsidiaries, become Guarantors.

5.          This Amendment shall become effective, as of the date hereof, upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)      the Noteholders and the Parent shall each have executed and delivered a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such Person;
(b)      each Noteholder has received a fee in the amount the required by that certain Fee Agreement, dated the date hereof, entered into by the Parent and the Noteholders; and
(c)      an amendment and waiver, under each of the Other Tiffany Note Agreements and the Tiffany Credit Agreements, in each case in the form attached hereto, shall have been entered into by the parties thereto.

6.          The Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Noteholders that upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
7.          Each of the undersigned that is a Guarantor hereby agrees, acknowledges and affirms that (i) its obligations and liabilities under the Guaranty Agreement continue to be in full force and effect, (ii) such obligations and liabilities extend to the obligations and liabilities of the Company under the Note Purchase Agreement as amended by this Amendment, (iii) it has no defense, offset, counterclaim, or right of recoupment against the Noteholders with respect to the Guaranty Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, or the Notes and (iv) affirms and ratifies its obligations under the Guaranty Agreement in all respects.
8.          Except as set forth in this Amendment, the Financing Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms as in effect on the date hereof prior to giving effect to this Amendment, and no amendment, consent or waiver in respect of any term or condition of any Financing Document set forth in this Amendment shall be deemed to be an amendment, consent or waiver in respect of any other term or condition contained in any Financing Document.
9.          This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken

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together, shall constitute but one agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission (in “pdf” or “tif” format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Amendment to produce or account for more than one counterpart signed by the party to be charged.
10.          This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
TIFFANY & CO.,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Vice President - Treasurer


TIFFANY AND COMPANY,
a New York corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Vice President - Treasurer


TIFFANY & CO. INTERNATIONAL,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Treasurer


TIFFANY & CO. JAPAN INC.,
a Delaware corporation

By: /s/ Michael W. Connolly
Name: Michael W. Connolly
Title: Treasurer




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The foregoing is hereby agreed to
as of the date thereof:


METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT
by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, its Investment Manager

NEW ENGLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, its Investment Manager

By: /s/ C. Scott Inglis
Name: C. Scott Inglis
Title: Managing Director


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